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.
- 2016
Vortrag (Einladung): Rekonstruktive Analysemethoden in der Fachdidaktik anwenden
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
24.10.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Impulsreferat (Einladung): Alles Plastik – oder was?
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
22.10.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Kunststoffe und bioabbaubare Alternativen
Pleißner, D. (Lecturer)
22.10.2016 → 03.12.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
COMPETENCE 2016
Fischer, D. (Coauthor)
19.10.2016 → 21.10.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
COMPETENCE 2016
Sundermann, A. (presenter)
19.10.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Tag der Fachdidaktik Graz 2016
Hofer, E. (Participant)
18.10.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Vom Magisterstudiengang ‚Angewandte Kulturwissenschaften‘ zum ‚Leuphana Bachelor‘
Michelsen, G. (Lecturer)
14.10.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Qualitätskritieren und Wirkungen von nachhaltigkeitsorientierter Forschung
Lang, D. J. (Speaker), Jahn, S. V. (Speaker), Kahle, J. (Speaker) & Lam, D. (Speaker)
07.10.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Bodenkommunikation in Schutzgebieten – Erfahrungen mit einem neuen Bildungskonzept für Akteure informeller Umweltbildung in einem Biosphärenreservat
Lütkemöller, D. (Speaker)
06.10.2016 → 07.10.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Social and ethical aspects in sustainability performance measurement and assessment. A systematic literature review
Silva, S. L. (Speaker), Beske-Janssen, P. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
05.10.2016 → 07.10.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Bioresource Technology (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
01.10.2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
01.10.2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Die Zukunft gestalten - Transdisziplinäre Projektarbeit
Jahn, S. V. (Speaker) & Kahle, J. (Speaker)
10.2016 → 03.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Chemischer Wärmespeicher für Katalysator-Heizmaßnahme: Informationstagung Motoren, Herbst 2016.Abschluss- und Zwischenberichte der Forschungsstellen
Rammelberg, H. U. (Speaker), Albrecht, M. (Speaker), Friese, K. (Speaker), Neumann, K. (Speaker), Eilts, P. (Speaker) & Ruck, W. (Speaker)
29.09.2016 → 30.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Der UNESCO Chair ‚Hochschulbildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung‘ – Ziel Schwerpunkte, Perspektiven
Michelsen, G. (Speaker)
29.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Corporación Universitaria Minuto De Dios-Uniminuto (External organisation)
Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Member)
27.09.2016 → 12.09.2017Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
38. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie
Herberg, J. (Speaker), Meyer, E. (Speaker) & Schmieg, G. (Speaker)
26.09.2016 → 30.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Transdisziplinäre Forschung: Diversität und Differenz
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
26.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Aarhus-Convention and Nuclear Energy
Schomerus, C.-T. (Speaker)
24.09.2016 → 25.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
20th EMAN Conference 2016
Hetze, K. (Speaker), Bögel, P. M. (Speaker) & Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Coauthor)
22.09.2016 → 23.09.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Problem Framing Workshop with Local NGOs
Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Organiser), Peukert, D. (Participant), Lang, D. J. (Speaker), Fischer, J. (Organiser) & Lam, D. (Participant)
22.09.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
How could this success model of the Agro-Eco-Viscri farming association (experience and knowledge) could be consolidated and transferred/adapted to Alma Vii?
Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Organiser), Lang, D. J. (Speaker), Fischer, J. (Organiser), Peukert, D. (Speaker) & Lam, D. (Organiser)
21.09.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Methoden der (Kultur-)Landschaftsforschung
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
21.09.2016 → 23.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Co-Production of Tools and Strategies to Upscale the Local Model of the Viscri Association by Involving a Policy Expert
Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Organiser), Lang, D. J. (Speaker), Peukert, D. (Participant), Lam, D. (Organiser) & Fischer, J. (Organiser)
20.09.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Jahrestagung der GDCh-Fachgruppe “Nachhaltige Chemie” 2016
Wieck, S. (presenter)
19.09.2016 → 21.09.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
PECS working group on social-ecological dynamics of ecosystem services
Norström, A. (Speaker), Bennett, E. M. (Speaker), Peterson, G. (Speaker), Anderson, E. (Speaker), Felipe-Lucia, M. R. (Speaker), Fischer, J. (Speaker), García-Llorente, M. (Speaker), Grace Turner, M. (Speaker), Hanspach, J. (Speaker), Hicks, C. (Speaker), Jacobs, S. (Speaker), Lavorel, S. (Speaker), Dittrich, A. (Speaker), Martín-López, B. (Speaker), Meacham, M. (Speaker), Locatelli, B. (Speaker), Plieninger, T. (Speaker), Qiu, J. (Speaker), Queiroz, C. (Speaker), Scholes, B. (Speaker), Seppelt, R. (Speaker) & Turner, M. (Speaker)
19.09.2016 → 23.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Multinational Enterprises’ Management of Sustainability Issues Across Distance
Rammal, H. G. (Speaker), Burritt, R. (Speaker), Schaltegger, S. (Speaker) & Christ, K. (Speaker)
17.09.2016 → 20.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Valorisation of food waste for lactic acid production
Demichelis, F. (Speaker), Mariano, S. (Coauthor), Pleissner, D. (Coauthor) & Venus, J. (Coauthor)
15.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
What could university look like in the 21st Century. The Global Classroom Curriculum
John, B. (Oral presentation)
14.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Summer School on Sustainable Chemistry and the example of textiles 2016
Kümmerer, K. (Organiser)
12.09.2016 → 16.09.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Blockchain - Digitale Souveränität
Leistert, O. (Speaker)
10.09.2016 → 01.10.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Conceptual and Inclusive Chemistry Learning – A Contradiction
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
09.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Mitigating Democratic Myopia as a Means to Mitigate Climate Change: On Institutional Innovations, their Impact Potential, and the Challenges of their Institutionalization
Rose, M. (Speaker)
07.09.2016 → 10.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Establishing real-life laboratories: a transdisciplinary approach.
