Students can use this list to find out about the range of courses on sustainable development, regardless of their subject. The list is curated by the Sustainability Office: nachhaltigkeit@unibas.ch.
Methodology: All sustainability-related courses per semester are displayed using an automated keyword search.
Note: The participation requirements of the current course catalog apply: not all courses can be attended.
For a more detailed search within the list, click on the <Transfer to search> button.
Tip: Pathways to Sustainability (TQNE) offers students of all subjects an introduction to the topic of sustainable development from the third semester onwards. Students at the University of Basel can obtain a certificate.
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Agrargeographie und Landnutzung |
Benjamin Walter Florian Zabel |
2 |
wöchentlich 3Wednesday, 10.15-12.00 Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 120 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Analysis of Financial Statements for Decision Makers |
Ulf Schiller |
3 |
wöchentlich 1Monday, 14.15-16.00 Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Auditorium |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Basel Sustainability Forum |
Manfred Max Bergman |
2 |
wöchentlich 3Wednesday, 12.15-14.00 Vesalianum Seiteneingang, Grosser Hörsaal (EO.16) |
0 | ||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Challenges in Plant Sciences |
Janina Grabs Alejandra Morán Ordóñez Jelena Rajkov |
2 | See individual dates | |||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Corporate Financial Management |
Pascal Gantenbein |
6 |
wöchentlich 3Wednesday, 16.30-20.00 Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Auditorium |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Einführung in die Biogeographie |
Stefanie von Fumetti |
2 |
wöchentlich 5Friday, 08.15-10.00 Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Einführung in die Mikrobiologie für Umwelt- und Geowissenschaften |
Jakob Zopfi |
3 |
wöchentlich 3Wednesday, 14.15-16.00 Bernoullistrasse 30/32, Hörsaal 223 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Einführung in die Tiergartenbiologie |
Adrian Baumeyer Olivier Pagan |
1 | See individual dates | |||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Electricity Markets |
Hannes Weigt |
3 |
wöchentlich 2Tuesday, 14.15-16.00 Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S15 HG.31 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Fundamentals of Public Economics |
Florian Kuhlmey |
6 |
wöchentlich 2Tuesday, 14.15-16.00 Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 001 wöchentlich 3Wednesday, 08.15-10.00 Vesalianum Seiteneingang, Grosser Hörsaal (EO.16) |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Globale Stoffkreisläufe und Umweltprobleme: Schwermetalle, Phosphor und Nahrungsmittelressourcen |
Christine Alewell Stefan Osterwalder |
3 |
wöchentlich 4Thursday, 10.15-12.00 Bernoullistrasse 30/32, Hörsaal 223 |
0 | ||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Grundlagen der Volkswirtschaftslehre |
Beat Spirig Rolf Weder |
6 |
wöchentlich 3Wednesday, 14.15-18.00 Chemie, Organische, Grosser Hörsaal OC wöchentlich 4Thursday, 08.15-10.00 Biozentrum, Maurice E. Müller Saal U1.111 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Grundlagen zum Wechselverhältnis von Religion, Wirtschaft und Politik |
David Atwood Antonius Liedhegener Georg Pfleiderer |
3 |
wöchentlich 2Tuesday, 14.15-16.00 Bernoullistrasse 30/32, kleiner Hörsaal 120 |
0 | ||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Impact Measurement |
Georg von Schnurbein |
3 |
wöchentlich 3Wednesday, 10.15-12.00 Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 116 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Internationales Klima- und Nachhaltigkeitsrecht |
Andreas Müller |
6 |
wöchentlich 2Tuesday, 16.15-18.00 Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S10 HG.45 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Introduction to Energy Economics 1 |
Hannes Weigt |
3 |
wöchentlich 2Tuesday, 10.15-12.00 Anatomie, Hörsaal 52 |
0 | ||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Introduction to One Health |
Jan Hattendorf Rea Tschopp Jakob Zinsstag |
3 |
wöchentlich 2Tuesday, 08.15-10.00 Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 5 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Klima und Menschheitsgeschichte |
Dominik Fleitmann |
2 |
wöchentlich 4Thursday, 08.15-10.00 Bernoullianum, Grosser Hörsaal 148 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Nachhaltiges Ressourcenmanagement - Konzepte und Geschäftsmodelle |
Johannes Heeb |
1 |
wöchentlich 3Wednesday, 14.15-17.00 - Online Präsenz - |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Naturschutzbiologie |
Christof Angst Christine Grossen Frank Christian Krysiak Daniel Küry Ramon Müller Zahra Rahmani Benedikt Schmidt Daniela Thurnherr Keller Yvonne Willi Sonja Wipf |
2 |
wöchentlich 5Friday, 10.15-12.00 Vesalianum Seiteneingang, Grosser Hörsaal (EO.16) |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Produktion und Logistik |
Thomas Hanne |
3 |
wöchentlich 4Thursday, 16.15-18.00 Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 120 |
0 | ||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Psychopathologie im Erwachsenenalter |
Myriam Thoma |
3 |
wöchentlich 4Thursday, 10.15-12.00 Kollegienhaus, Aula 033 |
0 | ||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Sustainability Management: Grundlagen verantwortungsvoller Unternehmensführung |
Dominik Meier |
3 |
wöchentlich 4Thursday, 08.15-10.00 Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 001 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Sustainable Finance |
Yuna Heo |
3 |
wöchentlich 2Tuesday, 16.15-19.00 Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Grosses PC-Labor S18 HG.37 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Sustainable Plant Systems |
Klaus Schläppi |
2 | See individual dates | |||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | The Interplay of Agricultural, Environmental and Energy Policies |
Robin Argueyrolles Ruth Delzeit |
3 |
wöchentlich 4Thursday, 14.15-16.00 Geographie, Seminarraum EG 0-09 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Umweltarchive und Umweltrekonstruktion |
Oliver Heiri |
2 |
wöchentlich 1Monday, 12.15-14.00 Geographie, Hörsaal 5-01 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Urban Climatology |
Nicolas Bukowiecki Stavros Stagakis |
3 |
wöchentlich 2Tuesday, 12.15-14.00 Geographie, Seminarraum EG 0-09 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture | Verfassungstheorie |
Eva Maria Molinari |
4 |
wöchentlich 5Friday, 10.15-12.00 Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S10 HG.45 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | Aktuelle Umweltprobleme in den Umweltgeowissenschaften |
Christine Alewell |
2 |
wöchentlich 1Monday, 16.15-17.45 Bernoullistrasse 30/32, Hörsaal 223 |
0 | ||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | Apocalypse Now! Medien im Angesicht ökologischer Krisen |
Sarine Waltenspül |
3 |
wöchentlich 4Thursday, 10.15-12.00 Holbeinstrasse 12, Bluebox |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | Artifical Intelligence and Border Control |
Daniel Kunzelmann Remo Reginold |
3 | See individual dates | |||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | Changing (Individual) Energy Behaviour |
Iljana Schubert |
3 |
wöchentlich 1Monday, 14.15-16.00 Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Kleiner Seminarraum 02.001 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | Current Ecological and Health Issues in Africa |
Günther Fink Jürg Utzinger |
2 |
wöchentlich 5Friday, 14.15-16.00 Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 2 |
0 | ||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | Current Topics in Social Science Based on Sustainability Research |
Adam Hearn |
3 |
wöchentlich 1Monday, 12.15-14.00 Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Kleiner Seminarraum 02.001 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | Demography - History, Theory and Politics of Population |
Axel Paul |
3 |
wöchentlich 2Tuesday, 10.15-12.00 Deutsches Seminar, Seminarraum 5 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | Ecological Narratives: Contemporary British Eco-Fictions |
Letizia Ambrosetti |
3 |
wöchentlich 1Monday, 14.15-16.00 Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 106 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | Energy Transitions? From Fossil Fuels to Renewables, 1800-2026 |
Paul Blickle Corey David Ross |
3 |
wöchentlich 4Thursday, 14.15-16.00 Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | Environmental and Energy Economics |
Frank Christian Krysiak |
6 |
wöchentlich 3Wednesday, 16.15-18.00 Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S14 HG.32 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | Environmental Ethics and Intergenerational Justice |
Barbara Schmitz |
3 |
wöchentlich 2Tuesday, 12.15-14.00 Vesalianum, Seminarraum (O2.02) |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | European Land Investment in West Africa: Activist Aproaches to Humanities Research |
Luregn Lenggenhager |
3 | See individual dates | |||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | Generative KI im Bereich psychische Gesundheit und Psychotherapie – Anwendung, Wirksamkeit und ethische Herausforderungen |
Smeralda Senn |
1 | See individual dates | |||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | Gesundheit und Umweltexpositionen am Arbeitsplatz und Tourismus: Risikenverminderung durch körperliche Aktivität |
Sarah Koch |
3 |
wöchentlich 2Tuesday, 10.15-12.00 DSBG Neubau, Seminarraum 2 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | Health, Medicine and Care |
Piet Van Eeuwijk |
3 |
wöchentlich 3Wednesday, 10.15-12.00 Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | International Organizations and Sustainable Development |
Charline Depoorter |
3 | See individual dates | |||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | Klimawandel und Konflikt |
Viktoria Jansesberger |
3 |
wöchentlich 2Tuesday, 14.15-15.45 Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Seminarraum 02.004 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | Metabolic Urbanism |
Kenny R. Cupers |
3 |
wöchentlich 4Thursday, 10.15-12.00 Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 103 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | Organisationale Verantwortung und Legitimationsprozesse |
