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.
- 2016
Transformative Research and Development in Urban and Regional Environments
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
01.09.2016 → 03.09.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Transforming Well-Being in Wuppertal: Conditions and Constraints
Rose, M. (Speaker) & Maibaum, K. (Speaker)
01.09.2016 → 03.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
Alkohol-Myopie und Glückspiel: Ein hilfreiches Getränk? [Alcohol-myopia and gambling: a useful beverage?]
Wagner, G. (Speaker), Sevincer, T. (Coauthor) & Oettingen, G. (Coauthor)
09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Ego-Depletion und Mentale Kontrastierung [ego depletion and mental contrasting]
Sevincer, T. (Speaker) & Oettingen, G. (Coauthor)
09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Governance scenarios for ecological and social goals in agricultural landscapes
Schaal, T. (presenter)
30.08.2016 → 02.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
5th International EcoSummit Congress (EcoSummit 2016)
Weidlich, E. W. A. (presenter)
29.08.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Td Summer School 2016
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
29.08.2016 → 06.09.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Why Do School Teachers Engage with Sustainable Consumption? Exploring the Role of Personal, Group and Organizational Influence Factors
Fischer, D. (presenter) & Sundermann, A. (Coauthor)
25.08.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Where To Start? Exploring 1-Year-Students’ Preconceptions of Sustainable Development
Fischer, D. (Speaker) & Sundermann, A. (Speaker)
23.08.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Where To Start? Exploring 1-Year-Students’ Preconceptions of Sustainable Development
Sundermann, A. (presenter)
23.08.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Exploring the potential role of priority effects for ecological restoration
Weidlich, E. (presenter)
22.08.2016 → 26.08.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
22.08.2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
International Conference on Comprehensive Legal Framework for the Development of Offshore Wind Power Around the World
Maly, C. (Speaker)
22.08.2016 → 23.08.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Priority effects influence plant traits and biomass in a grassland field experiment
Weidlich, E. (presenter)
22.08.2016 → 26.08.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
ESERA Summer School 2016
Hofer, E. (Participant)
21.08.2016 → 26.08.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
How do Austrian chemistry teachers implement inquiry-based learning in their classes?
Hofer, E. (presenter)
21.08.2016 → 26.08.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
2016 Energy Policy for Bridging and Communications Forum
Maly, C. (Speaker)
19.08.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Leadership for Sustainability: The Role of Values, Sustainability Understanding, and Education
Sundermann, A. (presenter)
08.08.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Applied Science (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
01.08.2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Self-regulation of energization and direction
Oettingen, G. (Speaker) & Sevincer, T. (Coauthor)
08.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Using cardiovascular measures to integrate two theories: motivational intensity theory and mental contrasting
Sevincer, T. (Speaker) & Oettingen, G. (Coauthor)
08.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft. Macht-, diskurs- und feldanalytische Perspektiven
Herberg, J. (presenter)
30.07.2016 → 31.07.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Summer School des Zentrums für Lehrer*innenbildung an der Universität Wien - 2016
Hofer, E. (Participant)
18.07.2016 → 21.07.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Wie implementieren österreichische ChemielehrerInnen Forschendes Lernen in ihren Unterricht?
Hofer, E. (Speaker)
18.07.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Does EMA Tool Application Influence Carbon Performance and Information disclosure?
Qian, W. (Speaker), Schaltegger, S. (Speaker) & Hörisch, J. (Speaker)
13.07.2016 → 18.07.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
12.07.2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung in der Schule. Ergebnisse aus dem Greenpeace Nachhaltigkeitsbarometer 2015
Michelsen, G. (Speaker)
12.07.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Mit uns die Zukunft
Hofmeister, S. (Organiser)
11.07.2016 → 12.07.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Green Innovation Processes in SMEs: Anatomy of a Learning Journey
Wicki, S. (Speaker) & Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)
03.07.2016 → 06.07.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Problem Framing Workshop with the Viscri Farming Association
Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Organiser)
03.07.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Vortrag und Workshop (Einladung): Fachliches und inklusives Lernen – (wie) geht beides im Naturwissenschaftsunterricht?
Abels, S. (Speaker)
29.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Education and Sustainability – Podiumsdiskussion
Michelsen, G. (Panel participant)
28.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Vortrag (Einladung): Differenzierung als Weg zu inklusivem Chemieunterricht?
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
27.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
“Take Things Easy First” or “Get Straight to The Point”? The Order of Issue Packages in Negotiation and Its Effect on Dyadic Economic Outcomes.
Zhang, H. (Speaker) & Geiger, I. (Speaker)
26.06.2016 → 29.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Inklusion und Fachdidaktik: Vortrag (Einladung) und Workshop im Rahmen eines Doktorand_innenworkshops
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
24.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
ÖFEB Tagung 'Autonom und selbstbewusst' 2016
Hofer, E. (Participant)
24.06.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Editor)
17.06.2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Leverage points for sustainability transformation in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus – Institutional perspectives
Newig, J. (Speaker)
16.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Nachhaltiger Konsum in der Wachstumsgesellschaft
Fischer, D. (Speaker)
16.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
International Conference of the Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative - SCORAI 2016
Fischer, D. (Coauthor)
15.06.2016 → 17.06.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
(Hochschul-)Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung - ein Ansatz für transdisziplinäre Lehre?
Michelsen, G. (Lecturer)
13.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
No greenwashing, please!
Michelsen, G. (Lecturer)
09.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
How Education Made Computers Personal
Herberg, J. (Organiser)
07.06.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Woche der Umwelt 2016
Fischer, D. (Speaker)
07.06.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Learning and Teaching Sustainable Development in Global-Local Contexts
Michelsen, G. (Speaker)
03.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
13th International Conference of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) 2016
Pleißner, D. (Speaker)
01.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
8th Biennial International Interdisciplinary Conference 2014
Dannenberg, J. (presenter)
06.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Education for Sustainable Lifestyles
Fischer, D. (Participant)
31.05.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Wie kann nachhaltige Entwicklung in die Hochschulen integriert werden?
Michelsen, G. (Lecturer)
31.05.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Postervortrag: Science Education Research and Practical Work, mit Elisabeth Hofer und Anja Lembens
Abels, S. (Oral presentation)
27.05.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research