Engagement & Partnerships
Former or Prospective Learners,
Engage with Us!
Current and future learners, as well as DemEd Global Alumni, can engage with a community of practice centered around sustainable development and climate action to make a difference locally and globally.
There are multiple ways to help us build an inclusive and diverse community of policy-makers and leaders around the world.
1. Follow DemEd Global accounts and news
2. Propose Partnerships
Government officials or members of legal networks (e.g Bar Associations, Law Societies etc), can reach out to Research Coordinator, Tejas Rao, at tr465@cam.ac.uk, Engagement Coordinator, Rosie Ward at rahw2@cam.ac.uk or Programme Coordinator, Maeve McDermott, at mem86@cam.ac.uk, in order to explore a potential scholarship programme.
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Partnerships
The Democratising Education for Global Sustainability and Justice (DemEd Global) programme is an innovative and inclusive initiative co-hosted by Lucy Cavendish College and Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge. Rooted in a commitment to equitable and transformative education, the programme is advanced in close collaboration with the Bennett Institute for Public Policy, Cambridge Global Challenges, the Centre for Energy, Environment and Natural Resource Governance (CEENRG), and the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL)—a distinguished network of academic, policy and legal research institutions dedicated to addressing the world’s most urgent sustainable development challenges.
Guided by the intellectual leadership of renowned Cambridge experts, including Professor Laura Diaz Anadon (Professor of Climate Change Policy and Director of CEENRG), Professor Jorge E. Viñuales (Harold Samuel Chair of Law and Environmental Policy), and Professor Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger (Chair in Sustainable Development Law and Policy, Senior Director of the CISDL), the programme benefits from the generous philanthropic support of University of Cambridge alumna Dr Gabrielle Bacon, a champion of intergenerational equity and sustainability leadership.
While non-credit bearing, the courses offer participants an academically rigorous, globally recognised learning experience. Upon successful completion, learners are awarded a certificate conferred jointly by Cambridge’s leading institutes and global partner organisations.
In service of its mission to democratise access to world-class sustainability education, the programme proudly partners with national governments and leading international institutions:
– DemEd Global enters its second year of partnership with Sierra Leone, expanding its impact by doubling the annual cohort of current and future legal and policy leaders from the country from 150 to 300 participants.
– The programme’s first year of partnership with the governments of Bangladesh, Liberia, and Pakistan is now underway, providing access to tailored legal and policy capacity-building for sustainability and justice.
– Through active collaboration with the Youth Negotiators Academy and the Chevening Scholarships, the programme is further extending its reach to young professionals and decision-makers shaping the future of global governance.
Together, these partnerships reaffirm the programme’s dedication to a shared vision: to equip emerging leaders—regardless of geography or background—with the tools, insights, and global networks necessary to advance just, inclusive, and sustainable futures for all.
Partners
Lucy Cavendish College is co-hosting DemEd Global an ambitious programme in line with its long-standing commitment to address world challenges through the scholarship of global experts such as Professor Cordonier Segger, Chair in Sustainable Development and Policy at Cambridge, as well as Law Fellow, Director of Studies and Programme Director at Lucy.
Lucy Cavendish College’s mission is to attract, support and unlock the potential of students from non-traditional and underrepresented backgrounds who are driven by a desire to make a difference and who are committed to having a positive and lasting impact on society.
Hughes Hall College is co-hosting DemEd Global and is leading sustainable development law policy at the University of Cambridge, for example with the work of Dr. Markus Gehring, Fellow and Director of Studies in Law at Hughes Hall, expert in EU policy and sustainable trade law.
Our mission to deliver global benefits will be realised by:
i. Nurturing and inspiring future leaders from diverse backgrounds
ii. Academic excellence in education and outstanding pastoral support
iii. Delivering public goods and societal impact which address global challenges
iv. Growing our reputation for research excellence
v. Building our influence, reputation, and reach, nationally and internationally
The Bennett Institute is committed to interdisciplinary academic and policy research into the major challenges facing the world. The Institute is driving forward research into the growing demand for a more equitable distribution of the world’s natural and social assets and examines the impact that technological change is having on the nature of work, community and consumption around the world. Professor Dame Diane Coyle, instructor in DemEd Global, is one of its leading experts.
Our goal is to rethink public policy in an era of turbulence and inequality. Our research connects the world-leading work in technology and science at Cambridge with the economic and political dimensions of policymaking. We are committed to outstanding teaching, policy engagement, and to devising sustainable and long-lasting solutions.
Cambridge Global Challenges is the Interdisciplinary Research Centre (IRC) of the University of Cambridge that aims to enhance the contribution of its research towards addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, with a particular focus on the poorest half of the world’s population.
Adopting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – a blueprint set by the United Nations to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all by 2030 – we support the partnerships and the work of academic researchers and implementers who, together, can successfully deliver research projects that respond to the challenges faced by communities in the Global South. Achieving this requires recognition that the SDGs are inherently multi-faceted and cannot be addressed in isolation, but require interdisciplinary research approaches.
C-EENRG’s core mission is to conduct integrative research on the governance of environmental transitions, understood as social and technological processes driven by environmental constraints that lead to fundamental changes in social organisation. C-EENRG experts such as Prof. Laura Diaz Anadon (Climate Change Policy), Prof. Jorge Viñuales (Environmental Policy), Prof. Harro Van Asselt (Climate Law) and Prof. Joanna Depledge (International Climate Change Negotiations) are providing key insights into these transitions in our various educational offerings.
C-EENRG’s core mission is to conduct integrative research on the governance of environmental transitions, understood as social and technological processes driven by environmental constraints that lead to fundamental changes in social organisation.
CISDL, recognised as a Charity in Canada, aims to advance education on law on sustainable development by providing workshops, courses, seminars and conferences to the public in Canada and other countries; and to conduct research on law on sustainable development, disseminating its research findings to the public. Prof. Cordonier Segger and Dr. Markus Gehring are respectively Senior Director and Lead Counsel at CISDL.
Adopting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – a blueprint set by the United Nations to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all by 2030 – we support the partnerships and the work of academic researchers and implementers who, together, can successfully deliver research projects that respond to the challenges faced by communities in the Global South. Achieving this requires recognition that the SDGs are inherently multi-faceted and cannot be addressed in isolation, but require interdisciplinary research approaches.
If you are interested in partnering with us, you can reach out to the Research Coordinator, Tejas Rao, at tr465@cam.ac.uk or the Programme Coordinator, Maeve McDermott, at mem86@cam.ac.uk, in order to explore a potential scholarship programme that would give your organisation a wider access to our free online courses.