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Transient_Spaces & Societies (Research Group)

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Transient_Spaces is a research group based at Geography Departments @uniheidelberg.bsky.social‬ and @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social‬. We research digital, cultural & political transitions of societies and spaces. Website: www.transient-spaces.org

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Transient_Spaces & Societies (Research Group) @spacessocieties.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
📢 Call for Papers | International Symposium Digital Geographies of Childhood and Youth 📍 Heidelberg University, Germany 📅 June 22–24, 2026 📝 CfP Deadline: March 8, 2026 🔗 Full call & Details: www.transient-spaces.org/cfp-digital-...
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CfP: Digital Geographies of Childhood and Youth - Transient Spaces and Societies
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Transient_Spaces & Societies (Research Group) @spacessocieties.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
📢 Upcoming Lecture: "Lessons and Learning from Grassroots Civil Society Action on Disaster Risk Reduction: A case study of Indian Sundarbans" 📅 Thursday, January 22 || 14:15–15:45 📍 Konferenzraum, Mathematikon (INF 205, 5. OG), Heidelberg University 🗣️ Assoc. Prof. Dr. Farhat Naz (IIT Jodhpur)
Announcement poster for Farhat's lecture. This includes the most important details about Farhat's lecture. It also includes a photo of Farhat as well as a photo of a girl standing knee-deep in water.
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Transient_Spaces & Societies (Research Group) @spacessocieties.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
📢 Einladung zum Dialog über ko-produktive Forschung mit vulnerablen Gruppen 📅 19. Januar 2026 | 🕓 16:15 Uhr 📍 Hörsaal, Historisches Seminar, Grabengasse 3–5, Heidelberg University 👩‍🏫 Prof. Dr. Eva Winkler (Onkologie) & Prof. Dr. Tabea Bork-Hüffer (Humangeographie)
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Transient_Spaces & Societies (Research Group) @spacessocieties.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
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Climate Mobilities Hub @climohub.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
New book out: Climate Mobility Justice. It examines how climate change and human (im)mobilities are narrated, governed, and contested across media, policy, art, and activism it calls for justice-centered, care-based alternatives. More info: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Tess Osborne @tessosborne.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
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Transient_Spaces & Societies (Research Group) @spacessocieties.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Welcome to our research group! 🎉 Malte joins us as a Student assistant, studying Geography in his Master’s Degree at Heidelberg University. He was already part of the team in Innsbruck and will now support the Transient Spaces Research Group in contributing to various projects. Welcome aboard! 🗺️
Picture of Malte pointing towards the camera with a pen in his hand
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Transient_Spaces & Societies (Research Group) @spacessocieties.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Team Heidelberg visits Team Innsbruck! During a wonderful team retreat, we listened to great presentations of our PhD students, exchanged ideas and knowledges, and made plans for future collaborations.
Die Teammitglieder von Transient Spaces stehen auf einer TerrasseEin Fluss fließt vor dem Ort Steinach entlang. Im Hintergrund sind Berge
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Digital Geographies Research Group @dgrgrgs.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
📣Deadline tomorrow! We're a welcoming and active research group. If you're looking to meet new people, get involved in digital geographies activities, learn about Geography research groups, and much more make sure you apply Applications open to geographers and those in similar disciplines Info⬇️
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European Disability Forum @myedf.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Transport is not a luxury: it is a basic service that allows us to be active members of society. But millions of persons with disabilities still face challenges and inaccessibility. On #EuropeanMobilityWeek, we call for strong laws to ensure mobility for all: www.edf-feph.org/european-mob...
An older man in a wheelchair is pushed by an airport assistant through a windowed corridor witha  bright blue floor from the gate to the planeAn older woman in a wheelchair is seen at the end of a set of stairs. On her left stands a beautiful Metro sign in Art nouveau. Nowhere to be seen: an accessible way to access the metroAn wheelchair user with a white t-shir saying "Act!" approaches a grey and orange busYellow raised floor tiles also called "tactile paving" next to train tracks at a train station
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Simon Bunchuay-Peth @simonbunchuaypeth.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
New publication! "Intersektionalität, Gender und Migration im Zeichen des Klimawandels" (Bunchuay-Peth & Berger, 2025). We show how #climateChange, #migration & social contexts intersect—highlighting marginalized voices & why intersectional policies matter. 👉 elibrary.utb.de/doi/abs/10.5...
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Transient_Spaces & Societies (Research Group) @spacessocieties.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
📢📑 New Article Commentary We’re excited to share that @tabeabork.bsky.social and @lindaruppert.bsky.social have published their open access commentary on “Embodied digital warfare: Authoritarian appropriation through human enhancement.” 🔗 Read the full commentary here: doi.org/10.1177/2976...
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Transient_Spaces & Societies (Research Group) @spacessocieties.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
🎉 New Publication: “Entanglements of Dis:abilities and Technologies in Public Space and Life” 👇 Check it out below:
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European Disability Forum @myedf.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Urban mobility and development should be sustainable and inclusive! That's what our project #Act4Dys is about! We work to improve awareness, accessibility and sustainability, while empowering youth engagement and education. More info in our newsletter: act4dys.eu
Act4Dys: The EU initiative addressing urban mobility challenges.

- eLearning platform to explore inclusive mobility and climate action
 - Training package for youth trainers to support disability-inclusive
urban development 
- ePortfolio of good practices in urban mobility and development

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Project co-funded by the European Union
Project partners: 
- CARDET (Centre for Advancement of Research and Development in Educational Technology)
- Proportional Message
- Innovation Training Center (ITC)
- European Disability Forum (EDF)
- Spectrum Research Centre (SRC)
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Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgs.org · 07/08/2025
Our Annual International Conference is coming up! 🌍 On 26-29 August, we'll welcome 2,000+ geography professionals to the University of Birmingham for 400+ sessions, talks and events covering all types of geographical science. Learn more: bit.ly/4lgkPnk 📷: University of Birmingham
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Transient_Spaces & Societies (Research Group) @spacessocieties.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
😍 Last week, our team members from Innsbruck visited Heidelberg for a wonderful retreat filled with connection, learning, and fun! We shared personal stories, presented our PhD projects💡, explored career paths🎓, visited the old town, went swimming🏖️, played games, and made great memories together!🌞
Eating dinner together outside in a restaurantPresentation of a PhD projectSelfie in front of Heidelberg CastleMutual exchange
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Transient_Spaces & Societies (Research Group) @spacessocieties.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
📢 Final talk of this semester's Transient Spaces Lecture Series: Digital intimate political geographies - The case of gender based violence in the context of Kyrgyzstan on Instagram 👩‍🏫 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Militz 🗓️ July 14 | 11:15 AM 📍 Hörsaal 7, Neue Uni, @uniheidelberg.bsky.social
Lecture poster for the Transient Spaces Lecture Series featuring Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Militz (Universität Innsbruck). Her talk, titled “Digital Intimate Political Geographies” explores gender-based violence in Kyrgyzstan and its representation on Instagram. The event takes place on July 14, 2025, at 11:15 AM in Hörsaal 7, Neue Universität.
On the left side the poster includes an Instagram post by @teens.kg with the Russian text "My Teens Story: My Father Harassed Me", labeled with a "Trigger Warning".
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Transient_Spaces & Societies (Research Group) @spacessocieties.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
⚖️ The European Accessibility Act is now in force! A significant step towards a more inclusive and barrier-free Europe♿🌍 ➡️ Products and services such as smartphones, computers, operating systems, banking, and passenger transport services must now follow common accessibility rules throughout the EU.
