NewsPhoto: 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...Photo: Future Histories2 August 2026|Futures of SustainabilityChristine Hentschel interviewed on Futures Histories Podcast (in German)Christine Hentschel talking to Jan Groos on the promise of security catastrophic times, affective investments, and how imaginations of catastrophic futures in European societies are currently changing: from a more distant specter that activists and scientists have warned against to an approaching reality that must be...Photo: Design: Martin Kollmann16 July 2026|Futures of SustainabilityKeynotes 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...Photo: oekom6 July 2026|Futures of SustainabilityEinladung: Buchpräsentation (in German), Anita Engels: "Die Klimawende JETZT organisieren. Strategien gegen Stillstand und Ohnmacht“, 08 July, 10:30 - 12:00Der menschengemachte Klimawandel schreitet voran - die Klimawende stockt. Anita Engels (Universität Hamburg) fasst in ihrem neuen Buch zusammen, welche gesellschaftlichen Schlüsselprozesse den Stillstand verursachen. Aus der Analyse leitet sie Ansatzpunkte ab, wie die Rahmenbedingungen für die Klimawende verbessert werden...Photo: Design: Martin Kollmann2 July 2026|Futures of Sustainability"Unruly Climates, Contested Futures II” - Imaginaries, Framings, and Politics of Resistance in the Majority WorldWe are delighted to share a Call for Book Contribution. Find out more about the call here (PDF). We invite authors to submit an extended abstract of 2–3 pages by 9 August 2026 to the following e-mail address: zukuenfte.der.nachhaltigkeit@uni-hamburg.de.Editors: Antje Daniel (University of Vienna), Marie Jasser (University...Photo: Andrea Kane8 June 2026|Futures of SustainabilityInvitation: Hillary Angelo, "Solar Struggles in Nevada: Climate Change, City-Hinterland Relations, the Question of Large-Scale Social Transformation", 10 June, 16:00 p.m. - 18:00 p.m., Reception afterwardsIt is a common (aspirational) refrain that climate change “changes everything,” and equally common to note that climate-related transitions seem to be changing very little at all. What climate-related changes are happening now? And how might we grasp emergent trajectories while we’re in the midst of these transitions? With...Photo: Marie Midtlid2 June 2026|Futures of SustainabilityNew Fellow: Marius Timmann MjaalandMarius Timmann Mjaaland is professor of philosophy of religion at the University of Oslo, working in the field of environmental philosophy, ethics, theology and phenomenology. He is heading the DEMOCRISIS research group at the Centre for Global Sustainability, with emphasis on Democracy and Climate Crisis across the...Photo: Andrea Kane1 June 2026|Futures of SustainabilityNew Fellow: Hillary AngeloHillary Angelo is an Associate Professor of Sociology and founding Director of the Center for Critical Urban and Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her work combines historical sociology, critical social theory, and urban political economy and ecology to analyze contemporary urban and...Archive of current newsUpcoming Sustainability Events at Universität HamburgPost new eventMore Events16.09.2610:00 AMBlutspende - Mittwoch im Wiwi-Bunker17.09.2610:00 AMBloody Thursday im Wiwi-Bunker23.09.2610:00 AMBlutspende - Mittwoch im Wiwi-Bunker24.09.2610:00 AMBloody Thursday im Wiwi-Bunker29.09.2611:00 AMDa haben wir den Salat - Wie deine Ernährung den Hormonhaushalt in die Balance bringt29.09.261:00 PMClimate Chance and Global Justice. The Trilemma of unequal causation, impacts and capabilities30.09.2610:00 AMBlutspende - Mittwoch im Wiwi-Bunker30.09.261:00 PMIt’s true. It’s us. It’s dangerous. Experts agree. There’s hope 01.10.2610:00 AMBloody Thursday im Wiwi-Bunker02.10.2611:00 AMImplementing Sustainability in Industry: Success factors and challenges 07.10.2610:00 AMPublic Keynote Address by Julia Eckert (University of Bern): “Responsibility in the Age of the Deal”09.10.269:00 AMMentalstrategien – Stressprävention im (Arbeits-)Alltag
