School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Research School
- 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.
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.
Advanced Institute of Management Research (AIM) (External organisation)
Hansen, E. G. (Member)
2009 → 2012Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
„Adopteret fra Tyskland. Dem hører man ikke så meget om, men vi er en del faktisk.“ The hidden experiences of Afro-Germans in the Danish adoption discourse 2008
Golly, N. (Speaker)
10.2008Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Administration 2.0
Leistert, O. (Speaker)
19.09.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Adhärenz bei Internet- und Smartphone-basiertem Stress-Management in Abhängigkeit der Intensität und Art des Coachings: eine gepoolte Analyse individueller Teilnehmerdaten aus drei randomisiert-kontrollierten Studien
Zarski, A.-C. (Speaker), Berking, M. (Speaker), Lehr, D. (Speaker), Riper, H. (Speaker) & Ebert, D. D. (Speaker)
14.05.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
A data base for biodegradability prediction for the Closed Bottle test using Multicase.
Kümmerer, K. (Lecturer)
15.07.2002Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Adaptive Modeling
Schrickel, I. (Speaker)
11.11.2014 → 22.11.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Adaptation of Coastal Protection to Climate Change: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Viable Strategies
Kuhn, K. (Speaker)
14.07.2010Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Acute alcohol consumption as a risk-factor for escalated gambling
Sevincer, T. (Speaker), Brinkmann, J. (Coauthor) & Oettingen, G. (Coauthor)
05.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Activating an Integrative Mindset Improves the Subjective Outcomes of Value-Driven Conflicts
Schuster, C. (Speaker), Trötschel, R. (Speaker) & Harinck, F. (Speaker)
14.07.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Acta Psychologica (Journal)
Majer, J. M. (Reviewer)
2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research