First day in my new position 🎉 Excited to join the economic geography group at @giubresearch.bsky.social as a postdoctoral researcher. Moving from political ecology to political economy, in the next years I will focus on the role of the state in the geoeconomy and industry policy.

🌳 One large tree = a living ecosystem. Field studies show isolated trees in grasslands can host >300 insect species, store up to 5 tons of carbon, cool the soil by 2–5 °C, and boost nearby plant diversity by up to 80 %. Protecting these “island trees”= protecting biodiversity.🌏 #PlantSky #Gardening

Very honoured to be invited to serve on the Advisory Committee of @welthungerhilfe.bsky.social. One of Germany's most important aid agencies working in humanitarian assistance and development, Welthungerhilfe is also where many students and graduates from @giubresearch.bsky.social intern and work.

Who gets published, who gets cited — and who gets left behind? For women in academia, publishing is about equal participation & recognition. 👉 Workshop "Visible Research – Equal Publishing" 📅 Oct 30, 2025 | Bonn 🔗 Register: www.gleichstellung.uni-bonn.de/de/angebote-...

Prof. @lisaschipper.bsky.social is PI of the new project “Path Dependency: Unpacking the Colonial Roots of Vulnerability to Climate Change” on #colonialism & #ClimateChange. Funded through the 2nd phase of the Cluster of Excellence @dependencybonn.de @unibonn.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2jdk99j3

Just a little reminder: Applications for the position as Professor for Urban and Regional Geography are still possible! Deadline is Sept. 28, 2025 Please share!

Congratulations to one of our recent authors, @arnerieber.bsky.social on his PhD defence - you can read his work on Kenya's Masinga Dam published in Area here ⬇️ doi.org/10.1111/area...

Congrats to @arnerieber.bsky.social who completed his dissertation this summer! 🎉 Arne worked in @crctrr228.bsky.social on on future-making in large-scale hydraulic infrastructure projects in East Africa. Read more: bonndoc.ulb.uni-bonn.de/xmlui/handle... #geosky #PoliticalEcology #geography

📢 New paper out! "Neue Herausforderungen für das Gesundheitssystem – Zugang zu Gesundheitsdienstleistungen in diversen Stadtquartieren" by Kevin Becker, E. Zehren, F. Kraas & @butschc.bsky.social in Standort @springernature.com #migration #heath #access #barriers link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Permafrost conditions in the Dry Andes of Argentina are currently stable! Check doi.org/10.1002/esp.... for 🕜 the longest UAV rock glacier monitoring in the Dry Andes ↕️ vertical, volumetric and horizontal surface changes ⛰️ the effect of slope and curvature 🌡️ ERA5 based climate analysis

Ever wondered what the OA Service Center at @UniBonn does? 🎓 Learn: We guide you through OA basics, check journals, explain licenses. 💶 Fund: We manage the OA fund for articles & books, handle OA agreements. 📖 Publish: We run repository bonndoc & hostjournals with OJS. 🔗 open-access.uni-bonn.de

Great review article by Julia Verne, Nadine Marquardt @unibonn.bsky.social & Stefan Ouma on "Planetary Futures: On Life in Critical Times" published in Geography Compass

We are looking for a professor in Urban and Regional Geography @unibonn.bsky.social starting Oct. 1, 2026. The application deadline is Sept. 28, 2026. www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/de/medien-fo... Please share this with your colleagues!

Dr. Johannes Dittmann was awarded the 2025 Teaching Prize by the Faculty of Mathematics & Natural Sciences @unibonn.bsky.social for his outstanding teaching and special commitment to student education. Congratulations! Read more: www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/de/nachricht... © Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn

Congratulations to Frankline Ndi (project C02 "Energy Futures") for receiving the @giubresearch.bsky.social International Paper Award! His article examines land acquisition and displacement in the context of the Kipeto wind energy project in Kenya. More ➡️ crc-trr228.de/frankline-nd...

