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UTRI/UTRI activities en-usFri, 24 Apr 2026 09:29:47 +0200/en/events/ecocide-law-for-sustainable-transformations_12169205/Ecocide law for sustainable transformationsDuring this lunch seminar, a panel discussion will introduce ecocide and the process around ecocide law.Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200Ecocide means unlawful acts committed with severe damage to the environment. Ecocide law is about the process of including ecocide crime within international law according to the Rome Statutes. This would equate ecocide with genocide and war crimes. During this lunch seminar, a panel discussion will introduce ecocide and the process around ecocide law. We will further discuss opportunities and challenges of this process in relation to law and how it may be used as a leverage for a shifting value about nature.Participants:<ul><li>Peder Karlsson, End Ecocide Sweden, Honorary professor, Aarhus</li><li>Ulf Vannebäck, Associate professor, Dept of Law</li><li>Irina Mancheva, Assistant professor, Dept of Political Science</li><li>Heidi Burdett, Associate professor, Dept of Ecology, Environment and Geoscience</li><li>Erland Mårald, Professor, Dept of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies</li><li>Jon Moen, Professor, Dept of Ecology, Environment and Geoscience (Moderator)</li></ul>A limited number of vegetarian lunches will be available from 11:45. These will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.The seminar is open to researchers, students, and staff.Organisers: <ul><li><a href="/link/6d3f2b829bd7423aa69ec33909f7e85e.aspx">Umeå Transformation Research Initiative - UTRI</a></li><li><a href="https://anotherdevelopmentfoundation.se/">Another Development Foundation</a></li></ul>Galaxen-Sirius, Umeå UniversitySeminar/en/events/ecocide-law-for-sustainable-transformations_12169205/2026-05-11T12:00:00+02:002026-05-11T13:00:00+02:00/en/events/writing-narratives-transformations_12163855/Writing narratives of transformationBring your own text and explore how the understanding of narratives can help shape and improve it. Mon, 18 May 2026 11:30:00 +0200How can narratives help shape how research on sustainable transformation is understood, communicated and explored within and across disciplines? This question will be addressed in a series of two workshops taking place this spring. The workshops are organised with the support of <a href="/link/6d3f2b829bd7423aa69ec33909f7e85e.aspx">Umeå Transformation Research Initiative, UTRI</a>.The workshops are open to researchers from all disciplines who are interested in engaging with narrative approaches in relation to their own research.In this workshop we build on perspectives introduced in Workshop 1: <a href="/link/59bd53894e80491b95dfdc555f4bed3e.aspx">Climate fiction and future narratives</a> but it is not a requirement to have participated in Workshop 1.For this workshop we ask participants to bring a text/example that you would like to work with. It could be an introduction to an article, a popular scientific text, a manuscript for a video/podcast, your presentation on UMU:s webpage, or something else. Recommended length of the text: 100-400 words (please bring 4 paper copies). Participants will in small groups read and work with these examplesThe workshop will be led by: Matilda Marshall, Maria Lindgren Leavenworth and Elena Lindholm.<h3>Program and registration</h3>11:30 Lunch12:00-13:00 WorkshopRegister for the workshop no later than 14 May: <a href="https://forms.office.com/e/q7kmz82jKE">Registration form</a>Sirius, GalaxenWorkshop/en/events/writing-narratives-transformations_12163855/2026-05-18T11:30:00+02:002026-05-18T13:00:00+02:00/en/events/utri-conference-2026-beyond-the-backlash-sustainability-for-the-future_12171010/UTRI Conference 2026, Beyond the Backlash: Sustainability for the FutureWelcome to Umeå Transformation Research Initiatives' annual conference! We welcome everyone interested in engaging in research and collaborationThu, 26 Nov 2026 08:15:00 +0100Welcome to Umeå Transformation Research Initiatives´3rd annual conference. This year organised as a joint conference with the profile area Societal Transformations at Linköping University. We welcome everyone interested in engaging in research and collaboration for sustainable transformation, as we gather around the theme; Beyond the Backlash: Sustainability for the FutureWe are facing growing global challenges, including geopolitical tensions, war, forced migration, climate change, and increasing populism. At the same time, global institutions are weakening and progress towards the sustainable development goals remains insufficient, making the search for paths towards sustainable futures more urgent than ever.This conference is an opportunity for researchers and policymakers to explore how sustainability can be advanced locally, globally, and translocally despite the polycrisis. Through dialogue, collaboration, and critical reflection, we will examine how knowledge, innovation, and collective action can guide research on and for transformation in turbulent times.Take the opportunity to meet colleagues across universities and sectors, engage in critical dialogue, and develop collaborations to address major societal challenges of our time.This conference is organised jointly with Linköping University. Participation is therefore possible on site at Umeå University and at Linköping University. Read more about the conference: <a title="Beyond the Backlash: Sustainability for the Future – Conference, 26 November 2026" href="/link/0e9bd42744f7426ab1433af7c48d1604.aspx">Beyond the Backlash: Sustainability for the Future – Conference, 26 November 2026</a>VardagsrummetConference/en/events/utri-conference-2026-beyond-the-backlash-sustainability-for-the-future_12171010/2026-11-26T08:15:00+01:002026-11-27T16:30:00+01:00