RECAST

About RECAST

RECAST is a forum for researchers and doctoral students from all disciplines to meet and discuss research concerning sustainability, share knowledge, promote interdisciplinary collaboration, and widen networks and collaboration partners. RECAST is open to anyone who is interested in sustainability research.

To indicate your interest in receiving continuous information about the RECAST seminars and other activities, please do not hesitate to contact Farhana Borg, fbr@du.se.

RECAST seminars 2023

Workshop 23/2: How can Dalarna University be more active in Borlänge’s aim to be Climate Neutral 2030?

Borlänge has ambitiously chosen to challenge themselves to be climate neutral to 2030. As part of this they are running an Innovation Team that has regular workshops, with the aim of working together to develop solutions and ideas to make Borlänge climate neutral.

It uses an innovation process that works with multiple stakeholders and is solution oriented. It contains representatives from the municipality, its own companies as well as private companies and civil society. Since the start of this project 30 companies have asked to join the process.

Dalarna University is also part of this team through Tony Svensson, Johan Håkansson and Chris Bales. However, we feel that there is a large potential for spin-off “projects” from the Innovation Team for research as well as student projects, and we think that it would be good to get students involved in the challenge to make their study town climate neutral.

Join this joint workshop with the Innovation Team to find out more about the challenge and processes that are active – and most importantly to start being creative in thinking about how our university can take a more active role in this adventure.

Practical information

Venue: Borlänge campus, Room 330
Time: 13:30 pm – 16:00 pm
Transport: Dalarna University’s cars are booked (TEL783; KLF863; NJE406) and will depart from Falun to Borlänge at 13.00 and from Borlänge to Falun at 16.30
Registration: Not required

Previous Seminars

2021

Seminar 1:

24 February 2021

Launching RECAST and presentation of Dalarna University’s strategy for research concerning sustainability by Professor Jörgen Elbe.
Presentation of RECAST by Dr. Farhana Borg.
Presentation of Sustainability in society – the social pillar research by Associate Professor Tomas Axelson.

Seminar 2: Economic sustainability

7 April 2021

Presentation of Economic sustainability from health and environmental perspectives by Professor Jonas Nordström.
Presentation of RE-TraCE (Realising the Transition to the Circular Economy: Models, Methods and Applications) by Dr. Catia Cialani.
Presentation of RIFFTS – (The Regional Implementation of a Fossil-Free Transport System): Challenges for Socio-Economic Efficiency, a joint project with VTI (Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute) by Dr. Lena Nerhagen.

Seminar 3: Integration of sustainability in research schools/doctoral education

9 June 2021

Presentation of Future Proof Cities: Integration of sustainability in a research school at Dalarna University by Professor Chris Bales.
Panel discussion on How can sustainability be integrated in research studies at Dalarna University and what can be done to address the Agenda 2030 for sustainable development through research school activities? Panelists: Professor Chris Bales, Professor Anna Ehrenberg, Professor Marie Klingberg Allvin, Professor Yves Rybarczyk, Professor Thomas Sedelius, Associate Professor Mats Tegmark. Chair: Professor Jörgen Elbe.

RECAST workshop: "Integrating Sustainability in Higher Education Institution Research”

21 September 2021

Program part 1

Moderators: Professor Jörgen Elbe and Professor Chris Bales.

08.30-08.35: Introduction of the program.
Professor Jörgen Elbe, Pro vice-chancellor, Dalarna University.
08.35-08.45: Welcome speech.
Professor Martin Norsell, Vice-chancellor, Dalarna University.
08.45-09.00: Dalarna University's Council for Sustainable Development.
Anton Grenholm, Sustainability strategist.
09.00-09.45: The meaning of and the process towards the sustainable university - Is it possible to measure qualities for the sustainable university and to compare universities?
Professor Björn Brorström, and Dr. Birgitta Påhlsson, researcher at Kommunforskning i Västsverige, University of Gothenburg.
09.45-10.00: Refreshments.
10.00-10.45: Sustainability and Research at SLU - The presentation includes examples on how SLU has facilitated and stimulated the integration of sustainability in research and doctoral education programs, and how they make publicly available SLU's knowledge of relevance to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Dr. Ylva Hillbur, Pro vice-chancellor with responsibility for international relations and Agenda 2030, at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU.

Program part 2

This part is limited to registered participants.

