In mid-2025, the Centre for Anthropocene Studies and Geophilosophy was established by Rangga Kala Mahaswa as part of his PhD research at the School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow. The Centre is envisioned as a space for academic freedom—a platform for thinkers and practitioners working across, beyond, or in between transdisciplinary backgrounds in philosophy, humanities, literature, arts, and sciences.
With bases in both Indonesia and Scotland, the Centre aims to cultivate several key areas of inquiry between 2025 and 2029, focusing on critical archipelagic ontology, speculative realism, new materialism, and practical philosophy. It recognises that contemporary technological advancements offer new avenues toward epistemic freedom, enabling broader possibilities for connection, dissemination, and the collective embrace of pluriversal knowledge.
The Centre welcomes all individuals driven by a strong commitment to fostering progressive thought and discourse—particularly those emerging from the many worlds of Earth—affirming that intellectual innovation can arise from any context, anywhere across the globe.