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. 2013
  2. 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)

    18.09.201320.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. Ultras: Jugendliche Fußballfans

    Winands, M. (Speaker)

    16.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  4. American Journal of Agricultural Economics (Journal)

    Engler, J.-O. (Reviewer)

    15.09.2013 → …

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

  5. European Educational Research Association (EERA) (External organisation)

    Sundermann, A. (Member)

    13.09.2013

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  6. Öffentlicher Kongress zur Großen Transformationin der Europäischen Akademie Otzenhausen - 2013

    Fischer, D. (Speaker)

    13.09.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  7. Jahrestagung der Vereinigung für Ökologische Ökonomie - 2013

    Szumelda, A. U. (Participant)

    12.09.201314.09.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  8. Forschendes Lernen in der Schule – ein hochschuldidaktisches Konzept

    Abels, S. (Lecturer)

    11.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsEducation

  9. 1st Global Conference on Research Integration and Implementation - i2S 2013

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    09.09.201311.09.2013

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

  10. 1st Global Conference on Research Integration and Implementation - i2S 2013

    Vilsmaier, U. (Participant)

    09.09.201310.09.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. 43rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland - 2013

    Klein, A.-M. (Participant)

    09.09.201313.09.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. Building Bridges in Ecology – Linking Systems, Scales and Disciplines

    Klein, A.-M. (Speaker)

    09.09.201313.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  13. Cross-pollination benefits differ among oilseed rape varieties

    Klein, A.-M. (Speaker)

    09.09.201313.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  14. Learning Potentials and Learning Experiences within Volunteer Services in the Global South: [Posterbeitrag]

    Richter, S. (Oral presentation)

    09.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  15. Reflexive Multi-Criteria Evaluation as a tool to integrate Multiple Values into Decision-Making – a Case Study from Germany

    Lüdecke, G. (Speaker)

    09.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  16. 3rd IMPRES Symposium 2013

    Rammelberg, H. U. (Speaker)

    06.09.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  17. Inquiry-based Learning Environment to Welcome the Diversity of a Chemistry Class

    Abels, S. (Lecturer)

    03.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  18. 6th International Conference on Pesiticide Behviour in Soils, Water and Air - 2013

    Kümmerer, K. (Participant)

    02.09.201304.09.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  19. Conference on Pesiticide Behviour in Soils, Water and Air

    Ulrich, U. (Speaker) & Olsson, O. (Coauthor)

    02.09.201304.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research