This book explores the role universities have to play in fulfilling the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs). At the heart of sustainable development is the legacy of unsustainable
development with its roots in modernity and colonialism. Critical engagement with the SDGs
involves recognising these roots are shared by universities and the reciprocal need for
maintenance repair and regeneration. Universities are not just enablers of change but also
important targets of change. By focusing on the role of education about for and through the
SDGs the authors seek to advance critical engagement with higher education that is both
progressive and meaningful. We are all responsible for bearing witness to our age. This book
will appeal to all those who hope that more sustainable future worlds are still possible.
