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. ESD in the University / regional community interface

    Mader, C. (Lecturer)

    08.02.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  3. Landwirtschaftstagung Loccum 2014

    Szumelda, A. U. (Participant)

    07.02.201409.02.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. 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

  5. Nachhaltigkeit und Geschlechtergerechtigkeit

    Gottschlich, D. (Speaker)

    30.01.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

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

    Hofmeister, S. (Speaker)

    29.01.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  7. 20th Anniversary Workshop on "Environmental Science and Technology for Sustainable Development"

    Pleißner, D. (presenter)

    25.01.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  8. 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

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

    Olsson, O. (Lecturer)

    23.01.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

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

    Mölders, T. (Speaker)

    14.01.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  11. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (Journal)

    Mader, C. (Editorial Board)

    06.01.2014 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  12. Berufung in den Beirat der Studie zur Entwicklung der Ganztagsschule (StEG)

    Salisch, M. (Reviewer)

    20142019

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  13. Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ) (External organisation)

    Staab, M. (Chair)

    2014 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  14. Ecology and Society (Journal)

    Martín-López, B. (Editorial Board)

    2014 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  15. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (External organisation)

    Haider, S. (Member)

    2014 → …

    Activity: MembershipBodies of public institutionsResearch

  16. German National Academic Foundation (External organisation)

    Newig, J. (Office)

    20142022

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  17. Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik e.V. (External organisation)

    Stinken-Rösner, L. (Member)

    2014 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  18. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (Journal)

    Gaßmann, M. (Reviewer)

    2014 → …

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

  19. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management (Journal)

    Martín-López, B. (Editor)

    20142018

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch