About the centre
The Centre for Global Sustainability connects researchers across fields to help build a sustainable and just future.
The University of Oslo conducts sustainability-related research at a high international level across the natural sciences, medicine, social sciences and the humanities.
The Centre for Global Sustainability further strengthens this work by facilitating greater collaboration across disciplines, through a centre structure that accommodates both permanent and temporary research communities.
From the outset, the centre has a strong team of academic and administrative staff with extensive experience in interdisciplinary research on topics such as global health, consumption, energy and resources, as well as democracy and sustainable development. Over time, we will bring in more researchers and fields to further expand our interdisciplinary profile.
The Centre for Global Sustainability aims to become an attractive meeting place for research, knowledge exchange and collaboration with external partners. The Centre will also contribute to the development of study programmes and outreach activities related to sustainability.
The research at the centre is organised into four interdisciplinary thematic areas:
- Health, climate and environment
- Knowledge, technology and trust
- Democracy, governance and social justice
- Energy, food and resources
In terms of education, the centre starts out with a Master's programme and two interdisciplinary certificates, in addition to several international education partnerships. Over time, we plan to introduce additional Bachelor-level programmes in sustainability in collaboration with other faculties at UiO.
The centre can host research groups, projects and other research constellations for shorter or longer periods. But it will also serve as a space where new research ideas and projects are born, through encounters between researchers and students from all disciplines and between researchers and those who put research into use, whether in business, civil society or the public sector.
Collaboration
We invite research communities and industry to collaborate with us.
Vacancies
The centre aims to be an attractive workplace in the field of sustainability.
Thematic areas
The centre's interdisciplinary areas explore sustainability from different perspectives.
Interdisciplinary strategic research units
UiO:Democracy
Research on institutions, practices, participation. inequalities, crisis management and the role of knowledge in democracy
UiO:Life Science
Interdisciplinary research aimed at addressing major societal challenges in the fields of health and environment
UiO:Energy and Environment
Strengthens and promote UiO's activities within the fields of sustainable energy, climate and environment
Initiatives
Global University Academy
The Global University Academy supports the goal of increasing refugee access to higher education.
Green Office
An arena for students and employees with ideas on how to make UiO more sustainable.
Our predecessor: SUM
The Sustainability Centre builds on 30 years of interdisciplinary research at the Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM)
Distinctions and awards
Recognition for outstanding efforts in addressing social and environmental challenges
See also
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