Monday, May 18, 2020

Application deadline: 15th June 2020!! International MSc prog on Global Change Ecology at University of Bayreuth


Application Invited for MSc study program in Global Change Ecology at University of Bayreuth
Application Deadline: 15th June 2020
Teaching language is in English. Accepted candidates do not have to pay tuition fees.

Hello Folks,

FYI the message we have received from the above university with a request to spread the advertisement. 

Best wishes,

Ranjan Panda
Convenor, Combat Climate Change Network, India
Convenor, Water Initiatives
Tweets @ranjanpanda

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Message below from Carl Beierkuhnlein, University of Bayreuth, Germany

We would like to advertise the upcoming application deadline this summer for an attractive and intense international MSc study program in Global Change Ecology at the University of Bayreuth in Germany. Either you in person or bachelor students and graduates around may be interested in this qualification.

The program is devoted to understanding and analyzing the most important and consequential environmental concern of the 21st century; namely, the ecological consequences of Global Change, especially the effects of climate change and biodiversity loss. One of the program's focus is the linking of natural science and socio-economic perspectives. The international program is realized in close contact with research institutions, NGOs and companies and administration. Our study program has been acknowledged by the United Nations as an observer organization. During the last years, we received applications from more than 70 countries.

Teaching language is in English. Accepted candidates do not have to pay tuition fees.
Applicants from any academic background that is related to the scope of this study program are welcome to apply. Applications can be uploaded on the Online Application portal.
The deadline is 15th of June 2020. Please check the link below for application details:


We encourage and appreciate you to disseminate this information! Our coordinators will be happy to assist candidates in their application if something is unclear.
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Saturday, May 9, 2020

The #COVID19 Lockdown and Indian Migrant Workers: Two Posts from Ranjan Panda



The Indian Roti at Aurangabad

Date: 9th May 2020

The state said it had waged a war against a virus. Just within 4 hours the poor #MigrantWorkers realised it was turning out to be a war against them as well. They feared, hunger will kill them before Corona. It in fact did. The Roti that they somehow had gathered to fight against hunger turned out to be a useless weapon when the train crushed them. Now the state will ascertain the cause of death. Some have already raised the question as to why these fools slept on the railway track. Some asked, why were they walking for hundreds of kilometers even as all of us are advised to 'stay home, stay safe'? Genuine questions! But were not they trying to do exactly that: trying to reach home so that they can stay safe? Now, as the state is trying to ascertain the cause of the death, what would be the result: Suicide? Hunger? Corona? Apathy? State? Ask this question to yourself while ordering your Biryani from Zomato or flaunting your culinary skills on social media. Your answer has a lot to do with future of this country.

(Pic: Roti that were given as a matter of charity, and not as a Right to the migrant workers falling on the railway tracks as a goods train crushed 16/17 of them to death at Aurangabad. They were walking down from Maharashtra to reach their village in Madhya Pradesh as India failed in taking care of them.)
https://twitter.com/ranjanpanda/status/1258982676087762946?s=20






Nation’s Conscience lost?

Date: 8th May 2020

We as a nation have lost our conscience for sure. We have failed our #MigrantWorkers who build our dreams, our cities. We have left them to die in many ways. These 16/17 workers were run over by train, many have died of exhaustion on road and the nation has died several deaths! https://t.co/umIRxr1zax

(Both photos are from social media.  Photographer unknown)

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Ranjan Panda
Convenor, Water Initiatives
Convenor, Combat Climate Change Network, India
Mahanadi River Waterkeeper (Member, Global Waterkeeper Alliance, New York)

Email: ranjanpanda@gmail.com
Twitter: @ranjanpanda
Skype: ranjan.climatecrusader