10.45-10.50: Break.
10.50-11.20: Group discussion (three groups on campus and two groups via Zoom).
An additional information sheet has been sent to registered participants.
11.20-11.25: Break.
11.25-12.20: Group presentations.
Professor Chris Bales, Energy Engineering.
12.20-12.30: Wrap-up and conclusion.
Professor Jörgen Elbe and Professor Chris Bales.
12.30: Lunch at Scandic.

Guest speakers

Björn Brorström is Professor Emeritus and has held professorships in public administration and business administration. As vice-chancellor of the University of Borås he was engaged in integrating sustainable development in education and research. He has authored reports and articles that describe the meaning of the sustainable university and the process towards it.

Dr. Birgitta Påhlsson has a background as a strategic Coordinator of Sustainable Development at the University of Borås. She has worked systematically and strategically with the integration of sustainability throughout all of the University´s activities and has authored reports and articles about the sustainable university, its meaning and the process towards it.

Dr. Ylva Hillbur, held the position of Deputy Director General, research for development, at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, with headquarters in Nigeria and research for development activities implemented across sub-Saharan Africa from 2012 to 2017. Prior to joining IITA, Ylva Hillbur worked for almost 20 years at SLU, where her research on insect chemical ecology was focused primarily on applications in environmentally sustainable plant protection. During 2006-2012 she was heading the Department of Plant protection biology at SLU.

2022

Seminar 1: Ongoing research

17 February 2022

Tara Duncan, Jonathan Yachin and David Scott present: "Answering a KKS call: Teaching resilience and sustainability in a tourism context".
Ioanna Farsari presents: "Pedagogy for Sustainable tourism: educating citizens rather than only professionals".
Maria Deldén presents: "Bottom-up perspectives on sustainability – an international perspective".

The seminar was conducted by Jörgen Elbe, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Dalarna University

Seminar 2: Goals and missions for sustainable development

2 June 2022

Seminar on Sustainability in research, 2nd June, 2022 at 08.00-16.00, Dalarna Science Park (teknikdalen) in Borlänge. The seminar is mainly for employees at Dalarna University.

Moderators: Jörgen Elbe, Professor, Pro Vice-Chancellor, and Maria Jansdotter Samuelsson, Docent, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Dalarna University.

Program part 1

08.05: Transport from Falun to Borlänge.
08.30-08.45: Tea/Coffee.
08.45-08.50: Welcome and Introduction by Jörgen Elbe and Farhana Borg.
08.50-09.00: Brief presentation of Dalarna University’s work with sustainability – Maria Jansdotter Samuelsson.
09.00-09.50: Discussion of sustainability in research: ”Goals and Missions for Sustainable Development at Dalarna University 2021-2026”, Tarja Alatalo – Deputy Head of School, School of Teacher Education, Ioanna Farsari – School of Culture and Society and Kenneth Carling – School of Information and Engineering. Discussant: Tara Duncan.
09.55-10.45: Discussionof sustainability in doctoral studies: ”Goals and Missions for Sustainable Development at Dalarna University 2021-2026” and GCUA 2030. Chris Bales – Director of Doctoral Studies in Energy Systems in the Built Environment, Yves Rybarczyk – Director of Doctoral Studies in Microdata Analysis, Markus Falk Johansson – Doctoral Student in Health Sciences. Discussant: Jörgen Elbe.
10.50-11.25: "Assistive technology – a means to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030" by Johan Borg.
11.25-12.00: "Sustainability education and research at the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Plymouth, England, and our collaboration with Dalarna University" by Jennie Aronsson and Marie Elf.
12.00-13.00: Lunch at Teknikdalen.

Program part 2

13.00-13.30: "Pricing for 55. A Corporate Governance and Choice Architecture Approach to GHG Emission Mitigation and the Circular Economy" by Ravi Dar.
13.30-14.00: "Planning for reduced segregation - A study of work and organizationwithin the municipal community building process" by Sara Svensson.
14.00-14.05: Break.
14.05-14.35: "My Job Is to Take Care of You": Intergenerational Environmental Justice in Contemporary Fiction by David Gray.
14.35-15.25: Wrap-up by Jörgen Elbe, Maria Jansdotter Samuelsson and Farhana Borg.
15.25: Refreshment.
15.55: Transport from Borlänge to Falun.

Seminarium 3: Doctoral Studies and Agenda 2030

1 november 2022

The purpose of this seminar was to create opportunities for doctoral students to present their studies, connecting them with Agenda 2030 for sustainability, to establish networks and collaboration, to get feedback on their studies from colleagues, to learn about studies that are going on at Dalarna University’s research schools, and to learn about DU’s on-going research collaboration with GCUA 2030.