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2026-07-06T09:55:38Z

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|Is About=The AIOLIA policy brief “Ethical Challenges of AI Companions” examines the ethical and regulatory issues arising from AI systems that build ongoing, emotionally engaging relationships with users. These AI companions include dedicated chatbot applications and general-purpose AI models that provide emotional support, personal coaching, entertainment, or advice through repeated interactions. Unlike traditional AI tools, AI companions can influence users' emotions, decisions, and behaviors over time, creating risks such as emotional dependency, manipulation, privacy loss, and reduced human autonomy.

The brief argues that current European regulations, particularly the AI Act, focus mainly on transparency by requiring users to be informed that they are interacting with AI. However, this alone is insufficient because users may knowingly interact with AI while still becoming emotionally attached or behaviorally influenced over time. To address these emerging risks, the policy brief recommends four governance measures:

(1) identifying and protecting users whose vulnerability develops during long-term interactions,

(2) implementing longitudinal oversight that monitors patterns across repeated conversations rather than isolated exchanges,

(3) designing AI systems with intentional "friction," such as reflective prompts and breaks to reduce over-engagement, and

(4) moving beyond simple disclosure by providing contextual transparency
|Important Because=This policy brief is important because AI companions are becoming increasingly integrated into people's daily lives, offering emotional support, advice, and companionship. While these technologies provide significant benefits, they also introduce new ethical challenges that existing regulations do not adequately address. Long-term interactions can lead to emotional dependence, privacy risks, manipulation, and changes in user behavior that develop gradually rather than through isolated incidents. The brief provides practical recommendations for policymakers and AI developers to create safeguards that balance innovation with user protection. Its proposals help ensure that AI companions promote human well-being, preserve autonomy, and maintain trust in AI technologies as their use continues to expand.
|Important For=Civil Society / NGO Representative; IT / Technical Professional; Policy Maker / Regulator; Researchers
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2026-07-06T09:54:00Z

0000-0003-4416-1351: Created page with "{{Resource |Resource Type=Guidelines |Title=Policy brief “AI Ethics from Principles to Practice” |Has Related Initiative=Initiative:F4d945c9-461b-44f7-91ba-db70ca6332a1 |I..."

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|Is About=The AIOLIA policy brief “AI Ethics: From Principles to Practice” focuses on bridging the gap between ethical AI principles and their practical implementation in organizations. While frameworks such as the EU AI Act and the Assessment List for Trustworthy AI (ALTAI) define ethical requirements, many organizations struggle to apply these principles consistently during the development and deployment of AI systems. The policy brief argues that ethical AI requires more than compliance with regulations; it must become part of an organization's governance, culture, and decision-making processes.

Based on experiences from ten AI use cases across sectors including healthcare, human resources, security, automotive engineering, elderly care, and AI companions, the AIOLIA project developed practical methods to support responsible AI. These include 175 organizational and technical measures, 12 contextualized ethics principles, and six policy recommendations that help translate abstract ethical concepts into actionable practices. The brief also recommends improving implementation guidance, updating existing assessment tools, expanding regulatory sandboxes for innovation, encouraging collaboration between academia and industry, and investing in research on AI's long-term societal impacts. Overall, it promotes a practical, continuous approach to developing trustworthy and human-centered AI.
|Important Because=This policy brief is important because many organizations struggle to convert ethical AI principles into everyday practice. Regulations such as the EU AI Act specify legal obligations but often lack practical implementation guidance, particularly for smaller organizations with limited resources. AIOLIA provides tested methods, governance processes, and practical measures that help organizations develop trustworthy AI while reducing legal, reputational, and operational risks. The recommendations also encourage collaboration between policymakers, researchers, and industry to create consistent standards and evidence-based governance. This supports responsible AI innovation while protecting human rights, transparency, accountability, and public trust in AI systems.
|Important For=IT / Technical Professional; Policy Maker / Regulator; Researchers, Research Ethics Committee Member
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|Has Virtue And Value=Transparency; Responsibility; Accountability; Fairness; Trustworthiness
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2026-07-06T09:43:18Z

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|Title=Policy brief “Ethical challenges of AI companions”
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|Is About=The AIOLIA policy brief “Ethical Challenges of AI Companions” examines the ethical and regulatory issues arising from AI systems that build ongoing, emotionally engaging relationships with users. These AI companions include dedicated chatbot applications and general-purpose AI models that provide emotional support, personal coaching, entertainment, or advice through repeated interactions. Unlike traditional AI tools, AI companions can influence users' emotions, decisions, and behaviors over time, creating risks such as emotional dependency, manipulation, privacy loss, and reduced human autonomy.

The brief argues that current European regulations, particularly the AI Act, focus mainly on transparency by requiring users to be informed that they are interacting with AI. However, this alone is insufficient because users may knowingly interact with AI while still becoming emotionally attached or behaviorally influenced over time. To address these emerging risks, the policy brief recommends four governance measures:

(1) identifying and protecting users whose vulnerability develops during long-term interactions,

(2) implementing longitudinal oversight that monitors patterns across repeated conversations rather than isolated exchanges,

(3) designing AI systems with intentional "friction," such as reflective prompts and breaks to reduce over-engagement, and

(4) moving beyond simple disclosure by providing contextual transparency that helps users understand how AI shapes their interactions and behaviors. These recommendations aim to ensure that AI companions remain beneficial while protecting users' well-being and fundamental rights.
|Important Because=This policy brief is important because AI companions are becoming increasingly integrated into people's daily lives, offering emotional support, advice, and companionship. While these technologies provide significant benefits, they also introduce new ethical challenges that existing regulations do not adequately address. Long-term interactions can lead to emotional dependence, privacy risks, manipulation, and changes in user behavior that develop gradually rather than through isolated incidents. The brief provides practical recommendations for policymakers and AI developers to create safeguards that balance innovation with user protection. Its proposals help ensure that AI companions promote human well-being, preserve autonomy, and maintain trust in AI technologies as their use continues to expand.
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2026-06-29T07:33:04Z

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|Instruction Goal=This micromodule builds on the Earth to Research podcast episode “Food for Thought: Systems Thinking and Traditional Knowledge,” exploring food systems as complex, interconnected networks linking environmental sustainability, social justice, and global economic structures. The episode contains themes related to epistemic justice, indigenous knowledge and collaborative research. After engaging with the podcast and following the reflexive activities, learners will be able to:

1. Describe how epistemic injustice occurs in research activities.

3. Analyse how power and responsibility are distributed among actors in research activities.

4. Evaluate ethical issues in food systems research, including knowledge use, inclusion, and benefit sharing.

5. Apply systems thinking in an ethically informed way to identify context-sensitive and just interventions.
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|Is About=This activity builds on the Earth to Research podcast episode “Food for Thought: Systems Thinking and Traditional Knowledge,” featuring food systems researcher Madhura Rao in conversation with Lucy Sabin.

The episode explores food systems as complex, interconnected networks linking environmental sustainability, social justice, and global economic structures. Using examples such as rice, it shows how a single product connects farmers, researchers, global trade, retailers, and consumers across multiple scales.

A central focus of this module is that food systems are not only technical systems, but also ethical and political systems shaped by power, values, and knowledge. Sustainability challenges such as food waste do not arise from one actor alone, but from interactions across the system.

The episode also highlights how innovations in the circular bioeconomy such as Peel Pioneers can turn waste into resources. At the same time, it raises important ethical questions:

*Who benefits from these innovations?
*Whose knowledge is being used, and is it recognised?
*Do these solutions challenge or reproduce existing inequalities?

The discussion introduces the idea that traditional, local, and scientific knowledge systems can complement each other, but only when engagement is respectful, inclusive, and fair.

This discussion is relevant for reflections about epistemic injustice in research and innovation activities. Epistemic injustice refers to unfair knowledge practices "''inflicted upon people in their capacity as knowers, and as producers and recipients of knowledge, owing to structural prejudices in the processes involved in knowledge production, use, and circulation'' ." (Bhakuni & Abimbola 2021).

Bhakuni, H., & Abimbola, S. (2021). Epistemic injustice in academic global health. ''The Lancet Global Health'', ''9'' (10), e1465-e1470.
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|Instruction Step Text=Listen to the episode and consider both system dynamics and ethical dimensions

If you prefer reading, you can consult the transcript.

Guiding prompt while listening: Pay attention not only to how the food system works, but also to:

* Who has influence within the system
* Whose knowledge is valued or overlooked
* Who benefits from current practices and proposed solutions
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|Instruction Step Text=Work in groups or pairs. If this is not possible, reflect individually. Identify an area of research and reflect on the questions below.

*Power and responsibility
o Who makes decisions related to what is an important research question and which studies get funded?

o Who is most affected by the research?
*Knowledge and inclusion
o What types of knowledge are relevant (scientific, local, traditional)?

o Are any perspectives missing or undervalued?

o How do the ways we do research influence whose knowledge is heard?

o Are community members involved in interpretation and decision-making, or only data collection?
*Fairness and benefits
o Who benefits from current practices?

o Who might be excluded or disadvantaged?

o Have expectations related to the benefits of research (e.g. intellectual property, authorship, and data ownership) been discussed?
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|Instruction Step Text=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), n.d. ''Agrifood systems''. Available at: [https://www.fao.org/food-systems/en//?utm_source=chatgpt.com FAO Agrifood Systems] [Accessed 29 June 2026].

European Commission, 2025. ''Bioeconomy Strategy: A strategy for a competitive and sustainable EU bioeconomy''. Available at: [https://environment.ec.europa.eu/strategy/bioeconomy-strategy_en?utm_source=chatgpt.com European Commission Bioeconomy Strategy] [Accessed 29 June 2026].

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), n.d. ''Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS)''. Available at: [https://www.unesco.org/en/links?utm_source=chatgpt.com UNESCO Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS)] [Accessed 29 June 2026].
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2026-06-23T09:43:57Z

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|Title=Stories behind the research – episode 2
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|Instruction Goal=Positive Skepticism: Joeri Tijdink

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module, learners will be able to:

* Reflect on the role of skepticism in research.
* Explore the relationship between uncertainty and scientific inquiry.
* Recognise the value of intellectual humility.
* Consider what motivates them in their own work and learning.
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* What values drive his work today?
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2026-06-23T09:42:19Z

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2026-06-20T21:17:20Z

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|Instruction Goal=Positive Skepticism: Joeri Tijdink

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By the end of this module, learners will be able to:

* Reflect on the role of skepticism in research.
* Explore the relationship between uncertainty and scientific inquiry.
* Recognise the value of intellectual humility.
* Consider what motivates them in their own work and learning.
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Joeri describes skepticism as a source of motivation rather than a barrier.

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What motivates you to continue learning, researching, or working through challenges?

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* What values are most important to you?
* What keeps you engaged when things become difficult?
* How might these values influence your future decisions?
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2026-06-20T21:15:54Z

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2026-06-20T20:37:18Z

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|Instruction Goal=Positive Skepticism: Joeri Tijdink

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By the end of this module, learners will be able to:

* Reflect on the role of skepticism in research.
* Explore the relationship between uncertainty and scientific inquiry.
* Recognise the value of intellectual humility.
* Consider what motivates them in their own work and learning.
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* What values drive his work today?
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What motivates you to continue learning, researching, or working through challenges?

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* What values are most important to you?
* What keeps you engaged when things become difficult?
* How might these values influence your future decisions?
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2026-06-20T20:25:15Z

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|Instruction Goal=Finding Your Voice: Rose Bernabe

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module, learners will be able to:

* Reflect on how personal experiences shape researchers.
* Recognise the importance of speaking up in research environments.
* Explore the role of validation and support in academia.
* Consider how kindness and inclusion contribute to healthier research cultures.
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Rose describes a moment when she chose to speak up despite feeling uncertain.

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* What made the situation difficult?
* What support would have helped?
* What can you learn from Rose’s experience?
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2026-06-18T09:07:44Z

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|Instruction Goal=Finding Your Voice: Rose Bernabe

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module, learners will be able to:

* Reflect on how personal experiences shape researchers.
* Recognise the importance of speaking up in research environments.
* Explore the role of validation and support in academia.
* Consider how kindness and inclusion contribute to healthier research cultures.
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“I found my voice.”

Back Rose describes a moment when she challenged assumptions about researchers from low- and middle-income countries. Speaking up was difficult, but it became a turning point in her career.

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“You did a good job.”

Back A mentor’s encouragement reinforced Rose’s confidence and reminded her that she belonged in academia.

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“Let’s be kind to each other.”

Back Rose argues that kindness and understanding are not separate from research excellence. They help create environments where people can thrive and contribute.
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* What can you learn from Rose’s experience?
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2026-06-16T11:28:29Z

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|Title=THE PREPARED CODE: A Global Code of Conduct for Research during Pandemics
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|Instruction Goal=Research ethics and integrity challenges during pandemics are not unique, but they are vastly magnified during crises. The PREPARED Code for researchers, research ethics committees and research integrity offices applies throughout a pandemic. The code was developed by an international consortium and is based on research undertaken in English, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Spanish. It was refined through a human rights analysis and extensive consultation with stakeholders. Input from marginalized populations was obtained at every stage.

THE PREPARED CODE:
*Respects the Declaration of Helsinki as the primary source of research ethics guidance during pandemics.
*Provides support across all research disciplines.
*Presents concise statements in clear language to encourage access.
*Combines guidance on research ethics and integrity.
*Complements the TRUST Code and the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity, because the risks of inequitable research and breaches of research integrity can increase during a crisis.
*Links each guidance article to the values of fairness, respect, care and honesty.
VISION: Pandemic research should be trustworthy and the results accessible to all
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|Instruction Step Text=Data and scientific insights about new infectious agents should be quality controlled and shared as swiftly as possible with the scientific community and other stakeholders, without prejudice to the sharer.
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|Instruction Step Text=Research coordination and cooperation are essential to avoid the unnecessary duplication of studies, which could place unfair burdens on participants and waste time and resources.
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|Instruction Step Text=A fair plan for access to the benefits of pandemic research should be agreed early on in any project, in collaboration with stakeholders.
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|Instruction Step Text=Where possible, community engagement should be continued or even increased during a pandemic, to address the most pressing needs of communities and to help maintain trust in science.
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|Instruction Step Text=Vulnerabilities increase during pandemics. Where possible, research approaches should be adapted to ensure the ethical inclusion of persons in vulnerable situations – with adequate protections – rather than adopting patronizing or convenience exclusions.
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|Instruction Step Text=Research teams should share the additional responsibilities associated with a pandemic fairly among their members to avoid exacerbating existing inequalities
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|Instruction Step Text=Research ethics committee (REC) guidance and approval should be sought and respected at all times, including during pandemics. RECs should expedite the evaluation of research proposals that address urgent societal needs without compromising rigorous ethical standards.
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2026-06-16T09:52:32Z

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|Instruction Goal=This micromodule outlines how environmental and climate ethical considerations play a role in the different stages of research and innovation projects. By the end of the micromodule, participants will be able to:

* '''Understand''' the rationale for an approach to research ethics that incorporates environmental ethics dimensions.
* '''Reflect''' on what it means to be an environmentally virtuous researcher in one’s own specific field.
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The micromodule challenges researchers to reflect on what it means to be an environmentally virtuous researcher in one’s own specific field. This is expected to sensitize researchers for their attitude and decision-making in academic and corporate R&I activities, both on the personal professional level and regarding the researcher’s role in tackling the wicked problems of our time. As such, this micromodule serves as an introductory unit for the various other micromodules that go into detail regarding either the professional conduct direction (research integrity) or the methodological aspects of multi-stakeholder discourses (sustainability, risk, ethical impact assessment, etc.) that researchers usually find themselves in.
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2026-06-16T09:21:47Z

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|Instruction Goal=<span lang="EN-US">This micromodule, inspired by the podcast T[https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Yq8FQTN5tX789DJwwSrmI?si=WUKgA52dS9WjZ-Llt98E8A ransformative Research, Part 2: Emotions & Justice], explores the emotional and justice-oriented dimensions of research. After completing this micromodules learners will be able to:</span>

*'''<span lang="EN-US">Identify</span>''' <span lang="EN-US">ethical tensions in their own research ecosystems by reflecting on who benefits, who pays the price and what is left unseen or unaddressed</span>
*'''<span lang="EN-US">Use</span>''' <span lang="EN-US">imagination and analogy as tools to surface inner dynamics, silenced voices, and neglected consequences in research systems and practices.</span>
*'''<span lang="EN-US">Critically</span>''' <span lang="EN-US">evaluate their role as researchers not only as knowledge producers but as moral and political actors.</span>
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|Instruction Step Text=<span lang="EN-US">In this episode, Lucy Sabin, Josephine Chambers, and Rianne Janssen engage in a conversation about transformative research and explain how this approach to research challenges the assumption that simply producing knowledge leads to societal change. Instead, this approach asks researchers to confront hidden narratives about their role, engage creatively with imagination, and recognize research as an emotional, ethical, and relational practice—not just a rational one. Through storytelling, creative expression, and reflection (e.g., the Omelas analogy), participants explore tensions between engaging societal agendas and preserving critical, imaginative independence.</span>

<span lang="EN-US">Listening to this podcast we learn that transformation can happen on two levels: externally in systems and policies, and internally in researchers’ values, motivations, and identities. Taking this approach and reflecting on one's own research practices can recenter humanity in research, showing that imagination, creativity, and self-awareness are vital for shaping futures.</span>
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|Instruction Step Text=The Omelas analogy shows that awareness alone doesn’t lead to action;deeper emotional and ethical engagement is required. Go to min. 3:27 to listen to the story again.

In [https://reading:%20the%20ones%20who%20walk%20away%20from%20omelas%20ursula%20k%20leguin%20:%20Internet%20Archive/ ''The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas''] by Ursula Le Guin (1973), the city’s prosperity depends on the suffering of one hidden child. In the real world, many communities thrive while others bear disproportionate environmental burdens (polluted water, toxic waste sites, deforestation, or climate change impacts).
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|Instruction Step Text=<span lang="EN-US">Now that you have identified possible blind spots and challenges in your research, we invite you to use storytelling to craft an original short story. By doing so, you can reflect on hidden assumptions, neglected impacts, silenced voices, and power relations within your own research context or field.</span> <span lang="EN-US">Storytelling helps us see what academic prose often hides.</span>
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*<span lang="EN-US">What shifts in your thinking emerged through writing it?</span>
*<span lang="EN-US">What implications does your story raise for how research might change?</span>

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2026-06-16T09:21:10Z

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|Instruction Goal=<span lang="EN-US">This micromodule builds on the content of the first episode of Earth to Research, ) to explore what it means to do transformative research in times of ecological and social crisis. By the end of this micromodule, researchers will be able to:</span>

* <span lang="EN-US">'''Explain the concept of transformative research'''—including how research can contribute not only to knowledge production but to societal change.</span>
* <span lang="EN-US">'''Describe''' the PePe framework (Pluralizing, Empowering, Politicizing, Embedding) and its relevance for advancing more just and impactful research practices.</span>
* '''<span lang="EN-US">Apply</span>''' the PEPE <span lang="EN-US">framework to their own research practices and systems.</span>
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|Instruction Step Text=<span lang="EN-US">The course described in the podcast titled “''Transformative Research for Sustainability Challenges”,'' was born out of interviews with 71 researchers about how their work connects to societal transformation.</span>

<span lang="EN-US">What emerged was a striking tension: while many researchers had high aspirations for the societal impact of their work, their day-to-day practice often fell short of those ideals.</span>

The course supports PhD candidates to question assumptions, build solidarity, and explore new ways of doing research.

As Josephine puts it: “We’re so trained into certain ways of doing research and thinking that that’s legitimate.” The course encourages participants to reflect not just on what they study, but on why they do it—prompting questions like:

''What are your values? What do you think is important? How do you position yourself in the world and in your research field?''

<span lang="EN-US">The course creates space for reflection, discomfort, and reimagining. PhD candidates are encouraged to break out of their silos, engage in creative methods, and explore their emotions. Through reflection, researchers are</span> encouraged to reclaim ownership over their own narratives of change. At the heart of the course is the PEPE framework: Pluralizing, Empowering, Politicizing, and Embedding.
<span lang="EN-US">Watch this video to learn more about transformative research and the PEPE framework.</span>

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|Instruction Step Text=<span lang="EN-US">In the two steps above, we have learned about the PEPE framework.</span>
*'''Pluralizing''' invites researchers to <span lang="EN-GB">go beyond the superficial combining of different perspectives that's inattentive to power and to genuinely reflect on the question: how to attend different knowledge forms and navigate that plurality of different perspectives?</span>

*'''Empowering''' <span lang="EN-GB">tries to address the fact that in research we often communicate dry data or facts and publish them, but we don't attend to all of the emotions and perspectives that play a critical role in how we do research and the importance of ''whose'' voice matters.</span>

*'''Politicizing''' <span lang="EN-GB">that attends to the issue of power. We all have very different assumptions about how research might challenge power structures. And that could be more of a scholar activist perspective, but it could also be deeply collaborative.</span>

*'''Embedding''' <span lang="EN-GB">addresses the fact that we're operating in systems that are not necessarily always supportive of what we're doing. H</span><span lang="EN-US">ow do we move beyond temporary experiments to lasting institutional change?</span>
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|Instruction Step Text=Chambers, J. M., & Hille Ris Lambers, R. (Eds.). (2020). 71 visions on our role in social-environmental transformative change. Wageningen University & Research.

Morris, B. S., Chrysochou, P., Christensen, J. D., Orquin, J. L., Barraza, J., Zak, P. J., & Mitkidis, P. (2019). Stories vs. facts: Triggering emotion and action-taking on climate change. Climatic Change, 154, 19–36. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-019-02425-6</nowiki>

Westerink, J., et al. (2026). Transformative pathways for social networks to navigate towards a nature-positive society: Collaborate, challenge, and disrupt. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 79, 101617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2026.101617
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2026-06-16T09:20:35Z

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|Instruction Goal=<span lang="EN-GB">This resource is meant to support educators in organizing training activities on sustainability and Eco‑Justice in Everyday Research. It builds on the content developed for the corresponding course.</span>
|Has Requirements=<span lang="EN-GB">Educators who would like to use this resource are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the content of the course Sustainability and Eco‑Justice in Everyday Research. Before using this material in class, educators need to adapt activities according to their specific teaching objectives, contexts, and participants’ needs.</span>
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|Is About=This resource is designed to support educators in organizing training activities on sustainability and ''Eco-Justice in Everyday Research''. It builds on the content developed for the corresponding course and is intended for trainers who wish to use and adapt this material in their own teaching.

The resource offers a range of activities that can be incorporated into training sessions and learning environments. It is intended as a flexible template from which trainers can select and adapt activities according to their specific teaching objectives, contexts, and participants’ needs.
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<span lang="EN-GB">Before delivering your training session(s), take time to familiarize yourself with the RE4GREEN course materials.</span>
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Begin with the '''introductory micromodule''' to understand the course scope and approach.</span>
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Explore the available materials and resources.</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The RE4GREEN course is designed as a '''flexible toolbox'''. Trainers are encouraged to:</span>
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Select content based on the intended '''learning goals'''</span>
*<span lang="EN-GB">Select content based on their '''target audience''' </span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">About the course</span>'''
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<span lang="EN-GB">The course follows a progressive learning logic that moves from foundational values to systemic analysis and critical engagement, then to future‑oriented reflection, and finally to practical action.</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Section 1: Embodying Sustainability Values</span>'''
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Introduces ethical and conceptual foundations</span>
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Covers key principles such as environmental justice, planetary health, and care-based approaches</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Section 2: Embracing Complexity</span>'''
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Focuses on systems thinking and interconnected sustainability challenges</span>
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Includes analytical exercises and reflection tools</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Section 3: Envisioning Sustainable Futures</span>'''
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Explores transformative thinking and future perspectives</span>
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Encourages reflection on alternative research pathways</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Section 4: Acting for Sustainability</span>'''
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Focuses on practical implementation</span>
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Translates concepts into actionable changes in research practices</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Develop clear and specific learning objectives for your session(s), aligned with the modules. '''Keep your specific context in mind in order to respond to the needs of the learners you wish to engage.'''</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Expected learning outcomes are in line with the competence profile described in step 1 and may include:</span>'''
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*'''<span lang="EN-US">Understand</span>''' <span lang="EN-US">the environmental, social, and ethical impact of research practices.</span>
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*'''<span lang="EN-US">Recognize</span>''' <span lang="EN-US">the complexity and interconnected nature of sustainability challenges</span>
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*'''<span lang="EN-US">Identify</span>''' <span lang="EN-US">opportunities to align research with societal and environmental priorities</span>
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*'''<span lang="EN-US">Apply</span>''' <span lang="EN-US">practical strategies to make research more responsible and sustainable</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Adapt your session to your audience.</span>''' <span lang="EN-GB">Not all materials are suitable for all learners.</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Use the filtering functionality and consider the four stakeholder groups:</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Once you have familiarized yourself with the material and defined the learning goals for your teaching activity, you can begin planning your session(s). After establishing these goals, consider assigning participants the completion of those micromodules which can '''provide them with the foundational knowledge required to engage meaningfully''' with the activities in your session(s).</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The session structure provided below can serve as a '''training template''', helping you organize and deliver your in-class activities in a clear and effective way.</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Welcome & Introduction</span>'''
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# <span lang="EN-GB">Introduce yourself and outline the session plan</span>
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# <span lang="EN-GB">Present the learning objectives</span>
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# <span lang="EN-GB">Start with a '''warm-up question''':</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">“What’s one word that comes to mind when you think of sustainability in research?”</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">“What aspect of sustainability in research makes you feel excited or uneasy?”</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">You can collect answers using a virtual board or ask people to reflect on these questions with their neighbours. </span>
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# <span lang="EN-GB">Briefly introduce the topics you are going to address (drawing on RE4GREEN materials)</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Icebreaker Activity</span>'''
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<span lang="EN-GB">The goal of this activity is to explore participants’ expectations and prior knowledge.</span>
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''<span lang="EN-GB">Option A: Mind Mapping (Small Groups)</span>''
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Divide participants into subgroups</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Provide a series of digital or physical boards (you can use flipcharts for this)</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Write one key work related to each topic on each board. For example, you can propose the following topics/key words:</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Environmental justice</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Ecofeminism</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Planetary health</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Sustainable research culture</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">For each topic/board ask people to write on the board: </span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">What they already know about the topic </span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">What they want to learn more about relate to that topic </span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Invite people to move from table to table (or from board to board if online). Invite participants to brainstorm with other learners working on the same table/board. At the end of the activity go from board to board and summarize the input provided by participants. </span>
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''<span lang="EN-GB">Option B: Learning Goals (Mentimeter)</span>''
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Prepare a Mentimeter (or similar tool)</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Prompt: ''“After this session, I expect to be able to…”''</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Ask participants to submit two goals</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Review and discuss responses together</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Interactive / Expert Lecture</span>'''
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<span lang="EN-GB">Introduce the topic through:</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">An invited expert, or</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Your own lecture.</span>
* <span lang="EN-GB">An example introductory lectures is provided here.</span>
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''<span lang="EN-GB">Key elements:</span>''
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* <span lang="EN-GB">The competence profile developed by RE4GREEN</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Core ethical concepts related to the session topic</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Application of concepts to practical examples</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Use of RE4GREEN videos and materials</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">After the lecture:</span>'''
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Allocate ~10 minutes for Q&A</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Prepare questions in advance if needed</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Trainer Tip:</span>'''

<span lang="EN-GB">Keep the session dynamic by asking questions throughout. Consider including a short break.</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Interactive Group Session</span>'''
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<span lang="EN-GB">After introducing the main topics of your session via a lecture, invite participants to engage in shared reflection. You can use the micromodules for this. Whereas they are primarily designed for individual learning, many elements can be adapted for group settings. </span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Below we provide a list of activities presented in the micromodules which can be used in class to:</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Encourage '''discussion'''</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Foster group work and shared '''reflection'''</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Support '''case-based learning '''</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">For groups larger than 10 participants, divide into smaller groups.</span>
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'''''<span lang="EN-GB">Discussion Tools</span>'''''
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* '''<span lang="EN-GB">Competence profile -</span>''' [[Instruction:72053409-4628-4104-ac22-e90bb2166de4|<u><span lang="EN-GB">Sustainability and eco-justice in everyday research</span></u>]]
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* '''<span lang="EN-GB">Environmental justice prompt cards -</span>''' [[Instruction:Bf8dec21-abe8-4329-aca6-7a08f33b623a|<u><span lang="EN-GB">Addressing environmental justice in research & innovation</span></u>]]
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* '''<span lang="EN-GB">Climate-conscious methodology matrices</span>'''
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* <span lang="EN-GB">For researchers and ethics reviewers [[Instruction:2048c80f-44be-43e8-bf19-d9012c1208ba|<u>Doing research with communities affected by climate change: Climate-conscious methodologies matrix (for researchers and ethics reviewers)</u>]]</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">For students and citizen scientists [[Instruction:730cb733-bc5a-4f97-b235-1a00a30c8815|<u>Doing research with communities affected by climate change: Climate-conscious methodologies matrix (for students and citizen scientists)</u>]]</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Group Work Activities</span>'''
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<span lang="EN-GB">·       '''Crisis Tree Exercise -''' [[Instruction:30edbd4b-bfea-4b9e-be90-61892b7877ca|<u>Mapping research connections to environmental justice: Crisis Tree exercise</u>]]</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Map connections between research and environmental justice</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">·  </span> '''<span lang="EN-GB">Myths and Rituals Exercise -</span>''' [[Instruction:Dcad977e-3564-4a76-8ea0-ee15a8b391a6|<u><span lang="EN-GB">Myths and rituals: Art-science, sustainable tech, and degrowth</span></u>]]
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Create a ritual that embodies care within a research environment</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Scenarios and Case Work</span>'''
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<span lang="EN-GB">·  </span> '''<span lang="EN-GB">Ecofeminist research dilemmas -</span>''' [[Instruction:46351c66-8276-40bf-84da-8cac974a02aa|<u><span lang="EN-GB">Applying ecofeminist ethics to research practice</span></u>]]
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<span lang="EN-GB">After the group work:</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Facilitate reporting back</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Summarize key insights</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Highlight connections across discussions</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Final Reflection / Take-Home Messages</span>'''
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Facilitate a discussion on relevance to participants’ work or studies</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Optionally use small groups</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Support participants in identifying key takeaways</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Conclusion</span>'''
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Revisit the icebreaker or learning goals</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Were expectations met?</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Share:</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">QR code to evaluation form</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Links to online modules for continued learning</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Close by:</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Thanking participants</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Encouraging application of insights in their work</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Inviting them to share and promote the RE4GREEN modules</span>
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2026-06-16T09:19:45Z

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|Instruction Goal=This micromodule focuses on AI’s environmental impact. From energy-hungry data centers to e-waste and water use, this micromodule explores AI’s footprint and what people can do about it. Participants will explore both the opportunities and risks of AI in the environmental context and begin to imagine what a more sustainable AI future could look like. By the end of this micromodule, participants will be able to:

*'''Identify''' key environmental impacts of AI technologies
*'''Explain''' how AI’s infrastructure contributes to climate and environmental pressures
*'''Reflect''' on trade-offs and future governance needs regarding AI deployment
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|Instruction Step Title=The Environmental Footprint of AI: Understanding the Trade-offs
|Instruction Step Text=In this activity, you’ll explore the environmental impacts associated with AI technologies. Concerns include electricity use, water consumption, rare earth mining, and e-waste. Possible solutions and governance ideas are also explored. Interactive exercises to test your understanding are also included.

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|Instruction Step Title=Understanding the Systemic Impacts of Generative AI
|Instruction Step Text=This step explores the environmental impacts of generative AI across its lifecycle: from training, deployment, and inference to hardware and infrastructure.

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|Instruction Step Title=Making AI More Sustainable: What Are the Options?
|Instruction Step Text=In this step you’ll learn about the energy and resource demands of generative AI, as well as realistic strategies that reduce environmental impacts while maintaining performance.

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|Instruction Step Title=Reflect on how to engage with AI: values, emotions and intentions
|Instruction Step Text=How do we engage with AI?

Instead of focusing on technical performance or efficiency, the episode below highlights the importance of values, emotions, and intentions in how we engage with generative AI. Drawing on speculative thinking and storytelling, Mariana Fernández explores alternative ways of relating to algorithmic technologies—approaches that take into account environmental limits, social justice, and more-than-human perspectives.

Listen to the episode and reflect on how algorithmic systems are influencing academic cultures and the production of knowledge.
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|Instruction Step Title=References
|Instruction Step Text=Beth Stackpole, [https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/ai-has-high-data-center-energy-costs-there-are-solutions AI has high data centre energy costs - but there are solutions], MIT Management Sloan School, 7 Jan 2025.

UN environment programme, [https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/ai-has-environmental-problem-heres-what-world-can-do-about AI has an environmental problem. Here's what the world can do about that], 13 Nov 2025.

Adam Zewe , [https://news.mit.edu/2025/explained-generative-ai-environmental-impact-0117 Explained: Generative AI's environmental impact], MIT News, 17 Jan 2025.
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2026-06-16T09:19:08Z

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{{Instruction
|Title=The Good Researcher: responsibility, discourse, and environmentally aware research
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|Instruction Goal=This micromodule outlines how environmental and climate ethical considerations play a role in the different stages of research and innovation projects. By the end of the micromodule, participants will be able to:

* '''Understand''' the rationale for an approach to research ethics that incorporates environmental ethics dimensions.
* '''Reflect''' on what it means to be an environmentally virtuous researcher in one’s own specific field.
* '''Relate''' environmental dimensions of research and innovation to various stages of professional practice and act accordingly.
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|Is About=This micromodule outlines how environmental- and climate-ethical considerations play a role in the different stages of research and innovation projects (choice of topic, research design, conduct of research, dissemination and implementation of results, impact of work output on environment and society). It explains how responsibility for environmental implications of research and innovation (R&I) can be attributed meaningfully, and what it means for professional conduct. As a key aspect, it introduces a virtue ethics approach to good R&I practice (as the micro-ethical dimension) and a deliberative discourse approach to environmental and societal impact (the macro-ethical dimension).

The micromodule challenges researchers to reflect on what it means to be an environmentally virtuous researcher in one’s own specific field. This is expected to sensitize researchers for their attitude and decision-making in academic and corporate R&I activities, both on the personal professional level and regarding the researcher’s role in tackling the wicked problems of our time. As such, this micromodule serves as an introductory unit for the various other micromodules that go into detail regarding either the professional conduct direction (research integrity) or the methodological aspects of multi-stakeholder discourses (sustainability, risk, ethical impact assessment, etc.) that researchers usually find themselves in.
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|Instruction Step Title=Watch: environmental dimensions of and in research
|Instruction Step Text=Watch the following video and reflect on environmental consideration in and form research.
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|Instruction Step Title=Draw the good researcher!
|Instruction Step Text=Take a piece of paper a draw the good researcher. What would characterise a good researcher, scientist, or innovator? What is in their hands, on their mind, in/on their clothes, or their equipment?
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2026-06-16T09:18:29Z

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|Title=Technology and sustainability
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|Instruction Goal=This micromodule introduces learners to the often-overlooked environmental impacts of technology, from data centers and energy use to e-waste and rare earth mining. It presents two strategies for making technology more sustainable — by using technology to address environmental challenges (greening by technology), and by redesigning technology itself to reduce its environmental impact (greening of technology). Learners are then introduced to concrete principles for sustainable tech design and encouraged to reflect on how these concepts apply to their own field of research or practice. By the end of this micromodule, participants will be able to:

*'''Identify''' key environmental and climate impacts associated with technology.
*'''Distinguish''' between “greening by technology” and “greening of technology.”
*'''Apply''' practical design principles for more sustainable technology.
*'''Reflect''' on how sustainability considerations apply to their own research or innovation practices.
*'''Evaluate''' the ethical and social implications of sustainable technology choices
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|Instruction Step Title=The Environmental Impact of Physical Devices
|Instruction Step Text=Our phones and devices seem small and portable — but their environmental footprint is massive. This short article explores how technology products affect the environment throughout their lifecycle: from extraction of rare minerals to their disposal as e-waste.

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|Instruction Step Title=The Environmental Cost of Software and Online Services
|Instruction Step Text=We rarely think about the environmental cost of streaming a movie, joining a video call, or downloading a podcast— but the digital world runs on data centers that use huge amounts of energy, water, and land.
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|Instruction Step Title=Greening Tech — What and How
|Instruction Step Text=There are two complementary approaches through which technology can contribute to sustainability:
*Greening by Tech: using technology to enable sustainable solutions (e.g., climate monitoring, carbon tracking, energy-efficient transportation).
*Greening of Tech: making the technologies themselves — including software, cloud, and hardware — more sustainable and energy-efficient.
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|Instruction Step Text=Convention on Biological Diversity, [https://www.cbd.int/article/greening-tech-for-people-and-planet Greening Tech for People and Planet], 1 June 2021.

Xavier Harding, [https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/blog/ai-internet-carbon-footprint/ The Internet's Invisible Carbon Footprint], Mozilla Foundation, 3 Aug 2023.

United Nations, thoughtworks, [https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/documents/e-book/tw_ebook_responsible_tech_playbook_united_nations.pdf Responsible Technology Playbook. Tools for the United Nations], 2023.
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2026-06-16T09:17:33Z

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|Title=Sustainability and ecojustice: knowledge, skills and values
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|Instruction Goal=This micromodule supports researchers in critically reflecting on the broader impacts of their work on the environment, climate, and social justice. It encourages thoughtful and informed choices in defining research questions, selecting methods, and sharing knowledge. Rather than prescribing fixed rules, it offers guiding ideas and reflective prompts to inspire more responsible, ethical, and compassionate practices. Participants are invited to embrace the complexity of sustainability challenges, recognize the interconnectedness of systems, and consider long-term consequences.

