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.

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  1. KUNTIKUM: Climate trends and sustainable development of tourism in coastal and low mountain range regions

    Kreilkamp, E. (Project manager, academic), Möller, A. (Project manager, academic), Heinrichs, H. (Partner), Burandt, S. (Project staff) & Schulz, D. (Project staff)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.10.0631.12.09

    Project: Research

  2. College Studien in der Praxis- Besser netzwerken: KLIMAWERK Energieagentur

    Hellmann, K. (Project manager, academic), Teigeler, M. (Project manager, academic), Seifert, A. (Project manager, academic) & Burandt, S. (Project staff)

    01.10.1231.03.13

    Project: Practical Project

  3. College Studien in der Praxis- KLIMAWERK Energieagentur GmbH & Co. KG

    Hellmann, K. (Project manager, academic), Lang, F. J. (Project staff) & Schrader, R. (Project staff)

    01.04.1230.09.12

    Project: Practical Project

  4. College Studien in der Praxis- Profilschärfung des Reiseveranstalters FairTrade-Travel

    Hellmann, K. (Project manager, academic), Teigeler, M. (Project manager, academic), Seifert, A. (Project manager, academic) & Guerra González, J. (Project staff)

    01.10.1231.03.13

    Project: Practical Project

  5. College Studien in der Praxis- T.U.N. e.V. - DialogN

    Hellmann, K. (Project manager, academic) & Adzersen, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.1230.09.12

    Project: Practical Project

  6. Combined effects of altitude, fire and biotic interactions on the regeneration of subtropical mountain forest species in Central Argentina

    von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic), Hensen, I. (Project manager, academic), Renison, D. (Partner) & Marcora, P. I. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    01.01.1605.10.20

    Project: Research

  7. ComCoast: Combined Functions in Coastal Defence Zones

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

    01.01.0614.05.09

    Project: Research

  8. AGF: Comparing Environmental Management and Strategies in the UK and Germany

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Wehrmeyer, W. (Project manager, academic) & Wagner, M. (Project staff)

    01.03.0101.12.01

    Project: Research

  9. CODIP: Competences for Digital-Enhanced Individualized Practice

    Ahlers, M. (Project manager, academic), Besser, M. (Project manager, academic), Kuhl, P. (Project manager, academic), Lehr, D. (Partner), Süßenbach, J. (Partner), Schmidt, T. (Partner), Herzog, C. (Coordination), Altenburger, L. (Project staff), Diekhoff, H. (Project staff), Hase, A. K. (Project staff), Kahnbach, L. (Project staff), Wendt, C. (Project staff), Wucherpfennig, S. (Project staff), Horst de Cuestas, K. (Project staff) & Neumann, A. (Partner)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.03.2031.12.23

    Project: Research

  10. CCP: Complexity or control? Paradigms for sustainable development

    Vilsmaier, U. (Project manager, academic), Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic), Hörl, E. (Project manager, academic), Laubichler, M. (Project manager, academic), Herberg, J. (Coordination), Caniglia, G. (Project staff), Leistert, O. (Project staff), Schrickel, I. (Project staff), Meyer, E. (Project staff) & Schmieg, G. (Project staff)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.01.1531.03.20

    Project: Research

  11. Conceptual Change by Metaphorical Change

    Niebert, K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.02.11 → …

    Project: Research

  12. Connect to transform: Enabling transitions via quadruple helix co-creation

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

    01.01.1931.12.21

    Project: Research

  13. Conservation of the endangered Danube Clouded Yellow butterfly (Colias myrmidone) in Natura 2000 sites of Romania

    Loos, J. (Project manager, academic), Börsch, J. (Project staff), Gallersdörfer, J. (Project staff), Kortmann, E. (Project staff), Nippen, P. (Partner), Dolek, M. (Partner, non-academic), Kastal, A. (Partner, non-academic), Lengyel, P. (Partner, non-academic) & Vizauer, T.-C. (Partner, non-academic)

    01.04.1830.09.22

    Project: Research

  14. C-MADEnS: Consortium for Modelling and Analysis of Decentralised Energy Storage

    Upham, P. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.1501.04.19

    Project: Research

  15. CONSUS: CONSUS - Connecting Science-Society Collaborations for Sustainable Innovations

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Mader, M. (Coordination), Burandt, S. (Project manager, academic) & Adomßent, M. (Project staff)

    01.12.1331.03.19

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  16. CS Barometer: Corporate Sustainability Barometer 2010

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Windolph, S. E. (Project staff) & Harms, D. (Project staff)

    01.04.0914.02.11

    Project: Research

  17. CRL Fault Dynamics

    Urban, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.0730.09.11

    Project: Research

  18. DANCE: DArwin's Naturalization Conundrum rEvisited (DANCE) – Darwin meets omics

    Haider, S. (Project manager, academic), Galmán, A. (Partner), Neumann, S. (Partner), van Dam, N. M. (Partner), Uthe, H. (Partner), Winter, M. (Partner) & Daehler, C. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.2031.12.23

    Project: Research

  19. Das Recht auf Zugang zu Informationen im Rahmen der europäischen REACH-Verordnung

    Schulze-Rickmann, S. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    17.03.0725.08.09

    Project: Dissertation project

  20. Digidok: Das Versuchsprotokoll 2.0 - aus analog wird digital

    Abels, S. (Project manager, academic) & Stinken-Rösner, L. (Project staff)

    01.01.2231.12.22

    Project: Research

  21. D&D: Decolonising and Diversifying the Curriculum

    Brogan, A. (Project manager, academic), Hobuß, S. (Project staff), Bremer, V. (Project staff), Edlich, M. G. P. (Project staff), List, F. (Project staff) & Lommel, L. (Project staff)

    28.06.23 → …

    Project: Teaching

  22. Kili-SES (NCP): Demand and values of Nature’s Contributions to People (NCP)

    Martín-López, B. (Project manager, academic), Groß, M. (Project staff), Pearson, J. (Project staff) & Julius, J. (Project staff)

    German Research Foundation

    01.07.2001.02.26

    Project: Research

  23. Der anthropogene Klimawandel und seine Resonanz in der Bevölkerung - Eine theoretische und empirische Untersuchung des Klimabewusstseins in Deutschland

    Weber-Moritz, M. (Project manager, academic) & Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.0230.04.07

    Project: Dissertation project

  24. Der Beitrag des privaten Umweltrechts zu den Umweltschutzzielen

    Wogersien, J. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    21.03.0612.06.06

    Project: Dissertation project

  25. DWoC 2: Design-Driven Value Chains in the World of Cellulose

    Farny, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.1531.12.18

    Project: Research

  26. CLIMASP: Development of an Interdisciplinary Programme on Climate Change and Sustainability Policy

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Mader, M. (Coordination) & Mader, C. (Project staff)

    01.12.1331.03.19

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  27. MECS: DFG-Kolleg-Forschergruppe MECS (Medienkulturen der Computersimulation)

    Pias, C. (Project manager, academic), Warnke, M. (Project manager, academic), Vehlken, S. (Project staff), Schrape, N. (Project staff), Schrickel, I. (Project staff), Stöcklmayr, N. (Project staff), Engemann, C. (Project staff), Winter, F. (Project staff) & Wellmann, J. (Project staff)

    01.01.1331.07.22

    Project: Research

  28. DFG research unit “The role of nature for human well-being in the Kilimanjaro Social-Ecological System” (Kili-SES) - Sub project 7: “Synthesis”

    Martín-López, B. (Project manager, academic), Böhning-Gaese, K. (Project manager, academic), Fischer, M. (Project manager, academic) & Zeuss, D. (Project manager, academic)

    12.12.2412.12.28

    Project: Research

  29. Didactic reconstruction of the energy transition

    Hüfner, S. K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.1424.07.20

    Project: Dissertation project

  30. Didaktische Zugänge zum Thema Handy im Kontext der BNE

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Fischer, D. (Coordination)

    01.07.1323.03.18

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  31. Die Auswirkungen des Atomausstiegs in Deutschland auf Strompreise und Klimaschutz in Deutschland und Europa

    Kemfert, C. (Project manager, academic) & Schill, W. P. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.1230.04.12

    Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)

  32. Die Bedeutung unterschiedlicher Kontexte von Umweltbildung für Nachhaltigkeitsbewußtsein

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Degenhardt, L. (Project manager, academic), Godemann, J. (Project manager, academic) & Molitor, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.03.9831.08.01

    Project: Research

  33. Die Berücksichtigung gesellschaftlicher Veränderungen in der Konzeption des Integrated Reporting

    Augustine, S. (Project manager, academic) & Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.1414.12.17

    Project: Dissertation project

  34. Die Bremischen Häfen in der Globalen Politischen Ökonomie

    Möller, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.03.2031.12.20

    Project: Teaching

  35. Die Entwicklung der energierechtlichen Pflichten der Übertragungsnetzbetreiber

    Hobbeling, F. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    17.06.0626.08.10

    Project: Dissertation project

  36. Die Haftung des Grundstückeigentümers für die Sanierung von Altlasten

    Andres, B. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    25.01.0518.12.07

    Project: Dissertation project

  37. Die Konkretisierung der abfallrechtlichenProduktverantwortung für Reifen in Deutschland

    Eitel, B. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    26.07.0613.08.08

    Project: Dissertation project

  38. Die Nutzung ökologischer Potenziale von Buchenwäldern für eine multifunktionale Bewirtschaftung

    Fichtner, A. (Project staff), Dolnik, C. (Project staff), Ellenberg, H. (Project staff), Fähser, L. (Project staff), Hampicke, U. (Project staff), Heeschen, G. (Project staff), Irmler, U. (Project staff), Lüderitz, M. (Project staff), Lütt, S. (Project staff), Rasran, L. (Project staff), Schäfer, A. (Project staff), Schrautzer, J. (Project staff), Sturm, K. (Project staff), Vahder, S. (Project manager, academic), Vogt, K. (Project staff) & Wagner, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.0731.12.08

