News: May 04, 2018
On April 19 and 20 at the University of Gothenburg’s Geoscience center the 8th biennial meeting of the Gothenburg Air and Climate Centre (GAC) was held and included more than 50 participants from companies, universities, research institutes, and governmental authorities.
The event brought together people interested in issues ranging from air quality, to weather forecasting and climate change to discuss current and future areas of research with a special emphasis on issues and topics that will impact western Sweden.
Program highlights included activities at the interface of fundamental research and technology, including using neural networks for optimizing satellite retrievals and micro-forecasting for farmers in developing countries. GAC looks forward to a strong future with significant upcoming activities including hosting the major European Aerosol Conference in August 2019.
[14 Dec 2023] At the turn of the year, Chalmers University of Technology, the University of Gothenburg and University West will launch their new joint collaboration arena Wexsus - West Sweden Nexus for Sustainable Development. The new collaboration arena will work in close collaboration with the Västra Götaland region and other societal actors will be invited to develop partnerships. The purpose of Wexsus is to exchange knowledge that strengthens society's ability to drive the transition towards a sustainable society together. The Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development, GMV, will cease to exist as an organisation at the end of the year and will then be merged with its operations in Wexsus.
[14 Jun 2023] Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg's joint organization Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development (GMV) will be merged into a new West Swedish arena, which will start operations in the beginning of next year.
[22 May 2023] Renova donates a scholarship worth SEK 100,000 to PhD students and young researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg who are working in environmental research relevant to Renova's operations.
[23 Mar 2023] The Nordic countries have once again top results in the World Happiness Report rankings, with Finland maintaining its position as the world¿s happiest country for the sixth consecutive year. Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden also made it to the top ten. The World Happiness Report is a publication of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, powered by the Gallup World Poll data. This year¿s report was released on March 20, 2023.
[23 Mar 2023] Chalmers University of Technology, the University of Gothenburg, and their common initiative Global Sustainable Futures are proud to participate in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Research Cooperation between Sweden and Rwanda through the University of Rwanda - Sweden program.