The micromodule also encourages envisioning sustainable and inclusive futures, while empowering researchers to take practical, meaningful actions that align their work with societal priorities and contribute positively to both people and the planet.

'''By the end of this module, learners will be able to:'''

*Understand the environmental, social, and ethical impacts of research practices
*Reflect on how research choices influence sustainability outcomes
*Recognize the complexity and interconnected nature of sustainability challenges
*Identify opportunities to align research with societal and environmental priorities
*Apply practical strategies to make research more responsible and sustainable
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|Is About=The module explains how researchers can make their work more environmentally sustainable, socially fair, and ethically responsible. It highlights that research activities impact both people and the planet, and therefore must follow principles like “do no harm,” inclusion, and fairness. The module introduces key concepts such as environmental justice, climate justice, and circular economy, while encouraging researchers to consider inequality and vulnerable communities.

It also provides practical guidance on reducing environmental impact in daily research practices, such as minimizing waste and energy use. Overall, it aims to support researchers in integrating sustainability and ethical thinking into all stages of their work and contributing to a more just and sustainable future.
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|Instruction Step Title=Sustainability Reflection
|Instruction Step Text=Research shapes the world, not only through major discoveries, but also through the everyday choices we make, such as the questions we ask, the methods we use, and how we share our work.
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|Instruction Step Title=Embodying Sustainability Values
|Instruction Step Text='''Valuing sustainability'''

Acknowledge diverse perspectives and values concerning environmental and climate justice in the context of research and innovation. Reflect on how personal values and perspectives regarding the environment influence decisions and actions taken during the research process. Consider professional competency in research and innovation to include a responsibility to reduce environmental harms and increase environmental benefits. Uphold the do no (significant) harm principle and precautionary principle in relation to research and innovation.

'''Supporting fairness'''

Recognize the disproportionate impact of the planetary crisis on and within different communities due to coloniality and systemic injustice.

Consider the implications of global and local justice perspectives on research methodologies, priorities, and outcomes.

Support equity and justice for present and future generations in research and innovation proposals.

Conduct research and innovation activities in a way that contributes to both social and environmental justice

'''Promoting nature'''

Acknowledge that research and innovation are embedded in, and can cause significant harm to, ecological systems. Perceive the needs and rights of non-human Nature as a fundamental aspect of research ethics. Practice care and respect towards the environment and other species when designing a research or innovation project
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|Instruction Step Text='''Systems thinking'''

Recognize that sustainability in research and innovation involves complex, multifaceted challenges, and therefore cannot be addressed through simplistic or one dimensional solutions. Be aware that the complexity of environmental, climate and sustainability challenges can be emotionally impactful. Use systems thinking to determine the environmental consequences (including unintended consequences) of research and innovation activities.

'''Critical thinking'''

Recognize potential trade-offs between competing priorities (people, planet, profit) in research and innovation. Evaluate the trustworthiness of information sources regarding environmental problems and potential solutions (e.g. technological solutions). Align project aims with alternative approaches towards growth and consumption which are informed by more sustainable and just economic models

Build in opportunities for critical reflection throughout research and innovation projects to ensure continuous alignment with sustainability principles.

'''Problem framing'''

Identify common challenges, risks, and uncertainties related to the environmental and climate impacts of research and innovation activities in your field. Map out all stakeholders affected by a research and innovation project – including communities, industries, policymakers, and ecosystems

Openly and transparently communicate potential benefits and risks of a project to the environment, climate, and affected communities. Engage multiple stakeholders – especially those most at risk of potential harms – and consider their knowledge, perspectives, and priorities to support more equitable outcomes
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|Instruction Step Title=Envisioning Sustainable Futures
|Instruction Step Text='''Futures literacy'''

Envision sustainable outcomes and identify possible actions, innovations, and/or policies that would support these outcomes. Anticipate ethical concerns of emerging technologies and their environmental and climate impacts. Employ techniques for futures thinking, such as scenario development or speculative design, in relation to a planned research or innovation project.

Align immediate research and innovation efforts with long-term sustainability visions, adaptively balancing present needs and long-term sustainability objectives

'''Adaptability'''

Consider emerging evidence on environmental harms caused by research and innovation, including the cumulative harms of all research and innovation activities. Monitor progress toward envisioned futures and adjust strategies based on new insights or changing circumstances. Mitigate against the environmental impact of research and innovation by considering alternate approaches (e.g., frugal innovation). Participate in continuous learning activities to ensure professional skills are applicable to changing ecological and social circumstances.

'''Exploratory thinking'''

Understand how alternative disciplinary and role-specific perspectives can complement one another. Respect local and traditional knowledges and methods to address sustainability in research and innovation

Engage with key ethical debates regarding the environmental and climate impacts of a research and innovation project. Integrate sustainability principles throughout research and innovation processes, drawing on systematic and creative forms of inquiry (for example, through an ethics by design approach)
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|Instruction Step Title=Acting for Sustainability
|Instruction Step Text='''Political action'''

Recognise that sustainable approaches to research and innovation exist within the context of wider political systems. Identify research and innovation priorities which can contribute to a just transition towards a sustainable society

Be aware of the access to knowledge, networks and platforms that your role entails, and use this to promote environmentally and socially responsible action. Strategically engage in policy dialogue and participatory processes for green initiatives as part of the research methodology or innovation cycle, when appropriate

'''Collective action'''

Remember the importance of teamwork and collective action in tackling environmental (including climate) issues. Demonstrate a capacity for accessible and collaborative work, for example through open science and FAIR data practices.

Support environmental and climate positive initiatives within your research field. Collaborate with multiple actors (such as policy makers and local communities) to shape sustainable approaches to research and innovation

'''Individual initiative'''

Model sustainable practice in research and innovation – including methodology, materials selection, and project goals. Recognise that everyone has a role to play in fostering sustainable approaches to research and innovation. Be accountable for the environmental and social impacts of professional activities, and take corrective actions where needed.
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|Instruction Step Text=<div>Sabin, L. Hastings, R. Evans, N (2026) Sustainability and Eco-Justice in Everyday Research. Amsterdam UMC. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18390889</div><div></div>
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2026-06-16T09:16:42Z

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|Title=Reimagining sustainable field research: Doing science without doing harm
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|Instruction Goal=This micromodule aims to raise awareness about '''sustainable and ethical field research practices''' that '''minimize harm to the environment, wildlife, and local communities'''. By the end of this micromodule, participants should be able to:

*'''Identify''' basic actions that should be taken to minimize footprints in ecological field research.
*'''Recognize''' strategies to reduce environmental impact during fieldwork.
*'''Reflect''' on how sustainable and ethical practices can be implemented in field research.
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|Is About=Field research is essential for advancing knowledge of ecosystem processes and functions. However, if not carefully carried out, field research can lead to serious environmental and ethical consequences, including habitat disruption, heightened stress for wildlife, and a decline in biodiversity (Horváth et al. 2019;Keck et al. 2025), suggesting that the way we conduct field research matters as much as the findings themselves.

This micromodule provides practical guidance to minimize these impacts. Learners will explore strategies for safe, inclusive, and responsible field research activities and examine ethical considerations in wildlife research. Through examples and case studies, participants will gain tools to conduct research responsibly while supporting environmental sustainability and ethical standards.
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|Instruction Step Title=Watch & Learn: Minimizing ecological footprints in field research
|Instruction Step Text=In ecology, field research aims to understand how ecosystems work, respond, and change. But whether we’re conducting observational surveys or setting up experiments, field activities can unintentionally damage the ecosystems that we want to protect. This raises a central question of how we can minimize the environmental impact of our fieldwork in accordance with ethical standards.

To be able to answer this question, watch the video on “Doing science responsibly: Minimizing ecological footprints in field research” to familiarize yourself with basic actions that can be implemented to minimize the environmental impacts of field research activities. Note down those actions that you find the most relevant to your research.

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|Instruction Step Title=Reflect on how you can do ecological research responsibly
|Instruction Step Text=Based on what you learned from the video, please reflect on your understanding of how ecological fieldwork can be performed responsibly by matching the actions with their corresponding type of sampling, including study design, vegetation sampling, soil sampling, and wildlife sampling.

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|Instruction Step Text=Fieldwork can have several environmental consequences related to energy use, habitat disturbance, waste production and methods of sampling. Practicing safe, inclusive, and equitable fieldwork can help reduce these risks and costs. In this session, you will learn about various environmental impacts of research fieldwork and explore practical strategies to reduce their impacts.

Watch the video on “Minimising the Environmental Impact of Research Fieldwork” which provides guidelines for mitigating environmental impacts of research fieldwork.
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|Instruction Step Text=Based on what you learned from the video, please answer the following questions.

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|Instruction Step Text=Wildlife research can provide important scientific insights into biodiversity conservation, but it also raises ethical concerns regarding animal welfare, ecosystem disruption, and community involvement. As scientists and researchers work to understand animal behaviors and ecosystems, ethical considerations are becoming more critical than ever. In this session, you will learn about key ethical issues that arise in wildlife ecology research. The goal is to help various stakeholders involved in wildlife research integrate ethical thinking into every stage of their work, ensuring that wildlife research advances science while protecting the lives and landscapes it depends on.

Watch the video below on "Ethical Issues in Wildlife Ecology Research?” which gives an overview of practical ethical concerns of wildlife research.
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|Instruction Step Text=Well done! You have learned strategies for conducting environmentally sustainable fieldwork and responsible ethical wildlife research. Consider how these principles could be applied in your research and fieldwork to reduce harm to the environment, respect local communities, and avoid unintended alteration of the ecosystem. Note that ethical decision-making and sustainable practices are essential for responsible research.
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|Instruction Step Text=Horváth, Zsófia, Robert Ptacnik, Csaba F. Vad, and Jonathan M. Chase. "Habitat loss over six decades accelerates regional and local biodiversity loss via changing landscape connectance." ''Ecology letters'' 22, no. 6 (2019): 1019-1027.

Keck, François, Tianna Peller, Roman Alther, Cécilia Barouillet, Rosetta Blackman, Eric Capo, Teofana Chonova et al. "The global human impact on biodiversity." ''Nature'' 641, no. 8062 (2025): 395-400.
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2026-06-16T09:15:51Z

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|Instruction Goal=This introductory micromodule explores the concept of Planetary Health as a framework linking human well-being with the state of natural systems. By the end of the module, participants should be able to:
*'''Explain''' how environmental degradation affects human health through the framework of planetary boundaries
*'''Identify''' the disproportionate effects of climate change on different populations.
*'''Reflect''' on the ethical implications of environmental injustices.
*'''Relate''' the concept of planetary health to research responsibilities.
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|Is About=This introductory micromodule explores the concept of Planetary Health as a framework linking human well-being with the state of natural systems. Through an animated video and guided reflection, participants will examine how human activities have breached planetary boundaries, exacerbating health inequalities and environmental injustices. The module fosters ethical awareness and encourages learners to consider sustainability as a foundational principle of responsible research and innovation.
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|Instruction Step Title=Exploring planetary health
|Instruction Step Text=Our health is deeply interlinked with the environment we live in, from the quality of our air, water, and soil, to our social networks, living conditions, and biodiversity. This video introduces the concept of '''Planetary Health''', which explores how the well-being of humans, animals, and ecosystems are inseparably linked. It highlights the environmental and social drivers of health risks, including climate change, deforestation, pollution, and global inequities. Developed by the Nuffic-funded Capacity Strengthening in Epidemiology and Public Health project (CATAPULT) consortium (Asian University for Women, Elevate Health, and UMC Utrecht), the video provides an introduction to why safeguarding planetary systems is essential for promoting health and justice worldwide.

'''Watch the video, and click on the blue pen icon in the left hand corner to make notes while watching. Remember the summary! (click on cc - bottom right in video - to activate subtitles)'''
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|Instruction Step Title=What do we mean by “justice” in planetary health?
|Instruction Step Text=In the context of planetary health, ''justice'' means recognising that the impacts of environmental degradation and climate change are not distributed equally. While some communities contribute more to these problems, often through overconsumption or industrial activity, others (especially low-income or marginalised groups) bear the brunt of the consequences.

Justice asks us to reflect on questions such as:

*Who benefits from current systems?
*Who is most affected by environmental and health harms?
*Whose voices are included or excluded from solutions?

Justice is essential for sustainable health systems because '''no system can be truly sustainable if it perpetuates inequality.'''
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|Instruction Step Title=Key concepts in planetary health
|Instruction Step Text=Match the key concepts in planetary health to their descriptions.
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|Instruction Step Title=Ethics and action
|Instruction Step Text=How can we act according to our values?
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|Instruction Step Title=What can we do to mitigate the risk, adapt, and restore planetary health?
|Instruction Step Text=Planetary health is not only a diagnostic concept but also a call to action. You will now explore concrete pathways on mitigation, adaptation, and restoration, as well as the ethical and justice-oriented shifts required to reframe how we promote health and well-being.
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|Instruction Step Text=Test your knowledge!
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|Instruction Step Title=References
|Instruction Step Text='''1. Main source:'''

Whitmee, S., Haines, A., Beyrer, C., et al. (2015). Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: Report of The Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on planetary health. The Lancet, 386(10007), 1973–2028. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60901-1

'''2. Planetary boundaries framework'''

Rockström, J., Steffen, W., Noone, K., et al. (2009). A safe operating space for humanity. Nature, 461, 472-475. https://doi.org/10.1038/461472a

'''3. Planetary health'''

Martens, P. (2023). Planetary health: The need for a paradigm shift. <span lang="EN-GB">BioScience, Volume 74, Issue 3, March 2024, Pages 128–129, https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biad107</span>

'''4. Planetary health & environmental change'''

Haines, A., & Ebi, K. (2019). Addressing challenges to human health in the Anthropocene epoch - An overview of the findings of the Rockefeller/Lancet Commission on Planetary Health. <span lang="EN-GB">Public Health Rev. 2016;37:14.</span>

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5810099/
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*explore '''[[Instruction:Ab0fdd94-d3a2-40ba-a77a-b3bf46bbe346|“Planetary health: Connecting climate, health, and power”]]''' to '''understand who is most affected and why''' (<span lang="EN-GB">it deepens the justice lens introduced in this module).</span>
*continue with '''[[Instruction:Bf8dec21-abe8-4329-aca6-7a08f33b623a|“Addressing environmental justice in research & innovation”]]''' to '''apply justice principles in research practice''' (it <span lang="EN-GB">answers: what should researchers do differently in practice?)</span>
*complement with '''[[Instruction:80fa8990-1fa1-4aac-8fca-fef85a054a22|“Ethics of care and human-nature relations”]]''' to strengthen '''relational and ethical grounding''' (<span lang="EN-GB">it shifts from justice → to care-based research ethics)</span>
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2026-06-16T09:14:16Z

0000-0003-4416-1351:

{{Instruction
|Title=Nature relations in research and innovation
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|Instruction Goal=This micromodule introduces Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) and Multispecies Thinking as key frameworks for sustainable and inclusive research and innovation. By the end of this micromodule, learners should be able to:

*'''Describe''' the advantages of NBS for research and innovation and differentiate from greenwashing.
*'''Reflect''' on a case study that applies multispecies thinking to urban design.
*'''Consider''' how you could apply these insights to your research and innovation projects.
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|Is About=The Green Transition calls for more than technological change—it requires a reimagining of our relationship with the natural world. This micromodule introduces Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) and Multispecies Thinking as key frameworks for sustainable and inclusive research and innovation. NbS leverage ecosystems to address climate, biodiversity, and social challenges by working with natural processes. Multispecies Thinking broadens our perspective, recognizing the interconnectedness of all life forms and the need to include non-human beings in our ethical and research considerations. Together, these approaches can help foster more regenerative and just innovations. Through case studies and critical reflection, this micromodule equips learners to contribute to a Green Transition grounded in ecological and relational awareness.
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|Instruction Step Title=Become familiar with Nature Based Solutions
|Instruction Step Text=Nature-based solutions harness the power of ecosystems to tackle a wide range of pressing global challenges. By working with natural processes rather than against them, these approaches offer effective ways to mitigate and adapt to climate change, support biodiversity, and reduce the risks of natural disasters such as floods and wildfires. At the same time, they contribute to improved human health and well-being, while addressing social issues like inequality and access to green spaces. By restoring and protecting ecosystems, nature-based solutions provide holistic, sustainable responses to the interconnected crises we face today.

Watch the video “What Are Nature-Based Solutions” and pay attention to the five benefits of nature-based solutions NbS.
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|Instruction Step Title=Case study: In-Visible Moth Spells
|Instruction Step Text=What if innovation projects were designed with nature in mind? Multispecies Thinking broadens our perspective, recognizing the interconnectedness of all life forms and the need to include non-human beings in our ethical and research considerations. Designer Liina Lember explores how light pollution might be tackled from the perspective of another species. View the slideshow on “In-Visible Moth Spells” and notice how it makes you feel.
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2026-06-16T09:13:41Z

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{{Instruction
|Title=Myths and rituals: Art-science, sustainable tech, and degrowth
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|Instruction Goal=<span lang="EN-US">This micromodule builds on the content of the third episode of Earth to Research, titled "<span lang="EN-GB">Myths and Rituals: Art-Science, Sustainable Tech, and Degrowth" and explores how research and innovation can be re-imagined in the context of ecological crisis.</span> After engaging with this resource and completing the activities, learners will be able to:</span>

*'''Explain''' how sustainability and ecological issues extend beyond technological solutions and require social, cultural and epistemic change.
*'''Recognize''' degrowth as a plural, evolving critique of endless economic growth.
*'''Reflect''' on how art–science collaborations can foster new narratives, empathy, uncertainty, and ethical awareness in research practice.
*'''Identify''' ways in which reflexivity, care, storytelling and plurality of knowledge can reshape research design and engagement with the environment.
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|Is About=<span lang="EN-US">This activity builds on the content of the third episode of Earth to Research, titled</span> <span lang="EN-GB">Myths and Rituals: Art-Science, Sustainable Tech, and Degrowth. This episode explores how research and innovation can be re-imagined in the context of ecological crisis. Guest Sofia Greaves describes her nonlinear journey from classics studies to art-science collaborations and degrowth studies, showing how interdisciplinary knowledge can reshape how we understand sustainability.</span>

<span lang="EN-GB">Degrowth is presented not as a singular doctrine but as a plural, evolving critique of economic growth that highlights the impossibility of infinite expansion on a finite planet. Sofia explains that degrowth involves questioning dominant assumptions, valuing multiple knowledge systems, and experimenting with alternative ways of organising society, science, and technology.</span>

<span lang="EN-GB">A major theme is the importance of collaboration between artists and scientists. Art-science projects can help researchers slow down, reflect, and develop more caring and embodied ways of relating to the environment. Examples include ritual-based research on forever chemicals and artistic inquiries into lithium extraction that reveal unseen ecological relationships. These collaborations foreground uncertainty, challenge technological “fix” narratives, and generate new stories and perspectives. The conversation concludes that sustainability is a social, ethical and epistemic challenge (not just a technological one) and that creative, reflexive, cross-disciplinary approaches are vital in research.</span>
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|Instruction Step Text=<span lang="EN-US">After you have listened to the podcast, engage in the following activity to check your understanding and confront common misconceptions while receiving instant feedback that deepens learning.</span>
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|Instruction Step Title=Create your own ritual
|Instruction Step Text=<span lang="EN-US">Inspired by the examples shared in the podcast, this task invites you to slow down and imagine a small ritual that embodies care for something within your research environment (e.g., water, soil, lab equipment, participants, data, community).</span>

<span lang="EN-US">Reflect and respond to the prompts below:</span>
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2026-06-16T09:13:04Z

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{{Instruction
|Title=Mapping research connections to environmental justice: Crisis Tree exercise
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|Instruction Goal=This micromodule invites researchers and students to reflect on their work in relation to intersectional environmental justice using a visual “Crisis Tree”.

