Join the Ceremonial Colloquium with Dr. Dima Al Munajed, winner of the 2025 ZEF Dissertation Prize, on Syrian women's civic participation and agency in Lebanon and Turkey. 🌐🕊️ 📅 8 Sept, 15:30 CEST 📍 ZEF Conference Room, Bonn (In-person) More info: lnkd.in/emm88V7C

Calling PhD students from Africa, Asia & Latin America studying in Germany! 🌍🎓 Apply for a scholarship to join the Transdisciplinary RLC Workshop on Rural Development & Smallholder Agriculture in Bonn (Oct 6–7, 2026). Fully funded travel, accommodation & materials included! 🧵

Can voluntary labels stop deforestation? New global research by ZEF says no. 🌴🪓 While RSPO certification reduces emissions & improves yields, it fails to stop net deforestation and excludes 98% of smallholders. See the breakdown 🧵👇 #PalmOil #Deforestation #ClimatePolicy

How do we move from research evidence to real-world policy action? 🏥 Join us for a ZEF Public Lecture with Dr. Gaston Sorgho (World Bank) on leveraging evidence for sustainable health and nutrition outcomes. 📅 27 Aug, 11:00 CEST 📍 ZEF, Conference Room More info: www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-...

🎉🎓Celebrating a significant academic milestone! Congratulations to Vincent Moseti, who defended his doctoral thesis on “Road infrastructure development in Kenya: Political incentives, economic responses, and environmental impacts” on July 9th!

Why do agricultural innovations struggle to reach scale among smallholder farmers in Africa?🌱 Join our colloquium with Dr. Theodore Asimeng (INTERFACES, IDOS) as he discusses lessons from Ghana and Benin using the "Follow the Innovation" approach. 🗓️ 16 July, 2026 ⏰ 16:00 CEST

🎉 Congratulations to Abdul Haseeb Azizi, who defended his doctoral thesis on “Water and Snow Storage Dynamics in Afghanistan: Coupling Ground Observations, Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, and Hydrological Modeling” yesterday!

The 18th Malabo Montpellier Forum takes place this Wednesday, July 8, 2026. 🗓️ Bringing together global experts to rethink food and nutritional security in an era of volatility. Join us to explore actionable pathways forward. 🌐 Register here: lnkd.in/eKFcEBNi #MaMoPanel #FoodSecurity #JobHarvest

Cities are the front lines of #ClimateChange. How do we move from policy to practice? Join our Public lecture, "Advancing Urban Climate Change Adaptation around the Globe," to discuss how research and networks can foster resilient, pro-poor urban development. Link here: www.zef.de/news-press/e...

On June 18, the Iakumama ritual took place by the Rhine in Oberkassel; a transdisciplinary bridge between Inga indigenous knowledge and Western science. 🌊 Here are some photos!

How do farmer groups navigate the tension between collective adaptation and social exclusion? 🌍 Join Valentina Nyame at the ZEF CPC Colloquium this Wednesday, June 24 at 11:00 AM to discuss her research in Grand-Popo, Benin. Join us in Bonn or via Zoom: uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/j/6226755360...

Next Interfaces Colloquium! Join us on THU, 18 June at 04:00PM (CEST) with Eunice Adwoa Sarpong (@UnivParakou). Eunice will present: “Perspectives of young herders in contexts of agropastoral change in northern Benin.”

New Interview Online! Meet the visionary behind ALDEPA, Marthe Wandou. From protecting girls' education to building peace in crisis-affected communities, her work is transforming lives in Cameroon. Discover her journey and the power of local action: youtu.be/6RlJeTHu1z8

Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Lisa Biber-Freudenberger! 🎉 She has officially transitioned from Junior Professor to Full Professor. She will lead the Biodiversity and Environmental Change research group at @zefbonn.bsky.social🌍🌱

📢 24 doctoral researchers and 8 postdoctoral researchers open positions! The positions offered by the new collaboration center (CRC 1780) focuses on #sustainablefoodsystems in #Europe and #Africa. 🌍 More information below ⬇️ www.zef.de/fooddiverse @zefbonn.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social

You are welcome to attend our upcoming colloquium! "Becoming river" invites us to embrace geo-hydro-social diversity and commit to building alternative, just hydrosocial relations. 📅When: Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 📍Where: ZEF, Genscherallee 3, Bonn/Zoom

