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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    Inklusion sichtbar machen? Inklusionsverständnisse von Akteurinnen und Akteuren einer kommunalen Bildungslandschaft

    Budde, J., Offen, S. & Heynoldt, B., 2014, Forschung zu inklusiver Bildung: Gemeinsam anders lehren und lernen. Lichtblau, M., Blömer, D., Jüttner, A.-K., Koch, K., Krüger, M. & Werning, R. (eds.). 1 ed. Bad Heilbrunn: Klinkhardt, p. 105-123 17 p.

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

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    Inklusion als Phänomen in Chemie- und Physikdidaktik – Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede

    Abels, S. & Stinken-Rösner, L., 2021, Schulische Inklusion als Phänomen – Phänomene schulischer Inklusion: Fachdidaktische Spezifika und Eigenlogiken schulischer Inklusion. Braksiek, M., Golus, K., Gröben, B., Heinrich, M., Schildhauer, P. & Streblow, L. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 273-292 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

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    Inklusion – aber wie? Methoden und Materialien aus der Praxis für die Praxis

    Abels, S. & Markic, S., 2017, In: Naturwissenschaft im Unterricht - Chemie. 28, 162, p. 8-11 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransferpeer-review

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    Injection of CO2 for the inhibition of scaling in ATES systems

    Koch, M. & Ruck, W., 03.08.1992, In: SAE Technical Papers. 929154.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearch

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    Initial fate assessment of teratogenic drug trimipramine and its photo-transformation products - Role of pH, concentration and temperature

    Khaleel, N. D. H., Mahmoud, W. M. M., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 01.01.2017, In: Water Research. 108, p. 197-211 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Inhibition of foam cell formation using a soluble CD68-Fc fusion protein

    Daub, K., Siegel-Axel, D., Schönberger, T., Leder, C., Seizer, P., Müller, K., Schaller, M., Penz, S., Menzel, D., Buchele, B., Bültmann, A., Münch, G., Lindemann, S., Simmet, T. & Gawaz, M., 09.2010, In: Journal of Molecular Medicine. 88, 9, p. 909-920 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    (Inhibiting) Factors for (Un)Sustainable Behaviour in Relation to the Effects of Education for Sustainable Development: The Role of Psychological Constructs, Neurotransmitters and Ideological Impact on Consumer Behaviour

    Dewaele, K., Fischer, D., Van Damme, P. & Verhaeghe, P., 2018, Handbook of Sustainability Science and Research. Filho, W. L. (ed.). Cham: Springer, p. 915-924 10 p. (World Sustainability Series).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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