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9^th Annual PhD Sustainability Academy

September 22-25, 2016 @ Spencer Leadership Centre, London, Canada.

We welcome your application by August 15, 2016.

To learn more about the Academy and the submission process visit: go.ivey.ca/phdacademy

The PhD Sustainability Academy, co-hosted by Ivey Business School and the Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS) each fall, represents one of the foremost learning and networking events for students researching social and environmental issues.

"The discussions were intense and stimulating! I think everyone came back from the Academy with a myriad of new research ideas as well as a set of new friends." Magali Delmas, ARCS President and 2014 PhD Sustainability Academy Faculty Mentor

"The promise: to get very generous feedback on your research, in a community that deeply cares about you, people and the planet. The cost: friendships for life." Maja Tampe, MIT Sloan School of Management and 2015 PhD Sustainability Academy Fellow

2016 Faculty Mentors

Oana Branzei (host)

Ivey Business School, Western University

Donald F. Hunter Professor of International Business

Associate Professor of Strategy

Andrew Crane

School of Management, University of Bath

Director, Centre for Business, Organisations and Society

Professor of Business and Society

Alfie Marcus

Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota

Edson Spencer Endowed Chair in Strategy and Technological Leadership

Professor of Strategic Management/Entrepreneurship

Jeff McMullen

Kelley School of Business, Indiana University

Dale M. Coleman Chair of Management

Professor of Entrepreneurship

Quotes from 2015 PhD Academy Participants

"Participation in the PhD Sustainability Academy was one of the most encouraging moments in my academic life. During this four-day intensive workshop, I met wonderful mentors and colleagues who gave a very thoughtful reading to participants' research papers and shared insightful and constructive thoughts. I can definitely say that the Academy was the most valuable experience in my graduate studies."

-- Juyoung Lee, PhD Candidate, Sociology, Brown University

"This was hands down the best academic experience I have had to date during my PhD. The feedback I received on my project helped re-orient my research in more productive and more impactful directions, the participants and mentors I met quickly became supportive colleagues that help me navigate my PhD, and the overall experience was one extremely thought-provoking and fun. I would recommend this opportunity to anybody looking to make an impact through their research and interested in joining a community of like-minded scholars."

-- Simon Pek, PhD Candidate at Simon Fraser University

"I learned the most from listening to the feedback given to all of the other papers... listening to all of the feedback was my favorite part of the academy and has already had a significant impact on the way that I have been approaching new projects."

-- Jennifer Wang, PhD Candidate at Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources, Stanford University

"Basically, you lock yourself up with strangers and discuss research papers all day long. But it feels more like a weekend trip with good friends. And that is what I took from it: enthusiasm and insight for my research, and some dear friendships."

-- Julian Kölbel, Centre for Energy Policy and Economics, Department of Management, Technology and Economics, ETH Zürich

For additional details on the experience, read this blog entry written by Horacio Rousseau, a 2014 PhD Academy participant, available on the ARCS website.

Oana Branzei, PhD

Donald F. Hunter Professor of International Business

Associate Professor, Strategy

Director, Sustainability Certificate Program

Founder, Social Innovation Lab

Richard Ivey School of Business, Office 2683

1255 Western Road, London, Canada N6G 0N1

Tel: 519 661 4114 / Cell: 519 851 4025

Email: obranzei@ivey.uwo.ca

Web: http://www.ivey.uwo.ca/faculty/directory/oana-branzei/

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world." Harriet Tubman