News from PAR­SEC

New re­search centre for sus­tain­ab­il­ity at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

"Paderborn Research Centre for Sustainable Economy" officially opened

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New re­search centre for sus­tain­ab­il­ity at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

"Paderborn Research Centre for Sustainable Economy" officially opened Sustainability is becoming increasingly important: in society, in business and in science. As an important topic for the future, it is already permeating almost all areas of life. With the "Paderborn Research Center for Sustainable Economy" - PARSEC for short - the Paderborn University is instituting a research centre that aims to establish itself as a trusted partner for…

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Vor­trag bei der AURÖ Jahresta­gung des VfS

Prof. Dr. Martin Kesternich hat bei der diesjährigen Jahrestagung des Ausschusses für Umwelt- und Ressourcenökonomie (AURÖ) im Verein für Socialpolitik am Deutschen Zentrum für integrative Biodiversitätsforschung (iDiv) in Leipzig aktuelle Forschungsarbeiten zur Rolle von Energiesparhelfer/-innen bei Energieeffizienzberatungen in Haushalten vorgestellt. Die Jahrestagung findet jährlich an wechselnden Hochschulen und Instituten im…

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Neue Pub­lika­tion in Land Eco­nom­ics

Vor­trag beim AURÖ Nachwuchs­work­shop des VfS

Vicky Leoni Tinnefeld hat beim diesjährigen Nachwuchsworkshop des Ausschusses für Umwelt- und Ressourcenökonomie (AURÖ) im Verein für Socialpolitik am Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung (ISI) ihre aktuelle Forschungsarbeiten zum Gassparen in Haushalten in Krisenzeiten vorgestellt. Der Workshop findet jährlich an wechselnden Hochschulen und Instituten im deutschsprachigen Raum statt und dient gezielt der Netzwerkpflege unter…

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Think­ing sus­tain­ab­il­ity in all di­men­sions: Hol­ist­ic in­sights from sci­ence and prac­tice

Prof Dr Philip Yang, newly appointed Professor of Business Administration, in particular Sustainable Human Resource Management and Leadership, conducts research at the interface of sustainable human resource management (HRM) and leadership. In addition to research and teaching, his aim is to develop practical approaches and tools to make companies more sustainable. He gave us an insight into his interdisciplinary journey. Philip Yang's academic…

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Speed lim­its in Ger­many: evid­ence-based dis­cus­sion ur­gently needed

Prof Dr Martin Kesternich in an interview with Deutschlandfunk Kultur Germany, known for its motorways without a general speed limit, has been discussing the introduction of speed limits for years. But what impact would such a measure actually have? How would different speed limits affect traffic dynamics, emissions and accidents? Those in favour argue that speed limits could help to reduce accidents, noise and environmental pollution and…

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Kick-off on 18 March Enrol at your home university and gain international degrees in different countries: The vision of a European campus is gradually becoming a reality. Since the beginning of the year, the European Commission has been sponsoring the COLOURS university alliance as one of a total of 50 initiatives with around 14 million euros. Under the leadership of Paderborn University, the alliance brings together nine international…

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DLF-In­ter­view: Tem­polim­it - gibt es eine Forschungslücke?

Im Beitrag von Robin Räfer im Deutschlandfunk Kultur erläutert Prof. Dr. Martin Kesternich, warum kontrollierte Interventionsstudien im Rahmen eines Reallabors essentiell sind, um Wirkungszusammenhänge zwischen einem Tempolimit und interessierenden Faktoren wie Klima- und Umweltwirkung, Lärm, Stau oder Verkehrssicherheit klar aufdecken zu können. In einem solchen Feldexperiment würden zufällig ausgewählte Autobahnabschnitte über einen längeren…

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Stu­dents ad­vise com­pan­ies on sus­tain­ab­il­ity

Sustainability often presents companies with challenges. In order to support them in contemporary organisational development, business administration students from Paderborn University have worked with the Stiftung Gemeinwohl-Ökonomie NRW foundation to create a "common good balance sheet" for Caritasverband Ruhr Mitte, Biohofgut Schloss Hamborn and Paderborn energy service provider "Werk.E", which looks at the strengths and weaknesses of the…

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