School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Research School
- Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)
- Institute of Ecology
- Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research
- Institute of Sustainability Governance
- Institute of Sustainability Material Flows and Circularity
- Institute of Sustainability Psychology
- Institute of Sustainable Chemistry
- Social-Ecological Systems Institute (SESI)
- Sustainability Education and Transdisciplinary Research Institute
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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Appetizers for Business Integration into the heavy Meal of Transdisciplinary Practices: A Case Study Approach
Mirkovic, S., 2012, Sustainability: Enabling a Transdisciplinary Approach: Abstract Band. Heinrichs, H. (ed.). Centre for Sustainability Management, p. 25 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Herausforderung Nachhaltigkeit: Sozial-ökologische Orientierungen für die Entwicklung ländlicher Räume
Mölders, T., Burandt, A. & Szumelda, A. U., 2012, In: Europa Regional. 18, 2-3, p. 95-106 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Random peptide library displayed on AAV vectors targeting human primary coronary artery endothelial cells
Kleinschmidt, J., Müller, O., Trepel, M., Kaul, F. & Leder, C., 30.09.2004, IPC No. C12N 15/10 (2006.01), PCT/EP2004/002923 , WIPO - Weltorganisation für geistiges Eigentum, Patent No. WO 2004083441, 19.03.2004, Priority date 19.03.2003Research output: Patents › Patent
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Methods and compositions relating to a vaccine against prostate cancer
Leder, C., King, A. D., Pavlenko, M. & Pisa, P., 04.01.2007, IPC No. A61K39/00 (2006.01), Patent No. WO/2007/002149 A2, 21.06.2006Research output: Patents › Patent
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Fusionsprotein und dessen Verwendungen
Leder, C., Gawaz, M., Ziegler, M. & Stellos, K., 06.10.2011, IPC No. DE 102010013887A1, Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt, 30.03.2010Research output: Patents › Patent
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Gremlin fusion products with immunoglobulin Fc domains and their use as antiinflammatories or immunomodulators
Gawaz, M., Müller, I., Leder, C. & Filzmayer, C., 24.05.2012, IPC No. DE 102010052941A1, Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt, 18.11.2010, Priority date 24.05.2012Research output: Patents › Patent
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Monitoring networking between higher education institutions and regional actors
Mader, M., Mader, C., Zimmermann, F. M., Görsdorf-Lechevin, E. & Diethart, M., 06.2013, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 49, Juni, p. 105-113 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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1002 Pharmacokinetic studies on a novel HBV entry inhibitor Myrcludex B demonstrate HBV-receptor expression in rodents and dogs but not in cynomolgus monkeys
Schieck, A., Meier, A., Alexandrov, A., Leder, C., Romeis, P., Haberkorn, U., Mier, J. W. & Urban, S., 01.04.2010, In: Journal of Hepatology. 51, 1, p. S387 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Bifunctional recombinant protein SDF1-GPVI as a new therapeutic concept for improved regeneration
Ziegler, M., Baumer, Y., Leder, C., Schönberger, T., Elvers, M., Schlosshauer, B. & Gawaz, M., 02.2011, BioStar 2010 - Science in Exchange: Meeting Abstracts. TERMIS, p. 553-554 2 p. (Tissue Engineering Part A; vol. 17, no. 3/4).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Social Entrepreneurship and Broader Theories: Shedding New Light on the “Bigger Picture”
Zeyen, A., Beckmann, M., Mueller, S., Dees, J. G., Khanin, D., Krueger, N., Murphy, P. J., Santos, F., Scarlata,, M., Walske, J. & Zacharakis, A., 01.03.2013, In: Journal of Social Entrepreneurship. 4, 1, p. 88-107 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review