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Centre for Complex Systems Studies @ccss-uu.bsky.social · 9h

CCSS Tutorial on 'Early warning signals for tipping in complex systems' by dr. Paul Ritchie (paulritchie.bsky.social) coming up next Wed Oct 15

Program:
12-13 Lunch
13-14 Introductory talk
14-14:15 Break / Group formation
14:30-16:30 Group work
16:30-17 Wrap-up

Info & ✍️
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Centre for Complex Systems Studies @ccss-uu.bsky.social · 6d

📣 Science Jam #61. Coming Tue 7 Oct. 12:00-13:00.

Prof. dr. Irene Monasterolo (iremonas.bsky.social) will visit our #ccss living room to give a talk on "Climate stress-test: lessons learned, steps ahead".

Please sign up below to join (free 🥪 included)
www.uu.nl/en/events/re...

Centre for Complex Systems Studies @ccss-uu.bsky.social · 9d

The recording of CCSS Meeting #75: 'Tipping behavior in complex systems – an introduction' is now available on our YouTube.

For a brief non-exhaustive overview of the theory of tipping points and tipping dynamics, please have a look at this lecture.

youtu.be/hVO4zZTVPtE

CCSS Meeting #75: Tipping behavior in complex systems – an introduction

YouTube video by Centre for Complex Systems Studies Utrecht

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Centre for Complex Systems Studies @ccss-uu.bsky.social · 22d

Up Next

Tue 23/9: Science Jam #64: Chasing Oceans: Tracking how complex ocean flows move material around by @erikvansebille.bsky.social

Wed 1/10: YCRL#26: From theory to data: a data-driven dynamical MaxEnt approach for macroecology by Fleur Slegers

Info & ✍️ for free🥪
www.uu.nl/en/research/...

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Centre for Complex Systems Studies @ccss-uu.bsky.social · 28d

In June scientific editor Elleke Bal from @trouw.nl visited the Science Jam by Prof. dr. Jari Saramäki (@jsaramak.bsky.social) and spoke to several of our members. Below you can find the article (Dutch only) she wrote on Complex Systems: www.trouw.nl/wetenschap/c...

Complexiteit is, nou ja, complex, maar deze onderzoekers proberen er vat op te krijgen

Een zwerm spreeuwen vormt een complex systeem, net als bijvoorbeeld de menselijke hersenen, financiële markten en klimaatverandering. Het lukt steeds beter om deze systemen te begrijpen.

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Centre for Complex Systems Studies @ccss-uu.bsky.social · Sep 4

CCSS Lunch Meeting #75: Tipping Behavior in Complex Systems - an introduction.

🗓️🕛Thu 11 Sept. 12:00-13:00.

Dr. Robbin Bastiaansen will give the kick-off talk of the new CCSS meetings topic: Tipping behavior in Natural and Societal Systems.

Please sign up 👇 for free 🥪
www.uu.nl/en/events/cc...

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Swinda Falkena @swinda.bsky.social · Aug 22

It was a pleasure having such brilliant participants at the 'Introduction to Complex Systems' Summer School @ccss-uu.bsky.social #utrechtsummerschool. This week has flown by and I thoroughly enjoyed seeing them all learn and have fun getting their head around the many #complex phenomena discussed.

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Swinda Falkena @swinda.bsky.social · Aug 18

And we're off! The 'Introduction to Complex Systems' summer school has started with a great lecture by Ammy Vogtlander: "Uncertainty is the essence of diversity." And it is that diversity we need for resilience. @ccss-uu.bsky.social #utrechtsummerschool #complexity

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Centre for Complex Systems Studies @ccss-uu.bsky.social · Jul 15

The Cost of Widowhood: Matching Studies of Process and Event

🗓️ Fri Jul 18, 13-14,
🧑‍🏫 dr. Zachary van Winkle (@zjvanwinkle.bsky.social)
📍 CCSS living room.

This talk is part of the ODISSEI Incubator for Lifecourse Modelling and open to the general public.

For more info:
www.uu.nl/en/events/th...

Centre for Complex Systems Studies @ccss-uu.bsky.social · Jul 10

Two new recordings online

Science Jam #63: When Models Fail: Using Prediction Gaps to Reveal Hidden Social Structures by @javiergbe.bsky.social - youtu.be/OWD2QkPcsvc

CCSS Meeting #74: Learning microbiome design principles from natural variation by @seppekuehnlab.bsky.social - youtu.be/JevXWZj4dwc

CCSS Meeting #74: Learning microbiome design principles from natural variation

YouTube video by Centre for Complex Systems Studies Utrecht

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Centre for Complex Systems Studies @ccss-uu.bsky.social · Jul 8

This Fri Jul 11, 13-14, dr. Tom Emery (drtomemery.bsky.social) will give a talk on "Infrastructure for Lifecourse & Health Research in 2035" at the CCSS living room.

This talk is part of the ODISSEI Incubator for Lifecourse Modelling and open to the general public.

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Infrastructure for Lifecourse & Health Research in 2035

This presentation is part of the ODISSEI Incubator for Lifecourse Modelling hosted at the CCSS. Every Friday in July there will be a presentation that is open to the general public.

