Invitation to workshop: Shared 21st Century Sustainability Challenges

The British Council supports research workshops under the programs 'Researcher Links and the Newton Fund' to assist early-career researchers to interact and explore research collaborations. The British Council invites early-career researchers from the UK and São Paulo (Brazil) to apply to attend the workshop “Environment and Development: Shared 21st Century Sustainability Challenges”. The costs of travel, accommodation and meals during the workshop will be covered. Eligibility extends to researchers that have obtained a PhD.

The topics to be covered in this workshop are related among many others:

• Theoretical debates around development, sustainable development and environmental governance
• Connections across scales, regions and countries
• Methodological, ethical and political issues associated with the nexus between environment and development