As one of the University of Melbourne’s Interdisciplinary Research Institutes, the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute (MSSI) is designed to play a vital role in harnessing the University’s research expertise to address the complex socio-environmental challenges and crises that we face. Subscribe to our newsletter: bit.ly/2Hbe9Wa MSSI’s mission is to activate and strengthen interdisciplinary sustainability research across the University and to promote sustainability research in a way that maximises engagement and impact. MSSI brings together exceptional researchers from diverse disciplines across all faculties and centres at the University of Melbourne, and external partners to address the challenges of complex and compelling research problems. The Institute builds research capacity through fostering connections and collaborations, raising ambition, and supporting research activity and partnerships. MSSI boosts the University of Melbourne’s local, national and international reputation as a research leader through effective knowledge translation and communication. MSSI’s strong relationships with industry and government stakeholders and communities beyond academia seek to ensure research is accessible and imparts societal benefits.