RENKEI Just Transitions to a Net Zero World Inter-disciplinary Workshop on 7-9 May 2025.
Durham University is delighted to invite ECRs from RENKEI universities to take part in the RENKEI Just Transitions to a Net Zero World inter-disciplinary workshop on 7-9 May 2025. We look forward to building on the Kyushu RENKEI workshop to strengthen further RENKEI research collaborations in addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The workshop will provide a platform for early career researchers, including post-docs, PhDs students and advanced post-graduate research students who work on sustainability challenges and/or themes pertaining to just transitions. The workshop will have a strong emphasis on (1) building on existing collaborations; (2) partnership-building and developing new collaborations between early career researchers (ECRs) and more senior academic colleagues to help develop research partnerships (e.g. co-publications, joint research projects); and (3) providing continuity for the work undertaken during the December 2024 Kyushu RENKEI climate/ energy workshop to help secure external research funding.
The workshop is intended to provide an informal and constructive setting for early-career researchers to:
- Develop and shape the existing RENKEI network further to advance the theme of just transitions, with an intergenerational focus.
- Take stock of progress and showcase research proposals from the Kyushu RENKEI climate/ energy workshop.
- Identify and present joint research projects for external research funding, which will be pitched at the end of the workshop and developed further by RENEKI teams.
- Share Durham, the UK and Japan’s approach and strategic vision for sustainability and just transition research.
The overall goal is to develop inter-disciplinary co-publications and research proposals, building on the Kyushu workshop, including from external research funding sources.
During the workshop, RENKEI researchers will be put into groups to prepare a research proposal on Just Transitions, which will be pitched to a mock grant panel on Friday, 9 May 2025.
Please have a look at the RENKEI Welcome Pack 2025
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