News & Events

23-24 novembre 2023 - Louvain-La-Neuve

Conference on interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research for sustainable development, 3rd edition

Co-organised by Tom Dedeurwaerdere (LPTransition), Marthe Nyssens (Prorectrice Transition and Society) and Pierre Mersh (ADRE)

Conference website

16 mai 2023 - 12h00-17h30 - Louvain-La-Neuve

Workshop on the co-construction of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary master theses on sustainable development

Co-organised by Tom Dedeurwaerdere (LPTransition), Audrey Beghon (Chargé de Mission "Enseignement et développement durable") and Antoinette Brouyaux (Associations 21)

Louvain-la-Neuve, Building Thomas More, Place Montesquieu 2

Workshop programme

24-25 novembre 2022 - Louvain-La-Neuve

Conference on interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research for sustainable development, 2nd edition

Co-organised by Tom Dedeurwaerdere (LPTransition), Marthe Nyssens (Prorectrice Transition and Society) and Pierre Mersh (ADRE)

Archived conference material

19 mai 2022 - 12h30-18h - Louvain-La-Neuve

Workshop on the co-construction of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary master theses on sustainable development

Co-organised by Tom Dedeurwaerdere (LPTransition), Audrey Beghon (Chargé de Mission "Enseignement et développement durable") and Antoinette Brouyaux (Associations 21)

Louvain-la-Neuve, Building of Sciences, Hall and room A.04A


Workshop presentations and summary

26 novembre 2021 - 13h45-17h - Louvain-La-Neuve

Conference on interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research for sustainable development

Co-organised by Tom Dedeurwaerdere (LPTransition), Marthe Nyssens (Prorectrice Transition and Society) and Pierre Mersh (ADRE)

See conference description and programme on the event page below.

Plenary sessions were available online (links available on the proceedings page).

Proceedings and video material

24 SEPTEMBER 2021 - 13H15-17H - LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE

FORUM ODD MODES D'EMPLOI

Les Objectifs de Développement Durable de l’Agenda 2030 de l’ONU (ODD) peuvent faire l'objet de différents "modes d'emploi". Associations 21, ses membres et partenaires ont cheminé ensemble sur ce thème en 2021 et présentent les résultats de leurs travaux lors d'un forum final à l’occasion du Festival Maintenant.

Louvain-la-Neuve, Auditoire Montesquieu

Programme

AUTUMN 2019 & SPRING 2020

TdResearch - Transdisciplinary Research Partnerships

Tdresearch.net, the companion website to the TdResearch YouTube channel provides background information on the short videos on transdisciplinary research partnerships in different European countries.

TDresearch.netShort videos

MARCH 2020

Sustainable Economic Models (SEMod ) - ULB

Project of the Research center on microfinance of the Université libre de Bruxelles

SEMod websiteVideo

5 DECEMBER 2019 - @ HUB-BRUSSELS

Public labeling of collaborative economy activities in Brussels

Lunch meeting with entrepreneurs, researchers, local intiatives and public agencies on the opportunities for eco-management and sustainable labeling in the collaborative economy Project Innoviris, Collaborative cities for collaborative entrepreneurs (city4coEN) - UCLouvain, Odisee and KULeuven.

26 NOVEMBER 2019 - UCLOUVAIN

Le retour des «communs» : cadre théorique et enseignements de l’expérience italienne

Workshop organised by Olivier De Schutter, with prof. Antonio Vercellone (Universitá di Torino) as invited speaker

Programme

16 SEPTEMBER 2019 - BRUSSELS

Seminar on sustainable development in legal research

B. Keirsbilck, Anaïs Michel (CCM, KULeuven),
A. Strowel, Pierre M. Sabbadini (CRIDES, UCLouvain)

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18 MARCH 2019 - NAMUR

Associations-Academics Forum, in the framework of "Transition Now"

Associations 21: group of associations dedicated to sustainable development

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23 TO 26 JANUARY 2019 - VERVIERS (BELGIQUE)

Ecological and social transition initiatives in the district of Verviers (Thimister-Clermont, Spa, Malmedy)

Multi-stakeholder visionning workshops : food & agriculture, energy, social & solidarity economy, culture & education.
Organised by Tom Dedeurwaerdere and Olivier De Schutter.

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18 DECEMBER 2018 - BRUSSELS

BElgian Ecosystem Society - BEES Market 2018

Single event gathering research and practice on "ecosystems and society" on a Belgian scale

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14 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BRUSSELS

La recherche transdisciplinaire au sein des universités

Workshop organised by Audrey Vankeerberghen (ULB/Agroecology LAb&CACOC)
and Julie Hermesse (UCL/LAAP)

Programme

6-7-8 JUNE 2018 - NANTES (FRANCE)

Transition énergétique & sociétale : comment changer d'échelle ?

