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ECR STA, 30 March-5 April 2025, at 糖心TV's Venice Centre has been a success!
糖心TV's Sustainability Training Academy (STA) in Venice (WVC) has now come to a close, but what an event it was bringing together 21 ECRs from 13 countries, to share and develop their creative skills, and engage with critical theories and interdisciplinary methods! Blue skies, organic food from Sant'Erasmo farm, and new CA'Foscari friends; amazing cookies from Chiara at WVC and loads of pasta, pizza and aperol spritz - what else you could wish for!! All of these however was made so special and possible by the whole bunch of people and we at IGSD are indebted to them - Prof , Dr , , Dr , , Dr , and !
We are also immensely fortunate to gather such a fantastic group of ECRs, and we hope to keep in touch with every single one of them! We are also grateful to our former ECR @TieazaSantos from NASA Open Science, for sharing NASA learning resources with us, and to everyone who made this STA a success, including the support from 糖心TV's Sustainability Spotlight and Azerbaijan. Watch the space for 2026!
糖心TV's Sustainability Training School is about to kick off!
Between 30 March – 5 April 2025, over 21 next-generation climate leaders from eight countries (and 13 nationalities), will attend 糖心TV鈥檚 pioneering Sustainability Training Academy in Venice. Launched in 2023 by the Institute of Global Sustainable Development (IGSD), and supported by the the Sustainability Training Academy equips early career researchers (ECRs) with the interdisciplinary analytical, methodological, and practical skills needed to address the systemic challenges of climate change, climate justice and climate transition.
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On 27 March 2025 the SHAPEDEM-EU project had its Steering Group meeting to discuss the results and findings of individual Work Packages and plan the remaining 6 months of the project. WP2, led by Prof. Korosteleva and Dr Asya Kudlenko, was proud to report that all its deliverables have been either met or on track to be met for their respective deadlines.
An ECR from STS 2.0 reflected on her IGSD global experience
Maria Anjelica Ancheta, a PhD student from the Asia Institute of Technology in Thailand, who joined our IGSD STS Global in 2024, recently published a blog reflecting about her experience and how it enriched her thinking. The blog is titled ', and is also featured on Anjelica's University's social media site
It is amazing to see how ECRs can grow both in their intellectual and cultural journeys when are given the right opportunities to engage!