Campaign Month "Mighty May"
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.
Mighty May 2026
Sustainability Day on May 13
Poppelsdorf Campus is set to host the Sustainability Day for the fifth time.
Look forward to a varied program featuring numerous stalls and hands-on activities.
Pop along and find out how you can make sustainable action part of your day-to-day life. Whether you are up for some discovering, getting involved or engaging in conversation, the event promises something for everyone!
More information is available here!
KlimaPuzzle on May 26 (for employees of the University of Bonn only)
Understand climate change and take action together.
If you are keen to learn more about the science behind climate change and get involved yourself, the interactive KlimaPuzzle workshop will be right up your street.
This “climate puzzle” has enjoyed global success, reaching over a million people to date. It uses the latest reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to teach an in-depth knowledge of climate change in an easy-to-understand way and in just three hours. In a process built around dialogue and having fun, participants join forces to explore the causes and consequences of the climate crisis and the complex interrelationships involved in it.
The workshop also offers a space for discussion and debate. Working together, potential solutions are devised and tangible steps identified that each and every one of us can take to help mitigate climate change. As well as expanding their knowledge, the KlimaPuzzle will also raise participants’ awareness of the urgent need to take action and the responsibility that we all share for our future.
When: 1 pm to 4 pm on May 26, 2026
Where: Poppelsdorfer Allee 31/33, 53115 Bonn
Sign up here.
City Cycling starting on May 29
Spend 21 days on your bike, cut carbon emissions and be part of a collective effort for the climate.
This 21-day initiative from the Climate Alliance network is all about making climate-friendly cycling an integral part of our everyday lives. The aim is to use your bike for as many trips as possible, be this regularly or just occasionally. Every mile ridden counts, especially when you are choosing to cycle instead of taking the car. Whether it is for your daily journey to university or work or your quick hop to the baker’s on a Sunday, every contribution made will help to mitigate climate change.
The University of Bonn has consistently been among the city’s top three most successful teams every year since 2021—a strong sign of our collective engagement. This year too, all students and staff are once again warmly invited to join in and get on their bikes for the sake of climate action.
When: from May 29 to June 18, 2026
Sign up here.
What else is coming up:
- Diversity Days on May 18 (1:30 pm to 5 pm) and 19 (11 am to 5 pm)
As it does every year, the University of Bonn will be shining a spotlight on a specific equal opportunity and diversity issue during its Diversity Days. This year’s focus is on neurodiversity in order to share knowledge, foster mutual understanding and break down prejudices against people’s different ways of thinking and perceiving the world. More information is available here.
- Dies Academicus on May 20
This day of events features a diverse program of talks, workshops, guided tours and numerous hands-on activities organized by all departments. It gives anyone who might be interested the opportunity to explore the University and encourages them to learn more about the whole spectrum of science and research.
- Bonn Science Night 2026 on May 21 (9 am to 6 pm) and 22 (9 am to 11 pm)
Entitled “Diagnosis: Future,” the 15th Bonn Science Night invites members of the public to discover science up close and gain first-hand experience of topics that hold the key to our future. More information is available here.
Mighty May 2025
As always, a big thank-you to everyone who took part in the many thrilling events!
- Sustainability Day with various sustainability actors and action stands, a fair soccer tournament, free hot drinks from the Fairtrade Germany coffee bike and delicious food from the Studierendenwerk on the Poppelsdorf campus.
- Workshop on environmental psychology, organized by the Green Office
- Tips and inspiration for a fair breakfast as part of the “Fair in den Tag” campaigns on the Instagram channels @fairtrade_unibonn and @nachhaltige_unibonn
- Night flea market in the Campo Mensa in Poppelsdorf, organized by the Green Office, AstA and Studierendenwerk Bonn
We are excited to present many more activities during our upcoming action month, "Sustainable September".
Mighty May 2024
We would like to thank everyone who took part in the numerous exciting activities!
- Jeans collection campaign during the entire “mighty may” at the Infopunkt of the University of Bonn
- A fascinating introductory presentation on the topic of environmental psychology and an open discussion forum at the Sustainability Network meeting, organized by the Green Office
- Sustainability Day 2024: On May 7, visitors could enjoy over 20 stalls and activities run by some of the key figures in sustainability from across the University of Bonn
- Workshop on designing nesting aids on the occasion of World Bee Day, under the expert guidance of Jun-Prof'in Antonia Mayr (Information and instructions will be available here soon)
- A faitrade breakfast recipe as part of the Fairtrade campaign #FairInDenTag on on the Instagram channels @nachhaltige_unibonn and @fairtrade_bonn
- Big clothes swap in the Campo Mensa in Poppelsdorf, organized by the Green Office, AStA and the Studierendenwerk of the University of Bonn
We look forward to presenting you many more campaigns in our next "Sustainable September 2024" campaign month!
Mighty May 2023
A big thank-you to everyone who took part in the many thrilling events!
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Fair trade campaign week to mark the University of Bonn’s recertification as a Fairtrade University
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RhineCleanUp Cigarette Butts Week 2023 as part of a plogging initiative organized by University Sports
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Sustainability Day 2023 featuring various key people and activity stands on the Poppelsdorf Campus
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Healthy Campus Bonn Week with a range of activity stands devoted to health
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GreenBonn Hackathon at DIGITALHUB.DE organized by Stadtwerke Bonn, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences and the enaCom Transfer Center at the University of Bonn
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Diversity Days 2023, packed with information and activity stands—all organized by the Vice Rectorate for Equal Opportunity and Diversity
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The Studierendenwerk’s vegan/vegetarian campaign month in the Hofgarten canteen
We look forward to telling you about many more events and activities in our next campaign month, Sustainable September 2023!
Mighty May 2022
There are many sides to sustainability. In Mighty May 2022 , therefore, some exciting initiatives were once again organized with partners. These highlighted how and where each of us can help foster a culture of sustainability at our University and in our daily lives. The first Sustainability Day at the University of Bonn was the highlight of this campaign month!
- Cycling to work/Cycling to university—The University of Bonn’s Healthy Campus team and University Sports invite staff and students to take part in the Germany-wide AOK initiative.
- FARMERS fighting the global crisis—a special evening organized by Fairtrade University Bonn
- First Sustainability Day at the University of Bonn
- Healthy Campus-menu& hands-on activities organized by University Sports
- Also happening in May: Public Climate School by Students for Future Bonn, Day for Biological Diversity, the Bonn Science Night with the mantra “Nach(haltig)geforscht” (“Sustainability Investigated”), Diversity Days of the University of Bonn, Humboldt-n Conference—„Spannungsfelder der Nachhaltigkeit“ (“Tensions in Sustainability”) and pilot project kick-off “CO2 Labels at the Hofgarten Mensa”