Urgent Words for Urgent Times: Writing Climate Science for Change

We are delighted to share the full program of our upcoming Academic and Policy Writing Workshop, “Urgent Words for Urgent Times: Writing Climate Science for Change.”

Organized by C-URGE members from the Department of Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology at Uppsala University, the workshop will take place at the Sigtuna Foundation in Sweden from 15–20 February 2026. Discover below the program, partners, and invited contributors who will join us in exploring how writing can drive meaningful climate action.

OPENING PANEL

Anthropologist Writers Professional and Personal Reflections

C-URGE Supervisors Panellists:

Asta Vonderau, Susann Baez Ullberg, Katrien Pype, Mara Benadusi

OPEN LECTURE  Rhythms of Writing:

The Crux of Composing an Anthropological Text

Keynote Speaker: Professor Emerita Helena Wulff

POLICY (COL)LAB PANEL DISCUSSION

Bridging genres: Transforming ethnography to policy recommendations in theory

Invited Panellists:

Karin André, Stockholm Environment Institute

Lissa Nordin, Formas

Christina Garsten, Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study

Simon Johansson, Swedish Agency for Defence Analysis

FULL SCHEDULE