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)

Oceans are changing. How can we use different knowledge to help them? Our new open access issue looks at how politics and fairness can help us better care for our oceans, as the UN Ocean Decade is trying to do.

New paper on "Peripherien, Konflikte, Transformationen – Perspektiven einer kritischen Energiegeographie" published by Matthias Naumann, Sören Becker and Antje Bruns in Geographica Helvetica. Have a look here: gh.copernicus.org/articles/80/... #geosky #geography #Geographie #EnergyGeography