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We did it again 👏👏👏 The Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (#TIPC) is proud to be an #actionresearch centre for #SustainableDevelopment #science #technology & #innovation at the heart of @SPRU @SussexUBusiness @SussexUni twitter.com/SussexUBusines…

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The new #IPCC synthesised report on #ClimateEmergency research since 2018 is 'a survival guide for humanity' Tools for #policy #systemchange #transformations that are #societal, not only #technological For action ▶️ tipresourcelab.net @MattMcGrathBBC bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

10:33 am · March 22, 2023

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Couldn’t make last week’s #TIPResourceLab launch? Get the lowdown, watch below to see the tools & insights on offer to accelerate #ClimateAction #Research #Policy #SDGs #IPCC pathways to #transformations & #transitions @SPRU @Ingenio_CsicUpv @UUGlobe youtu.be/HLforaYbqvY pic.twitter.com/XnwGDcSNoy

2:34 pm · March 16, 2023

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@IPCC_CH @WMO #Policymakers #Investors #Business #Research Researched, tested, refined #transitions tools & insights to create #transformations for #systemschange to mitigate the #ClimateEmergency #IPCC Take action 🔎⚙️🌏 tipresourcelab.net

5:02 pm · March 15, 2023

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#Policymakers #Investors #Business #Research Researched, tested, refined #transitions tools & insights to create #transformations for #systemschange Mitigate the #ClimateEmergency #IPCC Take action 🔎⚙️🌏 tipresourcelab.net twitter.com/IPCC_CH/status…

5:02 pm · March 15, 2023

Spotlight

TIPC opens dialogue on next phase

8 March 2023

Following successful delivery of the first phase, TIPC members and partners invite conversations around collaboration for experimentation, research and capacity development. TIPC’s Governing Board convened last month to sign off on successful delivery of the first phase of the...

The TIP Resource Lab Officially Opens the Digital Doors

13 March 2023 | Geraldine Bloomfield

On Wednesday 8 March, after one year of development, based on the production and curation of six years of action research, the Transformative Innovation Policy Resource Lab officially ‘opened its (digital) doors’ enabling policymakers, practitioners, business, NGOs, and researchers to use transformative...

Transformative Innovation Policy Resource Lab Unveiled for Creating Systemic Change...

News

9 February 2023

As people around the world grapple with grand challenges and governments are tasked with delivering transformative change across the interconnected systems of food, energy, mobility, education, healthcare and others, many questions remain: How does a systemic perspective help us to identify...

TIP Approach for SDGs in European Commission Project on ‘Planet,...

News

7 February 2023

A recent report, from the Planet, Prosperity and People (3Ps) project run by the European Commission’s Directorate General on Research and Innovation (DG R&I) , evidences how R&I must contribute to meeting the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The publication, entitled...

Mobilizing the transformative power of research for achieving the Sustainable...

Publications

3 February 2023 | Oscar Romero, Matias Ramirez, Johan Schot and Felber Arroyave

This paper addresses the important question of how research can support the implementation of the United Nations 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) set out in the 2030 agenda. Much attention on this topic has so far coalesced around understanding and...

Journal Articles

NEWS IN BRIEF: Transformative Innovation Policy debate at European Mission...

News

1 February 2023

TIPC founder and Academic Director, Johan Schot spoke at the first European Mission Forum EMiF themed “Making Missions Work”. In a parallel session, panellists and close to 100 participants gathered to discuss the purpose and perspectives of European missions across...

Transformative Investment Philosophy for financing sustainability transition Launched

News

20 December 2022

The end of 2022 saw the Deep Transitions project, founded and led by Professor Johan Schot, launch the Transformative Investment Philosophy. This encompasses a comprehensive report proposing new principles, tools and metrics for financing long-term systems change, into and beyond 2023, to...

TRANSITIONING TO ELECTRIFIED, AUTOMATED AND SHARED MOBILITY IN AN AFRICAN...

Blog

15 December 2022

A study on three innovations has reveals positive and negative barriers to the decarbonisation of transport systems in the global South in the context of Africa. Academics from the science policy research unit published a recent finding which centred on...

THE DYNAMICS OF GLOBAL PUBLIC RESEARCH FUNDING ON CLIMATE CHANGE,...

Blog

15 December 2022

Thirty years of climate research funding have overlooked the potential of experimental transformative technologies. A new study by academics from the University of Sussex Business School Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), which used a transformative innovation framework, discovered the academic...

SCIENCE FOR WHOM? EXAMINING THE DATA QUALITY, THEMES, AND TRENDS...

Blog

15 December 2022

Three decades of climate and energy funding have revealed incremental funding for social science and interdisciplinary research funding. A study by the Science Policy Research Unit of the University of Sussex Business School academics suggests that public funding for research...

JOURNAL ARTICLE: Transitioning to electrified, automated and shared mobility in...

Publications

15 December 2022 | Benjamin K. Sovacool, Chux Daniels and Abdulrafiu Abbas

This article focuses on the drivers and barriers afforded by three innovations—automated vehicles, electric mobility, and ridesharing and bike-sharing—in the four African urban areas of Johannesburg (South Africa), Kigali (Rwanda), Lagos (Nigeria) and Nairobi (Kenya). We ask: what...

JOURNAL ARTICLE: The dynamics of global public research funding on...

Publications

15 December 2022 | Abdulrafiu Abbas, Benjamin K. Sovacool and Chux Daniels

This paper explores the funding trends, topical themes, and notable gaps in global public research funding across the areas of energy, climate change, transport, and industrial decarbonisation from 1990 to 2020. The paper organizes its analysis along the...

Journal Articles

Science for whom? Examining the data quality, themes, and trends...

Publications

9 November 2022 | Benjamin K. Sovacool, Chux Daniels and Abdulrafiu Abbas

Public spending for research and development is undoubtedly one of the most powerful tools for government policy in the areas of climate change and energy systems and technology innovation. However, existing datasets are currently fragmented, incomplete, and partial...

Journal Articles

TIP Resource Lab Previews Monitoring, Evaluation & Leaning Tools with...

News

4 November 2022

The next stage in the operationalisation of the Transformative Innovation Policy framework took a step forward with the launch of the monitoring, evaluation and leaning (MEL) component of the new TIP Resource Lab. The international policy and practitioner audience...