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

    CO2-Mikrosonde für die Verbrauchssenkung in Kraftfahrzeugen

    Palocz-Andresen, M., 2007, Control and prediction of casting characteristics using thermal analysis technique: Tagungsband 8. Maschinenbautage Magdeburg. Kasper, R. (ed.). Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, p. 43-51 9 p.

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

  2. Published

    »CO2 causes a hole in the atmosphere« Using laypeople’s conceptions as a starting point to communicate climate change

    Niebert, K. & Gropengießer, H., 2011, The Economic, Social and Political Elements of Climate Change. Leal Filho, W. (ed.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, p. 603-622 20 p. (Climate Change Management).

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

  3. Published

    CO2-Bepreisung und soziale Ungleichheit in Deutschland

    Gründinger, W., Bendling, L., Creutzig, F., Hagedorn, G., Kemfert, C., Neumärker, B., Praetorius, B. & Tvrtković, M., 05.10.2021, In: Momentum Quarterly - Zeitschrift für sozialen Fortschritt. 10, 3, p. 176-187 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  4. Published

    Clusters of water governance problems and their effects on policy delivery

    Kirschke, S., Franke, C., Newig, J. & Borchardt, D., 03.04.2019, In: Policy and Society. 38, 2, p. 255-277 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Clustering Hydrological Homogeneous Regions and Neural Network Based Index Flood Estimation for Ungauged Catchments: an Example of the Chindwin River in Myanmar

    Latt, Z. Z., Wittenberg, H. & Urban, B., 01.02.2015, In: Water Resources Management. 29, 3, p. 913-928 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Climatic responses of tree-ring width and δ13C signatures of sessile oak (Quercus petraea Liebl.) on soils with contrasting water supply

    Härdtle, W., Niemeyer, T., Aßmann, T., Aulinger, A., Fichtner, A., Lang, A. C., Leuschner, C., Neuwirth, B., Pfister, L., Quante, M., Ries, C., Schuldt, A. & Oheimb, G., 01.09.2013, In: Plant Ecology. 214, 9, p. 1147-1156 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    'Climate neutral' is a lie - abandon it as a goal

    Kemfert, C., 04.03.2021, In: Nature. 591, 7848, p. 34 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  8. Published

    Climate-neutral and sustainable campus Leuphana University of Lueneburg

    Opel, O., Strodel, N., Werner, K. F., Geffken, J., Tribel, A. & Ruck, W., 15.12.2017, In: Energy. 141, p. 2628-2639 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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  10. Published

    Climate – grazing interactions in Mongolian rangelands: Effects of grazing change along a large-scale environmental gradient

    Ahlborn, J., von Wehrden, H., Lang, B., Römermann, C., Oyunbileg, M., Oyuntsetseg, B. & Wesche, K., 01.02.2020, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 173, 10 p., 104043.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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Publications

  1. The relevance of international restoration principles for ecosystem restoration practice in Rwanda
  2. Interactions of CaO with pure Mg and Mg-Ca alloys—an in situ synchrotron radiation diffraction study
  3. Mixtures of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds and Anionic Organic Compounds in the Aquatic Environment
  4. Application of crystal plasticity to modeling the deformation behavior of sheet metal mesocrystals
  5. Introducing split orders and optimizing operational policies in robotic mobile fulfillment systems
  6. Evaluating the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of web-based indicated prevention of major depression
  7. A four-component classification of uncertainties in biological invasions: implications for management
  8. Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a web-based and mobile stress-management intervention for employees
  9. Pollination of apple variaties across Europe: Dependecy on cross pollination and visitor communities
  10. Durchlässigkeit und Anerkennung von beruflich erworbenen Kompetenzen - Neue Chancen für ErzieherInnen?
  11. Traits of dominant plant species drive normalized difference vegetation index in grasslands globally
  12. Non-native Douglas fir promotes epigeal spider density, but has a mixed effect on functional diversity
  13. Maschinen- und werkzeugseitige Herausforderungen bei der Blechmassivumformung von komplexen Bauteilen
  14. Modellierung und simulation des material- und mikrostrukturverhaltens thermisch gespritzter schichten
  15. Reflecting trends in the academic landscape of sustainable energy using probabilistic topic modeling
  16. Modification of the Lipid Profile of the Initial Oral Biofilm In Situ Using Linseed Oil as Mouthwash
  17. Springback prediction and reduction in deep drawing under influence of unloading modulus degradation