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

Research news | 2020-12-08

Centre contributes to National Academies of Sciences workshop on the state of sustainability science

The session provided scientific input to the Nobel Prize Summit “Our Planet, Our Future” to be held in Spring 2021

Research news | 2020-10-09

Why panarchy can improve ecosystem management

A successful implementation of “panarchy” thinking in the US may boost reforms of environmental laws and policies

Research news | 2020-10-08

More options now means bigger resilience in the future

New study takes first step in analysing how resilience can be measured over time

General news | 2020-09-02

Centre launches new vison and mission

Updated statements to reflect a new era for the centre and its research

Research news | 2020-05-29

Why Covid-19 and systemic risks are part of the hyper-connected world we live in

Transforming our planet into a production plant for food, fiber and fuel paves the way for new and widespread risks. It may define our future

Research news | 2020-05-26

Everything flows in social ecological systems. Research needs to adapt

Focusing on processes and relations rather than entities can help solve key challenges in sustainability research

Research news | 2020-03-10

Why constant change is more important than stability

We talk and think in terms of things and entities that are stable and unchanging. This is understandable, but misguided, researchers argue

Research news | 2019-10-11

Unsustainable science

With ever-rising demands of publications and endless tasks leaving little space for creative insight, current practice of science is unsustainable

Research news | 2019-08-23

Pioneering the science of surprise 

Crawford Stanley “Buzz” Holling, considered the father of resilience research, passed away on 16 August 2019, aged 88

Research news | 2019-05-02

Dancing on the volcano

Humanity is at a crossroads. We need to understand the underlying drivers of human behaviour to avoid collapse of the biosphere and our global civilization

Research news | 2018-12-03

Reviewing resilience in economics

Review paper summarizes scholarship of resilience and economics, and projects how management of resilience could benefit sustainability measurement

Research news | 2018-11-28

Reimagining development practice

The seventh in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development

Research news | 2018-11-20

Why global perspectives matters for local development

The sixth in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development