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.

1801 - 1850 out of 3,277Page size: 50
  1. 2012
  2. Ökosystemleistungen: von Funktions- und Existenzwerten der Natur

    Adomßent, M. (Speaker)

    21.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  3. The Implementation and Future Challenges of Education for Sustainable Development in Germany

    Rieckmann, M. (Speaker)

    21.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. Jahrestagung der Vereinigung für Ökologische Ökonomie - 2012

    Szumelda, A. U. (Participant)

    20.09.201222.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. 31. Deutscher Naturschutztag - DNT 2012

    Schomerus, T. (Speaker)

    19.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  6. Diversität und Heterogenität – eine theoretische und normative Verortung im Naturwissenschaftsunterricht

    Abels, S. (Lecturer)

    19.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  7. Tagung "Essen in der Non-Stop-Gesellschaft" 2012

    Hofmeister, S. (Organiser)

    19.09.201220.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  8. European Conference on Educational Research - ECER 2013

    Fischer, D. (Speaker)

    18.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. Leuphana Energieforum 2012

    Schomerus, T. (Speaker)

    18.09.2012

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

  10. Look Who's Talking How - A Teaching Intervention on Gender-Sensitive Language in Higher Education

    Fischer, D. (Speaker) & Weitzel, J. (Speaker)

    18.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  11. Leuphana Energieforum 2012

    Fischer, L.-B. (Participant)

    17.09.201218.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. Umweltschutz – nachhaltige Entwicklung: Was ist das „Mehr“?

    Adomßent, M. (Speaker)

    17.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  13. Investigación Científica para el Desarrollo Sostenible

    Rieckmann, M. (Speaker)

    13.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  14. Qualifizierungsmaßnahme „Multiplikatorinnen und Multiplikatoren für eine Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung (BNE) in Niedersachsen 2012

    Fischer, D. (Speaker)

    13.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  15. Resource use and competition between honey bees and wild bees in the Lüneburger Heath

    Hudewenz, A. (Speaker)

    13.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  16. British Academy of Management - BAM 2012

    Windolph, S. E. (Speaker)

    12.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  17. El desarrollo sostenible y las oportunidades de las universidades

    Rieckmann, M. (Lecturer)

    12.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  18. La educación para el desarrollo sostenible y el rol de las universidades

    Rieckmann, M. (Speaker)

    12.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  19. Spillover effects and importance of urban gardens for trap-nesting bees and wasps

    Pereira Peixoto, M. H. (presenter)

    12.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  20. Desarrollo Sostenible y el rol de la Comunicación

    Rieckmann, M. (Speaker)

    11.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  21. Irreversibility, ignorance, and the intergenerational equity-efficiency trade-off

    Hoberg, N. (presenter)

    11.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  22. Pollination of Camelina sativa and Thlaspi arvense: Two new potential oil crop species in Germany

    Groeneveld, J. H. (Speaker)

    11.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  23. Science and Practitioners: Transdisciplinary research a bridge to create socially robust knowledge

    Brandt, P. (Speaker) & Gralla, F. (Speaker)

    11.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  24. The Impact of Television Program on Individual Action for Climate Protection regarding Adolescents in Germany

    Lüdecke, G. (Speaker)

    11.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  25. Bear activity in traditional woodpastures in souther Transylvania, Romania

    von Wehrden, H. (presenter)

    10.09.201214.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  26. Developing robust field survey protocols in landscape ecology: A case study on birds, plants and butterflies

    von Wehrden, H. (Speaker)

    10.09.201214.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  27. Different responses of ant species to sugars and amino acids in a subtropical forest of China 

    Staab, M. (Coauthor)

    10.09.201214.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  28. „Erkennen, Untersuchen, Modellieren – Vom Nutzen des Verstehens“

    Kümmerer, K. (Participant), Rastogi, T. (Participant), Menz, J. (Participant), Toolaram, A. P. (Participant), Leder, C. (Participant) & Bolek, R. (Participant)

    10.09.201213.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  29. Landscape effects on bird and rodent cummunities and seed predation to agriculture in Israel

    von Wehrden, H. (Speaker)

    10.09.201214.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  30. Lessons for conservation biology under global change conditions: a case study on two burnet moth species in the high altitudes of the Pyrenees

    von Wehrden, H. (Speaker)

    10.09.201214.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  31. Platform for Sustainable Aviation Fuels - Combining Ecological Research and Sustainability Management with Industrial Needs

    Walmsley, D. (Speaker)

    10.09.201214.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  32. Seed predation of common grassland species along an experimental plant diversity gradient

    Pufal, G. (Speaker)

    10.09.201214.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  33. Transdisciplinary research - a bridge between science and practitioners to produce reliable knowledge

    von Wehrden, H. (Speaker)

    10.09.201214.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  34. Tri‐trophic interaction networks along a tree diversity gradient of BEF‐China

    Staab, M. (Speaker)

    10.09.201214.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  35. Vegetation changes along a climatic gradient during a severe drought year in the El Nino region

    von Wehrden, H. (presenter)

    10.09.201214.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  36.  Visiting communities of extrafloral nectaries in a subtropical Chinese forest

    Staab, M. (Coauthor)

    10.09.201214.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  37. Corrosion, scaling and biofouling processes in thermal systems and monitoring using redox potential measurements

    Opel, O. (Speaker), Eggerichs, T. (Speaker), Otte, T. (Speaker) & Ruck, W. (Speaker)

    09.09.201213.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  38. Volunteer Services in the Global South and their Impact on Diversity Education

    Richter, S. (Speaker)

    09.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsEducation

  39. Mid-term Conference of the ESA Consumption Research Network 2012

    Fischer, D. (Speaker)

    07.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  40. University and education – how to teach sustainability and change?

    Lam, D. (Lecturer)

    06.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  41. 6th European Thermal Sciences Conferences/ Eurotherm 2012

    Rammelberg, H. U. (presenter)

    04.09.201207.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  42. Sustainable economic activity: Some thoughts on the relationship between the care and the green economy

    Gottschlich, D. (Reviewer)

    01.09.2012

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  43. Sustainable economic activity: Some thoughts on the relationship between the care and the green economy

    Gottschlich, D. (Reviewer)

    01.09.2012

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  44. Zum Verhältnis von Gender, Green Economy und Finanzmärkten: Warum nachhaltiges, geschlechter_gerechtes Wirtschaften eine andere Gestaltung der Finanzmärkte braucht

    Çağlar, G. (Reviewer), Gottschlich, D. (Reviewer) & Habermann, F. (Reviewer)

    01.09.2012

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  45. 20th Annual European Symposium on Algorithms - ESA 2012

    von Wehrden, H. (Speaker)

    09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch