Newsletter March 2025

Dear Students, Dear Readers,

The March newsletter includes a brief update on our new “S³” event series in the summer semester 2025, the new graphic novel by the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS), and various upcoming events.

We wish you a wonderful spring!

1. News from the Student Sustainability Office

The preparations for our new Sustainability Semester Series “S³” are in full swing!

In the summer semester 2025, our new event series will take place with a focus on sustainable mobility. The program planning for this new event series is in full progress, but it is never too late to get involved on a voluntary basis!

If you like to support us, feel free to join one of our upcoming open organization meetings on April 3 or April 17, 2025, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM (c.t.) at the Student Sustainability Office (2nd floor, Hebelstraße 10, Freiburg).

We are always happy to welcome both new and familiar faces!

2. News from the University

New Graphic Novel Communicates Sustainability in a Creative Way!

Addressing new audiences involves exploring new avenues: This insight motivated five members of the first generation at the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS) to convey their research findings to teenagers in a graphic novel. How can interdisciplinary scientific findings from sustainability research be communicated to young people? This is the core question Dr Sarah May, Lea Breitsprecher, Dr Ida Wallin, Dr Cristina Espinosa, Dr Matthias Kranke, and Dr Javier Francisco dealt with in their project ‘Graphic Novel “Welt im Wandel – Fünf Stories zur Umweltkrise“‘ (Graphic novel ‘World in transition – five stories about the environmental crisis’), which they conducted in the first cohort of the interdisciplinary Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS). Read more about it on the website.

3. Events

International Student Conference: “Let’s Think Beyond the Bin: Reimagining Consumption for a Sustainable Future”

University of Basel & EUCOR

March 24 – 28, 2025

This five-day conference brings together students from various European universities to collaboratively tackle real-world sustainability challenges. Working in international teams and in close exchange with stakeholders from different sectors, participants will analyze specific issues and develop innovative solutions. The conference takes place as part of the University of Basel’s Sustainability Week, offering participants a variety of additional interesting events beyond the conference program.

Conference language: English
More information can be found here.

EPICUR Hubs Kick-Off Event on Sustainable Transformation

EPICUR

Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 2:00 – 4:00 PM

Online (link provided upon registration)

The event offers an introduction to the EPICUR Hubs, a keynote speech by Prof. Nicolaos Theodossiou on “Navigating Transdisciplinary International Research for Sustainability”, and opportunities for networking between ERCs on competencies, funding opportunities, and collaboration possibilities.

Event language: English
Registration: Until April 8, 2025, 10:00 AM
More information can be found here.

Best regards,

Your Student Sustainability Office of the University of Freiburg

Contact:

Email: nachhaltigkeitsbuero@zv.uni-freiburg.de
Office hours: Wednesday, 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Room 02 012 (2nd floor), Hebelstraße 10, Freiburg

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