Junior professorship for Sustainability Science and Psychology
Organisational unit: Professoship
Organisation profile
The research group combines decision psychology with climate and sustainability research. We work closely with practitioners and international colleagues from other disciplines, such as climate research, meteorology, economics and engineering.
Main research areas
On the one hand, we research risk perception and communication. This includes what differentiates people in their risk perception, as well as how users understand different communication formats for climate and environmental risks and associated uncertainty.
Second, we look at mechanisms of climate-related (everyday) decision-making, especially the simple rules of thumb that people often use to deal with an overabundance of information, such as on climate change.
Our findings help people make informed decisions about sustainability and adapt effectively to challenges such as climate change.
- 2022
Wie wir Hürden in der Klimakommunikation(sflut) erfolgreich meistern
Kause, A. (Speaker)
14.11.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
What remains to be done to achieve open, global science
Kause, A. (Speaker) & Kütt, M. (Speaker)
10.11.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
1.5 Grad: ein Werkstattgespräch
Kause, A. (Speaker) & Bünning, N. (Speaker)
30.10.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
A moral dilemma about terrorism: Predicting desisions in the play "Terror" by Ferdinand von Schirach
Kause, A. (Speaker), Thum, C. M. (Speaker) & Frisch, L. K. (Speaker)
13.09.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
A behavioral science view onto climate risk and uncertainty communications
Kause, A. (Speaker)
23.05.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
A behavioral science view onto climate risk and uncertainty communications
Kause, A. (Speaker)
19.05.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Stürme, Hitze, Fluten - die Psychologie von Klimarisiken
Kause, A. (Speaker)
26.04.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Public perceptions of 1.5 degrees
Kause, A. (Speaker)
17.03.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research