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In her article "Advancing the Environmental Humanities: From Australia to Germany", Prof. Dr. Kate Rigby outlines how the creation of Multidisciplinary Environmental Studies in the Humanities (MESH) has been the culmination of a journey that she embarked on some twenty-five years ago as a founding member of Australia’s National Working Group in the Ecological Humanities.
"This article by University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Swansea College of Art senior lecturer Catherine Brown, a maker and long‑standing advocate for craft education, offers an intimate insight into the Interwoven project’s process and purpose, capturing how weaving, heritage materials, and interdisciplinary collaboration come together in meaningful and often unexpected ways. Catherine’s perspective not only grounds the project in lived experience but also illuminates why the act of making, and the stories embedded within it, continue to matter in contemporary Wales."
This third contribution to the BRIDGES Cologne Policy Insights series examines the role of science–policy platforms in fostering more inclusive Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to address multiple, interconnected planetary crises.
Author: Luci Attala. When I tell people at UNESCO that I’m from Wales, their eyes light up. There’s a genuine curiosity about this small country in their corridors. Wales is known to some for its castles and dragons, but to others for something far more extraordinary: a nation that has made the future a matter of law. As someone now working within the UN system, I can say with certainty that the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 is regarded internationally as visionary, practical and quietly revolutionary.
Author: Sophie Spooner. ‘Cooking up a Storm: The Revolutionary Power of Cooking in the Curriculum’, an online event at the Learning Planet Festival 2025, brought together people passionate about food, community, and a more sustainable way of living. This blog tucks into how the ingredients for change were laid out and the role of food education was clearly served up in discussions as a powerful potential in shaping a more resilient and connected future.