Sustainability workshops
LU Strategic Research Area Sustainability Workshop Series
StemTherapy will host and co-host workshops on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of Lund University's Sustainability Workshops series for the Strategic Research Areas (SRAs).
Sustainability Workshop:
Finding opportunities for solving real world problems
Update 18/10: Registration for in-person participation is now closed. There is possibility to participate via Zoom, please sign up here for live streaming of the talks and discussions:
https://lu-se.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Yoc-irqDwqGtXZcdn5t5E3fr_sVqdh7loT
09:00 - 13:00 Tuesday 26th October 2021 (including lunch at 12:30)
Venue: Belfragesalen, BMC D15 for a limited number of participants. Additional participation via zoom as per above
Hosts: Claire McKay & Johan Flygare, StemTherapy
Co-hosts: Martina Svensson, MultiPark & Ronny Berndtsson, MECW
Contact person: Claire [dot] McKay [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se
*Limited seating at BMC D15. Priority given to persons belonging to SRAs.
Goals:
- To inspire PIs and the next generation of young scientists to approach their research with the importance of the SDGs in mind.
- To offer up to date information on developments in research agendas and raise awareness of sustainability requirements in funding applications.
- To support the formation of collaboration and innovation oriented towards the SDGs within research proposals.
- To network between SRAs.
- To strengthen sustainability knowledge, innovation capacity and transdisciplinary potential.
Target audience:
Open to all at LU. Priority given to researchers within SRAs: Principal Investigators, Postdocs, PhD students, Researchers and Engineers, Grant Managers, Coordinators and Administrators
Final program
09:00 Welcome address – Claire McKay, Research Coordinator, StemTherapy
09:10: Introductory discussion: How to formulate projects for achieving the 2030 Agenda whilst strengthening your research, preparation for grant applications, collaborations and innovation:
Murat Samanci, Innovation Specialist, United Nations Office for Project Services
Martina Kvist Reimer, Executive Vice President of Red Glead Discovery
Sophie Hydén Picasso, Business Developer, LU Innovation
Maria Johansson, Project leader, LU Collaboration Office (Samverkan)
09:25: Keynote speaker: Max Parknäs, Vinnova. Title: “The SDGs as an accelerator for innovation”
09:55 Case studies of SDG projects within the SRAs:
Iran Augusto Silva, PhD student (Wagner group), Lund Stem Cell Center & StemTherapy, preliminary title: “Green tissue processing for preclinical and clinical histology and immunohistrochemistry”
Lina Rosengren, PhD student (Lexell group), MultiPark, “On the road to life satisfaction in persons with PD: How rehabilitation can ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”
Pinar Dinc, Researcher, Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science and Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies & MECW “Conducting an interdisciplinary research project: Fighting Insurgency Ruining Environment (FIRE)”
10:30 Break & coffee
10:45 Interactive break-out sessions*
10:45 Break-out session 1: Collaboration and partnerships
11:20 Break-out session 2: Innovation
*Both break-out sessions will be in small groups in break-out rooms, chaired by:
Murat Samanci, Innovation Specialist, United Nations Office for Project Services
Martina Kvist Reimer, Vice President of Red Glead Discovery
Sophie Hydén Picasso, Business Developer, LU Innovation
Max Parknäs, Sustainability Coordinator, Vinnova
Maria Johansson, Project leader, LU Collaboration Office (Samverkan)
11:55 Plenary session – discussion on break-out outcomes led by invited speakers and chairs
12:25 Concluding remarks
12:30 Lunch and mingle (lunch will be provided if the workshop takes place in-person)
13:00 Departure
Outcomes:
A synthesis/handout of the main take home messages from the plenary session will be sent to all particpants after the workshop in the form of:
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- Match-making toolbox (how to find internal and external collaborators, stake-holders, how to tailor one’s research projects to grant calls in the context of sustainability)
- Collaboration check-list (building partnerships, establishing trust, teamwork and maintaining individuality)
- Innovation check-list (using current resources innovatively, how innovation and sustainability go hand-in-hand, how to make impact and measure it)
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Registration:
Registration for in person participation is now closed.
Registration for partcipation via Zoom:
https://lu-se.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Yoc-irqDwqGtXZcdn5t5E3fr_sVqdh7loT
Please note that there is limited seating at Belfragesalen. If you need to cancel your participation, please inform Claire [dot] McKay [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se as soon as possible so that another participant can take your place (there is a waiting list). Thank you.
Read more about the workshop series at sustainability.lu.se
The workshop is arranged in collaboration with the Strategic Research Areas StemTherapy, MultiPark and MECW.
StemTherapy - stemcellcenter.se
MultiPark - multipark.lu.se
MECW - cmes.lu.se
Contact person:
Queries or interest should be addressed to Stem Cell Center & StemTherapy Research Coordinator & LU Sustainability Core Group member Claire McKay: Claire [dot] McKay [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se
About the workshop on 26th October 2021
09:00 - 12:30 Tuesday 26th October 2021
Venue: Belfragesalen, BMC D15 (should the pandemic situation allow)*, otherwise on zoom
Registration required:https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/form/registration-sra-sustainability-workshop-26th-october-2021
Registration deadline: 15th October
Contact person, organiser and host: Claire [dot] McKay [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se
*Limited seating at BMC D15. Priority given to persons belonging to SRAs.
Previous StemTherapy SRA sustainability workshops
A list of past workshops organised and hosted by StemTherapy will appear here