Resources

Dedicated resources pages:

Resisting AI - The Union co-organized a webinar on Resisting AI in Higher Education and co-developed a Statement on Resisting AI

Newsletters to Members

The Climate Justice Universities Union sends out a regular newsletter to members.

Publications on the Climate Justice Universities Union

C. McGeown, S. Sheehan, J.C. Stephens, J. Barry. 2024. The Climate Justice Universities Union: Reclaiming the Transformative Power of Higher Education. Read on Rundale.
Stephens, J.C. 2024. Climate Justice and the University: Shaping a Hopeful Future For All. Johns Hopkins University Press.

Reports of the Climate Justice Universities Union Meetings

Spring-2024-All-Ireland-Meeting-Organisers-Report-Queens-University-Belfast

Spring 2024 All-Ireland Meeting — Organisers' Report — Queen's University Belfast

Spring-2024-All-Ireland-Meeting-Organisers-Report-Queens-University-Belfast.pdf

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Winter-2023-All-Ireland-Meeting-Organisers-Report-University-of-Galway

Winter 2023 All-Ireland Meeting — Organisers' Report — University of Galway

Winter-2023-All-Ireland-Meeting-Organisers-Report-University-of-Galway.pdf

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Other articles, books, reports, commentary, videos, podcasts, etc.

Reilly, L., C. Ó Maonaigh and J. C. Stephens (2025). "Academic Capture: Investigating Industry Funding of Higher Education in Ireland." Studies Autumn 2025(455): 353-363. [journal article]

Reilly_et_al_2025_Studies_on_Academic-Capture

Reilly_et_al_2025_Studies_on_Academic-Capture.pdf

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Stephens, J. C. (2025). "The Case for Climate Justice Universities: Restructuring Higher Education for Transformative Change." Studies 114: 340-352. [journal article]

Stephens_2025_Climate-Justice-Universities_Studies

Stephens_2025_Climate-Justice-Universities_Studies.pdf

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Sokol, M. and J. C. Stephens (2025). "Universities, Polycrisis, and Regional Distribution: The Need for Radical Transformation." Review of Regional Research. [journal article]
Rethinking academia in a time of climate crisis [journal article]
Agents of (un)sustainability: Democratising universities for the planetary crisis [journal article]
Fossil fuel industry influence in higher education: A review and a research agenda [journal article]
The planet is on fire, so why is higher education behaving as if it is business as usual? [comment]
"U" is for universities - ABCs of green politics [podcast]
Reimagining universities as change agents for climate and economic justice [video]
"No research on a dead planet": Preserving the socio-ecological conditions for academia [journal article]
What is the role of universities at a time of climate and ecological crisis? [journal article]
Conceptualising HE educators' capabilities to teach the crisis: Towards critical and transformative environmental pedagogies [journal article]
Beyond tick boxes: Re-imagining education for sustainable development in higher education [journal article]
Developing a minifesta for effective academic-activist collaboration in the context of the climate emergency [journal article]
"Beyond being analysts of doom": Scientists on the frontlines of climate action [journal article]
Wanting to be part of the change but feeling overworked and disempowered: Researchers' perceptions of climate action in UK universities [journal article]
From publications to public actions: The role of universities in facilitating academic advocacy and activism in the climate and ecological emergency [journal article]
Civil disobedience by scientists helps press for urgent climate action [comment]
Academic capture in the Anthropocene: A framework to assess climate action in higher education [journal article]
Actions speak louder than words: The case for responsible scientific activism in an era of planetary emergency [journal article]
Climate emergency: UK universities' declarations and their role in responding to climate change [journal article]

Please send any additional recommended resources to Climatejusticeuni@proton.me.