Manuel is an experienced teacher of economics and environmental sciences. His main expertise is in environmental economics, development economics, sustainable development, and environmental change. A list of past courses can be found below.

London School of Economics and Political Science:

• Environmental Economics (2021/22)
• Economic Geography of Trade, Production, and Development (2021/22)
• Sustainable Development (2020/21)
• Environmental Change: Past, Present, and Future (2020/21 and 2021/22)

Manuel also taught courses at the University of Hamburg and worked as a course leader at the summer school NachhaltigkeitsAkademie.

His teaching received very positive evaluations. He won the Class Teacher Award at LSE in 2022.