ESSSR supports the research strategies of member universities in four central areas:
- internationalisation by being part of a strong European consortium, collaborating with many member universities;
- increasing in the income from research projects by having qualitatively and quantitatively more projects on sustainability issues;
- training of more PhD students, by means of joint supervisions of more PhD theses and post-doctoral fellows, engaging interested professors from different Faculties;
- fostering technology transfer by bringing the results of scientific projects to use, supporting societal changes
In addition to the points above, becoming a member of ESSSR is advantageous for several reasons:
- Members can join efforts to perform works on sustainability in an integrated way and do not work alone;
- ESSSR equally fosters teaching (by digital means) and research, with contents which may be beneficial to many university studentsg);
- The network enhances the image of the member universities as internationally-oriented research organisations, and markets them internationally as key players on the subject;
- The new projects generated, automatically lead to additional income and overheads;
- Finally, being part of ESSSR will assist members´efforts to access mainstream funding from research, being part of many other projects, hence increasing their presence in the international research arena.
If your university is interested in joining our network as a Regular Member, click here.
With over 70 members, ESSSR is the largest network on sustainability research in Europe and will continue growing. The list and location of members across Europe can be accessed below: