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. 2021
  2. Sustainable Chemistry as a future guiding principle

    Kümmerer, K. (Oral presentation)

    18.03.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  3. Zeit als Ressource im Recht

    Bertram, A. (Speaker)

    17.03.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. 16. LeLa-Jahrestagung - LeLa 2021

    Hofer, E. (Participant)

    08.03.2021

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  5. L3 - Leuphana Lernwerkstatt Lüneburg: naturwissenschaftliches Lernen inklusiv gestalten

    Hofer, E. (Speaker)

    08.03.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  6. Wie können informatische Kompetenzen und Einsichten bei Studierenden des Sachunterrichts gefördert werden?

    Richter, S. (Speaker)

    05.03.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsEducation

  7. L3 - Leuphana Lernwerkstatt Lüneburg - Naturwissenschaftliches Lernen inklusiv gestalten

    Hofer, E. (presenter) & Abels, S. (Coauthor)

    02.03.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  8. 14. Internationale Fachtagung der Hochschullernwerkstätten 2021

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

    01.03.202103.03.2021

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  9. Into the weeds: the indirect effects of introduced plants

    Turner, S. (Speaker)

    03.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  10. Policy Briefing 4

    Glover, D. (Consultant), Friedrich, B. (Consultant), Ely , A. (Consultant), Noland, A. (Consultant) & Lidstone, A. (Consultant)

    03.2021

    Activity: Consultancy

  11. IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast 2021

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

    09.02.2021

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

  12. Indian Chemical Council Webinar "FROM GREEN CHEMISTRY TO CHEMISTRY IN A CIRCULAR ECONOMY TO SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY"

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    18.01.2021

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

  13. Basic Rights in the Basic Law

    Bertram, A. (Speaker)

    2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsEducation

  14. digiGEBF 2021

    Stinken-Rösner, L. (Participant) & Abels, S. (Participant)

    2021

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  15. DPG-Frühjahrstagungen – Fachverband Didaktik der Physik – DPG 2021

    Stinken-Rösner, L. (Speaker)

    2021

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  16. Earth System Governance Taskforce on Knowledge Cumulation (External organisation)

    Newig, J. (Office)

    2021 → …

    Activity: MembershipBodies of public institutionsTransfer

  17. Earth System Governance Taskforce on Knowledge Cumulation (External organisation)

    Rose, M. (Chair)

    2021 → …

    Activity: MembershipBodies of public institutionsResearch

  18. Journal of Applied Ecology (Journal)

    Weidlich, E. W. A. (Editorial Board)

    2021 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  19. Sachverständige für die Begutachtung von Unterrichtsmaterialien (Schulbüchern) für Chemie/Physik

    Hofer, E. (Reviewer)

    2021 → …

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantEducation