News on Sustainability

Once again, the University of Mannheim has successfully completed the audit familiengerechte hochschule of berufundfamilie Service GmbH. This confirms the university’s high development level and its sustainable commitment to personnel policies which take the employees’ family responsibilities and ...

As at other universities, air travel accounts for a significant proportion of our university's greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, air travel is closely linked to essential elements of academic exchange, such as conference attendance.

The European Commission has published a new report (Policy Report) on the consequences the coronavirus pandemic has had on women in research and development.

Together jogging and clean the city from garbage.

For the first time, the City of Mannheim has honored students for their final theses on sustainability. Two students of the University of Mannheim have received the award.

The University of Mannheim promotes social diversity and equal opportunities. It is an open place for learning, teaching and working. Respectful, appreciative interactions with one another and tolerance for diversity are core values of the university.

More than 75 members of the U7+ international university alliance met in Japan this week ahead of the G7 summit. The University of Mannheim played a leading role.

On 16 March 2023, the Transatlantic Climate Conversations series, in which researchers from the University of Mannheim and the Brandeis University in the US will discuss pressing questions about the climate crisis, will start. All those interested are welcome to join the online discussions.

Hungry and short on time? Students and employees like to take their meals from the Mensa to go. Since the beginning of January, the Studierendenwerk Mannheim has been offering reusable bowls as an alternative to disposable packaging – deposit-free via app.

In its meeting on 7 December 2022, the Senate of the University of Mannheim has elected Professor Dr. Moritz Fleischmann as new Vice President for Sustainability and Information Provision. The Senate elected the Professor from the university’s Business School in a clear vote.