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.
- 2018
Philosophy with Children in pre-service teacher education - A reconstructive study of teacher training students' experiences with philosophizing with children in inclusive settings
Sellin, K. (Speaker) & Michalik, K. (Coauthor)
07.04.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Zukunftsfähige Bildung - Der Lernbereich Globale Entwicklung in Schule und Unterricht
Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Speaker)
06.04.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
6. Chemietage des Verbandes der Chemielehrer/-innen Österreichs 2018
Hofer, E. (Participant)
05.04.2018 → 07.04.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Vom Alltagsphänomen zur Maturaaufgabe
Puddu, S. (Lecturer) & Hofer, E. (Lecturer)
05.04.2018 → 06.04.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
3 Biotech (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
01.04.2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Abfallwirtschaft e.V. (External organisation)
Pleißner, D. (Member)
01.04.2018Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Transfer
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
01.04.2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Kleiner Happen, große Wirkung
Pleißner, D. (Lecturer)
01.04.2018 → 23.05.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Lancaster University
Riechers, M. (Visiting researcher)
01.04.2018 → 30.04.2018Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
New Biotechnology (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
01.04.2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Untersuchung zum Austrag und Verbleib von Metazachlor und seiner Transformationsprodukte Metazachlor Oxalsäure und Sulfonsäure in einem landwirtschaftlich genutzten Kleineinzugsgebiet
Vollert, D. (Speaker), Lange, J. (Coauthor), Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor) & Olsson, O. (Coauthor)
22.03.2018 → 23.03.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
51. Essener Tagung für Wasserwirtschaft 2018
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
14.03.2018 → 16.03.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Frühjahrstermin des FGF-Arbeitskreis Sustainable Entrepreneurship 2018
Hörisch, J. (Speaker)
14.03.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Empowering Craft
Peukert, D. (Speaker) & Greiner-Petter, M. (Speaker)
08.03.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
GDSU Jahrestagung 2018
Bruhn, K. (Speaker)
08.03.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Philosophieren mit Kindern in der Lehrerbildung: Eine rekonstruktive Studie zu Erfahrungen von Lehramtsstudierenden mit dem Philosophieren mit Kindern im inklusiven Sachunterricht
Sellin, K. (Speaker) & Michalik, K. (Coauthor)
08.03.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Demand to act and spontaneous mental contrasting
Sevincer, T. (Speaker) & Oettingen, G. (Coauthor)
03.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Sustainability, Ethics and Entrepreneurship Conference 2018
Hörisch, J. (presenter)
03.2018 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
72. Plus Lucis Fortbildungswoche 2018
Hofer, E. (Participant)
28.02.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Journal of Applied Microbiology (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
26.02.2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Universal Design for Learning als Zugang zum Verstehen von Barrieren
Sellin, K. (Speaker), Schütt, M.-L. (Speaker), Bobeth-Neumann, W. (Coauthor), Bormuth, H. (Coauthor), Körber, A. (Coauthor), Michalik, K. (Speaker), Paseka, A. (Coauthor) & Ricken, G. (Coauthor)
19.02.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Tagung der Gesellschaft für Empirische Bildungsforschung - GEBF 2018
Troll, B. (Speaker), Besser, M. (Speaker), Abels, S. (Speaker), Greve, S. (Speaker) & Süßenbach, J. (Speaker)
16.02.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Indigenous representative at COP23 2017, Weaving Ties
Lam, D. (Speaker)
15.02.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Education
Journal of Insects as Food and Feed (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
12.02.2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Grünes Design allein reicht nicht mehr
Kümmerer, K. (Keynote Speaker)
08.02.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Fakultätstagung Bildung 2018
Schuster, C. (Speaker)
02.02.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Environment, Development and Sustainability (Journal)
Engler, J.-O. (Editorial Board)
01.02.2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Darden School of Business
Hörisch, J. (Visiting researcher)
02.2018 → 03.2018Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Potentials, limits and context factors of participation for achieving environmental sustainability
Newig, J. (Speaker)
31.01.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
14.01.2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Zukunftsfähige Bildung - Unterricht als Bewältigung von Herausforderungen im Sinne einer Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung
Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Speaker)
11.01.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Leveraging a sustainable future through relationships
Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Organiser), Lam, D. (Organiser), Lang, D. J. (Organiser), Fischer, J. (Organiser) & Apetrei, C. (Moderator)
09.01.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
01.01.2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Individuelle und kollektive Partizipationschancen in Klassenräten heterogener Lerngruppen (Posterpräsentation)
Meyn, J. (Speaker)
01.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Education
Thinking about the future for the women's association in Viscri
Peukert, D. (Speaker) & Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Speaker)
01.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Education
ZEP - Zeitschrift für internationale Bildungsforschung und Entwicklungspädagogik (Journal)
Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Editorial Board)
01.2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
African Journal of Ecology (Journal)
Engler, J.-O. (Reviewer)
2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
BNE-Netzwerk der Region Lüneburg (External organisation)
Bruhn, K. (Member)
2018Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Transfer
Das inklusive Klassenzimmer - 2018
Abels, S. (Organiser), Benitt, N. (Organiser), Besser, M. (Organiser), Greve, S. (Organiser), Schmidt, T. (Organiser) & Süßenbach, J. (Organiser)
2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Environment, Development and Sustainability (Journal)
Engler, J.-O. (Reviewer)
2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
European Consortium for Political Research General Conference - ECPR 2018
Derwort, P. (Participant)
2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Independenz und Migration in kosmopolitische Städte [Independence and migration toward cosmopolitan cities]
Sevincer, T. (Speaker), Varnum, M. E. W. (Coauthor) & Kitayama, S. (Coauthor)
2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Journal of Cleaner Production (Journal)
Bocken, N. M. P. (Editorial Board), Weissbrod, I. (Editorial Board) & Antikainen, M. (Editorial Board)
2018 → 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Leibniz University Hanover (External organisation)
Stinken-Rösner, L. (Member)
2018 → 2021Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Programme of Ecosystems Change and Society (PECS) (External organisation)
Martín-López, B. (Member)
2018 → …Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
Programme of Ecosystems Change and Society (PECS) (External organisation)
Martín-López, B. (Office)
2018 → 2020Activity: Membership › Bodies of private companies and organisations › Transfer
Working group on the valuation of territorial resources in ethnic contexts 2018
Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Organiser)
2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
- 2017
Conference "Sustainability Transformation"
Engbers, M. (Speaker)
11.12.2017 → 12.12.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Plant functional group order of arrival and sown diversity are strong drivers of plant community assembly and ecosystem functioning in dry acidic grasslands
Weidlich, E. (presenter)
11.12.2017 → 14.12.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Becoming an elementary school teacher in Hamburg
Sellin, K. (Speaker)
08.12.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research