Tag: education

• People at the Heart of Climate Action: My Journey with the ACCESS Leadership College

  What is ACCESS? ACCESS stands for Advancing Capacity for Climate and Environmental Social Science. It is a five‑year programme of work that champions the vital role of social science in addressing climate change and environmental challenges. Jointly led by the University of Exeter and the University of Surrey, ACCESS is funded by the Economic and…

  Susann Power

  April 29, 2026

  Academic Encounters, Academic Reflections

  ACCESS Network, capacity building, climate action, climate-change, Dartington Hall, education, environment, environmental social science, leadership, professional development, sustainability

• Sustainability Paradoxes: A Research‑Teaching Nexus in Action

  To cite the original article: Power, S., Di Domenico, M., & Miller, G. (2024). A longitudinal analysis of judgement approaches to sustainability paradoxes. Tourism Management, 102, 104877. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2023.104877 How do we prepare future tourism and hospitality professionals to navigate a world defined by complexity, contradiction, and competing sustainability demands? As I was contemplating this question, I set…

  Susann Power

  March 29, 2026

  Academic Reflections, Pedagogy

  education, education for sustainable development, ESD, higher education, learning, research-teaching nexus, sustainability paradoxes, teaching, teaching and learning

• Shaping Tomorrow: Reflections from THRIC 2026

  The 2026 Tourism and Hospitality Research in Ireland Conference (THRIC) served as a timely reminder of the collective agency embedded within our academic and professional community. Since its inaugural gathering in Portrush in 2005 and following a Covid-19-induced hiatus, its revitalisation at MTU Dingle, Co. Kerry in 2024, THRIC has evolved into far more than…

  Susann Power

  February 2, 2026

  Academic Encounters, Academic Reflections

  academic agency, academic conference, conference review, education, events, hospitality, learning, research, shaping tomorrow, Special Interest Groups, teaching, THRIC2026, tourism