Analysing Transformative Processes for the Management of the WEF nexus and the Advancement of the SDGs in Sub-Saharan Africa 5-12 March 2021 An invitation to apply is open to candidates with a complementary background and interest in the theme who are based in sub-Saharan Africa or Germany, or carrying out research with a focus on […]

TIAS newsletter December 2020 released Feature: New technologies for a new kind of assessment, by Pauline Riousset, Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag and TIAS Advisory Board member  Link to E-Newsletter No. 03/2020

More information on the MEDUWA Declaration 2020 on Emissions of Medicines for Human and Veterinary Use can be found here.

Two webcasts on the research by MEDUWA-Vecht(e) young scientists on reducing pharmaceuticals and microbial resistance in the environment to take place on November 17 & 24, 2020. The events are co-hosted by TIAS, Osnabrueck University and Stichting Huize Aarde. More information is provided on the project website.  

TIAS Newsletter for October 2020 Feature this month: Co-producing climate resilience assessments: Insights from seven midsize cities, by Gül Özerol, University of Twente  

You are invited to register for the upcoming TIAS webinar “Narratives for engagement, learning and action-taking in support of environmental management”. The webinar takes place on the 26th of October, 15.00-16.30 CET (GMT +1). This webinar is co-organized by two members of our Learning Community: Larissa Koch and Juliette Cortes. Our aim is to explore […]

Elsawah, S., Filatova, T., Jakeman, A.J., Kettner, A.J., Zellner, M.L., Athanasiadis,I.N., Hamilton, S.H., Axtell, R.L., Brown, D.G., Gilligan, J.M., Janssen, M.A., Robinson, D.T., Rozenberg, J., Ullah, I.I.T., Lade, S.J. Eight grand challenges in socio-environmental systems modeling. Socio-Environmental Systems Modelling, vol. 2, 16226, 2020, doi:10.18174/sesmo.2020a16226   Abstract Modeling is essential to characterize and explore complex societal and […]

TIAS Quarterly newsletter, December 2019. Feature: Ecological civilization – A new development paradigm, by PAN Jiahua Link: E-Newsletter No. 01/2020 (June)  

TIAS Quarterly Newsletter  – December 2019 Feature: A proposal for improving the evaluation of complex IA models, by Rich Rosen; and Reflections on Rich Rosen’s proposal for improving the evaluation of complex IA models, by Jan Bakkes    

It is with great sadness that we have learned of the unexpected death of Arjen Hoekstra, Professor of Water Management at the University of Twente in the Netherlands. Professor Hoekstra led a group of at UTwente who are long-time members of TIAS. He was just 52 years old. Those TIAS members who knew and worked […]