From 7 to 10 September 2026, psychologists from academia and professional practice will gather in Luxembourg for the DGPs Congress. A number of early-career researchers from the Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour (IPB) will also be presenting…
What will the medicine of the future look like in terms of dealing with rising temperatures? The HeatFuture Lab invited members of the public to explore the consequences of hot summers and to contribute their own ideas. Around 1,100 visitors took the…
What will a hot summer feel like in the future? And how can cities, healthcare and we ourselves cope better with heat? Questions like these are the focus of the HeatFuture Lab Thuringia, which the Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour at the…
Extreme heat is becoming an ever-greater threat to public health in Europe – the continent is warming at almost twice the global average rate. An international research team led by the Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour at the University of…
The Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour (IPB) is once again supporting two innovative interdisciplinary research projects in the field of Planetary Health Behaviour through its annual internal project funding scheme.
Cornelia Betsch, Professor of Health Communication and Director of the Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour at the University of Erfurt, is to be honoured with the Franz-Emanuel-Weinert Prize by the German Psychological Society (DGPs). In doing…
Rising temperatures, urbanisation and artificial light at night are altering the living conditions of mosquitoes in Europe – with potential consequences for the spread of pathogens such as the West Nile virus. A new network project by the One Health…
A new study by a research team from the University of Erfurt shows: The widespread assumption that people underestimate how strongly others support climate protection falls short of the mark. Instead, people sometimes even overestimate how many…
On 27 June in Berlin, the Young Academy and the Volkswagen Foundation presented the "Best Research Environment 2026" award. The award recognises innovative, supportive and creative research structures. Among the five winning teams, each of which…