Reposted by Department of Geography BonnProf. Dr. Rudolf Juchelka @ude-wigeo.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Heute kamen bei uns die Poster für den Deutschen Kongress der Geographie 2027 (dkg‘27) in Bonn ein - wir haben sie natürlich direkt aufgehangen (über den Infos zum DVAG) und erste Überlegungen zu unseren möglichen Beteiligungsformaten gestartet geographie.de/dkg27/ 021
Reposted by Department of Geography BonnCRC-TRR 228 Future Rural Africa @crctrr228.bsky.social · 09/03/2026📚New open-access volume: African Futures in the Making Out in the Future Rural Africa Book Series @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social! Edited by Detlef Müller-Mahn & Michael Bollig A multidisciplinary look at how futures are imagined and negotiated in rural Africa. ➡️ crc-trr228.de/african-futu...crc-trr228.deAfrican Futures in the Making: New Publication in the Future Rural Africa Book Series - Collaborative Research Center TRR 228African Futures in the Making, edited by Detlef Müller-Mahn (Project C03 "Green Futures") and Michael Bollig (Project A04 "Future Conservation") is the latest 133
Reposted by Department of Geography BonnBonn Research Alliance (BORA) @bora-network.bsky.social · 09/03/2026🚨IMPULSE Café 🗓Mar 24 🕓4:00–5:30 “Everyday geographies of young refugees and asylum-seekers in public space” 🎤 Prof. Dr. Kathrin Hörschelmann & Lea Haack @giubresearch.bsky.social 🎙 Moderator: Benjamin Etzold @bicc.de ☕ Exchange, discussion & coffee with colleagues in (forced) migration research. 022
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 04/03/2026📢 New paper alert! "Temporal influences on #accessibility to #healthcare, using the example of pediatricians in Bavaria, Germany" by Sebastian Rauch and @butschc.bsky.social published in Health & Place www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #geoskysciencedirect.comTemporal influences on accessibility to healthcare, using the example of pediatricians in Bavaria, GermanyAccessibility to healthcare is shaped by spatial and temporal dynamics. This paper develops a framework that explicitly considers temporal variability… 121
Reposted by Department of Geography BonnCRC-TRR 228 Future Rural Africa @crctrr228.bsky.social · 23/02/2026New Publication: From Kenya to Tanzania and Germany, Detlef Müller-Mahn @giubresearch.bsky.social, Evelyne Owino @bicc.de &Theobald Theodory examine how airports become “ghost projects” — stalled infrastructures that keep shaping regions long after plans unravel. ➡️ crc-trr228.de/when-airport...crc-trr228.deWhen Airports Become Ghosts: New Study Examines Failed Mega-Projects in Africa and Europe - Collaborative Research Center TRR 228In this new study, researchers Detlef Müller-Mahn (Project C03 "Green Futures"), Evelyne Atieno Owino (Project B03 "Violent Futures") and Theobald Frank 031
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 19/02/2026📢 Hot off the press! "WaterS beyond #SDG6: unveiling the multiple dimensions of #water" by J. C. Rodríguez-de-Francisco et al. w/ many authors from our deparment @butschc.bsky.social, J. Dame & J. Budds in Water International @tandfresearch.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #geoskytandfonline.comWaterS beyond SDG 6: unveiling the multiple dimensions of waterPublished in Water International (Ahead of Print, 2026) 002
Reposted by Department of Geography BonnCRC-TRR 228 Future Rural Africa @crctrr228.bsky.social · 19/01/2026New Publication: Valentine Opanga & Detlef Müller-Mahn reframe land cartels in Nairobi not as anomalies, but as structurally embedded actors in the city’s urban metabolism. Their research calls for moving beyond legality/illegality binaries. ➡️ crc-trr228.de/power-land-a...crc-trr228.dePower, Land, and Informality: How Cartels Shape Governance and Urban Life in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements - Collaborative Research Center TRR 228Valentine Opanga and Detlef Müller-Mahn (Project C03 "Green Futures") examine how land cartels operate as powerful, embedded actors in Nairobi’s informal 033
Reposted by Department of Geography BonnCRC-TRR 228 Future Rural Africa @crctrr228.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Apply now! ➡️ crc-trr228.de/available-po...crc-trr228.deAvailable Positions for Third Funding Phase - Collaborative Research Center TRR 228We are pleased that our research project has received funding for a third project phase (2026-2029). 055
Reposted by Department of Geography BonnArne Rieber @arnerieber.bsky.social · 23/12/2025‼️Two open ECR positions in Economic Geohraphy based at @giubresearch.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social as part of the Collaborative Research Center ‚Future Rural Africa‘. Project C02 investigates industrial development visions in the context of renewables in 🇰🇪 crc-trr228.de/available-po...crc-trr228.deAvailable Positions for Third Funding Phase - Collaborative Research Center TRR 228We are pleased that our research project has received funding for a third project phase (2026-2029). 042
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 12/12/2025@butschc.bsky.social answers interesting questions about their new publication "Migrants' and immigrants' understandings of #health and #disease. Medical diversity in two diverse urban neighbourhoods" in the @unibonn.bsky.social 💥 FORSCHUNGSTICKER www.uni-bonn.de/de/neues/228...uni-bonn.deJenseits der Biomedizin: Gottheiten und übernatürliche Kräfte 021
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Was bewegt die #Geographie? // What matters in #geography? The new #podcast by the #vgdh features an episode with @butschc.bsky.social on "Warum braucht die Geographie eigene Ethikprüfungen?" // "Why does geography need its own ethics examinations?" Listen here: open.spotify.com/show/6e9Pa5e... 140
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Susanne Bell was guest in the #podcast „ÜBERsLEBEN. Geschichten übers Leben und von Überlebensstrategien." by the #Malteser #Ahrtal She talked about "Die ‚Weisheit der Ahrtaler‘ - eine wissenschaftliche Betrachtung" (The ‘Wisdom of the #Ahr Valley People’ – a scientific perspective)uebersleben-podcast.podigee.ioDie ‚Weisheit der Ahrtaler‘ - eine wissenschaftliche BetrachtungMit unseren Gästen werfen wir in den kommenden Folgen einen Blick auf das Flutgeschehen im Ahrtal. In dieser Folge sprechen wir mit Susanne Bell, wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin und Doktorandin des ge... 020
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 12/12/2025#mittwochsimGIUB What a wonderful tradition at our department: On the Wednesday before Christmas, students from the 2025 MSc #excursions will present their travels, learnings and more. We look forward to exciting reports from #Canada, #Chile and #NorthernGermany! When? Dec. 17, 5:15pm #geosky 030
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Congratulations to Dr. @arnerieber.bsky.social! Arne received the Dr. Hohmann Award 2025 by the Cologne Geographical Society @unicologne.bsky.social for his research project on "German Industrial Transformation: Geoeconomy and the Role of the State in the Chemical Industry". tinyurl.com/mr3upmvd 032
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 07/12/2025#mittwochsimGIUB #BGG On Wednesday, Dr. Johanna Mäsgen (@unicologne.bsky.social) will give a talk on "#Klimakrise im Geographieunterricht - Zwischen Notwendig- und (Un-)Möglichkeiten" (Engl: "The #ClimateCrisis in #geography classes– between necessity and (im)possibilities"). When? Dec. 10, 5:15pm 010
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 05/12/2025📢 Hot off the press! "Migrants' and immigrants' understandings of #health and #disease. Medical diversity in two diverse urban neighbourhoods" by Kevin Becker, Frauke Kraas & @butschc.bsky.social in the journal Social Science & Medicine www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #geosky #Bonn #Colognesciencedirect.comMigrants' and immigrants' understandings of health and disease. Medical diversity in two diverse urban neighbourhoodsHealth and disease are understood in diverse ways, and im/migrants bring cultural backgrounds that shape explanatory concepts. These understandings in… 011
Reposted by Department of Geography BonnDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · 02/12/2025Welche Kompensationsmöglichkeiten gibt es in DFG-geförderten Projekten für familienbedingte Teilzeittätigkeiten? In einer Online-Infoveranstaltung gibt unser Team #Chancengleichheit einen Überblick. Teilnahme ohne Anmeldung über: 👇 www.dfg.de/de/grundlage... 0145
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 02/12/2025📢 Hot off the press! "Mapping forest-covered #landslides using Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis (GEOBIA), Jena region, Germany" by @ikram-zangana.bsky.social, Rainer Bell, Lucian Drăguţ, Flavius Sîrbu & Lothar Schrott in NHESS @egu.eu #geosky #geomorphology doi.org/10.5194/nhes...nhess.copernicus.orgMapping forest-covered landslides using Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis (GEOBIA), Jena region, GermanyAbstract. Landslide inventories are crucial for the assessment of landslide susceptibility and hazard. An analysis of old landslides can reveal periods of intensified landslide activity, but the featu... 053
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 01/12/2025📢 New paper out! "Assessing the impact of #GlobalChange on #flood dynamics and rice submergence susceptibility in the #Kilombero floodplain, #Tanzania" by Marc Tuschen, Stefanie Steinbach, Hnin Phyu Sin & Mariele Evers in Frontiers in Earth Science #geosky #hydrology doi.org/10.3389/fear...frontiersin.orgFrontiers | Assessing the impact of global change on flood dynamics and rice submergence susceptibility in the Kilombero floodplain, TanzaniaClimate and land use change are increasingly altering the water balance and flood dynamics of East African wetlands. In Tanzania’s Kilombero floodplain, rice... 021
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Very interesting article by our PhD student and memeber of the research group Social Geography Marlene Hobbs in @berlinergazette.bsky.social! Learn more on: How is technology incorporated into the design of care spaces? #geosky #geography #digitalization #aging #care 011
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 26/11/2025You are a member of @giubresearch.bsky.social and not yet in our starter package? Join it now: go.bsky.app/AekTnV9 000
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 26/11/2025#mittwochsimGIUB Today is the "#AI Day at GIUB" 12:15: Talk by Prof. Jürgen Gall (@unibonn.bsky.social) on "AI for Forecasting Extremes" 5:15: Panel discussion on "AI in Geographical Research and Teaching" #geosky #geography 000
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Congrats to Dr. Benedikt Walker who successfully defended his PhD thesis this year! He worked on "The German Hydrogen Sector in Global Production Networks: Structures, Agency, and Uneven Development" Read more about his research: www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news/bene... 010
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 18/11/2025New article on our website: #COP30 – Prof. @lisaschipper.bsky.social emphasises the importance of adaptation and climate justice Read more: www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news/cop3... 041
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 18/11/2025#mittwochsimGIUB Tomorrow, Prof. Dr. Andrew Cumbers (@uofglasgow.bsky.social | Visiting Professor @unibonn.bsky.social) will give a talk on "The Future of the Public and the Struggle for the Democratic Economy" When? Nov. 18, 5:15pm Where? Lecture Hall, Dept. of Geography #geosky #geography 021
Reposted by Department of Geography BonnDana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Episode 2 of #COPOut is LIVE! Tune in to hear from @lisaschipper.bsky.social and @rodschoonover.bsky.social about how climate change overlaps with development and security, the unintended consequences of climate adaptation, and what they expect from #COP30. cece.american.edu/copout-episo... 11611
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 07/11/2025#mittwochsimGIUB We continue our lecture series with Prof. Christopher Kyba @skyglowberlin.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy (@ruhr-uni-bochum.de). Christopher will give a talk on "Artificial Light at Night: Current Practices, Lightning Conflicts and Advances in #RemoteSensing" When? Nov. 12, 5:15pm 060
Reposted by Department of Geography BonnOpen Science @UniBonn @opensciene-unibonn.bsky.social · 06/11/2025You can tell a lot about a project by its filenames… and final_reallyFINAL.xlsx tells us everything 😅 Instead: Use clear, consistent names with version numbers Your future self will thank you zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/... #BestPracticeThursday @UniBonn #RDM 021
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Just a little reminder: This very interesting talk by Paul Zschoke is today at 5:15 pm! 020
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Congrats to Dr. Phillip Innis who successfully defended his PhD thesis this year! He worked on "Navigating Urban Riskscapes: Everyday Risks, Infrastructure Challenges, and Governance in Monrovia, Liberia" Read more: www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news/phil... bonndoc.ulb.uni-bonn.de/xmlui/handle... 030
Reposted by Department of Geography Bonndas nd @nd-aktuell.de · 16/10/2025In der Innenstadt von Los Angeles leben Tausende Menschen auf der Straße, inmitten von Luxusgebäuden – die »Skid Row«. Auch hier wird sichtbar: Schwarze Menschen sind besonders häufig betroffen von Wohnungslosigkeit buff.ly/MoOTiO9nd-aktuell.deLos Angeles: Elend und »Urbanität«In der Innenstadt von Los Angeles leben Tausende Menschen auf der Straße, inmitten von Luxusgebäuden – die »Skid Row«. Auch hier wird sichtbar: Schwarze Menschen sind besonders häufig betroffen von… 074
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Very interesting news article by Prof. Nadine Marquardt in @ndaktuell.bsky.social on "Obdachlosigkeit in den USA - Los Angeles: Elend und »Urbanität«" nd: open to everyone, critical journalism from the left, doesn't belong to any media group/corporation www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1194...nd-aktuell.deLos Angeles: Elend und »Urbanität«In der Innenstadt von Los Angeles leben Tausende Menschen auf der Straße, inmitten von Luxusgebäuden – die »Skid Row«. Auch hier wird sichtbar: Schwarze Menschen sind besonders häufig betroffen von Wo... 040