By the end of the module, participants should be able to:

*'''Identify''' systemic factors (e.g., public policy, health equity, urban inequality) that shape research impacts and responsibilities.
* '''Map''' research linkages to climate justice, interspecies justice, and gendered (urban) contexts using the “Crisis Tree”.
* '''Articulate''' how their research connects with environmental and climate justice using intersectionality-based thinking.
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|Instruction Step Text=Please go through the PowerPoint presentation (summary from chapter 6 of the Coloring Connections, [https://zenodo.org/records/14258538 Verdonk et al., 2024]). <span lang="EL"><span lang="EN-US">(Please click on the bottom right of the slides to expand it to full screen and improve your experience).</span></span>
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|Instruction Step Text=Look closely at the image and reflect on the issues that might be affecting your research. Hover over the image to reveal example reflection questions that can help you reflect on your research.
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|Instruction Step Text=Please match the key terms related to the Crisis Tree with their descriptions
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|Instruction Step Text=Note the most important issues that might be affecting your research
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|Instruction Step Text='''1. Main source'''

Verdonk, P. (Ed.). (2024). Coloring connections: Researching gender, intersectionality and health in the climate crisis. Dutch Society Gender & Health & Amsterdam UMC. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14047986

'''2. Intersectionality framework (IBPA foundation)'''

Hankivsky, O. (2014). ''Intersectionality 101''. The Institute for Intersectionality Research and Policy, Simon Fraser University. https://womensstudies.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/66/2021/06/Intersectionality-101.pdf

'''3. Climate justice (intersectional urban perspective)'''

Amorim-Maia, A. T., Anguelovski, I., Chu, E., & Connolly, J. (2022). Intersectional climate justice: A conceptual pathway for bridging adaptation planning, transformative action, and social equity. ''Urban Climate, 41'', 101053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2021.101053

'''4. Intersectionality in climate change (theoretical grounding)'''

Kaijser, A., & Kronsell, A. (2014). Climate change through the lens of intersectionality. ''Environmental Politics, 23''(3), 417-433. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2013.835203
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* explore [[Instruction:250d2fdb-27a6-4db5-98c2-0a0aed891c9f|'''“Incorporating gender, health, and climate justice in your research: A reflexive question card exercise”''']] to '''deepen reflexive and intersectional thinking''' (t<span lang="EN-GB">he Crisis Tree showed the system and this module will help you locate yourself within it)</span>

* continue with [[Instruction:2048c80f-44be-43e8-bf19-d9012c1208ba|'''“Doing research with communities affected by climate change: Climate-conscious methodologies matrix (for researchers and ethics reviewers)”''']] to '''apply systems insights to research design''' (<span lang="EN-GB">after mapping problems with the Crisis Tree, this module will show you how to redesign your methodology accordingly)</span>
* revisit [[Instruction:E865c6f6-f3df-4725-b4cf-dd589daa8fd8|'''“Planetary health, human well-being and environmental justice”''']] to '''strengthen conceptual understanding of justice''' (<span lang="EN-GB">this module explains the “why” behind what you mapped in the Crisis Tree)</span>
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2026-06-16T09:12:10Z

0000-0003-4416-1351:

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|Instruction Goal=This Micromodule introduces sustainability as a wicked problem and highlights the importance of Perspective Taking, Systems Thinking, and Negotiation in engineering.

By the end of the module participants will be able to:

*'''Understand''' the wicked nature of sustainability and recognize the complexity of balancing environmental, social, and economic dimensions in engineering decisions.
*'''Apply''' transversal skills — Perspective Taking, Systems Thinking, and Negotiation — to analyze and solve complex sustainability challenges in engineering contexts.
*'''Evaluate''' material and design choices considering environmental impacts, societal wellbeing, and ethical responsibilities to promote sustainable engineering practices.
*'''Reflect''' on the broader responsibilities of engineers in creating solutions that are socially responsible, environmentally sound, and technically effective.
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This Micromodule introduces sustainability as a wicked problem and highlights the importance of Perspective Taking, Systems Thinking, and Negotiation in engineering. Through interactive exercises, participants will evaluate environmental and social impacts, make informed material and design choices, and reflect on engineers’ broader responsibilities in creating sustainable solutions.
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<span lang="EN-US">After reading the text below, complete each blank by selecting the most appropriate word from the list provided. This activity is designed to help you reflect on how these skills contribute to addressing complex sustainability challenges and improving problem-solving in engineering contexts.You may find it helpful to review the key concept definitions below before completing the activity.A wicked problem is a complex and difficult-to-define challenge that involves multiple stakeholders, competing values, and interconnected factors. These problems do not have a single correct solution, and attempts to address one aspect may create new challenges. Sustainability is often considered a wicked problem because it requires balancing environmental, social, and economic considerations.</span>

<span lang="EN-US">Perspective taking is the ability to temporarily adopt and understand the viewpoints of others in a purposeful and cognitive way. It helps engineers explore different stakeholder needs and constraints, improves how problems are framed, and supports ethical reasoning and negotiation between competing perspectives. Developing perspective-taking skills enables engineers to design more inclusive and sustainable solutions.</span>

<span lang="EN-US">Systems thinking is a way of reasoning that involves understanding how components of a system interact and produce outcomes. It allows engineers to analyze complex phenomena, recognize relationships and interdependencies, and predict potential consequences. Systems thinking is particularly important for sustainability, as it helps engineers consider broader contexts and make informed decisions about complex systems.</span>

<span lang="EN-US">Negotiation is the process of balancing different stakeholder interests to reach informed and mutually acceptable solutions. In engineering, negotiation involves mediating between diverse perspectives, optimizing available resources, and advocating for stakeholders who cannot represent themselves, such as the environment. Strong negotiation skills are essential for addressing sustainability challenges effectively.</span>
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|Instruction Step Text=[https://zenodo.org/records/13973985 Chapter 4: How to support students to develop skills that promote sustainability]

[https://sussex.figshare.com/articles/report/Media_Arts_and_Humanities_Sustainability_Educator_Toolkit/23492969?file=41201159 Media, Arts, and Humanities Sustainability Educator Toolkit]

[https://www.laudesfoundation.org/ The Just Transitions Initiatives Mapping]<div>
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usDU0cdze6U What is a Just Transition and How Can We Accelerate It?]
</div><div><div>[https://www.youtube.com/@ClimateHorizons]</div></div>
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2026-06-16T09:11:32Z

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|Instruction Goal=This micromodule introduces the idea of a just transition by looking at how climate solutions can unintentionally repeat old patterns of inequality. It focuses on the tension between climate justice and what some scholars call green colonialism. By the end of the micromodule, learners should be able to:

*'''Identify''' and '''distinguish''' key types of justice (e.g., recognition, spatial, distributive, epistemic, intergenerational) that shape environmental justice debates.
*'''Recognize''' how certain green initiatives overlook broader social and historical contexts.
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|Is About=<span lang="EN-US">Through short podcasts and interactive activities, learners get familiar with different forms of justice – recognition, distributive, spatial, temporal and epistemic – and how these ideas show up in real environmental conflicts.</span>

<span lang="EN-US">A central part of the module looks at the Saami experience with the Fosen wind project. The case shows how renewable energy initiatives, even when well-intended, can overlook indigenous rights if they are pushed forwards without proper consultation or consent.</span>
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|Instruction Step Title=Environmental justice in practice
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|Instruction Step Text=<span lang="EN-US">Listen to the podcast that you opened focussing on the following fragments: [2:16–4:00], [6:28–8:23]</span>

<span lang="EN-US">Pay attention to how Laura del Duca defines different types of justice.</span>
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2026-06-16T09:10:51Z

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|Instruction Goal=This micromodule introduces the concept of environmental justice and its relevance for research practice. After completing this micro-module learners will be able to:
*'''Understand''' the concept of environmental justice
*'''Recognize''' how environmental harms and benefits are often distributed unequally across different communities.
*'''Reflect''' on the responsibility researchers hold in shaping sustainable and fair outcomes and how disparities may arise within the context of their own research or professional practice.
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|Instruction Step Text=Now that you have learned about environmental justice, we invite you to reflect on your research by answering the questions below.
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2026-06-16T09:09:54Z

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|Instruction Goal=This Micromodule familiarizes participants with the ideas of degrowth, postgrowth, and post-growth-oriented innovation, highlighting the limits of traditional growth and the need for sustainable, socially just approaches.

By the end of the module participants should be able to:

*'''Recognize''' the significant differences between growth-oriented and post-growth-oriented innovation.
*'''Identify''' and understand the core values associated with each orientation.
*'''Reflect''' on the role of each approach to innovation in relation to sustainability.
*'''Assess''' the broader social significance of both approaches to innovation.
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|Is About=This Micromodule familiarizes participants with the ideas of degrowth, postgrowth, and post-growth-oriented innovation, highlighting the limits of traditional growth and the need for sustainable, socially just approaches. Through interactive exercises, learners will examine the contrasts between growth-focused and post-growth organizations, the concept of convivial technologies, and the social and ecological priorities of degrowth strategies. Activities include comprehension questions, multiple-choice reflections, and True/False tasks, designed to deepen understanding of sustainability, collective action, and equitable innovation. By the end of the Micromodule, participants will grasp core post-growth concepts, critically assess growth-oriented innovation, and identify real-world examples of participatory and sustainable innovation practices.
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|Instruction Step Text=Read the slides carefully, focusing on the goals and methods of the two types of innovation and the differences between them. You can expand the slides to full screen by clicking the button in the '''bottom-right''' corner.
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|Instruction Step Title=Understanding of degrowth, postgrowth
|Instruction Step Text=After carefully reviewing the slideshow, answer the questions to test your understanding of degrowth, postgrowth, and their main social and environmental priorities.
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|Instruction Step Title=Key Issues in Post-Growth Innovation
|Instruction Step Text=Read the slides carefully. The purpose of the exercise is to familiarise participants with certain key issues in the logic and philosophy of post-growth innovation. You can expand the slides to full screen by clicking the button in the '''bottom-right''' corner.
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|Instruction Step Title=Let’s think about innovation without growth
|Instruction Step Text=Answer the following multiple-choice questions based on the text (slide show) you read earlier.
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|Instruction Step Text=The purpose of the third exercise is for participants to easily gain an overall understanding of the differences between the two types of innovation by answering 10 True or False questions.
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|Instruction Step Text=[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1350508420973631 Pansera, M., & Fressoli, M. (2021). Innovation without growth: Frameworks for understanding technological change in a post-growth era. ''Organization'', ''28''(3), 380-404.doi.org/10.1177/1350508420973]

[https://www.postgrowth.earth/ Post Growth Social Innovation]

[https://sussex.figshare.com/articles/report/Media_Arts_and_Humanities_Sustainability_Educator_Toolkit/23492969?file=41201159 Theme #6: Degrowth and Postgrowth]
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Instruction:29837cc9-47f1-4bd6-9a60-bddf83e201ad

2026-06-16T09:09:16Z

0000-0003-4416-1351:

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<span lang="EN-US">This micromodule introduces the overall structure, components, and intended use of the course “Sustainability and Eco-Justice in Everyday Research”. By the end of this micromodule, participants should be able to:</span>
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* <span lang="EN-US">Understand the structure and logic of the course design</span>
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* <span lang="EN-US">Recognise the different parts and learning components</span>
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* <span lang="EN-US">Navigate between micromodules and learning activities</span>
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<span lang="EN-US">This micromodule explains how the course “Sustainability and Eco-Justice in Everyday Research” is organised and how learners can engage with it in a meaningful way.</span>
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<span lang="EN-US">It provides clarity on the architecture of the course, the sequence of learning elements, and expectations for participation.</span>
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<span lang="EN-US">The course is composed of a number of individual micromodules. These are short training resources designed for individual self-paced learning, however they can also be used in class to stimulate reflection on sustainability in research. They consist of highly interactive resources combining different types of material (including videos, recorded mini-lectures, podcasts etc.), which stimulate self-reflection and provide knowledge about fundamental issues, theories and practical approaches to sustainable research.</span>
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<span lang="EN-US">The micromodules frame research as not only a mechanism of knowledge production but also as a form of practice with material, social, environmental, and ethical consequences. They emphasize that research decisions (such as topic choice and methodology) have real-world impacts on individuals, communities, and ecosystems.</span>
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<span lang="EN-US">The course is modular, flexible, learner-driven and allows learners to assemble a profile-specific learning pathway that suits their goals. It includes conceptual grounding, system reflections and practical tools to design concrete actions leading to more sustainable research.</span>
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<span lang="EN-US">After taking the “Sustainability and Eco-Justice in Everyday Research” course learners will be able to:</span>
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* <span lang="EN-US">Explain key concepts and ethical frameworks linking '''research, sustainability, and environmental justice'''.</span>

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* <span lang="EN-US">Analyse how research and innovation contribute to '''environmental impacts, inequalities, and sustainability transitions'''.</span>

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* <span lang="EN-US">Apply '''systems thinking and intersectional perspectives''' to sustainability challenges in research contexts.</span>

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* <span lang="EN-US">Integrate '''justice-oriented and climate-conscious approaches''' into research design, methodology, and innovation.</span>

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* <span lang="EN-US">Implement '''practical strategies for sustainable research practices''' in laboratories, fieldwork, technology use, and research culture.</span>
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<span lang="EN-US">The micromodules presented in the course can be used individually or as part of a profile-specific learning path. By clicking on the filters at the top of the page learners can select their learning profile and be guided through the resources specifically designed for their target group. Specific profile-specific learning paths have been designed for 4 different stakeholders' group namely:</span>
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*<span lang="EN-US">Students</span>
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*<span lang="EN-US">Citizen scientists</span>
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*<span lang="EN-US">Ethics reviewers</span>
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<span lang="EN-US">The course is designed as a toolbox. This means that learners are not required to take the whole course top to bottom. Learners are welcome to follow the learning paths designed for their target groups but are also given the chance to deepen their knowledge by taking advantage of the other tools present in the toolbox. To find out which modules have been specifically designed for you, please select your target audience via the filtering menu you will find at the top of the course page.</span>
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<span lang="EN-US">The course invites learners to step into the role of the '''Sustainable Researcher''', i.e. a professional who not only understands sustainability as a concept but lives it as a practice. Throughout the programme, you will develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to respond meaningfully to today’s intertwined social, environmental, and climate challenges.</span>
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<span lang="EN-US">The course is organized into four thematic sections that together guide participants from foundational understanding to practical application. Each section contains multiple micromodules that address specific aspects of sustainability and eco-justice in research.</span>
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<span lang="EN-US">It begins with '''Embodying Sustainability Values''', exploring personal and professional values such as care, fairness, respect, humility and responsibility shape research practice. From there, it moves to '''Embracing Complexity''', where you will engage with systems thinking, interdisciplinarity, and the dynamic relationships between ecological systems and social justice. In '''Envisioning Sustainable Futures''', you will learn to imagine and critically assess alternative futures, strengthening your capacity to think long-term and work creatively with uncertainty. Finally, '''Acting for Sustainability''' focuses on translating insights into practice, developing the reflexivity, collaboration skills, and community engagement strategies necessary to create tangible impact.</span> [[File:Re2.png|center|frameless|600x600px]]<span lang="EN-US">Image generated by Microsoft Copilot (2026) to illustrate the four sections of a sustainability course.</span>

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<span lang="EN-US">These four domains reflect the professional competence profile of the Sustainable Researcher. This profile was shaped through 28 in-depth interviews and a Delphi survey involving 21 participants ensuring it is grounded in lived experience and collective expertise. The competence profile of the Sustainable Researcher forms the foundation of the course and mirrors the structure of the European sustainability competence framework, GreenComp (Bianchi et al., 2022).</span>
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<span lang="EN-US">At the heart of this course is the understanding that sustainability is not only about environmental protection. The Sustainable Researcher recognizes the interconnectedness of ecological integrity and social and climate justice. They cultivate reflexivity in their own practice, collaborate across disciplines, engage meaningfully with communities, and approach complex problems with systems thinking.</span>
</div><span lang="EN-US">This course is an invitation to grow into that role, developing not just expertise, but a way of being and acting in the world that advances sustainability in research and beyond. Even though taking this course can feel like an isolating endeavor, the course developers encourage you to approach it as food for thought and to use it as a conversation starter, sharing and discussing your reflections and learning with others. Knowledge, after all, is a collective process and the first step toward action.</span>

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<span lang="EN-US">The course follows a progressive logic which mimics the domains of the GreenComp (Bianchi et al., 2022) and is structure is organized as follows:</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-US">Section 1 – Embodying Sustainability Values</span>'''
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<span lang="EN-US">This section contains six micromodules and introduces the ethical and conceptual foundations of the course. It frames key ethical considerations such as environmental justice, planetary health, and care-based approaches that shape responsible research practices.</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-US">Section 2 – Embracing Complexity</span>'''
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<span lang="EN-US">With eight micromodules, this section explores systemic thinking and the interconnected nature of sustainability challenges. It includes practical exercises and applied reflection tools that support learners in examining research practices while accounting for the complexity at stake.</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-US">Section 3 – Envisioning Sustainable Futures</span>'''
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<span lang="EN-US">This section consists of six micromodules focused on transformative thinking, innovation critique, and future-oriented perspectives. Participants are encouraged to reflect on alternative research pathways and consider long-term impacts.</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-US">Section 4 – Acting for Sustainability</span>'''
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<span lang="EN-US">The final section includes five micromodules dedicated to practical implementation. It translates earlier conceptual insights into actionable changes in research culture, infrastructure, and daily practice.</span>
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<span lang="EN-US">Although the sections are designed in sequence to support conceptual development, each micromodule remains largely self-contained. Learners may engage with them in order to follow the trajectory set by the profile-specific learning paths or select modules according to their interests and needs.</span>
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<span lang="EN-US">Most micromodules include short reflection tasks or applied exercises that allow learners to check their understanding of the content and to connect it to their own context. The responses and results of these tests are not collected by The Embassy. The completion of the tests via The Embassy is meant for self-assessment and not for certification. Teachers who want to use these resources in their trainings for the purpose of certification can embed the modules in their preferred learning management system.</span>
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<span lang="EN-US">If you are interested in following a formal course and obtaining a certification, please register your interest via the link below.</span>

https://mailchi.mp/embassy/re4green

https://mailchi.mp/embassy/re4green
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2026-06-16T09:06:41Z

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|Title=Green labs, smarter science: Practical steps for sustainable research and innovation
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|Instruction Goal=This micromodule is designed to raise awareness about sustainable laboratory (lab) management through environmentally friendly practices that promote green labs, improve research efficiency and drive smarter innovation.

