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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Low-Profit im Kontext der UN-Nachhaltigkeitsziele
Fahrbach, C. & Weiser, A., 2021, Wirtschaft neu lehren: Erfahrungen aus der pluralen, sozioökonomischen Hochschulbildung. Urban, J., Schröder, L.-M., Hantke, H. & Bäuerle, L. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, p. 107-124 18 p. (Sozioökonomische Bildung und Wissenschaft).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Low species diversity in beech forest: a myth
Aßmann, T., Drees, C., Schröder, E. & Ssymank, A., 2008, Beech Forests - a German contribution to the global forest biodiversity. Knapp, H. D. (ed.). Bonn: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, p. 25-32 8 p. (BfN-Skripten / Bundesamt für Naturschutz ; vol. 233).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Low working memory reduces the use of mental contrasting
Timur Sevincer, A., Schröder, A., Plakides, A., Edler, N. & Oettingen, G., 01.02.2024, In: Consciousness and Cognition. 118, 13 p., 103644.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Lügen, Lästern, Leiden lassen: aggressives Verhalten von Kindern und Jugendlichen
Ittel, A. (Editor) & Salisch, M. (Editor), 2005, Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag. 335 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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Luminescence dating of late holocene dunes showing remnants of early settlement in Cuddalore and evidence of monsoon activity in south east India
Frechen, M., Ramachandran, R., Urban, B. & Kunz, J.-A., 01.08.2010, In: Quaternary International. 222, 1-2, p. 194-208 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Luminescence dating of Late Pleistocene eruptions in the Eifel Volcanic Field, Germany
Schmidt, C., Schaarschmidt, M., Kolb, T., Büchel, G., Richter, D. & Zöller, L., 07.2017, In: Journal of Quaternary Science. 32, 5, p. 628-638 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Lüneburg 2030+ - ein Reallabor zur lokalen Implementierung der Sustainable Development Goals
Lang, D., Weiser, A. & Seidel, A., 2018, Die Rolle der Universität in Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft im Wandel. Henkel, A., Hobuß, S., Jamme, C. & Wuggenig, U. (eds.). 1. ed. Berlin: Pro BUSINESS Verlag, p. 193-197 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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Lung fibroblasts from patients with emphysema show markers of senescence in vitro
Müller, K. C., Welker, L., Paasch, K., Feindt, B., Erpenbeck, V., Hohlfeld, J., Krug, N., Nakashima, M., Branscheid, D., Magnussen, H., Jorres, R. A. & Holz, O., 21.02.2006, In: Respiratory Research. 7, 10 p., 32.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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L'université orientée vers le soin de la richesse et les mères chercheuses durant la pandémie du Covid-19
Sander, A. & Grauer, C., 02.2023, In: Revue Philosophique de Louvain. 120, 1, p. 41-60 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Machine learning for optimization of energy and plastic consumption in the production of thermoplastic parts in SME
Willenbacher, M., Scholten, J. & Wohlgemuth, V., 16.06.2021, In: Sustainability. 13, 12, 20 p., 6800.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review