Dr. Berfu Ünal

Dr. A. Berfu Ünal : sustainable entrepreneurship

Dr. Berfu Ünal is the Centre’s assistant professor in sustainable entrepreneurship. She pioneers transdisciplinary research on the human-dimensions of sustainabil-ity. Her research lines study environmen-tal sustainability by targeting a change in behaviour or mind-set, involving different stakeholders ranging from citizens to managers and employees of compa-nies and organisations. The research has a particular focus on increasing the adoption and acceptability of responsible innovations in domains that are directly related to environmental and social sus-tainability. The research offers important foundations to create impact labs in which societally and socially relevant research is organized and implemented. The impact labs offer a wide range of opportunities for collaboration between academic schol-ars, students and regional stakeholders. An example is the Shared connectivity in Mobility and Logistics Enable Sustainabil-ity (SMiLES) research program, which is a transport and mobility innovation network pilot between education and research institutes and 18 regional partners. This research program focuses on open mobility and logistics networks building on concepts of the sharing economy.