Events, publications, conferences and more News @TdLab
2025
Interactive workshops for ZQ Sustainability, presented by Dr Nicole Aeschbach, Dr Kathrin Foshag and TdLab Geography students: Images for change, Between climate anxiety and courage for the future.
The future we want – Workshop with Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoffmann on the solution-oriented approach in the context of education for sustainable development (ESD).
Opening reception for the exhibition “Aesthetics of Climate Change Adaptation | Science Meets Art” on April 4, 2025, at the Bürgerhaus B3, Gadamerplatz. Organizers: Bahnstadt District Association in cooperation with the Heidelberg Environmental Office and the TdLab Geography. The exhibition will be on view until mid-July 2025.
Dr. Nicole Aeschbach as keynote speaker at the event “Climate in the Head: Emotions, Resilience and Action in Times of Climate Change” (PRIO1 in cooperation with the Central Student Advisory Service of Heidelberg University (ZSB)).
Dr Nicole Aeschbach and Dr Kathrin Foshag are participating in the Master's network on climate emotions as part of the internationalisation project 'Moral Emotions in the Green Transition' (HSE cooperation). An international autumn school will be held in October as part of this project.
Online workshop in an online education series on AI in higher education at the University Network for the Digitalization of Teaching Baden-Württemberg (HND-BW) on February 14, 2025.
Dr. Nicole Aeschbach is involved in the “phänoMINTal!” project: Using innovative approaches and measures to inspire students to study a STEM subject.
Launch of the Silver Ways project to increase walkability for older people in cities.
2024
New publication by Kathrin Foshag, Teresa Ruckelshauß, Ann-Kathrin Schlieszus, Nicole Aeschbach and Alexander Siegmund on 'The Impact of Structured Professional Development on Promoting Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Higher Education' in HINT (5/2024).
Successful application for funding in the MWK program "Attractive MINT Studies: Initiative Program for the Future-Oriented and Innovative Development of MINT Study Programs" with the proposal "Conception and Implementation of the MINT Focus Area Transformative Environmental Research (TrafU) in the Master's Program in Geography".
Project completion and closing event for FlyingLess after three years of 'successful research, less flying'.
New publication on the topic of reducing air travel in science with the participation of Dr. Nicole Aeschbach in the context of the FlyingLess project: Conference air travel’s relevance and ways to reduce it.
Dr. Kathrin Foshag and Dr. Nicole Aeschbach at the bwDigiFellows II network meeting in Stuttgart (projects 'Stay cool!' 2024 and 'Climate physics meets BNE' 2023).
Climate Data Workout with Dr. Nicole Aeschbach as part of Geography Awareness Week.
Participation in the bwGPT project on the use of AI in university teaching with the seminar “Climate physics meets ESD”.
Dr. Kathrin Foshag and an interdisciplinary consortium visiting University of Copenhagen as part of the internationalization project "Moral emotions in the green transition" (HSE cooperation). The networking trip served as preparation for a joint summer school of HSE Heidelberg and the University of Copenhagen in summer 2025, which will be open to students from Heidelberg and Copenhagen.
Interdisciplinary DFG Young Researchers Academy hei_INSTRUMENTS in Heidelberg with the participation of Dr. Kathrin Foshag.
HEAL project completion in September 2024.
After more than three years, we are successfully completing the transdisciplinary project "Heat Adaptation for Vulnerable Populations (HEAL)." The numerous products (including the HEAL app for cool, shady routes in Heidelberg) and results will continue to flow into follow-up projects, research on heat adaptation, and heat protection measures by the Heidelberg city administration.
The HEAL app tested on RON TV.
Dr. Kathrin Foshag and Dr. Christina Ludwig present the HEAL app at SWR Aktuell Baden-Württemberg (8'40'').
Dr. Kathrin Foshag, together with Dr. Christina Ludwig, presents the HEAL app on Deutschlandfunk.
Dr. Kathrin Foshag, together with Dr. med. univ. Kathrin Zangerl (HIGH), receives funding in the Fellowship program for teaching innovations and support services in digital higher education in Baden-Württemberg.
Further press activities on the completion of the HEAL project in summer 2024
- HEAL image video released
- Press release from the Klaus Tschira Foundation
- Newsroom announcement from Heidelberg University
- Article in the Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung newspaper
- Press report in the MIT Technology Review
- Article in the Mannheimer Morgen newspaper
Lecture “Your Future, Your Handprint – Taking Action Together Against the Climate Crisis” by Dr. Nicole Aeschbach at the Sustainability Day at the Friedrich-List-Schule Mannheim.
Interactive heat workshop as part of the interdisciplinary course “Heat – climate change in the novel and here in Heidelberg” with Katharina Brzezinski, Dr. Nicole Aeschbach and Dr. Kathrin Foshag in collaboration with Dr. Silvia Machein (Institute for German as a Foreign Language Philology, University of Heidelberg).
Lecture “Critical Literacy for Climate Action – Key to Self-Efficacy in the Climate Crisis” by Dr. Nicole Aeschbach at the SciencePub Heidelberg of juFORUM e.V.
Kathrin Foshag and Florian Kohler (BNE Center of the PH Heidelberg) with a presentation at the conference “Interdisciplinary Education for Sustainable Development” at the Nuremberg Technical University.
Lecture “Science-based and solution-oriented: ESD as a cross-sectional perspective for all subjects” by Dr. Nicole Aeschbach at the Seminar for Didactics and Teacher Training (Vocational Schools) Karlsruhe
Dr. Nicole Aeschbach and Prof. Dr. Werner Aeschbach participating in an information event organized by the Stifterverband (Donors’ Association) on the new call for applications for bwDigiFellows II, presenting a report on their experiences with the project “Climate Physics meets ESD.”
Dr. Kathrin Foshag talks about HEAL and heat adaptation in the climate podcast Treibhaus.
New publication by the TdLab team and project partners on the HEAL research project.
Dr. Nicole Aeschbach with a contribution “How to empower young learners through critical literacy for climate action” at the Springer Nature webinar “Talking to children and young people about climate”.
Lecture “Climate physics meets education for sustainable development (ESD)” by Dr. Nicole Aeschbach at the “ESD Snack” at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg.
Lecture “Actively shaping the future. Fundamentals and concepts of sustainability” by Dr. Nicole Aeschbach in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
New video on the Geography Interconnection Module with the participation of Dr. Kathrin Foshag.