About 105
Services and Slums thinkpiece published
We are pleased to publish the Nexus Network thinkpiece ‘Services and Slums: rethinking infrastructures and provisioning across the nexus’ by Tatiana Thieme and Eszter Kovacs, from the University of Cambridge. Here is an overview of the topics, taken from the thinkpiece: Growth of slums The second wave of urbanisation taking place in the Global South […]
Submit a question to Nexus2020
We are now officially at 206 questions submitted to Nexus2020, but we still have room for more. Nexus2020 asks ‘What are the most important questions around business practice that, if answered, could help companies manage their dependencies and impacts upon food, energy, water and the environment?’ At the Natural Bridge workshop last week participants were […]
Speakers announced for Transdisciplinary Methods workshop 29 and 30 June 2015, Brighton
The Nexus Network workshop on ‘Transdisciplinary Methods for Developing Nexus Capabilities’, at the University of Sussex, UK on 29-30 June 2015, will take a critical look the research challenge in addressing nexus issues. Professor Andy Stirling and colleagues from the Nexus Network have set out a series of questions and provocations to set the scene […]
Networking grants announced
The Nexus Network as awarded 6 Networking grants ‘to enable researchers to build meaningful inter-disciplinary research collaboration networks, and to establish connections with relevant stakeholders (from civil society, policy and business communities) in order to engage them as knowledge partners in the co-design of research proposals on nexus topics.’ The successful grants tackle a range […]
Water in future cities showcase 30 June 2015 London
Research Councils UK, the UK Water Partnership, Atkins, and the Knowledge Transfer Network are holding a Water in future cities showcase, 30 June 2015, Royal Victoria Dock, London. This event will bring together policymakers, businesses and researchers to explore: Vision 1 – Green Food & Garden Cityscapes Vision 2 – Flood-proof Cities Vision 3 – Smart […]
Natural Bridge Nexus workshop report
On 15 and 16 April 2015 around 40 people from business and academia met in Cambridge to explore business-led action from Nexus Thinking, at the Natural Bridge workshop. Delegates explored the synergies and common interests between business and academia, with a focus upon the nexus of food, energy, water and the environment. Through this event, […]
Natural Bridge workshop
Blog post by Ruth Welters: On 15 and 16 April 2015 around 40 people from business and academia met in the beautiful grounds of Selwyn College, Cambridge to explore business-led action from Nexus Thinking at the Natural Bridge workshop. The Astronomer Royal, Lord Martin Rees started the discussion over pre-dinner drinks in the garden, with […]
The Nexus challenge – Provocation paper
The Nexus challenge – Provocation paper In the stimulus paper for the Transdisciplinary Methods for Developing Nexus Capabilities Workshop, Professor Andy Stirling and colleagues from the Nexus Network have set out a series of questions and provocations. You can read the full paper here NexusNetwork_MethodsWorkshop_June2015_StimulusPaper_forparticipants Questions include: How can real progress be made in global […]
Applications now closed: Transdisciplinary Methods for Developing Nexus Capabilities Workshop
The Nexus Network workshop on ‘Transdisciplinary Methods for Developing Nexus Capabilities’, will be held at the University of Sussex, UK on 29-30 June 2015. The workshop will be shaped around two key questions: What different kinds and interconnections of method in contrasting contexts, form the most practical basis for enabling transformative action to address […]
Centre for Understanding Sustainable Prosperity
The University of Surrey has been awarded a £6m research grant from the Economic and Social Research Council to establish an international Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP). Led by Professor Tim Jackson, an internationally renowned expert in sustainable development, the Centre will establish a five-year multidisciplinary research programme starting in January 2016. […]