Beijer Young Scholars 2019-2022
The third generation Beijer Young Scholars (BYS3) came together for the first time in May 2019, for a week-long workshop at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm and the island of Ekskäret in the Stockholm Archipelago.
Back row: Elsa Ordway, Anne-Sophie Lafuite, Eyal Frank, Jean-Baptiste Jouffray, Daniel Ospina, Scott Janzwood, Jessica Cockburn, Usman Mirza, Joao Vaz, Carl Folke. Middle Row: Agneta Sundin, Mingyue Zhao, Jeffrey Smith, Aleah Bowie, Tamma Carleton, Aisa Manlosa, Jamila Haider, Anouch Missirian. Seated: Neil Adger, Odi Selomane, Lan Wang Erlandsson, Eugenie Dugoua, Kimberly Lai Oremus, Christina Leijonhufvud
The 20 early-career researchers invited to join the BYS3 network were nominated by Beijer Board members and Beijer Fellows. Group members have a variety of academic backgrounds, including economics, ecology and political science. The group is also geographically diverse, as its young researchers come from Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. This diversity is fitting given the topic chosen for the first meeting: Globalisation and the Biosphere, a deliberately broad topic that sparked both exciting discussions and daunting confusion.
As in previous years, the workshop was supported by senior researchers. On this occasion, Carl Folke and Anne-Sophie Crépin were joined by Neil Adger (University of Exeter), Lisen Schultz and Maria Tengö (Stockholm Resilience Centre). Christina Leijonhufvud and Agneta Sundin organised and facilitated the workshop.
And then came Covid…
Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic struck just before the group’s second meeting was scheduled to take place. As a result, members continued to rely on a series of quarterly online meetings, culminating in an enthusiastic three-day online workshop in May 2021, organized by the group members themselves.
Reflections of the Beijer Young Scholars experience
“This was the first meeting that forced me as an individual to integrate at a personal level how to capitalise on some of the synergistic aspects of our work”
“I learned the value of patience. I had to stop and listen, as we might be using the same words but not communicating in the same way”
“Meeting economists was a big eye-opener, and that makes me want to engage more”
“We are doing different things but there is a similar goal, and this can foster more creativity and the sense of importance of your work”.
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