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3-yr PhD position open in environmental economics focusing on assessing and measuring progress towards a Nature Positive Economy. The position is part of #GoNaturePositive! Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action. The project brings together 20 partners across 14 countries and a global Impact Board, representing businesses, research institutions, NGOs and community organisations who are leading the nature-positive agenda at global and European levels to accelerate awareness & transformative action towards a nature-positive economy. The PhD-position is based at the Department of Environmental Science in Roskilde, Denmark, in the Section Environmental Social Science and Geography. https://lnkd.in/dQj6AS7p Deadline for application: 23. June 2024. Expected start: 1. September 2024. #AUJobs, #ESGOResearch, #ENVS, #AarhusUniversity

318 millioner kroner støtter den frie forskning, der spirer med 52 nye excellente forskningsprojekter🌱🍀 Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond har netop uddelt midler under virkemidlet DFF-Forskningsprojekt2. 52 forskere har modtaget støtte til deres originale forskningsidéer på tværs af alle videnskabelige grene. ”Når vi uddeler midler til fri forskning, giver vi mulighed for, at de mest talentfulde forskere kan forfølge deres egne bedste idéer. Det er fundamentet for nybrudsskabende forskning. Fælles for forskningen er, at den på forskellig vis kan være med til at forbedre vores liv og levevis og gøre os klogere på den verden, vi lever i,” siger bestyrelsesformand Søren Serritzlew Læs mere her👇 #dkforsk #forskning

Stort tillykke til Thomas Stridsland som har vundet en årets ph.d.-priser for sin forskning i, hvordan universiteter kan blive grønnere og mere bæredygtige. Hør ham fortælle om sin forskning i videoen. Du kan også komme til prisoverrækkelsen og klappe af ham. Det sker nsdag d. 29. maj 2024 kl. 11.00 - 13.30. Du kan tilmelde dig her: https://lnkd.in/dY7Bj62u

Can't wait to start our new Horizon Europe project this month: U_CAN - Towards Ukrainian Carbon Neutral Cities. Led by Technische Universität Dresden the project will last 3½ years. Our AU team consists of Bernd Bonfert, Helle Ørsted Nielsen and myself. From the project abstract: "U_CAN facilitates a practical bottom-up approach with Ukrainian cities towards climate neutrality. Following the European standards and the European Green Deal (EGD), the project starts with a core group of 8 Ukrainian cities, Dresden as a CNSC Mission City, NGOs and research institutions. This networking and co-creation process addresses the current challenges of the Ukrainian cities and their key sectors. Within 42 months, the CNSC-UA twinning partners exchange experiences with further network municipalities throughout the country, adapting to European climate standards with experts like DIN and transitioning together. The core stakeholders work closely with their city administration in building capacities in the key sectors identified. In light of the war, co-creation and Citizen Science augmented training activities ensure an effective, value-based and needs-oriented approach. Communication and dissemination by EU partners near the UA borders enable – besides an online platform – the personal exchange of experiences with the CNSC twin cities"

It's my pleasure to announce that from today I am starting a new position as Assistant Professor in Environmental and Climate Governance at the Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University! 🌟 In this new position, I will investigate the links between environmental policymaking and civil society engagement in sustainable transitions, especially in the energy and food system. To start with, I will work on the Horizon Europe project U_CAN ('Ukraine Towards Carbon Neutrality'), together with partners from 20 other institutions, where I will study the development of climate governance in Ukraine, identify opportunities for sustainable transitions, and help develop future strategies and climate actions. This project marks a significant milestone in Ukraine’s post-war recovery and I feel honored to contribute to it. I will also continue teaching courses on Environmental Governance and Climate Change at Aarhus University. I am immensely grateful that I get to keep working with my wonderful colleagues at ESGO, Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University and look forward to all the things we will accomplish! TL;DR: I get to keep my office for a while longer but have lots of important new work ahead of me 😉 Cheers!