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

    Für eine neue Ganzheitlichkeit: Nachhaltige Chemie

    Kümmerer, K. & Große Ophoff, M., 28.12.2022, In: Politische Ökologie. 40, 171, p. 90 - 96 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  2. Published

    Identification of environmentally biodegradable scaffolds for the benign design of quinolones and related substances

    Suk, M., Lorenz, S. & Kümmerer, K., 01.04.2023, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 31, 100947.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Meat substitutes: Resource demands and environmental footprints

    Smetana, S., Ristic, D., Pleissner, D., Tuomisto, H. L., Parniakov, O. & Heinz, V., 01.03.2023, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 190, 12 p., 106831.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  4. Published

    What is the ‘problem’ of gender inequality represented to be in the Swedish forest sector?

    Ville, A., Wong, G., Aceituno, A. J., Downing, A., Karambiri, M. & Brockhaus, M., 01.02.2023, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 140, p. 46-55 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Terror Management Theory and the Existential Psychological Function of Heroes

    Schindler, S., 01.10.2024, Encyclopedia of Heroism Studies. Allison, S. T., Beggan, J. K. & Goethals, G. R. (eds.). Springer International Publishing, p. 2050-2055 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  6. Published

    Insektensterben: Ein Einblick in Muster und mögliche Ursachen aus den Biodiversitäts-Explorationen

    Staab, M., Achury, R., Weisser, W. W. & Blüthgen, N., 2024, BfN-Schriften 709: Insektenschutzmaßnahmen und Potenziale für derartige Projekte in Großschutzgebieten. Kramer, H., Gehrlein, U., Bell, G. & Scherfose, V. (eds.). Bonn: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, Vol. 709. p. 119-136 18 p. (BfB-Schriften).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  7. Published

    Niemand hat die Absicht die Seenotrettung zu kriminalisieren… Einige Überlegungen zum „Rückführungsverbesserungsgesetz“ und seinen Folgen

    Epik, A. & Schatz, V. J., 2024, In: Neue Kriminalpolitik. 36, 1, p. 83-103 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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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/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  10. Published

    Simplify the Uptake of Community Energy by Leveraging Intermediaries and the Use of Digital Planning Tools

    Mey, F., Borch, K., Bosch, S., Ebersbach, B., Hecht, R., Holstenkamp, L. & Radtke, J., 28.09.2024, Strengthening European Energy Policy: Governance Recommendations From Innovative Interdisciplinary Collaborations. Crowther, A., Foulds, C., Robison, R. & Gladkykh, G. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 17-29 13 p.

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

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