KINGSTON UNIVERSITY AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

Early day motion 704, tabled 9 February 2005 by Edward Davey (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 21 members.

That this House congratulates Kingston University on securing funding for the establishment of a Centre for Sustainable Communities Achieved Through Integrated Professional Education (C-SCAIPE), based in the University's School for Surveying; recognises that the funding from the Higher Education funding Council for England is an acknowledgement of the University providing leading-edge professional education, developing external links with practices and professions which substantially benefit teaching and learning and establishing sustainability as an area of professional expertise integrated with their teaching; also recognises that Kingston University can play a key role in championing the importance of sustainability in all aspects of modern life; and believes that the establishment of the C-SCAIPE will enable graduates from Kingston studying on professional courses to develop a deeper understanding of sustainability which will be vital in shaping the communities of the future.

Signatures by party: Labour 10, Liberal Democrat 9, Conservative 1, Labour/Co-operative 1.