SBE Research Mission and Values.pdf
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… looking beyond the borders of a single familiar discipline. To make our efforts count in achieving a sustainable future, we actively reach out to societal stakeholders in order to collaborate and co-create. SBE’s research mission statement: “Research without borders" SBE’s research mission is to produce both fundamental and applied research, which is transdisciplinary and internationally oriented, in order to address complex societal problems and contribute to the global knowledge society. 1 SBE’s … three core values: 1. We combine fundamental and applied research to advance scientific knowledge and practice. 2. We carry out transdisciplinary research to address complex societal problems. 3. We conduct research that is internationally oriented with a solid base in the region. 2 3 Research value 1: Fundamental and applied research to advance scientific knowledge and practice. We believe that it is our responsibility as a university to respond to current and future societal challenges, such as … final goal of creating output that is meaningful to society. Having a strong fundamental base gives SBE the capacity as a School to absorb and build on new scientific knowledge. This contributes to the infrastructure on which knowledge is built and can thrive, providing the groundwork for applied research to directly address challenges in society. At SBE, we break down the border between fundamental and applied research by providing a research pipeline between these two types of research. At SBE, …