The Thematic Research Network “Umwelten – Umbrüche – Umdenken” and the BMBF-Project “Worldmaking from a Global Perspective” at Heidelberg University are organizing an international, interdisciplinary Fall School on the topic of Urban Ecologies. Doctoral students of various fields are invited to gain new perspectives on the topic, present their own projects and receive feedback, and engage in a dialogue with both renowned and young scholars. The Fall School is combined with an international conference entitled “Creating the ‘Good Life’ in the City: Urban Spaces in Times of Change, Challenge and Crisis”.