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. 2012
  2. Social Entrepreneurship in Theorie und Praxis: 2,5-tägiges Blockseminar (mit Markus Beckmann)

    Zeyen, A. (Lecturer)

    19.04.201221.04.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  3. Workshop Transdisziplinäre Wissensproduktion in der Wasserforschung 2012

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    19.04.201220.04.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. 12th International Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference - PCST 2012

    Sulmowski, J. A. (Participant)

    18.04.201220.04.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung. Potenziale für die Schulpraxis

    Stoltenberg, U. (Lecturer)

    18.04.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  6. Agrobiodiversität im Wandel – zwischen Schutz und Nutzung zum erhaltenden Gestalten

    Burandt, A. (Speaker)

    17.04.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  7. Statusseminar der Nachwuchsforschungsgruppen im Rahmen der Sozial-ökologischen Forschung 2012

    Mölders, T. (Organiser), Hofmeister, S. (Participant), Gottschlich, D. (Organiser), Szumelda, A. U. (Participant), Sulmowski, J. A. (Participant), Burandt, A. (Participant) & Friedrich, B. (Participant)

    16.04.201217.04.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  8. Panel-Teilnehmer beim "Expertentreffen zu Social Business"

    Beckmann, M. (Panel participant)

    13.04.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  9. Treffen des Netzwerks Vorsorgendes Wirtschaften 2012

    Mölders, T. (Participant)

    13.04.201214.04.2012

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

  10. Social Entrepreneurship - Was ist das und was bringt es?

    Zeyen, A. (Lecturer)

    04.04.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  11. City University London

    Richter, S. (Visiting researcher)

    01.04.201230.06.2012

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  12. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (External organisation)

    Hofmeister, S. (Member)

    01.04.201201.04.2015

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  13. Ringvorlesung: "Diversity Policies zwischen Zuschreibungen, Repräsentationszumutungen und Gerechtigkeit" 2012

    Offen, S. (Organiser)

    01.04.201231.08.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  14. Badischer Imkertag 2012

    Klein, A.-M. (Speaker)

    04.2012

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

  15. Gerechtigkeitsaspekte in der Naturschutzkommunikation

    Adomßent, M. (Speaker)

    29.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  16. Planet Under Pressure Conference 2012

    Gottschlich, D. (Participant)

    26.03.201229.03.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  17. Frühjahrstagung: „(Un-)Sicherheit, (Bio-)Macht und (Cyber-)Kämpfe: Kritische Theorieperspektiven auf Technologien als Ort gesellschaftlicher Auseinandersetzung“ 2012

    Gottschlich, D. (Participant), Gottschlich, D. (Speaker) & Friedrich, B. (Participant)

    23.03.201224.03.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  18. 1st Conference of the Energy and Society Network 2012

    Fischer, L.-B. (Speaker)

    22.03.201224.03.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  19. Altlastensymposium der ingenieurtechnischen Vereinigung Altlasten - ITVA 2012

    Sanden, J. (Speaker)

    22.03.201223.03.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  20. Tag der Hydrologie - TdH 2012

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    22.03.201223.03.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  21. Linking stakeholder participation and environmental outcomes: In search of evidence

    Challies, E. (presenter)

    21.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  22. TEEB Conference 2012

    Baumgärtner, S. (presenter)

    21.03.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  23. Describing consumer competence: A transdisciplinary approach

    Fischer, D. (Speaker)

    20.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  24. Gesprächs- und Verhandlungsführung, Vertiefung

    Burandt, S. (Participant)

    20.03.2012

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

  25. Vernetzungstreffen Nachwuchsgruppe "BioDiva" 2012

    Mölders, T. (Participant) & Gottschlich, D. (Participant)

    20.03.2012

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

  26. 2nd PERL International Conference 2012

    Fischer, D. (Speaker)

    19.03.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  27. Biological Diversity and Sustainability Communication: Key Topics and Factors for Success

    Adomßent, M. (Speaker)

    19.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  28. Learning and Acting for a Sustainable Future

    Adomßent, M. (Speaker)

    19.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  29. Moving beyond unlearning unsustainable consumption. Salutogenetic perspectives on education for sustainable consumption

    Fischer, D. (Speaker)

    19.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  30. University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna

    Rieckmann, M. (Visiting lecturer)

    19.03.201223.03.2012

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionEducation

  31. 4th Global TraPs Workshop "Defining Case Studies – Setting Priorities”

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    16.03.201218.03.2012

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

  32. Summer School in the context of Biodiversity-Ecosystem Functioning 2012

    Staab, M. (Participant)

    16.03.201222.03.2012

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

  33. Informationsansprüche im Atom- und Strahlenschutzrecht

    Schomerus, T. (Lecturer)

    14.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  34. Leaving you mother - what next?: seed dispersal and seed predation

    Pufal, G. (Lecturer)

    14.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  35. Soziale Dilemmata - Warum ist Nachhaltigkeit so schwierig?: mit FIshBanks-Planspiel

    Zeyen, A. (Lecturer)

    14.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  36. Wie beeinflussen sekundäre Samenausbreitung und Samenfraß die erfolgreiche Etablierung von Wiesenkräutern?

    Pufal, G. (Lecturer)

    14.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  37. Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement - Eine Einführung

    Beckmann, M. (Lecturer)

    13.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  38. University of South Australia

    Zvezdov, D. (Visiting researcher)

    05.03.201202.04.2012

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  39. Biodiversity and ecosystem functions in the public - views, misconceptions and misunderstandings

    Pufal, G. (presenter)

    02.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  40. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik des Sachunterrichts- GDSU 2012

    Offen, S. (Speaker)

    02.03.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

  41. Ammoniak-Emmissionen nach Ausbringung von Biogasrückständen und konventionellen Güllen

    Pacholski, A. S. (Speaker), Ni, K. (Speaker), Quakernack, R. (Speaker), Gericke, D. O. (Speaker) & Kage, H. (Speaker)

    01.03.201202.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  42. Biodiversity and pollination in the public

    Pufal, G. (Speaker)

    01.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  43. Leuphana Konferenz für nachhaltiges Handeln "Casino Global" - CG 2012

    Sulmowski, J. A. (Organiser)

    01.03.2012

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

  44. University-industry collaboration to stimulate learning in the context of sustainability-oriented innovations

    Klewitz, J. (Speaker)

    01.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  45. Workshop "Biodiversity and pollination services – from basic and applied science to stakeholders and policy" 2012

    Hudewenz, A. (Participant)

    01.03.2012

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

  46. Behavioral Ecology (Journal)

    Leonhardt, S. (Reviewer)

    03.2012

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

  47. Ecological Applications (Journal)

    Leonhardt, S. (Reviewer)

    03.2012

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