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Transient_Spaces & Societies (Research Group) @spacessocieties.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
🏳️‍⚧️ Curious about gender, pronouns & inclusive language – but unsure where to start? Amber Peek (he/they) makes it easy with their blog post "Gender Made Easy" on the Transient Spaces Blog. A valuable read for more understanding, respect & visibility – during Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 and beyond. 👇Check it out:
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Gender made easy - Transient Spaces and Societies
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Transient_Spaces & Societies (Research Group) @spacessocieties.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
I'm a Scientist - Get me out of here! ...ist ein Onlineangebot von @w-i-d.de, an dem unser Teammitglied Julia Poerting diese Woche zum Thema KI teilnimmt 👩‍💻 In halbstündigen Chats können Schüler*innen Wissenschaftler*innen alles fragen, was sie (über KI) wissen wollen #WissKomm #DigitalGeographies
Julia sitzt am Schreibtisch und lacht in die Kamera. Im Hintergrund ist ein Bildschirm zu sehen.
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Transient_Spaces & Societies (Research Group) @spacessocieties.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Coming up next in our lecture series: Christina Ergler speaks on how young children experience and envision their cities. The talk is based on a participatory research project in New Zealand. 📅When? Tuesday, June 24, 17-19h 📍Where? Im Neuenheimer Feld 306 (Theoretikum), Room SR 14 (Ground Floor)
A picture from Christina Ergler's research project on the left. On the right, the info about where and when the lecture takes place
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Tabea Bork-Hüffer @tabeabork.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Just out: Editorial „Children‘s and young people‘s digital geographies: space, agency, and crises in diverse societies“ co-written with fantastic @ChristinaErgler in @Digital Geography & Society. doi.org/10.1016/j.di...
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Transient_Spaces & Societies (Research Group) @spacessocieties.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
About us 3/3: Team Who's behind Transient_Spaces? We are a diverse team of researchers. What connects us: a commitment to innovative research, collaborative thinking & critical engagement. Visit www.transient-spaces.org/team/ to see all our members. Want to know more? Team intros coming soon!
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Team work at our research group Transient Spaces and Societies based at the University of Innsbruck
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Transient_Spaces & Societies (Research Group) @spacessocieties.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
About us 2/3: Teaching Teaching is a central task of universities. It lays the foundation for future research and the future of our societies. We teach interactively and research-led in the fields of #DigitalGeographies, #PoliticalGeographies, #DisabiltiyStudies and #GeographiesofMobility
Menschen sitzen rund um einen Tisch und arbeiten gemeinsam an einer Idee. Sie schreiben mit bunten Stiften auf ein großes Poster
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Transient_Spaces & Societies (Research Group) @spacessocieties.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Welcome to all new followers! 👋 About us 1/3: Research Transient_Spaces is based @uniheidelberg.bsky.social and @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social We research digital, cultural & political transitions of societies & space and their impacts on inclusion, exclusion, sustainability & well-being.
Logo of the research group on the left. It shows half a globus with outlines of continents, while the other half is pixelated
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Transient_Spaces & Societies (Research Group) @spacessocieties.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Join us for the Transient Spaces Lecture Series (in German)! ⬇️ Wir laden herzlich ein zum Vortrag von Christian Schneider (Bundesamt für Naturschutz) zum Thema Digitalisierung im Naturschutz. 📅 Wann? Montag, 26. Mai, 11:15h 📍 Wo? Hörsaal 7, Neue Universität, Uniplatz 1 @uniheidelberg.bsky.social
Ein Bild von einer Pflanzenerkennungs-App, daneben die Infos zum Vortrag und ein Bild vom Vortragenden. Der vollständige Titel des Vortrags lautet: Digitalisierung im Naturschutz. Potenziale und Risiken der Digitalisierung für den Naturschutz.
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Transient_Spaces & Societies (Research Group) @spacessocieties.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
📖 New Chapter: Transient_Spaces is now based at the Department of Geography @uniheidelberg.bsky.social. We continue to explore questions of spatial transitions, mobilities and change. Stay tuned for our upcoming projects, talks and publications! #HumanGeography #DigitalGeography
Blick von unten auf das Heidelberger Schloss vor grünem Wald
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