As a follow-up to the CliWaC project, IRI THESys Postdoctoral Researcher Márk Somogyvári and Desiree Hetzel have released the Touching Water podcast: “A podcast about water and science. We explore how scientists from the natural and social sciences work with water, and how this is connected to our everyday lives.” You can listen to it…
IRI THESys doctoral researcher Laura Betancur was recently interviewed by Der Spiegel for their reportage “Die Wächter der Unterwelt” (The Guardians of the Underworld). In the piece, Laura provided insights on the growing movement for rivers’ rights and how local communities in Colombia are emerging as reference points in Latin America for legal and social…
Jason Alexandra was a guest at IRI THESys in December 2023 with an International Connections Grant as part of the strategic partnership between HU and ANU. During his guest stay, the expert on water and climate issues analyzed the work of IRI THESys and compared it with that of his two home institutes. For more…
THESys member and PIK researcher Hermann Lotze-Campen explains on ZDF’s Morgenmagazin how we can prepare for extreme weather events and reduce their likelihood in the future. For more information, please visit this link.
In a joint paper, THESys doctoral researcher Anja Klein and her colleagues argue for situated modelling – an approach that makes self-reflection part of knowledge production and relies on heterogeneous working groups. Find out more on HU’s press portal: Situierte Modellierung
On 30 May 2024, the KOSMOS-Lesung addressed the idea that “A comprehensive agricultural and food transformation is possible.” The event took place in the Senate Hall of HU Berlin and featured Prof. Lotze-Campen as the speaker, with Prof. Dr. Sabine Fuss as the mediator. For more information, please check: KOSMOS-Lesung: Warum wir eine pflanzenbasierte Ernährung…
An international research team, including Prof. Dr. Robert Arlinghaus, has recently published an article in Nature Food regarding the underestimated contribution of recreational fishing to global fish consumption. For more information about the article, please visit hu-berlin.de. For the full article, please visit Full Paper | Nature Food.
THESys member Prof. Dr. Tilman Brück spoke on the topic ‘Towards Zero Hunger’ on February 15th, 2024, as part of the KOSMOS Readings series. He discussed the relationship between economic research and efforts to overcome global hunger. For more information, please visit: ‘KOSMOS-Lesung: Towards Zero Hunger’.
Science communicator and project coordinator Pauline Münch spoke to Tagesspiegel about the CliWaC project and an experiment conducted in the Spree River. The article discusses the diverse interests surrounding this body of water in Berlin, as well as the challenges in making academic and artistic projects sustainable in the long term. To read the full…
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