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What Does Sustainability in Research, Teaching, Art, and Society Mean? This year’s Science Day at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar on Wednesday, 21 May, was dedicated to this question with their theme »What Does Sustainable Mean Here?«. Scientists shed light on this complex topic from different professional perspectives in five exciting presentations. Visitors were invited to reflect on a seemingly omnipresent concept – and yet one that constantly needs to be rethought.

The Thuringian Forest is a myth, habitat, recreational area, and economic factor – but how much of it is left in times of climate crisis, urbanisation, and demographic change? What kind of future can be developed in this symbolic landscape in the former Green Heart of Germany? The »Landscape in the Anthropocene: Thuringian Forest - Between Imagination, Resources, and Reality« project is seeking to answer these questions, specifically in the Masserberg region.

Im Rahmen des Bauhaus-Moduls »Auf die Schiene kommen« lädt die Professur Entwerfen und Städtebau herzlich zur Eröffnung einer Vortragsreihe ein, die sich mit der nachhaltigen Transformation von Bahnhöfen in den Niederlanden befasst. Den Auftakt macht am Donnerstag, den 22. Mai 2025, um 18.30 Uhr im Bauhaus-Atelier ein Vortrag von Pascal Cornips vom renommierten Architekturbüro Benthem Crouwel Architects aus Amsterdam.

In 2025, Climate Alliance - the largest European city network for municipal climate protection - is once again calling on citizens and municipalities to cycle as many everyday journeys as possible within three weeks. The goal is to make a strong statement in favour of mobility, healthy exercise, and active climate protection. The city of Weimar is taking part in »CITY CYCLING« from 24 May to 13 June 2025. The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will be participating for the fourth time with its own team.

What happens when a forest changes? Students from the »PostCompost – Forest Reset« research project are examining the transformation of the Thuringian Forest with instructors Klaus Fritze-Herbst and Christian Doeller. Using artistic and scientific methods, the group is making it possible to understand how nature, landscapes, and habitats are evolving and reshaping themselves.