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Ringvorlesung in the Winter Term 2024/25
In the winter term 2024/25 the Ringvorlesung will be conducted in English.
Program
Time and venue
- Thursday, 17:15 – 19:00
- Hörsaal für Theoretische Physik, Linnéstr. 5
- Streaming at https://lecture.uni-leipzig.de/b/kru-jku-yov-znl (Diskurs Nachhaltigkeit)
All speakers confirmed their participation. Confirmed abstracts are marked by ✔
Participant Information
The participants in this program will become acquainted with current methods to analyze complex problems in sustainability science and their impact in our society. Special attention will be payed to an digesting of sustainability as an issue of interlocking crises, analysis from multiple perspectives, and how quantitative modeling and predictions help in this endeavor.
From the perspective of case studies of current research the participants
- will learn about current analysis and modeling strategies,
- they will be introduced to handling data and statistics, and
- their use to develop and evaluate action plans.
The Ringvorlesung can be taken as
- non-physics elective (Wahlpflichtmodul) in the Physics Bachelor- and Masters-Programs (German and IPSP)
- elective in other study programs at the Universität Leipzig (on request to the appropriate examining board)
Moodle Course and Participant Information
There will be a Moodle course with homeworks and material to prepare for the sessions, and recordings of the lectures.
Practice seminars
There are also two Practice seminars (as a workshop) augmenting the course. The participation in the Practice seminars is compulsory for participants that follow the module 12-PHY-BMWBNE1.
Oct/Now 2024. Workshop on “Competences for Sustainable Development”
Details will be announced in September, prior to the registration to the course.
Beginning of March 2025. Presentation and Discussion of Essays
Arrangements for this workshop will be finalized during the first workshop.