Tübingen in Evolution, Evolution in Tübingen

The goal of this programme is two-pronged. First, it aims at achieving a better understanding of evolutionary biology by the general public by aiming at improved school education, better education of teachers and a permanent, public lecture series. Second, it promotes “evolutionary thinking” as an academic soft skill for university students outside regular evolutionary teaching programmes. This involves (1) assuring that evolution is used as the unifying theme throughout biology courses, (2) offering courses specifically aimed at students from other fields, (3) organising high-level seminars by international speakers that bridge gaps between disciplines, and (4) offering financial encouragement for student projects that involve interdisciplinary cooperation on evolutionary topics.

This programme is funded by the "Curriculum Evolutionsbiologie" initiative from the Volkswagen Foundation, which aims to strengthen evolutionary biology in Germany.

Programme coordinator:

Dipl.- Biol. Ines Häderer
Animal Evolutionary Ecology
Institute for Evolution and Ecology, Faculty of Science
University Tuebingen
Auf der Morgenstelle 28
72076 Tuebingen, Germany

ines.haederer(at)student.uni-tuebingen.de

www.uni-tuebingen.de/evoeco