LUCSUS: PhD course: The past, present, and future of Sustainability Research (1-5 June 2026)

[IPE in Oresund]

PhD course: The past, present, and future of Sustainability Research

1 – 5 June 2026 (in person attendance, with preparatory work to be completed in advance, and assignments due afterwards)

7.5 credits. 

 

Tackling the world’s sustainability challenges requires robust knowledge, interdisciplinary methodologies, and strong collaborative efforts. For decades sustainability researchers have worked across disciplinary boundaries experimenting with a range of methods and applying diverse theoretical perspectives to better understand and solve urgent and interconnected problems. 

This PhD course focuses on how sustainability research has evolved, and continues to change, in light of global sustainability challenges and the social-ecological crisis. 

The course covers different perspectives and methodological approaches. It is organised around 5 key themes: (1) the emergence of sustainability research and thinking in systems to understand the interconnectedness of the social ecological crisis; (2) how to bridge disciplinary methods and theories (3) addressing sustainability challenges across spatial and temporal scales; (4) how to create and impact research and knowledge beyond the academy; and (5) a vision for more sustainable futures. 

The aim is for participants develop a more comprehensive understanding of the development of the field and how their own research connects to it.

The course is offered by LUCSUS, the Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies, and co-financed by the ClimBEco graduate school. There is no fee to participate.

 

Further information and registration link: https://www.lucsus.lu.se/research/phd-programme/phd-courses.  The deadline to register is 4 May.

Questions can be emailed to the course coordinators: Bregje van Veelen and Karin Steen.