By the end of this activity, participants should be able to:

*'''Identify''' daily small actions that can be undertaken to make labs more environmentally friendly.
*'''Examine''' the case of inefficient energy use in labs to '''identify''' underlying causes and propose improvement strategies.
*'''Reflect''' on how changes towards sustainable management should be implemented

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|Is About=The world is facing several pressing environmental issues such as climate change and air pollution that need to be urgently addressed. As lab managers, researchers, innovators, and students, our work aims to solve these environmental challenges. Ironically, many scientific labs consume excessive energy, generate significant material waste, and rely on unsustainable equipment, substantially increasing their carbon footprints. However, the good news is that simple, practical actions can make a big difference. What could these practical actions be?

This micromodule is designed to equip learners with the knowledge and tools needed to make labs more environmentally friendly, thereby contributing to a Green Transition. Through real-world examples and a case study showcasing eco-friendly lab management practices, this micromodule will foster learning and critical reflection on how greening strategies can be tailored to specific contexts and scale up for a broader outreach.
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|Instruction Step Text='''Greening labs''' involves reducing environmental impact by implementing sustainable practices within laboratory settings. In this regard, several small actions that are '''ecofriendly''' can be considered in lab activities to contribute to environmental sustainability.

'''Watch the video on “Green Labs from the Faculty of Science and Engineering of the University of Groningen” and pay attention to the everyday small actions that can be adopted to improve lab efficiency and make lab research more environmentally friendly.'''
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|Instruction Step Title=Reflect: How can we save energy in labs?
|Instruction Step Text=Laboratories are very energy intensive. In this session, you will explore practical, daily actions that can significantly reduce the energy loads in lab spaces. The video “'''Saving energy in your lab'''” discusses how energy is used in a lab and offers tips on how energy use can be reduced.

'''Watch this video to learn about actions that can reduce energy base- and peak load and reflect on potential challenges related to implementation actions aimed at enhancing efficient energy use in labs.'''
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|Instruction Step Text=Test your knowledge on greening labs.
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|Instruction Step Text=Nice work! You have explored various strategies for greening lab operations. These strategies are centered around small daily actions that can be undertaken to minimize energy consumption and adopt eco-friendly procurement options. However, it is essential to integrate these actions into our daily routines to ensure that laboratories contribute significantly to environmental sustainability and Green Transition.

'''Here, reflect on your own actions towards greening labs by answering the questions below.'''
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|Instruction Step Text=Here are additional external resources to learn more about how to make labs greener:

1. “How to Green Your Lab 10 Sustainable Things Every Lab Can Do” [[https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?&q=greening+our+labs&&mid=E361FEE82009E2B5D15BE361FEE82009E2B5D15B&mmscn=mtsc&aps=67&FORM=VRDGAR Bing Videos]]

2. “Five Steps to a Greener Lab: A roadmap to environmental action” [[https://www.neb.com/en/tools-and-resources/feature-articles/five-steps-to-a-greener-lab-a-roadmap-to-environmental-action Five Steps to a Greener Lab: A roadmap to environmental action | NEB]]
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2026-06-16T09:05:33Z

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|Instruction Goal=This micromodule enhances learners understanding of the role and importance of plastic waste recycling for a green and sustainable lab. By the end of the micromodule, learners should be able to:

*'''Identify''' different types of plastic materials in a lab.
*'''Describe''' actionable steps for managing and recycling plastics in a lab.
*'''Reflect''' on the challenges of developing a recycling pipeline for plastic waste in a lab.
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|Is About=Laboratories play a pivotal role in advancing science. However, they’re also significant sources of plastic waste, thereby contributing heavily to global plastic pollution. In 2015, a study estimated the amount of plastic waste produced in bioscience labs worldwide at 5.5 million tons (Urbina et al. 2015. ''Labs should cut plastic waste too''. Nature). Given the essential role of plastic products in wet-lab research, avoiding their use altogether may not be a practical option. Alternatively, plastic used in the lab can be recycled. This micromodule explores practical actions for reducing, managing, and recycling plastic waste in research environments. Whether you are a student, researcher or lab technician, you will gain actionable insights to make your workspace cleaner, greener, and more sustainable.
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|Instruction Step Title=Explore how to tackle the plastic waste problem in the lab
|Instruction Step Text=Laboratories consume a huge amount of plastic, the majority of which is single use, and not recycled. Green Labs Austria presents the problem of plastic waste from labs and gives guidelines on where to start in addressing the problem in a lab (Green Labs Austria, 2024. ''Pioneering sustainability in scientific research.'' ''MIT Science Policy Review''). Through a background study, they evaluate what plastic materials can be recycled, which ones can be replaced and how can plastic materials be recycled for greener labs ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aojnkoh4fPA Tackling the plastic problem in the lab]).

'''Watch this video and familiarize yourself with the types of plastic materials used in labs which can be recycled or replaced as well as the steps involved in the setting up of a plastic recycling pipeline.'''
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|Instruction Step Title=Learn about the different types of plastic
|Instruction Step Text=Plastic is classified into seven main categories, each defined primarily by its distinct chemical properties.

'''To learn more about these categories, match the types of plastic with their descriptions'''. Click on the type of plastic to select it, then click on the blank space to drop it.
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|Instruction Step Title=Sorting plastics smarter: Recyclable vs Replaceable
|Instruction Step Text=In the previous sessions, we learnt that plastics are not treated the same way. Some can be '''recycled''' and re‑entered into the production cycle, while others can be '''replaced''' with sustainable alternatives. Understanding this distinction is a main step toward reducing waste and making smarter plastics choices in the lab and beyond.

'''Here, you will explore which plastics can be recycled and/or replaced and available alternatives when replacement is the more responsible option.'''
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|Instruction Step Text=Gauge your knowledge on plastic waste management.
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|Instruction Step Text=Well done! You have now learnt about various types (recyclable vs. replaceable) of plastics used in a lab setting and steps towards designing a plastic recycling pipeline for a more management of plastic wastes in a lab. It is obvious that the recycling pipeline suggested by Green Labs Austria has to be tailored to the specific conditions of each lab.

In sum, here are some guidelines that can be adopted for the successful development of a recycling pipeline: '''''(i) communication is key for enabling an easy and sensible sorting of plastic waste;(ii) recycling pipeline should be initially tested with a smaller group before being rolled out to a much larger group;(iii) strive for adaptability by substituting non-recyclable materials with recyclable alternatives.'''''

Moving forward, please use the questions below as a guide to reflect on your next steps.
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|Instruction Step Text=Participants are encouraged to watch the following videos to learn more about the efficient management of plastic wastes for sustainable and green labs:

1. How we got started to recycle plastic in our lab” [[https://greenlabsaustria.at/blog/2020/02/05/freezer-experiments/ Blog - Green Labs]]

2. “How much can you recycle in a lab” [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_iKwAQMDTc How much can you recycle in a lab?]]

3. First pilot plant for recycling plastic lab waste [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4WnlmFnwbw University of Bath is home to UK’s first pilot plant for recycling plastic lab waste]]
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|Instruction Step Text=Urbina, M. A., Watts, A. J. R., & Reardon, E. E. (2015). Labs should cut plastic waste too. Nature, 528(7583), 479. https://doi.org/10.1038/528479c

Honda, I., Courtney, E., Miller, R., & Moon, A. (2024, August 27). Green Labs Austria: Pioneering sustainability in scientific research. MIT Science Policy Review, 5. [https://sciencepolicyreview.pubpub.org/pub/e4alcpei/release/3 Green Labs Austria: Pioneering sustainability in scientific research · V5]
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2026-06-16T09:04:54Z

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|Instruction Goal=This micromodule builds on the Earth to Research podcast episode “Food for Thought: Systems Thinking and Traditional Knowledge,” exploring food systems as complex, interconnected networks linking environmental sustainability, social justice, and global economic structures. The episode contains themes related to epistemic justice, indigenous knowledge and collaborative research. After engaging with the podcast and following the reflexive activities, learners will be able to:

1. Describe how epistemic injustice occurs in research activities.

3. Analyse how power and responsibility are distributed among actors in research activities.

4. Evaluate ethical issues in food systems research, including knowledge use, inclusion, and benefit sharing.

5. Apply systems thinking in an ethically informed way to identify context-sensitive and just interventions.
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|Is About=This activity builds on the Earth to Research podcast episode “Food for Thought: Systems Thinking and Traditional Knowledge,” featuring food systems researcher Madhura Rao in conversation with Lucy Sabin.

The episode explores food systems as complex, interconnected networks linking environmental sustainability, social justice, and global economic structures. Using examples such as rice, it shows how a single product connects farmers, researchers, global trade, retailers, and consumers across multiple scales.

A central focus of this module is that food systems are not only technical systems, but also ethical and political systems shaped by power, values, and knowledge. Sustainability challenges such as food waste do not arise from one actor alone, but from interactions across the system.

The episode also highlights how innovations in the circular bioeconomy such as Peel Pioneers can turn waste into resources. At the same time, it raises important ethical questions:

*Who benefits from these innovations?
*Whose knowledge is being used, and is it recognised?
*Do these solutions challenge or reproduce existing inequalities?

The discussion introduces the idea that traditional, local, and scientific knowledge systems can complement each other, but only when engagement is respectful, inclusive, and fair.

This discussion is relevant for reflections about epistemic injustice in research and innovation activities. Epistemic injustice refers to unfair knowledge practices "''inflicted upon people in their capacity as knowers, and as producers and recipients of knowledge, owing to structural prejudices in the processes involved in knowledge production, use, and circulation'' ." (Bhakuni & Abimbola 2021).

Bhakuni, H., & Abimbola, S. (2021). Epistemic injustice in academic global health. ''The Lancet Global Health'', ''9'' (10), e1465-e1470.
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|Instruction Step Text=Listen to the episode and consider both system dynamics and ethical dimensions

If you prefer reading, you can consult the transcript.

Guiding prompt while listening: Pay attention not only to how the food system works, but also to:

* Who has influence within the system
* Whose knowledge is valued or overlooked
* Who benefits from current practices and proposed solutions
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|Instruction Step Title=Ethical and systems reflection
|Instruction Step Text=Work in groups or pairs. If this is not possible, reflect individually. Identify an area of research and reflect on the questions below.

*Power and responsibility
o Who makes decisions related to what is an important research question and which studies get funded?

o Who is most affected by the research?
*Knowledge and inclusion
o What types of knowledge are relevant (scientific, local, traditional)?

o Are any perspectives missing or undervalued?

o How do the ways we do research influence whose knowledge is heard?

o Are community members involved in interpretation and decision-making, or only data collection?
*Fairness and benefits
o Who benefits from current practices?

o Who might be excluded or disadvantaged?

o Have expectations related to the benefits of research (e.g. intellectual property, authorship, and data ownership) been discussed?
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|Instruction Step Text=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – Food Systems

European Commission – Bioeconomy Strategy

UNESCO – Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS)
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2026-06-16T09:04:15Z

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|Instruction Goal=This micromodule introduces the ethics of care and its relevance for research. By the end of this micromodule participants should be able to:

* '''Understand''' core ethics of care concepts and their basis in feminist and indigenous philosophies
* '''Identify''' care-based practices in your own research setting
* '''Propose''' strategies for strengthening care-based and environmentally aware practices in your own research and research setting.
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|Instruction Step Title=Learn about care ethics
|Instruction Step Text=Watch this short video introducing ethics of care (or care ethics).

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|Instruction Step Title=Reflect about the 5 phases of care in your research
|Instruction Step Text=Look back at the 5 phases of care by Toronto and think about your research. How could you reflect on and integrate the 5 phases of care in your research? You can think about your research design or a specific phase of your research.

For inspiration you can look at [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09650792.2018.1450771?utm_source=researchgate.net&medium=article this article] where a research group describes in detail how they have integrate the and reflected upon the 5 phases of care in their research.[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09650792.2018.1450771?utm_source=researchgate.net&medium=article]
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|Instruction Step Title=Extending care responsibilities to the environment
|Instruction Step Text=As we learned in step 1 care ethics values interconnectedness, interdependence, and rejects the individualistic rational autonomy, typical of the colonial wester perspective.

This way of understanding human relationship and of centering care responsibilities at the core of human flourishing was brought forward by feminist scholars and lies at the core of many indigenous practices and knowledges, where the interdependence among being and the reciprocal responsibilities that connect humans, the natural environment, including water and other beings, is recognized.

The concept of “care” is integrated in the discourse and practices of indigenous environmental movements and provide important paradigms for caring as part of environmental ethics.

According to Whyte and Cuomo (2016) indigenous conceptions of care include:

1) the importance of one’s awareness of their own place within a web of different connections (including humans, non-human beings and entities, and collectives (e.g., forests, seasonal cycles)

2) the understanding of moral connections as including relationships of interdependence that motivate reciprocal responsibilities

3) the valorization of skills and virtues, such as the wisdom of grandparents and elders, attentiveness to the environment, and indigenous stewardship practices

4) the will to restore people and communities wounded by injustices by rebuilding relationships that can generate responsibilities pertinent to the environmental challenges such as biodiversity loss

5) the conception of political autonomy as involving the protection of the right to serve as responsible stewards of lands and the environment.

These conceptions of care align with the idea that in indigenous knowledge, care responsibilities extend to nature and the environment. This is exemplified by the concept of kinship (i.e. the bond that exists between members of a group, often a family, based on which relationships, social structures, rights, obligations, and expectations are determined) which in indigenous traditions extends to the place we live in, including nature, animals and the elements which sustain life. In this view, kinship, is not merely a status (defined belonging to a certain group) but an action, and in particular the reciprocal care that members of the kinship exercise for each other.

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|Instruction Step Title=Reflect: Extending kinship relationships to Nature
|Instruction Step Text=Extending kinship relationships to Nature implies extending the concept of interdependency to the environment and as a consequence the responsibilities that humans have towards the environment. This perspective, rooted in ancestral scientific foundation, based on experimentation, observation and adaptation is deeply embedded in indigenous systems around the world, including Ubuntu among the Bantu and Xhosa peoples of Africa, Lokahi for Native Hawaiians, All my relations widely used by Tribal and Indigenous nations across Turtle Island and Tendrel of Tibetan Buddhism from Tibet, the Himalayas, and South Asia: it underlines how humans hold care responsibilities toward non-human relatives (Gauthier et al 2005).

This view is defined by Gauthier et al. as “Kincentric ecology”.

Watch the video below. You can expand the window by clicking on the button on the bottom-right corner.
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|Instruction Step Text=Now that we have learned about care ethics and the way in which care has been conceptualized and enacted by indigenous evironmental movements let's look at a particular story brought to us by a microplastic researcher. In this story we hear few examples of how care-based and environmentally aware practices can be embedded in the context of research.

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|Instruction Step Title=Reflect on “Acts of Care in Microplastics Science”
|Instruction Step Text=The podcast in step 3 touches on themes relevant to environmental ethics of care in research practice. Revise them using the slides and then answer the questions below.
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|Instruction Step Title=References
|Instruction Step Text=Urban Walker, M. 1998. Moral Understandings. A Feminist Study in Ethics. New York: Routledge.

Tronto, J. 1993. Moral Boundaries. A Political Argument For an Ethic of Care. New York: Routledge.

Noddings, N. 1982. Caring: A Feminine Approach to Ethics and Moral Education. Berkeley: University of CA Press.

Gilligan, C. 1982. In a different voice: Psychological theory and women&#39;s development. Harvard University Press.

Woodly, D., R.H. Brown, M. Marin, S. Threadcraft, C.P. Harris, J. Syedullah, and M. Ticktin. 2021. “The Politics of Care.” Contemporary Political Theory 20 (4): 890–925. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1057/s41296-021-00515-8</nowiki>.

Wrigley, K. 2025. Care-full climate justice organising. Environmental Sociology, 1–13. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1080/23251042.2025.2484479</nowiki>

Noddings, N. 2015. Care ethics and “caring” organizations. In: Engster D, Hamington M (eds) Care Ethics and Political Theory. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 72–84.

Weil, S. 1977. Simone Weil Reader. New York: Moyer Bell.

Whyte, K. and C. J. Cuomo. 2016. “Ethics of Caring in Environmental Ethics: Indigenous and Feminist Philosophies.” In S. M. Gardiner and A. Thompson (eds) The Oxford Handbook of Environmental Ethics Oxford: Oxford Handbooks, 234–247.

Inguaggiato, G., Pallise Perello, C., Verdonk, P., Schoonmade, L., Andanda, P., van den Hoven, M., <nowiki>&</nowiki>amp;Evans, N. 2024. The experience of women researchers during the Covid-19 pandemic: a scoping review. Research Ethics, 20(4), 780- 811. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1177/17470161241231268</nowiki>

Tronto, J.C. (2013). Caring Democracy: Markets, Equality, and Justice. New Yourk: NYU Press.

Gauthier P. E., Chungyalpa D, Goldman RI, Davidson RJ, Wilson-Mendenhall CD. 2025.

Mother Earth kinship: Centering Indigenous worldviews to address the Anthropocene and rethink the ethics of human-to-nature connectedness. Curr Opin Psychol. Aug(64): 102042. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102042. Epub 2025 Apr 11. PMID: 40288260.
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2026-06-16T09:03:10Z

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|Instruction Goal=In this micromodule participants will learn how to develop a tailored climate communication strategy for their research environment (department, group, project). They will explore practical ways to implement small but impactful behavioral changes that promote sustainability within academic culture. Additionally, they will gain the skills to apply core sustainability values when planning and delivering events or conferences in their field. By the end of the module participants should be able to:

*'''Develop''' a tailored climate communication strategy for their research environment (department, group, project).
*'''Explore''' practical ways to implement small but impactful behavioral changes that promote sustainability within academic culture.
*'''Apply''' core sustainability values when planning and delivering events or conferences in their field.
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|Instruction Step Text=Read the slides carefully and learn about the concept of climate mainstreaming within organisations and the key steps required for its successful implementation. You can expand the slides to full screen by clicking the button in the '''bottom-right''' corner.
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|Instruction Step Text=Answer the multiple-choice questions, based on the previously studied slideshow, and reflect on essential conditions, staff engagement strategies, communication tools, and fundraising approaches. This encourages you to engage in critical thinking on how climate actions can be embedded in organisational culture and daily practices.
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|Instruction Step Text=Read the slides carefully and reflect on how research conferences and events can be planned and conducted in an environmentally responsible way. You will explore practical strategies to reduce carbon emissions, minimize waste, and promote social and environmental sustainability while ensuring accessibility and inclusivity. You can expand the slides to full screen by clicking the button in the '''bottom-right''' corner.
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|Instruction Step Text=Answer the following True/False questions based on your understanding of the text that was previously provided in the form of a slideshow.
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|Instruction Step Text=[https://www.emissionimpossible.net/about-1 Annex VIII: Checklist strategize your communication]

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[https://nudging-for-sdgs.eu/nudges/ Nudging for SDGs: The self nudging tools]

[https://evir.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Suggestions-for-research-funders-to-promote-environmentally-friendly-conferences-241001-DRAFT.pdf Tips for organising environmentally friendly conferences]

[https://www.software.ac.uk/GreenDiSC Green digital sustainability certificate for teams]
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2026-06-16T09:02:18Z

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|Instruction Goal=<span lang="EN-US">This short micromodule introduces learners to the visual and conceptual model of “directionality towards planetary stewardship” developed by Redvers et al. (2023). It prompts critical reflection on how institutions, knowledge systems, and personal attitudes either reproduce or resist dominant paradigms of disconnection. The exercise helps bridge the cognitive, affective, and relational shifts needed to move from disconnection to stewardship. It integrates Indigenous pedagogies, critical theory, and planetary health education frameworks.</span>

<span lang="EN-US">By the end of this module, participants should be able to:</span>

* '''<span lang="en-DE">Recognise</span>''' <span lang="en-DE">the paradigm shift from extractivist/anthropocentric logics to relational, ecocentric orientations.</span>
* '''<span lang="en-DE">Reflect</span>''' <span lang="en-DE">on their own positionality and role as planetary stewards.</span>
* '''<span lang="en-DE">Explore</span>''' <span lang="en-DE">the role of emotion, compassion, and plural knowledge systems in transforming research and education practices.</span>
* '''<span lang="en-DE">Identify</span>''' <span lang="en-DE">actions to support inclusive, just, and relational planetary health education</span>
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|Instruction Step Text='''1. Main source:'''

Redvers N, Faerron Guzmán C, Parkes M. (2023). Towards an educational praxis for planetary health: a call for transformative, inclusive, and integrative approaches for learning and relearning in the Anthropocene. The Lancet Planetary Health, 7, e77-e85.

https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(22)00332-1

'''2. Foundational planetary health framing:'''

Whitmee, S., Haines, A., Beyrer, C., et al. (2015). Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: Report of The Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on planetary health. The Lancet, 386(10007), 1973–2028. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60901-1

'''3. Ecologies of Knowledges <span lang="EN-GB">(Chapter 7)</span> + Intercultural Translation <span lang="EN-GB">(Chapter 8)</span>:'''

<span lang="DE">Santos, B. de S. (2014).</span> <span lang="EN-US">Santos, B. de S. (2014). Epistemologies of the South: Justice against epistemicide. Routledge. (</span><span lang="EN-GB">See Chapter 7 on “Ecologies of knowledges” and Chapter 8 on “Intercultural translation: Differing and sharing con passionalità”). https://unescochair-cbrsr.org/pdf/resource/Epistemologies_of_the_South.pdf</span>
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* explore '''[[Instruction:8671603d-f1fd-4e1a-bd10-845bd836a6e1|“Transformative research (part 1): Storytelling, reflection, and the power of reimagining academia”]]''' to '''translate paradigm shifts into research practice''' (to <span lang="EN-GB">help you operationalise the paradigm shift introduced here)</span>
* deepen with '''[[Instruction:80fa8990-1fa1-4aac-8fca-fef85a054a22|“Ethics of care and human-nature relations”]]''' to '''strengthen relational and care-based ethics''' (<span lang="EN-GB">It provides the ethical principles behind relational praxis)</span>
* revisit '''[[Instruction:E865c6f6-f3df-4725-b4cf-dd589daa8fd8|“Planetary health, human well-being and environmental justice”]]''' to '''ground stewardship in justice and health perspectives''' (<span lang="EN-GB">the module explains the ethical urgency behind the shift to stewardship)</span>
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2026-06-16T09:01:26Z

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|Instruction Goal=This Micromodule introduces participants to the concept of circularity and its application in research and innovation.
By the end of this module participants should be able to:
*'''Understand''' the concept of circularity and explain its relevance to sustainable research and innovation.
*'''Identify''' and apply the 9R strategies (Refuse, Rethink, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Refurbish, Remanufacture, Repurpose, Recycle) in practical contexts.
*'''Develop''' systems thinking and adaptability skills to analyze how circularity influences research, innovation, and design decisions.
*'''Integrate''' circular principles into their professional activities to promote sustainability and resource efficiency.
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|Is About=Through interactive exercises, learners explore the 9R strategies—Refuse, Rethink, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Refurbish, Remanufacture, Repurpose, Recycle—and understand how these practices contribute to sustainability across product lifecycles. Participants reflect on the environmental, social, and economic impacts of circularity, developing systems thinking and adaptability skills. By the end of the module, learners will be able to integrate circular principles into research, innovation, and design processes, promoting resource efficiency, responsible consumption, and sustainable development.
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|Instruction Step Text=Please watch the video carefully! The purpose of this exercise is to assess your understanding of the concept of circularity and its role in addressing today’s environmental challenges. Circularity is essential because it helps reduce resource extraction, waste, and pollution while keeping materials in use for as long as possible. By fostering more sustainable production and consumption patterns, circularity contributes to protecting ecosystems, supporting equitable economies, and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
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|Instruction Step Text=Based on the video you just watched, answer the following multiple-choice questions by selecting the option that best reflects the key ideas presented.
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|Instruction Step Title=Watch: The Circularity Approach.
|Instruction Step Text=Please watch the video carefully! The purpose of this exercise is to test your comprehension of circularity and the key processes that support it. Circularity is not only about recycling but also about refusing, reducing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing, remanufacturing, and repurposing materials—always guided by the principle of “reduce by design.”
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|Instruction Step Text=Please take a close look at the following slide show, which provides a brief introduction to what the 9R strategy is and what it aims to achieve.You can expand the slides to full screen by clicking the button in the '''bottom-right''' corner.
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|Instruction Step Text=In this third and final exercise we summarise the key content that emerged from the previous two activities, while also helping you gain a deeper understanding of the 9R framework and its practical implications. The 9R strategy is a practical framework in the circular economy that guides how we can minimize waste and maximize the value of materials throughout their lifecycle. It emphasizes preventing unnecessary use, extending product life, and responsibly reusing, repairing, or recycling materials. By applying the 9R principles, we can design more sustainable systems that reduce environmental impact and support social and economic wellbeing.
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|Instruction Step Text=[https://www.unep.org/circularity Circularity is the breakthrough we need]

[https://www.unep.org/circularity The UNEP circularity approach]

[https://startupcenter.uni-wuppertal.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/9-R-Strategien_PDF.pdf 9R strategies of the circular economy]

[https://boku.ac.at/wiso/isec/social-ecology-lecture/creating-circularity-for-critical-raw-materials Creating circularity for Critical Raw Materials-recorded talk and PowerPoint]

[https://sussex.figshare.com/articles/report/Media_Arts_and_Humanities_Sustainability_Educator_Toolkit/23492969?file=41201159 Theme 1- Planetary Boundaries and Doughnuts]
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2026-06-16T08:59:11Z

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|Title=Applying ecofeminist ethics to research practice
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|Instruction Goal=This micromodule provides an introduction to Ecofeminist Ethics and its relevance for research. A completing this module, learners will be able to:

* '''Understand''' the role of ecofeminist principles in research,

* '''Apply''' relevant ecofeminist principles to various research dilemmas.
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|Is About=<span lang="EN-US">Ecofeminist theories highlight how the structures that create the climate crisis and social inequality are intertwined, therefore, research that wishes to properly unpack these systems must address them together. However, ecofeminist theory can often remain abstract or theoretical when we think of applying it to research practice. By breaking down ecofeminism to highlight the tools it can provide to rethink our research on both the human and non-human, this module provides concrete examples of research dilemmas and how they may be overcome with ecofeminist principles.</span>
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|Instruction Step Title=Understanding ecofeminist principles
|Instruction Step Text=<span lang="EN-US">We will begin with an interactive book on ecofeminist principles. Click through four of the ecofeminist principles for research to learn more about their background!</span> Fill in the blanks to complete the paragraphs.
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|Instruction Step Title=Reflect: Ecofeminist Research Dilemmas
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<span lang="EN-US">Next, click through the various ecofeminist research dilemmas and choose how you would respond to them. There is no right or wrong answer ''per se'', you can also go through this multiple times to see different outcomes. This is just to get you thinking about various research dilemmas and the principles discussed above!</span>
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|Instruction Step Text=<span lang="EN-US">Now you have a brief interaction to feminist research processes! Whilst these four principles are by no means all encompassing, we hope they have provided entry points for being more reflective and transformative within research ethics.</span>
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|Instruction Step Text=Cortés Valderrama, G., Peláez Cardona, V., Mirembe, A., Ndoye, F., Victoria Bojacá, M., and Ernestine Leikeki, S. (2022) Transformative Pathways: Climate and Gender-Just Alternatives to Intersecting Crises. Women Engage for a Common Future [Online] [https://www.wecf.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WECF_libro_Transformative_Pathways_221018_compressed.pdf Available here.]

Decolonialidad Europa (2013) Charter of Decolonial Research Ethics. [https://decolonialityeurope.wixsite.com/decoloniality/charter-of-decolonial-research-ethics Available here].

Equinox (2021) Towards Climate Justice Rethinking the European Green Deal from a racial justice perspective. [Online] [https://www.equinox-eu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Towards-Climate-Justice-Equinox.pdf Available here].

Heffernan, R., Heidegger, P., Köhler, G., Stock, A., and Wiese, K., (2022) “A Feminist European Green Deal: Towards an Ecological and Gender Just Transition” Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung [Online [https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/iez/18990.pdf Available here].

Heidegger, P., Lharaig, N., Stock, A., Wiese, K., and Heffernan, R. (eds) Why the European Green Deal needs ecofeminism: Moving from gender-blind to gender-transformative environmental policies. European Environmental Bureau [Online] [https://eeb.org/library/why-the-european-green-deal-needs-ecofeminism/ Available here].

Kimberlé, C. (2016) The urgency of intersectionality. Ted Talks. [https://www.ted.com/talks/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality Available here].

Marin, D., Cotts, F., Heidegger, Ruby Silk and Lorena Doghi, Ituen, I, Gallagher, H., Acker, W., and Schüpf, D. (2024) Bearing the brunt: Roma and traveller experiences of environmental racism in Western Europe. European Environmental Bureau [Online] [https://eeb.org/wpcontent/uploads/2024/01/roma-report-WEB-1.pdf Available here].
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2026-06-16T08:58:21Z

0000-0003-4416-1351:

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|Title=Applying Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in healthcare and research processes
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|Instruction Goal=This micromodule introduces Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as a structured tool for evaluating environmental impacts across chains. It aims to develop foundational understanding of life cycle thinking, highlight sustainability challenges, and demonstrate how LCA supports evidence-based decision-making, identifies environmental hotspots, and addresses uncertainty in complex systems such as healthcare delivery and agro-food logistics.

At the end of this module, students will be able to:

*Explain the concept and purpose of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).
*Describe the key stages of supply chains using illustrative cases from healthcare and research practice.
*Apply life cycle thinking (cradle-to-grave) to real-world products.
*Identify major environmental impacts and hotspots across supply chains.
*Understand how LCA supports sustainable and evidence-based decision-making.
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|Instruction Step Title=Life cycle assessment(LCA) in healthcare practices
|Instruction Step Text='''Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)''' is a systematic method used to evaluate the environmental impacts of a product, process, or service throughout its entire life cycle from raw material extraction, production, and distribution to use and final disposal. It helps identify where the greatest environmental impacts occur and supports more sustainable and informed decision-making.

Why Conduct LCAs (Purpose)

*Identify areas of high environmental impact within production processes
*Quantify key impacts like greenhouse gas emissions, water use, and energy consumption
*Identify opportunities for waste reduction, energy savings, and the use of more sustainable materials

Benefits of LCA (output)

*Provides data-driven insights for informed decision-making
*Guides process and product design improvements
*Enables hotspot analysis to focus sustainability efforts
*Helps set concrete sustainability goals and measure progress

Please see the following interactive videos for a real-life explanation of how LCA is applied in practice across different supply chains.
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|Instruction Step Title=Research practices: wet and dry laboratories
|Instruction Step Text=Research activities can take place in both wet and dry laboratories, each with distinct processes and environmental impacts.

Wet Laboratory (Wet Lab) Research Practice

A wet lab is a research environment where experiments are conducted using biological materials, chemicals, liquids, and specialized laboratory equipment. These activities often require substantial energy, generate plastic and chemical waste, and consume water and other resources.

Dry Laboratory (Dry Lab) Research Practice

A dry lab is a research environment where research is conducted through computational methods, including data analysis, modeling, simulations, and artificial intelligence. These activities rely on computers, data storage, and digital infrastructure rather than physical experiments.

While considerable attention has been given to reducing environmental impacts in wet laboratories, progress in digital or "dry lab" research has been slower. The growing use of data-intensive approaches in fields such as population health, personalized medicine, and artificial intelligence has increased the environmental footprint of digital research. Beyond the impacts associated with manufacturing computer hardware, digital technologies consume substantial amounts of energy through data centers, cloud storage, and high-performance computing.

Assessing these impacts is important not only for reducing greenhouse gas emissions but also because environmental sustainability considerations are increasingly being incorporated into research funding requirements, ethics frameworks, and research integrity guidelines.
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|Instruction Step Text=Click on the hotspots to explore the environmental impacts associated with wet and dry laboratory research practices and discover how Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can help identify each environmental hotspots and support more sustainable research.
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|Instruction Step Title=Sustainability action: My Green Lab
|Instruction Step Text=LCA helps identify environmental hotspots across research activities. Sustainable laboratory initiatives such as My Green Lab provide practical strategies to reduce these impacts and support more environmentally responsible research.
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|Instruction Step Title=Sustainability Action: algorithm optimization
|Instruction Step Text=Optimizing algorithms improves efficiency by increasing speed and reducing memory usage. Since memory power consumption depends largely on the amount of memory allocated rather than used, minimizing peak memory requirements can significantly reduce energy consumption and support green computing. The Green Algorithms calculator can be used to estimate the carbon footprint of computational tasks and assess the environmental impact of different computing approaches.
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Figure 1: Green Algorithms calculator taken from [https://calculator.green-algorithms.org/ Green Algorithms (green- algorithms.org)]

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{{!}}Reduce the Pragmatic Scaling Factor
{{!}}Limit the number of times algorithms are executed by minimizing unnecessary reruns, excessive parameter tuning, and debugging on full datasets.

'''Environmental benefits:''' decreases computational workload, energy use, and associated emissions.
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{{!}}Choose Efficient Data Centers
{{!}}Run computations in energy-efficient data centers located in regions with low-carbon electricity and low Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE).

'''Environmental benefits:''' Significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions from computational activities.
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{{!}}Offset Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions
{{!}}Compensate unavoidable emissions through certified carbon offset projects such as renewable energy, reforestation, or clean cooking initiatives.

'''Environmental benefits:''' Helps achieve carbon neutrality and supports broader sustainability goals.
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|Instruction Step Text=[https://calculator.green-algorithms.org/ Green Algorithms - Classic view] [accessed 10.05.24]

Grealey, J., Lannelongue, L., Saw, W., Marten, J., Méric, G., Ruiz-Carmona, S., & Inouye, M. ''The Carbon Footprint of Bioinformatics''. ''Molecular Biology and Evolution'', Volume 39, Issue 3.

Lannelongue, L., Grealey, J., & Inouye, M. (2021). “Green Algorithms: Quantifying the Carbon Footprint of Computation”. ''Advanced Science'', 8, 2100707. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202100707 [accessed 10.05.24]
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2026-06-16T08:57:15Z

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|Instruction Goal=This micromodule introduces key ethical principles that are relevant to environmental justice in research practices. After completing this micro module learners will be able to:

*'''<span lang="EN-US">Analyze</span>''' <span lang="EN-GB">the environmental implications of research through the lens of ethical principles related to environmental justice</span>

*'''<span lang="EN-GB">Apply</span>''' <span lang="EN-GB">each principle to research practice by responding</span> <span lang="EN-US">to questions that prompt critical reflection</span>
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|Instruction Step Text=In this activity, first you will watch the video “5 Ethical Principles”, which introduces core principles of climate and environmental ethics, relevant for research and innovation. Afterwards, you can note down which principles are most relevant in your research.
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2026-06-16T08:11:32Z

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|Instruction Goal=Research ethics and integrity challenges during pandemics are not unique, but they are vastly magnified during crises. The PREPARED Code for researchers, research ethics committees and research integrity offices applies throughout a pandemic. The code was developed by an international consortium and is based on research undertaken in English, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Spanish. It was refined through a human rights analysis and extensive consultation with stakeholders. Input from marginalized populations was obtained at every stage.

THE PREPARED CODE:
*Respects the Declaration of Helsinki as the primary source of research ethics guidance during pandemics.
*Provides support across all research disciplines.
*Presents concise statements in clear language to encourage access.
*Combines guidance on research ethics and integrity.
*Complements the TRUST Code and the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity, because the risks of inequitable research and breaches of research integrity can increase during a crisis.
*Links each guidance article to the values of fairness, respect, care and honesty.
VISION: Pandemic research should be trustworthy and the results accessible to all
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|Instruction Step Text=Data and scientific insights about new infectious agents should be quality controlled and shared as swiftly as possible with the scientific community and other stakeholders, without prejudice to the sharer.
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|Instruction Step Text=Research coordination and cooperation are essential to avoid the unnecessary duplication of studies, which could place unfair burdens on participants and waste time and resources.
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|Instruction Step Text=A fair plan for access to the benefits of pandemic research should be agreed early on in any project, in collaboration with stakeholders.
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|Instruction Step Text=Where possible, community engagement should be continued or even increased during a pandemic, to address the most pressing needs of communities and to help maintain trust in science.
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|Instruction Step Text=Vulnerabilities increase during pandemics. Where possible, research approaches should be adapted to ensure the ethical inclusion of persons in vulnerable situations – with adequate protections – rather than adopting patronizing or convenience exclusions.
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|Instruction Step Text=Research teams should share the additional responsibilities associated with a pandemic fairly among their members to avoid exacerbating existing inequalities
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|Instruction Step Text=Research ethics committee (REC) guidance and approval should be sought and respected at all times, including during pandemics. RECs should expedite the evaluation of research proposals that address urgent societal needs without compromising rigorous ethical standards.
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|Instruction Step Text=Community researchers are part of the research team and should be treated and respected as researchers, including during pandemic
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|Instruction Step Text=The urgent need to conduct research can never be an excuse for putting pressure on potential research participants or their proxies to make hasty decisions about their involvement in a study. Genuine informed consent needs time
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|Instruction Step Text=Changes to the process of seeking informed consent must not be allowed to compromise potential participants’ understanding of a research project. This includes ensuring that research participants do not mistake research for treatment (‘therapeutic misconception’), especially when healthcare staff rather than researchers seek consent
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|Instruction Step Text=The informed consent process should explain the study risks and benefits fully and clearly in terms of what is known, what is uncertain and what is unknown
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|Instruction Step Text=During pandemics, all those involved in the research cycle should strive for respectful engagement with each other in the spirit of equitable and collaborative problem-solving
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|Instruction Step Text=Researchers must always use respectful language when communicating through the press or the media, even when under pressure
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|Instruction Step Text=Research must not compromise public health responses. In particular, the involvement of clinical staff in research should not affect patient care negatively.
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|Instruction Step Text=Especially during pandemics, researchers who handle potentially infectious biological materials should be adequately trained and equipped to safeguard public health
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|Instruction Step Text=Researchers should keep in mind how pandemic conditions may affect all stakeholders in a study (participants, healthcare staff, support staff etc.) and take appropriate measures to ease any additional burdens.
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|Instruction Step Text=When research is prioritized during a pandemic, research participants in ongoing studies must not be left worse off than before they joined their original study
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|Instruction Step Text=Where research participants depend on research studies for access to medication and services, study modifications during pandemics need to be managed responsibly to ensure that their lives and health are not endangered.
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|Instruction Step Text=During pandemics, studies involving healthy volunteers in which novel compounds are administered to humans or no rescue therapy is available should only be started if space in intensive care units is assured for the needs of healthy volunteers, as well as for all patients in routine care.
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|Has Requirements=<span lang="EN-GB">Educators who would like to use this resource are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the content of the course Sustainability and Eco‑Justice in Everyday Research. Before using this material in class, educators need to adapt activities according to their specific teaching objectives, contexts, and participants’ needs.</span>
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|Is About=This resource is designed to support educators in organizing training activities on sustainability and ''Eco-Justice in Everyday Research''. It builds on the content developed for the corresponding course and is intended for trainers who wish to use and adapt this material in their own teaching.

