A new initiative to learn from stories of rapid change is launched on 3 December, at the start of COP24, the UN’s annual global conference on climate change. The Rapid…
Learning from rapid change in a warming world: Rapid Transition Alliance launches
Japan book launches: Ian Scoones on sustainable rural livelihoods and the SDGs
This week, as part of book launches of the Japanese edition of “Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development”, STEPS Centre director Ian Scoones will be giving two talks in Japan. The…
‘Creative engine room’ launched in Brighton to respond to environmental challenges
A new ‘creative engine room’ to generate art that responds to urgent environmental challenges, including climate change, has been launched in Brighton. The ‘System Change HIVE’, hosted by the University…
Apply now: STEPS Summer School 2019
The ESRC STEPS Centre invites applications for its 2019 Summer School, which will take place from 13-24 May in the UK. Apply now Applications are invited from highly-motivated doctoral and…
New publication: T-Labs: A Practical Guide
The ESRC STEPS Centre and its partners have published a new guide to T-Labs (Transformation Labs). The 40-page guide draws on lessons from the Pathways Network, a project investigating new…
What can climate activism learn from the great public health campaigns of the past?
A new report (PDF) suggests efforts to change public behaviour to address climate change must learn from the great campaigns of previous decades on smoking, drink driving and HIV &…
STEPS at the World Social Science Forum (WSSF) on 25-28 September
The STEPS Centre and its partners from the Pathways to Sustainability Global Consortium will be at the World Social Science Forum (WSSF) next week. This year’s event is held in…
Three approaches for transformations to sustainability: new STEPS paper
A new paper from the STEPS Centre sets out a new threefold framework for achieving transformative change under the Sustainable Development Goals. The working paper, Transformations to Sustainability, is co-authored…
Ubuntu, collective seed: Bioleft project on the press
Two articles about Bioleft project and the first Bioleft seed, Ubuntu, were published last month on specialized n
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How can we reveal power and bias when synthesising evidence for policy?
In a letter published today in Nature, STEPS co-director Andy Stirling and Clive Mitchell (Scottish Natural Heritage) suggest that ‘open-mindedness’ is a key principle in making evidence synthesis more useful…