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. IDGEC Synthesis Conference - 2006

    Newig, J. (Speaker)

    06.12.2006

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  2. IDG Summit 2023

    Möller, S. (Participant)

    11.10.202313.10.2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  3. Ifo Conference on Survey Data in Economics - Methodology and Applications - 2011

    Olbrich, R. (Speaker)

    06.11.200907.11.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. IGI Global Publishing (Publisher)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    2011

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

  5. Ignorant or gatekeeper? What role do accountants play in the sustainability accounting practice?

    Zvezdov, D. (Speaker)

    29.08.201231.08.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  6. IHDP Open Meeting

    Newig, J. (Speaker)

    29.04.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsResearch

  7. II Conference of the programme on Ecosystem Change and Society - PECSII 2018

    Riechers, M. (Participant), Lam, D. (Participant), Lam, D. (Speaker), Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (presenter), Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Moderator) & Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Moderator)

    07.11.201710.11.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  8. III. Polnisch-Deutsche Konferenz - 2009

    Holz, V. (Speaker)

    25.11.200927.11.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  9. Implementierung von Aspekten Forschenden Lernens in den Chemieunterricht der Sekundarstufe II

    Hofer, E. (Speaker) & Lembens, A. (Coauthor)

    19.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. Implementing aspects of inquiry-based learning in secondary chemistry classes: a case study

    Hofer, E. (presenter) & Lembens, A. (Coauthor)

    22.08.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

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