Faced with a changing climate, biodiversity loss and unequal opportunities, the conditions for our lives and the planet are fundamentally shifting. To meet these vital challenges, incremental, small adjustments to the ways we live our lives and organise our societies are no longer sufficient. Instead, we need profound, long-term societal transformations towards sustainable societies. The scale of the challenge ahead is immense, and while there are examples of successful transformations at a smaller scale, the world is embarking on unprecedented efforts towards sustainability on a global scale.
It is in this context that universities have a critical role in training a new generation in navigating transformations, developing groundbreaking innovations, and providing knowledge to inspire and guide people in their everyday life as well as decision-makers.
LiUST brings together researchers and students from across the university to address, in collaboration with external partners, key sustainability questions and challenges through workshops, seminars and pilot projects, nurturing a culture of collaboration and innovative approaches to sustainable transformations.
Our mission is to:
- Catalyse existing work at LiU to further realize LiU's strategic goal of contributing to the societies’ sustainability transformations.
- Facilitate novel ideas and innovation by means of transdisciplinary initiatives across faculties and departments.
- Elevate and reach increased visibility inside and outside the university of ongoing sustainability initiatives at LiU.
- Strengthen the ability of the university and collaborating partners to navigate rapid and profound societal change both on a local, national and international scale.
- Contribute to transformative change for the 2030 Agenda and beyond.
- Support research, capacity building, and collaboration both on and for societal transformations towards sustainable development.