The resource offers a range of activities that can be incorporated into training sessions and learning environments. It is intended as a flexible template from which trainers can select and adapt activities according to their specific teaching objectives, contexts, and participants’ needs.
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|Instruction Step Title=Familiarize yourself with the content of the course
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<span lang="EN-GB">Before delivering your training session(s), take time to familiarize yourself with the RE4GREEN course materials.</span>
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Begin with the '''introductory micromodule''' to understand the course scope and approach.</span>
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Explore the available materials and resources.</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The RE4GREEN course is designed as a '''flexible toolbox'''. Trainers are encouraged to:</span>
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*Explore the '''learning needs''' and perspectives of learners.
*<span lang="EN-GB">Select content based on the intended '''learning goals'''</span>
*<span lang="EN-GB">Select content based on their '''target audience''' </span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">About the course</span>'''
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<span lang="EN-GB">The course follows a progressive learning logic that moves from foundational values to systemic analysis and critical engagement, then to future‑oriented reflection, and finally to practical action.</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The course is structured as follows:</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Section 1: Embodying Sustainability Values</span>'''
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Introduces ethical and conceptual foundations</span>
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Covers key principles such as environmental justice, planetary health, and care-based approaches</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Section 2: Embracing Complexity</span>'''
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Focuses on systems thinking and interconnected sustainability challenges</span>
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Includes analytical exercises and reflection tools</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Section 3: Envisioning Sustainable Futures</span>'''
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Explores transformative thinking and future perspectives</span>
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Encourages reflection on alternative research pathways</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Section 4: Acting for Sustainability</span>'''
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Focuses on practical implementation</span>
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Translates concepts into actionable changes in research practices</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Although designed as a sequence, each micromodule is '''self-contained.''' Trainers and learners can:</span>
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Follow structured learning paths based on target audience, or</span>
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Select modules based on specific needs and interest</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Develop clear and specific learning objectives for your session(s), aligned with the modules. '''Keep your specific context in mind in order to respond to the needs of the learners you wish to engage.'''</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Expected learning outcomes are in line with the competence profile described in step 1 and may include:</span>'''
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*'''<span lang="EN-US">Understand</span>''' <span lang="EN-US">the environmental, social, and ethical impact of research practices.</span>
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*'''<span lang="EN-US">Recognize</span>''' <span lang="EN-US">the complexity and interconnected nature of sustainability challenges</span>
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*'''<span lang="EN-US">Identify</span>''' <span lang="EN-US">opportunities to align research with societal and environmental priorities</span>
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*'''<span lang="EN-US">Apply</span>''' <span lang="EN-US">practical strategies to make research more responsible and sustainable</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Adapt your session to your audience.</span>''' <span lang="EN-GB">Not all materials are suitable for all learners.</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Use the filtering functionality and consider the four stakeholder groups:</span>
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Researchers</span>
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Students</span>
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Citizen scientists</span>
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*<span lang="EN-GB">Ethics reviewers</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">  </span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Once you have familiarized yourself with the material and defined the learning goals for your teaching activity, you can begin planning your session(s). After establishing these goals, consider assigning participants the completion of those micromodules which can '''provide them with the foundational knowledge required to engage meaningfully''' with the activities in your session(s).</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The session structure provided below can serve as a '''training template''', helping you organize and deliver your in-class activities in a clear and effective way.</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">TRAINING TEMPLATE </span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Welcome & Introduction</span>'''
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# <span lang="EN-GB">Introduce yourself and outline the session plan</span>
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# <span lang="EN-GB">Present the learning objectives</span>
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# <span lang="EN-GB">Start with a '''warm-up question''':</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">“What’s one word that comes to mind when you think of sustainability in research?”</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">“What aspect of sustainability in research makes you feel excited or uneasy?”</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">You can collect answers using a virtual board or ask people to reflect on these questions with their neighbours. </span>
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# <span lang="EN-GB">Briefly introduce the topics you are going to address (drawing on RE4GREEN materials)</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Icebreaker Activity</span>'''
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<span lang="EN-GB">The goal of this activity is to explore participants’ expectations and prior knowledge.</span>
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''<span lang="EN-GB">Option A: Mind Mapping (Small Groups)</span>''
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Divide participants into subgroups</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Provide a series of digital or physical boards (you can use flipcharts for this)</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Write one key work related to each topic on each board. For example, you can propose the following topics/key words:</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Environmental justice</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Ecofeminism</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Planetary health</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Sustainable research culture</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">For each topic/board ask people to write on the board: </span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">What they already know about the topic </span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">What they want to learn more about relate to that topic </span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Invite people to move from table to table (or from board to board if online). Invite participants to brainstorm with other learners working on the same table/board. At the end of the activity go from board to board and summarize the input provided by participants. </span>
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''<span lang="EN-GB">Option B: Learning Goals (Mentimeter)</span>''
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Prepare a Mentimeter (or similar tool)</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Prompt: ''“After this session, I expect to be able to…”''</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Ask participants to submit two goals</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Review and discuss responses together</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Interactive / Expert Lecture</span>'''
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<span lang="EN-GB">Introduce the topic through:</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">An invited expert, or</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Your own lecture.</span>
* <span lang="EN-GB">An example introductory lectures is provided here.</span>
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''<span lang="EN-GB">Key elements:</span>''
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* <span lang="EN-GB">The competence profile developed by RE4GREEN</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Core ethical concepts related to the session topic</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Application of concepts to practical examples</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Use of RE4GREEN videos and materials</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">After the lecture:</span>'''
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Allocate ~10 minutes for Q&A</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Prepare questions in advance if needed</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Trainer Tip:</span>'''

<span lang="EN-GB">Keep the session dynamic by asking questions throughout. Consider including a short break.</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Interactive Group Session</span>'''
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<span lang="EN-GB">After introducing the main topics of your session via a lecture, invite participants to engage in shared reflection. You can use the micromodules for this. Whereas they are primarily designed for individual learning, many elements can be adapted for group settings. </span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Below we provide a list of activities presented in the micromodules which can be used in class to:</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Encourage '''discussion'''</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Foster group work and shared '''reflection'''</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Support '''case-based learning '''</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">For groups larger than 10 participants, divide into smaller groups.</span>
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'''''<span lang="EN-GB">Discussion Tools</span>'''''
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* '''<span lang="EN-GB">Competence profile -</span>''' [[Instruction:72053409-4628-4104-ac22-e90bb2166de4|<u><span lang="EN-GB">Sustainability and eco-justice in everyday research</span></u>]]
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* '''<span lang="EN-GB">Environmental justice prompt cards -</span>''' [[Instruction:Bf8dec21-abe8-4329-aca6-7a08f33b623a|<u><span lang="EN-GB">Addressing environmental justice in research & innovation</span></u>]]
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* '''<span lang="EN-GB">Climate-conscious methodology matrices</span>'''
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* <span lang="EN-GB">For researchers and ethics reviewers [[Instruction:2048c80f-44be-43e8-bf19-d9012c1208ba|<u>Doing research with communities affected by climate change: Climate-conscious methodologies matrix (for researchers and ethics reviewers)</u>]]</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">For students and citizen scientists [[Instruction:730cb733-bc5a-4f97-b235-1a00a30c8815|<u>Doing research with communities affected by climate change: Climate-conscious methodologies matrix (for students and citizen scientists)</u>]]</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Group Work Activities</span>'''
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<span lang="EN-GB">·       '''Crisis Tree Exercise -''' [[Instruction:30edbd4b-bfea-4b9e-be90-61892b7877ca|<u>Mapping research connections to environmental justice: Crisis Tree exercise</u>]]</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Map connections between research and environmental justice</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">·  </span> '''<span lang="EN-GB">Myths and Rituals Exercise -</span>''' [[Instruction:Dcad977e-3564-4a76-8ea0-ee15a8b391a6|<u><span lang="EN-GB">Myths and rituals: Art-science, sustainable tech, and degrowth</span></u>]]
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Create a ritual that embodies care within a research environment</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Scenarios and Case Work</span>'''
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<span lang="EN-GB">·  </span> '''<span lang="EN-GB">Ecofeminist research dilemmas -</span>''' [[Instruction:46351c66-8276-40bf-84da-8cac974a02aa|<u><span lang="EN-GB">Applying ecofeminist ethics to research practice</span></u>]]
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<span lang="EN-GB">After the group work:</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Facilitate reporting back</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Summarize key insights</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Highlight connections across discussions</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Final Reflection / Take-Home Messages</span>'''
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Facilitate a discussion on relevance to participants’ work or studies</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Optionally use small groups</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Support participants in identifying key takeaways</span>
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'''<span lang="EN-GB">Conclusion</span>'''
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Revisit the icebreaker or learning goals</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Were expectations met?</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Share:</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">QR code to evaluation form</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Links to online modules for continued learning</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Close by:</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Thanking participants</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Encouraging application of insights in their work</span>
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* <span lang="EN-GB">Inviting them to share and promote the RE4GREEN modules</span>
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The RE4GREEN micromodules can be used individually or together to guide students, researchers, citizen scientists, people reviewing research proposals and those teaching research ethics on how to embed sustainability and eco-justice knowledge, skills and values in research.

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2026-06-15T13:25:39Z

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|Title=Applying Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in healthcare and research processes
|Has Related Initiative=Initiative:2e8a4c5b-0523-49cf-bcf9-5c3e9632be5a
|Instruction Goal=This micromodule introduces Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as a structured tool for evaluating environmental impacts across chains. It aims to develop foundational understanding of life cycle thinking, highlight sustainability challenges, and demonstrate how LCA supports evidence-based decision-making, identifies environmental hotspots, and addresses uncertainty in complex systems such as healthcare delivery and agro-food logistics.

At the end of this module, students will be able to:

*Explain the concept and purpose of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).
*Describe the key stages of supply chains using illustrative cases from healthcare and research practice.
*Apply life cycle thinking (cradle-to-grave) to real-world products.
*Identify major environmental impacts and hotspots across supply chains.
*Understand how LCA supports sustainable and evidence-based decision-making.
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|Is About=This module introduces the fundamentals of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and its application in research supply chains. It explores how products move through stages from raw material extraction to disposal, and how each stage creates environmental impacts. The module highlights sustainability challenges, including energy use, emissions, and waste generation. It also explains how LCA helps identify critical impact points and supports informed decision-making. By integrating real-world examples from healthcare and research practice, the module connects theory to practice, enabling learners to understand how sustainability can be improved in complex, global supply systems.
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|Instruction Step Title=Life cycle assessment(LCA) in healthcare practices
|Instruction Step Text='''Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)''' is a systematic method used to evaluate the environmental impacts of a product, process, or service throughout its entire life cycle from raw material extraction, production, and distribution to use and final disposal. It helps identify where the greatest environmental impacts occur and supports more sustainable and informed decision-making.

Why Conduct LCAs (Purpose)

*Identify areas of high environmental impact within production processes
*Quantify key impacts like greenhouse gas emissions, water use, and energy consumption
*Identify opportunities for waste reduction, energy savings, and the use of more sustainable materials

Benefits of LCA (output)

*Provides data-driven insights for informed decision-making
*Guides process and product design improvements
*Enables hotspot analysis to focus sustainability efforts
*Helps set concrete sustainability goals and measure progress

Please see the following interactive videos for a real-life explanation of how LCA is applied in practice across different supply chains.
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|Instruction Step Title=Research practices: wet and dry laboratories
|Instruction Step Text=Research activities can take place in both wet and dry laboratories, each with distinct processes and environmental impacts.

Wet Laboratory (Wet Lab) Research Practice

A wet lab is a research environment where experiments are conducted using biological materials, chemicals, liquids, and specialized laboratory equipment. These activities often require substantial energy, generate plastic and chemical waste, and consume water and other resources.

Dry Laboratory (Dry Lab) Research Practice

A dry lab is a research environment where research is conducted through computational methods, including data analysis, modeling, simulations, and artificial intelligence. These activities rely on computers, data storage, and digital infrastructure rather than physical experiments.

While considerable attention has been given to reducing environmental impacts in wet laboratories, progress in digital or "dry lab" research has been slower. The growing use of data-intensive approaches in fields such as population health, personalized medicine, and artificial intelligence has increased the environmental footprint of digital research. Beyond the impacts associated with manufacturing computer hardware, digital technologies consume substantial amounts of energy through data centers, cloud storage, and high-performance computing.

Assessing these impacts is important not only for reducing greenhouse gas emissions but also because environmental sustainability considerations are increasingly being incorporated into research funding requirements, ethics frameworks, and research integrity guidelines.
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|Instruction Step Text=Click on the hotspots to explore the environmental impacts associated with wet and dry laboratory research practices and discover how Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can help identify each environmental hotspots and support more sustainable research.
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|Instruction Step Title=Sustainability action: My Green Lab
|Instruction Step Text=LCA helps identify environmental hotspots across research activities. Sustainable laboratory initiatives such as My Green Lab provide practical strategies to reduce these impacts and support more environmentally responsible research.
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|Instruction Step Title=Sustainability Action: algorithm optimization
|Instruction Step Text=Optimizing algorithms improves efficiency by increasing speed and reducing memory usage. Since memory power consumption depends largely on the amount of memory allocated rather than used, minimizing peak memory requirements can significantly reduce energy consumption and support green computing. The Green Algorithms calculator can be used to estimate the carbon footprint of computational tasks and assess the environmental impact of different computing approaches.
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Figure 1: Green Algorithms calculator taken from [https://calculator.green-algorithms.org/ Green Algorithms (green- algorithms.org)]

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{{!}}Reduce the Pragmatic Scaling Factor
{{!}}Limit the number of times algorithms are executed by minimizing unnecessary reruns, excessive parameter tuning, and debugging on full datasets.

'''Environmental benefits:''' decreases computational workload, energy use, and associated emissions.
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{{!}}Choose Efficient Data Centers
{{!}}Run computations in energy-efficient data centers located in regions with low-carbon electricity and low Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE).

'''Environmental benefits:''' Significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions from computational activities.
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{{!}}Offset Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions
{{!}}Compensate unavoidable emissions through certified carbon offset projects such as renewable energy, reforestation, or clean cooking initiatives.

'''Environmental benefits:''' Helps achieve carbon neutrality and supports broader sustainability goals.
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|Instruction Step Text=[https://calculator.green-algorithms.org/ Green Algorithms - Classic view] [accessed 10.05.24]

Grealey, J., Lannelongue, L., Saw, W., Marten, J., Méric, G., Ruiz-Carmona, S., & Inouye, M. ''The Carbon Footprint of Bioinformatics''. ''Molecular Biology and Evolution'', Volume 39, Issue 3.

Lannelongue, L., Grealey, J., & Inouye, M. (2021). “Green Algorithms: Quantifying the Carbon Footprint of Computation”. ''Advanced Science'', 8, 2100707. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202100707 [accessed 10.05.24]
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2026-06-15T13:22:30Z

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|Title=Green labs, smarter science: Practical steps for sustainable research and innovation
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|Instruction Goal=This micromodule is designed to raise awareness about sustainable laboratory (lab) management through environmentally friendly practices that promote green labs, improve research efficiency and drive smarter innovation.

By the end of this activity, participants should be able to:

*'''Identify''' daily small actions that can be undertaken to make labs more environmentally friendly.
*'''Examine''' the case of inefficient energy use in labs to '''identify''' underlying causes and propose improvement strategies.
*'''Reflect''' on how changes towards sustainable management should be implemented

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|Is About=The world is facing several pressing environmental issues such as climate change and air pollution that need to be urgently addressed. As lab managers, researchers, innovators, and students, our work aims to solve these environmental challenges. Ironically, many scientific labs consume excessive energy, generate significant material waste, and rely on unsustainable equipment, substantially increasing their carbon footprints. However, the good news is that simple, practical actions can make a big difference. What could these practical actions be?

This micromodule is designed to equip learners with the knowledge and tools needed to make labs more environmentally friendly, thereby contributing to a Green Transition. Through real-world examples and a case study showcasing eco-friendly lab management practices, this micromodule will foster learning and critical reflection on how greening strategies can be tailored to specific contexts and scale up for a broader outreach.
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|Instruction Step Title=Learn: Practical actions for making labs more sustainable
|Instruction Step Text='''Greening labs''' involves reducing environmental impact by implementing sustainable practices within laboratory settings. In this regard, several small actions that are '''ecofriendly''' can be considered in lab activities to contribute to environmental sustainability.

'''Watch the video on “Green Labs from the Faculty of Science and Engineering of the University of Groningen” and pay attention to the everyday small actions that can be adopted to improve lab efficiency and make lab research more environmentally friendly.'''
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|Instruction Step Title=Reflect: How can we save energy in labs?
|Instruction Step Text=Laboratories are very energy intensive. In this session, you will explore practical, daily actions that can significantly reduce the energy loads in lab spaces. The video “'''Saving energy in your lab'''” discusses how energy is used in a lab and offers tips on how energy use can be reduced.

'''Watch this video to learn about actions that can reduce energy base- and peak load and reflect on potential challenges related to implementation actions aimed at enhancing efficient energy use in labs.'''
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|Instruction Step Text=Test your knowledge on greening labs.
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|Instruction Step Text=Nice work! You have explored various strategies for greening lab operations. These strategies are centered around small daily actions that can be undertaken to minimize energy consumption and adopt eco-friendly procurement options. However, it is essential to integrate these actions into our daily routines to ensure that laboratories contribute significantly to environmental sustainability and Green Transition.

