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.
Topics
Als Träger der universitätsweiten Wissenschaftsinitiative Nachhaltigkeitsforschung fragt die Fakultät nach Bedingungen und Chancen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Die Fakultät verbindet dazu Human- und Naturwissenschaften mit derzeit etwa 25 Professuren aus den Disziplinen Chemie, Informatik, Kommunikation, Management, Ökologie, Philosophie, Planung, Politik, Psychologie, Recht, Technik und VWL. Die transdisziplinären Arbeitsweisen in Forschung, Studium und Dienstleistungen zielen insbesondere darauf, zukünftige Entwicklungschancen für die Zivilgesellschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts zu schaffen und zu erhalten.
- Visiting an external academic institution
Darden School of Business
Jacob Hörisch (Visiting researcher)
02.2018 → 03.2018Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Harvard University
Isabell Schrickel (Visiting researcher)
04.2017 → 10.2017Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Jagiellonian University
Tanja Mölders (Visiting researcher)
30.04.2012 → 25.07.2012Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
James Cook University
Roman Isaac (Visiting researcher)
10.10.2022 → 22.12.2022Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Karlstad University
Mariele Evers (Visiting researcher)
01.08.2009 → 31.08.2009Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Kristianstad University
Wolf-Ulrich Palm (Visiting lecturer)
2009Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Education
Lancaster University
Maraja Riechers (Visiting researcher)
01.04.2018 → 30.04.2018Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
National Autonomous University of Mexico
David Lam (Visiting researcher)
02.01.2020 → 31.03.2020Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
New York University
Timur Sevincer (Visiting researcher)
03.2011 → 04.2011Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
New York University
Timur Sevincer (Visiting researcher)
03.2009 → 08.2009Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
New York University
Timur Sevincer (Visiting researcher)
03.2007 → 04.2007Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
New York University
Timur Sevincer (Visiting researcher)
09.2006 → 12.2006Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
New York University
Timur Sevincer (Visiting researcher)
09.2005 → 12.2005Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Stockholm University
David Lam (Visiting researcher)
01.09.2018 → 30.11.2018Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Stockholm University
Maraja Riechers (Visiting researcher)
07.05.2018 → 24.05.2018Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jan Peinemann (Visiting researcher)
01.09.2015 → 01.02.2016Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Matthias Gaßmann (Visiting researcher)
02.2010 → 04.2010Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
The Australian National University
Tamara Schaal (Visiting researcher)
01.11.2019 → 31.10.2021Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Université de Liège
Wolf-Ulrich Palm (Visiting lecturer)
2008Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Education
University of Almeria
Roman Isaac (Visiting researcher)
20.10.2023 → 10.12.2023Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research