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. 2019
  2. Lüneburg Workshop in Economics 2019

    Hörisch, J. (Speaker), Pfeifer, C. (Organiser), Hirsch, B. (Organiser) & Mechtel, M. (Organiser)

    28.02.201901.03.2019

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  3. Implementing sustainability related key competencies into teacher education - Learning processes and outcomes

    Brandt, J.-O. (Speaker) & Bürgener, L. (Speaker)

    03.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung für Lehrende und MultiplikatorInnen - 2019

    Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Speaker)

    05.03.201906.03.2019

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. Qualitative Forschung - zwei Pole einer Forschungstradition

    Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Speaker)

    06.03.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  6. African Journal of Ecology (Journal)

    Engler, J.-O. (Editorial Board)

    07.03.2019

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

  7. Ausgewählte qualitative Zugänge

    Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Speaker)

    07.03.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. The 28th anniversary of the GDSU

    Bruhn, K. (Organiser)

    07.03.201909.03.2019

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  9. Brückenkinder - eine Peerstruktur zur Integration von geflüchteten Kindern in der Grundschule?

    Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Speaker)

    08.03.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. Object-oriented scarcity as a technology of governmentality

    Leistert, O. (Speaker)

    08.03.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch