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

    A Proposal for Integrating Theories of Complexity for Better Understanding Global Systemic Risks

    Haas, A., Laubichler, M., Applegate, J., Steudle, G. & Jaeger, C. C., 01.09.2022, In: Risk Analysis. 42, 9, p. 1945-1951 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    A proposal of personal competencies for sustainable consumption

    Frank, P., 30.08.2021, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 22, 6, p. 1225-1245 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Aquatectur - Wasser als Produkt und Spiegel der Landschaft

    Brüll, A. & Bürgow, G., 2001, In: Zukünfte. 10, 36, p. 54-55 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  4. Published

    Aquatic and terrestrial proxy evidence for Middle Pleistocene palaeolake and lake-shore development at two Lower Palaeolithic sites of Schöningen, Germany

    Krahn, K. J., Tucci, M., Urban, B., Pilgrim, J., Frenzel, P., Soulié-Märsche, I. & Schwalb, A., 07.2021, In: Boreas. 50, 3, p. 723-745 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Aquatic Exposure Predictions of Insecticide Field Concentrations Using a Multimedia Mass-Balance Model

    Knäbel, A., Scheringer, M., Stehle, S. & Schulz, R., 05.04.2016, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 50, 7, p. 3721-3728 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Aquatic habitat use by amphibians with specific reference to Rana temporaria at high elevations (Retezat Mountains National Park, Romania)

    Cogǎlniceanu, D., Bǎncilǎ, R., Plǎiaşu, R., Samoilǎ, C. & Hartel, T., 01.01.2012, In: International Journal of Limnology. 48, 4, p. 355-362 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Aquatic photochemistry, abiotic and aerobic biodegradability of thalidomide: Identification of stable transformation products by LC-UV-MS(n.)

    Mahmoud, W. M. M., Trautwein, C., Leder, C. & Kümmerer, K., 01.10.2013, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 463-464, p. 140-150 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Arable vegetation of calcareous soils (Caucalidion) Plant community of the year 2022: Pflanzengesellschaft des Jahres 2022

    Bergmeier, E., Meyer, S., Pape, F., Dierschke, H., Härdtle, W., Heinken, T., Hoelzel, N., Remy, D., Schwabe, A., Tischew, S. & Schneider, S., 2021, In: Tuexenia. 41, p. 299-350 52 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Arbeitsräume hacken: Persönlichen Transformationen gemeinsam Raum geben

    Konrad, T. & Möller, S., 01.02.2024, Organisationen hacken: Einfallstore in eine nachhaltige Arbeitswelt. Hochmann, L. & Möller, S. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 145-163 19 p.

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

  10. Published

    Arbeit und Leben: Das Themenfeld Arbeit und Leben für die Klassenstufen 3-6

    Offen, S. & Löw Beer, D., 2018, Hamburg: Landesinstitut für Lehrerbildung und Schulentwicklung Hamburg. 73 p. (Globales Lernen)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCompendium/lecture notesTransfer

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Publications

  1. Language Demands of the Labour Market: A Predictor of Students’ Investments into Multilingual Skills?
  2. The influence of the casting process on the creep properties of different AZ-based magnesium alloys
  3. Sustainability of rural electrification programs based on off-grid photovoltaic (PV) systems in Chile
  4. Applicability of adapted reservoir operation for water stress mitigation under dry year conditions
  5. Izutschenije kompetenzii ustnoj retschevoj kommunikazii utschitelej rodnovo i inostrannovo jazykov
  6. Rechtswegzuweisungen im Sog der Föderalismusreform – zum Verhältnis von § 126 BRRG und § 54 BeamtStG
  7. Long-term results of a web-based guided self-help intervention for employees with depressive symptoms
  8. Vertrag zur Gründung der Europäischen Gemeinschaft (EGV) : Artikel 27 [Kommissionsaufgaben; Zielsetzung]
  9. Environmental Management Accounting and the Opportunity Cost of Neglecting Environmental Protection
  10. Bildungsmaßnahmen für Ärzte und Pflegepersonal bezüglich Arzneimittelrückstände im Wasserkreislauf
  11. The influence of age and sex on speed–strength performance in children between 10 and 14 years of age
  12. Der steinige weg zum fairen gold herausforderungen der zertifizierung von kleinbergbau in ostafrika
  13. Evaluation der Bewegungs-, Spiel- und Sportangebote im Ganztag in Nordrhein-Westfalen und Niedersachsen
  14. Short-term effects of a web-based guided self-help intervention for employees with depressive symptoms
  15. Carbon content and other soil properties of near-surface peats before and after peatland restoration
  16. Is the reverse J-shaped diameter distribution universally applicable in European virgin beech forests?
  17. Ecological impacts of oil palm agriculture on forest mammals in plantation estates and smallholdings
  18. Biodegradation screening of chemicals in an artificial matrix simulating the water-sediment interface
  19. Impact of participation on sustainable water management planning: Comparative analysis of eight cases
  20. Kein Anschluss ohne Kommunikation oder: Lese- und Medienkompetenz entstehen im Gespräch, auch mit Peers?
  21. Ecosystem services and sustainability: descriptive means, normative goals and societal transformations
  22. Multidimensional Polarization of Income and Wealth: The Extent and Intensity of Poverty and Affluence
  23. Impact Assessment of Emissions Stabilization Scenarios with and without Induced Technological Change
  24. The Carabus fauna of Israel - updated identification key, faunistics, and habitats (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
  25. Fundamental study on additive manufacturing of aluminum alloys by friction surfacing layer deposition
  26. A Cross-Classified CFA-MTMM Model for Structurally Different and Nonindependent Interchangeable Methods
  27. Direct and Mn-Controlled Indirect Iron Oxidation by Leptothrix discophora SS-1 and Leptothrix cholodnii
  28. Aufbau einer Landesfachstelle „Suizidprävention in der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe“ in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
  29. Depression and social anxiety in help-seeking patients with an ultra-high risk for developing psychosis
  30. Wie treffen Gruppen gute Entscheidungen? "Holzbein Kiel" - eine Übung zur Entscheidungsfindung in Gruppen
  31. Self-directed racialized humor as in-group marker among migrant players in a professional football team
  32. Teaching Games for Understanding – Ein vernachlässigter Ansatz in der deutschsprachigen Sportpädagogik?