Susanne Menzel-Riedl

Prof. Susanne Menzel-Riedl serves as the President of the University of Osnabrück and holds a professorship in Biology Didactics. Her work focuses on promoting sustainable human behavior through two core areas: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Nutrition. She leads a research group employing environmental psychology and didactics methods, including qualitative interviews, quantitative surveys, and intervention studies in schools.

Research highlights include investigating biodiversity protection behaviors, cognitive biases in environmental perception, and factors influencing meat consumption. She actively contributes to science communication via initiatives like the 'Fast Forward Science' competition and publishes practical teaching materials addressing sustainability topics.

Notable publications explore youth attitudes toward novel foods, nature-relatedness in children’s activity levels, and teacher training for sustainable practices. Her work bridges academic research with real-world educational applications, emphasizing stakeholder collaboration in conservation efforts.