The oceans shape our climate, provide food, connect continents – and at the same time are under threat. The lecture series “Responsibility for the Marine Heritage” at Kiel University invites students and interested members of the public to discuss the future of the seas.

Across ten sessions from April to June, key topics will be addressed, including increasing noise pollution and other stressors affecting the oceans, new approaches to more sustainable shipping, nature-based climate protection, marine climate engineering, and legal challenges, including perspectives from international law on the Arctic and Antarctic, coastal protection, sea-level rise, and the potential of ocean observation for sustainable solutions.

The programme is aimed at students from all disciplines as well as the interested public. Participants from Kiel University can earn credit points through the Interdisciplinary Master School of Marine Sciences (iMSMS).

The series is organised by students from the CAU Green Office, with support from FTZ Büsum and the CAU research priority Kiel Marine Science, and is funded by the CAU Fund for Teaching Innovation – a partner of Science Comes to Town (SCTT).