Hei-Planet group leader, Dr. Marina Treskova, together with the Director of the Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Prof. Till Bärnighausen; the HeiPlanet Director, Prof. Dr. Joacim Rocklöv; and Dr. Cássia Rocha Pompeu published the paper “From heatwaves to food systems: epidemiologists addressing climate challenges” in International Journal of Epidemiology.
The PIK hosted in 5-8 May a cross-sectoral workshop with focus on an important issue: advancing climate impact science for the next cycle of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Reports (AR7), due to be released in 2028
The EGU General Assembly 2025 welcomed 20,984 registered attendees in Vienna.
Should we let science be funny?
When humour meets science, fantastic things can happen that convey powerful messages! Enjoy the new cartoons Betje has created for the IDAlert project.
Together with colleagues from Hei-Planet, Lund University, and Umeå University, Julian Heidecke recently published the paper “Uncovering temperature sensitivity of West Nile virus (WNV) transmission: Novel computational approaches to mosquito-pathogen trait responses” in PLOS Computational Biology.
In January 2025, Prof. Dr. Joacim Rocklöv and Dr. Marina Treskova visited the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in Cape Town, South Africa, and shared their expertise with students on the role of AI in public health and the application of data-driven approaches to real-world problems.
On January 14, 2025, the AfroGrow project held its virtual kick-off meeting, officially launching this EU-funded initiative dedicated to advancing agroforestry Living Labs for sustainable African growth.