Avec l'initiative pour la recherche sur le développement durable, la SCNAT, avec ses institutions sœurs, promeut la science sur le développement durable et l’Agenda 2030. Elle accorde une attention particulière au traitement conjoint des questions socialement prioritaires dans les consortiums globaux.en plus

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EPFLglobaLeaders doctoral programme
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EPFLglobaLeaders

A new doctoral fellowship programme based at EPFL funding early-stage researchers to become leaders in the transition towards sustainable societies. Forty-eight doctoral fellows will benefit from a multifaceted training programme, including a secondment in the non-academic sector. The fellowship consists of a monthly contribution to the salary of the doctoral candidate of EUR 1’935 and is granted for a period of forty-eight months. Read more


Massiv Open Online Course - Partnering for Change: Link Research to Societal Challenges
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tdMOOC: Open Online Course on Transdisciplinary Research

This MOOC focusses on how societal challenges can be addressed with research and investigates principles, processes, and applications of transdisciplinarity. With a basis on sound theoretical and methodological background, five projects illustrate promising different ways of dealing with complex societal challenges. The course is aimed students and researchers from all backgrounds, as well as policy makers and practitioners. It consists of six weeks totalling 30 hours’ workload for learners, with a mix of formats including videos, articles, discussions and quizzes. Read more


Postdoc Academy for Transformational Leadership
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Robert Bosch Foundation: Postdoc Academy for Transformational Leadership

The Postdoc Academy for Transformational Leadership is an intensive high-end program with four seminars in two years that broaden inter- and transdisciplinary research competencies of early career sustainability researchers and promote their qualifications towards transdisciplinary leadership. The program also offers seed funding (e.g. for stakeholder meetings or proposal writing activities) to small groups of participants, who plan to initiate research collaborations. The Academy is aimed at postdocs from across Europe who want to make an impact on the transformation towards a sustainable society and advance the complementarity of natural sciences, social sciences and the humanities by means of their research. Read more

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Nachhaltigkeitstag der 3 Hochschulen
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U Change 2021-2024 – Initiatives étudiantes en faveur de la durabilité

Le programme d'encouragment U Change soutient la réalisation de projets sur les thèmes du développement durable et s’adresse aux étudiantes et étudiants des hautes écoles suisses. U Change est financé par la Confédération et géré par le Réseau pour la recherche transdisciplinaire (td-net) des Académies suisses des sciences. Les moyens du programme sont répartis sur la base d’appels à projets. Pour les quatre années, CHF1,9 millions sont dédiés au financement des projets à travers les appels d’offre. Les travaux obligatoires dans le cadre des études (par exemple les travaux de semestre, de bachelor, de master et de doctorat) ne sont pas financés. En lire plus