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On 16 May, the Centre for Complex Systems in Transition hosted a talk with Southern African Food Lab director Dr. Scott Drimie and CST researcher Dr. Laura Pereira, exploring these key questions through a recent publication, The Future of Food 2015-2030: four scenarios examining possible futures of the food system in South Africa.

START and partners organized two workshops to strengthen capacity in the development, use, and evaluation of TD approaches. The introductory training consisting of two back-to-back workshops and was organized as an International Social Sciences Council (ISSC) activity, convened by START and the Centre for Complex Systems in Transition at Stellenbosch University in partnership with the Transdisciplinary Lab at ETH Zurich, Switzerland.

We seek motivated individuals with a keen interest in sustainability issues, an interest and ability to integrate across the social and natural sciences, and who enjoy collaboration and are interested to participate in the events and activities of the CST.

We are seeking a motivated postdoctoral fellow with a keen interest in sustainability issues, an interest and ability to integrate across the social and natural sciences, and who enjoys collaboration and is interested to participate in the events and activities of the CST.

We are seeking motivated, organised individuals with a keen interest in sustainability issues and an interest in perhaps furthering their academic career in this field. There are two short internships on offer. Apply before 30 July 2016.

The Food (R)evolution Exhibition has developed as an innovative research tool, an experiment in how a photo exhibition staged in different public spaces can open up important conversations about the complexities of a rapidly evolving African and global food system.

The 'Anthropocene Dialogues' series kicked off 22 Feb, with a lively discussion of work presented by Prof. Biggs and her CST colleagues Dr. Rika Preiser and Dr. Laura Pereira.

Many economists and governing institutions are now recognising that the current economic model does not promote social and ecological wellbeing. In his talk Fiormonti explained the problem with this economic model, and then explored what an alternative economic system could look like, which he has termed the Wellbeing Economy.

The Food (R)evolution Exhibition is a travelling outdoor public art installation created by the Sustainability Institute's Food System Centre in partnership with Center for Complex Systems in Transition at Stellenbosch University.