Sustainability

Workshops NRW sustainability strategy through #MitmischenNRW

The state of NRW has a new sustainability strategy. Citizens in NRW are invited to comment on this new strategy and make suggestions for adjustments until 31 January 2026.

All information about the Sustainability Strategy.NRW 2026 can be found here.

Together with young people between the ages of 16 and 29, GermanWatch has set itself the goal of collecting young positions and incorporating them into the sustainability strategy. Ideas for NRW will be collected and presented to the Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Transport.

There will be a total of three free online workshops from 20 - 22 January from 5 - 7 pm. Simply come to the Zoom room during the hour in which a topic that interests you is offered and contribute your ideas for a sustainable NRW. You don't need any previous knowledge and no registration is necessary.

All detailed information about the programme and the Zoom dates can be found at

https://www.germanwatch.org/de/93386.

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

[Lecture] The fire salamander: a local favourite threatened with extinction

Did you know that around 21,000 fire salamanders live in Bielefeld Botanical Garden? The dramatic fact is that they are becoming fewer and fewer! The population in Bielefeld is acutely threatened, an ecological catastrophe right on our doorstep.
The AStA Department of Ecology has organised a lecture with doctoral student Max Mühlenhaupt. Max is doing research in the field and will be talking about the threats to fire salamanders in and outside Bielefeld.

The lecture will last 45 minutes. Max will be available for questions and discussion afterwards.

🗓️ 27th January 2026
🕣 4 pm
📍 H8

Come on over!

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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.