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. 2018
  2. African Journal of Ecology (Journal)

    Engler, J.-O. (Reviewer)

    2018

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

  3. BNE-Netzwerk der Region Lüneburg (External organisation)

    Bruhn, K. (Member)

    2018

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsTransfer

  4. Das inklusive Klassenzimmer - 2018

    Abels, S. (Organiser), Benitt, N. (Organiser), Besser, M. (Organiser), Greve, S. (Organiser), Schmidt, T. (Organiser) & Süßenbach, J. (Organiser)

    2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. Environment, Development and Sustainability (Journal)

    Engler, J.-O. (Reviewer)

    2018

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

  6. European Consortium for Political Research General Conference - ECPR 2018

    Derwort, P. (Participant)

    2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  7. Independenz und Migration in kosmopolitische Städte [Independence and migration toward cosmopolitan cities]

    Sevincer, T. (Speaker), Varnum, M. E. W. (Coauthor) & Kitayama, S. (Coauthor)

    2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Journal of Cleaner Production (Journal)

    Bocken, N. M. P. (Editorial Board), Weissbrod, I. (Editorial Board) & Antikainen, M. (Editorial Board)

    20182020

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  9. Leibniz University Hanover (External organisation)

    Stinken-Rösner, L. (Member)

    20182021

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  10. Programme of Ecosystems Change and Society (PECS) (External organisation)

    Martín-López, B. (Member)

    2018 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  11. Programme of Ecosystems Change and Society (PECS) (External organisation)

    Martín-López, B. (Office)

    20182020

    Activity: MembershipBodies of private companies and organisationsTransfer

  12. Working group on the valuation of territorial resources in ethnic contexts 2018

    Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Organiser)

    2018

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

  13. 2017
  14. Conference "Sustainability Transformation"

    Engbers, M. (Speaker)

    11.12.201712.12.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  15. Becoming an elementary school teacher in Hamburg

    Sellin, K. (Speaker)

    08.12.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  16. Forum: Haushalt(en) im Hinblick auf Gleichstellung und Vielfalt in der Reihe

    Heilmann, S. (Speaker)

    05.12.2017

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

  17. Nachhaltige Chemie & Umweltforschung

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    05.12.201706.12.2017

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

  18. Journal of Biotechnology (Journal)

    Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)

    01.12.2017 → …

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

  19. Spatiotemporal dynamics of exotic vegetation along a montane roadside

    Turner, S. (Speaker)

    01.12.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  20. Professionalisierung in der Sportlehrer(innen)bildung

    Süßenbach, J. (Speaker), Greve, S. (Speaker), Troll, B. (Speaker), Besser, M. (Speaker) & Abels, S. (Speaker)

    12.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch