The Wissenschaftsladen Tübingen (Science Shop Tübingen) is a non-profit association dedicated to documenting and communicating scientific topics in a way that is accessible to people and thus acts as a science agency. We offer many services related to this. Within the fields of activity, the focus is currently on the areas of education for sustainable development and pollutant consulting.
The Wissenschaftsladen acts as a point of contact for citizens that is non-profit, independent of interest groups, and yet offers expert advice and information as some of its key activities.
Wissenschaftsladen Tübingen e.V.
Kronenstraße 4, 72070 Tübingen
Tel.: 07071 - 252219
E-Mail: infospam prevention@wila-tuebingen.de
Current Workshop
CitizenKnowledge - Citizen Science?! The example of "clothing”
Citizens have a lot of experience from their everyday life, profession, and engagement. However, this (experiential) knowledge is often not taken into account, e.g. in political decisions. Yet, society could benefit greatly if the experience and knowledge of citizens were combined with the expertise of professional science. The term "citizen science" was coined for such approaches. The Tübinger Wissenschaftsladen, as a member association in the environmental center, makes it possible to combine experiential knowledge and professional expertise. One’s personal research for causes of problems can thus be linked with options for action from a scientific point of view.
In 2023, we want to deal with the topic of "clothing and consumption" and specifically with the entire life cycle: from raw materials, production and processing to disposal. We support students - as well as interested citizens - in implementing their CitizenScience projects. In preparation, we will work together on theoretical questions and the goals of the planned project. This will require several meetings spread over several weeks. In the subsequent practical phase, each member of our group can choose his or her own focus, join forces with others of the same interest, conduct research, visit clothing stores, for example, to find out about quality labels and critically examine them. The latter can also take several weeks, depending on the project and the participants' own capacities. Until the end of 2023, however, new interested people can join us at any time!
Wissenschaftsladen e.V., Sunhild von Carlowitz, Gerhard Wax, Thomas von Schell
Location: Environmental Center, Kronenstr. 4, 72070 Tübingen, Germany
Further information and registration by email: info@wila-tuebingen.de or via the website