Claus-Heinrich Daub |
3 |
wöchentlich 3Wednesday, 10.15-12.00 Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | Political Economy for the Future: Growth, Inequality and Planetary Boundaries |
Janina Grabs |
3 |
wöchentlich 3Wednesday, 14.15-16.00 Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Kleiner Seminarraum 02.001 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | The Battle of Materials: Commodities, Consumption, and Planetary Crisis |
Miguel Cadórniga Martínez Adam Przywara Moritz von Brescius |
3 |
wöchentlich 1Monday, 14.15-16.00 Riehenstrasse 154, Seminarraum 00.022 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | The Political Economy of Resource Extraction |
Viktoria Jansesberger |
3 |
wöchentlich 2Tuesday, 10.15-11.45 Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Seminarraum 02.004 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | Transforming Society through Research: Theory, Methods, and Practical Examples of Transformative Research |
Antonietta Di Giulio |
3 |
wöchentlich 1Monday, 14.15-16.00 Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Seminar | Urban Climate Justice |
Johannes Schubert |
3 |
wöchentlich 1Monday, 14.15-16.00 Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Proseminar | Die East Side Story der Klimageschichte. Wissens-, Macht- und Erfahrungsräume in Osteuropa im 20. Jahrhundert |
Sarah Catriona Evison |
3 |
wöchentlich 3Wednesday, 12.15-14.00 Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Practical course | Vertiefung Globale Stoffkreisläufe |
Christine Alewell |
2 |
wöchentlich 2Tuesday, 16.15-18.00 Bernoullistrasse 30/32, Hörsaal 103 |
0 | ||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Field trip | From Anthropogenic Landscapes to Wilderness Management |
Christine Alewell Andreas Lang |
3 | See individual dates | |||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Colloquium | Circular Startup Challenge |
Frank Christian Krysiak Anna-Elina Pekonen Carolina Rovira Schmitt |
1 | See individual dates | |||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Colloquium | Corporate Responsibility |
Georg von Schnurbein |
3 |
wöchentlich 3Wednesday, 14.30-16.00 Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S14 HG.32 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Colloquium | MSD Life Science |
Marina Garrido Priego |
1 |
wöchentlich 4Thursday, 09.15-10.00 Vesalianum, Seminarraum (O2.02) |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Colloquium | Presentation of Concepts of MSD Master's Thesis |
Janina Grabs Frank Christian Krysiak Alejandra Morán Ordóñez |
1 | ||||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Colloquium | Strategy Implementation: Communication and Brand Management |
Dan Raphael Schley |
3 | See individual dates | |||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Colloquium | Sustainability Assessment |
Marc Frick Frank Christian Krysiak Annika Sohre |
3 |
wöchentlich 1Monday, 16.15-18.00 - Online Präsenz - |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Colloquium | Sustainability Science Research (Social Dimension) |
Janina Grabs |
1 |
wöchentlich 5Friday, 10.15-12.00 Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Kleiner Seminarraum 02.001 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Colloquium | Sustainable Real Estate: Principles and Practices |
Pascal Gantenbein Aya Kachi |
3 |
wöchentlich 3Wednesday, 12.15-14.00 Vesalianum, Kleiner Hörsaal (O1.13) wöchentlich 5Friday, 12.15-14.00 Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 116 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Colloquium | Wirtschaftsprüfung |
Matthias Jeger |
3 |
14-täglich 5Friday, 14.15-18.00 Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S15 HG.31 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture with practical courses | Biotic Indicators and Palaeoecological Reconstruction |
Oliver Heiri |
2 |
wöchentlich 4Thursday, 12.15-14.00 Geographie, Seminarraum EG 0-09 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture with practical courses | Complex Global Health Challenges: A Systems Thinking Approach |
Daniel Cobos Munoz |
2 |
wöchentlich 1Monday, 09.15-11.00 Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 2 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture with practical courses | Ecology – From Individuals to Ecosystems |
Franziska Korner-Nievergelt |
3 |
wöchentlich 3Wednesday, 10.15-13.45 Vesalianum, Seminarraum (O2.02) |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture with practical courses | Einführung in transdisziplinäres Forschen |
Ruth Delzeit |
2 |
wöchentlich 2Tuesday, 10.15-12.00 Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.193 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture with practical courses | Environmental Epidemiology |
Marloes Eeftens Samuel Fuhrimann Martin Röösli |
1 |
wöchentlich 1Monday, 13.15-15.00 Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 5 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture with practical courses | Global Change Resources |
Miriam Simone Andres |
3 |
wöchentlich 1Monday, 08.15-10.00 Vesalianum, Seminarraum (O2.02) |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture with practical courses | Ice Cores – Archives of Earth's History |
