Upcoming events
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21
Mar
2025
External event: Public Interdisciplinary Lecture Series (PILS) on Therapeutic Landscapes a concept for Planetary Health
Speaker: Dr. Timo Falkenberg (Institute for Hygiene and Public Health, University of Bonn)
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27
Mar
2025
ZEF Gender Group Lecture: Community-Based Publication Infrastructures for Gender Research: Open Access and Collective Knowledge Production
Speakers: Dr. Kathrin Ganz and Ms. Sabrina Schotten from the Open Gender Journal
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27
Mar
2025
External event: Digital development dialogue
Topic: From Promise to Practice: Global Carbon Markets
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27
Mar
2025
ZEF Public Lecture on A Measure and Method for Assessing the Systemic Health of Cities and Human Settlements
Speaker: Dr Franz Gatzweiler (ZEF Senior Fellow)
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ZEF background and mission

The Center for Development Research (ZEF) is an institute of the University of Bonn, Germany. It started its research activities in 1997. ZEF researchers aim to find science-based solutions to promote sustainable development and planetary health. ZEF’s research divisions and groups conduct inter- and trans-disciplinary research in, for and with emerging economies and on global issues with its collaborating research partners around the world. ZEF educates and trains international doctoral students in its Doctoral Studies Program. ZEF is guided by an International Advisory Board.