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.
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International Trends in Research on Environmental and Sustainability Education in Teacher Education
King, J., Rieckmann, M., Fischer, D., Barth, M., Büssing, A. G., Hemmer, I. & Lindau-Bank, D., 02.2020, Encyclopedia of Teacher Education. Peters, M. A. (ed.). Singapore: Springer Singapore, p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Internet- and App-Based Stress Intervention for Distance-Learning Students With Depressive Symptoms: Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Harrer, M., Apolinario-Hagen, J., Fritsche, L., Druege, M., Krings, L., Beck, K., Salewski, C., Zarski, A.-C., Lehr, D., Baumeister, H. & Ebert, D. D., 21.05.2019, In: Frontiers in Psychiatry. 10, MAY, 13 p., 361.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Internet- and mobile-based stress management for employees with adherence-focused guidance: Efficacy and mechanism of change
Ebert, D. D., Lehr, D., Heber, E., Riper, H., Cuijpers, P. & Berking, M., 09.2016, In: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health. 42, 5, p. 382-394 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Internet- and mobile-based treatment of comorbid depression in chronic back pain patients on sick leave
Schlicker, S., Baumeister, H., Paganini, S., Lin, J., Sander, L., Berking, M., Titzler, I., Lehr, D. & Ebert, D. D., 2016, European Health Psychology Society & BPS Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference 2016: Behaviour Change: Making an Impact on Health and Health Services; Conference Abstracts. University of Aberdeen, p. 309 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Transfer › peer-review
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Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia: A Health Economic Evaluation
Thiart, H., Ebert, D. D., Lehr, D., Nobis, S., Buntrock, C., Berking, M., Smit, F. & Riper, H., 01.10.2016, In: Sleep. 39, 10, p. 1769-1778 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Internetbasierte Ansätze in der Prävention und Behandlung von depressiven Beschwerden bei Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen
Wiencke, C., Lehr, D., Ebert, D. D., Sieland, B., Riper, H. & Berking, M., 2014, In: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie. 63, 5, p. 395-415 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Internetbasierte kognitiv-behaviorale Behandlungsansätze: state of the art und Einsatzmöglichkeiten in der Rehabilitation
Lin, J., Ebert, D. D., Lehr, D., Berking, M. & Baumeister, H., 06.2013, In: Die Rehabilitation. 52, 3, p. 155-163 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Internetbasierte Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation
Barth, M., 2007, Handbuch Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation: Grundlagen und Praxis. Michelsen, G. & Godemann, J. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 266-275 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Internetbasierte Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation
Barth, M., 2005, Handbuch Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation: Grundlagen und Praxis. Michelsen, G. & Godemann, J. (eds.). 1 ed. München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 266-273 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Internetbasierte Resilienzförderung und Prävention psychischer Erkrankungen
Lehr, D., Kunzler, A., Helmreich, I., Behrendt, D., Chmitorz, A. & Lieb, K., 01.07.2018, In: Der Nervenarzt. 89, 7, p. 766-772 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research