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. 2017
  2. Natural Resources Forum (Journal)

    Engler, J.-O. (Editorial Board)

    30.11.2017

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

  3. Tag der Fachdidaktik Graz 2017

    Hofer, E. (Participant)

    30.11.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. Vortrag (Einladung): Inklusion und Exklusion im naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht

    Abels, S. (Speaker)

    30.11.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  5. Die drei Phasen deer Lehrer*innenbildung - BNE strukturell verankern

    Barth, M. (Speaker), Fischer, D. (Speaker) & Rieckmann, M. (Speaker)

    27.11.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  6. 26. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik des Sachunterrichts - GDSU 2017

    Bruhn, K. (Speaker)

    24.11.201725.11.2017

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

  7. Vortrag (Einladung): Inklusion und Exklusion im naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht

    Abels, S. (Speaker)

    23.11.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  8. SQU - Chemistry Conference 2017

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    13.11.201715.11.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  9. 63th Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association International 2017

    Engler, J.-O. (Speaker)

    08.11.201711.11.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  10. II Conference of the programme on Ecosystem Change and Society - PECSII 2018

    Riechers, M. (Participant), Lam, D. (Participant), Lam, D. (Speaker), Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (presenter), Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Moderator) & Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Moderator)

    07.11.201710.11.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. Rural sustainability transitions in Southern Transylvania: Scaling sustainability initiatives from local non-governmental organizations

    Lam, D. (Speaker), Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Coauthor), Fischer, J. (Coauthor), Peukert, D. (Coauthor) & Lang, D. J. (Coauthor)

    07.11.201710.11.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Transfer

  12. Towards a sustainable Southern Transylvania: Recognizing existing contributions to reach sustainable visions and empowering stakeholders

    Lam, D. (Speaker), Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Speaker), Fischer, J. (Speaker) & Lang, D. J. (Speaker)

    07.11.201710.11.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  13. Going above and beyond: spatiotemporal patterns of exotic vegetation in a dynamic mountain ecosystem

    Turner, S. (Speaker)

    01.11.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  14. Transformation, Transdisciplinarity, Transition - About the new Responsibility of Design

    Peukert, D. (Speaker)

    11.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  15. UC Santa Barbara History of Science Workshop

    Schrickel, I. (Participant)

    31.10.2017

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

  16. Green Pharmacy Conference 2017

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    27.10.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  17. 7th International Conference on Food Studies 2017

    Klaniecki, K. T. (Speaker)

    26.10.201727.10.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch