NewsPhoto: Kezia Barker1 November 2026|Futures of SustainabilityNew Fellow: Kezia BarkerKezia Barker is Senior Lecturer in Geography at Liverpool John Moores University. Her research considers the intersection between environmental futures and cultures of nature, particularly public responses to environmental insecurity, crisis-attuned subjectivities and framings of ecological threat. She has recently been...Photo: Sari Pietikäinen18 October 2026|Futures of SustainabilityNew Fellow: Sari PietikäinenI am an interdisciplinary scholar examining how climate change reconfigures relations among people, species, natural resources, knowledges, governance and power in the Arctic. My work draws on environmental humanities and social sciences, anthropology, Critical Discourse Studies and sociolinguistics. I am Professor of...Photo: Norman + Tomo Konrad6 October 2026|Futures of SustainabilityThird Episode of the Podcast "Tee & Taktik": Gegenmacht: Von der Defensive in die OffensiveHow can defenders of democracy and human rights shift from the defensive back to the offensive? In the new podcast episode of Tee & Taktik, supported by the DFG Centre "Futures of Sustainability" host Dalilah Shemia-Goeke speaks with Arne Semsrott, director of “Frag den Staat” and author of the new book “Gegenmacht: Die...Photo: Uni Stuttgart, J. Altmann1 October 2026|Futures of SustainabilityNew Fellow: Cordula KroppProf. Dr. Cordula Kropp is a sociologist with a long-standing focus on sociological sustainability and technology studies. At the University of Stuttgart, she heads the Chair of Sociology with a focus on Environmental and Technology Research. She is also Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Risk and Innovation...Photo: ©Villa Massimo, Foto Alberto Novelli1 October 2026|Futures of SustainabilityNew Fellow: Andreas WeberAndreas Weber, born 1967, is a biologist, philospopher, writer and Sufi mystic. He has worked with Francisco Varela and developed the idea of „Biopoetics“, a view of life as subjective, felt and poetically expressive from the very beginning. Andreas is visiting professor at the University of Gastronomic Sciences (UNISG)...Photo: Campus29 September 2026|Futures of SustainabilityOut now! Vol. 9 “Unruly Climates I. Imaginaries and Politics of Climate Resistance in Europe"We are pleased to announce that the 9th volume of our book series "Futures of Sustainability" has been published by Campus: "Unruly Climates I. Imaginaries and Politics of Climate Resistance in Europe"edited by Antje Daniel, Frank Adloff, Juneseo Hwang, Philipp Jacobi and Luis Poscharsky About the book:The future has become...Photo: Campus; Design: Luis Poscharsky28 September 2026|Futures of SustainabilityOut now! Vol. 8 “Die Klimamutation"We are pleased to announce that the 8th volume of our book series "Futures of Sustainability" has been published by Campus: "Die Klimamutation. Verhandlungen, Geopolitik, Demokratie"by Stefan C. Aykut und Amy Dahan About the book:Climate change lies at the heart of a global crisis in which ecological, geopolitical, and...Photo: Design: Martin Kollmann9 September 2026|Futures of SustainabilityRegistration opened for Keynotes at our Young Scholars' ConferenceWe are pleased to announce our upcoming Young Scholars’ Conference “Remaking Responsibility. Environmental Harm, Care, and Accountability”, taking place from 07-09 October 2026 at our Centre. While the call for papers is already closed (and the conference fully booked), we invite you to join us for the Keynote Address by...7 September 2026|Futures of SustainabilityInterview with Stefan Aykut on france24: How will European politicians react to a summer of extreme heat?Europe this summer has had to face record breaking temperatures, which caused droughts, deaths, and caused devastating wildfires. While the latest heat dome has dissipated, the damage remains – the continent continues to be the fastest warming globally. Will this summer serve as a global climate reckoning? Answer with...Archive of current newsUpcoming Sustainability Events at Universität HamburgPost new eventMore Events11.11.2610:00 AM Menopause in the Workplace - Awareness talk for all staff 11.11.264:15 PMClimate Risk Assessment12.11.269:00 AMNerdy4Nature Forum: Twin Transformation in Dialogue17.11.2612:45 PM Menopause in the Workplace - Lunch & Learn - 3 sessions à 30 minutes (digital)17.11.264:00 PMVortrag: Zyklus & Weibliche Lebensphasen18.11.264:15 PMMeat the Bioeconomy: Fleischindustrie & Klimawandel18.11.266:15 PMExclusions and Inclusions in Knowledge Production in Southeast Asian Studies25.11.264:15 PMPodiumsdiskussion: KI - Zukunftschance oder nächster verpasster Strukturwandel?25.11.265:00 PMOnline-Informationsveranstaltung "Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement – Change Manager:in Nachhaltigkeits-Transformation"25.11.265:30 PMKochworkshop: Gesunde Soßen & Dips26.11.269:00 AM Scientific Career and Parenthood02.12.264:15 PMUrban Political Ecology