education

August 5, 2010 - A pilot for a new web-based Biodiversity Planning Toolkit is launched. It has been created by the Association of Local Government Ecologists (ALGE) in partnership with a wide range of conservation and planning organisations across the United Kingdom. The toolkit aims to help the planning community contribute to the conservation, enhancement and sustainable use of biodiversity and geodiversity. more >

March 16, 2010 - More students will be able to take up careers in town planning and help bridge the skills gap after Planning Minister John Healey confirmed an additional £1.8m to fund student bursaries for post graduate training at 16 English universities. more >

June 11, 2009 - Today's students will play a vital role in shaping the sustainable world of tomorrow. In response to this critical issue, a national competition is being launched for students from Years 9 and 10, and from Years 11 and 12. more >

January 18, 2009 - Urban Design London (UDL) has launched its new e-Learning website Learning Space Learning Space is an e-resource with up-to-date information, comment and examples on topics relating to all aspects of urban design, from looking at how places are structured and explaining the qualities of well designed places to discussing how design should be dealt with within our planning and transportation system... more >

January 18, 2009 - A new initiative has been launched to help schools exploit the ‘world’s biggest teaching resource’. Engaging Places will champion teaching and learning across the built environment, from grand historic buildings to the streets and neighbourhoods where we live. This will be the most comprehensive guide ever created to help schools teach by using the buildings and places around them. more >

September 24, 2008 - The Academy for Sustainable Communities (ASC) has moved closer to achieving its ambitious plan to ensure that the country’s first ever Foundation Degree in Sustainable Communities is available in every English region by 2011.Following the launch of the landmark programme at Sheffield Hallam University in January 2008, the Rt Hon. more >

July 27, 2008 - It is now becoming accepted that good street design is as important to the well-being of a town or city as beautiful architecture. First the Manual for Streets and now the Manual for Historic Streets make clear that streets are places for people as well as arteries for movement. The University of Westminster has devised a new course to help busy professionals to keep up with this changing world. more >

June 10, 2008 - The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) is launching a survey to discover why a growing proportion of RTPI members are choosing private sector jobs over traditional local authority roles.   While RTPI membership has grown significantly and steadily over the past decade the proportion of RTPI members employed by local authorities is falling. more >

February 14, 2008 - Urban Buzz's London Sustainability Exchange (LSX) is facilitating a free internship brokerage scheme match-making students with employers offering placements in sustainability-related fields called the London Students Towards Sustainability (LSTS) internship brokerage scheme. more >