Campaign Month "Fairer Februar"
The University of Bonn invites all its members to take part in the many varied initiatives and events about sustainability as well as to come up with ideas for own campaigns.
Fairer Feburar 2026
GreenScreen on February 3th
The GreenScreen series of film screenings shows a hand-picked selection of movies that tackle sustainability from different angles. Environmental, social and cultural issues are grappled with and explored in depth at these communal screenings followed by group discussions.
Next up will be 2012’s “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” The film tells the story of a little girl, Hushpuppy, who lives with her father in a small community in the bayou. It addresses just how dependent human beings are on the natural world around them and how climate change and the destruction of the environment are threatening their livelihoods.
For the discussion that follows, Team N (N for “Nachhaltigkeit” or “sustainability”) invites in researchers whose work involves various aspects of sustainability. This time, it will be the turn of the ethnologist Professor Christoph Antweiler, Professor for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Bonn’s Department of Oriental and Asian Studies, who will talk about “Life in the Anthropocene.”
When: 6 pm on February 3, 2026
Where: Kino in der Brotfabrik cinema, Bonn-Beuel
Costume Swap at the CAMPO-Mensa on February 5th
Almost Carnival time, and still no idea what to wear?
Soon it will once again be time to start looking for the perfect costume to wear to Carnival. But buying a new outfit every year—one that will probably only ever get worn once—causes unnecessary harm to the environment.
So why not party a bit more sustainably this time around? Simply swap your costume from a previous year for a “new old” item that you are bound to fall in love with!
The Studierendenwerk and Green Office would like to invite you along to their Carnival clothes swap, where you can pass on any old costumes that are still in good condition and discover some new ones. It is dead easy, not to mention sustainable and kind on your wallet.
By taking part, you will help conserve resources, save money and find an original outfit for Carnival time.
When: February 5, 2026
Where: CAMPO-Mensa, Poppelsdorf Campus, Endenicher Allee 19, 53115 Bonn
No need to register - just turn up.
February Lunch & Learn Session on Sustainability and Digitalization (only for University of Bonn staff) on February 6th
Ever wondered what digitalization and sustainability have in common? If so, Lunch & Learn will be right up your street!
The 16th Lunch & Learn Session will be all about the links between these two transformational issues.
All staff are warmly invited to throw some ideas around and chat about how sustainability and digitalization can be approached together at the University of Bonn - so why not pop along and join in? You are welcome to bring along something to eat.
When: February 6, 2026
We are looking forward to some lively discussion.
You can find more information on Confluence.
Finissage: We are the Anthropocene - Lecture Dr. Günter Wahlefeld on February 25th
With a lecture by Dr. Günter Wahlefeld: “Images of the World Before the End of the World”
No place on Earth remains untouched by human activity. Humans are transforming the climate, landscapes, oceans, and habitats, becoming a geological force in their own right. Today’s actions will shape the distant geological future of our planet. For this reason, scholars speak of a new geological epoch defined by humanity: the Anthropocene.
The photographic exhibition by ethnologist and geologist Christoph Antweiler from the Institute for Oriental and Asian Studies (IOA) explores the causes and consequences of this global transformation.
When: 5-7 pm on February 25, 2026
Where: Universitätsmuseum Bonn, Regina-Pacis-Weg 1, 53113 Bonn
No need to register - just turn up.
SDG Simulation Game (only for University of Bonn staff)
Sustain2030 - understanding sustainability. Building skills.
How do climate action, social justice and economic development tie in together? The interactive Sustain2030 simulation game combines continual professional development on a specific topic with an opportunity to acquire practical skills. Participants will gain an in-depth knowledge of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and a comprehensive understanding of the elaborate interplay and interrelationships involved in sustainable development.
They will also practice key skills for the future, such as constructive communication, cooperative decision-making, seeing things from different angles and thinking strategically as part of complex systems. Adopting various roles from the worlds of politics, business, industry and civil society, they will make decisions together, debate conflicting objectives and come up with viable strategies for ensuring a sustainable future by 2030.
Learn new things, become a better team player and understand sustainability from top to bottom.
Sign up now and hone your sustainable action skills!
When: February 26, 2026, 9am -1pm
Click this link to register.
The event will be held in german.
What else is coming up in February:
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Anthropocene Exhibition at the University Museum
The Museum of the University of Bonn is hosting an exhibition all about the horrors and beauty of global change, using photographs and selected exhibits to illustrate the causes and consequences of humanity’s transformation of the Earth. After all, human beings have, over time, become a major planetary force of change in their own right. The new exhibition will focus in particular on the current geological age, known as the Anthropocene, which researchers now believe began in the mid-20th century.
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Drop and Run at the University of Bonn from February 2th to February 27th, Monday to Friday from 8 am to 4 pm (For students of the University of Bonn only)
A sustainable initiative by the University of Bonn that gives students’ unused items a new home. All donated items will be stored and distributed to new international students in October. A sustainable way to support future international students. You can hand in your items at the International Service Point, Poppelsdorfer Allee 53.
As always, a big thank-you to everyone who took part in the many thrilling events!
- "Fairteil"-Event at the Poppelsdorf campus with free fair chocolate, exciting information about fair trade, and a quiz with great prizes
- Exclusive visit to the "What the Health" exhibition at the Museum König, followed by a reading by author and biodiversity researcher Thomas Hörren about his work "Vom Leben im Totholz – Die verborgene Welt von Insekten und anderen Lebewesen" (About Life in the deadwood – The Hidden World of Insects and Other Creatures)
- The third clothing swap at the Campo Mensa Poppelsdorf, organized by the Green Office, Asta, and the Student Services of the University of Bonn
- Digital flea market on the Confluence platform
We are excited to present many more activities during our upcoming action month "Mighty May"
Fairer Februar 2024
First carnival costume swap, organised by Team N - swap, give away and upcycle costumes.
Premiere of GreenScreen, the cinema with a focus on sustainability at the Brotfabrik Bonn-Beuel; Prof. Dr Jakob Rhyner provided the impetus with the film "Roter Himmel" (2022).
Upcycling workshop at the Bundeskunsthalle, based on the current Kant exhibition with the theme "Illumination: making lights from PET bottles, records, CDs and more".
Craft instructions for a sustainable origami heart to give as a gift on Valentine's Day - and beyond.
Recipe idea for a fair banana bread from Wertvoll NRW, a project of the NRW consumer advice centre.
Fairer Februar 2023
First Working Together to Shape Sustainable Transformation World Café in cooperation with the Green Office, the University of Bonn’s General Students’ Committee (AStA) and University management
Digital University-wide flea market on the Confluence platform
Contest: Biodiversity and Protecting Insects—make your own “bug hotel”
Recycling for protecting our nature and the environment, e.g. in cooperation with NABU
Public sustainability assembly at the University Hospital Bonn
Recipe and sustainability tips from the NEiS Project
Fairer Februar 2022
There are many sides to sustainability. The Fairer Februar 2022 campaign saw a new round of fascinating initiatives organized with various partners. These highlighted how and where each of us can help foster a culture of sustainability at our University and in our daily lives.
- Sustainability To Go! - Digital City Walks, Service Learning in cooperation with NEiS
- Digital flea market
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Contest to support biodiversity and protect the birds—make your own feeders and fat balls
- Online “Kochtopf Alaaf!” cooking workshop from NEiS
Thank you for helping drive our efforts forward! We looking forward to even more campaigns and events together.