Questions about your abstract or session proposal The #GSC2027 Secretariat Team is here to help @prajdhan.bsky.social Wanli Zheng • Anne Warchold • Frederika Cazemier • Dr. Ponraj Arumugam @dhakalsaurav.bsky.social Lisa Høeg Halvorsen Deadline: 25 Oct 2026 🔗 gsc.beyondsdg.eu
Prajal Pradhan
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Asst. Prof. University of Groningen @unigroningen.bsky.social, @irees-research.bsky.social interested on #ecosystemservices, #foodsecurity #SDGs, #climatechange, #sustainability RT≠endorsement https://www.rug.nl/staff/p.pradhan/
Interesting debates coming from Groningen!
Call for Abstracts & Sessions Happy to chair Groningen Sustainability Conference 2027 (gsc.beyondsdg.eu) and invite you to share SDG lessons for sustainability beyond 2030 on 5–10.04.2027 at @rug.nl. Submis. Deadline: 25.10.2026 @pik-potsdam.bsky.social @iiasa.ac.at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social
Call for Abstracts & Sessions Happy to chair Groningen Sustainability Conference 2027 (gsc.beyondsdg.eu) and invite you to share SDG lessons for sustainability beyond 2030 on 5–10.04.2027 at @rug.nl. Submis. Deadline: 25.10.2026 @pik-potsdam.bsky.social @iiasa.ac.at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social
#IPCC’s 2019 Ocean & Cryosphere report states that in the context of mountain flood & landslide hazards, exposure, & vulnerability growing in the coming century, significant risk reduction & adaptation strategies will be required to avoid increased impacts. Read our reports here www.ipcc.ch
Join the Groningen Sustainability Conference 2027 ( @rug.nl) to share research, ideas & experiences shaping sustainable development beyond 2030. 5–10 April 2027 | University of Groningen Deadline for Submission: 25 Oct 2026 Submit: gsc.beyondsdg.eu #GSC2027 #Sustainability #SDGs #Beyond2030
Adolescents and young adults generally had the highest dietary #GreenhouseGasEmissions per person between 2000 and 2019, while people aged 60 and over contributed the largest share of the global increase as older populations grew. DOI: doi.org/rhbw
Young people lead dietary emissions as seniors drive the rise • Muser Press
The analysis covered 141 food products across 22 age groups in 149 countries. Over the study period, global dietary emissions increased by 2.1 gigatonnes of CO2...
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We are part of the #ScienceDecade because evidence-based science is essential for a sustainable future. Together, let's make science more open, inclusive, and impactful for everyone. Explore the latest ESRIG research: lnkd.in/g2Xvfu8h @rug.nl
Good news! The @nwonieuws.bsky.social just announced the results for their Veni-grants and 21 researchers from the @rug.nl have received a grant! Congratulations to all the laureates! www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...
Veni-beurzen voor 21 RUG-onderzoekers
Aan elf onderzoekers van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen en het UMCG is een Veni-beurs van maximaal 320.000 euro toegekend
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Join @prajdhan.bsky.social (ESRIG, University of Groningen) for a lecture on: A Threefold Approach for the Acceleration of Sustainable Development Goals and Beyond 26 July 2026 8:30–10:30 AM Central Department of Conflict, Peace and Development Studies, Register : lnkd.in/gmhzVUR3
The EES Student Symposium 2026 showcased outstanding master's research on hydrogen, carbon capture, energy justice, climate adaptation, battery storage, and more. Learn more about the EES Master's programme: www.rug.nl/masters/ener... @rug.nl
A Code Cafe (sign up for today: edu.nl/raw4y) success story: very happy to have been part of this project! Bringing the Founding Fathers back to life with AI, all hosted on @rug.nl infrastructure! @ug-dcc.bsky.social @mark-l-thompson.bsky.social @facultyofartsug.bsky.social @citrug.bsky.social
📣 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟰 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮'𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🇺🇸 Check out 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁: a tool that brings to life the sources relating to the collected papers of seven US Founders. Thanks to the Code Café of @ug-dcc.bsky.social! ℹ️ edu.nl/jwdpq #AI #code #researchsupport
For many young Dutch people, climate change is a pretty abstract concept 🌡️ They hardly feel its effects in their daily lives. How can we teach them its urgency? According to Marit Broekema (@rug-gmw.bsky.social), #VR can help. The Ubbo Emmius Funds funds her research 👇 www.rug.nl/news/2026/07...
I have tried to address the root causes of the current heat wave, as well as ongoing adaptation efforts to such events, during my intervention with Al Jazeera on June 26, 2026 mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/LfXtWI...
