LFU:online

Students are able to

• reflect on the relevance, timeliness, authority and usefulness (information literacy) of their own work in the context of sustainability and science communication (broadly defined)
• synthesize appropriate information from a variety of sources
• constructively build on contributions from others, synthesize them
• support other team members in completing their tasks and provide constructive feedback (teamwork)
• present their research question to an audience appropriately and effectively, using a delivery technique that makes the presentation understandable and interesting to non-experts (oral communication); choose and/or generate a graphic representation that supports their presentation (Integrative learning: Integrative communication)
• describe how their own learning has changed over time and name contextual factors for this
• name and describe their own strengths and weaknesses (Integrative learning: Reflection and self-assessment)

• Literature study and reflection (oral and written)
• Methods of (oral) communication (story-telling)
• Methods of communication (visual presentation)
• Teamwork and feedback (support from and through others)
• 3MT Presentation 

input, coaching, peer-learning, final "live event" and  reflection session (follow-up)

This course is awarded a pass-fail course.

To pass, you will need to:

• Attended all of the sessions
• Present your 3-minute presentation on Friday as part of the three-minute thesis event.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (UN)
https://sdgs.un.org/2030agenda

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The UN Sustainable Development Goals: Contributions from the Humanities
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-advanced-studies/research/un-sustainable-development-goals-sdgs-contributions-humanities

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Rickinson, M. (2016) 'Communicating research findings', In: D. Wyse, E. Smith, L. E. Suter and N. Selwyn (Eds) The BERA/Sage Handbook Of Educational Research.

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Intemann, K. (2023). Science communication and public trust in science. Interdisciplinary Science Reviews, 48(2), 350–365. https://doi.org/10.1080/03080188.2022.2152244

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Nichols, T. (2018). The death of expertise. Oxford University Press. - Introduction only

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UKRI: The benefits of public engagement for researchers
https://www.ukri.org/publications/the-benefits-of-public-engagement-for-researchers/

Master's students (or doctoral students) from all subject areas who wish to take up the challenge of presenting their research questions (Master's thesis, dissertation) from a sustainability perspective.

You will need to have an idea of your research question, as you will build on this to create your 3-minute presentation for the final event.

This course is an Aurora Alliance (AURORA – Universität Innsbruck (uibk.ac.at) event. 

All students of all Aurora universities are invited to apply for participation in this course from January 08 till January 21, 2026 at the following link. After this date, registration via LFU:online  is possible for Innsbruck and Erasmus students, given there are still places: https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/international/aurora/aurora-course-offerings/universitat-innsbruck/

Please note: Students from Aurora partner universities must check with their home universities regarding any mobility grants!

Together with the course 800872 Lecture series on climate protection the course forms the Aurora micro-credential Climate Action & Sustainability Communication.