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. 2016
  2. Von der Viel- zur Transperspektivität? Einlassungen aus Sicht der Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Barth, M. (Speaker)

    03.03.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung an außerschulischen Lernorten

    Michelsen, G. (Speaker)

    02.03.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  4. RSC Advances (Journal)

    Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)

    02.03.2016 → …

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

  5. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    02.03.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  6. Chemosphere (Journal)

    Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)

    01.03.2016 → …

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

  7. Leibniz University Hanover (External organisation)

    Abels, S. (Coordinator)

    03.20162021

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  8. Mysteries in Practice

    Hofer, E. (Lecturer)

    03.201606.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  9. Science-Society Interfaces: Co-Organizing and Reporting of a Session at the 2nd Future Earth Summit

    Herberg, J. (Speaker)

    28.02.201629.02.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  10. Politics of Care Politiken der Für_Sorge – Für_Sorge als Politik

    Hofmeister, S. (presenter)

    26.02.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. 70. Plus Lucis Fortbildungswoche 2016

    Hofer, E. (Participant)

    22.02.201626.02.2016

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

  12. Jahrestagung der Fachgesellschaft Geschlechterstudien - FG 2016

    Hofmeister, S. (presenter)

    12.02.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  13. Transdisciplinary approaches to understanding societal change

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    07.02.201609.02.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  14. Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung (ARL) (External organisation)

    Hofmeister, S. (Chair)

    02.201612.2018

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  15. Tag der Lehre 2016

    John, B. (Speaker)

    29.01.2016

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

  16. German Future Earth Summit - 2016

    Vilsmaier, U. (Moderator)

    28.01.201629.01.2016

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

  17. Von der Kooperation zu gemeinsamen Lernprozessen: Lehrerbildung auf neuen Wegen

    Barth, M. (Speaker)

    26.01.2016

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

  18. Transformation und Nachhaltigkeit - Podiumsdiskussion

    Michelsen, G. (Panel participant)

    21.01.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  19. Hochschulen für nachhaltige Entwicklung - Herausforderungen, Stand, Perspektiven

    Michelsen, G. (Speaker)

    15.01.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  20. Teilnahme und Teilhabe – aktuelle Herausforderungen. Praxis und Erziehungswissenschaft im Diskurs

    Meyn, J. (Speaker)

    15.01.2016

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

  21. Determinants of Social Entrepreneurial Appraisal Among Hearing-impaired Persons

    Jasniak, M. (Speaker), Ermakova, T. (Speaker), Baierl, R. (Speaker) & Halberstadt, J. (Speaker)

    14.01.201616.01.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  22. How Relationship Networks Influence Women Social Entrepreneurs

    Halberstadt, J. (Speaker) & Spiegler, A. (Speaker)

    14.01.201616.01.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  23. Nachhaltigkeit bewegt die jüngere Generation: Vorstellung der Ergebnisse des Nachhaltigkeitsbarometers 2015

    Michelsen, G. (Speaker)

    14.01.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  24. Vocational Integration of Refugees: A Literature Review and (German) Practice

    Halberstadt, J. (Speaker) & Freudenberg, J. (Speaker)

    14.01.201616.01.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  25. Jahrbuch des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins für das Fürstentum Lüneburg von 1851 (Journal)

    Härdtle, W. (Editor)

    01.01.201631.12.2016

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  26. Jahrbuch des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins für das Fürstentum Lüneburg von 1851 (Journal)

    Härdtle, W. (Editorial Board) & Prüter, J. (Editorial Board)

    01.01.201631.12.2016

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of seriesResearch

  27. Biodiversa+ (External organisation)

    Martín-López, B. (Member)

    20162018

    Activity: MembershipBodies of private companies and organisationsTransfer

  28. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (External organisation)

    Fischer, D. (Member)

    2016 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesTransfer

  29. Deutscher Verein zur Förderung des mathematischen und naturwissenschaftlichen Unterrichts e.V. (External organisation)

    Rodenhauser, A. (Member)

    2016

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsEducation

  30. Fachsektion Didaktik der Biologie im VBIO (External organisation)

    Rodenhauser, A. (Member)

    2016 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  31. Forschungs- und Entwicklungsteam NetzwerG (Organisational unit)

    Abels, S. (Member)

    2016

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  32. Gesellschaft für Didaktik des Sachunterrichts e.V. (External organisation)

    Bruhn, K. (Member)

    2016

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  33. Oekom Verlag (External organisation)

    Fischer, D. (Member)

    2016 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  34. Partnership for Education and Research for Responsible Living (External organisation)

    Fischer, D. (Member)

    2016 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  35. School of Sustainability (Organisational unit)

    Schaltegger, S. (Office)

    2016 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  36. Society for Tropical Ecology (gtö) (External organisation)

    Staab, M. (Chair)

    2016 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  37. Universität Zürich (External organisation)

    Abels, S. (Member)

    2016 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  38. Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (External organisation)

    Fischer, D. (Member)

    2016 → …

    Activity: MembershipBodies of public institutionsTransfer

  39. Zoological Systematics (Journal)

    Staab, M. (Editorial Board)

    2016 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  40. 2015
  41. Journal of Biodiversity, Bioprospecting and Development (Journal)

    Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)

    12.12.201512.12.2017

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

  42. Task Force on Access to Information under the Aarhus Convention, UNECE

    Schomerus, T. (Speaker)

    09.12.2015

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

  43. Sensors (Journal)

    Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)

    03.12.2015 → …

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

  44. Bridging Education and Science for Sustainable Development -2015

    Fischer, D. (Speaker)

    02.12.201503.12.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  45. Räume generativer Bildung

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    02.12.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  46. Ecology and Society (Journal)

    Engler, J.-O. (Reviewer)

    01.12.2015

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

  47. Auf der Suche nach Räumen generativer Bildung

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    30.11.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  48. Participatory research from the ‘Sentipensar’ concept: towards the plurality of knowledge

    Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Speaker)

    26.11.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  49. 1st Global Bioeconomy Summit - 2015

    Pleißner, D. (presenter)

    25.11.201526.11.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  50. Ev. Akademie Braunschweig

    Maly, C. (Speaker)

    20.11.2015

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