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. Cradle to Cradle Forschungskolloquium - 2021

    Braungart, M. (Organiser)

    30.09.2021

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  2. Cranfield University

    Hansen, E. G. (Visiting researcher)

    15.02.201029.06.2010

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  3. Creating curricula for competence: Findings from a comparison of three sustainability graduate programs

    Birdman, J. (Speaker) & Lang, D. J. (Coauthor)

    04.10.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. 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

  5. Creating transdisciplinary research spaces for sustainable development

    Vilsmaier, U. (Lecturer)

    06.05.201508.05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  6. Creating transdisciplinary research spaces for sustainable development

    Vismaier, U. (Speaker), Engbers, M. (Coauthor) & Brandner, V. (Coauthor)

    06.05.201508.05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  7. Creativity and Innovation Management (Journal)

    Beckmann, M. (Reviewer)

    06.2011 → …

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

  8. Criteria and Strategies of Student Teachers to Deal with Teaching Material from the Internet about Refugees

    Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Speaker)

    04.09.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. Critical review of survey based research on Sustainable Supply Chain Management

    Beske-Janssen, P. (Speaker), Seuring, S. (Speaker), Gold, S. (Speaker) & Morana, R. (Speaker)

    14.06.200917.06.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. Crossing boundaries in transdisciplinary sustainability research

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    13.06.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation