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. KLIMZUG-NORD: Verbundvorhaben KLIMZUG-NORD: Anpassungsprozessedes Naturschutzes an den Klimawandel (Teilprojekt 3.7)

    Urban, B. (Project manager, academic), Härdtle, W. (Project manager, academic), Runge, K. (Project manager, academic) & Katz, C. (Project staff)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.04.0930.09.14

    Project: Research

  2. Vereinfachung des Abfallrechts

    Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic) & Versteyl, L.-A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.0608.09.09

    Project: Other

  3. Vereinfachung und Verschlankung des Naturschutzrechts

    Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.0730.04.08

    Project: Research

  4. Verfassungsrechtliche Schutzpflichten zur Bekämpfung des Bienensterbens

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

    02.03.1630.09.20

    Project: Dissertation project

  5. Vermittlung durch dritte Parteien in Intergruppen-Verhandlungen (DFG TR 565/1-2)

    Trötschel, R. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.0901.10.13

    Project: Research

  6. Vernetzung der Empirischen Bildungsforschung

    Pietsch, M. (Project manager, academic), Perlinger, J. (Project manager, academic) & Hantke, H. (Project manager, academic)

    13.06.2531.12.25

    Project: Research

  7. DBU-Sulfonamide: Verringerung des Eintrags an Tierarzneimitteln in die Umwelt mit besser abbaubaren Sulfonamiden

    Hamscher, G. (Coordination), Haiß, A. (Project staff), Kümmerer, K. (Partner), Kietzmann, M. (Partner), Höper, H. (Partner), Lattmann, J. (Partner, non-academic) & Jantzen, K. (Partner, non-academic)

    German Federal Environmental Foundation

    01.10.1010.02.14

    Project: Research

  8. VerS: VerS - Verfall gesellschafticher Strukturen – Chance für nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Newig, J. (Project manager, academic) & Balsam, R. (Project staff)

    01.07.0931.12.11

    Project: Research

  9. Verwertung evokativer unternehmerischer Ansätze für Umwelt und Gesellschaft

    Halberstadt, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.12.1630.11.20

    Project: Other

  10. VCSE: Virtual Campus for a Sustainable Europe

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Barth, M. (Project manager, academic) & Burandt, S. (Project staff)

    01.02.0730.04.10

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  11. VCC: Virtual Copernicus Campus

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic)

    Europäische Union

    01.03.0531.12.07

    Project: Other

  12. Virtual Copernicus Campus - eLearning for Sustainability in the European Higher Education Area

    Barth, M. (Project manager, academic) & Burandt, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.03.0528.02.06

    Project: Research

  13. Von Weltbürger_innen und Anderen. Subjektivation im entwicklungspolitischen Freiwilligendienst weltwärts

    Kontzi, K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.0905.02.14

    Project: Dissertation project

  14. Wachsende Skulptur: Wachsende Skulptur. Heiligengeistschule Lüneburg - Eine wachsende Skulptur im Horizont nachhaltiger Entwicklung

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Holz, V. (Project staff), Kurt, H. (Partner) & Steinmann, G. (Partner)

    01.04.0930.04.10

    Project: Practical Project

  15. Wasser-Ressourcenpreis 2015

    Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.08.1531.12.19

    Project: Other

  16. BiodiWert: Was sind erfolgreiche Konzepte zur Wiederherstellung artenreichen Grünlandes in Deutschland? Eine multiregionale Bewertung sozial-ökologischer Systeme und pilothafte Umsetzung (Grassworks)

    Temperton, V. (Project manager, academic), Leventon, J. (Project staff), Fischer, J. (Project manager, academic), Martín-López, B. (Project staff), May, F. (Project staff), Tischew, S. (Partner), Kirmer, A. (Partner), Kollmann, J. (Partner), Beckmann, V. (Partner), Dieker, P. (Partner), Thiele, J. (Partner) & Metzner, J. (Partner)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.10.2030.09.21

    Project: Research

  17. Water reuse for green hydrogen production (WtR4GH2)

    Adisorn, T. (Project manager, academic) & Heinrichs, H. (Project staff)

    01.10.24 → …

    Project: Dissertation project

  18. Web-Plattformen für eine„Nachhaltige Informationsgesellschaft“Grundlagen und Erfolgsfaktoren

    Möller, A. (Project manager, academic), Rolf, A. (Project manager, academic) & Mandel, R. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.0030.09.01

    Project: Research

  19. Welcome to Africa

    Baumgärtner, S. (Project manager, academic) & Olbrich, R. (Project staff)

    01.01.1210.05.12

    Project: Teaching

  20. DB: Wertorientierte Ausrichtung des Umweltmanagements. Fallstudie Deutsche Bahn AG

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Jänicke, N. T. (Project staff) & Hellmann, K. (Project staff)

    01.08.0230.04.03

    Project: Practical Project

  21. Wettbewerb Zukunftsstadt - Planungs- und Umsetzungskonzept der Vision 2030+ (2. Phase)

    Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic), Vilsmaier, U. (Project manager, academic), Weiser, A. (Project staff) & Seidel, A. (Project manager, academic)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.01.1730.06.18

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  22. EPISUS: What Epistemology for Sustainability Science? Experiments and Theories for Social Transformation

    Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic) & Caniglia, G. (Project manager, academic)

    Europäische Union

    01.10.1730.09.19

    Project: Research

  23. Wildlife, Values, Justice: Reconciling Sustainability in African Proteced Areas

    Loos, J. (Project manager, academic), Fust, P. (Project staff), Giliba, R. (Project staff), Kachali, R. (Project staff), Thomsen, S. (Project staff) & Räther, A. (Project staff)

