Call for Applications – Autumn School on Sustainability and Design

[Jürgens, Till Maria]

Dear all,

My name is Till Jürgens, part of the research group MOVEN (sustainability, design & human-computer interaction). We are organizing a transdisciplinary Autumn School on Sustainability & Design (Sept 28–30, 2026, Germany) and are looking for PhD students, postdocs, and practitioners from HCI, Design Research, Psychology, and Sustainability to participate.

Are you interested? Or perhaps you know someone in your network who might be: feel free to forward this along.

All details, including the application deadline, are below.

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Title: Autumn School 2026 – Sustainability and Design

Short description:
A transdisciplinary Autumn School exploring how design and technology can contribute to more sustainable and desirable futures, bringing together HCI, Design Research, Psychology, and Sustainability perspectives.

Full description:
The Autumn School 2026 on Sustainability & Design, organized by the research group MOVEN, invites PhD students, postdocs, researchers, and practitioners to explore sustainability transformations, behavior change, climate futures, and the role of design in addressing societal challenges. Over three days, the program combines transdisciplinary exchange, critical reflection, and hands-on collaborative work in an international setting. The School brings together perspectives from Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Design Research, Technology, Psychology & Behavior Change, Sustainability, Social Transformation, Media & Innovation Studies, and More-than-Human approaches.

Keynote speakers:
- Prof. Dr. Lenneke Kuijer (Industrial Design Department of Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands)
- Prof. Peter Gall Krogh (Department of Digital Design and Information Studies at Aarhus University, Finland)
- Prof. Dr. Matthias Laschke (Design Digital Media in the Faculty of Communication and Environment of Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Germany)

Organizers: Madlen Kneile, Magdalena Molkenthin, Till Maria Jürgens (Research Group MOVEN), supervised by Prof. Dr. Matthias Laschke

Target audience: PhD students and postdocs (HCI, Design Research, Psychology, Sustainability, and related fields)

Format: In-person, transdisciplinary
Language: English
Dates: September 28–30, 2026
Location: Leuther Mühle, Nettetal, Germany (near Venlo, NL)
Application deadline: July 24, 2026

More information & application: https://www.sustainabilitybydesign.net/autumn-school-2026

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Happy to answer any questions, or provide different formats to share if helpful.

Thank you and best regards,
Till Jürgens