School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Faculty
- Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)
- Institute of Ecology
- Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research
- Institute of Sustainability Governance
- Institute of Sustainability Material Flows and Circularity
- Institute of Sustainability Psychology
- Institute of Sustainable Chemistry
- Social-Ecological Systems Institute (SESI)
- Sustainability Education and Transdisciplinary Research Institute
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.
4th International Conference on Higher Education for Sustainable Development - UNESCO Chair Conference 2011
Daniel Fischer (Speaker)
15.09.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
4th International Conference on Higher Education for Sustainable Development - UNESCO Chair Conference 2011
Daniel Fischer (Speaker)
15.09.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
4th International Conference on Higher Education for Sustainable Development - UNESCO Chair Conference 2011
Sonja Richter (Speaker) & Marco Rieckmann (Speaker)
15.09.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Education
4th International Conference on Indicators and Concepts of Innovation - 2010
Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)
07.10.2010 → 08.10.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
4th International Congress on Biocatalysis 2008
Daniel Pleißner (presenter)
31.08.2008 → 04.09.2008Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
4th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN CHEMISTRY FOR ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT - GREENCHEM 2014
Klaus Kümmerer (Keynote speaker)
25.09.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
4th Open Science Meeting of the Global Land Programme - OSM 2019
Johanna Coenen (Speaker)
24.04.2019 → 26.04.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
4th Workshop on Adaptation Research in Social Sciences - AESOP 2011
Anke Schmidt (Speaker)
06.04.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
4th World Sustainability Forum - WSF 2014
Sarah Velten (presenter)
01.11.2014 → 30.11.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
4. Workshop: Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand 2011
Johanna Klewitz (Moderator)
23.03.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
50th Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology - EUROTOX 2014
Carlos Lutterbeck (presenter)
07.09.2014 → 10.09.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
50. Vortragstagung der Deutsche Gesellschaft für Qualitätsforschung (Pflanzliche Nahrungsmittel) e.V. - DGQ 2016
Daniel Pleißner (presenter)
14.03.2016 → 15.03.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
51. Essener Tagung für Wasserwirtschaft 2018
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
14.03.2018 → 16.03.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
51. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie
Carolin Schuster (Speaker) & Susanne Narciss (Speaker)
18.09.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
51. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie - DGPS 2018
Sarah E. Martiny (Chair) & Carolin Schuster (Chair)
18.09.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5. Allgemeinen Erfahrungsaustausch „Umwelt und Nachhaltigkeit“ des Deutschen Sparkassen- und Giroverbands 2014
Thomas Schomerus (Speaker)
04.07.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
5. Chemietage des Verbands der Chemielehrer/-innen Österreichs 2016
Elisabeth Hofer (Participant)
30.03.2016 → 01.04.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Education
5. Forschungsseminar „Innovation and Value Creation“ 2010
Erik G. Hansen (Chair)
27.11.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5. Internationalen Konferenz zur Speicherung Erneuerbarer Energien - 2010
Thomas Schomerus (presenter)
22.11.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5. Mitgliederversammlung des Forums für Genderkompetenz in Architektur Landschaft Planung - gender_archland 2013
Tanja Mölders (Speaker)
07.11.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5. Netzwerk21 Kongress 2011RIO+20 – Nachhaltig vor Ort!
Daniela Gottschlich (Participant)
08.12.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
5. Netzwerk21 Kongress 2011RIO+20 – Nachhaltig vor Ort!
Daniela Gottschlich (Speaker)
08.12.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
5. Rotwildsymposium - 2010
Henrik von Wehrden (Speaker)
10.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5. Symposium der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Fachdidaktik - ÖGFD 2017
Elisabeth Hofer (Participant)
25.09.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5th Annual Research Colloquium “Innovation & Value Creation" 2011
Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)
25.11.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5th Children's Identity & Citizenship in Europe Annual Research Student Conference - 2010
Verena Holz (Speaker)
19.05.2010 → 20.05.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5th European Conference of Apidology - EurBee 2012
Sara Leonhardt (Speaker)
2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5th European Conference on Positive Psychology - 2010
Corinna Peifer (presenter)
23.06.2010 → 26.06.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5th Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference 2020
Klaus Kümmerer (Chair)
10.11.2020 → 11.11.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
5th International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education - 2010
Verena Holz (Speaker)
23.11.2010 → 25.11.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5th International Conference on Engineerng Education in Sustainable Development - 2010
Marco Rieckmann (Speaker)
22.09.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5th International EcoSummit Congress (EcoSummit 2016)
Emanuela W. A. Weidlich (presenter)
29.08.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5th International Research Workshop for PhD - 2011
Jacob Hörisch (Participant)
02.10.2011 → 07.10.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
5th Int. Summer Academy „Energy and the Environment“ 2008
Thomas Schomerus (Speaker)
28.07.2008 → 29.07.2008Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5th Japanese-German Frontiers of Science Symposium (JAGFOS) of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Jens Newig (Speaker)
01.11.2008Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
5th UNICA Green Academic Footprint Workshop - UGAF 2015
Daniel Fischer (Speaker)
25.03.2015 → 27.03.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5. Workshop zur Sozialwissenschaftlichen Klimaanpassungsforschung - 2011
Anke Schmidt (Speaker)
30.11.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
5. Würzburger Gespräche zum Umweltenergierecht, Klimaschutz durch Bioenergie – Das Recht der Biomassenutzung zwischen Klimaschutz und Nachhaltigkeit 2009
Thomas Schomerus (Speaker)
18.09.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
63th Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association International 2017
John-Oliver Engler (Speaker)
08.11.2017 → 11.11.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
6. Chemietage des Verbandes der Chemielehrer/-innen Österreichs 2018
Elisabeth Hofer (Participant)
05.04.2018 → 07.04.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
6. Forschungsseminar „Innovation and Value Creation“ 2011
Erik G. Hansen (Chair)
24.11.2011 → 26.11.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
6. Netzwerktreffen Sozialwissenschaftliche Klimaanpassungsforschung 2012
Gesa Lüdecke (Speaker)
2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
6. Symposium der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Fachdidaktik 2018
Elisabeth Hofer (Participant)
24.09.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
6th Danish Conference on Biotechnology and Molecular Biology - 2011
Daniel Pleißner (presenter)
01.05.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
6th Environmental Management Leadership Symposium - EMLS 2010
Stefan Schaltegger (Organiser), Marianne Esders (Organiser) & Dimitar Zvezdov (Participant)
21.03.2010 → 23.03.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
6th European Conference of GMO-Free Regions - 2010
Jedrzej Adam Sulmowski (Participant)
15.09.2010 → 19.09.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
6th European Conference on Positive Psychology - ECPP 2012
Corinna Peifer (Speaker)
26.06.2012 → 29.06.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
6th European Thermal Sciences Conferences/ Eurotherm 2012
Holger Urs Rammelberg (presenter)
04.09.2012 → 07.09.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
6th GUNi Conference on Higher Education Side Event - 2013
Clemens Mader (Organiser)
13.05.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
6th International Conference of Critical Geography - ICCG 2011
Beate Friedrich (Participant) & Daniela Gottschlich (Participant)
16.08.2011 → 20.08.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer