Alumni Week: What if there was a global Constitution?
Saturday 4 October 2025 | 14:30-15:30 | Science Park C1.110
- Date
- 4 October 2025
- Time
- 14:30 -15:30
- Location
- Science Park 904
- Room
- SP C1.110
Research shows that we have breached the safe and just boundaries of the Earth system. This has caused significant harm to both people and nature, while we are still failing to meet the basic needs of people around the world. The news reflects a world falling apart. Countries are increasingly choosing their own short-term interests. Inequality is growing. This is a recipe for system failure – or worse, the collapse of our civilisation.
What do we need? A global constitution. A constitution for the people and all other inhabitants of the Earth.
Do you have a vision for a better world? Submit your essay, poem, photo or drawing via globalconstitution.org and become a co-author of a shared future!
Speakers
Prof. Joyeeta Gupta is Professor of Environment and Development at the University of Amsterdam and IHE Delft. She was awarded the Spinoza Prize (2023) and the Amsterdam Impact Award (2025). She also holds an ERC Advanced Grant of €2.5 million (2021–2026) for climate research. As a lead author for the IPCC (1998–2014), she contributed to the work that was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. She is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and co-chairs several prominent UN and scientific initiatives.
Anna Gimbrère is a presenter, programme maker and science editor. She graduated in theoretical physics at the University of Amsterdam and went on to work on various science programmes for television. She has presented, among others, De Wilde Ruimte (VPRO), Bodem in Zicht (NTR) and her own series Anna’s Brains. She is currently the presenter of the investigative journalism programme Pointer (KRO-NCRV) and creates explainer videos about technology for Bright (RTL). In 2024, she was “De Mol” in Wie is de Mol? Starting in September 2025, she will appear weekly on RTL Tonight as the resident science commentator. Gimbrère is a passionate advocate for the importance of science and sustainable technology.
