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NEST Conference 2024: Call for abstracts

The Network of Early Career Researchers in Sustainability Transitions (NEST) is pleased to announce a call for abstracts for the 9th annual NEST Conference 2024 held under the theme: “Addressing Inequalities and Sustainability Transitions”.

Eskom’s newest company calls Prof Mark Swilling for duty

Prof Mark Swilling, co-director of the Centre for Sustainability Transitions (CST) at Stellenbosch University has national energy strategy on his mind. Swilling has been appointed as a non-executive director of the board of the National Transmission Company of South Africa (NTCSA) of Eskom.

Blog Posts

Relational governance for sustainability transitions: insights from the PGDip in Sustainable Development

CST researcher Nina Callaghan offers her insightful reflections on the recently concluded Globalisation, Governance, and Development module, a significant component of the 2023 PGDip in Sustainable Development Programme.


2022 NRF Early Researchers Colloquium on Energy Transitions in the Global South

On the 24th of November 2022, the CST hosted an Early Career Researchers colloquium – a day of networking and knowledge sharing on research related to energy transitions in the global South. The event was made possible through funding from the National Research Foundation (NRF) and hosted by the Energy Transitions research team at the CST.