Institute of Natural Resource Sciences

«Forward-looking urban and countryside development involves weighing up different ecological, social and economic interests.»
The Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR) actively promotes the sustainable use of natural resources and a responsible attitude towards people and their environment by training the environmental engineers of the future, providing a wide range of further education courses and carrying out applied research and development. Topics of particular interest include the assessment and monitoring of factors affecting the landscape such as use and production, the promotion of regional added value and the conservation of the landscape as a valuable resource for humans, animals and plants.
Study
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Natural Resource Sciences
Our BSc course draws on topics from both the natural sciences and other disciplines such as engineering, social sciences and economics. Students can choose between five different specialisations: organic farming and horticulture, landscape/education/tourism, renewable raw materials and energies, nature management and urban ecosystems.
Master of Science (MSc) in Environment and Natural Resources
The new Master programme Environment and Natural Resources combines natural and social sciences with technological competences and therefore imparts the interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary abilities to deal with complex environmental questions.
Continuing education
The Institute of Natural Resource Sciences offers a wide range of further education courses for professionals and enthusiasts:
Research and services
The IUNR’s research activities are split between the Centre for Ecological Engineering, the Centre for Ecosystems and Biodiversity and the Centre for Environmental and Agrofood Systems. A total of 22 research groups work on a wide range of topics relating to landscape development and use and land and energy management.
The Institute provides services and carries out applied research and development projects in partnership with public and private entities as well as playing an active role in national and European research programmes in order to harness synergies between the various players in the sector.
Centre for Ecological Engineering
In the research unit "Environmental Technologies and Energy Systems" the following groups are researching:
Centre for Ecosystems and Biodiversity
In the research area "Integrative Ecology" the following groups are researching:
In the research area "Urban Ecosystems" the following groups are researching:
Centre for Environmental and Agrofoodystems
In the research area "Organic Agriculture" the following groups are researching:
Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology
In the research area "Sustainability Transformation" the following groups are researching:
Agricultural and Resource Economics
Sustainability Communication / Environmental Education
In the research area "Tourism and Sustainable Development" the following group is researching:
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