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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  2. Bratislava Conference on Earth System Governance - ESG 2021

    Newig, J. (Organiser) & Rose, M. (Organiser)

    09.09.2021

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  3. Evidence orientation in Earth System Governance Research

    Newig, J. (Speaker) & Rose, M. (Speaker)

    09.09.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. Wo bleibt die Fachlichkeit? Zum Stellenwert der Fachlichkeit bei der rekonstruktiven Analyse naturwissenschaftlichen Unterrichts

    Abels, S. (Speaker)

    09.09.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  5. Environmental Governance of a Belt and Road Project in Montenegro – National Agency and External Influences

    Coenen, J. (Speaker), Newig, J. (Coauthor) & Meyfroidt, P. (Coauthor)

    07.09.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  6. Teachers beliefs and goals concerning inquiry-based science

    Hofer, E. (Speaker), Koliander, B. (Coauthor) & Puddu, S. (Coauthor)

    01.09.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  7. Towards the Design of Active Pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) mineralizing readily in the Environment

    Puhlmann, N. (Speaker)

    01.09.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Dispersal: Islands, invasions and succession

    Turner, S. (Oral presentation)

    09.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  9. The EU governs beyond borders to address the displacement of environmental impacts

    Coenen, J. (Speaker), Newig, J. (Coauthor), Challies, E. (Coauthor) & Bager, S. (Coauthor)

    31.08.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. Weltwasserwoche 2021

    Kümmerer, K. (Interview partner)

    31.08.202105.09.2021

    Activity: Other expert activitiesOther

  11. ESERA Online Conference - ESERA 2021

    Hofer, E. (Participant), Abels, S. (Participant), Stinken-Rösner, L. (Speaker), Brauns, S. (Participant) & Egger, D. (Participant)

    30.08.202103.09.2021

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. ESERA Online Conference - ESERA 2021

    Hofer, E. (Reviewer)

    30.08.202103.09.2021

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  13. Tagung - Does the Exception Swallow the Rule?: The Compulsory Settlementof EEZ Fisheries Disputes under Part XV of UNCLOS

    Schatz, V. (Organiser)

    26.08.2021

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  14. Lehrpersonen sprechen über Forschendes Lernen

    Hofer, E. (Speaker), Koliander, B. (Speaker) & Puddu, S. (Coauthor)

    16.07.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  15. GDCP Schwerpunkttagung "Naturwissenschaftsdidaktik und Dokumentarische Methode"

    Abels, S. (Organiser) & Hofer, E. (Participant)

    15.07.202117.07.2021

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  16. Activating an Integrative Mindset Improves the Subjective Outcomes of Value-Driven Conflicts

    Schuster, C. (Speaker), Trötschel, R. (Speaker) & Harinck, F. (Speaker)

    14.07.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  17. (How) Do National Sustainability Institutions Shape Climate Governance?

    Mathis, O. L. (Coauthor), Rose, M. (Speaker) & Newig, J. (Coauthor)

    08.07.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  18. Rethinking Fragmentation within the Biodiversity Regime: Compliance in a post-2020 Biodiversity Framework

    Sarno, J. (Speaker)

    08.07.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch