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Posted in News on May 12, 2025.

Greenland Response project update

Archaeological sites across the circumpolar north are rapidly degrading as a consequence of rising global temperatures. This short film shares the story of the Greenland RESPONSE project and the archaeologists racing to record and rescue what is left. Focussing on the sub-arctic farming landscape of Kujataa, south Greenland, the film documents the excavations of Norse (Viking) farming settlements dating between the 10th-14th centuries, while exploring the very tangible connections to present-day Inuit farming communities working the same soil.

Posted in News on Apr 08, 2025.

Call for Expressions of Interest: Become a UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Hub

We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity to become a UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Hub. The BRIDGES Coalition is a unique global programme aimed at fostering collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and the promotion of social transformation efforts worldwide. BRIDGES connects research, policymaking and community development to address pressing global challenges.

Posted in News on Apr 02, 2025.

Showcasing Welsh arts and humanities research in Brussels

Professor Luci Attala, Deputy Executive Director of UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition, and Director of the UK Hub at University of Wales Trinity Saint David, was recently selected by the Wales Arts and Humanities Alliance (WAHA) to participate in the Alliance for Research on Cultural Heritage in Europe event (ARCHE) in Brussels on March 5–6, 2025.

Posted in News on Apr 02, 2025.

Collaborative Research Centre TRR 228 Future Rural Africa: Green Hydrogen and Namibia’s Future: Insights from Future Rural Africa Scientists Linus Kalvelage and Benedikt Walker

A recent article in The Namibian explores Namibia’s growing role in the global green hydrogen economy, highlighting the country’s major projects and international partnerships. The piece raises critical questions about who truly benefits from these initiatives and the need to ensure Namibia’s sovereignty in shaping its green energy future.

Posted in News on Apr 01, 2025.

The 'Encroaching Bush': Political Ecology, Local Ecological Knowledge and the 'New Commons' in Namibia's Communal Areas

News from the BRIDGES Hub for Planetary Wellbeing, University of Cologne of a new project (DFG funded).