Bernert, P. (presenter)
06.09.2016 → 09.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Neon ist doch eine Farbe! Ein Unterrichtsgespräch über den Atombau
Abels, S. (Panel participant)
06.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The Sustainability of Local Living Economies. Exploratory evaluative transition research using Rough Set Analysis.
Bernert, P. (presenter)
06.09.2016 → 09.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Was ist Forschendes Lernen - Vorstellungen österreichischer ChemielehrerInnen
Hofer, E. (presenter) & Lembens, A. (Coauthor)
06.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland - GfÖ 2016
Ohse, B. (Speaker)
05.09.2016 → 09.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Eine didaktische Rekonstruktion der Energiewende
Hüfner, S. (Speaker)
05.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik - GDCP 2016
Hofer, E. (Participant)
05.09.2016 → 08.09.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Neon ist doch eine Farbe!: Ein Unterrichtsgespräch über den Atombau
Abels, S. (Speaker), Heidinger, C. (Speaker), Koliander, B. (Speaker) & Plotz, T. (Speaker)
05.09.2016 → 08.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Netzwerk inklusiver naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht
Abels, S. (Speaker), Menthe, J. (Speaker), Blumberg, E. (Speaker), Fromme, T. (Speaker), Marohn, A. (Speaker) & Rott, L. (Speaker)
05.09.2016 → 08.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Network of Early-Career Sustainable Scientists and Engineers (External organisation)
Pleißner, D. (Member)
01.09.2016 → 31.08.2017Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Transfer
Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology e.V. (External organisation)
Pleißner, D. (Member)
01.09.2016Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Transfer
Transformative Research and Development in Urban and Regional Environments
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
01.09.2016 → 03.09.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Transforming Well-Being in Wuppertal: Conditions and Constraints
Rose, M. (Speaker) & Maibaum, K. (Speaker)
01.09.2016 → 03.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
Alkohol-Myopie und Glückspiel: Ein hilfreiches Getränk? [Alcohol-myopia and gambling: a useful beverage?]
Wagner, G. (Speaker), Sevincer, T. (Coauthor) & Oettingen, G. (Coauthor)
09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Ego-Depletion und Mentale Kontrastierung [ego depletion and mental contrasting]
Sevincer, T. (Speaker) & Oettingen, G. (Coauthor)
09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Governance scenarios for ecological and social goals in agricultural landscapes
Schaal, T. (presenter)
30.08.2016 → 02.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
5th International EcoSummit Congress (EcoSummit 2016)
Weidlich, E. W. A. (presenter)
29.08.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Td Summer School 2016
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
29.08.2016 → 06.09.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Why Do School Teachers Engage with Sustainable Consumption? Exploring the Role of Personal, Group and Organizational Influence Factors
Fischer, D. (presenter) & Sundermann, A. (Coauthor)
25.08.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Where To Start? Exploring 1-Year-Students’ Preconceptions of Sustainable Development
Fischer, D. (Speaker) & Sundermann, A. (Speaker)
23.08.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Where To Start? Exploring 1-Year-Students’ Preconceptions of Sustainable Development
Sundermann, A. (presenter)
23.08.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Exploring the potential role of priority effects for ecological restoration
Weidlich, E. (presenter)
22.08.2016 → 26.08.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
22.08.2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
International Conference on Comprehensive Legal Framework for the Development of Offshore Wind Power Around the World
Maly, C. (Speaker)
22.08.2016 → 23.08.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Priority effects influence plant traits and biomass in a grassland field experiment
Weidlich, E. (presenter)
22.08.2016 → 26.08.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
ESERA Summer School 2016
Hofer, E. (Participant)
21.08.2016 → 26.08.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
How do Austrian chemistry teachers implement inquiry-based learning in their classes?
