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Knowledge transfer & dialog

Event in lecture hall at the University of Basel
Image: SCCER CREST

In April 2018, the university’s second Sustainability Week focused on the topic of mobility. During the third Basel Sustainability Forum in June, well-known researchers discussed the topic of climate change together with people working in the areas of policy, economics and from NGOs. In addition, significant publications from SCCER CREST and the environmental sciences caught the attention of the media and political sphere.

Goals
Actions
Responsible
Goals

Intensifying international networking and the discussion surrounding sustainability

Actions
  • The University of Basel will become a member of the International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN)
Responsible

Sustainability Office

Goals
Actions
  • Financial support and organization of the 8th World Sustainability Forum (September 2020)
Responsible

Prof. M. Bergman

Goals

Firmly establishing Student’s Sustainability Week at the University of Basel

Actions
  • Concept, planning and implementation of Sustainability Week in 2020 and 2021 with the support of the Sustainability Office
Responsible

Students for Sustainability at the University of Basel (SDUBS)

Goals

Greater visibility of sustainability-related issues at the University of Basel for staff and students

Actions
  • Communications including at least one UniNews article on a sustainability-related topic each month
Responsible

Sustainability Office
in collaboration with the Communications & Marketing department

Highlights

Environmental scientists from the University of Basel were also involved in authoring the new children’s book Globi und die neuen Arten (Globi and New Species), featuring the cartoon character Globi. It helps raise awareness of the invasive fish species that continues to spread its way up the Rhine.

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