Department of Geography Bonn

Dr. 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

Frankline Ndi Receives International Paper Award of the Department of Geography at the University of Bonn - Collaborative Research Center TRR 228 Frankline Ndi (Project C02 "Energy Futures") was awarded the International Paper Award of the Department of Geography at the University of Bonn for his

Congratulations 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...

New 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)

Congrats to @douwe.bsky.social and Dr. Frankline Ndi, who won the 2025 International Paper Award at the Department of Geography @unibonn.bsky.social!

Read the awarded papers here:
van Schie et al. (2024): doi.org/10.1007/s10584-024-03782-7
Ndi (2024): doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103530

Text saying: "Call for Panels - submit by 07 September 2025! with logo, titles and dates of the conference and image from Antwerp

📢 Call for Panels for our flagship event! ⛵

EADI / IOB 2026: Shaping Sustainable Futures: Global Challenges, (G)local solutions?

📅 29 June – 2 July 2026
📍 @iobua.bsky.social, University of Antwerp, Belgium
⏰ Deadline for submissions: 7 September 2025
➡️ bit.ly/EADI-IOB-26-call

This week we are celebrating the 150 year anniversary of the Department of Geography @unibonn.bsky.social! Everyone is invited to join us for the festivities! 🎉

Find the full program here: www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/de/nachricht...

Photo of myself holding my dissertation in front of a screen that shows the title page of my Defense presentation. Title: „The political ecology of hydraulic infrastructure in Kenya: claim-making and contestations in hydrosocial spaces“

Very happy and proud to share that today I’ve successfully defended my dissertation. So grateful to the @unibonn.bsky.social @giubresearch.bsky.social @crctrr228.bsky.social, my supervisors, reviewers and wonderful colleagues in Bonn who guided and supported me over the last three years!

Planning the Future: Comparing Green Hydrogen Strategies in Chile, Namibia, and South Africa - Collaborative Research Center TRR 228 In their publication, Benedikt Walker and Britta Klagge (Project C02 Energy Futures) alongside Ravn Haid (University of Bonn) examine how spatial planning

🟢 How does spatial planning shape the green hydrogen boom?

In a new study, Benedikt Walker, Britta Klagge & Ravn Haid explore how Chile, Namibia & South Africa plan for export-oriented green hydrogen projects.

Read it here ➡️ crc-trr228.de/planning-the...

A poster advertising the event 'Green at Home, Harm Abroad' that will be held on Wed 18 June at the University of Bonn main building from 18-19.30.

I'm very excited to co-host this event by @rosaluxstiftung.bsky.social and Christliche Initiative Romero e.V. on Wednesday next week in Bonn at the main @unibonn.bsky.social building. 'Green At Home, Harm Abroad:
Germany's Role in Global Resource Exploitation'. It starts at 18h so come join us!

Award for Outstanding Early Career Research for Linus Kalvelage and Benedikt Walker - Collaborative Research Center TRR 228 Future Rural Africa researchers Linus Kalvelage (Project C01 Future in Chains) and Bendikt Walker (Project C02 Energy Futures) have received the Journal of

Linus Kalvelage & Benedikt Walker have received the Journal of Economic Geography Best Early Career Paper Prize!

Their award-winning paper explores Germany’s strategic role in Namibia’s green hydrogen sector.

Read it here👇👇👇

++Would you like to conduct your PhD?🎓++
Scholarships available - We are searching for young talents for doctoral research in sustainable development
Apply now! Deadline August 31, 2025
➡️https://bit.ly/ZEF-PhD-2025
#phd #promotion #academia
@daadworldwide.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social

Spatial patterns and bridge collapse interactions of erosional processes due to the 2021 Ahr valley flood - Environmental Sciences Europe The extreme flood event of July 14/15, 2021 caused massive geomorphological changes along the Ahr river in western Germany. The processes include mass movement and bank erosion, channel displacement a...

HOT OFF THE PRESS!
New paper on "Spatial patterns and bridge collapse interactions of erosional processes due to the 2021 #Ahr valley flood" by F. Weidt, R. Bell, L. Schrott et al. in @springernature.com‬ Environ Sci Eur

doi.org/10.1186/s123...

#geosky #geomorphology #flooding #openaccess

Unfortunately, this lecture by Prof. Andrew Cumbers had to be cancelled due to sickness!

#mittwochsimGIUB
Prof. Dr. Andrew Cumbers (@uofglasgow.bsky.social‬‬) will give a talk on "The future of the public and the struggle of the democratic economy"
Andy is currently visiting professor @unibonn.bsky.social

When? June 4, 12:15pm
Where? Lecture Hall, Dept. of Geography

#geosky #geography

Governance of future-making: Green hydrogen in Namibia and South Africa The green-hydrogen sector has created considerable expectations in the Global South about export-oriented development and industrial path creation. Ho…

Another great paper!

"Governance of future-making: Green hydrogen in Namibia and South Africa" by Britta Klagge, Benedikt Walker, Linus Kalvelage and Clemens Greiner ‪@crctrr228.bsky.social‬ @unicologne.bsky.social‬ in Geroforum

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#geosky #geography

#mittwochsimGIUB #BGG

Next week, @lauraschaefer.bsky.social & David Ryfisch (@germanwatch.bsky.social‬) will give a talk on "Internationale Klimapolitik in Zeiten geopolitischer Umbrüche"

When? May 28, 5:15 pm
Where? Lecture Hall, Dept. of Geography

#geosky #geography #climatechange

A collage with symbolic images of all eight clusters of excellence. A man working on a machine, an observatory, two people in a field, a woman writing something on a piece of paper, a woman in front of a device, a man writing something on a blackboard, an exhibition, a woman looking through a telescope.

A landmark success! The University of Bonn secured funding for all six existing Clusters of Excellence and both new initiatives – more than any other German university. More: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/095-...

© G. Hübl, V. Lannert, M. Thürbach/ECONtribute, J. F. Saba/UKB, S. Wegener/ML4Q; N. Wietrich

A cheering crowd.

We are excellent! What a day - between hugs, applause and a lot of pride. Our rector? Jumping for joy. Our team? Overjoyed. Thank you to everyone who made this historic moment possible! @dependencybonn.de @immunosens.bsky.social @econtribute.bsky.social
© V. Lannert/G. Hübl/Uni Bonn

The deadline was extended until June 1st! Still some days left for your applications!

Another event this week at our department:
On May 22, 5:30 pm, AK KritGeo hosts a panel discussion on "Climate (In-)Justice - The Coloniality of the Climate Crisis" with with Rose Wanjiku, Lakshmi Thevasagayam & Sara Bahadori.

Can’t attend in person? contact us for Zoom link!

#mittwochsimGIUB

Next week, Dr. Alexandr Novacek (University of #Ostrava) will give a talk on "Child-friendly cities as a solution to urban shrinkage"

When? May 21, 12:15 pm
Where? Lecture Hall, Dept. of Geography

#geosky #geography #urbangeography

Join us on Thursday for this intruiguing panel on the coloniality of the climate crisis with Rose Wanjiku, Lakshmi Thevasagayam & Sara Bahadori. Hosted by my friends at AK KritGeo & @giubresearch.bsky.social.
This discussion will be sharp and essential!
Can’t attend in person? DM for Zoom link!

Application is still possible until May 18! ⬇️

Frontiers | Expanding cryospheric landform inventories – quantitative approaches for underestimated periglacial block- and talus slopes in the Dry Andes of Argentina

‪Hot off the press!
"Expanding cryospheric landform inventories – quantitative approaches for underestimated periglacial block- and talus slopes in the Dry Andes of Argentina" by PhD student Tamara Köhler and co-authors in Frontiers in Earth Science

doi.org/10.3389/fear...

#geosky #geomorphology

Mit Partizipation zur Klimaneutralität? Das kooperative Beteiligungsverfahren „Bonn4Future – Wir fürs Klima“ - Standort Municipal commitments to climate neutrality have increased in the context of sustainable urban development in recent years. In many places, citizens are an important stakeholder group that is involved...

Another interesting paper!

"Mit Partizipation zur Klimaneutralität? Das kooperative Beteiligungsverfahren „Bonn4Future – Wir fürs Klima“" by Julian Antoni, Juliane Dame, Michael Lobeck & Kathrin Hörschelmann in Standort @springernature.com

doi.org/10.1007/s005...

#geosky #geography

📣Call for Papers: Join us in critically rethinking how knowledge dependencies shape, constrain & create openings for both dominant and alternative modes of future-making.
ℹ️ Further info: ow.ly/2rgb50VyJGl
@unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de @idos-research.bsky.social

Frontiers | Insights from feature tracking of optical satellite data for studying rock glacier kinematics in the Northern Tien Shan ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

New paper out!

"Insights from feature tracking of optical satellite data for studying rock glacier kinematics in the Northern Tien Shan" by PhD student Ella Wood, Tobias Bolch (@uni-graz.at) & Richard Steeter (@uniofstandrews.bsky.social) in Frontiers in Earth Science

doi.org/10.3389/fear...

Stellenausschreibung auf deutsch:
www.uni-bonn.de/de/universit...

Our department is looking for a Lecturer in Human Geography. This is a permanent full-time position staring as soon as possible.

Please share this great opportunity!

All details in this job ad:
www.uni-bonn.de/de/universit...

#mittwochsimGIUB

Next week, Prof. Danny MacKinnon (@newcastleuni.bsky.social) will give a talk on "Living in 'left behind places': residents's access to employment and services"

When? May 7, 17:15 pm
Where? Lecture Hall, Dept. of Geography

#geosky #geography #economicgeography