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.
Altitudinal distribution of non-native plants: the effects of climate, habitat and introduction history
01.03.06 → 31.12.10
Project: Dissertation project
Competencies (SustainCom): Analyse studentischer Kompetenzentwicklung: ein Beitrag der Hochschulbildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung
Michelsen, G., Rieckmann, M., Timm, J., Barth, M. & Thomas, I.
01.01.12 → 06.02.14
Project: Research
Analyse und Auswertung evokativer unternehmerischer Ansätze für Umwelt und Gesellschaft
01.12.16 → 30.11.20
Project: Research
iCon: Analysing plant invasions in their environmental context
Haider, S., Milanović, M. & Kühn, I.
01.01.21 → 31.12.23
Project: Research
Analysing sustainability competencies of students
Michelsen, G., Rieckmann, M. & Timm, J.
01.05.12 → 30.04.13
Project: Research
A-CLIM: Analysis of Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Development in Lower Saxony
Saretzki, T., Striegnitz, M. & Ebermann, V.
01.10.12 → 22.01.15
Project: Research
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
Ansätze zur strategischen Langfristpolitikgestaltung am empirischen Beispiel des Ausstiegs aus den fossilen Energieträgern in Deutschland bis 2050
Schulze, M. & Heinrichs, H.
01.03.13 → 31.05.18
Project: Dissertation project
Arbeit ist nur das halbe Leben - ein Konzept der politischen Bildung in der Bildungspraxis
Offen, S. & Schmidt, J.
01.01.09 → 31.12.11
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
A simple process for the decentralized utilization of biogenic residues
Peinemann, J. & Pleißner, D.
01.06.17 → 31.05.20
Project: Research
Atempause: Eine tägliche Kurzintervention zur Achtsamkeit bei Grundschulkindern
Salisch, M., Bergold, J. & Voltmer, K.
01.10.19 → 30.09.23
Project: Research