Agenda 2030 PhD courses
The Agenda 2030 Graduate School provides interdisciplinary PhD courses based on the societal challenges related to the Sustainable Development Goals.
The courses are open to all PhD students at Lund University and free of charge.
Admission priority will be given to the PhD students within the Agenda 2030 Graduate School. There is a possibility for PhD students from other universities and master students to participate in courses - please contact the course coordinator of the specific course for further information. Below you find information about currently offered courses, course registration and course coordinators.
PhD courses, Autumn 2026
Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Areas
1 September – 3 September 2026, Lund University (5 ECTS)
With this PhD course, participants will explore the theoretical foundations, practical applications, and governance dimensions of nature based solutions (NbS) in urban contexts. Participants will engage with international examples of NbS, hydrological principles for stormwater management, urban planning processes, and policy frameworks linked to sustainable development. The course combines lectures, workshops, group discussions, site visits, and practical design exercises. Following the course, participants will complete a written assignment related to their own research interests and provide peer feedback to fellow participants.
The course is given in collaboration with the United Nations University hub Water in a Changing Environment (WICE) and Makerere University in Uganda.
- Course syllabus will be posted shortly
- Register for the course by contacting the course coordinator
- Register by 21 August – earlier contacts are appreciated
- Course coordinator: Johanna Sörensen
- johanna [dot] sorensen [at] tvrl [dot] lth [dot] se (johanna[dot]sorensen[at]tvrl[dot]lth[dot]se)
Justice, equality and the 2030 Agenda
2 November - 1 December 2026, Lund University (5 ECTS)
The course aims at providing a critical introduction to the 2030 Agenda from the perspectives of justice and equality. The course emphasizes the challenges involved in implementing the 2030 Agenda in both the Global North and the Global South, analysing processes of stratification, social exclusion, discrimination and unequal opportunities. The course takes a multi-scalar approach, linking global processes, politics, institutions and structures to their local practices, outcomes and experiences.
- Course syllabus (sam.lu.se)
- Reading list (sam.lu.se)
- Register to the course through the survey.mailing.lu.se
- Register by 2 October
- Course coordinator: Glyn Williams
- glyn [dot] williams [at] keg [dot] lu [dot] se (glyn[dot]williams[at]keg[dot]lu[dot]se)
Environmental humanities: New perspectives on global sustainability
7-11 December 2026, Lund University (5 ECTS)
This course brings humanistic approaches to bear on contemporary sustainability challenges—climate change, biodiversity loss, resource depletion, pollution, and environmental injustice. Drawing on philosophy, archaeological and historical perspectives, literary and cultural studies, and sustainability science, the course examines how values, narratives, institutions, and knowledge practices shape responses to planetary-scale problems.
- Course syllabus will be posted shorlty.
- Registration and deadline for registration will be posted shortly.
- Course coordinator: Eric Brandstedt
- eric [dot] brandstedt [at] mrs [dot] lu [dot] se (eric[dot]brandstedt[at]mrs[dot]lu[dot]se)
Contact
Do you have general questions about the PhD courses?
Feel free to contact Ylva van Meeningen
E-mail: ylva [dot] van_meeningen [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (ylva[dot]van_meeningen[at]cec[dot]lu[dot]se)
Previous PhD courses
We have listed all PhD courses given by the Agenda 2030 Graduate School at Lund University, which faculty gave the course and in which year the course was last given.
PhD courses at ClimBEco Graduate Research School
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