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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Biogeographical patterns in the diet of the wildcat, Felis silvestris Schreber, in Eurasia: Factors affecting the trophic diversity
Lozano Mendoza, J., Moleón, M. & Virgós, E., 01.06.2006, In: Journal of Biogeography. 33, 6, p. 1076-1085 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Biogeography meets conservation: the genetic structure of the endangered lycaenid butterfly Lycaena helle (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Habel, J. C., Schmitt, T., Meyer, M., Finger, A., Roedder, D., Aßmann, T. & Zachos, F. E., 09.2010, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 101, 1, p. 155-168 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Biographie als Schlüsseldimension für berufliche Bildung
Mayer, M., 2002, Wandel und Perspektiven von Frauenberufstätigkeit im Sozial- und Gesundheitswesen einer ländlich geprägten Region: Abschlussbericht des Forschungsschwerpunktes "Frauenberufstätigkeit im Regionalen Sozial- und Gesundheitswesen" der Fachhochschule Nordostniedersachsen; Lüneburg 1997 - 2002 . Waller, H., Henschel, A. & Sturm, N. (eds.). Lüneburg: Zentrum für Angewandte Gesundheitswissenschaften Lüneburg, p. 115-140 26 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Biographische Lernprozesse von Sustainability Entrepreneuren verstehen
Timm, J.-M., 2015, In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik. 16, 1, p. 103-113 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Biokraftstoffe und Biokraftstoffprojekte: Rechtliche, technische und wirtschaftliche Aspekte
Böttcher, J. (Editor), Hampl, N. (Editor), Kügemann, M. (Editor) & Lüdeke-Freund, F. (Editor), 2014, Berlin & Heidelberg: Gabler Verlag. 417 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Biokunststoffe = umweltfreundlich? Ein Kooperationsprojekt von Schule und Universität zum werkstofflichen Recycling von Biokunststoffen
Abels, S., Girod, L., Hallerbach, R., Pleissner, D., Reichelt, A. & Struck, C., 01.10.2020, In: PLUS LUCIS. 3, p. 26-30 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Biokunststoffe = umweltfreundlich? Ein Nachhaltigkeitsprojekt von Lernenden, Lehrenden, Wissenschaftlern und Wissenschaftlerinnen
Abels, S., Pleissner, D. & Reichelt, A., 2021, In: Naturwissenschaft im Unterricht - Chemie. 32, 183, p. 40-44 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Biological Diversity and Education for Sustainable Development: Key Topics and Starting Points for Educational Programs
Working Group on Biological Diversity & Leicht, A. (Editor), 2011, Bonn: Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission, 36 p.Research output: Working paper › Expert opinions
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Biological measures to recover nitrogen compounds from liquid and solid streams
Thielemann, A. K., Händel, N., Siddiqui, S. A., Aganovic, K., Kießling, M., Terjung, N., Smetana, S. & Pleißner, D., 01.09.2024, In: Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment. 7, 6 p., 100136.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Biological nitrogen recirculation to food protein – A review
Siddiqui, S. A., Pleissner, D., Pentjuss, A., Gołaszewski, J., Karwowska, A., Dace, E., Pahmeyer, M., Van Miert, S., Frooninckx, L., Broeckx, L., Heinz, V. & Smetana, S., 01.12.2023, In: Cleaner and Circular Bioeconomy. 6, 15 p., 100056.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research