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. 2012
  2. Linking modes of governance and social-ecological outcomes in environmental evaluation

    Jager, N. W. (Speaker) & Challies, E. (Speaker)

    09.02.201210.02.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. Anhörung zur Energiewende 2012

    Bernotat, S. (Organiser)

    08.02.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  4. Conference »radius of art« 2012

    Kagan, S. (Moderator) & Stoltenberg, U. (Participant)

    08.02.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. Conference »radius of art« 2012

    Holz, V. (Participant)

    08.02.201209.02.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  6. Gesprächs- und Verhandlungsführung

    Burandt, S. (Participant)

    07.02.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  7. Intersektionalität: Ansatz und Umsetzung

    Offen, S. (Lecturer)

    01.02.201202.02.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  8. Stärken politischer Bildung im klassischen Feld der Gewaltprävention

    Offen, S. (Lecturer)

    01.02.201202.02.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  9. Biotropica (Journal)

    Leonhardt, S. (Reviewer)

    02.2012

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

  10. International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development (Journal)

    Beckmann, M. (Reviewer)

    02.2012 → …

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

  11. Workshop im Rahmen des Projektes „Befördern Nachhaltigkeitskompetenzen Frauen an die Spitze? Nachhaltigkeitskompetenz und Geschlecht“ (NaGe) - 2012

    Gottschlich, D. (Participant) & Mölders, T. (Participant)

    30.01.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  12. 2nd Leu­pha­na Con­fe­rence on En­tre­pre­neurship - GMLG 2012

    Beckmann, M. (Speaker)

    20.01.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  13. Führen Nachhaltigkeitskompetenzen an die Spitze? Geschlechterrelevante Faktoren des Gelingens und Scheiterns

    Katz, C. (Speaker) & Thiem, A. (Speaker)

    16.01.201217.01.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  14. Konkurrenz & Ressourcennutzung von Honig- und Wildbienen in der Lüneburger Heide

    Hudewenz, A. (Speaker)

    15.01.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  15. Neuerungen im EEG 2012 und Auswirkungen des Marktprämienmodell für die Sparkassen Finanzgruppe

    Schomerus, T. (Lecturer)

    12.01.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  16. Workshop mit Praxispartnern der "Arche Region Amt Neuhaus"

    Burandt, A. (Organiser)

    12.01.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  17. Zweites Koordinationstreffen des Verbundprojekts "COMTESS" 2012

    Engler, J.-O. (Opponent)

    11.01.201213.01.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  18. Corporate Sustainability & Leadership Excellence

    Hansen, E. G. (Lecturer)

    08.01.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation