Toolbox - Research for sustainable development
Research is of key importance for reaching the global goals for sustainable development in Agenda 2030, and to achieve a long-term sustainable development. KTH has the ambition to be a leading technical university in research for sustainable societal development and works continuously to improve the contribution, both when it comes to knowledge production and implementation.
It is important that you as a researcher have knowledge in how your research can contribute to sustainable development, both in order to communicate to get greater impact and/or succeed in getting external funding, but also to evaluate it in order to mitigate risks and trade-offs, and to steer towards an even larger contribution.
KTH's vision is to take the lead for a sustainable society, and one overall goal is that KTH’s research shall be world-leading and have a major impact, and that we shall contribute to the transformation needed for a sustainable society through interdisciplinary approaches and collaboration with leading universities, industry, and other societal stakeholders. Moreover, KTH has a policy for sustainable development , sustainability objectives and the environmental management system ISO 14001 that steers KTH:s sustainability work. Moreover KTH signed the climate framework for universities in Sweden KTH in 2019.
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