Research news | 2023-05-11

Building back better: Resilience means more than bouncing back

Adapting, transforming and creating new ways of functioning as a society: This is how reshaping a resilient future in the aftermath of a shock should look like, argue researchers

Research news | 2023-01-30

The best way to deal with shocks is by combining diverse responses

Humankind’s best chance to deal with looming turbulences and crises is by diversifying response strategies

Research news | 2022-08-19

Six ways resilience science can help shift sustainable development practice

Currently a substantial gap between what resilience science suggests the focus and approach should be and what is implemented in practice

Research news | 2022-03-09

Innovative ways of theorizing in sustainability science

Study suggests four modes of building theories in sustainability science and the notion of ‘ecologies of theories’

Research news | 2021-12-02

Pushing the frontiers of social-ecological resilience

A new paper shows how resilience thinking has evolved further over the past 15 years, and gives three examples of this

Research news | 2021-11-16

Why background conditions should not be put in the background

We should keep our options open to understand why certain things are seen the way they are

Research news | 2021-11-03

How to deal with complexity

Resilience guides, particularly those used in the development field, often lack a theoretical grounding in how to engage with shocks and disturbances. A new study addresses the problem

Research news | 2021-10-29

Why resilience and wellbeing don’t always go hand-in-hand

A too simplistic understanding of the two can leave the poorest and most marginalised people suffering

Research news | 2021-10-17

How environmental change is forcing us to change how we do science

Responding to rapid change requires researchers to master the fields of governance, law and science – all in one

Educational news | 2021-09-30

New MOOC on how to deal with the climate crisis

Learn how to drive the social change that is fundamentally required for an effective response to climate change

Research news | 2021-09-23

Why designing policies for extreme events requires a system overview

While low-cost, rapid responses to extreme events are needed, proactive measures are more important

Research news | 2021-09-22

How can intersectionality contribute to social-ecological systems research?

Intersectionality is firmly making its way into research thinking. What does it offer sustainability scientists?

Research news | 2021-09-13

To make transdisciplinary research flourish, care is needed

Mental health struggles among sustainability researchers are rife. A new paper seeks to balance the competing demands of science with that of self-care

Research news | 2021-05-19

Can relational thinking contribute to sustainability transformations?

Sustainability scientists debate how to understand and nurture connections between humans and nature

Research news | 2021-03-29

Time for a radical rethink of resilience and development

A focus on short term economic goals which ignore social-ecological interdependencies fails to deliver development outcomes. A new perspective offers a radical alternative

Research news | 2021-03-17

Introducing the Nobel Prize Summit ‘Our Planet, Our Future’

Centre co-organiser of April 2021 summit where Al Gore, the Dalai Lama and Xiye Bastida and others will explore actions towards a more sustainable, prosperous future for all

Research news | 2021-03-02

Dealing with the contradictions of sustainability

Centre researcher and theme leader Jamila Haider explains why popular terms like sustainable development and resilience can also be problematic

Educational news | 2021-02-19

Kurserbjudande: resiliens i praktiken

Ny kurs ger en grundförståelse för resiliens och hur det kan tillämpas

Research news | 2020-12-15

The 2020 Human Development report

Centre researchers contribute extensively to report which unpacks the relationships between people and the planet

Educational news | 2020-12-10

Sign up for online PhdD course in food systems and resilience

Course provides a deeper understanding of how resilience is interpreted, applied and assessed in relation to food systems. Takes place 11 January to 31 March 2021