Home
Gamla Brogatan 36-38
SE-111 20 Stockholm, Sweden
Phone +46 8 791 10 20
Fax +46 8 791 10 29
Mistras Annual Review 2010

Download or order it here!

Film about Towards a Closed Steel Eco Cycle

See film »

Subscribe to information from Mistra

Subscribe to news updates, press releases and alerts to upcoming events from Mistra.

Subscribe »

Leading with ideas

‘Leadership is the crux of a Mistra programme. Research for sustainable development is based on sustained leadership.´

These words open a new book about leadership in Mistra’s research programmes.

Read more about the book »
Photo: Per Westergård

Sustainable Mobility - A Mistra research initiative focusing on the transport sector

History:
Download:
Invitation for pre-proposals (pdf, 140 kB)

Contact:
Olof Olsson
+46 8 7911022

Mistra is issuing a call for pre-proposals for large-scale, interdisciplinary and internationally competitive academic research efforts addressing sustainable mobility. The programme should preferably be geographically concentrated to one or two academic centres in Sweden.  

Applications for planning grants must be received by Mistra by September 15, 2004.

Historically, increasing mobility is closely linked with economic, social and cultural progress. People move more and more and ever-increasing amounts of goods move longer and longer distances. There are no signs that these trends will change. The negative environmental effects of an ever-increasing mobility are at the same time large and increasing.  

Mistra’s vision is that the social benefits today linked with mobility can continue, while at the same time the environmental impacts gradually are reduced.  

The programme is planned to start in January 2006. The level of funding for a first three-four year phase could be in the order of SEK 20-40 millions. Further funding could follow after evaluations of both scientific and practical values.
Updated: 17.10.2009

15.7.2011
New call for applications: research for environmentally sound products and processes
Mistra, the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research, is announcing a new research...

12.5.2010
Experts Praise Mistra Arctic Futures
Mistra has decided to invest in social science research centered on the Arctic. The decision is...

10.5.2010
Mistra Arctic Futures to build networks of researchers with international ties
Mistra has announced a new programme with the emphasis on social sciences. Its vision is that, by...

Remember that...
It takes time — much more than most people think — to formulate a programme proposal that crosses boundaries, both those between disciplines and those between research and application. Make time and provide venues for meetings, and invest in team spirit.

It takes careful thought to ensure that the programme meets both the researchers’ career development needs and the users’ need for valuable practical benefits.

Interdisciplinary research often takes longer than research in a single discipline. Make sure you allow enough time.

The work involved in a Mistra programme often requires experienced researchers with both in-depth and wide-ranging knowledge. The programme therefore needs a balance between senior scientists and PhD students.

Avoid involving many small-scale, part-time researchers in the programme. This makes it more difficult to attain common aims in the programme.

The programme manager is a key person in the programme’s efforts to make its planned contribution. Being a Mistra programme manager is, as a rule, a full-time job. Think carefully about who is best suited for the challenging task of leading your team.

Strive to ensure two-way communication between the researchers and users. A one-sided presentation of ideas and research findings by the scientists seldom generates a feeling of participation and commitment in the intended users.