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Inaugural lecture 2026 Zennström professorship Karen O’Brien

Hambergsalen, Geocentrum, Villavägen 16, Uppsala Villavägen 16, Uppsala

Welcome to the inaugural lecture and panel discussion with our recently appointed Zennström Visiting Professor in Climate Change Leadership 2026, Karen O’Brien. Karen O’Brien is co-founder of cCHANGE and Professor Emerita of human geography at University of Oslo. Building on decades of research on the social and human dimensions of environmental change, her current work […]

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Inaugural lecture “Science and Governance for the Planet” with Prof Aarti Gupta and Prof Frank Biermann

Hambergsalen, Geocentrum, Villavägen 16, Uppsala Villavägen 16, Uppsala

Welcome to the inaugural lecture "Science and Governance for the Planet" with Prof Aarti Gupta and Prof Frank Biermann, Zennström visiting professors in Climate Change Leadership and a panel discussion on the subject "The Triple Planetary Crisis in Science and Policy".   Venue: Hambergsalen, Geocentrum, Villavägen 16, Uppsala Date: Monday 7 April 2025   Programme […]

Why is climate policy increasingly contested when we know so much more?

Humanistiska teatern, Uppsala University, Thunbergsvägen 3C, Uppsala Thunbergsvägen 3C, Uppsala

Welcome to an exciting seminar on environmental change governance, spanning from the upcoming climate COP28 in Dubai, to the European Green Deal, to present Swedish environmental policy making. Listen to an introduction from the new Zennström Visiting Professor, Stacy VanDeveer, and contribute to a panel discussion with participants from academia, civil society and businesses. Date […]