Environmental Science Center

The WZU („Wissenschaftszentrum Umwelt“) is a central scientific institution at Augsburg University that promotes interdisciplinary research and teaching. The focal points of our research activities are the Environmental Humanities, Environmental Health Sciences, Ressource Strategies, Narratives of Substances („Stoffgeschichten“), and science communication.

We also conduct practical (research) projects in local environments and develop solutions, together with partners from business and industry, the public and administrative sectors, and from extra-university research institutions.

We have set standards in the inter- and transdisciplinary Environmental Sciences and work as an interface between the research conducted at Augsburg University, various partners in industry, and local authorities / NGOs active in the environmental sector.

The WZU at a glance

The Environmental Science Center (WZU)

Research Areas

Study & Teaching, and Doctoral Programs

Research Projects

News

July 3, 2024

Gummi als Erfindung der indigenen Völker Südamerikas

Der Augsburger Chemiker und Philosoph Prof. Dr. Jens Soentgen zeigt durch die Analyse historischer Quellen, dass der intellektuelle Anteil indigener Völker an der modernen Technologie zur Gummiherstellung weitaus größer ist als bislang angenommen. Seine Studie ist bei Cambridge University Press in der Reihe „Elements in Environmental Humanities“ erschienen.