SDG-webinar - The researcher of the future
To meet the Sustainable Development Goals, one thing is clear; reaching these targets requires nothing short of a societal transformation. But what does this seismic shift mean for researchers of the future?
Join this online event, which is part of DAY ZERO of the SDG-conference 2025.
This webinar will challenge traditional views of academia and ask:
• Are we fostering the academics we’ll need the day after tomorrow?
• Are today’s academic institutions actually equipping the next generation researchers with the skills and vision to drive transformation?
• How can we reshape the entire research system to empower the scholarly changemakers of the future?
There will be short introductions by Per Koch, the editor of the magazine Forskningspolitikk, and Astrid Skjerven, Professor Emerita of Design theory at Oslo Metropolitan University who is specialist in the relation between culture and sustainability. Their introductions will be followed by a panel talk on the role of researchers and research institutions in a social transformation for a sustainable future.
The panelists are:
- Ingvild Bergom Lunde - Previous President of The Association of Doctoral Organizations in Norway
- Marius Korsnes - Associate professor at NTNU and Member of The Young Academy of Norway
- Maria Toft - Initiator of Movement for a Free Academia and previous PhD-student at University of Copenhagen
The webinar is hosted by the magazine Forskningspolitikk, NMBU's Centre for sustainability in higher education and OsloMet.
Find more information about the whole SDG-conference programme here