Andy Stirling, STEPS Co-director, is charing a workshop entitled Engaging Stakeholders in setting Research Agendas and Creating Visions for European Futures, at this Danish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education conference.  

Adrian Ely, Head of Impact and Engagement at STEPS, will be speaking at TEDx Sussex University about uncovering hidden pathways to sustainability. The event is ticket-only, but video and other materials from the event will be available afterwards on the TEDx website. Other speakers include Mick Moore (IDS), David Birch, James Woudhuysen, Mariana Mazzucato, Peter...

View information on the 2013 Summer School Our first Summer School on "Pathways to Sustainability" will be held at the University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. Through a programme of lectures, workshops and public events, participants will discuss how pathways to sustainability are being pursued in different settings. The Summer School will explore current thinking in...

Video Watch the video of Tim Jackson's lecture on this page Audio interview: Tim Jackson talks to Adrian Ely about the green economy Where is the green economy? An interview with Professor Tim Jackson by Ids (Uk) on Mixcloud Lecture details Prof Tim Jackson (University of Surrey, author of Prosperity without Growth) will give a...

Listen to the audio recording of this event The STEPS Centre and the Institute of Development Studies are hosting a public debate, "Who's going to save the planet?", as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival. Climate change, famine, financial turmoil. With the future looking bleak, will the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio...

Towards (knowledge-generation) strategies for navigating complex change: a cross-sectoral perspective Sara Wolcott Future Health Systems and STEPS Centre Researcher Given the current context of rapid change, multiple crises and increasing complexity, how can and are institutions developing to actively navigate pathways for workable and equitable societal transformations? What are the research strategies necessary for enabling...

The Geek Manifesto shows how people with a love of science can get political, to create a force our leaders can no longer afford to ignore. A public debate, hosted by SPRU (Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex). Doors and drinks: 5.30pm Debate: 6pm - 7.30pm Panellists include Mark Henderson, the book's author,...

Technology Design, Socio-Technical Networks and the Creation of Individual Human Capabilities: The Case of a 'Local Content, Local Voice' Podcasting Project in Zimbabwe Ilse Oosterlaken Delft University of Technology / 3TU Centre for Ethics and Technology The seminar uses the case of the ‘local content, local voice’ podcasting project on livestock management, implemented by Practical...

‘How will we know when the messes in finance, health care and development are being better managed?’ Emery Roe discussed applications and extensions of the framework in his book Making the Most of Mess: Reliability and Policy in Today's Management Challenges (forthcoming, Duke University Press). All welcome. STEPS Seminar - Emery Roe, June 2012 by...

Adrian Smith, STEPS Centre researcher, is giving the keynote speech on the third day of this workshop. The title is: “Grassroots Innovation Movements and Sustainable Green Economies: Dilemmas, Framings, Possibilities” The Global Research Forum on Sustainable Production and Consumption takes place on 13-15 June in Rio de Janeiro. It brings together individuals and organizations engaged...