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New report: Maps, Measures and Narratives for Transdisciplinary Research
Cian O’Donovan and Becky Ayre from The Nexus Network have produced a report of the final workshop of the Network, held in May 2018. Download the report here. About the report Transdisciplinary nexus-related research demands methodological pluralism, harnessing a range of techniques for engagement between diverse stakeholders. The act of engagement does not simply take […]
Building capacity for transdisciplinary research – what do the funders need to know?
In this post, Ola Michalec and Cian O’Donovan reflect on the final stage of the Nexus Network project – mapping capabilities and capacities for transdisciplinary research. Between 2014 and 2018, the Nexus Network funded multiple initiatives exploring the intersections between the food, water, energy and environmental domains of the sustainability challenges. Starting with funded think-pieces […]
Maps, Measures and Narratives for Transdisciplinary Research: Workshop Introduction
The following text outlines the aims, intentions and provides context for the workshop organised by The Nexus Network and hosted by the UCL Institute for Global Prosperity, on 1 May 2018. A full report on the day, and reactions from participants, will be available soon. Our entry point for the workshop will be reflections on […]
Improving Organic Resource Use in Rural Ethiopia (IPORE): Final Report
In 2016, The Nexus Network awarded a research partnership grant to five different projects aimed at improving understanding of the interactions between food–energy–water–environment and to support actions to improve their sustainability. The partnerships enabled researchers to build interdisciplinary research collaboration in locations across both the UK and Africa. Among these, the IPORE project (Improving Organic Resource Use […]
Nexus Shocks Fellowship: exploring the findings
Informing decision-making and resilience to nexus shocks: Exploring the findings from the Nexus Shocks Fellowship Dr Candice Howarth Background to the project The Nexus Shocks project explored how to improve decision-making and resilience related to nexus shocks. The work consisted of two phases and was funded in 2015 by the UK’s Economic and Social Research […]
Nexus Brexit: final report
Awarded a Nexus Network networking grant in April 2015, the Nexus Brexit project led by Dr Guy Ziv, University of Leeds, has been focusing on the consequences that Brexit could have on UK water-food-energy systems and the natural environment. Following the decision taken by the UK public in June 2016 to leave the EU, the team used the data […]
Conference on Sustainability in Turbulent Times
A massive thank you to everyone who attended last week’s Sustainability in Turbulent Times conference! Three hundred researchers, policy makers, business leaders and civil society practitioners gathered in London last Thursday to discuss the sustainability implications of the ongoing turbulence in the global political landscape. Following an inspiring keynote address from former UNEP executive director, […]
Sustainability in Turbulent Times Report Launch
We are very excited to announce the publication of the final report from the Nexus Network “Sustainability in Turbulent Times” which we are launching to a capacity crowd at our conference today in London. Since its launch in June 2014, the Nexus Network has worked to support transdisciplinary research at the food-water-energy-environment nexus, and to […]
Job Opportunity: Researcher to work on Reshaping the Domestic Nexus – now closed
This post has now closed Dr Matt Watson from the University of Sheffield is advertising for a researcher to work with the Reshaping the Domestic Nexus team, based at the University of Sheffield. The 12 month post will involve working with Matt and the rest of the academic team, to engage with our partner organisations […]
Job Opportunity: Researcher to work on Nexus Shocks – CLOSED
This post has now closed. Apply by Wed 10 August 2016 Dr Candice Howarth from the University of Surrey, is advertising for a researcher to work on ‘Nexus Shocks’, conducting research alongside the project PI, engaging with members of the Nexus Shocks Network and producing outputs for academic and non-academic audiences. Dr Candice Howarth will lead […]