Comments for Centre for Human Ecology https://www.che.ac.uk Education and Action for Head, Heart, and Hand Thu, 21 May 2026 08:32:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Comment on In memoriam: Ulrich Loening 1931-2025 by Bob Turner https://www.che.ac.uk/news/in-memory-of-ulrich-loening/#comment-235 Thu, 21 May 2026 08:32:06 +0000 https://www.che.ac.uk/?page_id=4821#comment-235 At the memorial for Colwyn Trevarthen in Edinburgh in March 2025, I was surprised and delighted to be greeted by my old friend and ally Ulrich Loening. I had not seen him in 30 years, but our mutual affection was still alive and palpable. He and Francesca invited me to visit them next time I was up in Edinburgh to see my grandchildren. Having at last got around to planning this visit, I was deeply saddened to have just discovered that he has passed on, he is no longer with us. He was an inspiring beacon in my life in the 1980s, powerfully prophetic of the vital need for sustainable energy and sustainable farming. He was a lodestone of integrity, insight, civilization, generosity and decency. I wish I had kept better in touch, and I can now only give my very late condolences to his dear family.

]]> Comment on In memoriam: Ulrich Loening 1931-2025 by Leeanna Devlin https://www.che.ac.uk/news/in-memory-of-ulrich-loening/#comment-38 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:03:55 +0000 https://www.che.ac.uk/?page_id=4821#comment-38 I was fortunate enough to attend my son’s and others’ “Graduation” under the Epic Yews.
An unforgettable occasion listening to inspiring speeches by Ulrich ,Alastair Mc Intosh and others.Visiting Ulrich and Francesca’s home was such a pleasure as well as a learning experience of practical Ecology.
His influence and optimism will live on in those who had the privilege of meeting and learning from him.
My deepest condolences to his family and friends.k

]]> Comment on In memoriam: Ulrich Loening 1931-2025 by Ian Douglas https://www.che.ac.uk/news/in-memory-of-ulrich-loening/#comment-37 Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:33:18 +0000 https://www.che.ac.uk/?page_id=4821#comment-37 Ulrich encouraged and supported organisations promoting human ecology around the world, especially the Society for Human Ecology and the Commonwealth Human Ecology Council. I greatly valued my few contacts with him and wish there had been time to get to know him better.

He taught , researched and lived human ecology.

]]> Comment on In memoriam: Ulrich Loening 1931-2025 by Kate MacDougall https://www.che.ac.uk/news/in-memory-of-ulrich-loening/#comment-36 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 17:57:51 +0000 https://www.che.ac.uk/?page_id=4821#comment-36 I was very moved to meet Ulrich at the 2023 De/growth co-learning lab, to feel the legacy of his work in the room, and the warmth of his encouragement to us all. The De/growth course made a deep and lasting impact on me, which continues to inform my work and worldview.
What a legacy he poured into the carrying steam. My condolences to all who were close with him.

]]> Comment on In memoriam: Ulrich Loening 1931-2025 by Joan Bell https://www.che.ac.uk/news/in-memory-of-ulrich-loening/#comment-35 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 08:37:17 +0000 https://www.che.ac.uk/?page_id=4821#comment-35 I met Ulrich through the U3A Philosophy of Biology group and found him so knowledgeable and thoughtful. He was always prepared to listen to you and share ideas and so enthusiastic about anything to do with biology. A real inspiration for any students who were lucky enough to be taught by him.

He will be sadly missed but always remembered.

]]> Comment on In memoriam: Ulrich Loening 1931-2025 by Any Sulistyowati https://www.che.ac.uk/news/in-memory-of-ulrich-loening/#comment-34 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 07:57:10 +0000 https://www.che.ac.uk/?page_id=4821#comment-34 I know Ulrich from the Balaton Group and was inspired by the work at the Centre of Human Ecology. May his soul rest in peace. My deepest condolences to his family and friends.

]]> Comment on In memoriam: Ulrich Loening 1931-2025 by Nora Mzavanadze https://www.che.ac.uk/news/in-memory-of-ulrich-loening/#comment-33 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:28:00 +0000 https://www.che.ac.uk/?page_id=4821#comment-33 I had the honour to meet prof. Ulrich Loening in the Balaton Group meeting. I remember him surrounded and accompanied by young people, including myself, and telling us his life stories. His eyes were radiating kindness and wisdom. All this signaled to me that this was an extraordinary human. It was a life well lived. My condolences to his family and friends. He will be missed.

]]> Comment on In memoriam: Ulrich Loening 1931-2025 by Linda Hendry https://www.che.ac.uk/news/in-memory-of-ulrich-loening/#comment-32 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 02:09:12 +0000 https://www.che.ac.uk/?page_id=4821#comment-32 I first met Ulrich during the Stop Torness Campaign and an early Edinburgh meeting of the Ecology Party. His Centre for Human Ecology was then part of Edinburgh University and housed in Buccleuch Street. His activism was continuous and contageous. There is his music too, and the ‘portable’ sawmill as well, plus a fig tree among my many memories of a wonderful human I spent too little time with.

]]> Comment on In memoriam: Ulrich Loening 1931-2025 by Rebecca Wober https://www.che.ac.uk/news/in-memory-of-ulrich-loening/#comment-31 Sat, 09 Aug 2025 15:45:40 +0000 https://www.che.ac.uk/?page_id=4821#comment-31 I was lucky enough to come to a few meals around the marvellous wooden table at the CHE in 2002 when I was studying at the University Architecture department, so I know that Ulrich created an unforgettable social and physical environment that was exceptionally full of warmth and inspiration. There are conversations that I still remember to this day. He will be sorely missed and fondly remembered

]]> Comment on In memoriam: Ulrich Loening 1931-2025 by Ben J H Matthews https://www.che.ac.uk/news/in-memory-of-ulrich-loening/#comment-30 Fri, 08 Aug 2025 11:21:58 +0000 https://www.che.ac.uk/?page_id=4821#comment-30 I first recall Ulrich from early 1990s studying in Ed Uni, inspiring connections around CHE’s fine table. We also corresponded the following decade, trying to save a holistic approach to climate science there. I then stayed some weeks in Ormiston in 2001 developing an early version of the interactive model I still continue now, I recall the fine cellos as well as the yew tree. Even recently we corresponded post-covid (on that topic), most insightful as always.
Human ecology conveys that the network feedbacks continue to echo beyond the life of any node, but this core link will be much missed, I hope Ulrich’s idea-list continues to grow.

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