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.
- 2013
Konzepte der Nachhaltigkeit und moralisch ethische Verantwortung aus wissenschaftlicher Perspektive
Adomßent, M. (Speaker)
26.09.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Relevance of selected health institutions on the impact of pharmaceuticals to the environment
Herrmann, M. (Speaker)
24.09.2013 → 25.09.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Unravelling the paradox of public participation: Beyond competing claims about effectiveness
Challies, E. (Coauthor)
21.09.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Was läuft an den Hochschulen im Ausland?: Fokus Europa
Mader, C. (Oral presentation)
20.09.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
‚Proxy-Repräsentation‘ als demokratische Innovation: Wie zukünftige Generationen politisch repräsentiert werden können
Rose, M. (Speaker)
19.09.2013 → 21.09.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Characterizing Commercial Cattle Farms in Namibia: Risk, Management and Sustainability
Olbrich, R. (Speaker) & Baumgärtner, S. (Speaker)
18.09.2013 → 20.09.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
CSR reporting as a communication signal contributing to the corporate reputation
Hetze, K. (Speaker)
18.09.2013 → 20.09.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Global Alliance for Sustainable Universities
Mader, C. (Lecturer)
18.09.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Panel Discussion on ‘Sustainability in Science and Practice’
Holz, V. (Panel participant)
18.09.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The relationship between intragenerational and intergenerational justice in the use of ecosystems and their services
Baumgärtner, S. (Speaker), Glotzbach, S. (Speaker) & Quaas, M. F. (Speaker)
18.09.2013 → 20.09.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Abwässer aus „Hydraulic Fracturing“ und derzeitige Entsorgung: Informationsveranstaltung - Gastvortrag und Beratung: Gefahren des Frackings und der Verpressung von Lagerstättenwasser
Olsson, O. (Speaker)
16.09.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Ultras: Jugendliche Fußballfans
Winands, M. (Speaker)
16.09.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
American Journal of Agricultural Economics (Journal)
Engler, J.-O. (Reviewer)
15.09.2013 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
European Educational Research Association (EERA) (External organisation)
Sundermann, A. (Member)
13.09.2013Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
Öffentlicher Kongress zur Großen Transformationin der Europäischen Akademie Otzenhausen - 2013
Fischer, D. (Speaker)
13.09.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Jahrestagung der Vereinigung für Ökologische Ökonomie - 2013
Szumelda, A. U. (Participant)
12.09.2013 → 14.09.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Forschendes Lernen in der Schule – ein hochschuldidaktisches Konzept
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
11.09.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Education
Higher Education for Sustainable Development through a Compulsory Module? A Longitudinal Study at Leuphana University of Lüneburg (Germany)
Sundermann, A. (presenter)
11.09.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
1st Global Conference on Research Integration and Implementation - i2S 2013
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
09.09.2013 → 11.09.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
1st Global Conference on Research Integration and Implementation - i2S 2013
Vilsmaier, U. (Participant)
09.09.2013 → 10.09.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research