School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Research School
- Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)
- Institute of Ecology
- Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research
- Institute of Sustainability Governance
- Institute of Sustainability Material Flows and Circularity
- Institute of Sustainability Psychology
- Institute of Sustainable Chemistry
- Social-Ecological Systems Institute (SESI)
- Sustainability Education and Transdisciplinary Research Institute
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.
- 2021
Activating an Integrative Mindset Improves the Subjective Outcomes of Value-Driven Conflicts
Schuster, C. (Speaker), Trötschel, R. (Speaker) & Harinck, F. (Speaker)
14.07.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
(How) Do National Sustainability Institutions Shape Climate Governance?
Mathis, O. L. (Coauthor), Rose, M. (Speaker) & Newig, J. (Coauthor)
08.07.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Rethinking Fragmentation within the Biodiversity Regime: Compliance in a post-2020 Biodiversity Framework
Sarno, J. (Speaker)
08.07.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Why and how do civil servants (not) use social science evidence to decide on participatory governance processes? A mixed-methods study on evidence-informed participatory governance in German states, counties and municipalities
Rose, M. (Speaker) & Newig, J. (Coauthor)
08.07.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Managing interactions within the Biodiversity regime: Whither compliance for a post-2020 biodiversity framework
Sarno, J. (Speaker)
29.06.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
LP 2020 - Informationsveranstaltung für Gutachterkommissionen
Hofer, E. (Speaker)
28.06.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Education
Technologie- und Datenakzeptanz von Grundschullehrkräften bezüglich digitalen Plattformen zum individualisierten Üben. Eine interdisziplinäre Studie aus bildungswissenschaftlicher und psychologischer Perspektive im Projekt CODIP
Hase, A. K. (Speaker), Kahnbach, L. (Speaker), Kuhl, P. (Coauthor) & Lehr, D. (Coauthor)
24.06.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Klimaforum Buchholz
Braungart, M. (Participant)
21.06.2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Assessing and Managing Sustainable Business Models - A Status Update
Schaltegger, S. (Keynote Speaker)
17.06.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Digitale NAWIgation von Inklusion
Abels, S. (Keynote speaker), Stinken-Rösner, L. (Keynote speaker) & Hofer, E. (Participant)
11.06.2021 → 12.06.2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Governance Pluralism to manage the Complexity of Ecosystem Services Co-production
Isaac, R. (Speaker)
09.06.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Guidance on the application of in silico tools for Benign by Design
Amsel, A.-K. (Speaker), Lorenz, S. (Coauthor), Puhlmann, N. (Coauthor), Olsson, O. (Coauthor), Reich, M. (Coauthor) & Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor)
07.06.2021 → 09.06.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Assessing and Managing Sustainable Business Models - A Status Update
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker), Lüdeke-Freund, F. (Coauthor), Dembek, K. (Coauthor), Rosati, F. (Coauthor), Rauter, R. (Coauthor) & Fichter, K. (Coauthor)
06.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Managing the present generations’ conflicts on the backs of future generations: How current generation’s negotiators create and claim value for themselves and future others
Treek, M. (presenter), Majer, J. (Coauthor), Zhang, H. (Coauthor), Zhang, K. (Coauthor) & Trötschel, R. (Coauthor)
25.05.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Ein Unterricht für alle - (un)planbar? 2021
Hofer, E. (Participant) & Abels, S. (Participant)
06.05.2021 → 07.05.2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Konferenz - Our Common Future Jugendkongress 2021
Sundermann, A. (Speaker) & Schoßig, M. (Speaker)
06.05.2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
The social reduction of reality
Imbrogiano, J.-P. (Speaker) & Wels, H. (Speaker)
03.05.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
2021 Annual International Conference - NARST 2021
Stinken-Rösner, L. (Participant)
07.04.2021 → 10.04.2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Vorschau zum neuen Lehrplan Chemie in der Sekundarstufe I
Hofer, E. (Oral presentation)
06.04.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Education
LP 2020 - Kompetenzorientierte Unterrichtsmaterialien für die Sekundarstufe I: Workshop 3 (Chemie)
Hofer, E. (Speaker)
24.03.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Education
Inklusive Unterrichtsgestaltung - Brüche und Brücken zwischen Sach- und Fachuntericht
Abels, S. (Plenary speaker)
19.03.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
Sustainable Chemistry as a future guiding principle
Kümmerer, K. (Oral presentation)
18.03.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Zeit als Ressource im Recht
Bertram, A. (Speaker)
17.03.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
16. LeLa-Jahrestagung - LeLa 2021
Hofer, E. (Participant)
08.03.2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
L3 - Leuphana Lernwerkstatt Lüneburg: naturwissenschaftliches Lernen inklusiv gestalten
Hofer, E. (Speaker)
08.03.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
Wie können informatische Kompetenzen und Einsichten bei Studierenden des Sachunterrichts gefördert werden?
Richter, S. (Speaker)
05.03.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Education
Plural valuation of nature matters for environmental sustainability and justice
Martín-López, B. (Consultant)
04.03.2021Activity: Consultancy
L3 - Leuphana Lernwerkstatt Lüneburg - Naturwissenschaftliches Lernen inklusiv gestalten
Hofer, E. (presenter) & Abels, S. (Coauthor)
02.03.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
14. Internationale Fachtagung der Hochschullernwerkstätten 2021
Hofer, E. (Participant) & Abels, S. (Participant)
01.03.2021 → 03.03.2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Into the weeds: the indirect effects of introduced plants
Turner, S. (Speaker)
03.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Policy Briefing 4
Glover, D. (Consultant), Friedrich, B. (Consultant), Ely , A. (Consultant), Noland, A. (Consultant) & Lidstone, A. (Consultant)
03.2021Activity: Consultancy
IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast 2021
Abels, S. (Organiser) & Hofer, E. (Participant)
09.02.2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Indian Chemical Council Webinar "FROM GREEN CHEMISTRY TO CHEMISTRY IN A CIRCULAR ECONOMY TO SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY"
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
18.01.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Basic Rights in the Basic Law
Bertram, A. (Speaker)
2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Education
digiGEBF 2021
Stinken-Rösner, L. (Participant) & Abels, S. (Participant)
2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
DPG-Frühjahrstagungen – Fachverband Didaktik der Physik – DPG 2021
Stinken-Rösner, L. (Speaker)
2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Earth System Governance Taskforce on Knowledge Cumulation (External organisation)
Newig, J. (Office)
2021 → …Activity: Membership › Bodies of public institutions › Transfer
Earth System Governance Taskforce on Knowledge Cumulation (External organisation)
Rose, M. (Chair)
2021 → …Activity: Membership › Bodies of public institutions › Research
Gutachten zur Feststellung des energiepolitischen und energiewirtschaftlichen Bedarfs für den Tagebau Garzweiler II nach § 48 Kohleverstromungsbeendigungsgesetz (KVBG)
Schomerus, T. (Reviewer)
2021Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Research
Journal of Applied Ecology (Journal)
Weidlich, E. W. A. (Editorial Board)
2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Sachverständige für die Begutachtung von Unterrichtsmaterialien (Schulbüchern) für Chemie/Physik
Hofer, E. (Reviewer)
2021 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
Scientia in Educatione (Journal)
Hofer, E. (Reviewer)
2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
SER Conference (online)
Weidlich, E. (Speaker), Ernzen, J. P. (Speaker), Conti, I. (Speaker) & Neves, M. A. (Speaker)
2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Utrecht University
Newig, J. (Visiting researcher)
2021 → …Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Vortrag: Accounting for work conditions from modern slavery to decent work
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker), Christ, K. (Coauthor) & Burritt, R. (Coauthor)
2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Vortrag: The Potential of Modular Product Designs to Increase User Satisfaction of Repair Services – Evidence from the smartphone industry
Schaltegger, S. (Coauthor), Amend, C. (Coauthor), Revellio, F. (Coauthor) & Hansen, E. (Coauthor)
2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
- 2020
Chemieunterricht inklusiv?! - Forschendes Lernen mit heterogenen Lerngruppen - Teil 2
Abels, S. (Lecturer) & Hofer, E. (Lecturer)
24.11.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Prozesse der Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung Moderation
Friedrich, B. (Speaker)
13.11.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
5th Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference 2020
Kümmerer, K. (Chair)
10.11.2020 → 11.11.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Available data on readily biodegradable ionic liquids
Amsel, A.-K. (presenter), Olsson, O. (Coauthor) & Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor)
10.11.2020 → 11.11.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research