Events

Here you will find information about our events, as well as lectures, workshops, and conference contributions by our scientists.

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Event Series

  • ISOE Conferences

    ISOE Conferences

    Our regular scientific conferences address the challenges of sustainable social-ecological transformations. They are designed for a diverse audience, including representatives from science, society, politics, and business.

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  • ISOE-Lecture

    ISOE-Lecture

    The ISOE-Lecture is aimed at students, scientists, representatives from politics and civil society, and the interested public. Since 2014, ISOE has been offering a platform for dialogue on necessary socio-ecological transformations.

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  • Frankfurt Citizens’ University

    Frankfurt Citizens’ University

    Our events at the Frankfurt Citizens’ University address current research topics that are relevant to the public and present them in a way that is easy to understand. Afterwards, there is time for questions and discussion.

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  • Zukunftsforum Ecornet

    Zukunftsforum Ecornet

    The Ecological Research Network (Ecornet) event series debates current environmental and sustainability policy challenges. ISOE is a member of Ecornet.

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  • Darmstädter Tage der Transformation (DTdT)

    Darmstädter Tage der Transformation (DTdT)

    At the DTdT, participants from business, academia, politics, administration, and civil society come together to exchange ideas and enrich social-ecological transformation in their fields of action with new impulses. ISOE is a co-founder of the DTdT.

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  • June 2026

    • Behaviour Change Conference Health & Sustainability

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      Behaviour Change Conference Health & Sustainability

      Lisbon, UCL Centre for Behaviour Change

      Poster Sarah Nieß "Seeds of Change: Promoting insect-friendly behaviour through gardening-framed interventions"

      ucl.ac.uk
    • Hydropolitical Geographies: Critical Perspectives on Water in a Changing Climate

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      Hydropolitical Geographies: Critical Perspectives on Water in a Changing Climate

      JTC LegalTech Lab, Halle

      Lecture Mert König "Whose Knowledge Counts? Epistemic Justice in Participatory Groundwater Modeling"

      uni-halle
    • International Conference on Environment and Society

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      International Conference on Environment and Society

      Universität Konstanz, Insel Mainau

      Miriam Schad und Immanuel Stieß: „Navigating Contradictory Policy Signals: How Private Homeowners Frame Energy Refurbishment Decisions“

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    • POLLEN Conference 2026

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      POLLEN Conference 2026

      Universitat de Barcelona & Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona

      Lectures and Workshops: Dženeta Hodžić, David Kuhn, Markus Rauchecker

      pollenpoliticalecology
    • The International Politics of Just Food System Transformations

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      The International Politics of Just Food System Transformations

      Helmholtz Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren e.V., Berlin

      Panel discussion with Lukas Drees "How can we improve collaboration between researchers and practitioners? What is needed in the current geopolitical context and backlash against sustainability?"

      rifs-potsdam

  • July 2026

    • EASA2026 – Anthropology: Possibilities in a Polarised World

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      EASA2026 – Anthropology: Possibilities in a Polarised World

      European Association of Social Anthropologists, Posen, Polen

      Lecture Anna Brietzke: „Contested care practices in a forest: Shaping power, identities, and transformations“

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  • August 2026

    • 23rd annual meeting of the Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 2026

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      23rd annual meeting of the Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 2026

      Oceania Geosciences Society, Fukuoka, Japan

      Lecture Linda Söller: „Integrated Groundwater-Surface Water Model Development and Stakeholder Engagement in Community-Driven Groundwater Management“

      asiaoceania

  • September 2026

    • EASST Conference 2026: More than now

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      EASST Conference 2026: More than now

      EASST, Krakau

      Lectures Dženeta Hodžić: „Stygofaunal Politics: Groundwater Fauna as a Contested Indicator of Aquatic Resilience“ and „Between Sabotage and Speculation: Tracing Groundwater Care in a Refugee Camp's Water“

      easst
    • Geograhy Connect Convention (GCC)

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      Geograhy Connect Convention (GCC)

      Osnabrück

      Lecture Luca Nitschke: „Conceptualizing Social-Ecological Practices“

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