Events

Grassroots Lecture: "Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research: Building Bridges Between Science, Practice and Society"

Join this lecture on May 18, 2026 at the University of Cologne's Sustainability Lunch Talk Series featuring MESH co-directors Roman Bartosch and Franz Krause and MESH doctoral researcher Tanya Gautam. Theme: "Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research: Building Bridges Between Science, Practice and Society" The Lunch Talk Series is held in German.

Start: 18 May 2026 @ 12:00:pm

Finish: 18 May 2026 @ 1:30:pm

Location: Dozierendenzimmer, Main Building, University of Cologne (Albertus-Magnus-Platz, 50931 Cologne)

The Earth4All Ideas Marketplace

How do we achieve genuine global transformation, and which instruments are essential for success? On 18–19 May 2025, the Earth4All Ideas Marketplace will investigate these questions, featuring a diverse range of sessions. Online event. Registration required.

Start: 18 May 2026 @ 8:00:am

Finish: 19 May 2026 @ 6:00:pm

Location: Online

MESH Cross Pollinator Series: "Diverse research methods on changing human-environment relations"

"Diverse research methods on changing human-environment relations" The humanities encapsulate a diverse range of methods for researching past and present human-environment relations. Each subject area - be it Literary studies, Art, Archaeology, History, Social Anthropology, or Linguistics - contributes valuable yet wildly different methodological tool kits, which we will explore through this Cross-Pollinator.

Start: 7 May 2026 @ 4:00:pm

Finish: 7 May 2026 @ 7:00:pm

Location: Erich Auerbach library, MESH (Weyertal 59, third floor) University of Cologne

Webinar: The unitive science of a living universe

Join this exciting webinar hosted by The Fifth Element: Exploring how an emerging scientific perspective on interconnection, information and living systems could reshape the way we understand reality, and our place within it. What if the universe is not made up of separate parts, but is fundamentally relational, dynamic and alive? This webinar will explore the themes of The unitive science of a living universe, the second discussion paper in The Fifth Element series.

Start: 7 May 2026 @ 4:00:pm

Finish: 7 May 2026 @ 5:00:pm

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MESH Works: "Wondrous Relations: A Creative Writing Workshop Exploring Nature, Connection, Memory and Joy"

"Wondrous Relations: A Creative Writing Workshop Exploring Nature, Connection, Memory and Joy" - A weekly workshop starting on May 6th at Cafe Belgique, Cologne. This course is now fully subscribed. Everyone is, however, cordially invited to the public reading on June 3rd!

Start: 6 May 2026 @ 5:00:pm

Finish: 3 Jun 2026 @ 5:00:pm

Location: Cafe Belgique, Cologne (Brüsseler Platz 16, 50674 Cologne)

Upcoming and Past

Grassroots Lecture: "Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research: Building Bridges Between Science, Practice and Society"

The Earth4All Ideas Marketplace

MESH Cross Pollinator Series: "Diverse research methods on changing human-environment relations"

Webinar: The unitive science of a living universe

MESH Works: "Wondrous Relations: A Creative Writing Workshop Exploring Nature, Connection, Memory and Joy"