The 17th International Sustainability Transitions Conference (IST) took place at ETH Zurich from 31 August to 2 September 2026

Charlotte Lobensteiner and Dr. Sebastian Losacker have published their new article, "The geography of power and transition work: insights from the bio-based construction sector in South Westfalia, Germany" in the journal Geoforum.

On 11 August, Dr. Sebastian Losacker and Linda Lütkes were guests at the Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI) in Vienna. As part of the “Research Talk – Talk Research” format, they presented current research findings on the topic “Old roots, new routes: A revaluation perspective on the geographies of innovation.”

On 30–31 July 2026, Dr. Sebastian Losacker participated in the first meeting of the DFG-funded network GEIST – Geographies of Economic Ideation and Spatial Transformation, hosted by the BTU Cottbus–Senftenberg.

On 1 July 2026, Dr. Sebastian Losacker successfully gave his habilitation lecture at the Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen under the title “‘Left-behind places’ – between regional inequality and resentment”. With his lecture, he demonstrated his academic expertise in geography and highlighted perspectives that extend beyond the focus areas of his previous research.

Dr. Sebastian Losacker has co-authored a new article with Gloria Cicerone, Sandro Montresor and Francesco Rentocchini titled "Trust the process: Regional process knowledge and the geography of circular economy innovation in Europe" published in European Urban and Regional Studies.

From 15 to 18 June, the RSA Annual Conference titled “Regions as Arenas in a Changing World” took place in Gothenburg, Sweden. The TRABBI research group attended the conference and presented its current research.

Tim Becker and Linda Lütkes participated in this year’s workshop of the Young Economic Geographers Network (YEGN) in Gothenburg and joined in celebrating the network’s 10th anniversary.

Sebastian Losacker, Nicolas Befort and Terese E. Venus are joint guest editors of a Call for Papers in the journal Ecological Economics entitled „The bioeconomy: a post-fossil economy in the making?“.

Tim Becker and Linda Lütkes participated in this year’s European Bamboo Expo in Dortmund. The event brings together international stakeholders from the bamboo industry, researchers, innovators, designers, practitioners, and bamboo enthusiasts on an annual basis.