Events

Fourth Sustainability Forum University of Cologne - Sharing a Planet: Sustainability Transitions and Environmental Justice

The fourth University of Cologne Sustainability Forum is devoted to the question of how global ecological challenges can be combined with social and ecological justice, participation and planetary responsibility.

Start: 16 Jun 2026 @ 11:00:am

Finish: 16 Jun 2026 @ 6:00:pm

Location: Aula 2, Main Building of the University of Cologne

Biophilic Living and Nature-based Solutions Postgraduate Networking Event

This event is organised by Project REPAIR, a project exploring biophilic living and nature-based solutions through a transdisciplinary approach.

Start: 12 Jun 2026 @ 12:30:pm

Finish: 12 Jun 2026 @ 3:00:pm

Location: Swansea University, Singleton Park (Kier Hardie Room 039)

Grassroots Lecture: "Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research: Building Bridges Between Science, Practice and Society"

Join this lecture on May 18, 2026 at the University of Cologne's Sustainability Lunch Talk Series featuring MESH co-directors Roman Bartosch and Franz Krause and MESH doctoral researcher Tanya Gautam. Theme: "Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research: Building Bridges Between Science, Practice and Society" The Lunch Talk Series is held in German.

Start: 18 May 2026 @ 12:00:pm

Finish: 18 May 2026 @ 1:30:pm

Location: Dozierendenzimmer, Main Building, University of Cologne (Albertus-Magnus-Platz, 50931 Cologne)

The Earth4All Ideas Marketplace

How do we achieve genuine global transformation, and which instruments are essential for success? On 18–19 May 2025, the Earth4All Ideas Marketplace will investigate these questions, featuring a diverse range of sessions. Online event. Registration required.

Start: 18 May 2026 @ 8:00:am

Finish: 19 May 2026 @ 6:00:pm

Location: Online

MESH Cross Pollinator Series: "Diverse research methods on changing human-environment relations"

"Diverse research methods on changing human-environment relations" The humanities encapsulate a diverse range of methods for researching past and present human-environment relations. Each subject area - be it Literary studies, Art, Archaeology, History, Social Anthropology, or Linguistics - contributes valuable yet wildly different methodological tool kits, which we will explore through this Cross-Pollinator.

Start: 7 May 2026 @ 4:00:pm

Finish: 7 May 2026 @ 7:00:pm

Location: Erich Auerbach library, MESH (Weyertal 59, third floor) University of Cologne

Upcoming and Past

Fourth Sustainability Forum University of Cologne - Sharing a Planet: Sustainability Transitions and Environmental Justice

Biophilic Living and Nature-based Solutions Postgraduate Networking Event

Grassroots Lecture: "Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research: Building Bridges Between Science, Practice and Society"

The Earth4All Ideas Marketplace

MESH Cross Pollinator Series: "Diverse research methods on changing human-environment relations"