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.

  1. Mensch & Wald: Social Marketing und Bildung für eine Nachhaltige Waldwirtschaft

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Kleinhückelkotten, S. (Partner) & Wippermann, C. (Coordination)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.04.0531.07.08

    Project: Research

  2. A biodiversity hotspot faces intensification of viticulture: the role of Fynbos remnants for the conservation of plants and butterflies

    Loos, J. (Project manager, academic), Topp, E. (Project staff), Burghardt, S. (Project staff), Talanow, K. (Project staff), Martín-López, B. (Partner), Underhill, L. (Partner) & Edge, D. (Partner, non-academic)

    German Research Foundation

    01.04.1830.06.20

    Project: Research

  3. Our common future: Biokunststoffe = umweltfreundlich?

    Abels, S. (Project manager, academic), Pleißner, D. (Project manager, academic) & Reichelt, A. (Partner, non-academic)

    Robert-Bosch Foundation

    16.10.1731.01.20

    Project: Practical Project

  4. Time matters. Unlocking the transformative potential of strategic approaches towards a more sustainable metal use

    Weiser, A. (Project manager, academic), Lang, D. J. (Project staff) & Kümmerer, K. (Project staff)

    01.01.1531.03.19

    Project: Dissertation project

  5. ComCoast: Combined Functions in Coastal Defence Zones

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Striegnitz, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0614.05.09

    Project: Research

  6. PharmCycle

    Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic) & Floeter, C. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.1531.08.23

    Project: Other

  7. Climate Conflicts - A Case of International Environmental and Humanitarian Law

    Christiansen, S. M. (Project manager, academic) & Sanden, J. (Project manager, academic)

    04.06.0912.05.15

    Project: Dissertation project

  8. Macauba-Konferenz

    Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic) & Averdunk, K. (Project staff)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.11.1330.03.14

    Project: Scientific event

  9. The Sufficiency Perspective on Climate Change Mitigation - Policy Measures towards Transformation in Germany

    Hartmann, E. (Project manager, academic) & Heinrichs, H. (Project staff)

    01.10.23 → …

    Project: Dissertation project

  10. LehrerInnenbildung im Kontext von Regionalentwicklung als Projekt nachhaltiger Entwicklung in Polen

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic) & Nemnich, C. (Project staff)

    01.01.0501.01.07

    Project: Research

  11. Unesco Chair

    Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.01.1331.12.19

    Project: Other

  12. Mental Accounting in Allocation Negotiations

    Trötschel, R. (Project manager, academic), Majer, J. (Project staff), Zhang, H. (Project manager, academic), Moran, S. (Project manager, academic) & Ritov, I. (Project manager, academic)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.11.1831.07.22

    Project: Research

  13. TrICo Subprojekt: Community School Improvement and Leadership

    Kleinknecht, M. (Project manager, academic), Abels, S. (Project manager, academic), Pietsch, M. (Project manager, academic), Marsch, S. (Project staff), Frentz, J. (Project manager, academic), Schellig, H. (Project staff), Hofmann, L. (Project staff) & List, F. (Project staff)

    01.01.2331.12.27

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  14. Transformations:Räume für zukunftsorientiertes Lernen

    Japsen, A. (Coordination), Meier, N. (Coordination), Wenzel, M. (Project manager, academic), Farny, S. (Project manager, academic), Schmidt, T. (Project manager, academic) & Cnossen, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.07.2231.12.23

    Project: Other

  15. Wissenschaftsraum "Future Trends in Education. Schule transformieren durch Demokratiebildung und Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung - Future.Ed"

    Pietsch, M. (Project manager, academic), Abels, S. (Project manager, academic), Idel, T.-S. (Project manager, academic), Speck, K. (Project manager, academic), Nonte, S. (Project manager, academic) & Reintjes, C. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.2531.12.29

    Project: Research

  16. Biomass - A renewable energy source? Sustainable biomass (re)production through Landscape Quality Management

    Brüll, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0810.06.15

    Project: Dissertation project

  17. E-Learning basierte Einführungskurse in das Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement und die Betriebswirtschaftslehre (sowie inhaltsbezogen studienrelevante Englisch-Kompetenzen)

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Project manager, academic), Velte, P. (Project manager, academic), Schmidt, T. (Project manager, academic), Kaliampos, J. (Project staff) & Blume, C. (Project staff)

    01.05.1730.09.17

    Project: Other

  18. Ökologische Ökonomik Modellierung und konzeptionelle Fundierung am Beispiel von Beweidung in semi-ariden Gebieten

    Baumgärtner, S. (Project manager, academic) & Frank, K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.0430.09.07

    Project: Research

  19. TrICo Subproject: Community Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

    Hoyer, R. (Project staff), Wenzel, M. (Project manager, academic), Reihlen, M. (Project manager, academic), Farny, S. (Project manager, academic), Cnossen, B. (Project manager, academic), Hörisch, J. (Project manager, academic), Weisenfeld, U. (Project manager, academic), Penz, F. (Project staff), Lommel, L. (Project staff) & von Wulffen, C. (Project staff)

    01.08.2331.12.27

    Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)

  20. FSM II: Certificate programme in Fellowship Sustainability Management

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Seidl, N. (Project staff) & Santa Cruz, A. (Project staff)

    01.03.1009.06.11

    Project: Transfer (professional training)

  21. Sustainable University: Sustainable University

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Adomßent, M. (Coordination), Godemann, J. (Coordination), Burandt, S. (Project staff), Barth, M. (Project staff) & Rieckmann, M. (Project staff)

    01.07.0431.12.07

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  22. Resonanztheorie in der Nachhaltigkeit

    Gehlen, Y. (Project staff) & Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic)

    German Federal Environmental Foundation

    01.01.1931.12.20

    Project: Dissertation project

  23. Globalands

    Ruck, W. (Project manager, academic)

    01.08.1231.12.17

    Project: Research

  24. Umweltbildung: ein Problem der Lehrerbildung

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Fischer, H. (Project manager, academic) & Schulte, M. (Project staff)

    01.01.9531.12.97

    Project: Research

  25. VerS: VerS - Verfall gesellschafticher Strukturen – Chance für nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Newig, J. (Project manager, academic) & Balsam, R. (Project staff)

    01.07.0931.12.11

    Project: Research

  26. ESuDis: Effects of land management on the Supply and Distribution of ecosystem services

    Martín-López, B. (Project manager, academic), Felipe-Lucia, M. R. (Project manager, academic) & Isaac, R. (Project staff)

    German Research Foundation

    13.07.2031.12.23

    Project: Research

  27. Intergenerationelle Gerechtigkeit und ökonomische Effizienz in der Nutzung von Ökosystemdienstleistungen unter Unsicherheit

    Baumgärtner, S. (Project manager, academic), Glotzbach, S. (Project staff), Hoberg, N. (Project staff), Fünfgelt, J. (Project staff) & Stumpf, K. H. (Project staff)

    22.07.0931.03.11

    Project: Research

  28. TR_Zusatz von Kreide in Kläranlagen

    Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)

    15.11.1225.06.13

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  29. Diversität willkommen heißen im naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht

    Abels, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.03.1331.01.16

    Project: Research

  30. Exploring the psychology of an energy technology partnership: the case of hydrogen in mobility

    Upham, P. (Project manager, academic) & Bögel, P. M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.1801.10.19

    Project: Research

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