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.
- 2017
Seeking sustainabillity competency and capability in the ESD literature - An hermeneutic analysis
Barth, M. (Speaker), Shepard, K. (Speaker) & Rieckmann, M. (Speaker)
22.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Cultural differences in the credibility of cause-related marketing campaigns - A German-Chinese comparison
Bögel, P. M. (presenter) & Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Coauthor)
21.09.2017 → 23.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
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)
21.09.2017 → 23.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Inklusive Basiskompetenzen in den Fachdidaktiken entwickeln, mit Bianka Troll, Michael Besser und Steffen Greve
Abels, S. (Speaker)
21.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Online CSR communication in German-speaking countries ('DACH-region')
Hetze, K. (presenter), Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Coauthor), Glock, Y. (Coauthor) & Bögel, P. M. (Coauthor)
21.09.2017 → 23.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
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)
21.09.2017 → 23.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Implementierung von Aspekten Forschenden Lernens in den Chemieunterricht der Sekundarstufe II
Hofer, E. (Speaker) & Lembens, A. (Coauthor)
19.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Metaphern der Energiewende
Hüfner, S. (Speaker)
19.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Metaphern zu Medikamentenströmen in der Umwelt, von Bente Ohrt & mit Kai Niebert
Abels, S. (Speaker)
19.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Metaphorische Konzepte zur Energiewende, von Sybille Hüfner und mit Kai Niebert
Abels, S. (Speaker)
19.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Zwischenbilanzen by artecology_network and Leverage Points for Sustainability Transformation
Engbers, M. (presenter)
19.09.2017 → 06.10.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Berufliche Anforderungen im inklusiven Chemieunterricht., mit Christine Heidinger, Brigitte Koliander und Thomas Plotz
Abels, S. (Speaker)
18.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik - GDCP 2017
Hofer, E. (Participant)
18.09.2017 → 21.09.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
20. Internationale Tagung der Fachsektion Didaktik der Biologie (FDdB) im VBIO 2015
Hüfner, S. (Speaker)
14.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Education
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)
14.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Untersuchungen zum Umweltverhalten und Verbleib von Pflanzenschutzmitteln und ihrer Transformationsprodukte in landwirtschaftlich genutzten Einzugsgebieten
Olsson, O. (Oral presentation)
14.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
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)
14.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Corporate Responsibility Research Conference - CRRC 2017
Revellio, F. (Speaker) & Hansen, E. (Speaker)
13.09.2017 → 15.09.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Lehreinheiten zu inklusiver Fachdidaktik evidenzbasiert entwickeln
Süßenbach, J. (Speaker), Greve, S. (Speaker), Troll, B. (Speaker), Besser, M. (Speaker) & Abels, S. (Speaker)
13.09.2017 → 15.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Lehreinheiten zu inklusiver Fachdidaktik evidenzbasiert entwickeln, von Jessica Süßenbach und mit Steffen Greve, Bianka Troll und Michael Besser
Abels, S. (Speaker)
13.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
„Erneuerbar ist sauber“ – Vorstellungen zur Energiewende als Ansatzpunkte im Biologieunterricht
Hüfner, S. (Speaker)
12.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Forum for young researchers engaging in transdisciplinarity
Kahle, J. (Speaker), Meyer, E. M. (Speaker) & Jahn, S. V. (Panel participant)
12.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
Vorstellungen zur Energiewende als Ansatzpunkte im Biologieunterricht, von Sybille Hüfner und mit Kai Niebert
Abels, S. (Speaker)
12.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
International Transdisziplinarity Conference - ITD 2017
Herberg, J. (Organiser), Vilsmaier, U. (Organiser) & Engbers, M. (Participant)
11.09.2017 → 15.09.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
International Transdisziplinarity Conference - ITD 2017
Kagan, S. (Organiser), Meyer, E. M. (Moderator), Freeth, R. (Speaker), Peukert, D. (Speaker) & Thierfelder, J. (Speaker)
11.09.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Vortrag (Einladung): Lernwerkstatt als Möglichkeit Chemie inklusiv zu lernen? Einblicke in eine inklusive Mittelschule Österreichs, mit Sandra Puddu
Abels, S. (Speaker)
09.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Hochsitz für Innovationspotentiale
Engbers, M. (Participant)
06.09.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Governance challenges in telecoupled systems (with Andrea Lenschow and Edward Challies)
Newig, J. (Speaker)
05.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie
Schuster, C. (presenter)
05.09.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
01.09.2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Deutscher Baubetriebs- und Baurechtstag 2017
Schuster, C. (Coauthor)
01.09.2017 → 02.09.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Energy (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
01.09.2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Waste Management (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
01.09.2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Dozententagung der Sektion Sonderpädagogik der DGFE 2017
Abels, S. (Speaker), Troll, B. (Speaker), Besser, M. (Speaker), Greve, S. (Speaker) & Süßenbach, J. (Speaker)
09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Mentale Kontrastierung fördert Anstrengung durch Transfer von Energetisierung [Mental Contrasting and Transfer of Energization]
Sevincer, T. (Speaker) & Oettingen, G. (Coauthor)
09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
‘Problems of Transdisciplinary Sustainability Sciences. An approach to diagnoses‘
Meyer, E. M. (Speaker)
09.2017 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2017
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
31.08.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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)
30.08.2017 → 01.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Transfer
The City as a System: Urban Metabolism Approaches to enhance Urban Visioning Practices
John, B. (Speaker)
30.08.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Time as management interface in sustainability transformations
Weiser, A. (presenter)
30.08.2017 → 01.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Transformations 2017
Freeth, R. C. (Participant), Lam, D. (Speaker), Freeth, R. (Speaker), Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (presenter) & Lang, D. J. (Speaker)
30.08.2017 → 01.09.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Transformations 2017
Peukert, D. (Moderator), Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Moderator), Lam, D. (Moderator) & Lang, D. J. (Moderator)
30.08.2017 → 01.09.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Education
Can knowledge of priority effects improve outcomes of ecological restoration?
Weidlich, E. (presenter)
27.08.2017 → 01.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Current overview of research on priority effects and their relevance to restoration
Weidlich, E. (presenter)
27.08.2017 → 01.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Riparian Atlantic Forest restoration: water table depth and planting spacing affected the growth of planted trees
Weidlich, E. (presenter)
27.08.2017 → 01.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Villa Rossa 2017
Hofmeister, S. (Lecturer)
26.08.2017 → 02.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Inclusion and chemistry teaching – deliberating conflicting demands, mit Christine Heidinger, Brigitte Koliander und Thomas Plotz
Abels, S. (Speaker)
25.08.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Inclusive approaches in science education – the example of an open inquiry format
Abels, S. (Speaker)
25.08.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Educational reconstruction of the concept of renewable energy resources
Hüfner, S. (Speaker)
24.08.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Implementing aspects of inquiry-based learning in secondary chemistry classes: a case study
Hofer, E. (presenter) & Lembens, A. (Coauthor)
22.08.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research