News27 March 2026|NewsCanadian landscape ecologist Prof. Trevor Lantz completes FNK research visitPhoto: Uwe SchneiderFor the past two weeks, Dr. Kerstin Jantke, Dr. Hao Xia, and Prof. Uwe Schneider welcomed Prof. Trevor Lantz from the University of Victoria to the...13 March 2026|NewsIPCC Expert Meeting in GhanaPhoto: Jana SillmannProf. Jana Sillmann, Deputy Director of the FNK, attended the IPCC Expert Meeting on Methodologies, Metrics and Indicators for Assessing Climate...9 March 2026|NewsTandem of HIAS Fellowship: How Sustainable Are "Green Energies" in Mexico?Photo: Isabel Rodríguez PeñaOn March 5, Isabel Rodríguez Peña presented a colloquium titled "The Socio-Ecological Paradox of the Energy Transition: Mineral Demand, Water Stress...26 February 2026|NewsThe KERMIT project at the horticultural trade fair "Norddeutsche Obstbautage"Photo: Sönke HäselerFrom February 11–12, 2026, Professor Uwe Schneider, Dr. Kerstin Jantke, Dr. Lea Sophia Schröder, and Dr. Sönke Häseler of the FNK attended the...24 February 2026|NewsFNK's doctoral candidates participate in Max Planck Science Policy Winter School in BerlinPhoto: Ellen RumleyTwo doctoral candidates of FNK, Josipa Zupanic and Vidur Mithal, joined the first Max Planck Science Policy Winter School 2026 held in Berlin. The...13 February 2026|NewsBringing climate research to the classroomPhoto: Lukas BrunnerOn January 20, 2026, Dr. Lukas Brunner from the Climate Extremes group participated in the interactive teaching program “Wir wollen’s wissen” from the...11 February 2026|NewsPanel discussion about social cost of climate crisisPhoto: Lothar VoßWhich societal inequalities are resulting from the climate crisis? What should be the goal of eco-social transformation? In what way do climate...16 January 2026|NewsSummer Institute in Systemic Risks, Cascades and Tipping Points in SplitPhoto: © Universität AugsburgProf. Jana Sillmann and Dr. Benjamin Blanz travelled to Split, Croatia, to teach at the Summer Institute in Systemic Risks, Cascades and Tipping...15 October 2025|NewsSystemic Risks Conference and WorkshopPhoto: Priscila Lazaro, GERICSThe Climate Extremes Group of FNK organized an international conference and a workshop from September 22nd to 24th 2025 in Hamburg on the topic of...1 October 2025|NewsUnderstanding Agricultural Intensification in the Brazilian Amazon: From Producer Perspectives to Predictive ModelsPhoto: Lea SchröderLed by Dr. Lea Schröder, FNK researchers and partners have advanced the understanding of agricultural intensification in the Brazilian Amazon—a region...Show all news