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. 2018
  2. Potentials, limits and context factors of participation for achieving environmental sustainability

    Newig, J. (Speaker)

    31.01.2018

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

  3. Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (Journal)

    Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)

    14.01.2018 → …

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

  4. Leveraging a sustainable future through relationships

    Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Organiser), Lam, D. (Organiser), Lang, D. J. (Organiser), Fischer, J. (Organiser) & Apetrei, C. (Moderator)

    09.01.2018

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

  5. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies (Journal)

    Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)

    01.01.2018 → …

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

  6. Individuelle und kollektive Partizipationschancen in Klassenräten heterogener Lerngruppen (Posterpräsentation)

    Meyn, J. (Speaker)

    01.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Education

  7. Thinking about the future for the women's association in Viscri

    Peukert, D. (Speaker) & Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Speaker)

    01.2018

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

  8. ZEP - Zeitschrift für internationale Bildungsforschung und Entwicklungspädagogik (Journal)

    Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Editorial Board)

    01.2018 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  9. African Journal of Ecology (Journal)

    Engler, J.-O. (Reviewer)

    2018

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

  10. BNE-Netzwerk der Region Lüneburg (External organisation)

    Bruhn, K. (Member)

    2018

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsTransfer

  11. Das inklusive Klassenzimmer - 2018

    Abels, S. (Organiser), Benitt, N. (Organiser), Besser, M. (Organiser), Greve, S. (Organiser), Schmidt, T. (Organiser) & Süßenbach, J. (Organiser)

    2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. Environment, Development and Sustainability (Journal)

    Engler, J.-O. (Reviewer)

    2018

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

  13. European Consortium for Political Research General Conference - ECPR 2018

    Derwort, P. (Participant)

    2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  14. Independenz und Migration in kosmopolitische Städte [Independence and migration toward cosmopolitan cities]

    Sevincer, T. (Speaker), Varnum, M. E. W. (Coauthor) & Kitayama, S. (Coauthor)

    2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  15. Journal of Cleaner Production (Journal)

    Bocken, N. M. P. (Editorial Board), Weissbrod, I. (Editorial Board) & Antikainen, M. (Editorial Board)

    20182020

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  16. Leibniz University Hanover (External organisation)

    Stinken-Rösner, L. (Member)

    20182021

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  17. Programme of Ecosystems Change and Society (PECS) (External organisation)

    Martín-López, B. (Member)

    2018 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  18. Programme of Ecosystems Change and Society (PECS) (External organisation)

    Martín-López, B. (Office)

    20182020

    Activity: MembershipBodies of private companies and organisationsTransfer

  19. Working group on the valuation of territorial resources in ethnic contexts 2018

    Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Organiser)

    2018

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

  20. 2017
  21. Conference "Sustainability Transformation"

    Engbers, M. (Speaker)

    11.12.201712.12.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  22. Becoming an elementary school teacher in Hamburg

    Sellin, K. (Speaker)

    08.12.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  23. Forum: Haushalt(en) im Hinblick auf Gleichstellung und Vielfalt in der Reihe

    Heilmann, S. (Speaker)

    05.12.2017

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

  24. Nachhaltige Chemie & Umweltforschung

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    05.12.201706.12.2017

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

  25. Journal of Biotechnology (Journal)

    Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)

    01.12.2017 → …

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

  26. Spatiotemporal dynamics of exotic vegetation along a montane roadside

    Turner, S. (Speaker)

    01.12.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  27. Professionalisierung in der Sportlehrer(innen)bildung

    Süßenbach, J. (Speaker), Greve, S. (Speaker), Troll, B. (Speaker), Besser, M. (Speaker) & Abels, S. (Speaker)

    12.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  28. Natural Resources Forum (Journal)

    Engler, J.-O. (Editorial Board)

    30.11.2017

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

  29. Tag der Fachdidaktik Graz 2017

    Hofer, E. (Participant)

    30.11.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  30. Vortrag (Einladung): Inklusion und Exklusion im naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht

    Abels, S. (Speaker)

    30.11.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  31. Die drei Phasen deer Lehrer*innenbildung - BNE strukturell verankern

    Barth, M. (Speaker), Fischer, D. (Speaker) & Rieckmann, M. (Speaker)

    27.11.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  32. 26. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik des Sachunterrichts - GDSU 2017

    Bruhn, K. (Speaker)

    24.11.201725.11.2017

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

  33. Vortrag (Einladung): Inklusion und Exklusion im naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht

    Abels, S. (Speaker)

    23.11.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  34. SQU - Chemistry Conference 2017

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    13.11.201715.11.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  35. 63th Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association International 2017

    Engler, J.-O. (Speaker)

    08.11.201711.11.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  36. II Conference of the programme on Ecosystem Change and Society - PECSII 2018

    Riechers, M. (Participant), Lam, D. (Participant), Lam, D. (Speaker), Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (presenter), Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Moderator) & Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Moderator)

    07.11.201710.11.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  37. Rural sustainability transitions in Southern Transylvania: Scaling sustainability initiatives from local non-governmental organizations

    Lam, D. (Speaker), Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Coauthor), Fischer, J. (Coauthor), Peukert, D. (Coauthor) & Lang, D. J. (Coauthor)

    07.11.201710.11.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Transfer

  38. Towards a sustainable Southern Transylvania: Recognizing existing contributions to reach sustainable visions and empowering stakeholders

    Lam, D. (Speaker), Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Speaker), Fischer, J. (Speaker) & Lang, D. J. (Speaker)

    07.11.201710.11.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  39. Going above and beyond: spatiotemporal patterns of exotic vegetation in a dynamic mountain ecosystem

    Turner, S. (Speaker)

    01.11.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  40. Transformation, Transdisciplinarity, Transition - About the new Responsibility of Design

    Peukert, D. (Speaker)

    11.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  41. UC Santa Barbara History of Science Workshop

    Schrickel, I. (Participant)

    31.10.2017

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

  42. Green Pharmacy Conference 2017

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    27.10.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  43. 7th International Conference on Food Studies 2017

    Klaniecki, K. T. (Speaker)

    26.10.201727.10.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  44. Arizona State University

    Engler, J.-O. (Visiting researcher)

    23.10.201722.11.2017

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  45. Relational ontologies in rural Bogota: experiences on agrobiodiversity.

    Pérez, D. (Speaker) & Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Speaker)

    19.10.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch