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. 2015
  2. Integrales Energiekonzept für eine klimaneutrale Universität: Projekt "klimaneutraler Campus"

    Strodel, N. (Speaker), Opel, O. (Speaker) & Ruck, W. (Speaker)

    02.07.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. Does participation benefit the environment? Insights from a meta analysis of 259 cases of public environmental decision-making

    Challies, E. (Speaker)

    01.07.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A (Journal)

    Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)

    01.07.2015 → …

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

  5. A multi-criteria decision model for selecting a portfolio of sustainable phosphorus management strategies in different regions

    Weiser, A. (Coauthor)

    07.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  6. Integrating Time Aspects into the Assessment of Sustainable Resource Management

    Weiser, A. (presenter)

    07.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  7. 21. Internationale Sommerakademie der Deutschen Bundesstiftung Umwelt - 2015

    Fischer, D. (Speaker)

    30.06.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  8. Do Good Things Come in Small Packages’? Issue Packages in Negotiation and Their Effect on Dyadic Economic Outcomes.

    Zhang, H. (Speaker) & Geiger, I. (Speaker)

    28.06.201501.07.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. 2nd Environmental Monitoring of Biocides in Europe - NORMAN 2015

    Wieck, S. (Participant)

    25.06.201526.06.2015

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

  10. Dealing with Climate Change. Calculus & Catastrophe in the Age of Simulation - 2015

    Schrickel, I. (Organiser)

    25.06.201526.06.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. MECS Conference: Dealing with Climate Change. Calculus & Catastrope in the Age of Simulation - 2015

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    25.06.201526.06.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. Stadt Forscht: Allianzen für Nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Vilsmaier, U. (Lecturer)

    23.06.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  13. archiDART: an R package for the automated 2D computation of root architectural traits

    Delory, B. (Speaker), Baudson, C. (Speaker), Brostaux, Y. (Speaker), Lobet, G. (Speaker), du Jardin, P. (Speaker), Pagès, L. (Speaker) & Delaplace, P. (Speaker)

    21.06.201525.06.2015

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

  14. Rhizosphere 4 Conference - 2015

    Weidlich, E. W. A. (presenter)

    21.06.201525.06.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  15. Exploration of green technologies in SMEs: the role of ambidexterity, domain separation and commercialization

    Wicki, S. (Speaker), Hansen, E. G. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    14.06.201517.06.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  16. Functions of Innovation Systems: the Case of Flywheel Energy Storage

    Wicki, S. (Speaker), Hansen, E. G. (Speaker) & Czernin, F. (Speaker)

    14.06.201517.06.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  17. Certificate Sustainability & Journalism: Case Study of a Pilot Continuing Education Program for Journalists

    Fischer, D. (Speaker)

    11.06.201514.06.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  18. Demokratie und Wahlrecht

    Rose, M. (Speaker)

    11.06.201513.06.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  19. Life Sciences Forschungskolloquium - 2015

    Fischer, D. (Organiser)

    11.06.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  20. “To sustain, or not to sustain…?” An Analysis of Sustainability Journalism in German Newspapers

    Fischer, D. (Speaker)

    11.06.201514.06.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  21. An analysis of founder-CEOs' and salaried CEOs' short-term investment behavior under consideration of aspiration levels

    Schuster, C. L. (Speaker), Nicolai, A. T. (Speaker) & Halberstadt, J. (Speaker)

    10.06.201513.06.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  22. Einsatz der „Fracking-Technologie“ zur Erdgasgewinnung

    Olsson, O. (Lecturer)

    10.06.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  23. Jaquelines-of-all-trades: Testing Lazear's View on Entrepreneurship for Women Graduates

    Tegtmeier, S. (Speaker), Kurczewska, A. (Speaker) & Halberstadt, J. (Speaker)

    06.06.201509.06.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  24. Policy learning and evidence-based governance in mandated participatory planning

    Newig, J. (Speaker)

    27.05.2015

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

  25. Agroecological landscapes in rural Bogota. Agrobiodiversity and peasant culture

    Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Speaker)

    12.05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  26. Dechema Himmelfahrtstagung "Scale-up and scale-down of bioprocesses"

    Pleißner, D. (presenter)

    11.05.201513.05.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  27. Scale-up of fermentative lactic acid production from renewable feedstocks

    Pleißner, D. (Speaker) & Venus, J. (Speaker)

    11.05.201513.05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  28. Multi-stakeholder learning in transdisciplinary settings

    Adomßent, M. (Speaker)

    07.05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  29. Creating transdisciplinary research spaces for sustainable development

    Vilsmaier, U. (Lecturer)

    06.05.201508.05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  30. Creating transdisciplinary research spaces for sustainable development

    Vismaier, U. (Speaker), Engbers, M. (Coauthor) & Brandner, V. (Coauthor)

    06.05.201508.05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  31. International JTEFS/BBCC Conference Sustainable Development. Culture. Education 2015

    Fischer, D. (Keynote speaker)

    05.05.201508.05.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  32. Making universities sustainable: UNESCO Chairs join forces

    Adomßent, M. (Speaker)

    04.05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  33. 25th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - SETAC Europe 2015

    Khaleel, N. D. H. (Participant)

    03.05.201507.05.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  34. 25th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - SETAC Europe 2015

    Khaleel, N. D. H. (Speaker), Olsson, O. (Coauthor), Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor) & Khaleel, N. D. H. (presenter)

    03.05.201507.05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  35. 25th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - SETAC Europe 2015

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    03.05.201507.05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  36. Artificial sunlight photolysis of the pharmaceuticals doxepin hydrochloride, gabapentin and quetiapine hemifumarate as single compounds and as a mixture

    Herrmann, M. (presenter)

    03.05.201507.05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  37. Assessment of the biodegradability and ecotoxicity of the anti-cancer drug Imatinib Mesylate after UV and simulated sunlight irradiation treatments

    Lutterbeck, C. (presenter)

    03.05.201507.05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  38. Assessment of the biodegradability and ecotoxicity of the anticancer drug Imatinib Mesylate after UV and simulated sunlight irradiation treatments

    Lutterbeck, C. A. (Speaker), Baginska, E. (Speaker) & Machado, E. L. (Speaker)

    03.05.201507.05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  39. Households as important source of biocidal active substances in influents of sewage treatment plants

    Wieck, S. (presenter)

    03.05.201507.05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  40. PRIORITIZATION OF VETERINARY ANTIBIOTICS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS USING A SIMPLE SCREENING APPROACH

    Menz, J. (presenter)

    03.05.201507.05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  41. Situational predictors of spontaneous mental contrasting

    Sevincer, T. (Speaker) & Oettingen, G. (Coauthor)

    05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  42. Thinking about the future

    Sevincer, T. (Speaker) & Oettingen, G. (Coauthor)

    05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  43. 8th International Conference on Biobased Materials - 2015

    Pleißner, D. (Speaker)

    30.04.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  44. Auftaktworkshop der EnergyCultures Nachwuchsgruppe - 2015

    Meyer, E. M. (Participant)

    30.04.2015

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

  45. Methoden transformativer Forschung

    Vilsmaier, U. (Lecturer)

    24.04.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  46. Arbeitstagung Lernortwechsel - 2015

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    17.04.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  47. Green hotels: Use of food waste derived from hotels and restaurants for the production of sustainable and biodegradable consumables.

    Pleißner, D. (Lecturer)

    14.04.201516.04.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  48. Green Hotels: Use of food waste derived from hotels and restaurants for the production of sustainable and biodegradable consumables.

    Pleißner, D. (Speaker) & Venus, J. (Speaker)

    14.04.201516.04.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch