Call for Participation
Following two successful events in recent years, we are continuing our efforts through the Forum for Sustainability to strengthen a network of researchers working on sustainability issues. This year, we are placing special emphasis on fostering connections among early-career researchers.
We therefore extend a special invitation to doctoral students, postdocs, and non-tenured faculty members. Our goal is to offer engaging presentation formats and ample opportunities for meaningful networking. Of course, all UR researchers interested in sustainability topics are warmly invited and encouraged to participate.
The Forum for Sustainability 2026 will take place on October 29 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the seminar room at Biopark 1 (ground floor).
We have received numerous positive responses to our call for participation and look forward to an exciting event featuring talks and poster presentations covering a broad spectrum of disciplines.
The preliminary program can be found here (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible).
All researchers interested in participating who have not yet registered for the event can do so via the online form:
Online Form (external link, opens in a new window)
Foto: UR/Julia Dragan
Looking Back on July 2, 2025
Following the successful launch in 2024, we are continuing our efforts to build a network of researchers working on projects in the field of sustainability.
The second Forum for Sustainability on 2 July 2025 was dedicated to the key topic of "Interdisciplinary research and research funding" and the question: What does it take to make interdisciplinary collaboration in sustainability-oriented research a success?
Two keynote speeches provided the introduction: Prof Dr Andreas Lange, Professor of Economics and Cluster of Excellence "Climate, Climate Change and Society" at the University of Hamburg, and Prof Dr Richard Weihrich, Professor of Chemistry of Materials and Resources at the University of Augsburg, reported on their experiences with interdisciplinary collaboration and funding opportunities in sustainability research. Building on these contributions, approaches from the University of Regensburg were presented, further discussions were encouraged and an open space for dialogue was created.
Programme from 02.07.2025
Looking Back on July 3, 2024
On 3 July 2024, the Forum for Sustainability took place for the first time at the University of Regensburg (UR).
The motto of the forum was "Research on and about sustainability". The topic was explored from very different angles with keynote speeches from 11 UR faculties: from microbes, green lab certifications, sustainable financing, mindfulness, digitalisation and sustainable chemistry to the question of how language can shape transformation processes. The event impressively demonstrated the wide range of topics in the field of sustainability that scientists at the University of Regensburg are working on and researching.
The aim of the event was to make sustainability research at the UR visible, promote interdisciplinary exchange and initiate joint research projects. Researchers at all career levels - from established academics to young researchers in the accompanying poster exhibition - were able to engage in dialogue with each other.
