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Anthropozän Mitmachstation - Lange Nacht der Forschung 2026

24.04.2026 Event Tips

A globe and outstretched arm reaching into the picture, the hand holding a pen pointing at Europe

24 April 2026 - Mitmachstation “Was ist das Anthropozän?” bei der Langen Nacht der Forschung mit Diana Hatzenbühler (Geopshere Austria)

Introducing New Event Series “CarbonCulturesxCE”

25.03.2026 Event Tips

Teaser image with white text - title of event series - and black coal in the background

CarbonCulturesxCE is an invitation to look closely at the fossil foundations beneath our feet, and to open up space for alternative futures.

Micro-Credential Anthropocene 2026: Registration Opened

12.02.2026 Updates

Photo taken during a research field trip, the guide giving an explanation to the group while stopping next to an urbanised river, under a concrete bridge

The micro-credential learning program Anthropocene is organised by the Center for Theoretical Study in Prague. Visit the CTS website to apply!

Conference “The Anthropocene as Event”

27.11.2025 Event Tips

Austria's largest glacier, Pasterze, and a digital infoboard showing its rapid disappearance over time

27-28 Nov 2025 - Conference on Global Entanglements Between Universalism and Particularism, organised by the DocSchool Section “Global Entanglements”

Anthropocene Ruptures: Crossing Borders, Building Connections

14.11.2025 Updates

A forest road with trees to both sides, visible signs of logging on the left

The CENTRAL workshop at Charles University Prague from 9-10 Oct 2025 connected Anthropocene researchers and students from Central Europe.

MOOC Environmental Emergencies

01.10.2025 Updates

MOOC teaser image featuring a tree growing out of a raised human hand in a fist, overgrown with roots and leaves

Open interdisciplinary online course that covers the fundamentals of the major environmental and climate threats our world is facing.

Upcoming Events

Forum Anthropozän 2026 – Connectedness. Zukunftsverbunden

11.06.2026 Conference

Aerial view of mountain lakes and rivers crossing in the center

This year's Forum Anthropozän looks at national parks in the Anthropocene, exploring how ecological and social issues intersect in these spaces.

Ice, Oil, and Deep Time: Current Humanities Research in Anthropocene Studies

11.06.2026 Workshop

Image collage with circular shapes - some showing Earth seen from space, others in blue to green colour

11 June 2026, 9:00 am–6 pm CEST

In-person event (in English)

University of Vienna

Bohemia at the Primeval Sea | A CarbonCulturesxCE Lecture

04.05.2026 Lecture

Historic illustration in black-and-white that reconstructs the prehistoric flora and fauna in the region of Bohemia

4 May 2026, 1:15 pm CEST

Guest Lecture by Philipp Kohl (in German)

In-person (Uni Campus, Vienna)

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Earth surface covered in clouds, seen from space

NASA | Tim Kopra

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