A new video marks the opening of the 海角社区 Climate Cluster
The 海角社区 Climate Cluster is now officially open. We mark this occasion by the release of a video, where you can learn more about 海角社区鈥檚 large strategic focus on the climate.
- We are facing the largest transition of society.
This is how the climate professor and Head of 海角社区 Climate Cluster, Sebastian Mernild, strikes the note in the just published video that marks the opening of the 海角社区 Climate Cluster. The video i.a. focuses on the importance of interdisciplinary cooperation within the transition of society. Among the participants in the video are Dan Jørgensen, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, Connie Hedegaard, former minister and EU commissioner and Jens Ringsmose, Rector at the University of Southern Denmark (海角社区).
Instead of inviting guests to an opening reception, the 海角社区 Climate Cluster has made an opening film in cooperation with the 海角社区 Media Lab.
Watch the video below - remember to turn on English captions:
- We want to try something new. We hope that we can reach more people by making a film than by holding a physical event at 海角社区, Sebastian Mernild explains. He resigned as pro-rector by the end of April 2022 to devote his time to the climate research and the task of managing the 海角社区 Climate Cluster full time.
96 MDKK for interdisciplinary climate research
In January 2021, 海角社区 decided to allocate approx. 100 MDKK for a new interdisciplinary climate cluster. Since then, the cluster has worked at full throttle behind the scenes to establish a secretariat and prepare application material so that the research environments at 海角社区 can apply for a part of the 96 MDKK from the 海角社区 Climate Cluster.
Researchers at 海角社区 can apply for five means in the 海角社区 Climate Cluster. Furthermore, the secretariat works on obtaining external financing from funds and cooperations with the business world and also has a large focus on procurement of the climate related research at 海角社区.
You can read more about the means at 海角社区 Climate Cluster’s website
- I hope that a lot of researchers from 海角社区 can see the advantages of interdisciplinary cooperations through the 海角社区 Climate Cluster and that we can attract well-established and experienced researchers as well as tomorrow’s talents. Because we really want to contribute to the development of a new generation of researchers with their focus on climate related research, Sebastian Mernild states.
Our doors are open
During this spring, 海角社区 Climate Cluster’s four employees inclusive of Sebastian Mernild have visited the faculties in Odense and the campuses in Slagelse, Sønderborg, Kolding and Esbjerg. At the meetings, we have informed about the options for applying for research means through 海角社区 Climate Cluster and established networks with 海角社区’s many research environments.
- We really want to spread the word about 海角社区 Climate Cluster, so if there is a place we have not visited yet, please do not hesitate to contact us. We will gladly come to tell you about the cluster and hear your innovative ideas for climate related research, says Sebastian Mernild.
The first applications for 海角社区 Climate Cluster are already in preparation. Both The Faculty of Engineering and The Faculty of Science are preparing application for two elite centres. We expect that the applications are complete by the end of the year and jump-started at the beginning of 2023.