Pooling expertise: Multidisciplinarity for a sustainable future
The Platform for a Sustainable Future at Örebro University, PSF@ORU, aims to contribute to an inclusive welfare society that is mindful of the limits of the earth’s ecosystems. With equality, safety and security, health, chemical safety, limited climate impact, a balanced economy, biodiversity and quality of life as our guiding stars, we are mobilising sustainability expertise from within education, research and collaboration to work together and ultimately find a way towards a sustainable future.
Platform research themes
News
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Research and Innovation Week furthering collaboration between Örebro University and Japan
Innovation, AI, sustainability and ageing. These were some of the research fields discussed when Örebro University, along with 19 other Swedish and Japanese universities, participated in the MIRAI 2.0 Research and Innovation Week in Japan.
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Two portions of vegetables per day adequate to protect against inflammation in older people
Only two portions of vegetables per day can reduce systemic inflammation that affects multiple parts of the body simultaneously, a new doctoral thesis from Örebro University has shown. Fruit, on the other hand, does not seem to have the same effect.
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New discovery: changes in bile acids may be linked to diabetes in young children
Disturbances in the interaction of bile acids with the inborn microflora in the intestines can increase the risk of type 1 diabetes. This is shown in a new study on children’s’ first years of life.
Other information about PSF@ORU
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Existing centres, focus areas, research environments and other initiatives within PSF@ORU
Research geared towards a sustainable future is pursued by individual researchers and research teams alike. These are in turn organised in various research groupings at Örebro University, such as centres, focus areas, research environments and other...
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About Platform for a Sustainable Future, PSF@ORU
The main purpose of this platform is to develop knowledge about a sustainable future through research and education. Through collaboration with the wider community, such knowledge will be applied and contribute to necessary changes in our society.
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Contact PSF@ORU
Contact information for the board and people within PSF@ORU.