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 16/10/2025#mittwochsimGIUB #BGG We start our lecture series in the winter term with Paul Zschocke (@unihalle.bsky.social). Paul will give a talk on "Räumliche Dimensionen des Erstrarkens der radikalen Rechten" When? Oct 22, 5:15pm Where? Lecture Hall, Dept. of Geography #geosky #geography 130
Reposted by Department of Geography BonnBonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies @dependencybonn.de · 03/10/2025📢 Call for Applications! The BCDSS is inviting applications for the Heinz Heinen Fellowship Program 2026/2027. 📅 Apply by Jan 10, 2026 📍 Start date: from Oct 1, 2026 👉 Full details here: buff.ly/8aH1Fy0 @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de 01411
Reposted by Department of Geography BonnArne Rieber @arnerieber.bsky.social · 01/10/2025First day in my new position 🎉 Excited to join the economic geography group at @giubresearch.bsky.social as a postdoctoral researcher. Moving from political ecology to political economy, in the next years I will focus on the role of the state in the geoeconomy and industry policy. 231
Reposted by Department of Geography BonnGreenBalance @greenbalance.bsky.social · 18/09/2025🌳 One large tree = a living ecosystem. Field studies show isolated trees in grasslands can host >300 insect species, store up to 5 tons of carbon, cool the soil by 2–5 °C, and boost nearby plant diversity by up to 80 %. Protecting these “island trees”= protecting biodiversity.🌏 #PlantSky #Gardening 0306
Reposted by Department of Geography BonnProf Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Very 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. 2157
Reposted by Department of Geography BonnOpen Science @UniBonn @opensciene-unibonn.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Who 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-...gleichstellung.uni-bonn.deSichtbar forschen – gleichberechtigt publizieren30. Oktober 2025 042
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Prof. @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 1269
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Just a little reminder: Applications for the position as Professor for Urban and Regional Geography are still possible! Deadline is Sept. 28, 2025 Please share! 012
Reposted by Department of Geography BonnArea @areajournal.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Congratulations 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... 051
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Congrats 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 071
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 15/09/2025📢 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...link.springer.comNeue Herausforderungen für das Gesundheitssystem – Zugang zu Gesundheitsdienstleistungen in diversen Stadtquartieren - StandortAccess to health care services is characterised by six dimensions of barriers and incentives and represents a key parameter for the health care system. In diverse urban neighbourhoods, a mix of socio-... 030
Reposted by Department of Geography Bonnmelstam.bsky.social @melstam.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Permafrost 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 131
Reposted by Department of Geography BonnOpen Science @UniBonn @opensciene-unibonn.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Ever 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 021
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Great review article by Julia Verne, Nadine Marquardt @unibonn.bsky.social & Stefan Ouma on "Planetary Futures: On Life in Critical Times" published in Geography Compass 031
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 20/08/2025We 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!geographie.uni-bonn.deW2-Professur für Urbane und Regionale Geographie.pdf 134
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Dr. 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 030
Reposted by Department of Geography BonnCRC-TRR 228 Future Rural Africa @crctrr228.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Congratulations 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...crc-trr228.deFrankline Ndi Receives International Paper Award of the Department of Geography at the University of Bonn - Collaborative Research Center TRR 228Frankline Ndi (Project C02 "Energy Futures") was awarded the International Paper Award of the Department of Geography at the University of Bonn for his 041
Department of Geography Bonn @giubresearch.bsky.social · 24/07/2025New 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)klaus-tschira-stiftung.deKleine Ströme – große WirkungDie Hydrologin Clarissa Glaser erforscht Transportprozesse in Gewässern – gefördert von der Klaus Tschira Stiftung. 030