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Sustainability Research Initiative

Newsletter 1/2023
April 12, 2023

 
 

Priority themes

 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 


 
 

Videos and Podcasts on the «Priority Themes for Swiss Sustainability Research»

 
 

Students of the Bern University of Applied Sciences have produced videos and podcasts on individual chapters of our report Priority Themes for Swiss Sustainability Research. The multimedia products provide an entertaining introduction to the research needs on Food for People and Planet; Thriving Spaces; Net-zero Society; Economic and Financial Systems; Shared Values, Visions and Pathways to Sustainability; and Enabling Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research, and illustrate the topics using specific research projects. Check out the various videos and postcasts (in German or Swiss-German) on our website or on Youtube:


Grünes Gold (Mikroalgen) – Auf dem Weg zur nachhaltigen Ernährung (Umwelt- und sozialverträgliche Ernährungssysteme) (German)


Soziale Innovationen im Schweizer Berggebiet (Thriving Spaces: Nachhaltigkeit und Raumentwicklung) (Swiss German)


Forschung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung am Beispiel von klimafreundlicher Betonproduktion (Gesellschaft mit Netto-Null-Treibhausgasemissionen) (German / Swiss German)


Forschung zu alternativen Formen des Wirtschaftens (Wirtschafts- und Finanzsysteme, die der nachhaltigen Entwicklung dienen) (Swiss German)


Nachhaltige Zukunftsvisionen - so könnte unser Leben im Jahr 2035 aussehen (Gemeinsame Werte, Visionen und Wege zur Nachhaltigkeit) (German / French)


Vom Profi kurz und knapp erklärt – Die sechs Gelingensfaktoren für transdisziplinäre Nachhaltigkeitsforschung (Förderung transdisziplinärer Nachhaltigkeitsforschung) (German)



 
 
 
 
 

New website

 
 
 
 
 
 

New website: Societal transformation to sustainable development

 
 

We have compiled the state of knowledge around research on sustainability transformations in Switzerland. The results can now be explored on our new website in the file Sustainable Development of the "SCNAT knowledge" web portal. The website explains conceptual understandings such as societal transformation and transformative research and illustrates them using concrete examples. More

 
 
 
 
 

Future Earth

 
 
 
 
 
   
 

Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2023: Register now!

 
 

26.-30.06.2023 I Online & Panama City, Panama

The Sustainability Research & Innovation (SRI) Congress is the world’s largest transdisciplinary gathering for the global sustainability community. A joint initiative of Future Earth and the Belmont Forum, the SRI Congress is a space of dedicated advocacy for sustainability scholarship and innovation, transdisciplinary and cross-sectoral collaboration and action.  More

 
   
 
 

Join our Session on Lighthouse Programmes

 
 
 

27 June, 15.30-17.30h

The central objective of the SRI's dialogue session is to learn from experiences on how large integrated research programmes designed to support societal transformation can be shaped. Peter Messerli (Wyss Academy), Katsia Paulavets (ISC), Albert van Jaarsveld (IIASA), Daniela Jacob (FE Germany) and Matthias Noellenburg (Volkswagen Stiftung) will share experiences and views. More 

 
   
 
 

Join the "Train the Transdisciplinary Trainer” workshop

 
 
 

Workshop on 28 June

Participants of the SRI2023 congress are invited to apply for a “Train-the-TD-Trainer” session. The full-day workshop on 28 June is for people interested in developing their skills as transdisciplinary research trainers. The SRI is part of the international project «Transdisciplinary Training Collaboratory: Building Common Ground» that offers the workshop. Apply until 15.5.2023More

 
   
 
 

Idea Market Call for Innovations - open until 1 May

 
 
 

26-30 June

The SRI Idea Market is an opportunity for students, young professionals, and innovators to showcase their sustainability research, advances, concepts, designs, prototypes, and products with the global SRI 2023 audience. The invitation to submit videos - presenting an innovative idea on sustainability or carbon removal - for the SRI2023 Idea Market is open until 01.05.2023More

 
   
 
 
 
 
 

EC Report: Call for Nominations for the Editorial Board

 
 
  
 
 

Deadline 18 April 2023

Future Earth is inviting nominations for experts to join the Editorial Board for a horizon scanning on climate change and biodiversity science. The Editorial Board will help complete a synthesis report for the European Commission. Help shape Horizon Europe’s 2025-2027 work programs and beyond! Nominations until 18.4.2023Weiter

 
   
 
 

Open Call: Special Issue in Global Sustainability

 
 
  
 
 

Deadline 30 April 2023

Charting the Course for the Next Decade of Sustainability Research and Innovation, Future Earth is calling for contributions to the Future Earth Special Issue in Global Sustainability. 

This call will close on 30.04.2023More

 
   
 
 

PAGES Symposium: Lessons for a Sustainable Future

 
 
  
 
 

Event 1 June 2023 Bern

The International Symposium on Past Global Changes: Lessons for a Sustainable Future will take place on 1 June 2023 at the University of Bern. 

You will learn more about this Future Earth Global Research Network and the research in its working groups. Registration deadline: 4 May 2023More

 
   
 
 
 
 

SCNAT Events

 
 
 

Sustainable University Day 2023 – Jetzt anmelden bis 17. April

 
 
  
 
 

28.04.2023  I Luzern

Der diesjährige Sustainable University Day, organisiert durch U Change und den Luzerner Hochschulen bietet ein interaktives und facettenreiches Programm mit Beteiligten aus Lehre, Forschung, Non-Profit-Organisationen, lokalen und studentischen Vereinen - umrahmt mit künstlerischen Performances. Anmeldefrist: 17.04.2023More

 
   
 
 

23rd Swiss Global Change Day –

Register now until 16. April

 
 
  
 
 

19.04.2023 I Bern

The Swiss Global Change Day is the annual event organised by ProClim where well-known experts present challenges and highlights of climate and global change research covering a broad range of topics. It is also an opportunity to present research results by posters and to discuss them with colleague. Register now until 16.04.23More

 
   
 
 

KFPE Conference: Decolonizing Swiss Research Collaborations

 
 
  
 
 

5.5.2023 I Bern

The aim of this year's KFPE conference is to bring together all actors interested in the debate on decolonizing Swiss research collaborations. The diverse and interactive programme provides different perspectives on the topic and presents different practical approaches. Register now until 28.4.2023More

 
   
 
 
 
 

SRI in social media

 
 
 
 
 
   
 

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