The end of simple problems: repositioning chemistry in higher education and society using a systems thinking approach and the United Nations’ sustainable development goals as a frameworkThe end of simple problems: repositioning chemistry in higher education and society using a systems thinking approach and the United Nations’ sustainable development goals as a framework
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2020-11-202019enThe purpose of this paper is to discuss ways that a chemistry course could reposition itself by adopting interdisciplinary approaches based on systems thinking and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as overarching frameworks, to give an overview of several challenges that chemistry in higher education is facing, and to discuss how those can be addressed as a result of this repositioning. We will be discussing the need for a new type of scientist, one who has a deep understanding of their own discipline but also an overview of the links with other disciplines and is equipped with skills that will help them contribute to the solutions of a very complex system: the human–environment interaction system. Chemists should be part of what is described by earth systems’ science as “the new social contract” between science and society. Finally, we will explore how this can be reflected in the curricula of higher education, and we will present a University of Bristol educational initiative, Bristol Futures, that attempts to address this.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Journal of Chemical Education9612
Michalopoulou Eleni
Shallcross Dudley E.
Atkins Ed
Tierney Aisling
Norman Nicholas C.
Preist Chris
O’Doherty Simon
Saunders Rebecca
Birkett Alexander
Willmore, Chris
Ninos Ioannis
Νινος Ιωαννης
American Chemical Society
Systems thinking
Sustainability
Food
Energy
Undergraduates
Students