Towards a just and habitable world: exploring the role of technology
Registrations are now open for the conference (Early bird deadline: 30 April 2026). To know more and register, visit the conference website. In an era of polycrisis the need to interrogate the role of technologies in shaping our shared future has never been more urgent. The conference will explore technological systems in all their diversity — from water and energy infrastructures, agroecology and nature-based solutions to synthetic biology, and digital technologies. The conference opens on the afternoon of June 2nd, with a dedicated opening forum "Research and higher education for just transformations in turbulent times". This forum offers an opportunity for the academic community to explore the interconnected pressures facing universities and research today — including threats to academic freedom, the spread of AI, the corporatization of higher education, and the fragmentation of international collaboration — and to share the diverse responses and resilience strategies emerging across our communities.
------------------------Pathway Autumn School 2025: Towards Sustainable and Just Futures: Concepts, Challenges, and Practices
The Pathways Autumn School creates a learning space for early-career researchers in sustainability science, as a space of connection among scientists from all disciplines who are working to understand sustainability challenges and actively contribute to societal transformations. The School allows participants to critically explore and learn both the what and the how of conducting transformative research. The 2025 School’s programme is built around three modules that explore some of the main concepts, practices, and challenges of conducting a transformative turn within sustainability science: Call for applications open until 12 May 2025, apply here. To know more about the Autumn School, click here.
------------------------"Les savoirs dans la tourmente : sciences de la durabilité et tensions socio- et géopolitiques"
Ces Rencontres, organisées par Future Earth France, le CNRS, l’IRD, l’INRAE et Nantes Université, seront l’occasion d’analyser les relations entre les enjeux écologiques et les tensions socio- et géopolitiques actuelles, et de nous interroger sur la place de la recherche dans ce contexte et sur nos pratiques individuelles et collectives pour y faire face. Appel à sessions : clôture des candidatures 30 mars 2025.
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Réunions du Comité CNFCG
------------------------La Recherche sur les changements globaux à l'épreuve de la Covid-1912 novembre 2020 Les membres du Conseil Scientifique du CNFCG ont rédigé une note de positionnement qui vise à répondre à la question suivante : Dans quelle mesure les priorités de recherche et recommandations portées par les communautés travaillant sur les changements globaux se posent-elles différemment avec cette crise pandémique majeure, et comment peuvent-elles contribuer à une meilleure maîtrise de ces changements ? Pour prendre connaissance de la note en français, cliquer ici. ------------------------Global change research and the COVID-19 pandemicUn résumé en anglais de la note de positionnement du CNFCG du 12 novembre a été publié par l International Council for Science A new briefing note from the French National Committee on Global Change (CNFCG) examines how priorities for research on global change are being affected by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, and asks how global change research can better contribute to managing such crises in the future. To read the summary, click here! ------------------------ |
