News from the sustainability scene (2017)21 December 2017|VeranstaltungSymposium „Brain Power for Sustainable Development“Photo: pixabay.com / CC0 LizenzThe National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina invites to its symposium „Brain Power for Sustainable Development: The Cognitive Preconditions for a...11 September 2017|VeranstaltungUpcoming Symposiums and Call for PapersPhoto: Wikipedia / Diliff (CC BY-SA 2.5)HAW Hamburg (cooperation partner of the UHH within the network "Hamburger Hochschulallianz für Nachhaltigkeit") is involved in the organisation of...11 September 2017|AusschreibungCall for application: ASA University CooperationPhoto: unsplash, CC0 LizenzScientists of Hamburg's universities are invited to submit project proposals for the 2018 ASA University Cooperation until September 30th 2017. The...28 August 2017|VeranstaltungConvention on Sustainable ConsumptionPhoto: UHH/RehderOn September 7th and 8th Universität Hamburg invites to a convention on the topic of sustainable consumption entitled "Sustainable consumption...26 July 2017|VerwaltungInternational Transdisciplinarity Conference 2017Photo: Leuphana Bild-ArchivThe International Transdisciplinarity Conference (ITD) 2017 takes place from September 11th to 15th and is co-organized by Leuphana University...27 June 2017|PublikationOnline Survey: Climate Change and UniversitiesPhoto: unsplash, CC0 LizenzUniversities can play a key role in attempts to handle climate change.With this end in mind, the 2nd Symposium "Universities and Climate Change"...21 June 2017|InternationalesOkayama City Award 2017Photo: Okayama CityAfter being selected as one of the UNESCO Key Partners of the Global Action Program on Education for a Sustainable Development (ESD) and hosting the...12 June 2017|VeranstaltungUnilever Young Entrepreneurs AwardPhoto: pexels, CC0 LizenzAs in previous years, the company unilever (globally largest producer of consumption goods, based in Hamburg) awards the annual Young Entrepreneurs...29 May 2017|VeranstaltungAnthropocene Mobilities: The Politics of Movement in an Age of ChangePhoto: unsplash, CC0 LizenzOn Tuesday June 1st 2017 there will be a public panel dealing with the topic of "Anthropocene Mobilities". The panel discussion is supposed to address...23 May 2017|Veranstaltung4th Hamburg Workshop on Sustainability-Oriented Business ModelsPhoto: unsplash, CC0 LizenzHands-on Workshop "Lean for Flourishing Startups – Business Modelling and Testing Lab" Antony Upward, Flourishing Enterprise Designer from Toronto...17 May 2017|VeranstaltungAnnouncements: Sustainability and Higher EducationPhoto: pexels, CC0 LizenzBelow you find several recent announcements regarding sustainability in higher education: Call for Papers: 4th World Symposium on Sustainability at...10 April 2017|PublikationCall for Associate Editors: "Encyclopedia of the Sustainable Development Goals"In 2015, the UN General Assembly approved the „2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development“. However, until now there are no comprehensive publications...27 February 2017|VeranstaltungGlobal Entrepreneurship Summer School (GESS) on the subject of "Food"The application for this year´s Global Entrepreneurship Summer School (GESS) in September has opened recently. Students from everywhere in the world...14 February 2017|ForschungCall for Applications: Equal Opportunity FundThe Universität Hamburg Equal Opportunity Fund is designed to promote general projects in the areas of studying, teaching, research, and...