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. VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften (Publisher)

    Holz, V. (Editor)

    2013 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of seriesResearch

  3. 2012
  4. Annual Meeting of the British Ecological Society 2012

    Hudewenz, A. (Coauthor)

    17.12.201220.12.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. Paper Writing Workshop 2012

    Pufal, G. (Organiser)

    13.12.201218.12.2012

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

  6. Tagung "Fußball und Fans. Wissenschaftliche Perspektiven" 2012

    Winands, M. (Speaker)

    12.12.201213.12.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  7. Tagung "Gender trifft Nachhaltigkeit - Nachhaltigkeit braucht Gender" - NaGe 2012

    Hofmeister, S. (Speaker) & Biesecker, A. (Speaker)

    11.12.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Von Frauen und Männern, Naturschutz und -nutzung und Wegen vorsorgenden Wirtschaftens

    Mölders, T. (Speaker)

    11.12.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. Tagung "Gender trifft Nachhaltigkeit - Nachhaltigkeit braucht Gender" - NaGe 2012

    Heilmann, S. (Organiser), Hofmeister, S. (Organiser), Katz, C. (Organiser), Thiem, A. (Organiser) & Mölders, T. (Participant)

    10.12.201211.12.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  10. Wald und Gender

    Katz, C. (Speaker)

    10.12.201211.12.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  11. Sustainability Awareness and Volunteer Services in the Global South

    Richter, S. (Speaker)

    09.12.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsEducation

  12. Impulse aus der Alltags- und Lebensstilforschung der Cultural Studies für eine Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Holz, V. (Oral presentation)

    07.12.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  13. Nachhaltigkeitsbewusstsein im Kontext von Freiwilligendiensten im Globalen Süden: Lernerfahrungen ehemaliger Teilnehmer(innen)

    Richter, S. (Speaker)

    07.12.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  14. Studenten-Konferenz “Stop Wasting Food” 2012

    Schomerus, T. (Coauthor)

    07.12.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  15. Tagung „Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung – theoretische, konzeptuelle und empirische Perspektiven“ 2012

    Rieckmann, M. (Organiser)

    07.12.201208.12.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  16. 2. Österreichischer Tag der Politikwissenschaft 2012

    Challies, E. (Coauthor)

    30.11.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  17. Media and Climate-friendly Behavior – Do Media have an Impact on Individual Action for Climate Protection?

    Lüdecke, G. (Speaker)

    30.11.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  18. Media Impact on Climate Protection

    Lüdecke, G. (presenter)

    30.11.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Transfer

  19. Räume und Orte für transdisziplinäre Forschung schaffen

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    30.11.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  20. Football: Politics of the Global Game 2012

    Winands, M. (presenter)

    29.11.201230.11.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch