The SDG blog

Understanding Leicester’s Path to a Safe, Sustainable and Inclusive Future - the overview

The CAPS Research Project 2025 set out to understand how local and national government policies shape Leicester’s ability to become a safe, sustainable and inclusive city

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11 December 2025

DMU students take part in climate negotiation simulation

Two Politics and International Relations students from De Montfort University have put their diplomatic and analytical skills to the test at the BISA Climate Negotiation Simulation, hosted at Chatham House.

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10 December 2025

Introducing the new DMU SDG 11 Hub Policy Brief Series: Insight into Impact

Here we introduce the new DMU SDG 11 Hub Policy Brief Series: Insight into Impact and offer you the chance to join the conversation as part of DMU's role as the global academic hub for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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04 December 2025

This has to be one of the most sustainable cities on Earth

Two students from De Montfort University have travelled to Japan as part of a fact-finding mission to bolster Charnwood Forest’s application to become a UNESCO Global Geopark. Becky Wilson in this personal blog talks about the 5,000 mile journey to the city of Nagaoka to learn about Japan’s cultural attitude towards sustainability, and explore the nearby Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark.

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28 October 2025

The importance of the SDGs and working towards a better society

Student Mary Quarti gives her personal reflections on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals after a DMU Global trip to Berlin as part of a study on the UN SDGs in action

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13 October 2025