2026

In addition to its annual activity report, the ZIN publishes a biannual newsletter providing an overview of the wide range of sustainability-related activities carried out by ZIN researchers in the areas of research, teaching and knowledge transfer. The biannual newsletter 01|2026 has now been published. | Continue

ZIN-scholars Prof. Dr. Tillmann Buttschardt, Dr. Tobias Gumbert und Dr. Cornelia Steinhäuser have successfully secured funding for the project “FRUGALL – Fertilizing Rural-Urban Grids through Agroecology Living Labs to enhance sustainable food system transitions” within the framework of the Ulysseus network. | Continue

On 14 September 2026, the Center for Data Science and Complexity (CDSC) and ZIN at the University of Münster will host the workshop “AIM for Sustainability” at GEO 1 (Heisenbergstr. 2) as part of the “AIM for Science” initiative. Two ZIN members, Dr. Anne Mollen and Prof. Dr. Benjamin Risse, will also contribute to the workshop with their respective inputs. | Continue
 

In cooperation with ZIN, the Psychologists for Future Münster are hosting four “Active Hope Cafés” from July to September 2026. Two ZIN scholars, Dr. Daniela Pastoors and Clarissa Lang, are also involved in organizing and facilitating the events. | Continue

The handbook "Wie Abfall die Welt bewegt: Handbuch sozialwissenschaftliche Abfallforschung", edited by the Waste-in-Motion Collective, was recently published by transcript Verlag. Two ZIN members, Dr. Tobias Gumbert and Dr. Yusif Idies, also contributed to the volume, which will be available Open Access from July 2027. | Continue

Marking the tenth anniversary of the Center for Interdisciplinary Sustainability Studies (ZIN), the anniversary symposium „wissen(schafft)zukunft“ – 10 Jahre interdisziplinäre Forschung zu Nachhaltigkeit“ [“knowledge(creates)future – 10 years of interdisciplinary research on sustainability”] will take place on April 15, 2026. With the participation of numerous ZIN researchers, the event will feature an inspiring keynote and seven inter- and/or transdisciplinary panel discussions, offering a multifaceted panorama of key topics in sustainability transformation. Alongside the anniversary symposium, an interview with political scientist Prof. Doris Fuchs is featured on the ZIN-Blog „nach(haltig)gedacht“. | Read more
 

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

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

The ZIN Newsletter 02|2025 is now available online. This comprehensive newsletter provides information about the numerous sustainability-related publications by ZIN scientists from the second half of 2025. | Read more