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.
- 2020
Project-Based Education and Other Activating Strategies in Science Education 2020
Hofer, E. (Participant)
05.11.2020 → 06.11.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Teachers' beliefs about and dispositions towards Inquiry-based Learning
Hofer, E. (presenter), Koliander, B. (Coauthor) & Puddu, S. (Coauthor)
05.11.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Best Practice in Maritime Spatial Planning: Towards Mutually Beneficial Outcomes for Fishers, Renewable Energy Production and Marine Conservation
Walsh, C. (Consultant)
01.11.2020 → 28.02.2021Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Transfer
Ecosystems and People (Journal)
Martín-López, B. (Editorial Board)
11.2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Global Environmental Governance - GEG 2010
Isaac, R. (Participant)
19.10.2020 → 24.10.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Education
Vortrag: Nachhaltigkeit im Unternehmen: von guten Vorsätzen zum guten Umsetzen (digital). DUB Unternehmer-Magazin – Leitmedium zur digitalen Transformation, herausgegeben von Brigitte Zypries, Bundeswirtschaftsministerin a.D.
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
08.10.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Transformative Indikatoren: Wirkungsabschätzungen in Reallaboren
Rose, M. (Speaker) & Schleicher, K. (Speaker)
07.10.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Fachliche Bildung und digitale Transformation - Fachdidaktische Forschung und Diskurse
Stinken-Rösner, L. (Speaker)
23.09.2020 → 25.09.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
P029-G0. Product, Process and Programme Revisited: Genome Editing and the Regulation of Genetically Engineered Agricultural ‘Natures’
Ely , A. (Coauthor), Fischer, K. (Coauthor), Friedrich, B. (Coauthor), Glover, D. (presenter), Schnurr, M. (Coauthor) & Stone, G. D. (Coauthor)
22.09.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Summer School on Sustainable Chemistry and Water (Online) 2020
Kümmerer, K. (Organiser)
21.09.2020 → 25.09.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Plenarvortrag am 74. Deutschen Betriebswirtschafter-Tag der Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft: Mangelnde Nachhaltigkeit als Ursache für Pandemien? Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement zur Bekämpfung (zukünftiger) viraler Epidemien
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
16.09.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
GDCP Jahrestagung 2020
Stinken-Rösner, L. (Participant)
14.09.2020 → 17.09.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Democracy and Intergenerational Justice: Overcoming Harmful Short-termism Through New Institutions?
Hoffmann, J. M. (Organiser), Leung, G.-K. (Organiser) & Rose, M. (Organiser)
08.09.2020 → 09.09.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
1. Circular Economy Kongress 2020
Braungart, M. (Keynote Speaker)
04.09.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
1. Circular Economy Kongress 2020
Braungart, M. (Participant)
04.09.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
How to educate the educators of tomorrow. Teacher education for sustainable development – inquiries, insights and implications.
Brandt, J.-O. (Speaker) & Bürgener, L. (Speaker)
01.09.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Institutionenübergreifende Entwicklungsteams als Formate transdisziplinärer Zusammenarbeit.
Bürgener, L. (Speaker)
01.09.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Promoting the SDGs through transdisciplinary learning: Innovative approaches of transdisciplinary cooperation in transnational partnerships
Bürgener, L. (Speaker), Barth, M. (Speaker) & Lang, D. J. (Speaker)
01.09.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Policy Brief Series
Glover, D. (Consultant), Friedrich, B. (Consultant) & Ely , A. (Consultant)
09.2020Activity: Consultancy
How Do Civil Servants Use Social Science Evidence for Designing Participatory Governance Processes?
Rose, M. (Speaker)
27.08.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Environmental Governance of China’s Belt and Road Initiative: A Case Study from Montenegro
Coenen, J. (Speaker) & Newig, J. (Coauthor)
24.08.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Virtual Keynote 'Fast learning for radical business model innovation'
Weissbrod, I. (Speaker)
01.07.2020 → 02.07.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
National Sustainability Institutions as Levers for Climate Performance? A Research Proposal
Rose, M. (Speaker)
26.06.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Two degrees and the SDGs: A network analysis of interlinkages between transnational climate actions and the SDGs
Coenen, J. (Speaker) & Glass, L.-M. (Speaker)
10.06.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Der virtuelle Chemieunterricht - Austausch zu Best-Practice-Erfahrungen im Rahmen des Home-Schooling und Distance-Learning
Spitzer, P. (Speaker) & Hofer, E. (Lecturer)
04.05.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Waldgärten als multi-funktionale Nachhaltigkeitslösung verstehen
Albrecht, S. (Speaker)
06.04.2020 → 10.07.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Education
BNE in der universitären Lehrerausbildung für den Bereich Grund-, Real- und Hauptschule
Barth, M. (Speaker)
09.03.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Recht auf Ineffizienz – Eine Untersuchung des Verhältnisses von Grundrechten zur Effizienz
Bertram, A. (Speaker)
07.03.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Inklusion im Sachunterricht. Empirische und theoretische Befunde für die Gestaltung eines zukunftsfähigen Sachunterrichts
Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Speaker), Bürgener, L. (Speaker), Sellin, K. (Speaker), Brauns, S. (Speaker) & Meschede, N. (Oral presentation)
06.03.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Risky Business: Risk.Taking and Cosmopolitan Cities
Sevincer, T. (Speaker)
03.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Video-Stimulated Reflections in der Lehrer*innenbildung -
Egger, D. (Speaker) & Abels, S. (Coauthor)
28.02.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Advantages and challenges of in silico tools and their contribution to sustainable chemistry with the focus on (Q)SAR
Amsel, A.-K. (Speaker) & Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor)
25.02.2020 → 26.02.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
GAC Mitgliederversammlung
Aßmann, T. (Oral presentation), Boutaud, E. (Oral presentation), Harry, I. (Speaker), Drees, C. (Speaker), Buse, J. (Speaker), Vermeulen, R. (Speaker), Kaiser, M. (Speaker) & Irmler, U. (Speaker)
14.02.2020 → 16.02.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Die Dokumentarische Methode
Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Speaker)
11.02.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Scientists for Future Workshop - 2020
Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Speaker) & Pabst, S. (Speaker)
30.01.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Lam, D. (Visiting researcher)
02.01.2020 → 31.03.2020Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
19th Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology 2020
Schuster, C. (Speaker)
2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (Journal)
Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Reviewer)
2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Centrum für Lehrerbildung und Bildungsforschung (CeLeB) Konferenz - 2020
Stinken-Rösner, L. (Participant)
2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Chemiedidaktik + Inklusive Pädagogik ⇌ Inklusivem Chemieunterricht
Abels, S. (Speaker) & Brauns, S. (Speaker)
2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Für das Wissen entscheiden
Kümmerer, K. (Panel participant)
2020Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
International Journal of Astrobiology (Journal)
Engler, J.-O. (Reviewer)
2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
International Journal of Conflict Management (Journal)
Warsitzka, M. (Reviewer)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
International Journal of Environmental and Science Education (Journal)
Rodenhauser, A. (Editorial Board)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Jahrestagung: Junges Forum Rechtsphilosophie - JFR 2020
Bertram, A. (Speaker)
2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Joachim Herz Stiftung (External organisation)
Stinken-Rösner, L. (Member)
2020Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
Kategoriensystem inklusiver naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht (KinU)
Brauns, S. (Speaker)
2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Möglichkeiten der Ausgestaltung des Verwaltungsverfahrens im Rahmen der nach § 16 Abs. 5 und § 17 Abs. 6 des Hamburgischen Klimaschutzgesetzes zu erlassenden Rechtsverordnungen
Schomerus, C.-T. (Reviewer)
2020Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Transfer
Scientific Reports (Journal)
Engler, J.-O. (Reviewer)
2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Social-Ecological Systems Institute (SESI) (Organisational unit)
Martín-López, B. (Chair) & Fischer, J. (Chair)
2020 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Talk on thinking about the future
Sevincer, T. (Speaker)
2020Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Education
Teaching Science Education Inclusively - A Framework to analyse Teacher Students' Professional Competencies for Inclusive Science Education
Brauns, S. (Speaker)
2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Framework for Inclusive Science Education
Brauns, S. (Speaker)
2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
- 2019
BNE sowie Trasformatives Lernen in der Hochschullehre
Barth, M. (Speaker)
18.12.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Ein einfaches nicht steriles Verfahren zur simultanen Umwandlung biogener Reststoffe in Bioethanol und Milchsäure
Pleißner, D. (Speaker)
11.12.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Building territories of peace between the countryside and the city. Urban agroecologies and agri-food circuits for peace.
Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Speaker)
08.12.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Die Rolle von Unterrichtsmaterialien aus dem Internet und OER (open educational ressources) im Kontext einer Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung
Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Speaker)
30.11.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
One generation plants the trees, another gets the shade? Negotiators' perceptions and behaviors in intergenerational allocations of resources.
van Treek, M. (Speaker), Majer, J. M. (Coauthor), Zhang, H. (Coauthor) & Trötschel, R. (Coauthor)
28.11.2019 → 29.11.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Transforming teacher education for and through ESD
Barth, M. (Speaker)
22.11.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Chemistry within a Circular Economy
Kümmerer, K. (Oral presentation)
19.11.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Iberoamerican Conference on advance oxidation technologies - IV CIPOA 2019
Wilde, M. L. (Speaker) & Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor)
18.11.2019 → 22.11.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Nachhaltige Entwicklung - ein Thema für die Grundschule!
Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Speaker)
09.11.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Developing learning environments for independent work
Hofer, E. (Speaker)
08.11.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Metalle - Voraussetzung der digitalen Transformation - 2019
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
08.11.2019 → 10.11.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Project-based Education and other activating strategies in science education 2019
Hofer, E. (Participant)
07.11.2019 → 08.11.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
The Australian National University
Schaal, T. (Visiting researcher)
01.11.2019 → 31.10.2021Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Catholic University of Louvain
Coenen, J. (Visiting researcher)
11.2019Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
German Committee Future Earth (External organisation)
Jochum, G. (Member), Barth, T. (Member), Brandl, S. (Member), Cárdenas Tomazic, A. (Member), Hofmeister, S. (Member), Littig, B. (Member), Matuschek, I. (Member), Ulrich, S. (Member) & Warsewa, G. (Member)
11.2019Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
Linking Teaching and Learning Formats with Student Development of Key Sustainability Competencies
Barth, M. (Speaker) & Redman, A. (Speaker)
27.10.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Kompetenzen für inklusiven Sach- und Naturwissenschaftsunterricht im Vergleich
Brauns, S. (Speaker)
26.10.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
11th Micropol & Ecohazard Conference - Micropol 2019
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
20.10.2019 → 24.10.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
Was macht ein Investment nachhaltig?
Oermann, N. O. (Reviewer)
19.10.2019Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
Chemical Innovation Exchange - CIEX 2019
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
09.10.2019 → 10.10.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
BNE inklusiv - ein gutes Leben für alle
Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Speaker)
02.10.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Colloquium - Motivation Psychology Colloquium
Etmektsoglou, G. (Organiser) & Sevincer, T. (Organiser)
10.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Education
Education for sustainable development - is sharing knowledge a key for sustainability transformation?
Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Speaker)
10.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Education
European Educational Research Association (EERA) (External organisation)
Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Member)
10.2019 → …Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
Best Practice Prinzipien für Fortbildungsprogramme in der BNE
Barth, M. (Speaker)
30.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Transdisciplinary Cooperation in Teacher Education
Bürgener, L. (Speaker) & Barth, M. (Speaker)
30.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Die politische Repräsentation zukünftiger Generationen in der heutigen Demokratie - Ausgewählte Herausforderungen
Rose, M. (Speaker)
26.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Videobasierte Professionalisierung von Lehramtsstudierenden für einen inklusiven naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht
Sellin, K. (Speaker) & Brauns, S. (Speaker)
26.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
17. Chemiedidaktik-Treffen 2019
Hofer, E. (Organiser)
20.09.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung - eine erfolgversprechende Perspektive auf einen inklusiven Sachunterricht
Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Speaker), Sellin, K. (Speaker) & Bürgener, L. (Speaker)
19.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
17. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs - 2019
Schuster, C. (Speaker) & Loschelder, D. D. (Coauthor)
17.09.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
17. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs - FGSP 2019
Schuster, C. (Speaker) & Loschelder, D. D. (Coauthor)
16.09.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Summer SChool on Sustainable Chemistry and the Myths of Renewables
Kümmerer, K. (Organiser)
16.09.2019 → 20.09.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Naturwissenschaftliche Kompetenzen und Inklusion – Inklusion durch Kompetenzorientierung?
Abels, S. (Plenary speaker)
15.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
12. Bundesalgenstammtisch
Lindner, A. (presenter)
11.09.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Herausforderungen bei der Professionalisierung für Forschendes Lernen
Hofer, E. (Speaker) & Lembens, A. (Coauthor)
11.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Which Research Approach Should I Employ In My Research Project? Developing Criteria-Based Guidance on Choosing the Most Appropriate Research Approach Among TD Case Study, Living Lab, Action Research, Urban Transition Lab, Real-World Lab, Applied Disciplinary Research, and others
Rose, M. (Speaker), Hilger, A. (Speaker), Wanner, M. (Speaker) & Dedeurwaerdere, T. (Speaker)
10.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Jahrestagung "Naturwissenschaftliche Kompetenzen in der Gesellschaft von morgen" - GDCP 2019
Hofer, E. (Organiser) & Hofer, E. (Participant)
09.09.2019 → 12.09.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Assessing Key Competencies In Higher Education For Sustainable Devlopment: Insights From the Deployment Of Innovative Instruments
Barth, M. (Speaker) & Redman, A. (Speaker)
06.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Environmental Governance of the Belt and Road Initiative
Coenen, J. (Speaker), Newig, J. (Coauthor), Challies, E. (Coauthor), Bager, S. (Coauthor) & Meyfroidt, P. (Coauthor)
05.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Criteria and Strategies of Student Teachers to Deal with Teaching Material from the Internet about Refugees
Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Speaker)
04.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
General Conference - ECPR 2019
Coenen, J. (Speaker)
04.09.2019 → 07.09.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Understanding Learning Processes For Developing Key Competencies In Sustainability Implication For Higher Education
Barth, M. (Speaker), van Poeck, K. (Speaker) & Bengtsson, S. (Speaker)
04.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Professional Action Competence In Education For Sustainable Development: Developing Pre-sercie Teachers' Knowledge, Skills And Attitudes
Barth, M. (Speaker), Brandt, J.-O. (Speaker), Merritt, E. (Speaker) & Hale, A. (Speaker)
03.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Video-based Professional Development For (Early) Science Teacher Students
Sellin, K. (Speaker) & Egger, D. (Speaker)
02.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Professionalising Teachers for Inquiry-based Science Education - Challenges and Limits
Hofer, E. (Speaker) & Lembens, A. (Coauthor)
27.08.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research