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. Fachgruppe für Sozialpsychologie (FGSP) (External organisation)

    Majer, J. M. (Member)

    2017

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  3. Future Earth Knowledge Action Network "Systems of Sustainable Consumption and Production" (External organisation)

    Fischer, D. (Chair)

    2017 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  4. Group Decision & Negotiation (Journal)

    Majer, J. M. (Reviewer)

    2017

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

  5. Inklusiven Chemieunterricht entwickeln und erforschen

    Abels, S. (Speaker)

    2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  6. In-Mind Magazin (Journal)

    Majer, J. M. (Reviewer)

    2017

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

  7. International Association for Conflict Management (External organisation)

    Majer, J. M. (Member)

    2017

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  8. Journal of Cleaner Production (Journal)

    Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Editorial Board)

    2017 → …

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

  9. Journal of Economic Psychology (Journal)

    Majer, J. M. (Reviewer)

    2017

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

  10. Judgment and Decision Making (Journal)

    Majer, J. M. (Reviewer)

    2017

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

  11. Multi-stakeholder working group on Peasant Reserve Zones

    Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Organiser)

    20172019

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

  12. Natural Resources Forum (Journal)

    Engler, J.-O. (Reviewer)

    2017

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

  13. Regulating alcohol use and its concequences

    Sevincer, T. (Speaker) & Oettingen, G. (Coauthor)

    2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  14. Society for Empirical Educational Research e.V. (External organisation)

    Bruhn, K. (Member)

    2017

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  15. 2016
  16. Partizipationschancen zwischen Individuum und Kollektiv – eine ethnographische Studie in heterogenen Klassenräten

    Meyn, J. (Speaker)

    16.12.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  17. Hochschulstudium und Nachhaltigkeit – wie geht das zusammen?

    Michelsen, G. (Lecturer)

    08.12.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  18. Auf der Suche nach dem Post-Medialen in einer Welt der Algorithmen

    Leistert, O. (Speaker)

    07.12.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  19. Meta analysis as a strategy of evidence-based participation research: The example of the project ‘EDGE’

    Newig, J. (Speaker)

    28.11.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsResearch

  20. Achtsamkeit und nachhaltiger Konsum: Ergebnisse einer Interventionsstudie mit randomisiertem Wartegruppendesign

    Fischer, D. (Coauthor)

    24.11.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  21. Evaluation einer konsumspezifischen Achtsamkeitsintervention mit Mixed-Methods als Antwort auf Defizite psychometrischer Skalen

    Fischer, D. (Coauthor)

    24.11.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research