The research team is guest editing a Special Issue in Sustainability: “Designing Products and Services for Circular Consumption”. In this Special Issue, people’s consumption processes and their implications for design take centre stage. We welcome contributions that address questions such as the following: What practicalities are associated with circular consumption, and how do these affect […]
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Join our next seminar at Cradlenet Väst!
You are welcome to join our upcoming seminar on Use2Use thinking and design for circular consumption. On May 23 we will present our research in collaboration with Cradlenet Väst and Gullers Grupp. We will give an introduction to how circularity can be understood and addressed from a user perspective, and present our design toolkit currently […]
Curious about SDG 12?
It is time for the annual International Science Festival Gothenburg! One of the well visited events each year is the Science Roulette, where scientists discuss various issues with the visitors in the gondolas of the Liseberg Ferris wheel. One of the many topics is the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Gothenburg Centre for […]
Happy holidays
Every day, from the 1st of December until the 17th of December, you can open a new slot in the SDG Christmas Calender and learn more about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The calender is produced by the Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development, which has invited 17 researchers from Chalmers University of Technology and the […]
Cirkulera Mera!
We finally got to start our new research study Cirkulera Mera (Circulate)! Through a collaboration with Peder Skrivares skola, an upper secondary school in Varberg, Sweden, we challenge circa 100 pupils to make their everyday life more circular. By gaining insight into the activities the pupils carry out and the challenges they experience we can […]
A new Sustainability Guide for Designers
The Swedish Industrial Design Foundation has lunched a new Sustainability Guide! It has been developed in the research project EcoDesign Circle and provides information and support for designers to accelerate their sustainability work. Taking a Use to Use perspective on circularity is highlighted as one important method for prolonging product lifetimes. Check it out!
The International Science Festival 2018
The annual International Science Festival Gothenburg has started! One of the well vistited events each year is the Science Roulette, where scientists talk to visitors about various issues in the gondolas of the Liseberg Ferris wheel. This year, the Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development has invited 17 scientists from Chalmers University of Technology and the […]