UT Climate Centre

Feeling energised after our 3rd all-day meeting, as the national Cultural Assembly for the Climate @cultuurberaad.bsky.social. What can the arts, the cultural and creative sectors, contribute in the face of the climate crisis? Grateful to be working with passionate people full of creative ideas! 🙏

Our programme is online now! 📊

We’ve received 195 talk proposals, 48 workshop proposals, and 30 papers. We are happy and excited about all the interesting submissions! @visualisingclimate.com #VisualisingClimate2026 📊

⏳ 🗓️ We are just 1 week away from the submission deadline for Visualising Climate 2026 @visualisingclimate.com, the 1st global conference dedicated to climate data visualisation, in Bologna from 4–6 November 2026. 📊 The extended deadline for papers, talks, workshops, is Thursday 14 May at 23:00 CEST

Submit your paper / talk / workshop proposal before Thursday 14 May! visualisingclimate.com/submissions/ #vis4climate 📊

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Only 10 days left to submit a paper and/or a talk!

⏳ 2 weeks left to submit your full paper or a proposal for a talk or workshop! We are just two weeks away from the submission deadline for Visualising Climate 2026, the first global conference dedicated to climate data visualisation in Bologna. Join us in Bologna. 👉 visualisingclimate.com

Visualising Climate 2026 is important because "Our future depends on how well we communicate the climate crisis. Let’s harness insights from psychology as well as the power of visuals." — Dr. Yuri Engelhardt @yuriengelhardt.bsky.social #VisualisingClimate2026 (1/4)

Join us at @visualisingclimate.com 2026, 4-6 Nov, in Italy! 📊

🌟 Meet the Speaker: John Keefe 🌟 2026, #Media At 2026 (Bologna, 4–6 November), we bring together #Science, #Media, and #Art to explore how climate data is seen, interpreted, and communicated. @jkeefe.bsky.social leads the Weather Data team at @nytimes.com. #VisualisingClimate2026 #DataViz

🌟 Meet the Speaker: Federica Fragapane 🌟 Visualising Climate 2026, Art At Visualising Climate 2026 (Bologna, 4–6 November), we bring together #Science, #Media, and #Art to explore how climate data is seen, interpreted, and communicated. #VisualisingClimate2026 #DataViz (1/3)

1) The conference logo was designed by Dr Anna Lombardi @annalombardi.bsky.social, Climate Data Visualiser at the Copernicus Climate Change Service (Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ). Her aim: to create an image that sparks curiosity and gently invites people in.

You can register for our 'Visualising Climate' conference now:

Bringing science, media, design and art together, for climate crisis awareness:

This will be an excellent conference for anyone interested in climate data and data visualisation.

The UT Climate Centre is co-organising a conference on visualising climate: visualisingclimate.com

The UT Climate Event: Wed 5 Nov! Sessions include: ✅ Energy innovation ✅ Sustainable industry ✅ A climate-proof regional food system ✅ Digitalisation for just climate adaptation in cities ✅ Disaster resilience for multiple hazards ✅ Drought & water scarcity Register: www.utwente.nl/en/climate-c...

UT Climate Café: Thu 5 June 15:30 on 'Resilience to Extreme Weather Events' Hear Megan Heim LaFrombois and Peter Chemweno on community resilience and co-designing technical solutions. Join us in the DesignLab or online (register to receive link) Info & registration: www.utwente.nl/en/climate-c...

Our latest newsletter is out: www.pronuntio.utwente.nl/2-1gxo_sauRR... About: Symposium 'Dealing with Drought and Water Scarcity' on 3 June Climate Café on 'Resilience to Extreme Weather Events' on 5 June UT Climate Event 2025 on 5 Nov, with Bart van den Hurk and Reint Jan Renes and much more ...

We have an exciting new interdisciplinary program in critical perspectives on the relation between science, technology, and sustainability The program is a track in the globally unique two year master in philosophy and social studies of science, technology and society at the university of Twente.

The European State of the Climate 2024 report is OUT! A joint effort by @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social & @wmo-global.bsky.social Read it & explore all additional resources which include a Graphics gallery, infographics, animations! Enjoy 😊 climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2024 #dataviz #climate #ESOTC2024

What are the consequences of exceeding 1.5°C? The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is gathering experts from around the world for the Overshoot Conference, from September 30 to October 2, 2025, at the Conference Center in Laxenburg, Austria. iiasa.ac.at/events/sep-2...

Last semester the University of Twente @utwente.bsky.social launched a new minor in Sustainability and Climate Physics, organised by the Applied Physics programme. The minor was received with enthusiasm – students found the courses challenging, relevant, and inspiring: www.utwente.nl/en/news/2025...

Join us online on Thu 20 March 18:00–19:00 CET: *Visualising climate science* by Angela Morelli Visualisation is a powerful tool for navigating the complexity of climate change. However, visualising climate science can confuse, misinform or polarise. Register at: www.eventbrite.at/e/iiid-conve...

