New GIUB newsletter published1
The new GIUB newsletter is published. The newsletter will inform erveryone associated with the Department of Geography about recent developments and events in a compact form once a semester. Please subscibe here: https://listen.uni-bonn.de/wws/subscribe/giub-newsletter
GIUB welcomed Dr. Eliaza Jones Mkuna from Mzumbe University, Tanzania2
As part of the ERASMUS+ worldwide cooperation, the Department of Geography welcomed Dr. Eliaza Jones Mkuna from Mzumbe University, Tanzania. He is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Mzumbe University in the Department of Economics and Head of Research and Publications Department.
New research project on water security in southern Africa launched3
The Federal Ministry of Education and Science (BMBF) has been funding the Programme on Water Security in Southern Africa (WASA) since this year, in which the ‘Eco-Hydrology and Water Resources Management’ working group, led by Prof. Evers, participates.
Workshop Report: Intimate geographies of migration4
From Oct. 10-11, 2024 the workshop "Intimate geographies of migration: (Countering) postcolonial violence in the urban everyday" took place in Bonn. The event was organised by Dr. Elisabeth Kirndörfer and Lea Haack from the research group "Cultural Geography". This report summarises the panel on "The intimate geographies of migration: (Countering) postcolonial violence in the urban everyday" and the panel discussion on "Critical engagements with postcolonial power relations in our research fields and at the University".
Call for Applications: MSc Programme Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security5
Applications for the Master programme "Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security" offered jointly by the Department of Geography at the University of Bonn and the Institute of Environmental and Human Security at the United Nations University in Bonn can be submitted from now on until Dec 15, 2024.
Why you should come to Bonn? The GIUB produces two image films for ERASMUS students6
The Department of Geography and the city of Bonn offer a great range of opportunities for international students: both for studying at the University of Bonn and in an international city with many offers for young students. This is shown in two newly produced films aimed primarily at international incoming students.
“Concern can provide the energy needed to tackle the problem”7
“It's really difficult and depressing to keep reading and researching about how people and ecosystems are suffering from climate change,” says Prof. Dr. Lisa Schipper from the Department of Geographical Development Research at the University of Bonn. As a scientist, she was involved in the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Now, in a commentary in the renowned journal “Nature Climate Change”, she argues that science also needs discussions about emotions. We asked Lisa Schipper about this.
Blog article: Water Governance in Rural Kenya – Student Reflections on the Field School8
Our first stop on the bus journey from Nairobi to Nanyuki was on the edge of the East African Rift Valley with a misty view of Mt Longonot. A place that most geography students only know from their introductory lectures as a prime example of the formation of rift valleys and the shifting of tectonic plates. But the field school we attend is not just about looking at landscapes or observing the structures of cities, it's about practising how to do research in the field.
Links
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news/new-giub-newsletter-published
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news/giub-welcomed-dr-eliaza-jones-mkuna
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news/new-research-project-on-water-security-in-southern-africa-launched
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news/workshop-report-intimate-geographies-of-migration-countering-postcolonial-violence-in-the-urban-everyday
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news/call-for-applications-master-of-science-programme-geography-of-environmental-risks-and-human-security-intake-2025
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news/why-you-should-come-to-bonn-giub-creates-two-image-films-to-attract-erasmus-students-to-bonn
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news/concern-can-provide-the-energy-needed-to-tackle-the-problem
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news/blog-article-water-governance-in-rural-kenya-student-reflections-on-the-field-school
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news?b_start%252525252525253Aint=168&b_start%2525253Aint=32&set_language=en&b_start:int=8
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news?b_start%252525252525253Aint=168&b_start%2525253Aint=32&set_language=en&b_start:int=16
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news?b_start%252525252525253Aint=168&b_start%2525253Aint=32&set_language=en&b_start:int=24