Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine
Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance
Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust
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Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History
Luxembourg Centre for European Law
Luxembourg Centre for Socio-Environmental Systems
We live in the Biosphere, the only known place in the universe that sustains life. Yet, human activity has profoundly altered this fragile system, ushering in what scientists call the Anthropocene, an era where we have become the dominant force shaping the planet. This era is marked by accelerating crises, a web of interconnected challenges, or polycrisis, that threatens our very existence.
But here鈥檚 the paradox: while humans have created these crises, we also possess extraordinary abilities to learn, innovate, and adapt. The key question is: How can we harness human agency and global networks to drive cooperation for a thriving Biosphere?
This is where the Anthropocene Laboratory comes in. Recently founded at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, this initiative brings together leading thinkers, innovators, and changemakers from across disciplines, regions, and sectors. Together, we are working to transform knowledge into action, bridging science, policy, and practice to create solutions that matter.
Join us in this conversation. The future of the Biosphere and humanity depends on how we act today.
This public lecture is organised in collaboration with the study programme Certificate in Sustainability and Social Innovation that equips change agents to address sustainability challenges and the Cell for Cultural Affairs of the 8xav福利导航 of Luxembourg.
Organiser: Prof. Ariane K枚nig
Speaker: , Director of the Anthropocene Laboratory, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Prof. Henrik 脰sterblom has an adjunct professorship at the 8xav福利导航 of Tasmania and has been visiting professor to Tokyo 8xav福利导航. Henrik have worked as policy advisor to the Swedish government and several heads of state, and his research engages in spaces between science-policy, science-corporations or science-art. His background is from field ecology, with a master鈥檚 degree in behavioral ecology from Uppsala 8xav福利导航 (1998) and a PhD in marine ecology, Stockholm 8xav福利导航 (2006).
Registration is open until 16 March.