The University of Cologne recently awarded research prizes to excellent researchers from the natural and life sciences, the humanities, economics and social sciences. “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) member Thomas Widlok received the Leo-Spitzer Prize, which is awarded for outstanding academic achievements in the arts, humanities and human sciences.
UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition, University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) and the Future Generations Commissioner For Wales, are conducting research with businesses across Wales to explore how organisations are aligning with the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, and whether a recognition scheme could support and showcase this work. To support this research we are asking organisations, businesses, and individuals across Wales to Take our short, 10-minute survey. Your insights will directly inform the development of this initiative and help shape how responsible business practices are recognised and supported in Wales.
The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding a new Priority Programme at the University of Cologne, led by “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) member Prof. Dr. Peter Dannenberg, to investigate the sustainability and resilience of agri-food supply chains in times of crisis.
Ecolit recently held their first public event, The Sound of Trees: A Symphony of Mindfulness, at the University of Cologne. The event featured biologist and musician Tarun Nayar, aka Modern Biology, along with resident artists from the South Asian diaspora: Senthuran (flute), Moonlit Brooks (poetry) and Zainab Lax (harp). In collaboration with Cologne's Forest Botanical Garden and urban mushroom farm, Pilzling, the event was an opportunity for collective experience and connection through place-based storytelling, music and poetry.
A Dialogue between Anna Tsing (University of California, Santa Cruz) and Thomas Widlok (University of Cologne). This webinar took place on 28 April 2025, exploring the dynamic interplay between commoning, sharing, and personal autonomy, drawing from ethnographic research on sharing economies and alternative exchange systems, while also engaging with recent developments in multispecies anthropology.
