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.
- 2012
Leaving you mother - what next?: seed dispersal and seed predation
Pufal, G. (Lecturer)
14.03.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Soziale Dilemmata - Warum ist Nachhaltigkeit so schwierig?: mit FIshBanks-Planspiel
Zeyen, A. (Lecturer)
14.03.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Wie beeinflussen sekundäre Samenausbreitung und Samenfraß die erfolgreiche Etablierung von Wiesenkräutern?
Pufal, G. (Lecturer)
14.03.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement - Eine Einführung
Beckmann, M. (Lecturer)
13.03.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
University of South Australia
Zvezdov, D. (Visiting researcher)
05.03.2012 → 02.04.2012Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Biodiversity and ecosystem functions in the public - views, misconceptions and misunderstandings
Pufal, G. (presenter)
02.03.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Ein Dialog über Naturwissenschaft, Kulturwissenschaft und Lebenswelt im Sachunterricht – Neue Perspektiven durch Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung
Holz, V. (Oral presentation)
02.03.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik des Sachunterrichts- GDSU 2012
Offen, S. (Speaker)
02.03.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Education
Sachunterricht für das 21. Jahrhundert. Anschluss an internationale Positionen und Perspektiven: Vortrag im Rahmen der Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik des Sachunterrichts e.V. (GDSU)
Stoltenberg, U. (Lecturer)
02.03.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Ammoniak-Emmissionen nach Ausbringung von Biogasrückständen und konventionellen Güllen
Pacholski, A. S. (Speaker), Ni, K. (Speaker), Quakernack, R. (Speaker), Gericke, D. O. (Speaker) & Kage, H. (Speaker)
01.03.2012 → 02.03.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Biodiversity and pollination in the public
Pufal, G. (Speaker)
01.03.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Leuphana Konferenz für nachhaltiges Handeln "Casino Global" - CG 2012
Sulmowski, J. A. (Organiser)
01.03.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
University-industry collaboration to stimulate learning in the context of sustainability-oriented innovations
Klewitz, J. (Speaker)
01.03.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
Workshop "Biodiversity and pollination services – from basic and applied science to stakeholders and policy" 2012
Hudewenz, A. (Participant)
01.03.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Behavioral Ecology (Journal)
Leonhardt, S. (Reviewer)
03.2012Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Ecological Applications (Journal)
Leonhardt, S. (Reviewer)
03.2012Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
European Journal of Innovation Management (Journal)
Zeyen, A. (Reviewer)
03.2012 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Journal of Cleaner Production (Journal)
Beckmann, M. (Reviewer)
03.2012 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
The German Educational Research Association (External organisation)
Rieckmann, M. (Chair)
03.2012 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Beyond the supply chain – Sustainability-oriented product innovations through a transdisciplinary approach
Harms, D. (Speaker)
29.02.2012 → 02.03.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research