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Sustainability in Turbulent Times: conference videos now available
Three hundred researchers, policy makers, business leaders and civil society practitioners gathered at the Sustainability in Turbulent Times conference hosted by The Nexus Network, CUSP and CECAN on 16th March 2017 to discuss the implications of the ongoing turbulence in the global political landscape for sustainable development, with a particular focus on the food-water-energy nexus. […]
Nexus and beyond: 3 things that matter for transformative change
Bipashyee Ghosh, a doctoral student at SPRU attended the Nexus Network workshop on ‘Transforming Innovation: addressing nexus challenges with radical change’ on 17th March 2017. Here she shares her thoughts from the day, arguing that transformation towards sustainability at the nexus requires attention be paid to transdisciplinary knowledge; appreciation of plurality and diversity; and experimentation […]
Facts vs Truth: Brexit and Sustainability in Turbulent Times
Nathan Oxley, Communications and Impact Manager for the ESRC STEPS Centre based at the University of Sussex, has published a blog post inspired by the triggering of Article 50 and discussions at the recent Sustainability in Turbulent Times conference: Today the UK’s Article 50 letter will be delivered, formally marking the UK’s intention to leave the […]
Political Populism and Sustainability
Mike Hulme, Professor of Climate and Culture at King’s College London, contributor to our recent conference on Sustainability in Turbulent Times, reflects on the implication of recent world events for those of us working in the fields of environment, social justice and sustainability. “The first response of a scientist or scholar to surprising physical or […]
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 […]
Sustainability in Turbulent Times: event now fully subscribed!
We are delighted to report that over 400 people have now signed up to join us at our Sustainability in Turbulent Times conference in London on Thursday 16th March. Registration is now closed, but if you are still keen to come along, please do add your name to the waiting list as we may be […]
Over 100 people already registered
We are really pleased that over 100 people have already joined our Sustainability in Turbulent Times event, in less than 24 hours since registration opened. If you would like to join us, please sign up now, places going fast! Over the next few years, the British exit from the EU, the new US administration, and […]