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Centre for Complex Systems Studies @ccss-uu.bsky.social · Jun 26

The first three weeks (1-20 July) of the ODISSEI Incubator for Lifecourse Modelling will be hosted at the CCSS.

Every Friday (4, 11 & 18 July) from 12:30-13:30 there will be a presentation that is open to the general public at the CCSS living room.

For more info:
www.uu.nl/en/events/us...

Using Prediction Gaps to Understand the Unequal Influence of Social Contexts on Educational Outcomes

This presentation is part of the ODISSEI Incubator for Lifecourse Modelling hosted at the CCSS. Every Friday in July there will be a presentation that is open to the general public.

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Centre for Complex Systems Studies @ccss-uu.bsky.social · Jun 19

Next Thu Jun 26 the final talk of this academic year will take place.

Dr. Seppe Kuehn (@seppekuehnlab.bsky.social) will visit the CCSS to give a talk on “Learning microbiome design principles from natural variation”.

For more info and registration 🥪🧑‍🏫:
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CCSS Meeting #74: Learning microbiome design principles from natural variation

Dr. Seppe Kuehn (University of Chicago)

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Centre for Complex Systems Studies @ccss-uu.bsky.social · Jun 16

Two new recordings online!

CCSS Meeting #73: Defining and measuring socioeconomic resilience by dr. @hallegatte.bsky.social

Science Jam #62: Temporal Networks of Human Interactions by Prof. dr. @jsaramak.bsky.social

Please check out our YouTube channel
www.youtube.com/@centreforco...

Centre for Complex Systems Studies Utrecht

The Centre for Complex Systems Studies (CCSS) brings together the complexity research of Utrecht University. The centre aims at scientific breakthroughs as well as novel solutions for societally relev...

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Centre for Complex Systems Studies @ccss-uu.bsky.social · May 19

Complex Systems Fund project

Join an exciting interdisciplinary research project on causal agent-based modelling and investigate real-world challenges like infectious disease control and social dynamics!

Apply before 16 June 2025 👇

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Centre for Complex Systems Studies @ccss-uu.bsky.social · May 13

Workshop on Networks, (mis)information, and polarization.

Tue 24 June. 12-17 @ Utrecht University Library City Centre, room 0.72.

This workshop is connected to the University's strategic theme Institutions for Open Societies.

For info and registration:
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Workshop on Networks, (mis)information, and polarization

The workshop aims to address the potential dangers of the spread of (mis)information in (online) communities.

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Centre for Complex Systems Studies @ccss-uu.bsky.social · May 8

On Thu 22/5 (3-4pm CEST) dr. Stéphane Hallegatte (@hallegatte.bsky.social), Chief Climate Economist at World Bank, will join us online to give a talk on "Defining and measuring socioeconomic resilience".

For more info & registration please check out the link 👇

www.uu.nl/en/events/cc...

Centre for Complex Systems Studies @ccss-uu.bsky.social · May 6

The recordings of the latest events that took place at the #ccss have been uploaded to our Youtube Channel. You can now watch back the CCSS lunch meeting by dr. Sergio Grammatico, the MasterClass by dr. Rudolf Hanel (@csh.ac.at) and more.

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Centre for Complex Systems Studies Utrecht

The Centre for Complex Systems Studies (CCSS) brings together the complexity research of Utrecht University. The centre aims at scientific breakthroughs as well as novel solutions for societally relev...

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Centre for Complex Systems Studies @ccss-uu.bsky.social · Apr 1

The CCSS lunch meeting talk by dr. Linda Douw (lindadouw.bsky.social) on "Multiscale Network Neuroscience: finding resilience in disordered brains" is now available online!

youtu.be/KKemfPmiTXk

CCSS Meeting #70: Multiscale Network Neuroscience: finding resilience in disordered brains

YouTube video by Centre for Complex Systems Studies Utrecht

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NetSci 2026 @netsciconf.bsky.social · Mar 12

📢 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 – 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 📢

We are excited to announce 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 for the NetSci Conference!

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Centre for Complex Systems Studies @ccss-uu.bsky.social · Mar 27

Masterclass on Entropy & Information: From Equilibrium to Out-Of-Equilibrium Processes by dr. Rudolf Hanel (@csh.ac.at)

⏰ 10-15. Mon Apr 7 - Tue Apr 8 & Thu Apr 10
📍CCSS living room (MIN4.16) @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social

For more info and to sign up for free:
www.uu.nl/en/events/cc...

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Centre for Complex Systems Studies @ccss-uu.bsky.social · Mar 25

CCSS Lunch Meeting #72. Tue 1 Apr. 12:00-13:00.

Dr. Sergio Grammatico (TU Delft) will visit our #ccss living room to give a talk on "Equilibrium seeking in Complex Systems".

Please sign up below to join (free 🥪 included)

www.uu.nl/en/events/cc...

CCSS Meeting #72: Equilibrium seeking in Complex Systems

Dr. Sergio Grammatico (TU Delft)

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