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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 [...]

STEPS Centre Summer School University of Sussex, 11-22 May 2015 www.steps-centre.org/summerschool   The STEPS Centre is now inviting applications to take part in its fourth annual Summer School.   Applications are invited from highly-motivated doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, working in fields around development studies, science and technology studies, innovation and policy studies, and across agricultural, health, water or energy issues.   Participants will explore the theme of pathways to sustainability through a mixture of workshops, lectures, outdoor events and focused interaction with STEPS Centre members. The Summer School takes place [...]

The Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC) is launching an open online course together with the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).7 The course, "Planetary Boundaries and Human Opportunities: The Quest for Safe and Just Development on a Resilient Planet" will help students explore and apply a range of emerging concepts within sustainability science. These concepts include: the Anthropocene, planetary boundaries, the social-ecological systems approach and resilience thinking. Approaches that are at the core of contemporary research and debates in the arena of global sustainability Free, massive, open and online The course will help [...]