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Invitation: Organisational Responses to Social-Ecological Complexity  12 February 2015, UCT Graduate School of Business You are invited to a discussion hosted by the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) Chair on organisational innovation and intermediation in social-­ecological systems. We seek a better theoretical and practically relevant understanding of why and how organisations – including in particular corporations and intermediaries – proactively respond to complex social and environmental problems. Researchers in the ACDI Chair will provide brief overviews of their analyses as a platform for discussion among researchers and practitioners. Kindly RSVP by 31 January 2015 to Lindie Botha at [...]

The 4th International ICLEI Urban Research Symposium 8-12 April 2015 - Seoul, Republic of Korea   Leading urban sustainability researchers will convene at the ICLEI World Congress to drive forward current debates in international policymaking and sustainable development. We invite interested researchers and experts to submit abstracts which reflect either active research contributions or research-practice collaboration in these fields.   Thematic priorities for the 2015 Symposium include: - Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals at the urban level: We wish to bring research-practitioners together to discuss what is needed to implement [...]

The Swedish Institute invites applications for study scholarships for South African students. The scholarships are intended for full-time master's level studies in Sweden and are granted on condition that the students have been admitted to a master's programme at a Swedish University. Eligible programmes are presented at University Admissions with the following subject areas: social science focusing on democracy, information and communication technologies, and environment and sustainability. Applicants must be South African citizens but may, at the time of application and admission, reside in a country other than South Africa, [...]

Early career scientists are invited to submit applications to participate in next year's Future Earth young scientists' networking conference on integrated science. The International Council for Science (ICSU), International Social Science Council (ISSC) and the German Research Foundation (DFG) invite applications for participation from post-doctoral researchers interested in integrated science and collaboration between the social and natural sciences. The conference will bring together senior and leading scientists and researchers with a diversity of perspectives to identify priority questions for future research on the topic of 'Future Sustainability - the role [...]

The Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC) and Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) are launching a Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) on Planetary Boundaries and Human Opportunities. The MOOC will feature lectures from top sustainability scientists, such as Johan Rockström, and will run from November 17, 2014 to January 18, 2015. The MOOC will contain eight different modules, covering key sustainability science topics, such as: the Anthropocene, social-ecological systems thinking, planetary boundaries, and resilience thinking. Participants will have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the topics through quizzes and homework assignments. The [...]