Open-source AI may aid climate and development but deepen inequality, experts warn phys.org/news/2026-06... via @sciencex.bsky.social @prajdhan.bsky.social @rug.nl @storycycle.bsky.social @dhakalsaurav.bsky.social
New Nature Communications research makes a welcome case that open-source AI can widen SDG progress only if its benefits reach the Global South. We appreciate its call for shared governance and a global fund so every country secures a minimum AI capacity. https://ow.ly/2zyq50ZbiMb
Steering open-source AI to accelerate the sustainable development goals ->Nature | More on "Open-source AI advancing global goals" at BigEarthData.ai | #SustainableDevelopment
Steering open-source AI to accelerate the sustainable development goals
Leveraging the opportunities offered by AI for SDGs is both desirable and feasible. Recent innovations signal a transition toward an open-source paradigm8, aligning with the more accessible and adaptable solutions of the SDGs. Furthermore, they enable localized modeling of the SDGs and foster global collaboration in SDG modeling and policy-making. The transition toward the open-source paradigm promotes the dissemination of knowledge and the iterative refinement of SDG modeling, which involves mathematical, statistical, and/or computational approaches for analyzing and projecting SDGs (e.g., SDG interaction analysis and scenario simulation)12. Through open access to algorithms and collaborative development environments, this paradigm enables rapid model iteration in response to emerging SDG challenges, such as epidemics, natural disasters, or conflicts, thereby generating faster and more reliable insights into future SDG trends. The ability to host open-weight AI models on highly optimized, dedicated infrastructure enables speeds of over 179 tokens per second (versus 138 for a proprietary AI model)13, which is an advantage for latency-sensitive applications addressing SDG challenges in specific regions. In the environmental dimension of SDGs, open-source natural language processing models like ChatClimate are being developed to respond exclusively with validated scientific knowledge, which contributes to mitigating the risk of climate misinformation14. In the...
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Congratulations to our former director Prof. Harro Meijer on receiving an NWO ENW-M grant! www.rug.nl/fse/news/awa... #ResearchExcellence #EnergyTransition #ClimateAction #Sustainability #ESRIG @rug.nl
New research in @nature.com Communications with @efesce.bsky.social warns that without coordinated action, rapidly evolving open-source AI technology could reshape the future of sustainability in ways the world is not yet prepared for. www.nature.com/articles/s41... tinyurl.com/3cbphrfz
Stories - The Bennett Institute
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Shifts from acquisitive to conservative strategies of Abies georgei var. smithii towards the alpine treeline on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau academic.oup.com/jpe/article/...
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In de Media | Hoe ervaren onze hersenen tijd? En waarom beïnvloeden herinneringen, routine en nieuwe ervaringen ons tijdgevoel? 🕥 Hedderik van Rijn (@van-rijn.org / @rug-gmw.bsky.social) legt het uit in de @volkskrant.nl. Volgens hem is tijd verrassend kneedbaar 👇 www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/w...
The IPCC and FAO are co-hosting an expert meeting this week to review the impacts of climate change on agriculture and food systems, with outcomes that could inform the IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report (AR7). IPCC Chair Jim Skea opened the meeting with a video message. 🔗 bit.ly/AR7FAO
IPCC Working Group II Vice-Chair Mark Howden and Kaveh Zahedi, FAO Director of Climate Change discuss climate change impacts on agriculture and food systems ahead of this week’s IPCC-FAO Expert Meeting. 🔗https://bit.ly/AR7FAO
Save the Date: The 2027 Groningen Sustainability Conference will take place from 05–10 April 2027 in Groningen, bringing together global voices to discuss sustainability beyond 2030. Read more: www.rug.nl/research/esr... #GSC2027 #Sustainability #SDGs #ESRIG @prajdhan.bsky.social
Book review: How food systems hold the key to sustainable development www.rug.nl/rudolf-agric... @prajdhan.bsky.social
Congratulations to Dr. Emilia Come Zebra, winner of the 2025 SSA PhD Thesis Award Her thesis on hybrid renewable energy systems for developing countries highlights pathways toward sustainable and accessible energy solutions across Sub-Saharan Africa. #RenewableEnergy
New research in Earth's Future examines how climate change could reduce staple crop production and nutritional quality in China using machine learning approaches. Read more: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/... #ClimateChange #FoodSecurity #Agriculture #MachineLearning #ESRIG
Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen researchers participated in the EGU General Assembly 2026, presenting work on methane emissions, atmospheric science, geo-energy, biodiversity, sustainability, and resource governance. News : www.rug.nl/research/esr...
ESRIG Researchers Participate in European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2026
Researchers from the Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen participated in the EGU General Assembly 2026, presenting new research across...
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IPCC invites government representatives and experts to review the second draft of the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities The review runs from 8 May to 3 July 2026. Interested experts can register till 26 June 2026: www.tinyurl.com/srcities Read more 👉 bit.ly/PRSRSOD