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BSRS 2021: Science and Society towards the Sustainable Development Goals

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The annual Bergen Summer Research School (BSRS) is an interdisciplinary venue forÌýPhD students who want to explore some of the greatest challenges of our time.ÌýDue to the Covid-19 pandemic, BSRS 2021Ìýwill again be organised as a virtual research school.

Bergen, Norway, from 7-17ÌýJune, 2021

Science and Society towards the Sustainable Development Goals

This summer, sixÌýparallel disciplinary courses will focus on key global challenges, includingÌýadolescent reproductive health,Ìý³Ù³ó±ðÌýinternationalisation of higher education,Ìýsocio-economic inequality,Ìýpsychological and social science perspectives on climate change,Ìý³Ù³ó±ðÌýsustainable development of life below water, andÌýtheÌýresearch, regulation and governance of corruption.Ìý

In addition,ÌýBirgit Kopainsky, Ingunn Johanne NessÌýandÌýHiwa MÃ¥lenÌýwill lead special interdisciplinary sessions connecting the participants of the six PhD-courses around systems thinking and creative interdisciplinary problem-solving andÌýprojectÌýmanagement. ÌýÌý

Together with cross-cutting keynotes and virtual social events, the courses will help 100 PhD students develop skills to create actionable knowledge.

Scientific Director for BSRS 2021 is Associate Professor Katja Enberg, Department of Biological Sciences.Ìý

Our courses:
Sustainable development of life below waterÌý
Corruption: Research, Regulation and GovernanceÌý
Internationalising Higher EducationÌý
Reproductive health: gendered and local-global dynamicsÌý
Inequality, intergenerational mobility and early childhood
Psychological and social science perspectives on climate changeÌý

Joint sessions:
Systems thinking and creative interdisciplinary problem-solving and projectÌýmanagement
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Bergen Summer Research School is a joint effort by theÌý,Ìý,Ìý,Ìý, and theÌýUniversity of Bergen.