New project by Dr. Clarissa Glaser from the Hydrology research group funded by @klaus-tschira-stiftung.de Read more: klaus-tschira-stiftung.de/meldungen/kl... (in German only)

Congrats to @douwe.bsky.social and Dr. Frankline Ndi, who won the 2025 International Paper Award at the Department of Geography @unibonn.bsky.social! Read the awarded papers here: van Schie et al. (2024): doi.org/10.1007/s10584-024-03782-7 Ndi (2024): doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103530

📢 Call for Panels for our flagship event! ⛵ EADI / IOB 2026: Shaping Sustainable Futures: Global Challenges, (G)local solutions? 📅 29 June – 2 July 2026 📍 @iobua.bsky.social, University of Antwerp, Belgium ⏰ Deadline for submissions: 7 September 2025 ➡️ bit.ly/EADI-IOB-26-call

This week we are celebrating the 150 year anniversary of the Department of Geography @unibonn.bsky.social! Everyone is invited to join us for the festivities! 🎉 Find the full program here: www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/de/nachricht...

Very happy and proud to share that today I’ve successfully defended my dissertation. So grateful to the @unibonn.bsky.social @giubresearch.bsky.social @crctrr228.bsky.social, my supervisors, reviewers and wonderful colleagues in Bonn who guided and supported me over the last three years!

🟢 How does spatial planning shape the green hydrogen boom? In a new study, Benedikt Walker, Britta Klagge & Ravn Haid explore how Chile, Namibia & South Africa plan for export-oriented green hydrogen projects. Read it here ➡️ crc-trr228.de/planning-the...

I'm very excited to co-host this event by @rosaluxstiftung.bsky.social and Christliche Initiative Romero e.V. on Wednesday next week in Bonn at the main @unibonn.bsky.social building. 'Green At Home, Harm Abroad: Germany's Role in Global Resource Exploitation'. It starts at 18h so come join us!

Linus Kalvelage & Benedikt Walker have received the Journal of Economic Geography Best Early Career Paper Prize! Their award-winning paper explores Germany’s strategic role in Namibia’s green hydrogen sector. Read it here👇👇👇

++Would you like to conduct your PhD?🎓++ Scholarships available - We are searching for young talents for doctoral research in sustainable development Apply now! Deadline August 31, 2025 ➡️https://bit.ly/ZEF-PhD-2025 #phd #promotion #academia @daadworldwide.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social

HOT OFF THE PRESS! New paper on "Spatial patterns and bridge collapse interactions of erosional processes due to the 2021 #Ahr valley flood" by F. Weidt, R. Bell, L. Schrott et al. in @springernature.com‬ Environ Sci Eur doi.org/10.1186/s123... #geosky #geomorphology #flooding #openaccess

Unfortunately, this lecture by Prof. Andrew Cumbers had to be cancelled due to sickness!

#mittwochsimGIUB Prof. Dr. Andrew Cumbers (@uofglasgow.bsky.social‬‬) will give a talk on "The future of the public and the struggle of the democratic economy" Andy is currently visiting professor @unibonn.bsky.social When? June 4, 12:15pm Where? Lecture Hall, Dept. of Geography #geosky #geography

Another great paper! "Governance of future-making: Green hydrogen in Namibia and South Africa" by Britta Klagge, Benedikt Walker, Linus Kalvelage and Clemens Greiner ‪@crctrr228.bsky.social‬ @unicologne.bsky.social‬ in Geroforum www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #geosky #geography

#mittwochsimGIUB #BGG Next week, @lauraschaefer.bsky.social & David Ryfisch (@germanwatch.bsky.social‬) will give a talk on "Internationale Klimapolitik in Zeiten geopolitischer Umbrüche" When? May 28, 5:15 pm Where? Lecture Hall, Dept. of Geography #geosky #geography #climatechange

A landmark success! The University of Bonn secured funding for all six existing Clusters of Excellence and both new initiatives – more than any other German university. More: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/095-... © G. Hübl, V. Lannert, M. Thürbach/ECONtribute, J. F. Saba/UKB, S. Wegener/ML4Q; N. Wietrich

We are excellent! What a day - between hugs, applause and a lot of pride. Our rector? Jumping for joy. Our team? Overjoyed. Thank you to everyone who made this historic moment possible! @dependencybonn.de @immunosens.bsky.social @econtribute.bsky.social © V. Lannert/G. Hübl/Uni Bonn

The deadline was extended until June 1st! Still some days left for your applications!

Another event this week at our department: On May 22, 5:30 pm, AK KritGeo hosts a panel discussion on "Climate (In-)Justice - The Coloniality of the Climate Crisis" with with Rose Wanjiku, Lakshmi Thevasagayam & Sara Bahadori. Can’t attend in person? contact us for Zoom link!

