How can Higher Education ‘build forward better’?

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Session 1 of the Higher Education Building Forward Better sustainability webinar series. 
- Research and Innovation.

<a href="https://www.ria.ie/programmes/policy-and-international-relations/future-earth-ireland" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a><a href="https://www.ria.ie/programmes/policy-and-international-relations/future-earth-ireland" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Future Earth Ireland (FEI)</a> in collaboration with various Irish higher education institutions are organising a series of three online webinars aimed at HEI staff, policymakers and the wider stakeholder community addressing the question, ‘How can higher education “build forward better”?’ in the post Covid-19 context. The first webinar in the series will take place on Tuesday 23 February at 3pm and will focus on research and innovation. This session is being co-hosted, with thanks, by the <a href="https://www.ucd.ie/earth/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">UCD Earth Institute</a>. <h3>About the Series</h3>The pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges across our societies and economies, upending conventional wisdom in myriad ways. But the challenge of transitioning to a sustainable future remains an urgent priority at national, European and global level. The need to “build back better” or, perhaps more appropriately, “build forward better”, has become a slogan of those seeking to integrate sustainability priorities into Covid-19 recovery plans. Higher education has a crucial role to play in the transition to a sustainable future. Higher education campuses and staff can lead by example, pilot and showcase best practice in sustainability initiatives, support policymaking and industry with evidence-based solutions and engage generations of learners towards more sustainable ways of living.Session 1 in the series will focus on these themes in relation to research and innovation and will hear from:<ul><li>Prof. Linda Doyle, Trinity College Dublin. </li><li>Dr. Olga Grant, Office of Government Procurement. </li><li>Prof. Ana Viseu, University of Lisbon. </li><li>Prof. Brian Ó Gallachóir, University College Cork. </li><li>Prof. Tom Flanagan, University College Dublin. </li><li>Chair: Prof. Tasman Crowe, University College Dublin Earth Institute. </li></ul>Questions and IssuesThe session will focus on questions such as:<ul><li>How has our understanding of sustainability research and innovation been altered by the Covid-19 pandemic? What new research agendas have been opened up?</li><li>How can cross-disciplinary and cross-institution collaboration be fostered, including between STEM and AHSS disciplines?</li><li>How can national research infrastructure be calibrated to enable impactful sustainability research?</li><li>How can knowledge transfer be enacted and enhanced in a post-Covid world to translate evidence bases and solutions?</li></ul>We would also welcome your questions in advance of the session and will aim to put as many of them as possible to the panel. Questions can be sent to policy@ria.ie or tweeted to <a href="https://twitter.com/futureearth_ire" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@futureearth_ire</a>. The second and third webinars in this series, focused on Engaging with Society and Teaching and Learning, are expected to take place in late March and late April. Please note:Booking is free but essential. Registrants will receive further information and a zoom link for attendance in advance of the session. Queries should be directed to policy@ria.ie.Read our <a href="https://www.ria.ie/sites/default/files/royal-irish-academy-dp-policy-v2-july-2019.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Data Protection Policy</a> and our <a href="https://www.ria.ie/sites/default/files/eventbrite_use_transparency_statement_2020.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Eventbrite Transparency Statement</a> in relation to handling of your data for booking this event.

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