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SDG Accelerator research

The SDG Accelerator undertakes and facilitates scientific research which is challenge-driven and transdisciplinary, in partnership with the public sector and industry.

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº SDGs Research Accelerator Research

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At ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, research relevant to the UN SDGs is conducted across many different disciplines and areas, reflective of the university’s broad spectrum of expertise. This includes technical and engineering solutions to urban sustainability challenges, political and institutional change acceleration, and societal advancement within planetary boundaries while ensuring no-one is left behind.

The SDG Research Accelerator carries out or facilitates research with a particular focus on SDG 3 (health), SDG11 (cities), SDG 13 (climate) and/or SDG17 (partnerships), as well as research overviews of SDG-related challenges in cities. This is supported by funding from ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, research councils and other funding bodies and private foundations.

The SDG Accelerator builds on the work of theÌý¹û¶³Ó°Ôº CitiesÌýPartnerships Programme (Stockholm), including its partnership with theÌýmade ofÌý,ÌýÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý.Ìý

°Õ³ó±ðÌý¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Cities Partnerships Programme FundsÌýruns an annual ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº-Stockholm TrioÌýjoint funding callÌýto support research collaborations between researchers in London and Stockholm. The funded projects span a range of research areas, with many led by early career researchers.

Explore below the Cities Partnerships Programme (Stockholm) projects led by ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº and Stockholm Trio researchers:

Awarded projects 2022/23

Widening Research and Policy Capacity on Housing Segregation and Transport Inequalities in Stockholm and London

Co-funded by ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and University of Stockholm
Prof Laura Vaugan (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº), Prof (KTH Royal Institute of Technology), Dr (Stockholm University),ÌýDr (University of Kent)

The prevalence and patterns of moped and e-scooter enabled crime

Co-funded by ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Prof Spencer ChaineyÌý(¹û¶³Ó°Ôº) and Prof (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
Awarded projects 2021/22

A joint programme on ageing, work, and the life after COVID

Dr Ìý(¹û¶³Ó°Ôº) andÌýÌý(³§³Ù´Ç³¦°ì³ó´Ç±ô³¾Ìý±«²Ô¾±±¹±ð°ù²õ¾±³Ù²â)

Developing the statistical tools for dark matter discovery in the current and next generation of rare event search experimentsÌýÌý Ìý

±Ê°ù´Ç´ÚÌýChamkaur GhagÌý(¹û¶³Ó°Ôº),Ìý,ÌýÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýÌý(Stockholm University)

Soundscape Attributes Translation Project (SATP): towards standardized assessments of urban sound environments across languages, countries, and culturesÌýÌý Ìý

Co-funded by ¹û¶³Ó°ÔºÌýand Stockholm University
Dr.ÌýFrancesco AlettaÌý(¹û¶³Ó°Ôº),ÌýProf Ìý(Stockholm University),ÌýProf Ìý(Stockholm University)Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌýDr Ìý(Stockholm University)

Sharing Experience of Interdisciplinary Curriculum Reform in Engineering EducationÌý ÌýÌý

Prof John MitchellÌý(¹û¶³Ó°Ôº) andÌý±Ê°ù´Ç´ÚÌýÌý(KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

Ecology and evolution of European oral microbes over the past three centuriesÌýÌý

Co-funded by ¹û¶³Ó°ÔºÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýKarolinska Institutet
Dr Lucy van DorpÌý(¹û¶³Ó°Ôº) andÌý(Karolinska Institutet)

Resignation Syndrome: towards a new understandingÌýÌý Ìý

Co-funded by ¹û¶³Ó°ÔºÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýKarolinska Institutet
Dr Ìý(¹û¶³Ó°Ôº),ÌýÌý(Karolinska Institutet) andÌýÌý(Uppsala University and Karolinska University Hospital)

Health Economic Evaluation: training and knowledge sharing of new methods and softwareÌýÌý Ìý

Co-funded by ¹û¶³Ó°ÔºÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýKarolinska Institutet
Dr Nathan GreenÌý(¹û¶³Ó°Ôº),ÌýDr Ìý(Karolinska Institutet)Ìýand Prof.ÌýÌý(Karolinska Institutet)

Enhanced efficiencies of hybrid vehicles for improved city air quality

Co-funded by ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº and KTH Royal Institute of Technology
±Ê°ù´Ç´ÚÌýPanagiota AngeliÌý(¹û¶³Ó°Ôº),ÌýÌýProf Ìý(KTH Royal Institute of Technology)Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌýProf Ìý(KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

Coordinated decision making policies for accelerating decarbonisation of urban energy systems under uncertaintyÌýÌý Ìý

Dr Sebastian MaierÌý(¹û¶³Ó°Ôº) andÌý±Ê°ù´Ç´ÚÌýÌý(Stockholm University)

PUDEME: Pre-urban demography in early medieval Europe (London and Stockholm)ÌýÌý Ìý

Co-funded by ¹û¶³Ó°ÔºÌýand Stockholm University
Dr Stuart BrookesÌý(¹û¶³Ó°Ôº),ÌýDr Ìý(Stockholm University),ÌýDr Johan Runer (Uppdrag Arkeologi),Ìý±Ê°ù´Ç´ÚÌýÌý(Stockholm University),ÌýDr Ìý(Stockholm University)Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌýLena Beronius-Jörpeland (National Historical Museums)

Developing Data-driven analytic and modeling approaches for Mass Transport in Cities through Student and Practitioner NetworksÌýÌý Ìý

Dr Taku FujiyamaÌý(¹û¶³Ó°Ôº),ÌýDr Carl-William PalmqvistÌý(KTH Royal Institute of Technology) andÌýDr Zhenliang Ma (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

SELCS Turing Summer School in Madrid, Paris, Rome and StockholmÌýÌý Ìý

DrÌý(¹û¶³Ó°Ôº) andÌýAnna Rudels (Swedish Institute)
Awarded projects 2020/21

Focus on Open Science Workshops, delivering Open Science policy, practice and solutions

DrÌý(¹û¶³Ó°Ôº) andÌýWilhelm Widmark (Stockhom University)

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº-Stockholm training programme in population mental health and pathways to policy impact

Co-funded by ¹û¶³Ó°ÔºÌýand Stockholm Region
Dr James KirkbrideÌý(¹û¶³Ó°Ôº),ÌýProfÌý(Karolinska Institutet) andÌýDrÌýÌý(Karolinska Institutet)

How are sign languages learned as second languages?

±Ê°ù´Ç´ÚÌý(¹û¶³Ó°Ôº),Ìý±Ê°ù´Ç´ÚÌýÌý(Stockholm University),ÌýDrÌý(Stockholm University)Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌýDr Ìý(Stockholm University)

Integrated sensing and communications for perceptive smart cities

Prof Christos MasourosÌý(¹û¶³Ó°Ôº)Ìý.Ìý(KTH Royal Institute of Technology) andÌýÌý(KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

Net zero affordable housing – an institutional comparison between Sweden and the UK

Dr Stanimira MilchevaÌý(¹û¶³Ó°Ôº) andÌýÌýÌý(KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

Metabolic reprogramming of B-cell functions in immune-mediated pathology

Dr Kristine OleinikaÌý(¹û¶³Ó°Ôº)Ìýand ProfÌý(Karolinska Institute)

Could moral philosophy explain inconsistent findings in eco-psychology?

Dr Dimitrios TsivrikosÌý(¹û¶³Ó°Ôº) andÌýProfÌý(Stockholm University)