Research news | 2021-03-02

Dealing with the contradictions of sustainability

Centre researcher and theme leader Jamila Haider explains why popular terms like sustainable development and resilience can also be problematic

Research news | 2021-02-15

Getting to grips with the complexities of human behaviour

Caroline Schill on how there is more to humans than the rational mind, and why researchers studying human behaviour should care about complexity perspectives

Research news | 2021-02-15

Hungry for change

Centre researcher Amanda Wood explains why food is a crucial but very challenging place to start a global sustainability transformation

Research news | 2021-02-15

Not your average Aquaman

Centre researcher and new theme leader Robert Blasiak, talks marine sustainability, James Bond villains and his past life as a German translator

Research news | 2021-02-05

Getting to an equitable ocean future

With our oceans changing rapidly, centre theme leader Susa Niiranen warns researchers struggle to keep up. In a race against the clock, is it possible to win?

Research news | 2021-02-01

Charting new territories in an urbanised world

Karen Seto, a Yale professor and member of the centre’s science advisory council adds important expertise and perspectives on cities to the centre’s research agenda

Research news | 2021-02-01

The agents and their models

Centre researcher Emilie Lindkvist on using modelling to get to grips with the complexities and intertwinedness of humans and nature

General news | 2021-01-22

Lessons learned

Miriam Huitric, the centre’s director of studies, reflects on teaching, time and murder mysteries

Research news | 2021-01-22

Cultures, collapses and the quest to find Nemo

Centre theme leader Juan Rocha explains why sustainability science has much to gain from a complexity perspective

Research news | 2021-01-18

Unraveling the watery ways of the Anthropocene

Centre researcher Lan Wang-Erlandsson explains her fascinating research and the centre’s increased focus on the dynamics of the Anthropocene

Research news | 2020-11-19

Eight centre researchers among world's most cited in 2020

Stephan Barthel, Oonsie Biggs, Örjan Bodin, Thomas Elmqvist, Carl Folke, Per Olsson, Garry Peterson and Johan Rockström on exclusive list of world’s most influential researchers

Research news | 2020-10-20

Fishing for a sustainable ocean

The centre’s international science advisory council welcomes Rashid Sumaila, one of the world’s most innovative oceans researchers

Research news | 2020-10-14

From head to tone

Elke Weber, a Princeton professor and member of the centre’s science advisory board, knows a thing or two about the human brain and what it takes to get people to act

Research news | 2020-06-22

Maja Schlüter appointed professor at Stockholm University

Centre researcher internationally renowned for her research on the dynamics of social-ecological systems

Research news | 2019-12-18

Centre launches new podcast series

Get close, up and personal with sustainability researchers reflecting on their work, careers and relation to music

Research news | 2019-11-20

Five centre researchers among world's most cited

Carl Folke, Johan Rockström, Reinette “Oonsie” Biggs, Stephan Barthel and Per Olsson on exclusive list of world’s most influential researchers

Research news | 2019-03-08

Where have all the women gone?

This year for International Women’s Day, we are highlighting some of our early career researchers, their work, and experiences so far in science

General news | 2018-06-20

Lisen Schultz joins centre leadership team

Will lead a redesign of the organisational structure at the centre

General news | 2018-06-08

Stockholm Resilience Centre introduces new leadership group

Line Gordon appointed as centre director, Victor Galaz becomes deputy director and Carl Folke new chair of the centre’s governing board

Research news | 2018-03-09

Master of the local to the global

To celebrate International Women’s Day, we have been highlighting some of our women researchers at the centre. In our final profile this week, we showcase associate professor Beatrice Crona, whose work spans from small-scale fisheries governance to global drivers of change.

Research news | 2018-03-08

The next generation's game changer

To celebrate International Women’s Day, we are highlighting some of our women researchers. We would now like to showcase Jennifer Hinton, a PhD candidate studying the social dynamics of a sustainable biophysical resource economy

Research news | 2018-03-07

Facilitating the global sustainability story

In continuing to highlight some of our women researchers for International Women’s Day, we would now like to showcase Sarah Cornell whose work spans from understanding Earth resilience science to crafting real world impacts

Research news | 2018-03-07

Subject to change - educating and resilience thinking

To celebrate International Women's Day, we highlight five of our woman researchers. Centre researcher and director of the Master's programme, Miriam Huitric, explains her role and research on complex ecosystem dynamics

Research news | 2018-03-06

Human behaviour and complex ecosystem dynamics

To celebrate International Women's Day, we highlight five of our female researchers. First is Anne-Sophie Crépin who looks at the interplay between economic incentives, ecosystem regime shifts, policy and human behaviour

Research news | 2017-06-29

A dialogue for the ocean

Henrik Österblom is concerned about the ocean and engaged in ensuring that his work reaches outside of academia

Research news | 2017-04-28

Mapping the food system’s past, present and futures in Ethiopia

Million Belay combines research and policy work to understand an increasingly changing food system in Ethopia and advocate for a better food future

Research news | 2017-03-30

Development for diversity

Jamila Haider’s research focuses on how to alleviate poverty without eroding biological and cultural diversity

Research news | 2017-03-01

Water for food, food for thought

Centre director Line Gordon wants to visualize the invisible part of the water cycle and find tasty pathways to more sustainable and healthy food systems

Research news | 2017-01-25

Getting to grips with complexity

Centre researcher and deputy director Victor Galaz tries to make sense of increasingly complex relations between politics, finances, and sustainability issues. He’s not making it easy for himself

Research news | 2016-10-28

Modelling the workings of social-ecological systems

Centre researcher Maja Schlüter looks at how human-nature interactions shape success or failure in resource management

Research news | 2016-10-12

On a mission to re-green the Sahel

A researcher's road trip on dusty roads, sleeping on floor mats and gathering data on a quest to halt desertification across the Sahel region