About our research

Science for Sustainability

Within the broad field of sustainability, the Master's programme Science for Sustainability has a unique identity, focused on two important dimensions:

  1. Planetary boundaries – We assess whether human activities remain within planetary boundaries, building on knowledge from the natural sciences, including biology, earth sciences, chemistry and physics.
  2. Societal transition processes – We contribute to the societal transitions necessary for sustainable change. By integrating actor-specific knowledge, values and economic and societal dimensions, we examine how sustainability challenges unfold in different contexts.

This Master's programme is a collaboration between the Faculty of Science and the Nijmegen School of Management. Would you like to know more about the research our lecturers conduct? Discover our ongoing research projects.

Onderzoekers

My research is about the sustainability challenges around land use for food, energy and materials, with the aim to find new possibilities for agriculture and other biomass production.
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Birka Wicke
Professor
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Especially when it comes to complex problems such as climate change and the loss of biodiversity, we need all our disciplines - from economics and law to ethics and communication sciences.
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Ad Ragas
Professor of Environmental Science
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The Master's programme teaches you to think outside the box: the navigators can just as easily discuss environmental goals as they can organisational change.
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Sjors Witjes
Education Director
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Onderzoeksprojecten

Benieuwd waar onze onderzoekers aan werken? Bekijk de lopende onderzoeksprojecten.

Een meting van medicijnresten in het Nijmeegse riool in 2019.

Prioritisation and Risk Evaluation of Medicines in the EnviRonment (PREMIER)

Research

Pharmaceutical residue can cause environmental damage. Much of the medicines that we use are released into the sewer via excretion. That is why a European research consortium is developing a system that analyses the environmental risks of medicines.

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Achieving High-Integrity Voluntary Climate Action (ACHIEVE)

Research

The ACHIEVE research project will identify opportunities to strenghten and scale up voluntary climate action, to achieve a worldwide net-zero society by 2050.