THE ACCESS Forum 2024
Stockholm, Sweden
June 10-14, 2024
ACCESS offers a unique opportunity for the academic communities from all disciplines in both countries to meet, connect and share experiences. Every 18 months an ACCESS forum is held, alternating between Sweden and Chile. The main activity in the ACCESS forums are the Research Themes where researchers from both countries share knowledge and discuss common challenges. Eligible participants for the Research Themes are PhD students, early career researchers and senior researchers. However, the PI:s for the Research Themes must hold a PhD degree. Furthermore, involvement of stakeholders that present funding opportunities is likewise an important component.
The goal with the ACCESS Forum 2024 in Stockholm is to continue the creation of new collaborations among researchers in Chile and Sweden, as well as to strengthen already established collaborations. We envision a week full of opportunities and shared knowledge aiming for sustainable societies in Chile, Sweden and globally.
The Forum is hosted jointly by Stockholm University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
SDG Focus Areas
ACCESS has defined the following Sustainable Development Goals for the ACCESS Forum 2024:
Research Themes
Thirteen interdisciplinary Research Themes have been selected for the ACCESS Forum 2024. You can read more about each Research Theme below.
1. Artistic Research, Experimentation and Cultural Sustainability in Chile and Sweden
Addressed Sustainable Development Goal: Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
Keywords: Arts, Culture and Communities; Artistic Research; Critical Sustainability; Sustainable Cities; Experimentation
Contact Details of Principal Investigators:
Michael Edgerton, Lund University (michael.edgerton@mhm.lu.se)
Diego Castro, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (dcastrom@uc.cl)
For more information, visit the Research Themes webpage.
2. Biodiversity Changes in a Changing World: Challenges and Experiences from Chile and Sweden
Addressed Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 14: Life below water and Goal 15: Life on land
Keywords: Biodiversity; Chemicals of Emerging Concern; Land Use; Risk Assessment
Contact Details of Principal Investigators:
Gerdhard L. Jessen, Universidad de Concepción (gerdhard.jessen@uach.cl)
Pedro Inostroza, Gothenburg University (pedro.inostroza@gu.se)
For more information, visit the Research Themes webpage.
3. Breaking the Tide: Blue-Green Innovations for Preserving Our Coastal Seas
Addressed Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities, Goal 14: Life below water, and Goal 15: Life on land
Keywords: Sustainability; Blue-Green Innovation; Land-Sea interactions; Climate Change; Coastal Seas
Contact Details of Principal Investigators:
Helena Filipsson, Lund University (helena.filipsson@geol.lu.se)
Jurij Wacyk, Universidad de Chile (jwacyk@uchile.cl)
For more information, visit the Research Themes webpage.
4. Collective Action for Just, Inclusive, and Sustainable Societies: Micro, Meso and Macro Perspectives
Addressed Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities and Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
Keywords: Collective Action; Inclusive, Just and Sustainable Societies
Contact Details of Principal Investigators:
Sofia Donoso, Universidad de Chile (sofia.donoso@uchile.cl)
Katrin Uba, Uppsala University (katrin.uba@statsvet.uu.se)
For more information, visit the Research Themes webpage.
5. Crime as a Social Problem
Addressed Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 3: Good health and well-being, Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities and Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
Keywords: Crime; Victimization; Urban Space; Sensitive Topics; Methodology
Contact Details of Principal Investigators:
Margareta Hydén, Stockholm University (margareta.hyden@criminology.su.se)
Patricio Dominguez Rivera, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (pdomingr@uc.cl)
For more information, visit the Research Themes webpage.
6. Environmental Exposures, Diseases and Epigenetic Regulation: From Scientific Evidence to Prevention
Addressed Sustainable Development Goal: Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Keywords: Epigenetics; Endocrine Disruptors; Environmental Diseases; Policy; Research
Contact Details of Principal Investigators:
Marcela K. Sjöberg Herrera, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (msjoberg@bio.puc.cl)
Carlos Guerrero Bosagna, Uppsala University (carlos.guerrero.bosagna@ebc.uu.se)
For more information, visit the Research Themes webpage.