The Dutch @knmi.bsky.social Institute has just published ‘De Staat van het Klimaat 2024’, showing worrisome climate-related developments in very good visualizations. You can flip through (and download) the full report here: cdn.knmi.nl/system/data_... @maartenvanaalst.bsky.social @fruys.bsky.social

Join us this Wednesday afternoon, 29 January, 14:30!

We have two inspiring speakers next week on Wednesday afternoon, 29 January! Register (free of charge), and join us @utwente.bsky.social

Wed 29 January, 14:30 2 talks @utwente.bsky.social: Climate change and life on our planet by Gerard van der Steenhoven, previously Director @knmi.bsky.social Sustainable Technology and Global Health for a Resilient Future by @maroeskarovera.bsky.social Register at: www.utwente.nl/en/sustainab...

Our latest newsletter is out! Full of information about upcoming climate-related events at the University of Twente @utwente.bsky.social, with – for example – Debra Roberts, Gerard van der Steenhoven, Maroeska Rovers, plus more climate-related news at the UT: www.pronuntio.utwente.nl/2-1gxo_sauRR...

You are herewith invited to Prof. Dr. Debra Roberts’ inaugural lecture on Friday, 22 November 2024 at 4.00 pm, titled ‘Radical Realism – A Practitioner's Search for Useful, Actionable and Equitable Open Science’, at the University of Twente. Information & registration: www.utwente.nl/en/academic-...

U-Today: "A year and a half after its establishment, the UT's Climate Centre is holding its first major event. On Tuesday 5 November, interested parties are welcome to see where the centre is now. Director Cheryl de Boer is counting on 250 visitors." www.utoday.nl/news/74801/f...

‘The 2024 state of the climate report’: “We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster. This is a global emergency beyond any doubt. Much of the very fabric of life on Earth is imperiled.” By: @michaelemann.bsky.social @rahmstorf.bsky.social etc. Free download at: doi.org/10.1093/bios...

The Climate Centre of the University of Twente is proud to invite you to its first annual Climate Event on Tuesday November 5th, 2024: www.utwente.nl/en/sustainab... #UTwente #Climate #Klimaat

The 2nd 'Emerging Technologies and Societal Transformations' conference at the University of Twente will be held on September 25th, 2024: www.utwente.nl/en/sustainab... #UTwente #Climate #Klimaat

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Hooray! Cheryl de Boer has been appointed as strategic director of the UT Climate Centre: www.utwente.nl/en/sustainab... 🎉 Your are welcome to join our next UT Climate Café, this Thursday 27 June, 15:30-17:30, about: 'GeoTechnoSocial perspectives on Climate Justice': www.utwente.nl/en/sustainab...

At the University of Twente we Show our Stripes today. More at: utwente.nl/en/sustainab... Create your personalised version, with your own name and timeline of your life, plus those of friends or family – free tool by NASA: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/webapps/clim... @edhawkins.bsky.social #ShowYourStripes

Your chance to spread the word about how quickly our climate is changing. There’s no better way to communicate this than with @edhawkins.bsky.social Warming Stripes. #ShowYourStripes day is THIS Friday! Download: showyourstripes.info Choose the type of visual / region and post away!

UT Climate Café on Thursday 27 June at 3:30 pm: 'GeoTechnoSocial perspectives on Climate Justice' With presentations by three UT colleagues: Gerard Martínez Görbig (urban planning): lnkd.in/eNGayadW Boelo Schuur (chemical engineering): lnkd.in/eb_7t49N Michel Bourban (philosophy): lnkd.in/gWsYB3sF

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UT Climate Café on Thursday 27 June at 3:30 pm: 'GeoTechnoSocial perspectives on Climate Justice' With presentations by three UT colleagues: Gerard Martínez Görbig (urban planning): lnkd.in/eNGayadW Boelo Schuur (chemical engineering): lnkd.in/eb_7t49N Michel Bourban (philosophy): lnkd.in/gWsYB3sF

I’m loving this variation on a cycle plot published by the Financial Times today: www.ft.com/content/8e83... By Jana Tauschinski

May #Temperature highlights from the #CopernicusClimate Change Service (#C3S) Last month was: 🌡warmer than any previous May on record, at 0.65°C above the 1991-2020 average; 🌡 the 12th month in a row that is the warmest on record for the respective month of the year. For more 👉 bit.ly/4e8yFWG

News: The Climate Centre has awarded funding to nine climate-related projects, varying from urban temperature mapping and investigating zoonotic infections to improving biodiversity insights and reducing the energy use of educational labs on the UT campus itself. www.utwente.nl/en/sustainab...

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On Wed 15 May, 15:30, the third UT Climate Colloquium will be given by prof. Heleen de Coninck, TU/e, IPCC author, and vice-chair of the Netherlands Scientific Climate Council. She will discuss what research says about a new relationship with technological innovation. www.utwente.nl/en/sustainab...