UIBK SciComm Impact Week
(2025W800875 SE Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation)

Course readings and essential dates

I’ve created this page for you because some people have problems accessing OLAT. I hope that this makes things easier for you, but if you have any questions, send me a note at suzanne.whitby@uibk.ac.at.

Pre-course readings (complete by 4th November)

Instructions:

Before we meet, I invite you to:

  • do some light reading,
  • reflect on what you’ve read, and
  • brainstorm a few early ideas for a short talk that connects sustainability to your research for a non-expert audience.

You’ll find everything you need here: 

1. Single sheet overview of readings with summaries:

Download PDF

2. All readings (ZIP):

Download ZIP

3. Reading reflections worksheet

Download PDF

4. Assignment

Download assignment

Pre-course survey (complete by 6th November)

Instructions:

To help me tailor the course to your interests and experience, please take a few minutes to complete this short questionnaire. It asks about your research, your views on sustainability, and your motivation for joining SciComm Impact Week.

To the survey

Online kick-off meeting - 4th November 13h30

To prepare for our time together, and to reflect on readings, please join us for 1 hour on Zoom.

In this kick-off meeting, we’ll have time to reflect on what we’ve read, briefly introduce ourselves and our “draft” idea for our 3MT, and get a quick introduce into what to expect from the course.

When: 4 November 2025, 13h30-14h30
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1CiMbCyHQFyL3jTXcCkjKg

Key dates:

4rd November 2025

  • Completion of readings
  • Completion of assignment
  • Online Zoom meeting

6th November

  • Completion of online questionnaire

10-13 November:

  • Daily courses/training + small group coaching

14 November: 

  • Live presentations to public audience