School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Research School
- 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.
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.
Minderung diffuser Einträge in Kleinkläranlagen
Urban, B. (Project manager, academic)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.12.06 → 24.06.09
Project: Research
Mindsets in value-driven conflicts
Schuster, C. (Project manager, academic) & Harinck, F. (Partner)
01.08.20 → 31.07.21
Project: Research
Mit dem Bus zur Schule
Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Berthold, A. (Project staff), Baum, R. (Project staff) & Röpke, S. (Project staff)
01.07.05 → 31.12.05
Project: Other
Green Fashion Challenge: Modekultur, Textilien und Nachhaltigkeit
Hörisch, J. (Project manager, academic) & Hampe, L. (Project staff)
01.01.20 → 01.03.21
Project: Other
Model adaptation and study site determination for environmental fate research of veterinary antibiotics in Lüneburg
Gaßmann, M. (Project manager, academic) & Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.14 → 30.04.15
Project: Research
Modellhafte Umsetzung eines weitgehend autarken Energie- und Stoffkreislaufmanagements bei der Behandlung von Spülwasser und Gemüseresten in der Lebensmittelindustrie am Beispiel eines Gemüse verarbeitenden Betriebes
Mennerich, A. (Project manager, academic) & Holm, N. (Coordination)
German Federal Environmental Foundation
29.03.08 → 31.12.09
Project: Research
C2C-Modellregion: Modellvorhaben: Neue Strategien und Strukturen für eine Cradle to Cradle Modellregion in Nordost-Niedersachsen
Braungart, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.06.21 → 30.04.24
Project: Research
MONA: Modes of sustainability-related research in comparison (MONA): Modes of research and their impact on scientific and societal project outcomes - a comparative analysis of 100 third-party funded sustainability-related research projects
Newig, J. (Project manager, academic) & Jahn, S. (Project staff)
15.04.13 → 08.09.21
Project: Research
MONA: Modes of sustainability-related research in comparison (MONA): Modes of research and their impact on scientific and societal project outcomes - a comparative analysis of 100 third-party funded sustainability-related research projects
Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic), Newig, J. (Partner), Jahn, S. (Project staff) & Kahle, J. (Project staff)
30.08.13 → 08.09.21
Project: Research
MonViA: Monitoring der biologischen Vielfalt in Agrarlandschaften
Dauber, J. (Project manager, academic), Dieker, P. (Coordination) & Grabener, S. (Project staff)
01.03.19 → …
Project: Research
Monitoring gentechnisch veränderter Organismen. Supranationale und deutsche Rechtsfragen des Monitorings transgener Pflanzen zur Erforschung hypothetischer Risiken
Regenbrecht, G. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)
25.04.04 → 17.01.05
Project: Dissertation project
Monitoring Neubau Zentralgebäude, Teilvorhaben: Ambient Intelligence, Nutzereinbindung, Innovative Bauteile
Bollow, E. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.16 → 30.06.21
Project: Research
MIREN: Mountain Invasion Research Network
Haider, S. (Project manager, academic), Seipel, T. (Partner), Alexander, J. M. (Partner), Arévalo, J. R. (Partner), Küffer, C. (Partner), Lembrechts, J. J. (Partner), McDougall, K. (Partner), Pauchard, A. (Partner) & Rew, L. J. (Partner)
01.01.06 → …
Project: Research
Moving to the real world: Testing biodiversity and priority effects for restoring multifunctional grasslands
Temperton, V. (Project manager, academic) & Ernst, L. M. (Project staff)
01.10.20 → 30.09.23
Project: Research
INFERNUM: M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences - Infernum
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Wüst, S. (Project staff) & Sachs, B. (Project staff)
27.03.00 → …
Project: Transfer (professional training)
Multiple Representations in Science Education
Niebert, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.02.13 → …
Project: Research
Multi-trophic interactions of butterflies along a gradient of management intensity in grasslands and forest (BATMAN)
Klein, A.-M. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.08 → 31.12.12
Project: Research
Multi-trophic plant-insect networks in a tree diversity experiment in China
Aßmann, T. (Project manager, academic)
19.02.14 → 11.06.19
Project: Research
Mycorrhizae in tree diversity effects on ecosystem functioning
Eisenhauer, N. (Project manager, academic), Ferlian, O. (Project manager, academic), Haider, S. (Partner), Bruelheide, H. (Project manager, academic) & Heklau, H. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.17 → …
