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. 2023
  2. Published

    Exploring the role of intentions and expectations in continuing professional development in sustainability education

    Casanova, C. R., King, J. A. & Fischer, D., 01.07.2023, In: Teaching and Teacher Education. 128, 104115.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Mathematikspiele in der Familie: Erfassung des Anregungsgehalts mathematischer Lernumwelten mit dem mathematischen Titelrekognitionstest für das Kindergartenalter (TRT-Mathe-K)

    Niklas, F., Ogrissek, L., Lehrl, S., Grolig, L. & Berner, V. D., 01.07.2023, In: Diagnostica. 69, 3, p. 133-143 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Spatial interpretation of high-resolution environmental proxy data of the Middle Pleistocene Palaeolithic faunal kill site Schöningen 13 II-4, Germany

    Urban, B., Krahn, K. J., Kasper, T., García-Moreno, A., Hutson, J. M., Villaluenga, A., Turner, E., Gaudzinski-Windheuser, S., Farghaly, D., Tucci, M. & Schwalb, A., 01.07.2023, In: Boreas. 52, 3, p. 440-458 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Sustainable development of supplier performance. An empirical analysis of relationship characteristics in the automotive sector

    Naffin, J., Klewitz, J. & Schaltegger, S., 01.07.2023, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 30, 4, p. 1753-1769 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Uncharted risk measures for the management of sustainable mining

    Watts, B. A., Zago, V. C. P., Gopakumar, L., Ghazaryan, K. & Movsesyan, H., 01.07.2023, In: Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 19, 4, p. 949-960 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  7. Published

    Genetic editing of wood for sustainability: Trees engineered to have less lignin could make paper production less polluting

    Zuin Zeidler, V. G., 14.07.2023, In: Science. 381, 6654, p. 124-125 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  8. Published
  9. Published

    Advancing protected area effectiveness assessments by disentangling social-ecological interactions: A case study from the Luangwa Valley, Zambia

    Frietsch, M., Zafra-Calvo, N., Ghoddousi, A. & Loos, J., 08.2023, In: Conservation Science and Practice. 5, 8, 16 p., e12974.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Are Si–C bonds formed in the environment and/or in technical microbiological systems?

    Rücker, C., Winkelmann, M. & Kümmerer, K., 08.2023, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30, 39, p. 91492-91500 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Reduction of the Microbial Load of Digestate by the Cultivation of Galdieria sulphuraria Under Acidic Conditions

    Pleissner, D. & Händel, N., 08.2023, In: Waste and Biomass Valorization. 14, 8, p. 2621-2627 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

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Researchers

  1. Dahlit Brin

Publications

  1. Derridas Doppelzüngigkeit. Zur Übersetzbarkeit von Schlangenwendungen
  2. »Freihandel und Investitionen auf fremden Märkten«
  3. Mathematical Literacy von Erwachsenen
  4. 7. Socio-Cultural and Religious Views on Prenatal Diagnosis in Israel and Germany
  5. Socio-economic analysis for the authorisation of chemicals under REACH
  6. Untergrundbewußtsein
  7. Von der Herrschaft der Technik zum Parlament der Dinge
  8. Basic Cost Accounting Terminology: An English-German Dictionary
  9. Führt die Neuordnung der Berufsaufsicht und externen Qualitätskontrolle der Wirtschaftsprüfer nach dem APAReG zu einer erhöhten Prüfungsqualität?
  10. Conserving the World's Finest Grassland Amidst Ambitious National Development
  11. Artikel 40 EUV [Kompetenzabgrenzung]
  12. Quelques considérations sur la fonction et la théorie du coup d'Ètat
  13. Schulinspektion - Fluch und Segen externer Evaluation
  14. Sustainable forest management augments diversity of vascular plants in German forests
  15. Der Traum vom „besseren“ Menschen
  16. Bildungskooperation international
  17. Das Existenzgründungsrisiko im Handwerk
  18. Über Kunst schreiben
  19. Triathlon - ein Wechsel zwischen Disziplinen als Inhalt eines variablen Kinderleichtathletiktrainings
  20. Aufgaben- und Rollenpluralität des beruflichen Bildungspersonals
  21. Klimaschutz - Goodies statt Sanktionen?
  22. "Das ist einfach nur unprofessionell"
  23. Geschäftschancen durch Finanzierung Erneuerbarer-Energien-Anlagen
  24. Grundwissen - öffentliches Recht: Der Vorrang des Unionsrechts
  25. Mentale Modelle und Vertrauensbildung
  26. Sustainable Use of Water in the Food and Beverage Sector through Product Water Footprint Labeling
  27. Too much R & D
  28. "Wahrheit für die Phantasie"
  29. Strukturen fächerübergreifender und fachlicher Problemlösekompetenz Analyse von Aufgabenprofilen
  30. Forschung zur Heimerziehung. Eine vergleichende Bilanzierung in Großbritannien und Deutschland
  31. Geschlecht und Ethnizität in audiovisuellen Medien
  32. Measuring Health Literacy in Childhood and Adolescence with the Scale Health Literacy in School-Aged Children - German Version The Psychometric Properties of the German-Language Version of the WHO Health Survey Scale HLSAC
  33. Divergent Perceptions of Peace in Post-Conflict Societies:
  34. Lehren für und Lernen in heterogene(n) Gruppen