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Tips and Tools for Teleworking
Working from home? We have you covered with several tips and tools for teleworking and virtual meetings. Building on decades worth of research and experience in telewo...
Research for Agenda 2030: Values of Our Economic System
Our economic systems are shaken as a result of COVID-19 and the global impact the virus will have on individuals, organisations, and economies. Prior to the global pan...
Intellectual Property Rights for Sustainability
What do sheep have to do with intellectual property rights for sustainability? In this episode, we explore the ‘tragedy of the commons’, which often justifies the intr...
It's not just a tree: a story about nature-based solutions
A tree is so much more than just a tree! Trees provide habitat to support biodiversity, remove carbon dioxide and particulate matter from our air, cool our cities duri...
Policies for a Circular Economy: Part 3
Policies are needed to ensure a circular economy. In the final episode of our mini-series on the circular economy, we explore the role of policy and the need for resea...
Circular Resource Flows in Cities: Part 2
The global population living in cities is expected to reach nearly 70% by 2050. This trend in urbanisation will require massive amounts of infrastructure to be built f...
Circular Business Models for Sustainability: Part 1
The circular economy is promoted by government and industry as an approach to reduce resource consumption while maintaining a high standard of living. In this episode,...
Joining Forces for Sustainability: The value of interdisciplinary education
Our global sustainability challenges are complex and require partnerships and collaboration across disciplines and sectors. As such, as a society, we must value interd...
“Is anyone listening?” Reflections on Evaluating Research Impact
There is growing interest among funding agencies, governments, and society in general to understand the impact of research conducted within academia. However, evaluati...
Scooters, Sharing & Sustainability
Given the global sustainability challenges that we face, we need new forms of production and consumption. However, will the sharing economy be a part of the solution? ...
A Town Of Ice And Fire
Kiruna, a small and industrious mining town in the arctic north of Sweden, is facing a unique challenge - the mine has expanded so far under ground that it is weakenin...
Crash Course On COP + Youth Action
Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old young person from Sweden, has inspired a generation to take action on climate change. In this episode, we acknowledge and appreciate the ...
Flying Free in the New Year
There is growing urgency within the academic, political and public spheres to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in order to lessen or mitigate the impacts of climate cha...
Gift-Giving This Holiday Season
Like so many, have you waited until the last minute to buy gifts for your family and friends this holiday season?? In this episode, we will provide some specific sugge...
The Circular Economy and You
Individuals have their part to play in the transition towards a circular economy. In this episode, we will introduce the circular economy and strategies to facilitate ...
Experimenting in the City
New ways of governing our cities are emerging. Urban experimentation offers opportunities to test sustainability solutions in context and learn from these successes or...
"What is Science?"... and its role in society
What is science? In this episode, we explore science in order to build a foundation for exploring sustainability research in future episodes. Then, we showcase a scien...
Introduction to the Podcast!
In this episode, will introduce listeners to the podcast 'Advancing Sustainable Solutions'. You will learn more about the hosts, our organisation, and our vision for t...
