TERRAE

Ecological transition Research

10 March

The COPIL of the major TERRAE programme is pleased to invite you to the launch event of TERRAE, the major research programme of PSL University.

We are pleased to invite you to apply for ‘TERRAE Eclaireurs Uno’, a call for projects aimed at supporting transdisciplinary research in favour of social and ecological transition.

This call is part of the TERRAE* Grand Research Programme, which aims to structure, amplify and consolidate transdisciplinary research at PSL by encouraging systemic approaches in collaboration with non-academic actors.

By joining this initiative, you will become part of a community committed to addressing today’s major environmental and social challenges.

We strongly encourage you to apply and to spread the word within your networks.

Deadline for sending applications and applications: 28 April 2025 at midnight

Date of results: 2 June 2025

Project start: between September and December 2025.

Recruitment possible from 1^st October 2025.

Find the call for projects by following this link: HERE

Please return your application by midnight on 28 April to: blandine.lathuiliere@ens.psl.eu

The TERRAE programme responds to the urgent need to design transition pathways towards a more environmentally and socially resilient world. It mobilises a community of around 150 researchers within five PSL institutions, engaged in interdisciplinary initiatives on environmental issues.

This transdisciplinary research is mainly organised around ‘transition hotspots’, projects targeting a clearly defined research object such as a territory, a sector, a practice or a specific challenge. The first hotspots focus on drought and agroecological transition in selected territories. Additional funding will be allocated to smaller-scale projects, the pathfinder projects to support the overall ambition of TERRAE.

The main lines of research

Analysis of the systemic challenges of transitions: identifying and understanding the intersections between climate change, biodiversity and social issues.
Transition hotspots: designing and implementing transdisciplinary projects on specific objects (sectors, territories, practices).
Collaborative research and societal impact: engaging in dialogue with stakeholders to integrate their questions and challenges into research projects.
Training and raising awareness of transitions: developing links between research and education to train a new generation of agents of change.

Programme

14:00 – 14:30: Have you heard of TERRAE?

Discover the project that brings us together.

14:30 – 16:00: Transdisciplinary research: inspiring stories

to take action

… to awaken our desire for transdisciplinary research with the participation of Sandrine Paillard, Executive Director of Future Earth, and cross-testimonies from scientists and non-academic actors who have conducted transformative research.

4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.: Break

4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.: Apply to the first call for projects!

16:45 – 17:30: Workshop – interactive mapping

Let’s co-create our ecosystem!

17:30: Launch cocktail, let’s celebrate the kick-off together!

Let’s share our ideas over a drink.

Registration

* TERRAE – Environmental Transition through Research, Action-Research and Education