The CampSus Network supports the sustainable development of the Faculty of Life Sciences and the achievement of the sustainability goals of the University of Vienna. CampSus further combines and integrates relevant initiatives and projects within the faculty and stimulates information exchange across other faculties, universities and institutions. Topics include sustainable work processes, resource utilization, communication tools and infrastructure.

CampSus further acts as an interface between the University of Vienna’s rectorate and the faculty to communicate and implement the University’s sustainability measures in the departments and research groups.

The CampSus core team consists of the faculty’s sustainability officer Eva Millesi and sustainability communicators nominated by each department.

CampSus is further promoting sustainability in teaching. This includes providing information about relevant lectures, courses or other events, implementing and communicating sustainability measures in student labs, and stimulating students to participate in the faculty’s activities, e.g. to conserve or improve biodiversity at the Faculty campus.

The Green Labs Austria, initiated at the Faculty of Life Sciences, have established important guidelines for sustainable working processes in laboratories and for strategies to minimize resource use and promote the recycling of plastic waste. 

With the CampSus Initiative, we have started to establish a network open to all interested colleagues and students, serving as a platform for broad information transfer, the initiation and coordination of projects and joint activities, as well as the organization of talks, lecture series and events.

In the CampSus Initiative we support existing and aim to establish new collaborations with other institutions at the regional, national and international level to promote sustainability and contribute to achieve the University’s climate goals.

Current information for employees is also available on the Intranet page.