Junior professorship for Sustainability Science and Psychology
Organisational unit: Professoship
Organisation profile
The research group combines decision psychology with climate and sustainability research. We work closely with practitioners and international colleagues from other disciplines, such as climate research, meteorology, economics and engineering.
Main research areas
On the one hand, we research risk perception and communication. This includes what differentiates people in their risk perception, as well as how users understand different communication formats for climate and environmental risks and associated uncertainty.
Second, we look at mechanisms of climate-related (everyday) decision-making, especially the simple rules of thumb that people often use to deal with an overabundance of information, such as on climate change.
Our findings help people make informed decisions about sustainability and adapt effectively to challenges such as climate change.
Klimatag: Hochwasser, extreme Hitze – wie wappnen wir uns mental?
23.08.24
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Wie umgehen mit Studienergebnissen und wissenschaftlicher Unsicherheit
15.12.23
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Sicher nicht ganz sicher: Die schwierige Kommunikation über Unsicherheiten
17.11.23
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Zwischen Elfenbeinturm und Aktivismus: Unsichere Aussagen über den Klimawandel kommunizieren
15.11.23
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NDR Info - Redezeit: Extremwetter - wie gelingt uns die Anpassung?
Goessling, H., Hasse, J. & Kause, A.
04.10.22
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Even concerned consumers don’t know which food choices have the lowest climate impact
Millward-Hopkins, J., Kause, A. & Bruine de Bruin, W.
10.03.20
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When water is scarce we’re willing to share what we really need – new research
31.10.18
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