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RIA at the 2024 World Science Forum

Dr Clíona Murphy speaks on ‘Education for Sustainable development’

Dr Cliona Murphy, RIA delegate and Chair, ALLEA Working Group on Science Education, addressed the 2024 World Science Forum in Budapest on the issue of education for sustainable development, drawing on ALLEA’s recent statement, ‘Early Learning Opportunities for Shaping a Scientifically Literate Society’.

Dr Murphy, Associate Professor in Science Education at Dublin City University, discussed the role of scientific literacy in sustainable development at a session hosted by TWAS – The World Academy of Sciences, UNESCO, and The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), during which she highlighted ALLEA’s recent statement advocating for the strengthening of science education curricula at the primary and post-primary level.

Read the ALLEA Statement

Photo of Professor Clíona Murphy, Chair, ALLEA Standing Committee on Science Education
Professor Clíona Murphy, Chair, ALLEA Standing Committee on Science Education