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. 2009
  2. Social Marketing: ERASMUS guest lecture

    Zeyen, A. (Lecturer)

    24.09.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  3. Jahrestagung der Vereinigung für Ökologische Ökonomie - 2010

    Szumelda, A. U. (Participant)

    23.09.200925.09.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. Photochemical timescales in the degradation of pesticides: Direct photolysis of dimethomorph in aqueous solution using polychromatic and monochromatic irradiation

    Palm, W.-U. (Speaker), Vierke, L. (Speaker) & Ruck, W. (Speaker)

    23.09.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  5. Social Entrepreneurship - an introduction: ERASMUS guest lecture

    Zeyen, A. (Lecturer)

    22.09.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  6. 8th EABIS Annual Colloquium 2009

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    20.09.200921.09.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  7. 5. Würzburger Gespräche zum Umweltenergierecht, Klimaschutz durch Bioenergie – Das Recht der Biomassenutzung zwischen Klimaschutz und Nachhaltigkeit 2009

    Schomerus, T. (Speaker)

    18.09.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  8. Aktueller Wissensstand und Ansätze zu einer interkulturellen Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Offen, S. (Lecturer)

    18.09.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  9. Safety Pharmacology Society - SPS 2009

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    18.09.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  10. 39. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Ökologie (GfÖ) - 2009

    Klein, A.-M. (Speaker)

    14.09.200918.09.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. Weitere Vereinfachung des Abfallrechts – unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Entsorgungsfachbetriebe

    Schomerus, T. (Lecturer)

    14.09.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  12. Auswirkungen von Lärm und sozialem Stress auf das Beanspruchungserleben bei der Bearbeitung komplexer Mehrfachaufgaben

    Peifer, C. (Coauthor)

    09.09.200911.09.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  13. Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung – Potential für die Region

    Stoltenberg, U. (Speaker)

    09.09.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  14. Internet-Supported Sustainability Reporting: Empirical Findings from the German DAX30

    Herzig, C. (Speaker)

    07.09.200909.09.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  15. Konzepte der Gesellschaftstheorie: Ludwig von Mises’ Praxeologie

    Beckmann, M. (Speaker)

    07.09.200909.09.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  16. Evaluation der Sportgerichtsurteile des HFV der Saison 2007/2008

    Winands, M. (Lecturer)

    04.09.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  17. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA)

    Newig, J. (Speaker)

    03.09.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  18. Salongespräche zur Nachhaltigkeit zu aktuellen Forschungsthemen der Nachhaltigkeit 2011

    Evers, M. (Speaker)

    03.09.200903.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch