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.
- 2015
Falling Walls of Food Waste
Pleißner, D. (Lecturer)
08.11.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Diskussion "Gute Arbeit ohne Wachstum? Ansatzpunkte für eine nachhaltige Gestaltung der Arbeit" - 2015
Hofmeister, S. (presenter)
06.11.2015 → 07.11.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Qualitätskriterien in der Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung
Barth, M. (Speaker)
05.11.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Global Cleaner Production and Sustainable Consumption Conference - 2015
Fischer, D. (Speaker)
03.11.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Inklusion in der außerschulischen politischen Bildung
Offen, S. (Speaker)
02.11.2015 → 03.11.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Projekt ‚Demokratie leben’ der Hansestadt Lüneburg/Stadtjugendring - 2015
Vilsmaier, U. (Moderator)
27.10.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Association of the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education - AASHE 2015
John, B. (Speaker)
26.10.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
12. NGU Tagung: Wissenschaftliche Praxis und ökopolitischer Aktivismus
Meyer, E. M. (presenter)
23.10.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
GDCP Doktorierendenkolloquium 2015
Hofer, E. (Speaker)
23.10.2015 → 25.10.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Kick-Off des Projekts "Wohlstands-Transformation Wuppertal (WTW)" des TransZent - 2015
Vilsmaier, U. (Moderator)
22.10.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Agrobiodiversity hotspots, a tool to think about landscape and agroecology in Bogota
de la Pava, R. (Speaker) & Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Speaker)
21.10.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Das Begleitprogramm Gender und Diversity für Studentische Forschungsteams, die in Lehrveranstaltungen forschend lernen
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
21.10.2015 → 23.10.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Development of the societies of Lake Kyoga in Uganda
Elba, E. (Speaker), Farghaly, D. (Coauthor) & Urban, B. (Coauthor)
21.10.2015 → 23.10.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Monitoring Phenological phases of the crops using TerraSAR-X Spotlight Images based on Factor Analysis
Farghaly, D. (Speaker), Elba, E. (Speaker) & Urban, B. (Coauthor)
21.10.2015 → 23.10.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Sustainable use of High Aswan Dam Reservoir in view of climate change
Elba, E. (Speaker), Urban, B. (Coauthor) & Farghaly, D. (Coauthor)
21.10.2015 → 23.10.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
From Fast to Slow Fashion: Management Challenges for the Sustainability Transformation of Business Models
Freudenreich, B. (Speaker), Kaspar, U. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
20.10.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Interdisziplinäre DGfE-Nachwuchstagung - 2015
Hüfner, S. (Speaker)
16.10.2015 → 17.10.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Education
Interdisziplinäre DGfE-Nachwuchstagung - 2015
Bruhn, K. (Speaker)
16.10.2015 → 17.10.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
All-Affected, Non-Identity and the Political Representation of Future Generations
Rose, M. (Speaker)
09.10.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Unternehmen und Flüchtlinge: Wie kann das vorhandene Potential durch (Social) Start-ups nachhaltig genutzt werden?
Freudenberg, J. (Speaker), Halberstadt, J. (Speaker) & Kobayashi, Y. E. (Speaker)
08.10.2015 → 09.10.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Von Besserwissern, Moralaposteln und Tugendwächtern: Woran kann Kommunikation über Ethik scheitern?
Adomßent, M. (Speaker)
08.10.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Agrobiodiversity and culture: an analysis from place and agroecosystems in the Tunjuelo river
Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Speaker), de la Pava, R. (Speaker) & Quiroga, C. (Speaker)
07.10.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
14th IEA SHC/ECES Task 42/Annex 29 Experts meeting - 2015
Rammelberg, H. U. (Participant)
05.10.2015 → 07.10.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Change agents for corporate sustainability: the role of competencies in sustainability transformations
Buhr, M. (Speaker)
05.10.2015 → 07.10.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Tag der Fachdidaktik der Universität Graz 2015
Hofer, E. (Participant)
05.10.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Agroecological practices in the Andean high lands agrobiodiversity, culture and family farming
Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Speaker) & de la Pava, R. (Speaker)
02.10.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Marine Drugs (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
01.10.2015 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Workshop, Legal Systems & Wind Energy - A Comparative Perspective - 2015
Schomerus, T. (Speaker)
01.10.2015 → 03.10.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
27. Hamburger Kolloquium zur Abwasserwirtschaft
Olsson, O. (presenter)
30.09.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Inter- und transdisziplinäre Forschung. Theoretische und methodologische Grundlagen
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
30.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Nachhaltigkeit in der Lehre verankern - mit Hochschulbildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung Innovation in die Lehre bringen
Barth, M. (Speaker)
30.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Zwischen Relevanz und Rigor: Konstruktion eines validen Messinstruments für die Erhebung von nachhaltigem Konsum aus interdisziplinärer Perspektive
Geiger, S. M. (Speaker), Fischer, D. (Coauthor) & Schrader, U. (Coauthor)
30.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
20 Years of Performance Measurement in Sustainable Supply Chain Management: What has been achieved?
Beske-Janssen, P. (Speaker), Johnson, M. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
29.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Does ISO 14001 Lead the Way? Investigating the Application of relevant Sustainability Management Tools
Hörisch, J. (Speaker), Johnson, M. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
29.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
EU BIS Meeting (Cost-Action) - 2015
Pleißner, D. (presenter)
29.09.2015 → 30.09.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Green Hotels: Use of food waste derived from hotels and restaurants for the production of sustainable and biodegradable consumables.
Pleißner, D. (Lecturer)
29.09.2015 → 30.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Management Competencies of Change Agents for Corporate Sustainability: A Systematic Literature Review and Conceptualization
Buhr, M. (Speaker), Harms, D. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
29.09.2015 → 30.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Rigor und Relevanz in der Sozial-ökologischen Forschung (SÖF) – Herausforderungen für die BWL am Beispiel das Projekts BiNKA – Bildung für Nachhaltigen Konsum durch Achtsamkeitstraining
Schrader, U. (Speaker), Fischer, D. (Coauthor) & Geiger, S. M. (Coauthor)
29.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Time-Induced Political Inequality: Why Future Generations Need Proxy Representation
Rose, M. (Speaker)
29.09.2015 → 30.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Chemieunterricht und Inklusion – zwei unvereinbare Kulturen?
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
28.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
10th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems - SDEWES 2015
Bickel, M. (Speaker)
27.09.2015 → 02.10.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
1st International Symposium on Local Knowledge related to Medicinal and Nutritional Plants
Pérez, D. (Organiser), de la Pava, R. (Organiser), Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Organiser) & Diazgranados, M. (Organiser)
27.09.2015 → 02.10.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Forschen im Ersten Semester?: Zum Anspruch und Potential Forschenden Lernens im Leuphana Semester
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
24.09.2015 → 25.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Sustainable Energy Systems - Meta concepts vs. practical suitability? (Workshop)
Bickel, M. (Speaker)
23.09.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Tag der Fachdidkatik - Chemie 2015
Hofer, E. (Participant)
22.09.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
15th International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment - EuCheMS ICCE 2015
Wieck, S. (presenter)
20.09.2015 → 24.09.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Challenging Methods Stream 1: Tools of Methods
Meyer, E. M. (Speaker)
20.09.2015 → 26.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Companies and refugees: How to use the given potential for mutual sustainable benefit
Freudenberg, J. (Speaker) & Halberstadt, J. (Speaker)
20.09.2015 → 23.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Identification and Assessment of Photo Transformation Products of the UV Filters Octocrylene and Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate Present in Grey Water Intended for Water Reuse
Jentzsch, F. (Speaker), Leder, C. (Speaker), Olsson, O. (Speaker), Kümmerer, K. (Speaker) & Jentzsch, F. (presenter)
20.09.2015 → 24.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
The relevance of relationship networks for Female Social Entrepreneurs - An ego-centered network analysis
Halberstadt, J. (Speaker) & Spiegler, A. (Speaker)
20.09.2015 → 23.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Analyzing diary data: The relationships between activities and the individual mood level
Becker, D. (Speaker), Bremer, V. (Speaker), Funk, B. (Speaker) & Lehr, D. (Speaker)
17.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Vocational Integration of Refugees: Networking with companies and (social) entrepreneurship
Halberstadt, J. (Speaker) & Freudenberg, J. (Speaker)
16.09.2015 → 18.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: didaktisch- methodische Umsetzungsmöglichkeiten im Sachunterricht
Barth, M. (Speaker)
15.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Mit Mysteries zu Forschendem Lernen im Chemieunterricht – das Projekt.: Vortrag auf der GDCP Tagung (mit Anja Lembens)
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
15.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
TEMI – ein Fortbildungsprogramm für NaturwissenschaftslehrerInnen.: Vortrag auf der GDCP Tagung (mit Sandra Puddu & Anja Lembens)
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
15.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
42. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik - GDCP 2015
Hofer, E. (Participant)
14.09.2015 → 17.09.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Inklusion und Chemiedidaktik: Eine Annäherung
Abels, S. (Speaker)
14.09.2015 → 17.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Inklusion und Chemiedidaktik – eine Annäherung: Vortrag auf der GDCP Tagung
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
14.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Mit Mysteries zu Forschendem Lernen im Chemieunterricht – das Projekt
Abels, S. (Speaker)
14.09.2015 → 17.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Selbstkonzept von Lernenden beim Abschätzen physikalischer Größen
Stinken-Rösner, L. (Speaker)
14.09.2015 → 17.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Summer School on Sustainable Chemistry 2015
Kümmerer, K. (Organiser)
14.09.2015 → 17.09.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
TEMI: Ein Fortbildungsprogramm für NaturwissenschaftslehrerInnen
Puddu, S. (Speaker), Lembens, A. (Speaker) & Abels, S. (Speaker)
14.09.2015 → 17.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Education Change Agents for the 21st Century? Re-thinking Teacher Education and the Competent Professional
Barth, M. (Speaker)
11.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Setting up a transnational, transdisciplinary and transformative research cooperation - but how?
Adomßent, M. (Speaker)
11.09.2015 → 12.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Alles nachhaltig, oder was?
Fischer, D. (Speaker)
09.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Education for Sustainable Development in Elementary School Education
Barth, M. (Speaker)
09.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
ESD in Elementary School Education
Barth, M. (Speaker), Bruhn, K. (Speaker) & Preisigke, J. (Speaker)
09.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Role of Higher Education in the Transition to a Sustainable Future: Implications for Teaching and Learning
Barth, M. (Speaker)
09.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
International Transdisciplinarity Conference - td-net 2015
Vilsmaier, U. (Moderator) & Meyer, E. M. (Organiser)
08.09.2015 → 10.09.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
International Transdisciplinarity Conference - td-net 2015
Newig, J. (Speaker), Bergmann, M. (Coauthor), Jahn, S. V. (Coauthor), Kahle, J. (Coauthor) & Lang, D. J. (Coauthor)
08.09.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Modes and impacts of sustainability research. Introducing ‘MONA: Modes of research and their impact on scientific and societal project outcomes – A comparative analysis of 100 third-party funded sustainability-related research projects’
Newig, J. (Speaker)
08.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Using a Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Approach in HESD Research: Reflections on Pitfalls and Added Value
Sundermann, A. (Speaker) & Fischer, D. (Coauthor)
08.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Scaffolding guided inquiry-based chemistry education at an inclusive school, mit Dominic Klika
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
04.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
ESD in Elementary Education, Literature Review 2005-2014
Bruhn, K. (Speaker)
03.09.2015 → 11.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Focusing on enquiry-based science education within a European in-service teacher education programme, mit Anja Lembens
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
03.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Small Scale Video Analysis of Scaffolding Inclusive Science Education by Grounded Theory
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
01.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Peinemann, J. (Visiting researcher)
01.09.2015 → 01.02.2016Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Td Summer School 2015
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
31.08.2015 → 08.09.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Education
Sustainability and Learning
Barth, M. (Speaker)
26.08.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Introduction to Higher Education for Sustainable Development
Barth, M. (Speaker)
25.08.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Is a better understanding of assembly a way to help reassemble communities for restoration?
Weidlich, E. W. A. (presenter)
23.08.2015 → 27.08.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
11th Biennial Conference on Environmental Psychology - BCEP 2015
Sundermann, A. (presenter)
09.08.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
28th Annual Conference of the International Association for Conflict Management - IACM 2015
Majer, J. M. (presenter)
07.08.2015 → 10.08.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Sociocultural aspects in ecosystems’ transformation: methodological tools
de la Pava, R. (Speaker), Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Speaker), Pérez, D. (Speaker) & Cortés-Gutiérrez, L. M. (Speaker)
05.08.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Trans-Atlantic Sustainability Seminar - TASS 2015
Schomerus, T. (Speaker)
03.08.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
XIX INQUA Congress - 2015
Proborukmi, M. S. (Speaker) & Urban, B. (Speaker)
26.07.2015 → 02.08.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Research on agroecosystems and socioecological resilience
Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Speaker) & Quiroga, C. (Speaker)
22.07.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Environmental and Sustainability Education: The Global Scene
Adomßent, M. (Speaker)
20.07.2015 → 31.07.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Training on Environmental and Sustainability Education for Teacher Education and Theological Colleges in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region - 2015
Fischer, D. (Speaker)
20.07.2015 → 31.07.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Education
How do chemistry teachers implement inquiry-based learning in their classes?
Hofer, E. (presenter) & Lembens, A. (Coauthor)
13.07.2015 → 16.07.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Summer School des Zentrums für Lehrer*innenbildung an der Universität Wien 2015
Hofer, E. (Participant)
13.07.2015 → 16.07.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
The Process of Dividuation and the Nebula of Anonymity
Leistert, O. (Speaker)
12.07.2015 → 16.07.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
(Un)regulated affect: sensing moods and analyzing sentiments from pre-individual intensities as a new modulation of control
Leistert, O. (Speaker)
12.07.2015 → 16.07.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Analyzing management preferences for sustainability: Toward a new framework
Sundermann, A. (Coauthor)
03.07.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Just why, how and when should more participation lead to better environmental policy outcomes? A causal framework for analysis
Challies, E. (Speaker)
03.07.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Integrales Energiekonzept für eine klimaneutrale Universität: Projekt "klimaneutraler Campus"
Strodel, N. (Speaker), Opel, O. (Speaker) & Ruck, W. (Speaker)
02.07.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Does participation benefit the environment? Insights from a meta analysis of 259 cases of public environmental decision-making
Challies, E. (Speaker)
01.07.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Evidence-based governance or governance learning? How policy-makers design participation processes for EU Floods Directive implementation
Newig, J. (Speaker)
01.07.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Journal of Molecular Catalysis A (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
01.07.2015 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
A multi-criteria decision model for selecting a portfolio of sustainable phosphorus management strategies in different regions
Weiser, A. (Coauthor)
07.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research