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Environmental Education


Communicating sustainability, making environmental topics comprehensible, providing insights into modern environmental research and generating enthusiasm for it are just a few of the cornerstones of our environmental education at the UFZ.

We are active at regional, national and international level: The UFZ has a teaching lab , is involved in the Junior Engineer Academy Joint Project Leipzig , offers further training for teachers at schools and is establishing an UFZ educational platform on environmental topics and sustainability.

This website gives you an overview of all these topics.


Schautafel der Wanderausstellung "Wissenschaft macht Schule"

Touring exhibition "Wissenschaft macht Schule" – now available

The exhibition on microplastics (in German) was developed for schools as part of the MikroPlaTaS project (Microplastics in Dams and Reservoirs), which is coordinated by the UFZ. In addition to basic information on the use, distribution and effects of plastics, the exhibition also presents the results of research team's own project.

Schools and those engaged in environmental education can borrow the exhibition for free. A handbook for teachers has been developed with suggestions and explanations on how to incorporate the information into school lessons.

Flyer for the touring exhibition (in German)
Project MikroPlaTaS


Offers at the UFZ


Logo Freiwilliges Ökologisches Jahr Voluntary ecological year (FÖJ)

For adolescents there is the opportunity to complete a voluntary ecological year at the UFZ after school.