Sustainability

Sustainability award for final theses

The Sustainability Award honours outstanding theses (Bachelor's or Master's theses) whose subject matter deals theoretically or practically with research into sustainable development and/or climate impact (adaptation). The competition expressly includes theses that deal not only with ecological but also economic and social aspects of sustainable development and climate change.

The competition is explicitly aimed at students from all faculties. The prize will be awarded during the faculty ceremony on the graduation day.

The prize is endowed with €400.

Students and former students who have written their final thesis at Bielefeld University in the last two academic years (1 October 2023 to 30 September 2025) with a grade of at least "good" (2.0) are eligible to apply. Students should be expressly encouraged to apply by their examiners and supported in the application process.

Please send your application in a PDF document by 30.09.2025 to nachhaltigkeitsbuero@uni-bielefeld.de

More information here.

 

HumboldtN Lecture series in winter semester 25/26: Shaping sustainability communication effectively - with science, culture and design (in German)

Cultural forms of expression and creative means open up new perspectives, create emotional access and make complex topics tangible. They provide impetus and build bridges in the sustainable transformation of our society. Together with experts from various disciplines, this lecture series will explore how aesthetic and artistic strategies can promote social change and what role marketing and social media play in this. The lectures from different subject areas will provide insights for an inter- and transdisciplinary group of participants.

Consultants from North Rhine-Westphalian universities and universities of applied sciences will present projects ending dates and channels for the effective presentation of sustainability issues. Contributions from the performing arts will broaden the perspective with artistic methods.

Registration at: https://humboldt-n.nrw/weitere-programme/ringvorlesung-wise-2025-26

[Catch-up date] Workshop with Jannik Heckmann (S4F): "From oil heating to heat pumps - education for sustainable development using heating as an example

After a brief theoretical introduction, participants in this face-to-face workshop can experience for themselves what education for sustainable development (ESD) can look like using the example of heating. As part of a group puzzle, the participants use worksheets to explain to each other how natural gas, heating oil, wood pellet and fuel cell heating systems work and discuss their advantages and disadvantages. In particular, the emissions caused are discussed. The group puzzle is supplemented by a worksheet on heat pumps including an explanatory experiment.

When? 27 November 2025 15:00-18:00

Where? coming soon

Registration at: https://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/bised/cgi/anmeldung.php?kurs=25a-waermepumpe

Sustainability newsletter

With the Sustainability Newsletter, the Sustainability Office informs you at irregular intervals about current developments in the field of sustainability at Bielefeld University. You will also receive information on internal and external events, funding (e.g. teaching and research funding) and exciting projects from the universities community relating to the topic of sustainability.

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Did you know ...

...that there are Ricoh toner collection boxes and non-Ricoh toner collection boxes in most of the university's copy rooms? In both cases, the collected cartridges are reconditioned and reused after an inspection and only disposed of if they cannot be reconditioned. The respective departments / secretary's offices are responsible for purchasing the Ricoh boxes themselves.

The collection box for the Collection Dragon campaign can be requested by sending an email to abfallwirtschaft@uni-bielefeld.de.