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. Von Lüneburg ins Baltikum und zurück. Reallabore als Lernumgebungen.

    Lang, D. J. (Speaker), Drautz, S. (Speaker) & Bürgener, L. (Coauthor)

    2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  2. Vorausschauend Kriterien Nachhaltiger Chemie integrieren: Von Anfang an – Stoffdesign.

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    30.01.200631.01.2006

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  3. Vor-Ort-Meßgeräte

    Ruck, W. (Lecturer)

    23.09.1997

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  4. Vorschau zum neuen Lehrplan Chemie in der Sekundarstufe I

    Hofer, E. (Oral presentation)

    06.04.2021

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

  5. Vorstellung der Doktorarbeit bei Buchholzer "Verdieck Stiftung"

    Herberg, J. (Oral presentation)

    27.01.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  6. Vorstellung der Ergebnisse von StudiKommKlima (Phase 1) im Fachausschuss Klimaneutralität 2030

    Möller, S. (Speaker)

    04.03.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  7. Vorstellung des Projektes "Studienpfad für den Beruf des kommunalen Klimamanagements" im Fachausschuss Klimaneutralität 2030

    Möller, S. (Speaker)

    07.02.2023

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

  8. Vorstellungen zur Energiewende als Ansatzpunkte im Biologieunterricht, von Sybille Hüfner und mit Kai Niebert

    Abels, S. (Speaker)

    12.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  9. Vortrag: Accounting for work conditions from modern slavery to decent work

    Schaltegger, S. (Speaker), Christ, K. (Coauthor) & Burritt, R. (Coauthor)

    2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch