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Digital Cleanup Week 2026

University-wide digital clean-up campaign with events from March 16–20

This year’s Digital Cleanup Week will take place from March 16 to March 20. A well-organized digital environment not only enables energy and emissions savings but also contributes to a more pleasant work environment and enhanced productivity. The ZIN research group FORUM and the Sustainability Office invite all students and employees of the university to participate in the digital clean-up campaign and establish new routines for a more sustainable digital environment. | Read more

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ZIN-scholars offer a wide range of sustainability-related courses in the summer term 2026

In the summer term 2026, ZIN members and staff will once again be offering a variety of exciting sustainability-related courses in various disciplines. These include, for example,  seminars on topics such as „Geomedien und Desinformation“ or „Die Macht des Weniger? - Eine politikfeldanalytische Diskussion der Suffizienzpolitik“, a reading course „Der vergessene Körper: „Embodied democracy“ verstehen und erleben“ and also lectures, for example on „Zellbiologie und Physiologie der Tiere“ or „Umweltmikrobiologie“. | Read more

SuN 2026: Open Call for Papers

Abstracts can be submitted until April 30, 2026

The team behind the open access journal “Soziologie und Nachhaltigkeit – Beiträge zur sozial-ökologischen Transformationsforschung” whose editors include ZIN researchers Prof. Matthias Grundmann, Dr. Björn Wendt, Niklas Haarbusch, and Carsten Ohlrogge, has published a new call for papers. Contributions are sought across the entire spectrum of sociological sustainability and transformation research.

Thomasforum – Sustainability, justice, and a good life!

February 23, 2026, 7 p.m. at the Trinitatiszentrum (Fehrbellinweg 6a)

The next Thomasforum of the Evangelische Thomasgemeinde will take place on Monday, February 23, 2026, at 7 p.m. Under the title “Sustainability, justice, and a good life!”, it will address key questions about the role of citizens and consumers in the future of the planet. The discussion with ZIN member Prof. Doris Fuchs and Jutta Höper, head of the Sustainability Department at the Office for Green Spaces, Environment, and Sustainability of the City of Münster will touch on how citizens and municipal administrations can work together to pursue sustainability, justice, and a good life for all. | Read more

Meet the ZIN at the CDSC Kick-off Event

February 09, 2026 - Opening Event at the "Schloss"

The newly established Center for Data Science and Complexity (CDSC) will celebrate its opening on Monday, Februar 9, with a kick-off and expo event under the motto “Connecting Disciplines Through Shared Methods.” In addition to exciting keynotes, the program also includes a poster expo and networking session, at which the ZIN will be represented with a poster in the "Campus Connections" Segment. | Read more