Leading Change Together: Case Studies from the Teaching & Learning Conference 2025 is a collection of case studies showcasing practice-led examples from the HEA Teaching & Learning Conference 2025, held under the theme “Leading Change Together: Building the Future of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education”. The resource brings together institutional and practitioner contributions spanning topics such as inclusive learning design, education for sustainable development, professional learning, digital innovation and AI in teaching and learning. It illustrates how collaborative practice across Irish higher education is shaping future-focused approaches to enhancing teaching and learning.
This landscape report provides an overview of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) practice across the higher education sector in Ireland. It draws together publicly available institutional strategies, HEA Performance Framework Agreements 2024–2028, Climate Action Roadmaps and ESD to 2030 progress reports to outline current approaches to embedding ESD.
Structured as a series of institutional case studies, the report highlights how ESD is being addressed across teaching and learning, research, engagement and whole-institution practice, and identifies opportunities for collaboration and shared learning across the sector.





