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.

Topics

Als Träger der universitätsweiten Wissenschaftsinitiative Nachhaltigkeitsforschung fragt die Fakultät nach Bedingungen und Chancen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Die Fakultät verbindet dazu Human- und Naturwissenschaften mit derzeit etwa 25 Professuren aus den Disziplinen Chemie, Informatik, Kommunikation, Management, Ökologie, Philosophie, Planung, Politik, Psychologie, Recht, Technik und VWL. Die transdisziplinären Arbeitsweisen in Forschung, Studium und Dienstleistungen zielen insbesondere darauf, zukünftige Entwicklungschancen für die Zivilgesellschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts zu schaffen und zu erhalten.

  1. Published

    Die Institutionalisierung von Klimaräten durch Klimaschutzgesetzgebung

    Schatz, V., Newig, J. & Pfeffer, J., 07.2024, In: Natur und Recht. 46, 7, p. 433-442 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Soil conditions modify species diversity effects on tree functional trait expression

    Davrinche, A. & Haider, S., 12.2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, 16 p., 17114.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Accepted/In press

    Shifts in plant functional trait dynamics in relation to soil microbiome in modern and wild barley

    Kumar, A., Kuznetsova, O., Gschwendtner, S., Chen, H., Alonso-Crespo, I. M., Yusuf, M., Schulz, S., Bonkowski, M., Schloter, M. & Temperton, V. M., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Plants People Planet. 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Accepted/In press

    Reviewing the science on 50 years of conservation: Knowledge production biases and lessons for practice

    Dawson, N. M., Coolsaet, B., Bhardwaj, A., Brown, D., Lliso, B., Loos, J., Mannocci, L., Martin, A., Oliva, M., Pascual, U., Sherpa, P. & Worsdell, T., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Ambio. 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  5. Published

    The elephant in the room: How do we regulate gas transportation infrastructure as gas demand declines?

    Rosenow, J., Lowes, R. & Kemfert, C., 19.07.2024, In: One Earth. 7, 7, p. 1158-1161 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  6. Published

    Governance for urban sustainability through real-world experimentation – Introducing an evaluation framework for transformative research involving public actors

    Kampfmann, T., Bernert, P., Lang, D. J. & Drautz, S., 01.10.2024, In: Cities. 153, 11 p., 105301.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. E-pub ahead of print

    Temperature and palaeolake evolution during a Middle Pleistocene interglacial–glacial transition at the Palaeolithic locality of Schöningen, Germany

    Krahn, K. J., Urban, B., Pinkerneil, S., Horne, D. J., Tucci, M., Koutsodendris, A. & Schwalb, A., 10.07.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Boreas. 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Thermo-oxidative aging of linear and branched alcohols as stability criterion for their use as e-fuels

    Lichtinger, A., Poller, M. J., Schröder, O., Türck, J., Garbe, T., Krahl, J., Jakob, M. & Albert, J., 19.06.2024, In: Sustainable Energy and Fuels. 8, 15, p. 3329-3340 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Waste-to-nutrition: Sustainable strategies for use of organic biomass in complex food systems

    Pleissner, D. & Smetana, S., 10.2024, In: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 49, 2 p., 100949.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  10. Published

    Institutional rearrangements in the north Luangwa ecosystem: Implications of a shift to community based natural resource management for equity in protected area governance

    Kachali, R. N., Dawson, N. M. & Loos, J., 15.07.2024, In: Heliyon. 10, 13, 12 p., e33549.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review