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Prof. Dr. Thomas Kox

Research Group Lead

Thomas Kox is interim professor in Earth Science Communication and Climate Education at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) during the summer term 2024. Thomas Kox studied geography with minors in political science and sociology at the Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, at the University College Cork, and at the University of Potsdam (doctorate). From 2011 to 2019, he worked as researcher at Freie Universität Berlin (FUB) and from 2019 to 2023 at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU). His work is on the perception and use of uncertainty, disaster and civil protection practices, as well as weather impacts, warnings and citizen science. Since November 2022, he leads the research group “Digitalization and Networked Security” at the Weizenbaum Institute.

Positions at Weizenbaum Institut

Research Group Lead

Research Group “Digitalization and Networked Security

Committees and functions

Fields of research

Risk and Uncertainty, Hazard Research, Human-Environment Relations, Population Protection, Citizen Science, Empirical Social Research

Projects

Relevant Research Projects

WEXICOM - Wetterwarnungen: von der Extremereignis-Information zu Kommunikation und Handlung (Hans-Ertel-Zentrum für Wetterforschung HErZ, BMVI, Deutscher Wetterdienst, 2011-2022)

KARE-Citizen Science (KARE-CS) - Aktivierung der Bevölkerung für Klimaanpassungsmaßnahmen über die Erhebung und Kommunikation von (Extrem-)Wetterereignissen und deren regionalen Auswirkungen - ein Projekt mit Bildungseinrichtungen im bayerischen Oberland - Teilprojekt: Erhebung von Wetterauswirkungen und Evaluierung (BMBF, 2020-2021)

Contact
E-Mail
thomas.kox@weizenbaum-institut.de
Organisation
Weizenbaum-Institut e.V.

Publications

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