The ESSSR undertakes activities focusing on four main areas:
- Area 1: Joint training of PhD students on sustainability science, as well as post-doctoral positions and fellowships / Courses on sustainability science, especially online ones, hence furthering the digitalisation of teaching and learning
- Area 2: Project proposal and Project Management on sustainability science
- Area 3: Research publications on sustainability science
- Area 4: Scientific Events
- Area 5: Networking
All these four areas are part of the research agenda of many universities across Europe. These four key areas also address the need for integrated approaches towards sustainable development, and hence contribute to the implementation of the SDGs. The themes ESSSR focuses on, are as follows:
- Theme 1: Political, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development
- Theme 2: Environmental and technological dimensions of sustainable development
- Theme 3: Holistic approaches to sustainable development
- Theme 4: Stakeholders´ engagement in sustainable development
- Theme 5: Education for sustainable development
Other themes may be added by the Premium ESSSR members, to be agreed with by the Consortium.
ESSSR Futures
The European School of Sustainability Science and Research (ESSSR) is embarking on a major drive to foster sustainability research in Europe and around the world.
Titled “ESSSR Futures” and to be undertaken over the period 2020-2030, this initiative consists of joint bidding led by ESSSR in cooperation with its members, for a variety of research projects on matters related to sustainable development, to be funded by national, European and non-European sources. Along with its members, ESSSR intends to fill in the many research gaps seen in the field of sustainability research today. Between 2020 and 2030, ESSSR intends to mobilise Euro 60 million in research funding, to be shared across the partnership. Both the ESSSR Coordinating Office in Hamburg, Germany, and its members spread across Europe, will be initiating and leading research projects – and the many publications in peer-reviewed journals deriving from them -, providing a solid and long-lasting contribution towards the achievements of the Sustainable Development Goals.
For further details, please feel free to contact us at the Hamburg office: ESSSR( at )haw-hamburg.de