Sandra Camara |
2 |
wöchentlich 3Wednesday, 14.15-16.00 Geographie, Seminarraum EG 0-09 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture with practical courses | Inter- and Transdisciplinary Learning for Sustainable Change |
Julia Friederike Bohlius |
1 |
wöchentlich 1Monday, 13.15-15.00 Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 5 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture with practical courses | Key Issues in International and Public Health |
Peter Steinmann |
2 |
wöchentlich 1Monday, 15.15-17.00 Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 5 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture with practical courses | Natural Science Perspectives on Sustainability: The Food System |
Alejandra Morán Ordóñez |
3 |
wöchentlich 2Tuesday, 14.15-16.00 Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 117 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture with practical courses | Naturschutzpraxis |
Benedikt Schmidt |
1 |
wöchentlich 1Monday, 08.15-10.00 Geographie, Hörsaal 5-01 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture with practical courses | Social Science Perspectives on Sustainability: The Food System |
Janina Grabs |
3 |
wöchentlich 2Tuesday, 16.15-18.00 Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 117 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture with practical courses | Umweltsystem Ozean: Grundzüge der Ozeanographie |
Moritz Lehmann |
3 |
wöchentlich 4Thursday, 14.15-16.00 Bernoullistrasse 30/32, Hörsaal 223 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Course | Atmospheres: Ethnographic Explorations |
Michelle Engeler |
15 |
wöchentlich 4Thursday, 08.15-12.00 Ethnologie, grosser Seminarraum |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Course | From Rupture to Relation - Engineering Possibilities in the Afropolis |
Adam Hearn Yassine Rachidi |
3 |
wöchentlich 5Friday, 10.15-12.00 Petersplatz 14/ Hebelstrasse 3, Kleiner Hörsaal E014 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Course | Knowing Sustainability – Mapping Actors, Institutions, and Knowledge Resources for Change Towards Sustainability |
Marc Frick |
3 |
14-täglich 4Thursday, 14.15-16.00 Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 114 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Course | Quantitative & Qualitative Methods for Sustainability Research: Methods lab |
Franziska Korner-Nievergelt Iljana Schubert Annika Sohre |
3 |
wöchentlich 4Thursday, 12.00-14.00 Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 114 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Course | Socio-Technological Transformations Toward Sustainability |
Dennis Fila |
3 |
14-täglich 1Monday, 16.15-20.00 Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Course | Sustainable Societies: Inequality, Power, Conflict |
Stefanie Bailer Manfred Max Bergman Janina Grabs Tobias Hagmann Leupin Denise Traber |
3 |
wöchentlich 4Thursday, 10.15-11.45 Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Seminarraum 02.004 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture with internship | Applied Crop Modelling for Climate Risk Assessment |
Florian Zabel |
1 | See individual dates | |||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Lecture with internship | Innovation in Green Chemistry and Circular Life Sciences |
Frank Christian Krysiak Michael Nash |
3 |
wöchentlich 1Monday, 16.30-19.30 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Project | From Anthropogenic Landscapes to Wilderness Management |
Christine Alewell Andreas Lang |
3 | ||||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Main lecture with practical course | System Erde: Mensch und Umwelt (Teil 1) |
Christine Alewell Nicolas Bukowiecki Ruth Delzeit Oliver Heiri Markus Kalberer Nikolaus J. Kuhn |
12 |
wöchentlich 1Monday, 14.15-16.00 Geographie, Hörsaal 5-01 wöchentlich 2Tuesday, 14.15-15.00 Geographie, Hörsaal 5-01 wöchentlich 3Wednesday, 14.15-17.00 Geographie, Hörsaal 5-01 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Research seminar | Current Research in Global Change Ecology I |
Sabine Rumpf |
1 |
wöchentlich 3Wednesday, 14.00-15.00 Bernoullistrasse 30/32, Sitzungszimmer 202 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Research seminar | Das römische Hinterland als Kulturlandschaft: Umwelt, Produktion und Siedlungsgeschichte |
Sabine Huebner |
4 | ||||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Research seminar | Future Landscapes |
Nikolaus J. Kuhn Nesisa Analisa Nyathi |
3 | ||||
| 2026004fs 2026 | Core lecture | Quantitative & Qualitative Methods for Sustainability Research: Theoretical foundations |
Franziska Korner-Nievergelt Iljana Schubert Annika Sohre |
3 |
wöchentlich 4Thursday, 10.15-12.00 Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 212 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Core lecture | Tools and Methods for Interdisciplinary Research |
Iljana Schubert Annika Sohre |
3 |
wöchentlich 1Monday, 10.15-12.00 Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Kleiner Seminarraum 02.001 |
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| 2026004fs 2026 | Bachelor’s seminar | Bachelorarbeit in Umwelt und Energie |
Hannes Weigt |
12 | See individual dates |