PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence. Rosalie Gwen Portman Mathie, Faculty of Science and Technology (REALTEK), will defend her PhD thesis "Building capacity towards a Whole School Approach to sustainability: learning to walk the talk" on 12 June 2026.
Norwegian title of thesis:
"Kapasitetsbygging for en helhetlig tilnærming til bærekraft i skolen: fra intensjon til handling"
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture: "On the critical and emancipatory potentials of artistic self-expression in relation to a wholistic transformation in schools and beyond"
12 June 2026
10:15 Trial lecture
12:15 Public defence
Place: Festsalen (U215), Urbygningen, Ås
Evaluation committee:
First opponent: Professor Steven John Alsop, York University, Toronto, Canada
Second opponent: PhD Alfredo Jornet Gil, University of Girona, Spain
Committee coordinator: Associate professor Anja Amundrud, REALTEK, NMBU
Main supervisors: Professor Astrid Tonette Sinnes, NMBU
Co-supervisor: Professor Arjen Wals, Wageningen University, Netherlands
The doctoral thesis is available for public review. If you would like access to it, please send an email to phd-realtek@nmbu.no