7. Healthy Brain Ageing and Improved Therapies for Brain Disease
Addressed Sustainable Development Goal: Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Keywords: Neurodegeneration; Healthy Aging; Population Studies; Cell Biology; In Vivo
Contact Details of Principal Investigators:
Per Petersson, Lund University (Per.Petersson@med.lu.se)
Romulo Fuentes, Universidad de Chile (romulo@uchile.cl)
For more information, visit the Research Themes webpage.
8. Integrating Water Soil Food Energy (WSFE) Nexus: Towards Sustainable Agriculture Systems in Sweden and Chile
Addressed Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 3: Good health and well-being and Goal 15: Life on land
Keywords: Water-Soil-Food-Energy Nexus; Collaborative Research; Knowledge Transfer; Sustainable Agricultural Systems; Sustainability
Contact Details of Principal Investigators:
Osvaldo Salazar, Universidad de Chile (osalazar@uchile.cl)
Anna Scaini, Stockholm University (anna.scaini@natgeo.su.se)
For more information, visit the Research Themes webpage.
9. Sustainable Aquatic Food and Biomaterial Production; Relevance of Aquaculture Diversification
Addressed Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 3: Good health and well-being, Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities, and Goal 14: Life below water
Keywords: Blue Bioeconomy; Sustainable Food Production; Species Diversification; Novel Aquaculture Systems; Blue Biomaterials
Contact Details of Principal Investigators:
Kristina Snuttan Sundell, University of Gothenburg (kristina.sundell@bioenv.gu.se)
Phillip Dettleff, Universidad Católica (phillip.dettleff@uc.cl)
For more information, visit the Research Themes webpage.
10. Sustainable Lithium Mining in Salt Flats, Preserving Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Addressed Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 3: Good health and well-being, Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities, Goal 14: Life below water, Goal 15: Life on land, and Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
Keywords: Lithium; Salar / Salt Flat; Sustainable Mining; Water Stress; Environment
Contact Details of Principal Investigators:
Mohammad Ayaz Alam, Universidad de Santiago (ayaz.alam@usach.cl)
Prosun Bhattacharya, KTH Royal Institute of Technology (prosun@kth.se)
For more information, visit the Research Themes webpage.
11. Sustainable Water Use, Food Security and Transformative Climate Policy: Interdisciplinary and Comparative Perspectives from Chile, Sweden and beyond
Addressed Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities and Goal 15: Life on land
Keywords: Sustainable Water Use; Food Security; Climate Change Policy; Territorial Governance
Contact Details of Principal Investigators:
Cristian Alarcon Ferrari, SLU (cristian-alarcon.ferrari@slu.se)
Massimiliano Farris, Universidad de Chile (massimilianof@uchilefau.cl)
For more information, visit the Research Themes webpage.
12. Territories and Commons in the Global North and South: An Intersectional Look at Forests, Land, Water and Bodies
Addressed Sustainable Development Goal: Goal 15: Life on land
Keywords: Epistemic Exchange; Common Goods; Neo-extractivism; Intersectionality; Sustainability
Contact Details of Principal Investigators:
Sandra Fernandez, Universidad de Concepción (sandrafernandez@udec.cl)
Maria Andrea Nardi, Lund University (maria_andrea.nardi@keg.lu.se)
For more information, visit the Research Themes webpage.
13. The Politics of the Low-emission Energy Transition (POLTRANS)
Addressed Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities and Goal 15: Life on land
Keywords: Energy Transition; Critical Minerals; Green Extractivism; Environmental Justice; Research Partnership
Contact Details of Principal Investigators:
Henrik Ernstson, KTH Royal Institute of Technology (ernstson@kth.se)
Felipe Irarrázaval, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (firarrazava@uc.cl)