Soil Symphony: How do we perceive living soil and our living environment?
‘The soil is alive and full of music’ – this is the slogan for this year’s Compost Festival organized by the Humus Association, which we have joined as a university partner. The program will focus on restoring our connection with soil life and our living environment through an interactive workshop.
Date and time: Thursday 8 October 2026, 5.00 pm – 7.00 pm (arrival from 5.00 pm, start at 5.20 pm – according to the school schedule)
Venue: Corvinus University, Gellért Campus, Building J, Room J.201 – AI and Sustainability Transition Lab (Budapest, District XI, 5 Ménesi út – the main entrance to the Gellért Campus is at 9 Mányoki út)
Language: English
In this workshop, we will explore in a playful way how we perceive the spaces on campus and in the surrounding area, and how a sensor perceives them. Using Smart Citizen devices, we can measure noise levels, air quality, temperature, humidity and light conditions, whilst also paying attention to our own physical and sensory experiences. What do we hear, feel, and see in each place, and what do the data show? By examining the differences and correlations, we will work together to identify areas where it’s worth making changes to our environment.
In the second half of the program, we will explore how the garden at Corvinus University’s Gellért Campus is being revitalized in alliance with nature, what a regenerative approach means, and how we can move closer to a real sustainability transition. We will take a short walk along an educational trail currently under development in the garden.
Finally, we will be discussing the Corvinus Science Shop’s LOESS – Soil Health in Education project, carried out in partnership with institutions from 16 countries, where, amongst other digital tools, we will be introduced to the LOESS Soil Map Citizen Science tool and will also listen to a special ‘soil symphony’.
The program is organized jointly by the Corvinus Science Shop, Corvinus Makerspace, the Gellért Green project, and the Office of the Dean for Sustainability.