Ines Weigand graduated from the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK) in 2020 with a Master's degree in Communication in Social and Economic Contexts. Using the methods of critical making and experiential learning, her collaborative master's thesis explored the potential of the Open Science movement to change the relationship between humans and nature.
After gaining experience in (knowledge) transfer and participatory urban development for two years at the University of the Arts and the public innovation lab CityLAB Berlin, she returned to the University of the Arts in October 2022. Here, she conducts research in the project "Design, Diversity and New Commons", at the UdK Berlin / Weizenbaum Institute.
Ines Weigand builds bridges between science, society and politics and benefits from her interdisciplinary background and pragmatic attitude.
She is interested in alternative learning environments, new forms of knowledge production and concepts of sustainability that lead to a socio-ecological transformation.