    Robert-Bosch Foundation

    01.07.1830.06.25

    Project: Research

  24. Wildnis und nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.07 → …

    Project: Research

  25. WiN: Wirtschaften in Netzen – Stärkung regionaler Absatzmärkte für KMU als Beitrag zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung der Region

    Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic), Lang, F. J. (Project staff), Burandt, A. (Project staff), Schrader, R. (Project staff), Thiem, A. (Project staff) & Japsen, A. (Project staff)

    Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank

    01.08.1031.12.15

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  26. Wissenschaftliche Begleitung der Entwicklung von Unterrichtsmaterial zum Thema Handy

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

    01.10.1403.04.15

    Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)

  27. Wissenschaftsraum "Future Trends in Education. Schule transformieren durch Demokratiebildung und Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung - Future.Ed"

    Pietsch, M. (Project manager, academic), Abels, S. (Project manager, academic), Idel, T.-S. (Project manager, academic), Speck, K. (Project manager, academic), Nonte, S. (Project manager, academic), Reintjes, C. (Project manager, academic) & Hartmann, K. (Project staff)

    01.01.2531.12.29

    Project: Research

  28. Wölfen auf der Spur

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Rode, H. (Project staff)

    Landesjägerschaft Niedersachsen e.V.

    01.10.1225.03.15

    Project: Transfer (professional training)

  29. Working group “Consensus network of invasion hypotheses”

    Haider, S. (Partner), Jeschke, J. M. (Project manager, academic), Enders, M. (Project manager, academic), Bernard-Verdier, M. (Project staff), Catford, J. A. (Project staff), Gómez-Aparicio, L. (Project staff), Heger, T. (Project staff), Meyerson, L. A. (Project staff), Novoa, A. (Project staff), Ricciardi, A. (Project staff), Vila, M. (Project staff), Essl, F. (Project staff), Hulme, P. E. (Project staff), van Kleunen, M. (Project staff), Lockwood, J. L. (Project staff), Pyšek, P. (Project staff), Strayer, D. L. (Project staff) & Yannelli, F. A. (Project staff)

    01.01.1831.12.18

    Project: Research

  30. XR2ESILIENCE

    Lehr, D. (Project manager, academic)

    01.08.2431.07.28

    Project: Research

  31. Zertifizierung von Umweltbildungseinrichtungen

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic)

    01.12.0619.07.10

    Project: Other

  32. ZIM - Kälteabsorptionsanlagen

    Ruck, W. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.1517.11.20

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  33. Zukünftige Energiepolitik

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic)

    01.09.9630.03.98

    Project: Research

  34. Zukunftscamp - Future Now

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Bartsch, A. (Project staff) & Wüllner, C. (Project staff)

    01.04.0730.03.09

    Project: Practical Project

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Publications

  1. Europäische Dimensionen der Sozialarbeit
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  3. Mehr Fragen als Antworten
  4. Affective Dilemmas
  5. Degen, J. (2022). Unmasking Diversity Management: Die kapitalistische Einverleibung von Moral, Subjekt und Widerstand
  6. Rezension von Sieder, Reinhard: Patchworks - Das Familienleben getrennter Eltern und ihrer Kinder. - Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta, 2008
  7. Rückblick und weitere Perspektiven aus Sicht des Privatrechts
  8. Green and Sustainable Chemistry Teacher Education
  9. Die universale Sprache der vewaltungstechnischen Abstraktion.
  10. Die mitbestimmungsfreie Zone aus ökonomischer Sicht
  11. "Das Fenster in die Welt". Fernsehen in den fünfziger Jahren
  12. Individuelle Erlebensprävention durch positive Emotionalität und Motivation
  13. Eine Transformation des universitären Feldes
  14. Klassentestheft Teil 2 - 4. Schuljahr
  15. Analphabetische Menschenfassungen
  16. Aufmerksamkeit
  17. Professionalisierung von Sachunterrichtsstudierenden durch transdisziplinäre Projektarbeit im Kontext von Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung
  18. Unterrichtsqualität durch Bildungsstandards
  19. The Impact of Participation in Sports on Educational Attainment
  20. Pandemic Boredom
  21. § 9 Historischer Überblick
  22. Reconciling Scientific, Political and Participatory Perspectives on Sustainable Tourism Indicator Development for Destination Sustainability Assessment
  23. Zwischen Glitter und Punk - die Ausdifferenzierung der Rockmusik
  24. Synästhetische Strategien in der Kunstvermittlung
  25. Repräsentationen von Geburt in den Medien
  26. ALOCAÇÃO DE RECURSOS (CARBOIDRATOS) NO DESENVOLVIMENTO INICIAL DE PLÂNTULAS DE Schizolobium parahyba (Vell.) S.F. Blake (FABACEAE - CAESALPINIOIDEAE)
  27. Entstehung, Verlauf und Wirkungen von Technisierungskonflikten
  28. Grundsätze ordnungsmäßiger Kooperation zwischen Aufsichtsrat und Abschlussprüfer
  29. Beschäftigungstrends 2003 Niedersachsen
  30. Grundsätzliche Implikationen aus Basel II für die Finanzierung von Investor-Relations-Politik von kleinen und mitteleren Unternehmen (KMU)
  31. Organisationkulturen der Beteiligung und Beschwerde in der Heimerziehung
  32. Evaluation der Kraftfähigkeiten der oberen Extremität paralympischer Rollstuhlathleten.
  33. Vorabentscheidungsverfahren, allgemein