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. 2017
  2. Seeking sustainabillity competency and capability in the ESD literature - An hermeneutic analysis

    Barth, M. (Speaker), Shepard, K. (Speaker) & Rieckmann, M. (Speaker)

    22.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. Cultural differences in the credibility of cause-related marketing campaigns - A German-Chinese comparison

    Bögel, P. M. (presenter) & Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Coauthor)

    21.09.201723.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  4. Cultural Differences in the Credibility of Cause-Related Marketing Campaigns – A German-Chinese Comparison

    Bögel, P. M. (presenter), Cotton-Chan, V. Y. K. (Coauthor), Ulsamer, L. (Coauthor) & Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Coauthor)

    21.09.201723.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  5. Inklusive Basiskompetenzen in den Fachdidaktiken entwickeln, mit Bianka Troll, Michael Besser und Steffen Greve

    Abels, S. (Speaker)

    21.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  6. Online CSR communication in German-speaking countries ('DACH-region')

    Hetze, K. (presenter), Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Coauthor), Glock, Y. (Coauthor) & Bögel, P. M. (Coauthor)

    21.09.201723.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  7. Satisfying employees' needs by doing good? Employees' perceived benefits by participating in CSR

    Koch, C. (presenter), Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Coauthor), Bögel, P. M. (Speaker) & Adam, U. (Coauthor)

    21.09.201723.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Implementierung von Aspekten Forschenden Lernens in den Chemieunterricht der Sekundarstufe II

    Hofer, E. (Speaker) & Lembens, A. (Coauthor)

    19.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. Metaphern der Energiewende

    Hüfner, S. (Speaker)

    19.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  10. Metaphern zu Medikamentenströmen in der Umwelt, von Bente Ohrt & mit Kai Niebert

    Abels, S. (Speaker)

    19.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  11. Metaphorische Konzepte zur Energiewende, von Sybille Hüfner und mit Kai Niebert

    Abels, S. (Speaker)

    19.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  12. Zwischenbilanzen by artecology_network and Leverage Points for Sustainability Transformation

    Engbers, M. (presenter)

    19.09.201706.10.2017

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

  13. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik - GDCP 2017

    Hofer, E. (Participant)

    18.09.201721.09.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  14. 20. Internationale Tagung der Fachsektion Didaktik der Biologie (FDdB) im VBIO 2015

    Hüfner, S. (Speaker)

    14.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Education

  15. Does transdisciplinarity improve academic and societal research outcomes? Empirical results from a large-N empirical study

    Jahn, S. V. (Speaker), Kahle, J. (Speaker), Newig, J. (Panel participant), Bergmann, M. (Panel participant) & Lang, D. J. (Panel participant)

    14.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  16. Wie wirkt Transdisziplinarität? Abschlusssymposium des Forschungsprojekts MONA - Modi nachhaltigkeitsorientierter Forschung im Vergleich

    Jahn, S. V. (Speaker), Kahle, J. (Speaker), Newig, J. (Speaker), Bergmann, M. (Speaker) & Lang, D. J. (Speaker)

    14.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  17. Corporate Responsibility Research Conference - CRRC 2017

    Revellio, F. (Speaker) & Hansen, E. (Speaker)

    13.09.201715.09.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  18. Lehreinheiten zu inklusiver Fachdidaktik evidenzbasiert entwickeln

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

    13.09.201715.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  19. „Erneuerbar ist sauber“ – Vorstellungen zur Energiewende als Ansatzpunkte im Biologieunterricht

    Hüfner, S. (Speaker)

    12.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  20. Forum for young researchers engaging in transdisciplinarity

    Kahle, J. (Speaker), Meyer, E. M. (Speaker) & Jahn, S. V. (Panel participant)

    12.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  21. Vorstellungen zur Energiewende als Ansatzpunkte im Biologieunterricht, von Sybille Hüfner und mit Kai Niebert

    Abels, S. (Speaker)

    12.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  22. International Transdisziplinarity Conference - ITD 2017

    Herberg, J. (Organiser), Vilsmaier, U. (Organiser) & Engbers, M. (Participant)

    11.09.201715.09.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  23. International Transdisziplinarity Conference - ITD 2017

    Kagan, S. (Organiser), Meyer, E. M. (Moderator), Freeth, R. (Speaker), Peukert, D. (Speaker) & Thierfelder, J. (Speaker)

    11.09.2017

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

  24. Hochsitz für Innovationspotentiale

    Engbers, M. (Participant)

    06.09.2017

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

  25. Governance challenges in telecoupled systems (with Andrea Lenschow and Edward Challies)

    Newig, J. (Speaker)

    05.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  26. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie

    Schuster, C. (presenter)

    05.09.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  27. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry (Journal)

    Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)

    01.09.2017 → …

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

  28. Deutscher Baubetriebs- und Baurechtstag 2017

    Schuster, C. (Coauthor)

    01.09.201702.09.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  29. Energy (Journal)

    Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)

    01.09.2017 → …

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

  30. Waste Management (Journal)

    Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)

    01.09.2017 → …

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

  31. Dozententagung der Sektion Sonderpädagogik der DGFE 2017

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

    09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  32. Mentale Kontrastierung fördert Anstrengung durch Transfer von Energetisierung [Mental Contrasting and Transfer of Energization]

    Sevincer, T. (Speaker) & Oettingen, G. (Coauthor)

    09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  33. ‘Problems of Transdisciplinary Sustainability Sciences. An approach to diagnoses‘

    Meyer, E. M. (Speaker)

    09.2017 → …

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  34. International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2017

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    31.08.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  35. Amplifying the Impact of Local Initiatives in Sustainability Transformations – A pragmatic Typology

    Lam, D. (Speaker), Martín-López, B. (Coauthor), Wiek, A. (Coauthor), Bennett, E. M. (Coauthor), Frantzeskaki, N. (Coauthor) & Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Coauthor)

    30.08.201701.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Transfer

  36. The City as a System: Urban Metabolism Approaches to enhance Urban Visioning Practices

    John, B. (Speaker)

    30.08.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  37. Time as management interface in sustainability transformations

    Weiser, A. (presenter)

    30.08.201701.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  38. Transformations 2017

    Freeth, R. C. (Participant), Lam, D. (Speaker), Freeth, R. (Speaker), Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (presenter) & Lang, D. J. (Speaker)

    30.08.201701.09.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  39. Transformations 2017

    Peukert, D. (Moderator), Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Moderator), Lam, D. (Moderator) & Lang, D. J. (Moderator)

    30.08.201701.09.2017

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

  40. Can knowledge of priority effects improve outcomes of ecological restoration?

    Weidlich, E. (presenter)

    27.08.201701.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  41. Current overview of research on priority effects and their relevance to restoration

    Weidlich, E. (presenter)

    27.08.201701.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  42. Riparian Atlantic Forest restoration: water table depth and planting spacing affected the growth of planted trees

    Weidlich, E. (presenter)

    27.08.201701.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  43. Villa Rossa 2017

    Hofmeister, S. (Lecturer)

    26.08.201702.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  44. Inclusive approaches in science education – the example of an open inquiry format

    Abels, S. (Speaker)

    25.08.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  45. Educational reconstruction of the concept of renewable energy resources

    Hüfner, S. (Speaker)

    24.08.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  46. Implementing aspects of inquiry-based learning in secondary chemistry classes: a case study

    Hofer, E. (presenter) & Lembens, A. (Coauthor)

    22.08.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research