⏰Today is the last day to apply for our #Futuring for #Sustainability summer school for graduate students from all disciplinary backgrounds that we are hosting from 8-12 July at the Botanical Gardens at Utrecht University University. utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/social…

Read the #ClimateConfessions blog series by Timothy Stacey and learn more about the 'Religious Repertoires' associated with #sustainability .
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Only 4 days left to apply for our #Futuring for #Sustainability summer school! From 8-12 July, we will focus on the cultural politics of sustainability concerns, zooming in on the conflicts that futuring for sustainability brings. Learn more: uu.nl/en/research/ur…

VACANCY: Four-year PhD position on 'Market formation for sustainability innovations' with Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development colleagues Maryse Chappin, Jesse Hoffman and Wouter Boon. Apply before 15 May via: academictransfer.com/en/340088/phd-…

Only two weeks left to sign up for our wonderful Urban Futures Studio summer school July 8-12! This year's focus is on the fascinating topic of anxiety, backlash, and the political. Apply here by April 15 to join! utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/social…

De duurzame #toekomst is omgeven door conflict. De noodzaak tot harde keuzes in beleid en politiek roept weerstand op in de samenleving. Hoe kunnen we deze weerstand begrijpen en ermee omgaan? Meld je aan voor onze #summerschool van 8-12 juli in de Botanische Tuinen UU utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/social…

'When we imagine “the future”, what do we conjure up? Some may think 5 years ahead and struggle to imagine a world much different than today. Others may dream of a better world...But what about the very shape of the future itself?' Read Josie Chambers 's blog uu.nl/en/opinion/aro…

Publics@IIHS brings you a lecture on ‘Perspectives on Sustainability Transitions’ with Maarten  Hajer, Director, Urban Futures Studio, Utrecht University; and Mark Swilling, Co-Director, Centre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University; moderated by @aromarrevi, Director, IIHS🧵

Gefeliciteerd Peter Pelzer met het winnen van de landelijke docentenprijs!

Looking forward to the inaugural lecture today by Flor Avelino on The Paradox of Power in Just Sustainability Transitions Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development Utrecht University . Livestream is available via uu.nl/en/events/inau…

Yesterday, we sent out our quarterly newsletter. Read it via the link below and learn about our upcoming summer school, Lisette van Beek 's expert statement and get to know our new colleague, Christina Klubert, among other things. mailings.uu.nl/u/archive/a0Sp…

Join us on March 28th for our #FriendsOfTheFuture seminar with with Roanne van Voorst, futures anthropologist, writer, columnist and president of the Dutch Future Society.

🗓️Thursday 28 March 2024
⏰ 15:30 to 17:00
📍Vening Meinesz building A, room 1.02
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'Circular economy practices are gaining importance in the global textile and apparel value chain to promote sustainability. However, the lack of attention paid to the social dimension is concerning' Read this article co-authored by Jesse Hoffman authors.elsevier.com/c/1ij8G3QCo9mm…

'If we in the centres of European culture are to achieve transformation, it won’t be by adopting the myths and rituals of the elsewhere and other...we must search for internal sources of transformation.' Read the #ClimateConfessions blog Timothy Stacey
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We turned the 8th edition of our #MixedClassroom about #JustTransitions into a fictive social movement. What can we learn from this experiment? Learn more: uu.nl/en/background/… #Futuring #Futures

New post—my notes on the utopian classroom: uu.nl/en/opinion/not…

1—TEACHING TOMORROW TODAY
2—DENYING THE 'ONE-WORLD WORLD'
3—PREFIGURING COLLECTIVE EXPECTATIONS
4—CULTIVATING UTOPIAN DESIRE
5—BECOMING UTOPIAN WITH SOCIETY

Inspired also by works of Jesse Ball & lola olufemi

'Having spent much of my life in classrooms—as student or teacher, I have seen that learning goals and content only go so far. We must fundamentally reimagine the form of the classroom.' Read Josie Chambers 's new blogpost on the #utopian classroom.
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