Sustainability on Campus

Staff members of the University of Mannheim can return old IT devices and worn-out furniture in L1, 1.

Please note: Only staff members can access the links via the intranet (in German).

The list below provides an overview on the university buildings with information about the location of elevators and which floors they serve:

Campus West

• A3: restrooms (basement) to library (first floor)
• A3: staircase (ground floor) to library (third floor)
• A5, Bauteil A: library (basement) to office section (fourth floor)
• A5, Bauteil A: staircase between Bauteil A and B (basement to fifth floor)
• A5, Bauteil C: staircase between Bauteil B and C (basement to second floor)
• B6, Bauteil A: restrooms (basement) to classroom section (third floor)
• B6, Bauteil C: foyer (ground floor) to office and classroom section (fourth floor)
• B6, Bauteil E and F: foyer (ground floor) to office and classroom section (fourth floor)

L squares

• L1, 1: office section (ground floor to third floor)
• L7, 3–5: restrooms (basement) to staircase (fourth floor)
• L7, 3–5: underground parking lot (basement) to office section (fourth floor)
• L9, 1–2: underground parking lot (basement) to office section (fifth floor)
• L9, 7: underground parking lot (basement) to office and classroom section (fifth floor)
• L13, 15–17: office and classroom section (ground floor) to office and therapy room section (fifth floor)
• L15, 1–2: foyer (ground floor) to office section (eleventh floor)

Schloss

• Schneckenhof Nord: Campus Shop (ground floor) to foyer lecture hall (first floor)
• Schneckenhof Ost: Hays Forum (ground floor) to fourth floor
• Schneckenhof Ost: entrance area (ground floor) to office section (second floor)
• Schneckenhof Süd: InfoCenter (ground floor) to library (second floor)
• Schneckenhof West: library (basement) to office section (second floor)
• Ostflügel: Reception Desk (ground floor) to office section (second floor)
• Ehrenhof Ost: entrance Katakomben (ground floor) to office section (second floor)
• Mittelbau: east entrance (ground floor) to library (third floor)
• Mittelbau: west entrance (ground floor) to library (third floor)
• Mittelbau: library (third floor to fifth floor)
• Ehrenhof West: entrance theater (ground floor) to office section (second floor)
• Westflügel: library (basement to first floor)
• Westflügel: foyer (ground floor) to office section (third floor)

Several buildings on campus provide accessible restrooms:

Campus West

• A3: basement (accessible by elevator)
• A5, Bauteil A: ground floor (next to the library)
• A5, Bauteil B: ground floor (in the hallway, accessible side door)
• B6, Bauteil A: basement (accessible by elevator)
• B6, Bauteil C: basement and first floor (in the staircase, accessible via back entrance)
• B6, Bauteil D: ground floor
• B6, Bauteil E and F: basement, first floor and third floor (in the classroom section)
• B6, Bauteil E and F: second floor and fourth floor (in the office section)
• D2: second floor (accessible by elevator)

L squares

• L1, 1: ground floor (in the office section)
• L7, 3–5: basement and elevated basement (accessible by elevator)
• L9, 1–2: ground floor (accessible via the underground parking lot)
• L13, 15–17: ground floor
• L15, 1–2: ground floor (in the foyer)

Schloss

• Schneckenhof Nord: groundfloor (next to the Campus Shop)
• Schneckenhof Ost: first floor (close to the elevator)
• Schneckenhof Süd: first floor (in the library)
• Ehrenhof Ost: basement, first floor and second floor (next to the Katakomben, Aula and Kunstturm)
• Ehrenhof Ost: ground floor (next to Café EO)
• Mittelbau: second floor (in the Ostturm and library)
• Westflügel: basement, second floor and third floor

Since the summer of 2021, the Rektoratshof in the Ostflügel of the Schloss is home to a bee hotel. It provides a habitat for insects and also improves the appearance of the courtyard. Wild bees, in particular, can find shelter in the hotel and use it as a nest site.

The bee hotel was provided by the Universität Mannheim Service und Marketing GmbH.

Since the spring of 2021, the Ostflügel of the Schloss is home to a free swap library. The bookshelf sits next to the Campus Shop. It serves to swap your books with others.

The free swap library was provided by AStA, Division III, and the Universität Mannheim Service und Marketing GmbH.

In front of the Mensa at the Schloss, cyclists can use the tools provided at the red post to make minor repairs to their bikes. Various tools, a bicycle pump, and a QR code leading to instructions are available around the clock.

The bike repair station was installed by AStA.

Once a week, the departmental student committee AStA opens their bike repair shop at Parkring 39 for you to pump up flat tires or make minor repairs to your bike. A team of volunteering students is always there to answer any questions and give you a hand. AStA also sells standard spare parts at the purchase price.

More information on the opening hours and prices are provided on the website of AStA.

On campus, students can contact various info points for different topics:

• The InfoCenter is located in the Schloss Schneckenhof Library and is run by the University IT (UNIT) and the University Library . It is the info point students can contact for information or advice on literature and library services. The InfoCenter also hands out the ecUM smart cards and lends out notebooks.
• The Infothek of the Studierendenwerk Mannheim is located in the Mensa at the Schloss. Students can go there to get informed about the services and office hours of the departments for housing, psychological counseling and BAföG.

The Staff Council of the University of Mannheim represents the interests of all staff members at the university. This includes the staff members in research and administration, student assistants, and civil servants. They can always ask the Staff Council about both little and grave problems they have in their job with the University of Mannheim.

Please note: The website of the Staff Council (in German) is only accessible via the intranet for the groups mentioned above.

University members can dispose of broken smartphones and empty ink and toner cartridges at the university in an environmentally sound manner. A box for smartphones is provided in the free swap library next to the Campus Shop in the Ostflügel of the Schloss, and a box for ink and toner cartridges is located on the right of the Campus Shop counter.

The boxes were provided by the Universität Mannheim Service und Marketing GmbH.

There are several libraries on campus:

• A3 Library
• A5 Library
• Schloss Ehrenhof Library
• Schloss Schneckenhof Library
  • Learning Center
  • ExpLab Schloss Schneckenhof
• Central Lending Library Schloss Westflügel

All libraries provide a wide range of literature, scanners, workspaces, and PCs. The libraries also have group study rooms, except for the Central Lending Library.

There are three water fountains in the libraries, where students and staff members can refill their bottles for free.

The water fountains are located in the

• A5 Library: ground floor
• Schloss Schneckenhof Library: first floor (break room in the Learning Center)
• Schloss Schneckenhof Library: ground floor (group study room)

Another refill station is located in the Campus Shop in the Ostflügel of the Schloss.

Several changing tables are located on campus:

• Schloss Ostflügel: ladies’ restroom (next to the Campus Shop)
• Mensa at the Schloss: basement
• A5, Bauteil B: ground floor
• B6, Bauteile E and F: ground floor in the ladies’ and men’s restrooms (close to the Parent and Child Room)

For more information about the family-friendly campus, please visit the website on equal opportunity.

In the spring of 2022, a wildflower meadow was planted behind the Schloss Mittelbau towards the Rhine. It is an important food source for insects and a good way to improve the sustainability of less ecologically diverse environments such as lawns.

The wildflowers are perennial, which means that their seeds remain viable in the soil for several years, even when during the winter months the plants above ground die. The seed mixes used were “Honey plants for fallow land”, “Terragold bees’ feast”, and “Wildflower meadow without grass”.

The wildflower meadow was planted by the state office for property and construction Mannheim/Heidelberg (Vermögen und Bau Baden-Württemberg).