Join our upcoming public lecture on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 04:30PM (CEST) - attend in person only! Onsite: Genscherallee 3, 53113 Bonn, ZEF Conference Room, ground floor. We invite you to gather for coffee and networking starting at 04:00PM ahead of the lecture! Speaker: Prof Tom Reardon

How can we shift from exploiting water to "becoming river"? Join the #ZEFColloquium with Prof. Denisse Roca-Servat to explore alternative hydrosocial relations drawing from decolonial, feminist & cosmopolitical . 📅 June 10, | 11:00 AM 📍 ZEF Room 1.049 & Zoom

New Date Confirmed! Join us for this open session as we discuss "The Implications of Complexity" with Prof. Carlos Gershenson 📅 New Date: Thursday, June 25th 🕒 Time: 03:00 pm (CEST) 📍 Platform: Online via Zoom #ZEFBonn #ComplexityScience #SystemsEngineering #Innovation

Would you like to conduct your PhD or Postdoc? 🎓 Scholarships available - We are searching for young talents for doctoral research and postdoctoral research in the broader field of sustainable food systems. 🎓 Apply until 14 June, 2026 ➡️ www.zef.de/fooddiverse #phd #academia #ZEFBonn

📢 Event Update: Please note that tomorrow’s (May 21) CSG Expert Talk with Prof. Carlos Gershenson has been cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to reschedule the session soon.

Are Agrifood "traders" actually the ultimate change agents? 🌾 Join ZEF & Prof. Thomas Reardon on June 3rd at 4:30 PM (CEST) to explore the rapid transformation of food traders across Africa, Asia, & Latin America. New data is completely changing conventional knowledge. 📍 ZEF Bonn Conference room

Join our upcoming public lecture on Thursday, May 21, 2026, 1:30 - 2:30 PM (CEST) - join onsite or online! Onsite: (ZEF), conference room ground floor Online: via zoom: uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/j/6994902986... Speaker: Dr Caitlin Lowe Herrington

Join Dr. Caitlin Herrington for a ZEF Public Lecture on the behavioral drivers of agricultural adoption. 📅 May 21, 2026 🕜 13:30 - 14:30 📍 ZEF Conference Room 🎓 Open to students & researchers! Topic: Behavioral Drivers of Farmer Demand for Biofortified Seeds in Zimbabwe🌱 #ZEFBonn

Africa is urbanizing fast and diets are changing even faster. But more food doesn’t always mean better nutrition. New ZEF research reveals: ✨ Processed foods are rising ✨ Traditional nutritious foods are declining ✨ Women, adolescents and children are most affected #ZEFBonn

📢 Save the Date! The CSG presents an Expert Talk: "The Implications of Complexity" with Prof. Carlos Gershenson, President of the Complex Systems Society. 📅 Thursday, May 21 🕒 04:00PM CEST 💻 Open event via Zoom Join the conversation! 👇 uni-kl-de.zoom-x.de/j/6401776081...

🎓 Congrats to Chrispinus Mutsami on defending his PhD! Key findings: Off-farm work = major rural income 💰 Women’s participation boosts diet quality 🍎🥦 Gender-sensitive policies are essential ⚖️ 📚More: www.zef.de/news/off-far... #PhD #RuralDevelopment #Gender #Nutrition #OffFarmEmployment

🌊 ZEF Public Lecture – 26 Feb, 13:30 CET From WICCI-WRC in India to Women of Wadden 🧑‍🔬 Speaker: Dr. Mansee Bal Bhargava 📍 Bonn / 💻 Zoom: lnkd.in/dSDKR8qz ☕ Coffee & cookies served! #WomenInScience #Leadership #WaddenSea #ZEFBonn

🌍 New publication in Land Use Policy! ZEF Senior Rresearcher Friederike Schilling analyzes funding models for smallholder carbon farming in Kenya — and how finance shapes viability & farmer inclusion. Open access: lnkd.in/eGhCjvjF #CarbonFarming #SoilHealth

We’re proud to congratulate Valentine O., Junior Researcher with ZEF’s Cultural and Political Change (ZEF CPC) research group, on successfully defending her doctoral thesis 👏 See more: lnkd.in/e5uMeEz2