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. Linkages between plant diversity, microbial diversity and ecosystem functioning in subtropical forest

    Haider, S. (Partner), Bruelheide, H. (Partner), Ma, K. (Partner), Erfmeier, A. (Partner), Liang, Y. (Partner), Liu, X. (Partner), Trogisch, S. (Project manager, academic), Wubet, T. (Partner) & Zhang, N. (Partner)

    01.01.1531.12.19

    Project: Research

  2. Nutrient Network

    Haider, S. (Project manager, academic) & Eisenhauer, N. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.15 → …

    Project: Research

  3. 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

  4. ZIM - Kälteabsorptionsanlagen

    Ruck, W. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.1517.11.20

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  5. SoCoFarm: SoCoFarm: Soil Communication by Farmers; Study on Farmer´s Perception of and Communication about Soils

    Lütkemöller, D. (Project manager, academic) & Tischbierek, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.12.14 → …

    Project: Other

  6. sUMMITDiv "Europe’s alpine flora: past, present and future"

    Wipf, S. (Project manager, academic), Haider, S. (Partner), Rixen, C. (Partner), Steinbauer, M. J. (Partner), Jurasinski, G. (Partner), Grytnes, J. A. (Partner) & Bjorkmann, A. (Partner)

    10.11.1431.12.18

    Project: Research

  7. Diptera Phenology: Changes in long term population dynamics of Diptera at Rothamsted, Harpenden

    Grabener, S. (Project manager, academic), Harrington, R. (Project manager, academic), Shortall, C. R. (Project manager, academic) & Oldeland, J. (Partner)

    01.11.1431.05.15

    Project: Research

  8. DBU Antibiotikum: Entwicklung eines umweltverträglichen Antibiotikums

    Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic), Leder, C. (Project staff) & Rastogi, T. (Project staff)

    German Federal Environmental Foundation

    01.11.1430.04.18

    Project: Research

  9. KIEN: Kindertagesstätten und Energiewende - Entwicklung modellhafter Bildungspraxis, Mitarbeiterqualifizierung und kommunale Einbindung

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Preisigke, J. (Project staff), Falk, O. (Partner), Menrad, K. (Partner), Botzler, F. (Project staff), Kühnast, B. (Project staff) & Schmid, C. (Project staff)

    German Federal Environmental Foundation

    01.11.1428.02.18

    Project: Research

  10. KFP Betablocker: Abbaubare Betablocker

    Leder, C. (Project staff), Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic) & Rastogi, T. (Project staff)

    01.10.1430.06.15

    Project: Research

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Publications

  1. Nachhaltigen Konsum fördern durch partizipative Interventionsentwicklung in Bildungseinrichtungen
  2. Biophysical variability and politico-economic singularity
  3. Quantum chemical calculation of the vapor pressure of volatile and semi volatile organic compounds
  4. Stakeholderpartizipation und Priorisierung - eine Betrachtung des normativen Status quantitativer und qualitativer Methoden
  5. German works councils and productivity
  6. Michael Brecker's "I mean you"
  7. Das Management der Kunden
  8. Death of an Art Critic
  9. A comparison of students' (mis)understanding of female entrepreneurship
  10. »ein Gespräch, an dem wir würgen«. Celan und Heidegger
  11. Partizipation als reflexive Praxis im Hilfeplangespräch?
  12. The role of affect, satisfaction, and internal drive on personal moral norms during COVID-19
  13. Finden und Erfinden
  14. Qualifizierung und Motivation von Studierenden und Hochschulabsolventen für eine Existenzgründung
  15. Verhalten ändern - im Team geht’s besser
  16. Public Value - Gesellschaftliche Wertschöpfung als unternehmerische Pflicht
  17. Corporate taxes and multi-product exporters
  18. Socioecological Interactions amid Global Change
  19. Leadership for Learning in Germany and the US: Commonalities and Differences
  20. Gaia's Game
  21. Vorwort
  22. Glen Mills Schools
  23. Pierre Bourdieus ‚Praxistheorie des Rechts‘
  24. The Impact of Participation in Sports on Educational Attainment
  25. Perceived inclusivity and trust in protected area management decisions among stakeholders in Alaska
  26. Einleitung
  27. The regulation of zero-price markets by the competition authorities in the USA and the EU
  28. Crowdfunding
  29. „Die Literatur, das sind wir und unsere Feinde“
  30. Hybrid Regionalism in Africa Towards a Theory of African Union Interventions
  31. In 10 Schritten mit Kindern zum Stab(hoch)springen