Transdisciplinarity for Transformative Change | Multi-day meeting
Organised at Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Ambientais - NEPAM; see the website for a list of all sponsors and supporters.
08 April 2024 to 18 April 2024
The application deadline for the São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Transdisciplinarity for Transformative Change (SPSAS Transdisciplinarity) is 8th January 2024 (Brazil UTC-3).
See below for funding options.
Transdisciplinarity has been recognized as a new paradigm for moving global environmental change research toward new approaches to coproduce the knowledge necessary for transformative change in the search of global sustainability.
The SPSAS on Transdisciplinarity for Transformative Change is a training opportunity on knowledge co-production to deal with the multidimensional social-ecological crises of the Anthropocene.
You might also be interested in the ongoing IPBES Transformative change assessment, which is currently open for review until 31 January 2024.
What does the event include?
The main objective of the São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Transdisciplinarity for Transformative Change is to bring together renowned scholars, practitioners, early-career researchers (graduate students and postdoctoral fellows), and local community leaders for in-depth training in Transdisciplinarity.
The School program includes four modules that cover the following topics: the global environmental change context and essential concepts for understanding it; methodologies and analysis techniques based on transdisciplinarity in social-environmental sciences; transdisciplinary initiatives fostering transformative change in science-policy arenas; and challenges in achieving transformative change.
The SPSAS Transdisciplinarity will be a combination of classes held by nationally and internationally renowned scholars, panels with policymakers, local practitioners, and indigenous leaders; hands-on mentored student activities in breakout groups to co-design a transdisciplinary research proposal for transformative change; field trips to research institutions and traditional communities (indigenous, caiçara, quilombola, caipira); art activities to co-design dialogues and scenarios; student research presentations using innovative ways to communicate science; cultural and networking events.
Who is invited?
SPSAS Transdisciplinarity is for Ph.D students/candidates and early career researchers (from environmental and social science fields with an interest in sustainability science) that have earned their PhD from 2017 onward. Exceptionally, Master students carrying out transdisciplinary research, public servants or non-governmental organizations staff with a Master’s degree, and young indigenous leaders with notorious knowledge can also be accepted. Fluency in oral and written English is mandatory.
How do I participate?
You can apply online. The application deadline is 8th January 2024, 23:59 (Brasília Time Zone, UTC -3).
FAPESP will cover the costs of accommodation and meals for selected participants. Limited funds are available to cover the travel costs of participants whose institutions cannot afford such costs.
See the website for further details on application requirements and funding.
Photo by Sébastien Goldberg on Unsplash: Reflection of trees on clear water at sunset. Amazonia, Brazil.