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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Are you teaching "distillation" correctly in your chemistry classes? An educational reconstruction
Abels, S., Koliander, B. & Plotz, T., 07.2023, In: Chemistry Teacher International. 5, 2, p. 229-237 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ärger-Aushandlungen in der Freundschaft als Weg zu sozialer und emotionaler Kompetenz
Salisch, M., 01.01.2008, Persönlichkeitsstrukturen und ihre Folgen. Alt, C. (ed.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 81-97 17 p. (Schriften des Deutschen Jugendinstituts; vol. 5).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Ärger in der Freundschaft: Herausforderung und Folgen
Salisch, M., Vogelgesang, J. & Oppl, C., 2003, Aggressives Verhalten bei Kindern und Jugendlichen: Ursachen, Prävention, Behandlung. Lehmkuhl, U. (ed.). Göttingen: Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht GmbH and Co. KG, p. 146-156 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Ärgerregulierung bei jungen mit ADHS
Bonekamp, E. & von Salisch, M., 01.05.2007, In: Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie. 35, 3, p. 189-198 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ärgerregulierung und die Nutzung von (gewalthaltigen) Bildschirmspielen bei Schulkindern
Salisch, M. & Bretz, H. J., 10.2003, In: Zeitschrift für Medienpsychologie. 15, 4, p. 122-130 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Art. 9 VO (EU) 2020/852
Schatz, V. J. & Köster, M., 2024, Frank Fellenberg & Martin Kment (Hrsg.), Taxonomie-VO: Kommentar. 1 ed. München: C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 165-174 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
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Artenschutz auf der Lieferantenliste: Biodiversitätsschutz - Ein neues Ziel im Einkauf?
Beständig, U. & Hörmann, S., 2012, In: Forum Nachhaltig Wirtschaften. 02, p. 128-129 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Artenvielfalt in norddeutschen Wäldern: welche Gefäßpflanzen sind waldtypisch?
Schmidt, M., Oheimb, G., Kriebitzsch, W. U. & Ellenberg, H., 2003, In: AFZ, der Wald. 58, 2, p. 96-99 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Artful and sensory sustainability science: Exploring novel methodological perspectives
Heinrichs, H. & Kagan, S., 30.09.2019, In: Journal of Environmental Management and Sustainability. 8, 3, p. 431-442 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Artful sustainability governance—Foundational considerations on sensory-informed policymaking for sustainable development
Heinrichs, H., 01.07.2020, In: Sustainable Development. 28, 4, p. 791-799 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review