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Transport is not a luxury: it is a basic service that allows us to be active members of society. But millions of persons with disabilities still face challenges and inaccessibility.

On #EuropeanMobilityWeek, we call for strong laws to ensure mobility for all: www.edf-feph.org/european-mob...

New publication!
"Intersektionalität, Gender und Migration im Zeichen des Klimawandels" (Bunchuay-Peth & Berger, 2025).

We show how #climateChange, #migration & social contexts intersect—highlighting marginalized voices & why intersectional policies matter.

👉 elibrary.utb.de/doi/abs/10.5...

💂‍♂️🤖 Examining a recent 🇩🇪–🇬🇧 defence strategy paper, the commentary shows HA & HE reengineering the soldier’s body for warfare, linked to authoritarian war politics. Framed as keeping “the human in the loop”, HA & HE reveal tensions between human limits, tech demands, and narrow body-tech relations.

📢📑 New Article Commentary

We’re excited to share that @tabeabork.bsky.social and @lindaruppert.bsky.social have published their open access commentary on “Embodied digital warfare: Authoritarian appropriation through human enhancement.”

🔗 Read the full commentary here: doi.org/10.1177/2976...

The co-produced mobile & visual methods study (incl. video-based mobile eye-tracking) proposes to consider:
🔹 Technologies as double-edged
🔹 Entanglements of diverse technologies
🔹 Temporalities, costs, training, & everyday usability

Tabea Bork-Hüffer, Jan Misera, Johannes Melchert, Jessica Pykett

🎉 New Publication: “Entanglements of Dis:abilities and Technologies in Public Space and Life”
👇 Check it out below:

Urban mobility and development should be sustainable and inclusive!

That's what our project #Act4Dys is about!

We work to improve awareness, accessibility and sustainability, while empowering youth engagement and education.

More info in our newsletter: act4dys.eu

Our Annual International Conference is coming up! 🌍

On 26-29 August, we'll welcome 2,000+ geography professionals to the University of Birmingham for 400+ sessions, talks and events covering all types of geographical science. Learn more: http://bit.ly/4lgkPnk

📷: University of Birmingham

😍 Last week, our team members from Innsbruck visited Heidelberg for a wonderful retreat filled with connection, learning, and fun!
We shared personal stories, presented our PhD projects💡, explored career paths🎓, visited the old town, went swimming🏖️, played games, and made great memories together!🌞

📢 Final talk of this semester's Transient Spaces Lecture Series: Digital intimate political geographies - The case of gender based violence in the context of Kyrgyzstan on Instagram

👩‍🏫 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Militz
🗓️ July 14 | 11:15 AM
📍 Hörsaal 7, Neue Uni, @uniheidelberg.bsky.social

⚖️ The European Accessibility Act is now in force! A significant step towards a more inclusive and barrier-free Europe♿🌍

➡️ Products and services such as smartphones, computers, operating systems, banking, and passenger transport services must now follow common accessibility rules throughout the EU.

🏳️‍⚧️ Curious about gender, pronouns & inclusive language – but unsure where to start?
Amber Peek (he/they) makes it easy with their blog post "Gender Made Easy" on the Transient Spaces Blog.
A valuable read for more understanding, respect & visibility – during Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 and beyond.
👇Check it out:

I'm a Scientist - Get me out of here!

...ist ein Onlineangebot von @w-i-d.de, an dem unser Teammitglied Julia Poerting diese Woche zum Thema KI teilnimmt 👩‍💻

In halbstündigen Chats können Schüler*innen Wissenschaftler*innen alles fragen, was sie (über KI) wissen wollen
#WissKomm #DigitalGeographies

Coming up next in our lecture series:

Christina Ergler speaks on how young children experience and envision their cities. The talk is based on a participatory research project in New Zealand.

📅When? Tuesday, June 24, 17-19h
📍Where? Im Neuenheimer Feld 306 (Theoretikum), Room SR 14 (Ground Floor)

Just out: Editorial „Children‘s and young people‘s digital geographies: space, agency, and crises in diverse societies“ co-written with fantastic @ChristinaErgler in @Digital Geography & Society.
doi.org/10.1016/j.di...

About us 3/3: Team

Who's behind Transient_Spaces?

We are a diverse team of researchers. What connects us: a commitment to innovative research, collaborative thinking & critical engagement.

Visit www.transient-spaces.org/team/ to see all our members.

Want to know more? Team intros coming soon!

About us 2/3: Teaching

Teaching is a central task of universities. It lays the foundation for future research and the future of our societies.

We teach interactively and research-led in the fields of #DigitalGeographies, #PoliticalGeographies, #DisabiltiyStudies and #GeographiesofMobility

Welcome to all new followers! 👋

About us 1/3: Research

Transient_Spaces is based @uniheidelberg.bsky.social and @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social
We research digital, cultural & political transitions of societies & space and their impacts on inclusion, exclusion, sustainability & well-being.

Join us for the Transient Spaces Lecture Series (in German)! ⬇️

Wir laden herzlich ein zum Vortrag von Christian Schneider (Bundesamt für Naturschutz) zum Thema Digitalisierung im Naturschutz.

📅 Wann? Montag, 26. Mai, 11:15h
📍 Wo? Hörsaal 7, Neue Universität, Uniplatz 1 @uniheidelberg.bsky.social

📖 New Chapter:

Transient_Spaces is now based at the Department of Geography @uniheidelberg.bsky.social. We continue to explore questions of spatial transitions, mobilities and change. Stay tuned for our upcoming projects, talks and publications!

#HumanGeography #DigitalGeography