S.Duygu Sever is a passionate researcher who works on the intertwined relationship between energy politics, sustainability and human security. She holds a PhD in Political Science and International Relations at Koç University, Turkey.  Recently, she was a Visiting Researcher at IFRI (Institut Français des Relations Internationales) - Center for Energy in Paris, France.  She also worked for the European Union Horizon 2020 Project: FEUTURE (The Future of EU-Turkey Relations: Mapping Dynamics and Testing Scenarios) in Energy and Climate Drivers.

Her dissertation titled as “The Domestic and Global Context of Energy Preferences: Explaining the Choice for the Nuclear”, seeks to explain the complex dynamics which constitute pushing and constraining factors for a country’s decision to engage in nuclear energy generation. In addition to nuclear energy, her research agenda is broader so as to address our century’s challenges keeping the decision-makers awake, the governments in alert, the markets volatile and human-beings insecure. Accordingly, her research projects address energy transition, sustainable development and policy making, by combining global-national dynamics with climate change, geopolitics and international relations.

Along with her academic activities and several publications, Duygu has also been selected as a delegate in major platforms including Next Generation Delegates by Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Women in Energy, Young Leaders in Energy Initiative, Likeminds: German-Turkish Junior Expert Initiative (launched by Robert Bosch Stiftung, European Academy of Berlin and Istanbul Policy Center) and Global Relations Forum-Young Academics Program. She has been a recipient of numerous scholarships including Young Visiting Researcher Fellowship by the Embassy of France, Koç University GSSSH Fellowship-Scholarship for Outstanding Success and TÜBİTAK (Technological and Research Council of Turkey) Scholarship.

Duygu enjoys teaching interactive seminars for the promotion of Sustainable Development Goals and offers mentorship to encourage young students for engaging in green innovation and entrepreneurship in sustainability.