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

    “Dann verfügen wir über Instrumente…”: Äußerungsbefugnisse von Mitgliedern der EU-Kommission

    Bartmann, E. & Kisczio, C., 18.03.2024, 3 p. Junge Wissenschaft im Öffentlichen Recht e.V.

    Research output: other publicationsArticles in scientific forums or blogsResearchpeer-review

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    Damit Nachhaltigkeit drin ist, wo Nachhaltigkeit drauf steht: zur Krise der Krisenwahrnehmung und zur Notwendigkeit eines inhaltlich-konzeptionellen Geschlechterzugangs in sozial-ökologischen Forschungen

    Gottschlich, D. & Mölders, T., 2006, FrauenMännerGeschlechterforschung: State of the Art. Aulenbacher et al., B. (ed.). Münster: Verlag Westfälisches Dampfboot, p. 334-346 13 p. (Forum Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung; no. 19).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

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    Dalby Söderskog revisited: long-term vegetation changes in a south Swedish deciduous forest

    von Oheimb, G. & Brunet, J., 01.03.2007, In: Acta Oecologica. 31, 2, p. 229-242 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Daily breath-based mindfulness exercises in a randomized controlled trial improve primary school children’s performance in arithmetic

    Voltmer, K., Hondrich, F. & von Salisch, M., 13.12.2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13, 1, 13 p., 22169.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Cybermobbing, Hatespeech, Sexting und Cybergrooming. Online-Interaktionsrisiken von Kindern und Jugendlichen aus psychologischer Sicht

    Paschel, F., Schultz, M., Salisch, M. & Pfetsch, J., 16.01.2025, Weinheim: Beltz Juventa Verlag. 212 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

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    Curriculum Hannover – webbasierte vs. analoge Durchführung der psychosomatischen Nachsorge und vs. Care as usual

    Dahmen, A., Gao, L., Keller, F. M., Lehr, D., Becker, P. & Lippke, S., 22.08.2022, In: Die Rehabilitation. 61, 4, p. 287-296 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Curriculum and Didaktik in 21st Century: Still Divergent or Converging?

    Tahirsylaj, A., Niebert, K. & Duschl, R. A., 2015, In: European Journal of Curriculum Studies. 2, 2, p. 262-281 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Current Trends in Environmental Cost Accounting - and its Interaction with Eco-Efficiency Performance Measurement and Indicators

    Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M., 2005, Implementing environmental management accounting: Status and Challenges . Rikhardsson, P. M., Bennett, M., Bouma, J. J. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). Springer Verlag, p. 45-62 18 p. (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science; vol. 18).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

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    Current Status of CSR in the Realm of Supply Management: the Case of the Korean Electronics Industry

    Lee, K.-H. & Kim, J.-W., 13.03.2009, In: Supply Chain Management. 14, 2, p. 138-148 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Current practice of assessing students' sustainability competencies: a review of tools

    Redman, A., Wiek, A. & Barth, M., 01.01.2021, In: Sustainability Science. 16, 1, p. 117-135 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch