When faced with understanding and examining in greater depth solutions to problems related to the environment and sustainable development, it is seldom sufficient to have knowledge derived from one single scientific discipline. What is required is interdisciplinary knowledge with cross-boundary collaboration between departments, faculties and organisations. This was the reason why GMV – a joint organisation run by Chalmers and Gothenburg University – was founded. One of our principal tasks is to create conditions for partnership and dialogue between researchers from different subject areas specialising in the environment and sustainable development, and also between research, industry and the community. This takes place by GMV:

• bringing together researchers, research students and others to address interdisciplinary issues
• initiating and supporting interdisciplinary collaborationstriving to establish contact between researchers from the different subject areas
• promoting and playing an active role in collaborative projects together with partners from the community and industry
• disseminating knowledge of research being conducted within the environment and sustainable development through newsletters, lectures and seminars
• working with units at Chalmers and University of Githenburg in order to support processes by incorporating learning for sustainable development into course programmes at the two universities.

A neutral platform for collaborative projects

GMV acts as a platform for a number of collaborative initiatives, all of which are focused on the environment and sustainable development. They differ in orientation, character and links with GMV and yet they all involve co-operation across faculty, departmental and organisational boundaries. The GMV network has almost 500 researchers, drawn from a wide range of disciplines, each contributing with their specialist know-how and expertise.

Read more about the projects, initiatives and centres that have GMV as a platform