Organisation profile

Sustainability has many facets. Inter- and transdisciplinary research and teaching characterize the School of Sustainability. Scientists in our research projects work together in the laboratory, on the heath, in the grassland, in the classroom, with the city administration, with farmers, with non-governmental organizations, with companies, with students in the lecture hall and of course at their desks.

Furthermore, we work with regional and national political actors, e.g. ministries, as well as international organizations, e.g. UNEP, UNESCO, EU. We are part of national and international bodies, e.g. sustainability advisory boards of companies, member of the German Sustainability Award, World Biodiversity Council (IPBES), in order to contribute to social change with scientific findings.

Main research areas

Vision
Sustainability science investigates on a theoretical, conceptual and empirical level how to promote sustainable development and how to find and implement effective solutions for current social and ecological challenges. The aim is to create a more sustainable future.

Sustainability researchers are called upon to take responsibility for their research, which is anchored in existing scientific knowledge and methods and serves to make the world a better place for everyone.

Mission
We promote change towards a sustainable future by developing theories, concepts and practices of inclusive education for sustainability, research, governance and management.

We acknowledge the diversity and dynamics of values, norms and behaviour and contribute with transdisciplinary methods to ensuring that tensions and differences between different disciplines, methods, topics and standards are fruitfully taken up and used with productive compromises and further developments towards sustainable development.

Principles
The School of Sustainability is guided by the normative concepts of ecological system integrity and social and economic justice.

Ecological system integrity refers to the safeguarding of life-support systems, as well as the maintenance of the well-being of life on Earth.

With social and economic justice we strive for a world in which all people can fulfil their potential without endangering system integrity and the well-being of others.

Information about the School
The School of Sustainability includes...
... ca. 25 professors
... ca. 100 research assistants
... ca. 1000 students in Bachelor and Master courses

In various inter- and transdisciplinary projects we are constantly researching and working together on changes and solutions for current challenges.

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  1. 2016
  2. Auf der Suche nach dem Post-Medialen in einer Welt der Algorithmen

    Leistert, O. (Speaker)

    07.12.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  3. Hochschulstudium und Nachhaltigkeit – wie geht das zusammen?

    Michelsen, G. (Lecturer)

    08.12.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  4. Partizipationschancen zwischen Individuum und Kollektiv – eine ethnographische Studie in heterogenen Klassenräten

    Meyn, J. (Speaker)

    16.12.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  5. 2017
  6. Acta Psychologica (Journal)

    Majer, J. M. (Reviewer)

    2017

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  7. Amplifying the Impact of Local Inititatives in Sustainability Transformations - A pragmatic Typology

    Lam, D. (Speaker), Martín-López, B. (Coauthor), Wiek, A. (Coauthor), Bennett, E. M. (Coauthor), Frantzeskaki, N. (Coauthor) & Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Coauthor)

    2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Transfer

  8. Berufliche Anforderungen im inklusiven Chemieunterricht

    Abels, S. (Speaker), Plotz, T. (Speaker), Koliander, B. (Speaker) & Heidinger, C. (Speaker)

    2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. Bewertung innovativer 380 kV-Freileitungsmastsysteme: bezüglich deren rechtlicher Zulässigkeit sowie Landschaftsbildauswirkungen in unterschiedlichen Einsatzgebieten

    Schomerus, C.-T. (Reviewer), Runge, K. (Reviewer), Marthen, W. (Reviewer), Pohlmann, H. (Reviewer), Butzeck, C. (Reviewer), Lauer, J. J. (Reviewer), Griem, M. (Reviewer) & Lutz, L. M. (Reviewer)

    2017

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  10. Creating pathways for transformation through amplifying approaches: a case-study from Southern Transylvania

    Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Speaker), Lam, D. (Speaker), Peukert, D. (Speaker) & Lang, D. J. (Speaker)

    2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  11. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie e.V. (External organisation)

    Majer, J. M. (Member)

    2017

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch