Since 2015, the IRI THESys has been awarding prizes for excellent Bachelor and Master theses in the field of human-environmental research. Now, all bachelor and master graduates of HU Berlin are again invited to apply for our THESys Award! Applications can be submitted during the application period from 15 September to 15 November 2023. Who…
Tim Moss answers questions from InfraLab Berlin on practical lessons from the DFG project “Past-Proofing Infrastructure Futures”.
Lecture by Prof. a.D. Dr. Ulrich Zeller on the biodiversity of grasslands in Central Europe and southern Africa
18:00-19:30 HU Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, Senatssaal Biodiversity in the context of environmental change and land use: research expeditions to southern Africa and ecosystematic comparison The lecture will be delivered in German (Title: Biodiversität im Wandel von Umwelt und Nutzung: Forschungsreisen in das südliche Afrika und ökosystematischer Vergleich) The primary grassland ecosystems of Central…
Tim Moss answers questions from InfraLab Berlin on practical lessons from the DFG project “Past-Proofing Infrastructure Futures”.
Sketch by Maxime Le Calvé Anja Klein successfully defended her PhD thesis, Doing difference, materiality and complexity with simulation models: An ethnography of modeling social-ecological relations in interdisciplinary sustainability research. The thesis explored the epistemological, ontological, and ethical dimensions of modelling in interdisciplinary sustainability research. Anja employed the metaphor of “patchwork” to simultaneously highlight their…
Photo credits: Andrés Vargas. Hyunjin Park successfully defended her PhD thesis, Reorganization of Bio-Based Innovations Towards Inclusion: Insights Into Responses, Constraints, and Governance Challenges. Her work was carried out at the Thaer-Institut für Agrar- und Gartenbauwissenschaften under the supervision of Philipp Grundmann, with Peter Feindt supporting her membership in IRI THESys. The defense took place…
Paradoxically, the current climatic, political and geopolitical situation, which confronts us with instability and forces us to question many certainties, offers the right moment to speak of hope. This is the argument put forward by philosopher Corine Pelluchon in her Kosmos lecture. Hope in the Context of Climate Change and the Global Crisis 23.10.2025, 18.00-19.30…
Congratulations to Robert Arlinghaus, IRI THESys member and professor at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, for being named one of the “100 most important minds in Berlin’s science community” by Der Tagesspiegel in 2025. Recognised for his pioneering work in fisheries and aquaculture research, Robert’s contributions continue to shape sustainable management practices and strengthen the link between…
PhD Project Project leader: Hanna Pohlmann
