In January 2024, DCU appointed its first Education for Sustainable Development officer. While the job description highlighted a number of areas, it was decided that the role should, above all, focus on three areas: increasing the capacity of educators in the area of ESD; building commitment towards ESD; and, ultimately, creating a culture of ESD. To achieve this, the ESD officer has worked closely with academic and professional staff, as well as students, in four main areas: programme and module design; teaching and learning; assessment; and specific initiatives involving staff and students. Examples of programme and module design include: Working with the Programme Chair for a new BSC in Physiotherapy to identify sustainability priorities and map these to modules. Engaging with staff in DCU’s Business School to bolster sustainability content and methodologies in a range of programmes including the award-winning BSc in Digital Business and Innovation. Teaching and learning has been supported through several initiatives: Development of DCU’s ESD hub – a Moodle (loop) course, open to all academic and professional staff. Development of a digital badge in Education for Sustainability – an adaptation of the NFTL’s Introduction to Education for Sustainability badge, specifically tailored to meet the needs of staff at DCU. A range of workshops – open to whole staff or by faculty / school. This includes an introduction to ESD as well as deeper dives into areas such as ESD and Critical Thinking and ESD and Interdisciplinarity. Introducing an Ideas Exchange group. Supporting Communities of Practice within faculties. Assessment was identified as a way that academics could effectively integrate ESD into their practice and remain authentic to their academic discipline. Examples include: A new, sustainability focused, Challenge-Based Learning approach in the Business School’s Eco-Tech Challenge.Debates on ethical dilemmas in the BSc in Interdisciplinary Science. Areas for debate including GM foods, Extractivism and the limits of science in addressing climate change. Supporting specific initiatives throughout the university such as: A ‘teaching within planetary boundaries’ day in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. An ESD symposium for staff in the institute of Education. Workshops for all first-year students in the School of Mechanical and manufacturing Engineering. A ‘Shout out for Sustainable Development’ for cubs and societies at DCU to align their interests with themes related to sustainability and social justice. The development of an ESD exhibition to showcase good practice and inspire others.