Welcome to a panel that brings together the International Labour Organization and academic researchers to discuss current policy and theoretical work in relation to entrepreneurship ecosystems and decent work! The event is arranged by Sten K Johnson Centre for Entrepreneurship and the Institute for Innovation Management at Lund University School of Economics and Management. More info and registration – entrepreneur.lu.se |
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7–11 June: MIRAI 2.0 Research and Innovation week The theme for the conference is International collaboration in a digital era – Fostering innovative minds for the future. Sustainability Sub-topics: Sustainability Transformation, Assessment Methods for Negative Emissions and Climate and Security More information and registration – mirai.nu |
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10 June: SRA workshop series: How to use modelling as decision support Do you want to learn more about how to relate your research to sustainable development and initiate collaborations with researchers in other fields? The Strategic Research Areas, in collaboration with Sustainability Forum, is arranging a series of workshops with focus on the Sustainable Development Goals, during 2021. This workshop will deepen the question of why we need modelling. To understand the complexity in different societal challenges as well as finding system solutions, modelling is a powerful tool. Full program and registration at sustainability.lu.se |
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14–16 June: PhD workshop on healthy diets and sustainable food systems A PhD workshop with lectures and discussions on how to understand, measure, and achieve healthy and sustainable diets and food systems within the framework of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals. Information and how to register for the workshop – eughloh.eu
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30 September–1 October: PhD conference on Sustainable Development New ideas and research are needed to identify and solve complex societal challenges. The Lund University PhD Conference on Sustainable Development is an opportunity to encourage interdisciplinary cooperation in order to further academic research on all aspects of sustainability. The Agenda 2030 Graduate School at Lund University invites all PhD students at Lund University with an interest in sustainable development, the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to participate. Deadline for conference submissions 24 June. Read more – sustainability.lu.se |
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Swedish Environmental Protection Agency: Announcements |
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Formas: International network contribution for Agenda 2030 Open:10 June, Deadline: 2 September The aim of the cooperation in the networks is to prepare for a joint research and innovation application in other national and international calls. The planned collaboration must be jointly developed by all parties in the network, be clearly based on mutually identified needs and equal collaboration. The funding refers to networking activities and is not intended to fund research and innovation projects. Call text at formas.se (in Swedish) |
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Vinnova: Future attractive habitats - lessons learned from pandemic Deadline: 15 September We are looking for innovation projects that produce proposals for what the attractive living environments of the future can look like. Innovation projects must have a system perspective and address more perspectives linked to the physical environment. Needs owners must be involved and the projects linked to concrete physical locations. We demand project that can produce models, sketches and prototypes connected to physical places in cities and communities. Call text at vinnova.se |
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The Swedish Research Council (VR): Project grant for research into societal security Deadline:17 August The purpose of the grant is to strengthen Swedish research focused on societal security, including cyber and information security. The initiative is based on a Government mandate. Subject area: Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural and Engineering Sciences. Call text at vr.se |
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Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SFF): Strategic Mobility 2021 Deadline: 7 September Strategic mobility is the call for you who want to broaden your horizons. SFF finances the salary cost for you who, for a period of time, want to move between industry/business/government/hospitals to academia/research institutes, or the other way around. The purpose of the program is to increase personal mobility, knowledge transfer and cross-fertilization between sectors. Call text at strategiska.se |
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Grants calendar for researchers Several departments at Lund University use a common grants calendar for an overview of available grants funding. Open for you with a Lucat-ID. Mainly medicine and environmental research at the moment. Go to Grants calendar |
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Share your research? We receive a lot of requests for public engagements (talks, discussions, panels) from interesting actors throughout society. Are you a researcher who is keen on spreading your knowledge? Send an email to jenny.hansson@cec.lu.se with a few sentences on your research and we'll add you to our library of speakers! If you have research that ought to be highlighted in this newsletter, you can also contact us. |
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Event and Communications Intern at LUCSUS Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS) is a world class sustainability centre for research, teaching and impact. During 2021, they welcome an intern with focus on social media, strategic communication and events. How to apply – lucsus.lu.se
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PhD Course: Sustainable Development – a Systems View, 5 or 7,5 hp Society’s complex sustainability challenges concern all of us! By relating important scientific questions to sustainability, PhD students can play an important role in addressing these challenges. This course gives you the opportunity to learn about sustainable development from different theoretical perspectives and reflect on how these relate to your own research. Preparatory assignments are “on-demand” to make it easier for you to complete them despite busy schedules. Each module ends with a scheduled seminar, in which the topic of the module is discussed with national and international experts in the area. The extended course (7,5 hp) also includes an individual project. More information about the course and registration – design.lth.se |
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