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Sustainable education aims to empower people to think and act in a future-oriented way and, at the same time, understand the effects which their own actions have on the world. Prof. Christian Fischer is a member of the "Sustainable Development of Potential" research team at the University of Münster, and in this guest commentary he describes what sustainability means in education.

Claudia Caballero Reyes from Havana University has been researching her doctoral thesis at the Institute of Psychology at the University of Münster since April. She is the first doctoral student from Cuba to complete a research stay in Münster through the "Erasmus+" programme. Kathrin Kottke spoke with her about her research and challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

21 professors have been appointed to the University of Münster so far in 2021. Where were they working previously? What are the focuses of their research? As the traditional welcome for new appointees could not take place due to the corona pandemic, this year we again present them to you with a short profile and a photo.

Scientists working with Prof Jan Rossaint and Prof Alexander Zarbock, two anesthesiologists and intensive care specialists at the University of Münster, have found how platelets interacting with white blood cells contribute to the resolution of bacterial lung inflammation in mice. The results may help in the search for therapies to specifically regulate inflammation.

In the so-called Shanghai Ranking of Academic Subjects 2021, a comparison of around 1,800 universities, Münster University – with Mathematics, Chemistry and Communication Science – occupies three positions among the best 100 worldwide.

With the end of the "petroleum age" – i.e. replacing oil with sustainable bio-resources – renewable raw materials are becoming increasingly important for commerce and industry. In this interview, Prof. Jochen Schmid talks about the potential in "biologizing" processes and products.

The University of Münster recently published its new Internationalisation Strategy. In this interview with Kathrin Kottke and Norbert Robers, Prof. Michael Quante, Vice-Rector for International Affairs and Transfer, talks about the importance and the role of internationalisation for Münster University and about the challenges and aims.

What impact is the corona pandemic having on the climate? This is a question which landscape ecology students looked at in a project run by the Climatology working group. During the restrictions on contacts last year, they used a cargo bike fitted with various measuring devices to record the particle emissions in Münster.

An international team of researchers headed by biologist Lukas Schrader from Münster University show that a socially parasitic lifestyle of ants not only leads to a change in external traits, but also to a genome erosion in the species. The study is published in the journal "Nature Communications".

Henry Woolley and Atif Javed came from the UK and Pakistan. They are among the first ones to join the international Graduate School "BACCARA". In an interview, they explain why they decided to join the battery hotspot Münster.

Dr Bakul Sathaye from India, Dr Tingxiang Zou from China and Dr Christopher Kauffman from the USA are three of the 29 international Postdocs currently conducting their research at the University of Münster. Their guest articles talk about their passion for mathematics and provide insight into their careers and feelings throughout the pandemic in Münster.

A team of biochemists from the Faculties of Chemistry/Pharmacy and Medicine at the University of Münster has discovered a mechanism which regulates cell division and cell growth. The results can help to understand how Tuberous Sclerosis, a genetic disease, arises.