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Here you will find information on events hosted by the Nexus Network.

Sustainability in turbulent times: How can research, policy and business meet global challenges?

jointeventgraphic_logosandtitle_lgThe Sustainability in Turbulent Times conference was a joint event, hosted in London on 16 March 2017, with a focus on the food-water-energy nexus, led by the Nexus Network, the Centre for Understanding Sustainable Prosperity and the Centre for Evaluating Complexity Across the Nexus.

 For more information, and to watch video recordings of all the talks and sessions, click here.

 

Transforming Innovation Workshop: addressing nexus challenges with radical change

This one-day workshop for around 30 invited participants was led by Professor Andy Stirling.

Full details are available here.

evidence, policy and transformation workshop

The Nexus Network workshop on ‘evidence, policy and transformation’, was led by James Wilsdon. It was an opportunity to draw together strands of thinking and activity from the three years of the network, to agree conclusions and ways forward, and to propose topics and priorities for further investment by ESRC and others, in the context of plans for the Global Challenges Research Fund, UK Research and Innovation and the wider research funding system.

Evaluating the Nexus Network

Nexus core team members gathered in October 2016 to reflect and analytically consider the processes and findings of Network activities to date, in order to shape the Network Synthesis Report.

 

rickshawveg423590753_109386d5d1_bUrban Nexuses: Interactions between water, energy and food provision for sustainable cities.

The Urban Nexus workshop, hosted by the University of Sussex on 12-13 May 2016, reflected on the contribution that different social science perspectives might make in understanding urban nexuses, how social scientists might effectively participate in inter- and trans-disciplinary initiatives and consider what kind of policy mechanisms and events might support the pursuit of the partnerships that may be required for developing new understandings.

Details of this event are available here.

 

monsoon_3058208937_3545cec633_bThe nexus, resource conflicts and social justice workshop.

While nexus thinking has highlighted the importance of integration across diverse sectors, several unanswered questions remain around: on-the-ground challenges of integration across the nexus across diverse scales; how nexus thinking is being picked up in bureaucracies, institutions and scientific bodies; social justice in resource management; competing trade-offs and their ensuing resource conflicts; securitization of water, food, energy and the climate.

The ‘Nexus, resource conflicts and social justice’ workshop, hosted by the University of Sussex on 29 February 2016, grounded these debates and hammered out the implications for local resource users.

Details of this event are available here.

scales_16437350415_0e0eba5f6d_kScales, levels and spaces of the nexus: nexus network Conference.

This conference was held in London on Thursday 19 November 2015. The event was open to researchers, policymakers, businesses and others.

Details of this event are available here.

 

andy Transdisciplinary Methods for Developing Nexus Capabilities workshop, University of Sussex, 29-30 June 2015

Date: 29-30 June 2015

The Transdisciplinary Methods Workshop for around 60 participants addressed issues in the design and articulation of research methods for addressing Nexus challenges. It was led by Professor Andy Stirling and involved researchers and users engaged directly with ESRC and wider RCUK debates over methods and skills.

Details of this event are available here.

 

NaturalBridgeCambswordleNatural Bridge: exploring business-led action from nexus thinking workshop

Our second thematic workshop, ‘Natural Bridge: exploring business-led action from nexus thinking’ workshop, was held on 15 & 16 April 2015. The workshop was led by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and brought a particular focus on the role of business in dealing with nexus challenges.

Details of this event are available here.

 

report cover_yellowandredImproving decisions at the food, water, energy and environment nexus: values and valuation workshop

The first Nexus Network workshop Improving decisions at the food, water, energy and environment nexus: values and valuation, led by Professor Ian Bateman from the University of Exeter, was held on 28 November 2014. The workshop brought together 50 people from government, the business sector and wider society together with researchers in this field to promote understanding and explore practical solutions to the challenges of decision making in this area.

Details of this event are available here.

Wirrigation_5834735312_fd8b7ee04bhat works at the Nexus? Conference, 27 November 2014

Over 170 people joined us at the first Nexus Network conference: ‘What works at the nexus? New connections in food, energy, water and environment‘ on 27 November, in London. This was an opportunity for network members to meet, hear high-profile keynote speakers, discuss nexus challenges from a variety of perspectives, and find out about possibilities for collaboration.

Details of this event are available here:

defra-signDefra-Nexus Network workshop 27 June 2014

The Defra-Nexus Network workshop: ‘Joining-up across natural resource and social sustainability issues’  was held on 27 June 2014. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has joined forces with the Nexus Network to bring researchers from across a range of disciplines together with policy makers and other stakeholders to share insights and develop interdisciplinary approaches to nexus challenges. The workshop was held in London, to identify opportunities to connect existing initiatives and develop strategic partnerships around nexus topics.

Read the blog about the event.

 

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