The three pillars of SERS research:
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Developing and critically examining environmental policy tools and multi-level governance strategies that foster equity, collaboration and prospects for transformative change in fresh water and ocean ecosystems, food systems, and energy resources.
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Advancing ideas, techniques, and initiatives in the natural and physical sciences for ecological restoration and conservation. We focus on ecological function and diversity within human and non-human dominated ecosystems.
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Devising effective approaches to the ethics, assessment, politics and practice of sustainability and resilience. SERS is particularly focused on problems of environmental and social justice in relation to marginalized communities, and the implications of biophysical 'limits to growth' for the idea of a progressive, globally connected society.
Our researchers are making a difference
Research chairs, centres and groups
Research centres and groups
SERS researchers work collaboratively with others – both inside and outside the University. Below are some of the major research centres and groups inside and outside the University of Waterloo to which our faculty members make contributions.
- Centre for Applied Science in Ontario Protected Areas (CASIOPA)
- Environmental Change and Governance Group (ECGG)
- Sustainable Energy Policy (SEP) Research Group
- Water Institute
- Waterloo Climate Institute
- Waterloo Institute for Complexity and Innovation (WICI)
- Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE)
Faculty research interests
Looking for a research supervisor or just curious about our faculty researchers here at SERS? You can find SERS faculty members and their research interests listed below and for more information, follow the link in their name to their profile page.