Following a successful conference in September 2025, we are excited to share webinar recordings and blogs that summarise and dive deeper into some of the issues discussed. These aim to turn inspiration into concrete action, and amplify sparks ignited at the conference.
From 16-18 September 2025, over 750 participants from 66 countries gathered in Oxford for our biennial conference, under the theme: ‘Mobilising knowledge, partnerships, and innovations for sustainable development through education and training’. The subsequent webinar series aims to give a flavour of trends, shifts and ideas that were discussed under each of the seven sub-themes from the UKFIET September 2025 conference.
Links to the webinar recordings and summary blogs can be found below:
Learner safety and wellbeing
Convenors: Danielle Cornish-Spencer, Social Development Direct and Juliet Millican, Institute of Development Studies
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Climate and environmental justice
Convenors: Rachel Wilder, University of Bath, and Fernanda Gándara, Room to Read
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Skills and knowledge for sustainable futures
Convenors: Amy Parker, Right to Play, and Karem Roitman, The Open University
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Equitable partnerships and cross-cultural collaboration
Convenors: Rhona Brown, University of Glasgow and Amy Lightfoot, British Council
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Systems thinking
Convenors: Mathilde Nicolai, Cambridge Education and Yifei Yan, University of Southampton
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The Sustainable Development Goals
Convenors: Rona Bronwin, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and Najme Kishani, PAL Network
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Inclusion and intersectionality
Convenors: Laraib Niaz, University of Cambridge; Samantha Ross, Link International; and Michelle Sandall, Save the Children
Plenary videos from UKFIET 2025 conference
You can watch recordings of the opening and closing plenary sessions here.
