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The Sound of Trees: A Symphony of Mindfulness, at the University of Cologne

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.

BRIDGES Cologne Policy Insights #2: Towards the Authorship of Nonhuman Animals

Author: Dr Nsah Mala. In the second edition of the BRIDGES Cologne Policy Insights, by Dr Nsah Mala, BRIDGES Cologne Hub Coordinator, we shine a spotlight on the question of whether or not nonhuman animals can be considered as authors under German copyright law. We do this by discussing a recent publication by Prof Dr Roman Bartosch, Co-Director of BRIDGES and MESH at the University of Cologne, and Julia Kessel, Research Assistant at the Faculty of Law, FernUniversität in Hagen.

Sharing, Commoning and Autonomy

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.

BRIDGES Cologne Policy Insights #1: Co-Benefits of Ancillary Infrastructure Accompanying Renewable Energy Projects

Author: Dr Nsah Mala. In line with the UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition’s mission of bringing research and practice insights from the arts, humanities, social sciences, indigenous sciences and non-academic expertise into the policymaking arena, the University of Cologne’s Thematic Hub for Planetary Wellbeing is launching a BRIDGES Cologne Policy Insights blog series to showcase research and practice with implications for policymakers at local, national and international levels.

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