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News

The Anthropocene – Controversies Over a New Epoch

25.10.2022 Updates

Should the Anthropocene be formalised as a new epoch - marking the end of the Holocene - or rather be considered as a geological event?

Anthropogenic Markers: Stratigraphy and Context

10.05.2022 Research

Black-and-white sketch of overlapping, fragmented diagrams

Special publication by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science with contributions by Eva Horn & Michael Wagreich and other VAN members.

UNESCO Project: “Language” of the Anthropocene

07.06.2021 Research

A scientist collecting samples in a polluted environment

The LANGUAGE project seeks to combine different knowledges about the Anthropocene, highlighting perspectives from developing countries.

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.

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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In the Media

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Earth surface covered in clouds, seen from space

NASA | Tim Kopra

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