Rencontre internationale francophone

Programme

7 & 15 MARCH 2018 - BRUSSELS

Cours-conférence du Collège Belgique : Vers une société post-croissance

under he academic responsibility of Isabelle Cassiers
Economie sociale et gouvernance de la transition by Thomas Bauwens & Sybille Mertens
Economie écologique et indicateurs de soutenabilité by Géraldine Thiry

4 OCTOBER 2017 - BRUSSELS ENVIRONMENT, BRUSSELS

Sharing economy for sustainable cities: from research to policy

Workshop organised by the project Innoviris "Collaborative cities for collaborative entrepreneurs (city4coEN)", under the direction of a consortium of researchers from the UCLouvain, Odisee and the KULeuven.

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15-18 MAY 2017 - BIOVALLÉE, VALLÉE DE LA DRÔME (FRANCE)

The Laboratory of Transition (Le Laboratoire de la Transition)

Platform bringing together researchers and social actors around the issue of ecological transition through social innovation

Concept description - Programme

16 & 23 MARCH 2017, 17H-19H, BRUSSELS

Cours-conférences du Collège Belgique : "Vers une société post-croissance"

13 DECEMBER 2016 -LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE

The transition to post-growth society: A new role for law and the state

Workshop co-organized with the Séminaire interdisciplinaire d'études juridiques (S.I.E.J.) from the Université Saint-Louis.

Programme

14 &15 MARS 2017 - NAMUR

Conférence du Collège Belgique

Mobilisations citoyennes et transition écologique , Edwin Zaccai & Olivier De Schutter

29 NOVEMBER 2016 - LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE

Biodiversity, Environmental Justice and Innovative Public Policy

Workshop organised by T. Dedeurwaerdere and B. Coolsaet, followed by Brendan Coolsaet's thesis public defense: "Farming Justice. Rights-based Approaches to Collective Agrobiodiversity Conservation"

Description & ProgrammePoster

6 OCTOBRE 2016,LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE

From the living to the social: seed in question

International conference co-organised by LAAP & DVLP (UCL), and SEED (ULg)

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28 & 29 APRIL 2016 - UCL, LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE

Forum co-creation for ecological and social transition

A two day Forum co-creation for ecological and social transition focused on practical transition pathways and methods for transdisciplinary partnership research.
-> Report on the co-creation forum workshops

ProgrammeThematic Workshop

FROM 3 FEBRUARY TO 18 MAY 2016

Le droit en transition. La science juridique dans la société de l'après-croissance.

19 NOVEMBER 2015 - UCL, LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE

Social actors–researchers workshop

Topic for 2015 : Consumer-producer partnerships for sustainable agri-food transitions.
Short description & programme (in French)
Utopia for the present time (UCL): Food4Sustainability.

17 & 18 SEPTEMBER 2015 - LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE

Forum de la Transition

La Maison du Développement Durable a organisé à Louvain-La-Neuve une conférence tous publics et plusieurs séminaires, visant à entendre les points de vue des différents acteurs de la ville-université et, par le dialogue, à esquisser la trame d'une vision partagée.

www.maisondd.be/olln/forum-de-la-transition/

29 JUNE 2015 - FONDATION UNIVERSITAIRE, BRUSSELS

Open Conference of LPTransition: Lifestyle changes for a fair ecological transition: the North-South dialogue

Programme

10 & 11 JUNE 2015

« Motivations and arguments to act for biodiversity. Alternative ways to inspire innovative policy making »

International conference jointly organised by BIOMOT and BESAFE
see Conference website

21 & 22 MAY 2015

2ème Congrès interdisciplinaire du développement durable

Quelles sont les barrières, les cadres de références qui nous bloquent dans un ancien système et nous empêchent d'aller vers autre chose ? Quelles recherches, quelles innovations et quel mode de pensée pour encourager la transition écologique ? Quels liens entre le développement durable et la démocratie, dans un cadre plus large (mondial) ? Quels sont les effets de la crise sur le développement durable ?

Programme

SPRING 2015 - LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE

LPTransition open seminar series

4 March 2015: Towards transdisciplinary research on social and ecological transition

  • Masaru Yarime (University of Tokyo) : From transdisciplinary research on global Phosphorus regulation to social innovations on circular economy
  • Jérôme Pelenc (Université Libre de Bruxelles): Transdisciplinary research in the UNESCO biosphere programme
    2 April 2015: Citizen science and collective action for global environmental commons
  • Invited speaker : Charles Schweick (University of Massachussets)
    7 May 2015: Transition towards sustainable food systems
  • Invited speaker : researchers from ULG, UCL, ULB and KUL working on transition towards sustainable food systems

21 APRIL 2015

La transition vers un monde soutenable. Regards philosophiques à l'épreuve de l'interdisciplinarité.

Colloque organisé dans le cadre du GRICE (Groupe de Réflexion Interdisciplinaire sur la Crise Ecologique)

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5 FEBRUARY 2015 - LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE

LPTransition researchers meeting

Doctoral/post-doctoral presentations by affiliated researchers.