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Research
Helen Avery has for the past years worked with a Formas-funded research project on the implications of infrastructure choices for sustainable development in post-conflict contexts. Other projects concern resilience and adaptation strategies for rural communities, as well as sustainability and livelihoods in refugee camps and resource-constrained neighbourhoods.
Research interests include creativity and transdisciplinarity, organisational development and capacity-building in higher education, internationalisation, as well as participatory and future-oriented methodologies in a variety of settings.
Helen has a background in economics and education, and has earlier worked for international organisations in Geneva, including the International Red Cross and the Refugees and Rehabilitation Office of the World Alliance of the YMCA/YWCA.
Member of the Systemic Design Association (RSD); University of the Future network; network for doctoral education FONSYD; network for training of doctoral supervisors NFU; International Collaboration for Participatory Health Research ICPHR network; FEMISE.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Other Earth Sciences (including Geographical Information Science)
- Other Social Sciences
- Economics
Free keywords
- Future oriented methodology
- Participatory methodology
- Sustainable infrastructure
- Post-conflict recovery
- Climate resilience
- Systemic design
- Interdisciplinary research
- Land use and land cover change
- Micrometeorology
- Arid and semiarid climate
- Citizen science
- Agriculture
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Navigating the participatory turn in agricultural and food research: Best practice from citizen science
Ajates, R., Benyei, P., Avery, H., Butkeviciene, E., Czeglédi, A., Desclaux, D., Hager, G., Heinisch, B., Hoebe, P. N., van Noordwijk, T. C. G. E. & Barzman, M., 2025, In: Ambio: a Journal of Environment and Society. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nutrient recovery in pyrolysis biochars for agricultural applications: Biochemical compositions and nutrient extraction techniques
Maghsoodi, M. R., Hosseini, H., Ghodszad, L. & Avery, H., 2025, In: Resources, Conservation & Recycling. 218, 13 p., 108237.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Performance Analysis of the Doho Rice Irrigation Scheme in Uganda
Enyetu, J., Ebitu, L. & Avery, H., 2025, In: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. 151, 1, 10 p., 04024037.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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At the timeshed: On the importance of seizing opportunity
Avery, H., 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Future-Oriented Methodologies for Sustainability
Avery, H., 2023, Handbook of Sustainability Science in the Future. Springer International Publishing, p. 945-964 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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MECW 2.0: The Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW) 2.0
Aggestam, K. (PI), Berndtsson, R. (PI), Abdelhady, D. (Researcher), Abdelmoez, J. (Research student), Abdi, H. (Researcher), Barhoum, R. (Research assistant), Brogaard, S. (Researcher), Dinc, P. (Researcher), Eitrem Holmgren, L. (Researcher), Eklund, L. (Researcher), El-Husseini Dean, R. (Researcher), Fogelin, H. (Administrator), Gren, N. (Researcher), Hamza, M. (Researcher), Hashemi, H. (Researcher), Janson, T. (Researcher), Khodaei, B. (Research student), Kärrholm, M. (Researcher), Luczak, M. (Administrator), Lundgren, S. (Researcher), Mansourian, A. (Researcher), Mehrabov, I. (Researcher), Naghibi, A. (Researcher), Nardi, M. A. (Researcher), Pericoli, A. (Researcher), Pilesjö, P. (Researcher), Rennick, S. A. (Researcher), Scharbrodt, O. (Researcher), Shanneik, Y. (Researcher), Småberg, M. (Researcher), Storie, L. (Researcher), Strömbom, L. (Researcher), Svenungsson, J. (Researcher), Taha, H. (Researcher), Thompson, D. (Research student), Törnquist-Plewa, B. (Researcher), Verre, F. (Researcher), Zalfou, R. (Research student), Zhao, P. (Researcher), Ajjoub, O. (Research assistant), Almahfali, M. (Researcher), Avery, H. (Researcher), Cristiano, F. (Research student), Foroughanfar, L. (Research student), Hosseini, H. (Research student), Jamali, S. (Researcher), Malmström, M. (Researcher) & Sofos, S. (Project coordinator)
2021/01/01 → …
Project: Research
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Systemic design and future-oriented methodologies
Bashitialshaer, R. (Researcher) & Avery, H. (Researcher)
2019/06/23 → …
Project: Research
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Sustainable camps
Avery, H. (PI), Barhoum, R. (Researcher), Halimeh, M. (Researcher), Halimeh, N. (Researcher) & Habib, N. (Researcher)
2016/01/01 → …
Project: Research
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Education in Transition
Avery, H. (PI), Barhoum, R. (Researcher), Halimeh, M. (Researcher) & Nachef, M. (Researcher)
2016/01/01 → …
Project: Research
Activities
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SRA workshop series: Writing Policy Briefs
Curtis, S. (Organiser), Avery, H. (Organiser), Eklund, L. (Host), Roldin, P. (Host), Eitrem Holmgren, L. (Host), van Meeningen, Y. (Host), Rummukainen, M. (Invited speaker), Rennick, S. A. (Invited speaker) & Vargas Falla, A. M. (Invited speaker)
2023 Feb 2Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop/ seminar/ course
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SRA workshop series: Formulating research impact in project proposals
Curtis, S. (Organiser), Avery, H. (Organiser), Postma, J. (Host), Nikoleris, L. (Host), Alm, A.-K. (Host), Alkan Olsson, J. (Invited speaker) & Prasad, R. (Invited speaker)
2022 Nov 22Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of workshop/ seminar/ course
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SRA workshop series: Equality, diversity, and inclusion in research environments
Curtis, S. (Organiser), Avery, H. (Organiser), McKay, C. (Host), Nikoleris, L. (Host), Berntsson, P. (Host), Postma, J. (Host), Kristensson, J. (Invited speaker), Brage, T. (Invited speaker) & Bergström, M. (Invited speaker)
2022 Nov 7Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of workshop/ seminar/ course
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The Frog That Leaped: Systemic design at the crossroads – options, constraints and design criteria for methodological development
Avery, H. (Presenter)
2022 Oct 13Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Community capacity-building in Yemen for climate adaptation of agriculture and water management in remote rural areas
Avery, H. (Organiser) & Almahfali, M. (Organiser)
2022 Aug 11 → 2022 Aug 12Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of workshop/ seminar/ course