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Support and develop research projects related to the Sustainable Development Goals

Our research strategy must increasingly take into account sustainability issues and interactions with society, and promote a framework for ethical reflection on research responsibility. In this context, it is important to affirm the guarantee of academic freedom and to encourage a diversity of research approaches.

Our initiatives:

• Encourage multidisciplinary research projects related to transitions.
• To raise awareness among all master’s students and doctoral candidates about the issues of responsible research and sustainability.
• Conduct the necessary research to support training programs on socio-ecological transitions.

Promoting an environmentally responsible research environment

We cannot explain the world without setting an example ourselves. In the face of environmental crises, we are reevaluating our practices—particularly our business travel and research methods—to reduce our environmental footprint.

Our initiatives:

• Conduct a greenhouse gas inventory for research laboratories.
• Support laboratories and research teams in reducing the environmental impact of their activities (carbon footprint, energy consumption, facilities, and business travel).
• Propose plans to shift funding from budget items with significant environmental impacts to those with more limited impacts

Actively contribute to the science-society dialogue on transitions

The university has a vital role to play in public discourse. The resurgence of obscurantism and the lack of scientific rigor in establishing facts and “truth” are strong signals reminding the academic community of its responsibility to engage in public discourse.

Our initiatives:

• To promote the transfer of knowledge and the expertise of researchers to as many people as possible.
• To provide forums for dialogue on issues related to societal, environmental, energy, and digital transitions (the impact of human presence on Earth).