2019-05-07 P&E Agenda - Item 3 - Attachment 1 - Noosa Sustainability Institute - Concepts and Options Report

University based institutes:
   Strong focus on promoting sustainability within the universities. Aim to integrate sustainability
    into all aspects of campus and curriculum – demonstrating the value of an inclusive approach at
    individual, institutional and global scales.
   Strong focus on promoting the development of lifetime competencies in sustainability within
    students.
   Project-based applied research to support communities, governments and businesses to create
    change towards sustainable futures (evidence for changes to policy, practice and focus).
   Strong, focused research programs - interdisciplinary; living laboratory; sustainable agriculture
    and food production/systems – strategically linking classroom education with experiential
    education, research and community outreach.
   Workshops and seminars available for staff and students.
   Focus on publications and showcasing sustainability related stories.
   Hubs for integrating and accelerating sustainability research, education and practice across
    campuses, with provision for a flow on effect into the community.
   Allows connection of a diverse range of research partners and permits the creation of a package
    of learning opportunities to prepare students to incorporate their acquired sustainability
    knowledge into their lives and careers.
   Clients can approach with specific research questions/projects – researchers can create practical
    and useful outcomes that can be adapted to a range of situations by various clients.
   Award winning RHD programs – grants allow projects to be completed with minimal outlay.
   Governance generally operates within the framework of the host university.
   Opportunities for interns and volunteers.
   Facilitate and enable research linkages, projects and conversations – leading to increased
    understanding of sustainability and resilience trends, challenges and solutions.
   Research publications readily available to the public and broader research community.
   Funding through grants and governments.
   Income stream from clients.



Other Institutes that are non-Community led or University Based:
   To gather relevant forms of knowledge from science, society and politics in order to progress
    society towards sustainable development.
   Conducts research with the goal of identifying, advancing and guiding transformation processes
    towards more sustainable societies.
   Transdisciplinary, transformative and co-creative style of research with partners from diverse
    backgrounds – academia, political institutions, administrations, civil society, business community
    – with a key aim of understanding sustainability and generating potential solutions to issues of
    concern.
   Workshops and seminars held.
   Publications, policy briefs, fact sheets, brochures and annual reports available.
   Hybrids between research institutes and transdisciplinary think tanks.
   Research based, though not affiliated with university.
   Foster sustainability initiatives and innovations towards green economy, sustainable
    development and living.
   Provide applied research, capacity development and technical support services across sectors;
    accelerate sustainable practices and values.
   Value based and results driven research projects.
   Aim to deliver viable solutions to integrate social and environmental priorities with economic
    development.

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