CHES (Committee of Heads of Environmental Sciences) is the collective voice of environmental sciences and related programmes in higher and further education.
It is an active networking organisation and serves to enhance quality of outcomes in environmental education. It aims to facilitate cooperation and collaboration between relevant bodies within the UK and worldwide. CHES offers advice to government by invitation (through consultation exercises) and proactively in its own right.
CHES provides a lobbying service for the Higher Education environmental sciences community. It moves the national debate and policy process forward in appropriate areas by canvassing the views of members, and both responding to, and initiating dialogue with government, funding agencies and allied professional bodies.
CHES works closely with the Institution of Environmental Sciences and also has links with sister organisations in America, Canada and Europe. It is a member of the Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES SC) Advisory Group.
Currently CHES comprises 32 departments nationwide. New members are
welcome: please see our membership pages for details.
Past activity includes:
- Research Assessment Exercise lobbying and consultation exercises
- Earth sciences, environmental sciences and environmental studies (ES3) Benchmark statement creation and reviews
- Accreditation scheme
- International co-operation
- Networking departments
- Links to professional bodies
LATEST NEWS & EVENTS
2009 CHES Annual Meeting 6 -7 July Brighton
This year CHES AGM and Conference will take place at the Seattle Hotel, Brighton Marina. It will start on Monday 6th July at 12.30pm and finish Tuesday 7th July at 2.00pm.
***Registration is now open***
Please go to News and Events for the latest information.
Email CHES if you would like to register for this event.
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