#mittwochsimGIUB Next week, Dr. Alexandr Novacek (University of #Ostrava) will give a talk on "Child-friendly cities as a solution to urban shrinkage" When? May 21, 12:15 pm Where? Lecture Hall, Dept. of Geography #geosky #geography #urbangeography

Join us on Thursday for this intruiguing panel on the coloniality of the climate crisis with Rose Wanjiku, Lakshmi Thevasagayam & Sara Bahadori. Hosted by my friends at AK KritGeo & @giubresearch.bsky.social. This discussion will be sharp and essential! Can’t attend in person? DM for Zoom link!

Application is still possible until May 18! ⬇️

‪Hot off the press! "Expanding cryospheric landform inventories – quantitative approaches for underestimated periglacial block- and talus slopes in the Dry Andes of Argentina" by PhD student Tamara Köhler and co-authors in Frontiers in Earth Science doi.org/10.3389/fear... #geosky #geomorphology

Another interesting paper! "Mit Partizipation zur Klimaneutralität? Das kooperative Beteiligungsverfahren „Bonn4Future – Wir fürs Klima“" by Julian Antoni, Juliane Dame, Michael Lobeck & Kathrin Hörschelmann in Standort @springernature.com doi.org/10.1007/s005... #geosky #geography

📣Call for Papers: Join us in critically rethinking how knowledge dependencies shape, constrain & create openings for both dominant and alternative modes of future-making. ℹ️ Further info: ow.ly/2rgb50VyJGl @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de @idos-research.bsky.social

New paper out! "Insights from feature tracking of optical satellite data for studying rock glacier kinematics in the Northern Tien Shan" by PhD student Ella Wood, Tobias Bolch (@uni-graz.at) & Richard Steeter (@uniofstandrews.bsky.social) in Frontiers in Earth Science doi.org/10.3389/fear...

Our department is looking for a Lecturer in Human Geography. This is a permanent full-time position staring as soon as possible. Please share this great opportunity! All details in this job ad: www.uni-bonn.de/de/universit...

#mittwochsimGIUB Next week, Prof. Danny MacKinnon (@newcastleuni.bsky.social) will give a talk on "Living in 'left behind places': residents's access to employment and services" When? May 7, 17:15 pm Where? Lecture Hall, Dept. of Geography #geosky #geography #economicgeography

Just a little reminder: this interesting talk by Prof. Orion is today! ⬇️

"Is green hydrogen really colonial? A commentary on Tunn et al. 2025" by Benedikt Walker & Linus Kalvelage, discussing the question of whether hydrogen projects in the Global South, particularly in Namibia, can be regarded as (neo-)colonial www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #geosky

New paper out! "Unintended socio-economic transformations associated with large-scale renewable energy projects: the case of Menengai Geothermal Project in Kenya" by Samuel Owour (University of Nairobi) & co-authors incl. Prof. Britta Klagge from GIUB! Read it here link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#mittwochsimGIUB Next week, Prof. Nir Orion (Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel) will give a talk on '#ClimateCrisis or educational crisis? Perspectives on earth system education from Israel' When? April 30, 17:15 pm Where? Lecture Hall, Dept. of Geography #geosky #geography #ESS

#mittwochsimGIUB Prof. Dr. Michael Mießner (@unitrier.bsky.social) is giving a talk on 'Wohnungsfragen überall? Eine geographische Perspektive auf das Wohnen' When? April 23, 17:15 pm Where? Lecture Hall, Dept. of Geography #housing #socialgeography #urbangeography #geosky #geography

Are you a MSc/PhD student working on the linkages between aquatic & terrestrial ecosystems? Curious about the ecological AND social dimensions? Apply to the 3rd edition of our #SummerSchool on Blue-Green Biodiversity! Deadline: 1 May @wslresearch.bsky.social @eawag.bsky.social tinyurl.com/p6b9dtvw

New paper out! "Disrupted Sand Flows, Artisanal Fishers, and the Making of Coastal Protection in Southern India" by @dennis228.bsky.social (@idos-research.bsky.social), @lisaschipper.bsky.social and Nithya Kuppusami in @cogitatiooas.bsky.social Read it here: www.cogitatiopress.com/oceanandsoci...

#mittwochsimGIUB Dr. Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social (International Research Fellow, @unibonn.bsky.social) is giving a talk on 'Erasures & Re-connections: Teaching Disciplinary Histories Under Censorship' When? April 16, 17:15 pm Where? Dept. of Geography or online (see below for link)