School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Faculty
- 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.
Topics
Als Träger der universitätsweiten Wissenschaftsinitiative Nachhaltigkeitsforschung fragt die Fakultät nach Bedingungen und Chancen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Die Fakultät verbindet dazu Human- und Naturwissenschaften mit derzeit etwa 25 Professuren aus den Disziplinen Chemie, Informatik, Kommunikation, Management, Ökologie, Philosophie, Planung, Politik, Psychologie, Recht, Technik und VWL. Die transdisziplinären Arbeitsweisen in Forschung, Studium und Dienstleistungen zielen insbesondere darauf, zukünftige Entwicklungschancen für die Zivilgesellschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts zu schaffen und zu erhalten.
CONSUS: CONSUS - Connecting Science-Society Collaborations for Sustainable Innovations
Michelsen, G., Mader, M., Burandt, S. & Adomßent, M.
01.12.13 → 31.03.19
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
CLIMASP: Development of an Interdisciplinary Programme on Climate Change and Sustainability Policy
Michelsen, G., Mader, M. & Mader, C.
01.12.13 → 31.03.19
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Institutionalisierung von Nachhaltigkeit in der Gesundheitspolitik
02.12.13 → 04.12.18
Project: Dissertation project
BELOW: Analysis of root traits to test for environmental filtering and niche complementarity in grassland communities
Haider, S., Bruelheide, H., Jandt, U., Scheel, D. & Herz, K.
01.01.14 → 31.12.17
Project: Research
Effects of climate and land use on the functional composition of plant communities and their ecosystem services
Haider, S. & Kühn, I.
01.01.14 → 31.12.16
Project: Research
EU-InnovatE: EU-FP7: Sustainable Lifestyles 2.0: End User Integration, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
01.01.14 → 31.12.17
Project: Research