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. 2014
  2. Bodenschutz im Spannungsfeld von Umwelt- und Naturschutz: Flächenrecycling und Naturschutzrecht

    Sanden, J. (Speaker)

    20.03.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. Nachhaltigkeit und Gender – politische Strategien und wissenschaftliche Konzepte

    Mölders, T. (Speaker)

    13.03.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  4. Globales Lernen - Von der Praxis in die Wissenschaft: Zum Forschungsstand eines interdisziplinären Bildungskonzeptes.

    Richter, S. (Lecturer)

    10.03.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  5. Die Farbe der Forschung II

    Gottschlich, D. (Participant) & Szumelda, A. U. (Participant)

    07.03.201408.03.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  6. Parks as societal mirrors of the 21st century

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    26.02.201427.02.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  7. Parks of the Future – Protected Areas in Europe Challenging Issues of Societal Transformation

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    26.02.201427.02.2014

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

  8. Schöns "reflective practitioner" als Leitfigur einer reflexiven LehrerInnenbildung? Ein Streitgespräch

    Abels, S. (Lecturer)

    25.02.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. AUROe Young Researcher's Workshop, Association of German-speaking economists

    Engler, J.-O. (Speaker)

    10.02.201411.02.2014

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

  10. ESD in the University / regional community interface

    Mader, C. (Lecturer)

    08.02.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  11. Landwirtschaftstagung Loccum 2014

    Szumelda, A. U. (Participant)

    07.02.201409.02.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. Rechtsextremismusprävention & Intersektionalität: Bildungsarbeit gegen rechts in der Mitte der Gesellschaft 2014

    Offen, S. (Speaker)

    01.02.201431.10.2014

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

  13. Nachhaltigkeit und Geschlechtergerechtigkeit

    Gottschlich, D. (Speaker)

    30.01.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  14. Was wächst (nicht)? Ein (re)produktionstheoretischer Beitrag zur Postwachstumsdebatte

    Hofmeister, S. (Speaker)

    29.01.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  15. 20th Anniversary Workshop on "Environmental Science and Technology for Sustainable Development"

    Pleißner, D. (presenter)

    25.01.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  16. Valorisation of food waste for sustainable production of chemicals, materials and fuels

    Pleissner, D. (Speaker), Karmee, S. K. (Speaker), Lam, W. C. (Speaker), Ariful, H. M. (Speaker), Hu, Y. (Speaker), Arancon, R. (Speaker), Kwan, T. H. (Speaker), Lau, K. Y. (Speaker) & Lin, C. S. K. (Speaker)

    25.01.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  17. Erschließung unkonventioneller Lagerstätten durch „Hydraulic Fracturing“ und möglicher Gefährdungspunkte

    Olsson, O. (Lecturer)

    23.01.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  18. Ländliche Entwicklung als nachhaltige Entwicklung – Zwischen Tradition und Veränderung

    Mölders, T. (Speaker)

    14.01.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation