Sustainability research
Our research inherently focuses on sustainability, addressing global environmental and socio-economic challenges through interdisciplinary solutions to make a positive societal impact.
Sustainability Transitions is one of the two BUas transversal key research themes, in addition to Artificial Intelligence. BUas supports current and future professionals in identifying, crafting and implementing sustainability transition pathways.
The urgency for sustainability transitions is ever increasing, as the impacts and risks of delaying them become more apparent. Many industries, including those served by BUas, struggle to implement necessary changes despite recognising their importance. Our challenge is to support these industries in transforming their models, structures and processes to align with sustainability goals.
Read more about the theme here.
Transversal Professorship in Sustainability Transitions
In September 2023, BUas established a new, BUas-wide professorship named 'Sustainability Transitions’ which seeks to speed up a societal sustainability transition through stimulating the emergence of a socio-economic system that operates within planetary boundaries, promotes well-being and safeguards social justice. Read more here.