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.

  1. 2019
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    IBaLL - Inklusive Basiskompetenzen in den Fachdidaktiken entwickeln

    Süßenbach, J., Greve, S., Abels, S., Troll, B. & Besser, M., 2019, Professionalisierung in der Sportlehrer*innenbildung : Konzepte und Forschungen im Rahmen der "Qualitätsoffensive Lehrerbildung". Hartmann, M., Laging, R. & Scheinert, C. (eds.). Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren, p. 275-284 10 p. (Bewegungspädagogik; vol. 13).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesTransferpeer-review

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    Implementing Education for Sustainable Development in teacher education: case studies from Germany

    Kater-Wettstädt, L., Bruhn, K., Bürgener, L. & Barth, M., 2019, Environmental Education. Lahiri, S. (ed.). Delhi: Studera Press, p. 13-32 20 p. 2

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

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    Including software aspects in green IT: How to create awareness for green software issues

    Kern, E., Guldner, A. & Naumann, S., 2019, Green IT Engineering. Kharchenko, V., Kondratenko, Y. & Kacprzyk, J. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 3-20 18 p. (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control; vol. 171).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

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    International Conference (2019): “25 Years of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea”

    Wissmann, S., Schatz, V. J. & Steenkamp, R., 2019, In: Zeitschrift für Europäisches Umwelt- und Planungsrecht. 17, 4, p. 565-572 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsTransfer

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    Knowledge Generation and Sustainable Development

    Frank, P., 2019, Encyclopedia of Sustainability in Higher Education. Leal Filho, W. (ed.). Cham: Springer

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaEducation

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    Kohleausstieg nach dem Muster des Atomgesetzes?

    Schomerus, C.-T., 2019, 15. Deutsches Atomrechtssymposium. Burgi, M. (ed.). 1 ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 49-72 24 p. (Forum Energierecht; vol. 23).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesTransferpeer-review

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    Kontrolle ist gut, Vertrauen ist besser, Bezahlung am besten: Zur Souveränität von Blockchains

    Leistert, O., 2019, In: Zeitschrift für Medien- und Kulturforschung. 10, 2, p. 155-169 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Kosmopolitismus

    Sevincer, A. T., 2019, Dorsch Psychologisches Wörterbuch. Huber Verlag

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

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    Kriterien und Effekte von digitalen Medien in inklusiven Lerngruppen: Ein Symposium des Netzwerks inklusiver naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht („NinU“)

    Nehring, A., Abels, S. & Rott, L., 2019, Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung als Grundlage für berufliche und gesellschaftliche Teilhabe: Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik, Jahrestagung in Kiel 2018. Maurer, C. (ed.). Regensburg: Universität Regensburg, p. 105-108 4 p. (Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik; vol. 39).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch