The School of Social Work invites you to a one-day workshop on the topic sustainable welfare without growth. At the workshop, results from the research projects “Sustainable Welfare for a New Generation of Social Policy” (Swedish Energy Agency) and “Postgrowth Welfare Systems” (Lund University’s Research Programme for Excellence - Sustainable Development) will be presented and discussed.
Read more and register – soch.lu.se |
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CFE: Grants for preparing research applications
Deadline:30 April
The Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) announces the availability of grants for preparing research applications. The application must have a clear connection to European matters. The grant may be used for various types of research applications, including applications for Horizon Europe and the Lund University Agenda 2030 and sustainability project, as long as the applications have a clear European connection.
Call text at cfe.lu.se |
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SRA: Seed funding for emerging research topics
Deadline: 15 September
Lund University has decided to support the development of new research opportunities for the University’s Strategic Research Areas (SRAs) by allocating 6 MSEK for a call for seed funding of projects for emerging research topics. Target group for this call is Principal Investigators (PI) from the SRAs at Lund University. The aim of the seed funding is to stimulate and accelerate collaborative inter-SRA projects that may lead to new multidisciplinary and strategic directions.
Call text at compile.lu.se |
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Formas: Securing future water supply through sustainable management
Deadline:30 May
Through this call, Formas wants to stimulate research in water resource management where the connection between water, society and the environment is in focus, and provides conditions for developing tools and methods in order to secure a future water supply. Formas is happy to see that the projects are based on cooperation across disciplinary boundaries.
Call text at formas.se |
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Formas: New forest management practices for multiple societal goals
Opens: 15 April, Deadline: 8 June 2022
Alternative forest management methods, such as continuous cover forestry, are increasingly highlighted in Swedish and international forest policy, but both research and practical experience in the field are still limited. Robust knowledge is lacking about the effects and benefits for many key societal goals, and about opportunities and challenges for the implementation of the methods in practice.
Call text at formas.se |
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Nordforsk: Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change
Deadline: 19 May
The programme is now issuing a call for proposals for research projects. Available budget is approx. NOK 60 million. The call strives for co-operation between research fields within different thematic areas. All proposals must address two or more of the thematic areas. The background and the framework of the programme are further elaborated on in the programme memorandum.
Thematic areas:
- Plants adapted for future Nordic and Baltic conditions
- Increased local and regional protein production for food and feed
- Plants and soil as a carbon sink
- Transformation towards climate-smart and profitable local and regional agriculture
Call text at nordforsk.org |
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SSF: Industrial Doctoral Student 2022
Deadline: 19 May
To increase the collaboration between industry and academia, the Foundation for Strategic Research, SSF, is investing 30 million SEK in industrial doctoral students. SSF expects to grant 12 projects, up to SEK 2.5 million each. The grant runs during the training period for the doctoral students and must result in a doctoral degree.
Call text at strategiska.se |
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VR: Research project grant for international cooperation within migration and environmental change (Belmont Forum)
Open: 11 April, Deadline: 29 July
The purpose of the grant is to support international collaboration within Belmont forum. Sweden, via the Swedish Research Council and the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (Formas) is one of the countries taking part in the call.
Call text at vr.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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Agenda 2030 interdisciplinary courses
Are you a PhD student or master student who is up for the sustainability challenge? Apply for PhD courses within a wide range of subjects related to the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.
More info on current courses and how to apply – sustainability.lu.se
Do you want continuous updates on courses and events from the Lund University Agenda 2030 Graduate School? Contact ylva.van_meeningen@cec.lu.se to be part of the "extended family". |
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