    Project: Research

  39. SaM: Die Stadt als Möglichkeitsraum

    Kirchberg, V. (Project manager, academic), Kagan, S. (Project manager, academic), Weisenfeld, U. (Project manager, academic), Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Holz, V. (Project staff), Hauerwaas, A. (Project staff), Grigoleit, A. (Project staff) & Wedler, P. (Project staff)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.02.1531.01.18

    Project: Research

  40. Die Wassergesetzgebung im Herzogtum Braunschweig nach Bauernbefreiung und industrieller Revolution

    Behrens, C. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    10.03.0429.01.09

    Project: Dissertation project

  41. KITA 21: Die Zukunftsgestalter. Wissenschaftliche Begleitung und Evaluation des Modellprojekts KITA21 der S.O.F. Save Our Future – Umweltstiftung

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Gottmann, T. (Project staff), Czerwinski, A. (Project staff) & Bastian, A. (Project staff)

    01.03.0825.03.11

    Project: Research

  42. DigiTaL - Teilprojekt 04: Methoden-Wiki

    von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic), Chauhan, N. (Project manager, academic) & Rau, A.-L. (Project manager, academic)

    01.08.2131.12.25

    Project: Teaching

  43. DigiTaL - Teilprojekt 09: Digitale Lehr-/Lernformate zur Internationalisierung der Master- und Promotionsphase

    Abels, S. (Project manager, academic), Soltau, A. (Project manager, academic) & Sundermann, A. (Project staff)

    01.08.2131.12.25

    Project: Teaching

  44. Dilationswachstum

    Härdtle, W. (Project manager, academic)

    15.06.0828.08.09

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  45. EPS: Distance Education for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Regional Development in Latvia

    Lütkemöller, D. (Project manager, academic)

    01.09.0131.08.04

    Project: Research

  46. Diversität willkommen heißen im naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht

    Abels, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.03.1331.01.16

    Project: Research

  47. DSADS - "Den Spurenstoffen auf der Spur" - Teil 1: „Herkunftsanalyse und Sensibilisierung im Stadtgebiet Dülmen."

    Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic), Olsson, O. (Project staff), Nafo, I. (Coordination), Götz, K. (Partner), Liesenfeld, J. (Partner) & Keil, F. (Partner)

    Ministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Landwirtschaft, Natur- und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen

    30.10.1220.12.15

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  48. Ecological function of semi-open corridors

    Aßmann, T. (Project manager, academic), Härdtle, W. (Partner) & Nolte, D. (Project staff)

    01.07.1231.07.16

    Project: Research

  49. Ecosystem services of temperate rainforests in the western US

    von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic) & Brandt, P. (Project staff)

    01.08.1231.07.13

    Project: Research

  50. EdFCA: Educating Future Change Agents - Higher Education as a Motor of the Sustainability Transformation

    Barth, M. (Project manager, academic), Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic), Halberstadt, J. (Project manager, academic) & Wiek, A. (Project staff)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.03.1630.04.20

    Project: Research

  51. BINK: Educational Institutions and Sustainable Consumption

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Fischer, D. (Project manager, academic) & Richter, S. (Project manager, academic)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.06.0830.04.12

    Project: Research

  52. Effects of climate and land use on the functional composition of plant communities and their ecosystem services

    Haider, S. (Project manager, academic) & Kühn, I. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.1431.12.16

    Project: Research

  53. 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

  54. Effects of woody species diversity and composition on individual plant growth and demography

    Härdtle, W. (Project manager, academic) & Fichtner, A. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    19.02.1412.04.19

    Project: Research

  55. EIGEN: Efficient inter- and intragenerationally just use of ecosystem services - Sustainability-economic analysis of trade-offs in biodiversity and fishery policy

    Baumgärtner, S. (Project manager, academic), Quaas, M. F. (Project manager, academic), Hoberg, N. (Project staff), Stumpf, K. H. (Project staff), Voss, R. (Project staff), Glotzbach, S. (Project staff), Fünfgelt, J. (Project staff), Döring, R. (Partner), Schmidt, J. (Partner) & Becker, C. (Project staff)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.07.1031.10.13

    Project: Research

  56. NAVEBGO: Eine Strategie zur NAchhaltigen VErringerung des Biozideintrags in das Grundwasser am Oberrhein

    Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic) & Olsson, O. (Project staff)

    Europäische Union

    01.01.1930.09.22

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  57. Eine Trainingsstudie zum sozialen und emotionalen Lernen im Kindergarten

    Salisch, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.0831.05.12

    Project: Research

  58. ELAN-III: „Einführung in die Nachhaltigkeit“

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.0731.12.08

    Project: Research

  59. Einführungsphase und Begleitangebot Td Projekte/Master Sustainability Science

    Vilsmaier, U. (Project manager, academic) & Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.1230.04.15

    Project: Teaching