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.

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Als Träger der universitätsweiten Wissenschaftsinitiative Nachhaltigkeitsforschung fragt die Fakultät nach Bedingungen und Chancen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Die Fakultät verbindet dazu Human- und Naturwissenschaften mit derzeit etwa 25 Professuren aus den Disziplinen Chemie, Informatik, Kommunikation, Management, Ökologie, Philosophie, Planung, Politik, Psychologie, Recht, Technik und VWL. Die transdisziplinären Arbeitsweisen in Forschung, Studium und Dienstleistungen zielen insbesondere darauf, zukünftige Entwicklungschancen für die Zivilgesellschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts zu schaffen und zu erhalten.

  1. 2024
  2. Published

    A trait-based framework linking the soil metabolome to plant–soil feedbacks

    Delory, B. M., Callaway, R. M. & Semchenko, M., 03.2024, In: New Phytologist. 241, 5, p. 1910-1921 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Broad values as the basis for understanding deliberation about protected area management

    Goodson, D. J., van Riper, C. J., Andrade, R., Stewart, W., Cebrián-Piqueras, M. A. & Raymond, C. M., 03.2024, In: Sustainability Science. 19, 2, p. 449-467 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    From pre-processing to advanced dynamic modeling of pupil data

    Fink, L., Simola, J., Tavano, A., Lange, E., Wallot, S. & Laeng, B., 03.2024, In: Behavior Research Methods. 56, 3, p. 1376-1412 37 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Processes of sustainability transformation across systems scales: leveraging systemic change in the textile sector

    Leventon, J., Buhr, M., Keßler, L., Rodriguez Aboytes, J. G. & Beyers, F., 03.2024, In: Sustainability Science. 19, 2, p. 469-488 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    The relevance of international restoration principles for ecosystem restoration practice in Rwanda

    Frietsch, M., Fischer, J., Kaplin, B. A. & Martín-López, B., 03.2024, In: Restoration Ecology. 32, 3, 11 p., e14085.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Tree diversity and mycorrhizal type co-determine multitrophic ecosystem functions

    Yi, H., Eisenhauer, N., Austen, J. C., Rebollo, R., Ray, T., Bönisch, E., von Oheimb, G., Fichtner, A., Schuldt, A., Patoine, G. & Ferlian, O., 03.2024, In: Journal of Ecology. 112, 3, p. 528-546 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Analysis of environmental biodegradability of cellulose-based pharmaceutical excipients in aqueous media

    Bading, M., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 01.03.2024, In: Chemosphere. 352, 8 p., 141298.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    An archetype analysis of sustainability innovations in Biosphere Reserves: Insights for assessing transformative potential

    Dabard, C. H., Mann, C. & Martín-López, B., 01.03.2024, In: Environmental Science & Policy. 153, 25 p., 103674.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Assessing collaboration, knowledge exchange, and stakeholder agency in coastal governance to enhance climate resilience

    Rölfer, L., Celliers, L., Fernandes, M., Rivers, N., Snow, B. & Abson, D. J., 01.03.2024, In: Regional Environmental Change. 24, 1, 15 p., 6.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    A trainable object finder, selector and identifier for pollen, spores and other things: A step towards automated pollen recognition in lake sediments

    Theuerkauf, M., Siradze, N. & Gillert, A., 01.03.2024, In: Holocene. 34, 3, p. 297-305 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review