We demand: University presidents together with representatives from emergency services (fire brigades, medical staff) hold a press conference and announce an emergency briefing for the new senate of Berlin explaining the expected future and adequate actions!

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While Matthias Grotkopp was explaining how conferences like this one are by far not enough and scientists should engage more decidedly to pressure governments to declare a climate emergency, fellow scientists from Scientist Rebellion pasted posters on the conference hall’s walls.

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Right after the president of the FU Berlin opened the conference, an alarm bell rang, and two conference participants came to the podium holding a banner with the words “Act Now!”.

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The Free University is hosting an international conference on Sustainability in Higher Education. Keynotes and workshops reflect on the implementation of sustainability in teaching, governance, research and communication. A sign in the good direction! Or is it really?

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🚨Disruption of Sustainability in Higher Education Conference🚨 Academia should live up to its responsibility to society and convey urgency. Shouldn’t we turn academic conferences into emergency briefings? Shouldn’t we organize ourselves to face this unbearable situation together?

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