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Welcome Danyang Wang!

Danyang Wang is a new visiting PhD scholar at Hei-Planet. Her research focuses on global environmental changes and infectious diseases. In the coming months, she will be working alongside researchers at Heidelberg to understand how climate change and social factors influence the spread of dengue.

Welcome Danyang Wang!

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Last month, Uliana Kachnova and Angelica Carrillo, our researchers in the TULIP project visited the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS)…

Climate and environmental changes are unequally affecting populations around the world. The triple planetary crisis is an unequal global health crisis as well. In this scenario, how can health equity be achieved amidst the triple planetary crisis?

In the comment “Rising health inequities require looking beyond health systems” published in Nature Human Behaviour, scientists are addressing this significant question.

This publication is the result of a collaboration within Heidelberg University’s Flagship Initiative Climate-Life-Nexus, which aims to advance interdisciplinary research on the interconnected challenges of climate change and health. This article summarises key arguments and takeaways from the comment.

Why are cities particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change? How are they currently implementing climate actions? How can cities harness maximum health co-benefits while reducing GHG emissions? The Lancet Countdown Europe Cities Report 2026 addresses these key questions through extensive data analysis for around 850 European cities. This article summarises key takeaways from the report.

Senani Dayabandara from Hei-Planet recently visited Kenya as part of the ongoing work on the AfroGrow project. Here, she shares…

🌳🚶‍♀️😄 We decided to take a break and go hiking! And everyone looks happier, for sure! ☀️🌿🙌 From Hei-Planet retreat…

The One Health Summer School 2026 (17–28 August) brought together early-career researchers, practitioners, and students for an intensive two-week learning…