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Sustainable Intensification Research Network launched
The BBRSC and NERC funded Sustainable Intensification Research Network (SIRN) builds on existing initiatives, developed by UK researchers in the agricultural, biological, environmental and social sciences, for better integration of the communities working on sustainable intensification. In his blog, network lead Professor Andy Whitmore from Rothamsted Research, says The sustainable, secure, resilient and fair production […]
Anatomy of a buzzword: Research paper on the Nexus
In 2016, Rose Cairns (SPRU) and Anna Krzywoszynska (University of Sheffield) published a research paper on ‘Anatomy of a buzzword: The emergence of ‘the water-energy-food nexus’ in UK natural resource debates’, in the journal Environmental Science & Policy. The nexus buzzword In the paper, the authors argue that the water-energy-food nexus should remain a ‘matter of […]
Agroecology research network: website launched
The Agroecology Network, led by Professor Steffen Boehm and funded by a Nexus Network networking grant, has launched the Agroecology research network website. The website provides a platform for networking, research, and engagement related to agroecology in the UK and includes a database of agroecological businesses, projects, and initiatives in the UK. Agroecology is a broad field involving ecologically-sensitive agricultural […]
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 […]
Nexus Shocks Fellow Candice Howarth
Dr Candice Howarth from the University of Surrey has started her work as the Nexus Network Nexus Shocks Fellowship holder. The Fellowship will explore in greater depth and build on the findings of the Nexus Shocks network activities funded under a Nexus network networking grant. It will analyse strategic national processes of decision-making and risk management […]
£500K awarded to explore food, energy, water and environment interactions in UK and Africa
Five research partnership awards will advance understanding of the food- energy- water- environment interactions and support actions to improve their sustainability. £500,000 of funding from the Economic Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Nexus Network will enable researchers to build meaningful interdisciplinary research collaboration in locations across both the UK and Africa. The studies form […]
The Urban Nexus: disparities between citizens and users
Ralitsa Hiteva from SPRU at the University of Sussex spoke on ‘disparities between citizens and users’ at the Nexus Network Urban Nexus workshop on 12 May 2016. Here is the text of her presentation: This intervention is ‘inspired’ by a feeling of uneasiness that comes with thinking about what is being disassembled when different […]
The hidden connections at the heart of cities
Fiona Marshall from the STEPS Centre and Ritu Priya from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi have published a blog on ‘Why we need to reveal the hidden connections at the heart of cities.’ The authors say Urban areas are intense meeting points of people and cultures, but they’re also places where more or less visible interactions happen: […]
Nexus postdoctoral researcher post – business and natural capital- CLOSED
This post has now closed. The University of Cambridge are looking for a post doctoral researcher who will act as an intellectual bridge between the basic science of natural capital and ecosystem services and the dependencies on natural capital experienced by corporations in the agribusiness, apparel, retail and natural resource sectors. Location: Cambridge Salary: £28,982 to […]
Centre for the Evaluation of Complexity Across the Nexus: website launched
The ‘Centre for the Evaluation of Complexity Across the Nexus’ is a £3m national research centre hosted by the University of Surrey, to ‘pioneer, test and promote innovative evaluation approaches and methods across nexus problem domains, such as biofuel production or climate change, where food, energy, water and environmental issues intersect.’ The CECAN website sets out […]