CUHRE is now inviting you to send in contributions for the International Ecoliteracy Research Festival 2027 (IERF 2027).
Following the success of the inaugural International Ecoliteracy Research Festival in August 2025, we at CUHRE are delighted to announce that the festival will return for its second edition in 2027!
This means that we are now looking for contributions to IERF 2027. These contributions may take the following formats:
1. Panel – three to seven contributors discuss a topic, involving participants.
2. Symposium – a facilitated, yet informal, discussion about a topic involving participants.
3. Walk – a facilitated, active session, moving through the landscape with the aim ofexploring, discussing, co-creating, and/or reflecting.
4. Workshop – a facilitated engagement exploring a topic with elements of co-design.
5. Experiment – a facilitated exploration of a topic through embodied/exploratory activity.
6. Poster – an outdoors, visual presentation of a topic.
For more information, please see the full Call for Contributions.
Deadline for sending in your contribution: December 16th 2026.
If you have any questions about IERF or how to contribute, please contact us by email: ecoliteracyfestival@sdu.dk
ABOUT THE IERF 2027
What:IERF exploresnew formats for bringing researchers together to create and exchange knowledge and embed humanswith our more-than-human world. The aim is to foster generative research communities andrelationships across the planet. Allactivities take place outdoors with enriched, collective, eco-democratic, creative and embodied forms of sharing.
Who:IERF gathers researchers and others who are engaged in creating and exchanging knowledgeabout how to renegotiate human relationships with planetary life and educate forlife-friendlyfutures. We invite researchers,scholars, and emerging scholars, including PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers, aswell as educators, artists, and creative practitioners, regenerative community practitioners,change actors, independentresearchers, and civil society actors. We especially welcome thoseworking across and between boundaries, for example between research, art, education, andother practices.
When: The festival takes place on August 17-20th 2027 (with a pre-festival on August 16th
and post-festival on August 21st-22nd).
Where:Himmelbjerggaarden, Ry, Denmark. Located in the heart of Denmark’s Lake District,Himmelbjerggaarden issurrounded by rolling hills and dense forests. It sits close to Himmelbjerget (the sky mountain),a historic site where the Danish Constitution was shaped through popularmeetings in the 19th century. This legacy ofdemocratic thought and community gatheringcontinues to inspire the activities hosted at the venue.
How do I sign up: Registration opens with early bird rates on December 17th 2026. However, as mentioned above, IERF is currently open for contributions to the festival. These must be submitted by December 16th 2026.
For more information, please see the full Call for Contributions, in which you will find all currently available information.
For questions about IERF, please contact us by email ecoliteracyfestival@sdu.dk
CUHRE looks forward to welcoming participants to the second edition of the International Ecoliteracy Research Festival in Denmark in August 2027🤝