Based at Campus Gotland and grounded in the social sciences, the research centre Guto engages in interdisciplinary research to address societal challenges in sustainable development and digitalisation. A central component is collaboration with local businesses, the public sector, and civil society.
Themes
The work at Guto is organised around three themes with a focus on interdisciplinary research at their intersections.
Twin Transition
- Integrates digital transformation and sustainable development for the benefit of society.
- Uses co-creative and design-oriented methods to foster resource-efficient and positive development.
- Explores synergies and critical issues around AI, datafication, energy consumption, accessibility, vulnerability, digital agency, and inclusion.
Sustainable Business
- Examines corporate responsibility through increased environmental awareness and social engagement.
- Questions prevailing economic models and investigates alternative ways of organising economy and generosity.
- Explores ethical issues related to a good society, sustainable resource use, and the importance of place.
Just Sustainability
- Analyses the relationship between sustainability and social justice in public planning, civil society, and private initiatives.
- Explores digital sustainability and possible solutions to conflicts of interest in the pursuit of a fair transition.
- Studies justice issues linked to natural resources, public spaces, rural development, and urban environments.
The Name Guto
The name Guto refers to the earliest known student at Uppsala University, Olle Johansson from Gotland, who took the name Olaus Johannis Guto.
Guto’s notes from the 1480s.