Hofer, E. (presenter)
21.08.2016 → 26.08.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
2016 Energy Policy for Bridging and Communications Forum
Maly, C. (Speaker)
19.08.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Leadership for Sustainability: The Role of Values, Sustainability Understanding, and Education
Sundermann, A. (presenter)
08.08.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Applied Science (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
01.08.2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Self-regulation of energization and direction
Oettingen, G. (Speaker) & Sevincer, T. (Coauthor)
08.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Using cardiovascular measures to integrate two theories: motivational intensity theory and mental contrasting
Sevincer, T. (Speaker) & Oettingen, G. (Coauthor)
08.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft. Macht-, diskurs- und feldanalytische Perspektiven
Herberg, J. (presenter)
30.07.2016 → 31.07.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Summer School des Zentrums für Lehrer*innenbildung an der Universität Wien - 2016
Hofer, E. (Participant)
18.07.2016 → 21.07.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Wie implementieren österreichische ChemielehrerInnen Forschendes Lernen in ihren Unterricht?
Hofer, E. (Speaker)
18.07.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Does EMA Tool Application Influence Carbon Performance and Information disclosure?
Qian, W. (Speaker), Schaltegger, S. (Speaker) & Hörisch, J. (Speaker)
13.07.2016 → 18.07.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
12.07.2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung in der Schule. Ergebnisse aus dem Greenpeace Nachhaltigkeitsbarometer 2015
Michelsen, G. (Speaker)
12.07.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Mit uns die Zukunft
Hofmeister, S. (Organiser)
11.07.2016 → 12.07.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Green Innovation Processes in SMEs: Anatomy of a Learning Journey
Wicki, S. (Speaker) & Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)
03.07.2016 → 06.07.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Problem Framing Workshop with the Viscri Farming Association
Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Organiser)
03.07.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Vortrag und Workshop (Einladung): Fachliches und inklusives Lernen – (wie) geht beides im Naturwissenschaftsunterricht?
Abels, S. (Speaker)
29.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Education and Sustainability – Podiumsdiskussion
Michelsen, G. (Panel participant)
28.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Vortrag (Einladung): Differenzierung als Weg zu inklusivem Chemieunterricht?
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
27.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
“Take Things Easy First” or “Get Straight to The Point”? The Order of Issue Packages in Negotiation and Its Effect on Dyadic Economic Outcomes.
Zhang, H. (Speaker) & Geiger, I. (Speaker)
26.06.2016 → 29.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Inklusion und Fachdidaktik: Vortrag (Einladung) und Workshop im Rahmen eines Doktorand_innenworkshops
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
24.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
ÖFEB Tagung 'Autonom und selbstbewusst' 2016
Hofer, E. (Participant)
24.06.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Editor)
17.06.2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Leverage points for sustainability transformation in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus – Institutional perspectives
Newig, J. (Speaker)
16.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Nachhaltiger Konsum in der Wachstumsgesellschaft
Fischer, D. (Speaker)
16.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
International Conference of the Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative - SCORAI 2016
Fischer, D. (Coauthor)
15.06.2016 → 17.06.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
(Hochschul-)Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung - ein Ansatz für transdisziplinäre Lehre?
Michelsen, G. (Lecturer)
13.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
No greenwashing, please!
Michelsen, G. (Lecturer)
09.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
How Education Made Computers Personal
Herberg, J. (Organiser)
07.06.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Woche der Umwelt 2016
Fischer, D. (Speaker)
07.06.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Learning and Teaching Sustainable Development in Global-Local Contexts
Michelsen, G. (Speaker)
03.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
13th International Conference of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) 2016
Pleißner, D. (Speaker)
01.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
8th Biennial International Interdisciplinary Conference 2014
Dannenberg, J. (presenter)
06.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Education for Sustainable Lifestyles
Fischer, D. (Participant)
31.05.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Wie kann nachhaltige Entwicklung in die Hochschulen integriert werden?
Michelsen, G. (Lecturer)
31.05.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Postervortrag: Science Education Research and Practical Work, mit Elisabeth Hofer und Anja Lembens
Abels, S. (Oral presentation)
27.05.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
23rd Symposium on Chemistry and Science Education 2016
Hofer, E. (Participant)
26.05.2016 → 28.05.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Enquiry-based Science Education in Austrian Teacher Professional Development Courses
Hofer, E. (presenter), Lembens, A. (Coauthor) & Abels, S. (Coauthor)
26.05.2016 → 28.05.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Value creation through business models - A stakeholder perspective
Freudenreich, B. (Speaker), Lüdeke-Freund, F. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
25.05.2016 → 27.05.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Deciphering Sustainable Consumption: Understanding, Motives and Heuristic Cues in the Context of Personal Care Product. Poster Presentation
Moser, A. K. (Speaker)
24.05.2016 → 27.05.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Digitalität und Abstraktion
Leistert, O. (Speaker)
24.05.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
6th International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation - WasteEng2016
Pleißner, D. (presenter)
23.05.2016 → 26.05.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research