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.
- 2021
Scientia in Educatione (Journal)
Hofer, E. (Reviewer)
2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
SER Conference (online)
Weidlich, E. (Speaker), Ernzen, J. P. (Speaker), Conti, I. (Speaker) & Neves, M. A. (Speaker)
2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Utrecht University
Newig, J. (Visiting researcher)
2021 → …Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Vortrag: Accounting for work conditions from modern slavery to decent work
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker), Christ, K. (Coauthor) & Burritt, R. (Coauthor)
2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Vortrag: The Potential of Modular Product Designs to Increase User Satisfaction of Repair Services – Evidence from the smartphone industry
Schaltegger, S. (Coauthor), Amend, C. (Coauthor), Revellio, F. (Coauthor) & Hansen, E. (Coauthor)
2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
- 2020
Chemieunterricht inklusiv?! - Forschendes Lernen mit heterogenen Lerngruppen - Teil 2
Abels, S. (Lecturer) & Hofer, E. (Lecturer)
24.11.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Prozesse der Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung Moderation
Friedrich, B. (Speaker)
13.11.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
5th Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference 2020
Kümmerer, K. (Chair)
10.11.2020 → 11.11.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Available data on readily biodegradable ionic liquids
Amsel, A.-K. (presenter), Olsson, O. (Coauthor) & Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor)
10.11.2020 → 11.11.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Project-Based Education and Other Activating Strategies in Science Education 2020
Hofer, E. (Participant)
05.11.2020 → 06.11.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Teachers' beliefs about and dispositions towards Inquiry-based Learning
Hofer, E. (presenter), Koliander, B. (Coauthor) & Puddu, S. (Coauthor)
05.11.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Best Practice in Maritime Spatial Planning: Towards Mutually Beneficial Outcomes for Fishers, Renewable Energy Production and Marine Conservation
Walsh, C. (Consultant)
01.11.2020 → 28.02.2021Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Transfer
Ecosystems and People (Journal)
Martín-López, B. (Editorial Board)
11.2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Global Environmental Governance - GEG 2010
Isaac, R. (Participant)
19.10.2020 → 24.10.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Education
Vortrag: Nachhaltigkeit im Unternehmen: von guten Vorsätzen zum guten Umsetzen (digital). DUB Unternehmer-Magazin – Leitmedium zur digitalen Transformation, herausgegeben von Brigitte Zypries, Bundeswirtschaftsministerin a.D.
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
08.10.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Transformative Indikatoren: Wirkungsabschätzungen in Reallaboren
Rose, M. (Speaker) & Schleicher, K. (Speaker)
07.10.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Fachliche Bildung und digitale Transformation - Fachdidaktische Forschung und Diskurse
Stinken-Rösner, L. (Speaker)
23.09.2020 → 25.09.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
P029-G0. Product, Process and Programme Revisited: Genome Editing and the Regulation of Genetically Engineered Agricultural ‘Natures’
Ely , A. (Coauthor), Fischer, K. (Coauthor), Friedrich, B. (Coauthor), Glover, D. (presenter), Schnurr, M. (Coauthor) & Stone, G. D. (Coauthor)
22.09.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Summer School on Sustainable Chemistry and Water (Online) 2020
Kümmerer, K. (Organiser)
21.09.2020 → 25.09.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Plenarvortrag am 74. Deutschen Betriebswirtschafter-Tag der Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft: Mangelnde Nachhaltigkeit als Ursache für Pandemien? Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement zur Bekämpfung (zukünftiger) viraler Epidemien
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
16.09.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research