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.
The role of herbivory in mediating ecosystem functions in species-rich forests
18.02.14 → 25.04.19
Project: Research
The role of herbivory in mediating ecosystem functions in species-rich forests
01.08.14 → 31.07.16
Project: Research
THSH: Thermochemical heat storage for households: thermal management and chemical reaction
15.05.12 → 31.12.15
Project: Dissertation project
TM 1.1 KT 08 - Thermische Batterie: Thermische Batterie - Hochleistungswärmespeicher für Privathaushalte
01.10.11 → 31.12.15
Project: Research
The potential spread of collaborative consumption practices in France and Germany
Huber, A., Heinrichs, H., Wilhite, H. & Douzou, S.
01.03.14 → …
Project: Dissertation project
ZZL-Netzwerk 2.0: Theorie-Praxis-Verzahnung in der Lehrerbildung in den Handlungsfeldern „Kompetenzorientierter Unterricht“, „Inklusion“, „Coaching & Mentoring“ und „Lehrkräftegesundheit“
Ehmke, T., Leiss, D., Schmidt, T., Weinhold, S., Straub, R. P., Schilling, L., Besser, M., Fischer-Schöneborn, S., Bormann, F., Kuchenbuch, F., Ahlers, M., Verbücheln, E., Barth, M., Jastrow, F., Süßenbach, J., Anders, D., Kleinknecht, M., Hohensee, E., Schiemann, S., Paulus, P., Claußen, J. T., Poschkamp, A., Köllner, G., Hüfner, S. K., Schürmann, H. & Abels, S.
01.07.19 → 31.12.23
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
The Mountain TransPlant Network
Haider, S., Chisholm, C., Walker, T. W. N. & Alexander, J. M.
01.01.17 → …
Project: Research
The lipidome of the pellicle and the role of lipids for the dynamic process of initial biofilm formation in situ.
Kümmerer, K., Hannig, C., Hannig, M. & Reich, M.
11.01.15 → 10.01.18
Project: Research
The Interplay of Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Conflicts as a Barrier to Sustainable Solutions
01.01.21 → 31.03.24
Project: Research
IRISS: The InteRnatIonal ecosystem for accelerating the transition to Safe-and-Sustainable-by-design materials, products and processes
Kümmerer, K., Olsson, O. & Apel, C.
01.06.22 → 31.05.25
Project: Research
Handabdruck: The Handprint: Measuring positive sustainability outcomes of products
01.06.15 → 30.11.18
Project: Research
The future of the European brown bear (Ursus arctos) in Transylvania II: How to maintain coexistence in a rapidly changing system
01.02.13 → 20.04.15
Project: Research
The future of biodiversity conservation in farming landscapes in south-eastern Australia
01.04.19 → 31.08.22
Project: Research
sTeleBES : Telecoupled use of biodiversity and ecosystem services: synthesis of concepts, methods and evidence
Schröter, M., Bonn, A., Koellner, T. & Martín-López, B.
01.11.16 → 01.11.17
Project: Research
ENSU: „Teaching Sustainability in Higher Education“
Michelsen, G., Rieckmann, M., Burandt, S. & Aguirre, P.
30.01.09 → 15.07.13
Project: Transfer (professional training)