Tag: sustainability
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External Announcement: Call for Abstracts and Sessions – GSC 2027 (closes 25 October 2026)
Category: EventsWhat have we learned from more than a decade of working with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and what needs to change as we approach 2030? Submissions are now open for the Groningen Sustainability Conference 2027 (GSC 2027), taking place on 5-10 April 2027 at the University of Groningen in…
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External Announcement: ‘Connecting citizens and systems: practical lessons for the energy transition’
Category: EventsHow can we better connect citizens, policy and energy systems in the transition to sustainable neighbourhoods? Over the past four years, the NWO research project ALIGN4energy has brought together researchers and practitioners to explore this question. On the 24th of September, the project will host a general assembly to discuss findings and meet researchers and professionals working on these challenges. See our website for more information.
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External Announcement: Local Conference Of Youth 2026 – the climate summit for and by young people!
Category: EventsOn 18 and 19 September 2026, LCOY NL will take place again: the place for young people to come together, learn new things and take action for the climate. And we’re not doing this alone: a Global Conference of Youth is organised in more than 100 countries! See our website…
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Last call: media/environment – Screens and Streams in the Age of Climate Crisis (26+27 August 2026)
Category: EventsTags: aesthetics, artificial intelligence, climate change, colonialism, conference, digital culture, film, film screening, sustainability, symposiumThe symposium “media/environment: Screens and Streams in the Age of Climate Crisis” at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam explores media’s entanglements with the environment through talks and discussions with global experts. Topics include the ecological impact of AI, colonial materialities of film, and many others. Read more on our website.
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Full programme announced: media/environment – Screens and Streams in the Age of Climate Crisis (26+27 August 2026)
Category: EventsTags: aesthetics, artificial intelligence, climate change, colonialism, conference, digital culture, film, film screening, sustainability, symposiumThe symposium “media/environment: Screens and Streams in the Age of Climate Crisis” at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam explores media’s entanglements with the environment through talks and discussions with global experts. Topics include the ecological impact of AI, colonial materialities of film, and many others. Read more on our website.
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Call for Papers: Supply Chain Criticism symposium (closes 3 August 2026)
Category: NewsIn the rush to fulfil the twinned promises of green and digital transition, state actors across the globe are rapidly mobilising and expanding extractive infrastructures to procure and secure the flow of rare earth elements and critical minerals. The Supply Chain Criticism symposium invites contributions from researchers and practitioners interested…
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Board Member Dr. Sjoerd Kluiving is VU’s first Distinguished Fellow of the Anthropocene
Category: UncategorizedDr. Sjoerd Kluiving, EHC founder and board member, is VU’s first Distinguished Fellow of the Anthropocene, which has been set up by the Amsterdam Sustainability Institute in collaboration with the Faculty of Humanities. Kluiving is Associate Professor in Geoarchaeology and Anthropocene Studies and works in the Faculties of Humanities and…
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Vacancies | SOY STORIES: Connected sustainability histories and futures of the global Soyacene
Category: UncategorizedTags: Athena Institute, critical plant studies, environmental humanities, food, soy, sustainability, transdisciplinaryThe Athena Institute (VU Amsterdam) has announced two PhD and one postdoc position on a new project SOY STORIES: Connected sustainability histories and futures of the global Soyacene.
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Fashion and the Anthropocene: towards a sustainable fashion future
Category: EventsThursday 27th October 2022 14.00-17.00 incl. reception NU Building, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Today the fashion industry forcefully promotes its sustainability credentials. From branding and promotion strategies to recycling, resale, rental and reuse, fashion companies are keen to demonstrate awareness of the climate crisis. But are these responses adequate? As the…
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Water Heritage for Sustainable Cities Course
Category: UncategorizedTags: course, education, environmental humanities, graduate students, Netherlands, sustainability, sustainable cities, Turkey, water, water heritageIn the autumn of 2022, The Netherlands Institute in Turkey offers a course that addresses past experiences and current and future challenges of urban water supply.