Project: Research
TM 1.3 C FuE-Projekt 13: Nachhaltige Beschaffung - Herausforderungen und Gestaltungsoptionen KMUs, Stadtverwaltung und Kammern
Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic) & Sühlsen, K. (Project staff)
Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank
01.05.13 → 31.12.15
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Nachhaltige Nutzung von Ökosystemdienstleistungen unter Unsicherheit. Ökologisch-ökonomische Modellierung und Evaluierung volkswirtschaftlicher Politikoptionen
Baumgärtner, S. (Project manager, academic), Quaas, M. F. (Project manager, academic), Olbrich, R. (Project staff), Derissen, S. (Project staff), Jakoby, O. (Project staff) & Groth, M. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.02.07 → 31.07.10
Project: Research
Nachhaltige Raumentwicklung - Wirtschaften in Netzen: Regionalvermarktung und Akteursnetzwerke von der Elbe bis zur Heide
Schrader, R. (Project staff), Lang, F. J. (Project staff), Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic) & Burandt, A. (Project staff)
15.10.12 → 28.02.13
Project: Teaching
Nachhaltige Raum- und Regionalentwicklung in der "Energiewende"
Heilmann, S. (Project manager, academic) & Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.13 → 30.09.18
Project: Dissertation project
NIKT: Nachhaltiger Konsum von Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie in der digitalen Gesellschaft - Dialog und Transformation durch offene Innovation
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Hansen, E. G. (Project manager, academic), Silva, S. (Project staff), Weber, U. (Project staff), Hagenbeck, J. (Project staff), Norris, S. (Project staff), Eggers, A.-C. (Project staff), Revellio, F. (Project staff), Teuteberg, F. (Project manager, academic), Lenschow, A. (Project manager, academic), Marx Gómez, J. (Project manager, academic), Müller, K. (Project manager, academic) & Raabe, T. (Project manager, academic)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
15.02.15 → 14.05.18
Project: Research
Phos4Sustain: Nachhaltiger Umgang mit Phosphor
Pacholski, A. (Project manager, academic), Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic) & Luthardt, P. (Partner)
01.04.14 → 01.04.15
Project: Teaching
LiWa: Nachhaltiges Management von Wasser und Abwasser in urbanen Wachstumszentren unter Bewältigung des Klimawandels. Konzepte für Lima Metropolitana (Perú); Teilvorhaben 2: Kompetenzaufbau
Mennerich, A. (Project manager, academic)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.06.08 → 31.12.09
Project: Research
Handwerk: Nachhaltiges Unternehmertum in Handwerksbetrieben und Nachhaltigkeitsnetzwerken zur regionalen Entwicklung
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Herzig, C. (Project staff)
01.10.02 → 30.09.03
Project: Research
Nachhaltiges Wirkstoffdesign - Herstellung und Untersuchung von bioabbaubaren, nicht persistenten, pharmakogologisch aktiven Antibiotika-Derivaten
Lorenz, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.11.18 → …
Project: Dissertation project
Nachhaltige Unternehmensführung durch integratives Controlling
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Wenzig, J. (Project staff)
01.10.18 → 14.10.20
Project: Research
Nachhaltigkeit in Bildungsinstitutionen in Schleswig-Holstein (NaBiSch): Recherche, Entwicklung eines Bildungskonzepts, Begleitung einer Zielgruppe und Evaluation
Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Adomßent, M. (Project staff) & Rieckmann, M. (Project staff)
01.12.03 → 31.12.04
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Nachhaltigkeit neu erzählen - Durchführung eines Praxisprojektes zur Entwicklung eines innovativen Formats der Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation in der journalistischen Weiterbildung
Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Humburg, A. (Project staff)
German Federal Environmental Foundation
18.06.13 → 18.02.14
Project: Practical Project
Nachhaltigkeitskompetenzen von Führungspersonen in Kommunalverwaltungen
Plawitzki, J. (Project manager, academic) & Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.14 → 31.03.18
Project: Dissertation project
RNE: Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement in der öffentlichen Verwaltung. Konzepte und Instrumente
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Müller, A. (Project staff), Klewitz, J. (Project staff) & Harms, D. (Project staff)
01.12.08 → 30.04.10
Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)
Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie Niedersachsen
Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic), Hartmann, E. (Project staff) & Redenius, P. (Project staff)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.01.22 → 31.12.25
Project: Research
Naturschutzmanagement in Heidelandschaften. Entwicklung eines Managementmodells für Kulturlandschaften mit besonderer Berücksichtigung von Natura 2000 Regionen
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Heitepriem, N. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.05.08 → 31.05.09
Project: Research
Nawi-In: Naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht inklusiv gestalten - Kompetenzentwicklung von Lehramtsstudierenden für und mit der Praxis
Abels, S. (Project manager, academic), Barth, M. (Project manager, academic), Egger, D. (Project staff), Brauns, S. (Project staff) & Sellin, K. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.04.18 → 30.09.21
Project: Research
Natur-Wissenschaft-Nachhaltigkeit. Die Bedeutung ökologischer Wissenschaften im Nachhaltigkeitsdiskurs sowie deren Zusammenhang mit gesellschaftlichen Natur- und Geschlechtervorstellungen
Katz, C. (Project manager, academic)
01.08.00 → 31.07.01
Project: Research
NaviNatur-Schulpatenschaften: Nachhaltigkeit mit neuen Medien länderübergreifend entdecken und darstellen: Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung (BNE) im Schüleraustausch per GPS-Bildungsrouten zwischen Schulen aus Rumänien und Deutschland
Möller, A. (Project manager, academic)
German Federal Environmental Foundation
01.01.12 → 31.07.13
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Near-infrared spectra of leaves as predictors for forest ecosystem functions
Haider, S. (Project manager, academic), Proß, T. (Project manager, academic), Bruelheide, H. (Partner), Potvin, C. (Project manager, academic) & Auge, H. (Partner)
01.01.17 → …
Project: Research
NEMo: NEMo - Nachhaltige Erfüllung von Mobilitätsbedürfnissen im ländlichen Raum
Henkel, A. (Project manager, academic), Halberstadt, J. (Project manager, academic), Samland, U. (Project staff), Marx Gómez, J. (Project manager, academic), Hahn, A. (Project manager, academic), Köster, F. (Project manager, academic), Taeger, J. (Project manager, academic), Winter, A. J. (Project manager, academic) & Woisetschläger, D. M. (Project manager, academic)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.10.16 → 30.04.19
Project: Research
NEMo - Nachhaltige Erfüllung von Mobilitätserfordernissen im ländlichen Raum
Halberstadt, J. (Project manager, academic), Marx Gómez, J. (Project manager, academic), Hahn, A. (Project manager, academic), Köster, F. (Project manager, academic), Taeger, J. (Project manager, academic), Winter, A. J. (Project manager, academic), Woisetschläger, D. M. (Project manager, academic) & Henkel, A. (Project manager, academic)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.03.16 → 28.02.19
Project: Research
Neue Medien in der Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung - GPS-Bildungsrouten im Biosphärenreservat Flusslandschaft Elbe
Möller, A. (Project manager, academic), Pez, P. (Project manager, academic) & Corleis, F. (Coordination)
German Federal Environmental Foundation
03.03.09 → 17.10.11
Project: Research
NANOPHARM: Neue photokatalytisch aktive Verbundmaterialien zur Eliminierung von pharmazeutischen Reststoffen
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic) & Schneider, M. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.10.10 → 30.09.13
Project: Research
NJ ESD: New Jobs through ESD Competencies
Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic) & Holz, V. (Project staff)
01.10.10 → 31.07.14
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
NEWAVE: Next Water Governance
Newig, J. (Project manager, academic) & Bilalova, S. (Project staff)
01.11.19 → 30.04.24
Project: Research
NGet: NGet - sustainable building energy technologies
Möller, A. (Project manager, academic)
18.02.09 → 31.12.10
Project: Research
Novellierungsbedürftigkeit und -fähigkeit des Entsorgungsfachbetriebes nach §§ 56, 57 KrWG im Systemvergleich mit den Umweltmanagamentsystemen ISO 14001, EMAS und der österreichischen RAEF
Strohmeyer, A. C. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)
08.12.15 → 08.12.19
Project: Dissertation project
EQUIVAL: Nurturing a Shift towards Equitable Valuation of Nature in the Anthropocene
Pascual, U. (Coordination), Balvanera, P. (Project manager, academic) & Martín-López, B. (Partner)
11.11.17 → …
Project: Research
Nutrient Network
Haider, S. (Project manager, academic) & Eisenhauer, N. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.15 → …
Project: Research
NEu: Nutrient Network Europe
Harpole, W. S. (Project manager, academic) & Haider, S. (Partner)
01.01.20 → 31.12.24
Project: Research