Sustainable Health in Partnership (SHIP)

Sustainable Health in Partnership (SHIP) is a transdisciplinary platform that strengthens and accelerates initiatives tackling complex global challenges that impact health. It connects Swedish universities and partners working to advance ecological, social, and economic sustainability for health.

Through SHIP, partners gain access to:

• Collaborative spaces for innovation, capacity-building, and knowledge exchange
• Tools and methods to support successful collaboration
• Diverse expertise, new partners, and opportunities for impactful cross-sector engagement

Ship’s expected contributions

• Researchers, teachers, and students are equipped with knowledge and capabilities to accelerate sustainable development for health.
• Researchers lead in developing and applying transdisciplinary approaches to create innovative and scalable solutions for sustainable health.
• Swedish universities shape education and research that embed sustainable health principles, influencing both national and global agendas.
• Swedish universities actively collaborate across sectors, producing evidence-based frameworks that guide Swedish and international policies for sustainable health.

SHIP is driven by Karolinska Institutet, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå University, Uppsala University, and Örebro University.