Andrea Siodmok explores how universities can channel knowledge, culture and innovation to support regenerative futures. She explores how higher education can foster community and accelerate systemic change. Read the full article on RSAJournal+

Great to meet so many people in Canberra yesterday with @ANZSOG sharing ideas on the future of government and public services.

Amazing to visit the NGV in Melbourne to see the objects designed by Dunne and Raby in the flesh with the team from RMIT who worked tirelessly to bring their vision to life in the workshops.

Design Thinking Misses the Mark (SSIR)

Nature is not a means to an end. Nature’s integrity should be the end. Satish Kumar of Schumacher College.

We are thrilled to be celebrating 100 years of the #StudentDesignAwards + Satish Kumar and @SchumacherColl, who are the recipients of the #BicentenaryMedal. We are streaming the ceremony on our YouTube so tune in here:

Looking forward to our forthcoming Graduate Show across the whole School of Design.

Is anyone still here?

New book! from @ImaginationLanc Flourish by Design Flourish by Design | Nick Dunn, Leon Cruickshank, Gemma Coupe My chapter looks at how we might flourish in the 22nd Century amongst other things. But lots of other amazing chapters to provoke and inspire.

Australian university rankings: Melbourne is Australia’s top student city - and fourth best in the world

Grim times. "around 1 in 20 (5%) of adults reported that in the past two weeks they had ran out of food and had been unable to afford more". Make that: - 13% amongst Black adults - 14% for renters - almost 1 in 10 disabled adults

In Jaws, you don’t see the shark until 1 hour and 21 minutes into the movie. That wasn’t the plan. According to the script, the mechanical shark, “Bruce,” was supposed to get more screen time. When Bruce was tested in a fresh water tank, it worked. The problem was that…

I am today years old when I first discovered how using [Windows + shift + S] let’s you snip a screen grab. I will never get those lost hours of cropping in other apps back.

Join our team! Applications are now open for an Assistant Professor in Public Policy in @Dept_of_POLIS This fixed-term opportunity will include a leadership role within the MPhil Programme in Public Policy, & contributing to the @BennettInst More info: https://t.co/uYdqR2WSJI

🚨 BREAKING: UK and EU negotiators have agreed a draft deal on Britain’s re-entry into the Horizon Europe research program. https://t.co/1KZ9bUqXVB

We are hiring! Check out this Director role in Urban Futures…

Sharing another supercool job here in Melbourne, this time in Urban Futures shaping work across the whole University. Check out this job at RMIT University: Director, Enabling Impact Platforms (Urban Futures) deadline 16th July. https://t.co/jiSXyKJEDv

A team of engineers led by @RMIT University has developed a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way to remove heavy metals, including copper and zinc, from biosolids. #AustralianManufacturing https://t.co/uuOtMYlPNR

Pushing the boundaries…

Carbon emissions released by higher education institutions in the UK have fallen to their lowest level for at least six years, @ukhesa figures suggest https://t.co/XyQJUwpKGm