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. Published

    Neuartige Spurenstoffe im Wasser

    Kümmerer, K., 12.2010, In: Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung. 54, 6, p. 349-359 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Neue Ansätze dynamischer Mimikerkennung: Gestaltung der emotionalen Mensch-Maschine-Schnittstelle im Fahrzeug

    Tews, T.-K., Oehl, M., Siebert, F., Höger, R., Pfister, H.-R. & Faasch, H., 2011, Beiträge zur 53. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen. Bittrich, K., Blankenberger, S. & Lukas, J. (eds.). Pabst Science Publishers, p. 281 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Neue deutsche Härte: die konfrontative Pädagogik auf dem Prüfstand, [1]

    Plewig, H.-J., 2007, In: Zeitschrift für Jugendkriminalrecht und Jugendhilfe. 18, 4, p. 363-369 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  4. Published

    Neue deutsche Härte: die konfrontative Pädagogik auf dem Prüfstand, [2]

    Plewig, H.-J., 2008, In: Zeitschrift für Jugendkriminalrecht und Jugendhilfe. 19, 1, p. 52-59 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  5. Published

    Neue Entwicklungen der empirischen Zugänge in der Partizipations- und Kooperationsforschung

    Grunenberg, H., 2011, Nachhaltige Gesellschaft : Welche Rolle für Partizipation und Kooperation?. Heinrichs, H., Kuhn, K. & Newig, J. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 46-62 17 p.

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

  6. Published

    Neue Formate transdisziplinärer Forschung: Ausdifferenzierte Brücken zwischen Wissenschaft und Praxis

    Grunwald, A., Schäfer, M. & Bergmann, M., 22.07.2020, In: GAIA. 29, 2, p. 106-114 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Neue Medien in der Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Möller, A., 2013, Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung: Aktuelle theoretische Konzepte und Beispiele praktischer Umsetzung. Pütz, N., Schweer, M. & Logemann, N. (eds.). 1 ed. Frankfurt a.M.: PL Acad. Research, Vol. 1. p. 223-238 16 p. (Pyschologie und Gesellschaft; vol. 11).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  8. Published

    Neue Medien in der Umweltkommunikation

    Barth, M., 2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Umweltkommunikation der Universität Lüneburg, 37 p. (INFU-Diskussionsbeiträge; no. 22/04).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    (Neue) Medien, Partizipation und Nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Lüdecke, G. & Schulz, D., 2011, Nachhaltige Gesellschaft: Welche Rolle für Partizipation und Kooperation?. Heinrichs, H., Kuhn, K. & Newig, J. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 132-151 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  10. Published

    Neue Perspektiven für die waldbezogene Bildungsarbeit: Gender und Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung?

    Mayer, M. & Katz, C., 2008, In: AFZ, der Wald. 63, 19, p. 1033-1036 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review