📢 Call for Papers | International Symposium Digital Geographies of Childhood and Youth 📍 Heidelberg University, Germany 📅 June 22–24, 2026 📝 CfP Deadline: March 8, 2026 🔗 Full call & Details: www.transient-spaces.org/cfp-digital-...

📢 Upcoming Lecture: "Lessons and Learning from Grassroots Civil Society Action on Disaster Risk Reduction: A case study of Indian Sundarbans" 📅 Thursday, January 22 || 14:15–15:45 📍 Konferenzraum, Mathematikon (INF 205, 5. OG), Heidelberg University 🗣️ Assoc. Prof. Dr. Farhat Naz (IIT Jodhpur)

📢 Einladung zum Dialog über ko-produktive Forschung mit vulnerablen Gruppen 📅 19. Januar 2026 | 🕓 16:15 Uhr 📍 Hörsaal, Historisches Seminar, Grabengasse 3–5, Heidelberg University 👩‍🏫 Prof. Dr. Eva Winkler (Onkologie) & Prof. Dr. Tabea Bork-Hüffer (Humangeographie)

Universität Heidelberg@uniheidelberg.bsky.social · 7mo ago

„Jellinek-Dialoge“: Austausch über Fragen der Ethik in den Wissenschaften – Camilla-und-Georg-Jellinek-Zentrum für Ethik an der Universität Heidelberg startet am 19. Januar neues Format www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/... #universität #heidelberg #uniheidelberg #ethik #dialog

New book out: Climate Mobility Justice. It examines how climate change and human (im)mobilities are narrated, governed, and contested across media, policy, art, and activism it calls for justice-centered, care-based alternatives. More info: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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Welcome to our research group! 🎉 Malte joins us as a Student assistant, studying Geography in his Master’s Degree at Heidelberg University. He was already part of the team in Innsbruck and will now support the Transient Spaces Research Group in contributing to various projects. Welcome aboard! 🗺️

Team Heidelberg visits Team Innsbruck! During a wonderful team retreat, we listened to great presentations of our PhD students, exchanged ideas and knowledges, and made plans for future collaborations.

📣Deadline tomorrow! We're a welcoming and active research group. If you're looking to meet new people, get involved in digital geographies activities, learn about Geography research groups, and much more make sure you apply Applications open to geographers and those in similar disciplines Info⬇️

Digital Geographies Research Group@dgrgrgs.bsky.social · 11mo ago

We're looking for fantastic digital geographers to join our committee! A few committee roles are open, and we’d love to see new (and familiar) faces step up. It’s a chance to meet other digital geographers and help shape what we do next. Apply here: shorturl.at/kvDIv Deadline: 24th Sept.

Transport is not a luxury: it is a basic service that allows us to be active members of society. But millions of persons with disabilities still face challenges and inaccessibility. On #EuropeanMobilityWeek, we call for strong laws to ensure mobility for all: www.edf-feph.org/european-mob...

New publication! "Intersektionalität, Gender und Migration im Zeichen des Klimawandels" (Bunchuay-Peth & Berger, 2025). We show how #climateChange, #migration & social contexts intersect—highlighting marginalized voices & why intersectional policies matter. 👉 elibrary.utb.de/doi/abs/10.5...

📢📑 New Article Commentary We’re excited to share that @tabeabork.bsky.social and @lindaruppert.bsky.social have published their open access commentary on “Embodied digital warfare: Authoritarian appropriation through human enhancement.” 🔗 Read the full commentary here: doi.org/10.1177/2976...

