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. 2011
  2. Growth and competition of tree saplings of subtropical China

    von Wehrden, H. (Speaker)

    09.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. The growing importance of sustainability in European markets and the role of universities in sustainability-oriented management education

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    31.08.2011

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

  4. Workshop Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand - 2011

    Klewitz, J. (Moderator)

    31.08.2011

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

  5. 3rd EU-China River Basin Governance Research Network Workshop - RiBaGo 2011

    Newig, J. (Speaker)

    30.08.2011

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

  6. Konstellationsanalyse - Ein interdisziplinäres Brückenkonzept 2011

    Burandt, S. (Participant)

    29.08.2011

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

  7. 1. Summer School Wissenschaft kommunizieren im Haus der Wissenschaft Braunschweig - 2011

    Schmidt, A. (Participant)

    24.08.201126.08.2011

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

  8. Multifunctionality in EU´s Common Agricultural Policy between Competitiveness and Sustainability

    Szumelda, A. U. (Speaker), Burandt, A. (Speaker) & Mölders, T. (Speaker)

    23.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. Working in regional agro-food networks – strengthening local food systems through cooperation

    Burandt, A. (Speaker)

    23.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. Rural Gender Relations and Sustainable Development – Theoretical Remarks and Empirical Findings on Feminization Trends

    Mölders, T. (Speaker)

    22.08.201125.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  11. The debate on the future of small individual farms in Poland

    Szumelda, A. U. (Speaker), Lang, F. J. (Speaker) & Thiem, A. (Speaker)

    22.08.201125.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  12. XXIV Congress of the European Society for Rural Sociology - 2011

    Mölders, T. (Participant), Szumelda, A. U. (Participant) & Burandt, A. (Participant)

    22.08.201125.08.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  13. 6th International Conference of Critical Geography - ICCG 2011

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

    16.08.201120.08.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  14. Green vs. Jobs: Goal Conflict Inherence in the Solar Policies of California, China and Germany

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    15.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  15. 14th Symposium of Insect Plant Interactions - SIP 2011

    Leonhardt, S. (Opponent)

    13.08.201118.08.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  16. 71st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - AOM 2011

    Beckmann, M. (Organiser) & Zeyen, A. (Organiser)

    13.08.2011

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

  17. Annual Meeting of the Society for Business Ethics - 2011

    Beckmann, M. (Speaker)

    12.08.201114.08.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  18. Commitment Strategies for Sustainability: How Corporations Can Create Value through New Governance

    Beckmann, M. (Speaker)

    12.08.201116.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  19. Mission Accmplished? How Social Entrepreneurs Define Success

    Zeyen, A. (Speaker) & Beckmann, M. (Speaker)

    12.08.201116.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  20. Technology Push vs. Demand Pull: The Evolution of Solar Policy in the US, Germany and China

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker), Lüdeke-Freund, F. (Speaker), West, J. (Speaker) & Quan, X. (Speaker)

    12.08.201116.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  21. First Annual Convention of the Black German Cultural Society - BGCS 2011

    Golly, N. (Speaker)

    08.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  22. Food & Chemical Toxicology (Journal)

    Leonhardt, S. (Reviewer)

    08.2011

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

  23. Förderprogramm „Gesellschaftliche Verantwortung im Mittelstand“

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    08.2011

    Activity: Other expert activitiesPeer review of project proposalsResearch

  24. Insectes Sociaux (Journal)

    Leonhardt, S. (Reviewer)

    08.2011

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

  25. Forest pedagogics in a global context – implemented locally

    Stoltenberg, U. (Speaker)

    25.07.201126.07.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  26. Informal Competence Development of Volunteers of Sustainability Groups in Ecuador and Germany

    Rieckmann, M. (presenter)

    21.07.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  27. Key Competencies for Sustainable Development: What Competencies Should Be Developed in Education For Sustainable Development?

    Rieckmann, M. (Speaker)

    21.07.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  28. 6th World Environmental Education Congress - 2011

    Burandt, S. (presenter)

    20.07.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  29. Broaden the scope of HE for sustainability – the innovative potential of e-learning

    Burandt, S. (presenter)

    20.07.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  30. Colombian coffee production: a local culture in a global market dynamic

    Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Speaker)

    19.07.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  31. Colombian rural development and land tenure conflicts 2011

    Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Organiser)

    19.07.2011

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

  32. 16th General Meeting of the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology - EAESP 2011

    Trötschel, R. (Speaker)

    12.07.201116.07.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  33. Life Cycle Assessment and Material Flow Analysis

    Möller, A. (Lecturer)

    11.07.201122.07.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  34. 27th EGOS Colloquium - EGOS 2011

    Zeyen, A. (presenter) & Beckmann, M. (presenter)

    08.07.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  35. Small Groups, Big Groups and Social Franchising - A Hayekian Perspective on Scaling Social Entrepreneurship

    Beckmann, M. (Speaker) & Zeyen, A. (Speaker)

    06.07.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  36. Seeking Legitimacy for Vvalu Ccreation: a Leadership Perspective on Social Eentrepreneurship and Ccorporate social Responsibility

    Zeyen, A. (Speaker) & Beckmann, M. (Speaker)

    05.07.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  37. GDCh-Wissenschaftsforum Chemie 2011

    Mahmoud, W. M. M. (Speaker)

    04.07.201109.07.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  38. 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment - ISTA 2011

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    03.07.201108.07.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  39. 24th Annual Conference of the International Association for Conflict Management - IACM 2011

    Höhne, B. (Speaker)

    03.07.201106.07.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  40. 24th Annual Conference of the International Association for Conflict Management - IACM 2011

    Trötschel, R. (Speaker)

    03.07.201106.07.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  41. Interdisziplinäre Konferenz Kompetenzen in der Kompetenzerfassung - 2011

    Thiem, A. (Participant)

    01.07.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  42. Oral Presentation Skills in English, ALMA – Programm zur Förderung der Forschungkultur - 2011

    Burandt, S. (Participant)

    01.07.201102.07.2011

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

  43. Sozialunternehmer als Katalysatoren sozialer Innovation: "Erfahrungssache – Engagement 55+ wirkt!“

    Beckmann, M. (Speaker)

    01.07.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  44. Research Synthesis 2018

    Schuster, C. (Speaker), Pinkowski, L. (Coauthor) & Fischer, D. (Coauthor)

    30.06.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  45. 18th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists - EAERE 2011

    Engler, J.-O. (Participant)

    29.06.201102.07.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  46. 3. Lüneburger Salongespräch zur Nachhaltigkeit - 2011

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

    29.06.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  47. Pitfalls and potential of institutional change: Rain-index insurance and the sustainability of rangeland management

    Baumgärtner, S. (Speaker)

    29.06.201102.07.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch