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Sustainable Society Update
MUST SEE: new introduction film of Sustainable
Society
Sustainable Society created an introduction film about the
corebusiness of Sustainable Society. With great help from
Justin Richardson as voice-over and Gert van der Vijver as
sandartist we conceived a very inspiring, creative an
informative film about important topics concerning
Sustainable Society. Watch the new introduction film of
Sustainable Society on our Youtube Channel.
'Science meets Society' symposium
On Thursday 9th October Sustainable Society, in
collaboration with Zorg Innovatie Forum, organised a 'Science
meets Society' symposium about the challenges and changes
in healthcare. During a day filling programme, in which
several professionals and academics held talks about their
findings and ideas, people were encouraged to look for
answers and share their visons. The key subject was the
inclusion of society into current institutional structures.
Examples of bottom up initiatives were presented and the
challenges that these bring about were addressed. During a
debate and several dialogues on certain topics, it became
clear that change is happening all around us while raising
many important societal questions. As seen from the many
successful examples however there is good hope that
challenges can be overcome. The symposium brought about
fruitful ground for cooperation and managed to bring people
from different perspectives together to share their
ideas. Read more
Groningen chairs advisory group on nontechnological energy research
During the EU Sustainable Energy Week in June, the
University of Groningen was encouraged and inspired by the
European Commission to create an advisory group on nontechnological research. We have taken up the challenge and
with professor Linda Steg as chair of the group, we are
collaborating with other European researchers to produce a
vision paper that will advise the European Commission on
current sociological and economic bottlenecks in the energy
transition.
Those fields have long been neglected, but are quickly rising
in importance, as policymakers realize that technological
advances should be supported and accepted by its intended
users. Currently, there is insufficient knowledge on how to
motivate users to make decisions that contribute to
sustainability and a need for economic models that are able
to cope with the fast changing and vastly different energy
system of the future. To be continued!
Upcoming event: 30 October Expertmeeting
'Anti Social Behaviour'
On October 30, Sustainable Society organizes together
with Michel Vols an expertmeeting about 'Anti Social
Behaviour'. During this expertmeeting an interdisciplinary
group of scientists from the University of Groningen and
professionals from the field together examine the possible
social consequences of anti social behaviour. They also
discuss what elements may be implemented for a solutionoriented approach.
Funded research projects: Cooperation and
Inclusion
The University of Groningen has acquired funding for two
projects in the area of sustainability. One of the projects is
funded nationally and will concern the evolvement of local
initiatives. The other project is part of the European
Horizon2020 programme and will be researching the rising
trends and mobility needs within the EU. Read more about
the funded projects from Lise Jans and Berfu Unal.
University of Groningen
Sustainable Society
Grote Kruisstraat 2/1
9712 TS Groningen
The Netherlands
+31 (0)50 363 6917
[email protected]
www.rug.nl/sustainablesociety
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