🎉 New Publication: “Entanglements of Dis:abilities and Technologies in Public Space and Life” 👇 Check it out below:

Tabea Bork-Hüffer@tabeabork.bsky.social · 12mo ago

New Publication “Entanglements of Dis:abilities and Technologies in Public Space and Life” in Annals of the American Association of Geographers. We critically examine the relational and contextual ways technologies shape disabled youth's lived experiences. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Urban mobility and development should be sustainable and inclusive! That's what our project #Act4Dys is about! We work to improve awareness, accessibility and sustainability, while empowering youth engagement and education. More info in our newsletter: act4dys.eu

Our Annual International Conference is coming up! 🌍 On 26-29 August, we'll welcome 2,000+ geography professionals to the University of Birmingham for 400+ sessions, talks and events covering all types of geographical science. Learn more: http://bit.ly/4lgkPnk 📷: University of Birmingham

😍 Last week, our team members from Innsbruck visited Heidelberg for a wonderful retreat filled with connection, learning, and fun! We shared personal stories, presented our PhD projects💡, explored career paths🎓, visited the old town, went swimming🏖️, played games, and made great memories together!🌞

📢 Final talk of this semester's Transient Spaces Lecture Series: Digital intimate political geographies - The case of gender based violence in the context of Kyrgyzstan on Instagram 👩‍🏫 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Militz 🗓️ July 14 | 11:15 AM 📍 Hörsaal 7, Neue Uni, @uniheidelberg.bsky.social

⚖️ The European Accessibility Act is now in force! A significant step towards a more inclusive and barrier-free Europe♿🌍 ➡️ Products and services such as smartphones, computers, operating systems, banking, and passenger transport services must now follow common accessibility rules throughout the EU.

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📢 Big news for accessibility in Europe! The European Accessibility Act is now in force, making life easier for millions of people living with a disability or reduced mobility. This means ⬇️

🏳️‍⚧️ Curious about gender, pronouns & inclusive language – but unsure where to start? Amber Peek (he/they) makes it easy with their blog post "Gender Made Easy" on the Transient Spaces Blog. A valuable read for more understanding, respect & visibility – during Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 and beyond. 👇Check it out:

I'm a Scientist - Get me out of here! ...ist ein Onlineangebot von @w-i-d.de, an dem unser Teammitglied Julia Poerting diese Woche zum Thema KI teilnimmt 👩‍💻 In halbstündigen Chats können Schüler*innen Wissenschaftler*innen alles fragen, was sie (über KI) wissen wollen #WissKomm #DigitalGeographies

Coming up next in our lecture series: Christina Ergler speaks on how young children experience and envision their cities. The talk is based on a participatory research project in New Zealand. 📅When? Tuesday, June 24, 17-19h 📍Where? Im Neuenheimer Feld 306 (Theoretikum), Room SR 14 (Ground Floor)

Just out: Editorial „Children‘s and young people‘s digital geographies: space, agency, and crises in diverse societies“ co-written with fantastic @ChristinaErgler in @Digital Geography & Society. doi.org/10.1016/j.di...

About us 3/3: Team Who's behind Transient_Spaces? We are a diverse team of researchers. What connects us: a commitment to innovative research, collaborative thinking & critical engagement. Visit www.transient-spaces.org/team/ to see all our members. Want to know more? Team intros coming soon!

About us 2/3: Teaching Teaching is a central task of universities. It lays the foundation for future research and the future of our societies. We teach interactively and research-led in the fields of #DigitalGeographies, #PoliticalGeographies, #DisabiltiyStudies and #GeographiesofMobility

Welcome to all new followers! 👋 About us 1/3: Research Transient_Spaces is based @uniheidelberg.bsky.social and @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social We research digital, cultural & political transitions of societies & space and their impacts on inclusion, exclusion, sustainability & well-being.

Join us for the Transient Spaces Lecture Series (in German)! ⬇️ Wir laden herzlich ein zum Vortrag von Christian Schneider (Bundesamt für Naturschutz) zum Thema Digitalisierung im Naturschutz. 📅 Wann? Montag, 26. Mai, 11:15h 📍 Wo? Hörsaal 7, Neue Universität, Uniplatz 1 @uniheidelberg.bsky.social

📖 New Chapter: Transient_Spaces is now based at the Department of Geography @uniheidelberg.bsky.social. We continue to explore questions of spatial transitions, mobilities and change. Stay tuned for our upcoming projects, talks and publications! #HumanGeography #DigitalGeography