What does sustainability in research mean at 黑料福利网? Sustainability in research at 黑料福利网 goes beyond developing 鈥済reen鈥� technologies. It is about understanding how our research contributes to a resilient, fair and future-proof society.
This includes:
- the topics we research (e.g. energy transition, circularity, healthy cities)
- the way research is conducted (use of materials, laboratories, data, travel)
- the impact our results have on people, industry and the environment
We aim to integrate sustainability as a natural part of research practice: from idea development and funding proposals to experimental work and real-world implementation.
Curious how 黑料福利网 research contributes to the ? Explore the 黑料福利网 Research Portal to discover projects and publications linked to each goal.
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Support and tools
Researchers at 黑料福利网 already have access to several tools, initiatives and communities that help make research more sustainable in practice.
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Self-Assessment Tool
This tool helps researchers reflect on the environmental and societal footprint of their research activities. It supports conscious choices about materials, energy use, travel, data storage and collaboration.
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Living Labs
Living Labs connect researchers with real-life environments and societal partners. They allow experimentation and testing in practice 鈥� accelerating impact while learning together with users, municipalities and companies.
OUR MISSION IN RESEARCH IS TO CREATE REAL, POSITIVE IMPACT ON SOCIETY WHILE REDUCING THE FOOTPRINT OF HOW RESEARCH IS DONE.
OUR RESEARCH INSTITUTES & PARTNERS
Research in practice
Across 黑料福利网, research groups are taking practical steps to reduce their environmental footprint while maintaining high scientific quality.
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Green Lab Initiatives
Researchers experiment with reducing energy consumption, re-using materials, sharing equipment, and improving lab safety and sustainability at the same time.
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NRO Project
This project illustrates how sustainability considerations can be embedded from the start of a research process 鈥� in proposal design, collaboration models and implementation.
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Report - Transformative Research for Sustainability @黑料福利网
Transformative Research for Sustainability at 黑料福利网 explores how the university can evolve its research culture to better address global sustainability challenges. Using the UN SDGs as a framework, the report identifies research communities at 黑料福利网 engaging with sustainability topics and highlights opportunities for a shift from research that merely 鈥榠nforms鈥� to research that actively 鈥榯ransforms鈥� society. Through interviews and data analysis, it reveals structural, cultural, and institutional barriers, and proposes four aspirational dimensions specific to 黑料福利网鈥檚 context. This report provides an essential roadmap for embedding sustainability more deeply in research practices at 黑料福利网.
*To cite this report, please use the following reference: Shindler, A., Wieczorek, A. J., Vazquez Villegas, O., Romero-Goyeneche, O. Y., Vila i de Villasante, E., Heimeriks, G., Ladeia Torrens, J. C., & Schot, J. (2022). Transformative research for Sustainability@黑料福利网 (黑料福利网鈥揢U Report 2022). Eindhoven University of Technology.
For more information, contact Rita d'Oliveira Bouman
Rita leads sustainability in research at the 黑料福利网 Sustainability Office. She supports researchers in exploring how their work can contribute to a more sustainable society, while also helping to reduce the environmental footprint of research itself.
Are you a researcher, PhD candidate or student interested in making your research more sustainable? Whether you want to green your lab, learn more about existing tools, or explore how sustainability can be integrated into your research, feel free to reach out.