Lia Blaj-Ward is Associate Professor in the School of Arts and Humanities, Nottingham Trent University, UK. Lia’s professional interests are in the area of academic literacies and practice. Since 2013 she has mentored colleagues applying for Advance HE professional recognition and has recently become an Advance HE Aurora mentor, supporting gender equality in the workplace. Mentoring is also fundamental to Lia’s role as Chair (2022-2025) of the BALEAP Accreditation Scheme, which accredits academic literacies courses for students who use English as an additional language.

• Introduction: The continued relevance of mentoring in academia; Lia Blaj-Ward Chapter 1. Adaptive mentoring for inclusive quality education: Meeting individuals in transition at their point of need; Bongi Bangeni, Carla Fourie, and June Pym Chapter 2. Cultivating sustainable mentoring relationships: Micro-credentials and the SDGs; Lia Blaj-Ward, Amrita Narang, and Jenny Garrett Chapter 3. Co-designing for inclusive heritage to explore wellbeing and resilient and inclusive communities: Choosing mentors and building relationships; Ana Souto, Penelope Siebert, and Alice Ullathorne Chapter 4. Mentoring in Sherwood Forest: Seeing the wood for the trees in a knowledge exchange project; Charlie Gregson and Steve Little Chapter 5. Climate mentoring and coaching to create impactful assessment of climate learning at university; Lia Blaj-Ward and Petra Molthan-HillConclusion: Sustainable mentoring in academia for and beyond the SDGs; Lia Blaj-Ward and Stuart Perrin

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