Lecture series: Scientific perspectives on sustainability
04/28/2026Learn about key topics of sustainable development and explore paths to a sustainable future: All students, teaching staff and members of the university are invited to the lecture series.
The "Scientific Perspectives on Sustainability" series kicked off for the fifth time in the Botanic Garden. The WueLAB sustainability laboratory is offering the series together with the University Didactics Department at the Centre for Teaching and Learning as part of the "Higher Education for Sustainable Development" certificate programme. Five more events will follow in May and June; registration is still possible.
At the start of the programme, participants were given an insight into key basic principles of sustainable development and discussed current challenges and perspectives. The focus was on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the concept of planetary boundaries and social thresholds, which serve as guidelines for a sustainable and just future.
Presentations and dialogue created space to explore and critically classify approaches to socio-ecological transformation and develop initial ideas for sustainable practices.
Further lectures in the summer semester 2026
All lectures will be in German!
In the coming weeks, scientists will give insights into current research findings and strategies for sustainable development in five short online lectures. In events lasting 45 or 90 minutes, participants will gain insights into the current state of research, key problem contexts and possible solutions to selected topics within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals, for example SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions).
Monday, 11.05.2026, 12:30 - 14:00 (online)
Futures literacy: Learning and teaching to shape the future
HS-Prof. Dr Carmen Sippl, MA
SDG 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions
Prof. Dr Sonja Grimm
Monday, 18 May 2026, 12:00 - 12:45 (online)
Between Enlightenment and Manipulation: The Role of the Media in the Discourse on Sustainability
Michael Rudolf
Wednesday, 10.06.2026, 13:30 - 15:00 (online)
Chemistry in transition - from fossil raw materials to sustainable concepts
Prof. Ann-Christin Pöppler
Sustainability in healthcare: Between ecology and economy
Prof. Dr med. August Stich
Wednesday, 17.06.2026, 12:00 - 13:30 (online)
Waste management at JMU as a contribution to sustainability
Katharina Helm
Rethinking products - change instead of recycling
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Thursday, 25.06.2026, 12:00 - 12:45 (online)
Environment, people, literature - narrating crises and futures
Dr Lena Pfeifer
Information & registration
Further information and the possibility to register.
Registration for individual lectures is possible.
Students can have their participation credited as part of the GSiK programme. For lecturers, the event can be credited in Module II of the certificate programme "Higher Education for Sustainable Development".
