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.
- 2014
A Mixed Methods Longitudinal Design Study On Learning Results In An Innovative Study Model - First Qualitative Results In HESD
Sundermann, A. (presenter)
02.09.2014 → 05.09.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Limnology and Oceanography (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
01.09.2014 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Td Summer School 2014: Transdisciplinary Research at the Science
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
01.09.2014 → 09.09.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Education
The Chronostratigraphy and environmental development of the Middle Pleistocene sequence of Schöningen.
Richter, D. (Speaker) & Urban, B. (Speaker)
01.09.2014 → 07.09.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Mentale Kontrastierung und Transfer von Energetisierung
Sevincer, T. (Speaker) & Oettingen, G. (Coauthor)
09.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Aerobic biodegradability assessment of Cefazolin and its phototransformation products
Ahmed, W. M. M. M. (Speaker) & Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
31.08.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Photodegradation of chlorprothixene in aqueous medium: identification, biodegradation, and toxicity assessment of the formed transformation products
Khaleel, N. D. H. (Speaker), Ahmed, W. M. M. M. (Speaker), Leder, C. (Speaker), Olsson, O. (Speaker) & Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
31.08.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
QSPR MODELS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL FATE ASSESSMENT AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED CHEMICAL COMPANIES
Ahmed, W. M. M. M. (Speaker), Leder, C. (Speaker), Rücker, C. (Speaker), Kümmerer, K. (Speaker) & Schwartz, D. (Speaker)
31.08.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
How effective is participation in public environmental decision-making? Early findings from a meta analysis of 250 case studies
Newig, J. (Speaker)
30.08.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Royal Geographical Society Annual Conference - RGS 2014
Mildorfová-Leventon, J. (Speaker), Dyer, J. C. (Speaker) & Van Alstine, J. (Speaker)
26.08.2014 → 29.08.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
From equal opportunity officers to female social entrepreneurs - An analysis of gender equality work at universities in Lower Saxony, Germany
Schuster, C. L. (Speaker), Halberstadt, J. (Speaker), Schank, C. (Speaker) & Petersen, M. (Speaker)
19.08.2014 → 21.08.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Trans Atlantic Sustainability Seminar - TASS 2014
Schomerus, T. (Speaker)
14.08.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
99th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America - ESA 2014
Bolek, R. (Coauthor)
13.08.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Biannual Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics - ISEE 2014
Hussain, A. M. T. (presenter)
13.08.2014 → 15.08.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Summer School in Sustainability Economics: Intergenerational Equity and Efficiency under Uncertainty
Hussain, A. M. T. (Participant)
04.08.2014 → 07.08.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Journal of Technology Innovations in Renewable Energy (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
01.08.2014 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Räume transdisziplinären Lehrens und Forschens schaffen
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
31.07.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Nachhaltigkeit in der Hochschule - Sustainability at the University
Fischer, D. (Lecturer)
26.07.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Methods workshop: A social science perspective on coastal issues
Lüdecke, G. (Speaker)
24.07.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
„Empirische Forschung zur Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung – Themen, Methoden und Trends”
Sundermann, A. (Participant)
21.07.2014 → 29.07.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
17th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology in Amsterdam, the Netherlands - EASP 2014
Majer, J. M. (presenter)
09.07.2014 → 12.07.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Wissensintegration und Wissenstransfer in der transdisziplinären Nachhaltigkeitsforschung: Das Beispiel Global TraPs
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
08.07.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Gruenes Wissen.NET: Ein Angebot der Wissenschaftskommunikation im Bereich Nachhaltigkeit und Globaler Wandel
Fischer, D. (Speaker)
05.07.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
5. Allgemeinen Erfahrungsaustausch „Umwelt und Nachhaltigkeit“ des Deutschen Sparkassen- und Giroverbands 2014
Schomerus, T. (Speaker)
04.07.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
7th European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and the Biobased Economy - EFIB 2014
Pleißner, D. (Participant)
01.07.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Schul- und Qualitätsentwicklung im Kontext von Mobilität und Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung (BNE)
Fischer, D. (Lecturer)
01.07.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
The Best of the Rest
Pleißner, D. (presenter)
01.07.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Mental Contrasting and Transfer of Energuzation
Sevincer, T. (Speaker) & Oettingen, G. (Coauthor)
07.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Psychophysiology of Self-Regulation
Sevincer, T. (Speaker) & Oettingen, G. (Coauthor)
07.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The botherder's lure and the figure of the pirate: trespassing enclosures and tweaking affordances
Leistert, O. (Speaker)
25.06.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Caring as a socio-ecological concept for sustainability and gender justice: different perspectives from political feminist economy, social work, and nature management
Gottschlich, D. (Lecturer)
24.06.2014 → 26.06.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Fachgespräch „Vermeidung von Lebensmittelabfällen“, Bewertung, Maßnahmenvorschläge und Ansatzpunkte aus der Umweltperspektive, Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung
Schomerus, T. (Speaker)
24.06.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Realizing Sustainability in Institutions needs Gender sensitive Competencies and Organisations and the ethical frame "Self-in-Relation"
Moths, K. (Speaker)
24.06.2014 → 26.06.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Coastal Zone Canada - CZC 2014
Lüdecke, G. (Speaker)
17.06.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Special Conference on Micro-Foundations for Strategic Management Research: Embracing Individuals - SMS 2014
Halberstadt, J. (Speaker)
14.06.2014 → 15.06.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Crossing boundaries in transdisciplinary sustainability research
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
13.06.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
The Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: A Systematic Review of Its Use in Research and Practice
Hansen, E. G. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
11.06.2014 → 13.06.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Geschlechterverhältnisse und Nachhaltigkeit – Befunde aus Theorie und Praxis
Mölders, T. (Speaker)
10.06.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Exploration deficiency: lessons learned from an unsuccessful sustainable energy technology innovation
Wicki, S. (Speaker)
08.06.2014 → 13.06.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
17th IEA Triannual Conference and World Congress 2014
Engler, J.-O. (Speaker)
05.06.2014 → 10.06.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
2nd International Conference of Recycling and Reuse - R&R 2014
Herrmann, M. (presenter)
04.06.2014 → 06.06.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Why companies do district heating – the business model perspective on network expansion and renewable sources of energy
Reinert, F. (Speaker), Clausen, J. (Speaker) & Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)
03.06.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Insect Chemical Ecology 2014 - Doctoral Course - ICE 2014
Delory, B. (Coauthor)
01.06.2014 → 15.06.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
01.06.2014 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Collective Landownership and the Crisis of the Reproductive
Dannenberg, J. (presenter)
06.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Die Ökologisierung des Denkens und transdisziplinäre Nachhaltigskeitsforschung. Ein Gespräch zwischen Ulli Vilsmaier und Erich Hörl
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
22.05.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Leuphana Faculty Club
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
22.05.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Education
Geschlechterverhältnisse und Nachhaltigkeit – Perspektiven für Raumwissenschaften und -politik
Mölders, T. (Speaker)
18.05.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Genotoxicity and ecotoxicity screening of photolytic mixtures from the selective β1-receptor blockers Atenolol and Metoprolol
Schneider, M. (presenter)
11.05.2014 → 15.05.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Initial microbial ecotoxicitiy assessment of thioridazine, thioridazine 5-sulfoxide and photolytic mixtures of thioridazine
Menz, J. (presenter)
11.05.2014 → 15.05.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research