Planetary Health: A Vision for The Future

As we have highlighted in previous blog posts, our planet’s and its people’s health is deeply interconnected and depends on thriving ecosystems and a stable climate.However, unprecedented challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and growing health disparities underscore the need to change our current approaches to, for example, economics and ecosystems. Therefore, in this […]

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A Tough Nut to Crack: Saving the Planet One Meal at a Time

Disclaimer: This blog entry is the third of four on planetary health. Flexitarian, paleo, keto, vegan – with so many diverse diets out there and new ones seemingly being developed each year, finding your perfect fit can feel overwhelming. One recent addition to this list of diets is the Planetary Health Diet (PHD). This addition attempts to tackle two of […]

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From Anxiety to Action: Embracing Hope in a Planetary Health Crisis

Every day, news about rising temperatures, natural disasters, biodiversity loss, or melting ice caps seems to get worse. It’s challenging not to feel a growing sense of worry about the future. Emerging global difficulties are weighing heavily on an increasing number of people, and they are not just environmental issues; they are also impacting our […]

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ENB-Cup in Regensburg 2024

On the 8th of June it was time again to participate in the yearly football cup of the Elite Network of Bavaria. This time it was set to be played in Regensburg, why we left Bayreuth in the early morning. This year’s team consist out of around 15 alumni, spectators and current GCEs, equipped with […]

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an old world map and a compass

All maps are wrong, but some are useful

Maps are fun, colourful, and informative. In my faculty at the University, almost every research paper comes with maps. However, I believe that there is a lack of “mapucation” (map education) or understanding of how to properly use, interpret, and even misinterpret maps. This blog entry will hopefully be thought-provoking and add additional angles to […]

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GCE Excursion to Bamberg 2023

What an exciting (and early) morning! The new GCE cohort from 2023 met on the 13th of October 2023 at 7:45 am at the GEO bus stop to start our first trip together as the new cohort. Together with Prof. Köllner, we got to explore interesting and beautiful places in Upper Franconia, an area that […]

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Global Change Ecology at COP26

On Sunday, the 31st of October, governments, industries, NGOs, and other stakeholders, come together in Glasgow for the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP). Expectations for this year’s COP are high, some voices even say too high, preparing for a failure because they believe that the countries will not be able to deliver.   Why are expectations so high?   Since Paris, Glasgow is the […]

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GCE Summer Fête 2021

Every year between July and August, the GCE programme hosts current students, alumni, professors of the program, and friends as they all come together to celebrate, network, and learn more about each other’s cultures at the Summer Fête. Given the cancellation in 2020, this year’s event was particularly anticipated – and it certainly delivered a […]

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