ECRP Symposium: Integration Across the SDGs and the Role of Research

Future Earth Australia and the Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Network of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) hosted a two-day workshop for 40 ECRPs in Melbourne in October 2018. The participants were asked to consider how the SDGs might be integrated more successfully into urban development research and practice.

On the first day, attendees worked together to brainstorm new research ideas around the SDGs. Next, SDSN ran an "ideas cafe": a relaxed forum for the ECRPs to ask colleagues for feedback on their ideas. On day two, the focus shifted to how SDG research can be translated into practice. The ECRPs gave flash presentations proposing methods for incorporating the SDGs into practical applications. The presenters were given a maximum of three minutes to "sell" their work, simulating a high-pressure professional pitch. Feedback on this dynamic portion of the workshop was especially positive.

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