Welcome to the
Act Sustainable Research Conference 2022
Thursday 17/11

At Act Sustainable Research Conference we invite you to share, learn and discuss what knowledge we need and actions we can take for a sustainable future when challenged by decreasing democracy and increasing polarization.

This second day of the conference is opened by a keynote speech by Dr Ezra Clark from UNESCO who will talk about the essential role and transformative potential of open science in creating an equitable and sustainable future.

According to the UNESCO recommendations of open science adopted in November 2021 open science builds on five key pillars: open scientific knowledge, open science infrastructures, science communication, open engagement of societal actors and open dialogue with other knowledge systems. Defined this way, open science is not only about making scientific results open and available for society, but also about increasing scientific collaborations, and to open up the process of knowledge creation to actors outside of the academic world.

The wrap up panel includes researchers and other staff from Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg involved in different aspects of open science. Together they will reflect on the keynote speech and discuss what actions can be taken locally to strengthen open science.

About the conference
Act Sustainable Research Conference is organized during three half days at Studenternas Hus. Each morning we start with some coffee and mingle from 8.30–9.00 and finish with a mingle lunch between 12.15–13.15.

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The conference consists of plenary sessions with keynote speakers and a panel discussion that wraps up each day. Most of the conference will be used for thematic sessions where researchers from different disciplines will give short presentations about their research or host a roundtable discussion. There will be two parallel sessions, one in Lingsalen and one in the main room at Studenternas hus.

For people not travelling to Gothenburg it will be possible to attend the plenary session as well as other presentations given in Lingsalen in Zoom.

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For whom?
Act Sustainable Research Conference is aimed mainly for researchers and PhD-students associated with Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg, and researchers in low- and middle-income countries linked to the Global Sustainable Futures platform. We also welcome researchers from other parts of the country and the world, as well as students and external stakeholders who want to learn about new research and exchange knowledge and ideas for how we can collaborate towards a sustainable future.