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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  2. International Conference on Integrated Water Resources Management - IWRM BMBF 2011

    Vilsmaier, U. (Keynote speaker)

    12.10.201113.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  3. Entwicklung und Einsatz von wassergefüllten Schlauchsystemen im Hochwasserschutz

    Brinkmann, B. (Speaker) & Koppe, B. (Coauthor)

    11.10.201113.10.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. 34. Symposium für Land- und Agrarsoziologie „Landreflexionen“ - 2011

    Szumelda, A. U. (Participant) & Friedrich, B. (Participant)

    07.10.201108.10.2011

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

  5. 8. Jahrestagung der Nachwuchsgruppe Umweltsoziologie - DGS 2011

    Schmidt, A. (Organiser) & Wedl, I. (Organiser)

    07.10.201108.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  6. INSEAD CSI Social Entrepreneurship Forum 2011

    Beckmann, M. (Opponent)

    07.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  7. Partizipative Veränderung schulischer Konsumkultur Ergebnisse einer empirischen Studie aus dem Projekt BINK

    Fischer, D. (Speaker)

    07.10.201108.10.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Herbst-Tagung des Verbands der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaf - VHB 2011

    Harms, D. (Coauthor)

    06.10.201107.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  9. Identification and Determination of Selected Pharmaceuticals and Their Dead End Degradation Products in Degradation Testing

    Mahmoud, W. M. M. (Oral presentation)

    06.10.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  10. 25th Innovations in Sharing Environmental Observations and Information - EnviroInfo 2011

    Zvezdov, D. (Speaker)

    05.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. 5th International Research Workshop for PhD - 2011

    Hörisch, J. (Participant)

    02.10.201107.10.2011

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