'''Here, reflect on your own actions towards greening labs by answering the questions below.'''
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|Instruction Step Text=Here are additional external resources to learn more about how to make labs greener:

1. “How to Green Your Lab 10 Sustainable Things Every Lab Can Do” [[https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?&q=greening+our+labs&&mid=E361FEE82009E2B5D15BE361FEE82009E2B5D15B&mmscn=mtsc&aps=67&FORM=VRDGAR Bing Videos]]

2. “Five Steps to a Greener Lab: A roadmap to environmental action” [[https://www.neb.com/en/tools-and-resources/feature-articles/five-steps-to-a-greener-lab-a-roadmap-to-environmental-action Five Steps to a Greener Lab: A roadmap to environmental action | NEB]]
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2026-06-15T12:58:51Z

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|Instruction Goal=This micromodule introduces Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as a structured tool for evaluating environmental impacts across chains. It aims to develop foundational understanding of life cycle thinking, highlight sustainability challenges, and demonstrate how LCA supports evidence-based decision-making, identifies environmental hotspots, and addresses uncertainty in complex systems such as healthcare delivery and agro-food logistics.

At the end of this module, students will be able to:

*Explain the concept and purpose of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).
*Describe the key stages of supply chains using illustrative cases from healthcare and research practice.
*Apply life cycle thinking (cradle-to-grave) to real-world products.
*Identify major environmental impacts and hotspots across supply chains.
*Understand how LCA supports sustainable and evidence-based decision-making.
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|Is About=This module introduces the fundamentals of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and its application in research supply chains. It explores how products move through stages from raw material extraction to disposal, and how each stage creates environmental impacts. The module highlights sustainability challenges, including energy use, emissions, and waste generation. It also explains how LCA helps identify critical impact points and supports informed decision-making. By integrating real-world examples from healthcare and research practice, the module connects theory to practice, enabling learners to understand how sustainability can be improved in complex, global supply systems.
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|Instruction Step Title=Life cycle assessment(LCA) in healthcare practices
|Instruction Step Text='''Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)''' is a systematic method used to evaluate the environmental impacts of a product, process, or service throughout its entire life cycle from raw material extraction, production, and distribution to use and final disposal. It helps identify where the greatest environmental impacts occur and supports more sustainable and informed decision-making.

Why Conduct LCAs (Purpose)

*Identify areas of high environmental impact within production processes
*Quantify key impacts like greenhouse gas emissions, water use, and energy consumption
*Identify opportunities for waste reduction, energy savings, and the use of more sustainable materials

Benefits of LCA (output)

*Provides data-driven insights for informed decision-making
*Guides process and product design improvements
*Enables hotspot analysis to focus sustainability efforts
*Helps set concrete sustainability goals and measure progress

Please see the following interactive videos for a real-life explanation of how LCA is applied in practice across different supply chains.
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|Instruction Step Title=Research practices: wet and dry laboratories
|Instruction Step Text=Research activities can take place in both wet and dry laboratories, each with distinct processes and environmental impacts.

Wet Laboratory (Wet Lab) Research Practice

A wet lab is a research environment where experiments are conducted using biological materials, chemicals, liquids, and specialized laboratory equipment. These activities often require substantial energy, generate plastic and chemical waste, and consume water and other resources.

Dry Laboratory (Dry Lab) Research Practice

A dry lab is a research environment where research is conducted through computational methods, including data analysis, modeling, simulations, and artificial intelligence. These activities rely on computers, data storage, and digital infrastructure rather than physical experiments.

While considerable attention has been given to reducing environmental impacts in wet laboratories, progress in digital or "dry lab" research has been slower. The growing use of data-intensive approaches in fields such as population health, personalized medicine, and artificial intelligence has increased the environmental footprint of digital research. Beyond the impacts associated with manufacturing computer hardware, digital technologies consume substantial amounts of energy through data centers, cloud storage, and high-performance computing.

Assessing these impacts is important not only for reducing greenhouse gas emissions but also because environmental sustainability considerations are increasingly being incorporated into research funding requirements, ethics frameworks, and research integrity guidelines.
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|Instruction Step Title=Identify the environmental hotspots in a research laboratory
|Instruction Step Text=Click on the hotspots to explore the environmental impacts associated with wet and dry laboratory research practices and discover how Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can help identify each environmental hotspots and support more sustainable research.
|Instruction Step Interactive Content=Resource:H5P-624
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|Instruction Step Title=Sustainability action: My Green Lab
|Instruction Step Text=LCA helps identify environmental hotspots across research activities. Sustainable laboratory initiatives such as My Green Lab provide practical strategies to reduce these impacts and support more environmentally responsible research.
|Instruction Step Interactive Content=Resource:H5P-623
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|Instruction Step Title=Sustainability Action: algorithm optimization
|Instruction Step Text=Optimizing algorithms improves efficiency by increasing speed and reducing memory usage. Since memory power consumption depends largely on the amount of memory allocated rather than used, minimizing peak memory requirements can significantly reduce energy consumption and support green computing. The Green Algorithms calculator can be used to estimate the carbon footprint of computational tasks and assess the environmental impact of different computing approaches.
[[File:Green Algorithms 1.png|center|frameless|600x600px]]
Figure 1: Green Algorithms calculator taken from [https://calculator.green-algorithms.org/ Green Algorithms (green- algorithms.org)]

'''Further Sustainability Recommendations'''
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{{!}}Reduce the Pragmatic Scaling Factor
{{!}}Limit the number of times algorithms are executed by minimizing unnecessary reruns, excessive parameter tuning, and debugging on full datasets.

'''Environmental benefits:''' decreases computational workload, energy use, and associated emissions.
{{!}}-
{{!}}Choose Efficient Data Centers
{{!}}Run computations in energy-efficient data centers located in regions with low-carbon electricity and low Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE).

'''Environmental benefits:''' Significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions from computational activities.
{{!}}-
{{!}}Offset Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions
{{!}}Compensate unavoidable emissions through certified carbon offset projects such as renewable energy, reforestation, or clean cooking initiatives.

'''Environmental benefits:''' Helps achieve carbon neutrality and supports broader sustainability goals.
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|Instruction Step Title=References
|Instruction Step Text=[https://calculator.green-algorithms.org/ Green Algorithms - Classic view] [accessed 10.05.24]

Grealey, J., Lannelongue, L., Saw, W., Marten, J., Méric, G., Ruiz-Carmona, S., & Inouye, M. ''The Carbon Footprint of Bioinformatics''. ''Molecular Biology and Evolution'', Volume 39, Issue 3.

Lannelongue, L., Grealey, J., & Inouye, M. (2021). “Green Algorithms: Quantifying the Carbon Footprint of Computation”. ''Advanced Science'', 8, 2100707. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202100707 [accessed 10.05.24]
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2026-06-15T12:56:27Z

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|Title=Sustainability and ecojustice: knowledge, skills and values
|Has Related Initiative=Initiative:2e8a4c5b-0523-49cf-bcf9-5c3e9632be5a
|Instruction Goal=This micromodule supports researchers in critically reflecting on the broader impacts of their work on the environment, climate, and social justice. It encourages thoughtful and informed choices in defining research questions, selecting methods, and sharing knowledge. Rather than prescribing fixed rules, it offers guiding ideas and reflective prompts to inspire more responsible, ethical, and compassionate practices. Participants are invited to embrace the complexity of sustainability challenges, recognize the interconnectedness of systems, and consider long-term consequences.

The micromodule also encourages envisioning sustainable and inclusive futures, while empowering researchers to take practical, meaningful actions that align their work with societal priorities and contribute positively to both people and the planet.

'''By the end of this module, learners will be able to:'''

*Understand the environmental, social, and ethical impacts of research practices
*Reflect on how research choices influence sustainability outcomes
*Recognize the complexity and interconnected nature of sustainability challenges
*Identify opportunities to align research with societal and environmental priorities
*Apply practical strategies to make research more responsible and sustainable
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|Is About=The module explains how researchers can make their work more environmentally sustainable, socially fair, and ethically responsible. It highlights that research activities impact both people and the planet, and therefore must follow principles like “do no harm,” inclusion, and fairness. The module introduces key concepts such as environmental justice, climate justice, and circular economy, while encouraging researchers to consider inequality and vulnerable communities.

It also provides practical guidance on reducing environmental impact in daily research practices, such as minimizing waste and energy use. Overall, it aims to support researchers in integrating sustainability and ethical thinking into all stages of their work and contributing to a more just and sustainable future.
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|Instruction Step Text=Read the sustainability and eco-justice in everyday research competency profile.
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|Instruction Step Title=Sustainability Reflection
|Instruction Step Text=Research shapes the world, not only through major discoveries, but also through the everyday choices we make, such as the questions we ask, the methods we use, and how we share our work.
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|Instruction Step Title=Embodying Sustainability Values
|Instruction Step Text='''Valuing sustainability'''

Acknowledge diverse perspectives and values concerning environmental and climate justice in the context of research and innovation. Reflect on how personal values and perspectives regarding the environment influence decisions and actions taken during the research process. Consider professional competency in research and innovation to include a responsibility to reduce environmental harms and increase environmental benefits. Uphold the do no (significant) harm principle and precautionary principle in relation to research and innovation.

'''Supporting fairness'''

Recognize the disproportionate impact of the planetary crisis on and within different communities due to coloniality and systemic injustice.

Consider the implications of global and local justice perspectives on research methodologies, priorities, and outcomes.

Support equity and justice for present and future generations in research and innovation proposals.

Conduct research and innovation activities in a way that contributes to both social and environmental justice

'''Promoting nature'''

Acknowledge that research and innovation are embedded in, and can cause significant harm to, ecological systems. Perceive the needs and rights of non-human Nature as a fundamental aspect of research ethics. Practice care and respect towards the environment and other species when designing a research or innovation project
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Recognize that sustainability in research and innovation involves complex, multifaceted challenges, and therefore cannot be addressed through simplistic or one dimensional solutions. Be aware that the complexity of environmental, climate and sustainability challenges can be emotionally impactful. Use systems thinking to determine the environmental consequences (including unintended consequences) of research and innovation activities.

'''Critical thinking'''

Recognize potential trade-offs between competing priorities (people, planet, profit) in research and innovation. Evaluate the trustworthiness of information sources regarding environmental problems and potential solutions (e.g. technological solutions). Align project aims with alternative approaches towards growth and consumption which are informed by more sustainable and just economic models

Build in opportunities for critical reflection throughout research and innovation projects to ensure continuous alignment with sustainability principles.

'''Problem framing'''

Identify common challenges, risks, and uncertainties related to the environmental and climate impacts of research and innovation activities in your field. Map out all stakeholders affected by a research and innovation project – including communities, industries, policymakers, and ecosystems

Openly and transparently communicate potential benefits and risks of a project to the environment, climate, and affected communities. Engage multiple stakeholders – especially those most at risk of potential harms – and consider their knowledge, perspectives, and priorities to support more equitable outcomes
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Envision sustainable outcomes and identify possible actions, innovations, and/or policies that would support these outcomes. Anticipate ethical concerns of emerging technologies and their environmental and climate impacts. Employ techniques for futures thinking, such as scenario development or speculative design, in relation to a planned research or innovation project.

Align immediate research and innovation efforts with long-term sustainability visions, adaptively balancing present needs and long-term sustainability objectives

'''Adaptability'''

Consider emerging evidence on environmental harms caused by research and innovation, including the cumulative harms of all research and innovation activities. Monitor progress toward envisioned futures and adjust strategies based on new insights or changing circumstances. Mitigate against the environmental impact of research and innovation by considering alternate approaches (e.g., frugal innovation). Participate in continuous learning activities to ensure professional skills are applicable to changing ecological and social circumstances.

'''Exploratory thinking'''

Understand how alternative disciplinary and role-specific perspectives can complement one another. Respect local and traditional knowledges and methods to address sustainability in research and innovation

Engage with key ethical debates regarding the environmental and climate impacts of a research and innovation project. Integrate sustainability principles throughout research and innovation processes, drawing on systematic and creative forms of inquiry (for example, through an ethics by design approach)
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Recognise that sustainable approaches to research and innovation exist within the context of wider political systems. Identify research and innovation priorities which can contribute to a just transition towards a sustainable society

Be aware of the access to knowledge, networks and platforms that your role entails, and use this to promote environmentally and socially responsible action. Strategically engage in policy dialogue and participatory processes for green initiatives as part of the research methodology or innovation cycle, when appropriate

'''Collective action'''

Remember the importance of teamwork and collective action in tackling environmental (including climate) issues. Demonstrate a capacity for accessible and collaborative work, for example through open science and FAIR data practices.

Support environmental and climate positive initiatives within your research field. Collaborate with multiple actors (such as policy makers and local communities) to shape sustainable approaches to research and innovation

'''Individual initiative'''

Model sustainable practice in research and innovation – including methodology, materials selection, and project goals. Recognise that everyone has a role to play in fostering sustainable approaches to research and innovation. Be accountable for the environmental and social impacts of professional activities, and take corrective actions where needed.
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|Instruction Step Text=<div>Sabin, L. Hastings, R. Evans, N (2026) Sustainability and Eco-Justice in Everyday Research. Amsterdam UMC. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18390889</div><div></div>
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|Instruction Goal=This micromodule introduces Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as a structured tool for evaluating environmental impacts across chains. It aims to develop foundational understanding of life cycle thinking, highlight sustainability challenges, and demonstrate how LCA supports evidence-based decision-making, identifies environmental hotspots, and addresses uncertainty in complex systems such as healthcare delivery and agro-food logistics.

At the end of this module, students will be able to:

*Explain the concept and purpose of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).
*Describe the key stages of supply chains using illustrative cases from healthcare and research practice.
*Apply life cycle thinking (cradle-to-grave) to real-world products.
*Identify major environmental impacts and hotspots across supply chains.
*Understand how LCA supports sustainable and evidence-based decision-making.
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|Instruction Step Text='''Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)''' is a systematic method used to evaluate the environmental impacts of a product, process, or service throughout its entire life cycle from raw material extraction, production, and distribution to use and final disposal. It helps identify where the greatest environmental impacts occur and supports more sustainable and informed decision-making.

Why Conduct LCAs (Purpose)

*Identify areas of high environmental impact within production processes
*Quantify key impacts like greenhouse gas emissions, water use, and energy consumption
*Identify opportunities for waste reduction, energy savings, and the use of more sustainable materials

Benefits of LCA (output)

*Provides data-driven insights for informed decision-making
*Guides process and product design improvements
*Enables hotspot analysis to focus sustainability efforts
*Helps set concrete sustainability goals and measure progress

Please see the following interactive videos for a real-life explanation of how LCA is applied in practice across different supply chains.
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|Instruction Step Title=Research practices: wet and dry laboratories
|Instruction Step Text=Research activities can take place in both wet and dry laboratories, each with distinct processes and environmental impacts.

Wet Laboratory (Wet Lab) Research Practice

A wet lab is a research environment where experiments are conducted using biological materials, chemicals, liquids, and specialized laboratory equipment. These activities often require substantial energy, generate plastic and chemical waste, and consume water and other resources.

Dry Laboratory (Dry Lab) Research Practice

A dry lab is a research environment where research is conducted through computational methods, including data analysis, modeling, simulations, and artificial intelligence. These activities rely on computers, data storage, and digital infrastructure rather than physical experiments.

While considerable attention has been given to reducing environmental impacts in wet laboratories, progress in digital or "dry lab" research has been slower. The growing use of data-intensive approaches in fields such as population health, personalized medicine, and artificial intelligence has increased the environmental footprint of digital research. Beyond the impacts associated with manufacturing computer hardware, digital technologies consume substantial amounts of energy through data centers, cloud storage, and high-performance computing.

Assessing these impacts is important not only for reducing greenhouse gas emissions but also because environmental sustainability considerations are increasingly being incorporated into research funding requirements, ethics frameworks, and research integrity guidelines.
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|Instruction Step Text=Click on the hotspots to explore the environmental impacts associated with wet and dry laboratory research practices and discover how Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can help identify each environmental hotspots and support more sustainable research.
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|Instruction Step Text=LCA helps identify environmental hotspots across research activities. Sustainable laboratory initiatives such as My Green Lab provide practical strategies to reduce these impacts and support more environmentally responsible research.
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|Instruction Step Title=Sustainability Action: algorithm optimization
|Instruction Step Text=Optimizing algorithms improves efficiency by increasing speed and reducing memory usage. Since memory power consumption depends largely on the amount of memory allocated rather than used, minimizing peak memory requirements can significantly reduce energy consumption and support green computing. The Green Algorithms calculator can be used to estimate the carbon footprint of computational tasks and assess the environmental impact of different computing approaches.
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Figure 1: Green Algorithms calculator taken from [https://calculator.green-algorithms.org/ Green Algorithms (green- algorithms.org)]

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{{!}}Reduce the Pragmatic Scaling Factor
{{!}}Limit the number of times algorithms are executed by minimizing unnecessary reruns, excessive parameter tuning, and debugging on full datasets.

'''Environmental benefits:''' decreases computational workload, energy use, and associated emissions.
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{{!}}Choose Efficient Data Centers
{{!}}Run computations in energy-efficient data centers located in regions with low-carbon electricity and low Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE).

'''Environmental benefits:''' Significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions from computational activities.
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{{!}}Offset Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions
{{!}}Compensate unavoidable emissions through certified carbon offset projects such as renewable energy, reforestation, or clean cooking initiatives.

'''Environmental benefits:''' Helps achieve carbon neutrality and supports broader sustainability goals.
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|Instruction Step Text=ALLEA (2023). ''The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity – Revised Edition 2023''. Berlin. DOI: 10.26356/ECOC [accessed 10.05.24]

European Commission (2013). ''Ethics for Researchers: Facilitating Research Excellence in FP7''. Directorate-General for Research and Innovation. DOI: 10.2777/7491 [accessed 10.05.24]

[https://calculator.green-algorithms.org/ Green Algorithms - Classic view] [accessed 10.05.24]

Grealey, J., Lannelongue, L., Saw, W., Marten, J., Méric, G., Ruiz-Carmona, S., & Inouye, M. ''The Carbon Footprint of Bioinformatics''. ''Molecular Biology and Evolution'', Volume 39, Issue 3.

Lannelongue, L., Grealey, J., & Inouye, M. (2021). “Green Algorithms: Quantifying the Carbon Footprint of Computation”. ''Advanced Science'', 8, 2100707. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202100707 [accessed 10.05.24]

Samuel, G., & Richie, C. (August 2022). “Reimagining research ethics to include environmental sustainability: a principled approach, including a case study of data-driven health research”. ''Journal of Medical Ethics''. DOI: 10.1136/jme-2022-108489 [accessed 09.05.24] UK Research and Innovation (2021).

''UK Research and Innovation fEC Grants Standard Terms and Conditions of Grant Guidance''. [https://www.ukri.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/UKRI-021122-fECGrantTermsAndConditionsGuidance.pdf UKRI-021122-fECGrantTermsAndConditionsGuidance.pdf] [accessed 10.05.24]
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