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.

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Als Träger der universitätsweiten Wissenschaftsinitiative Nachhaltigkeitsforschung fragt die Fakultät nach Bedingungen und Chancen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Die Fakultät verbindet dazu Human- und Naturwissenschaften mit derzeit etwa 25 Professuren aus den Disziplinen Chemie, Informatik, Kommunikation, Management, Ökologie, Philosophie, Planung, Politik, Psychologie, Recht, Technik und VWL. Die transdisziplinären Arbeitsweisen in Forschung, Studium und Dienstleistungen zielen insbesondere darauf, zukünftige Entwicklungschancen für die Zivilgesellschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts zu schaffen und zu erhalten.

  1. 2023
  2. Published

    Learning to spend time in unusual times: An inquiry into the potential for sustainability learning during COVID-19-induced school closures

    Grauer, C., Frank, P. & Fischer, D., 01.12.2023, In: International Review of Education. 69, 6, p. 823-849 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    The positive effect of plant diversity on soil carbon depends on climate

    Spohn, M., Bagchi, S., Biederman, L. A., Borer, E. T., Bråthen, K. A., Bugalho, M. N., Caldeira, M. C., Catford, J. A., Collins, S. L., Eisenhauer, N., Hagenah, N., Haider, S., Hautier, Y., Knops, J. M. H., Koerner, S. E., Laanisto, L., Lekberg, Y., Martina, J. P., Martinson, H., McCulley, R. L., Peri, P. L., Macek, P., Power, S. A., Risch, A. C., Roscher, C., Seabloom, E. W., Stevens, C., Veen, G. F., Virtanen, R. & Yahdjian, L., 01.12.2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 1, 10 p., 6624.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Orban vs. Europäische Union: Europäische Außenpolitik als Druckmittel

    Bartmann, E. & Jacobs, C., 12.12.2023, 4 p. Hamburg : Junge Wissenschaft im Öffentlichen Recht e.V.

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

  5. Published

    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

  6. Published

    Anticipating and transforming futures: a literature review on transdisciplinary coastal research in the Global South

    Baumann, L., Riechers, M., Celliers, L. & Ferse, S. C. A., 17.12.2023, In: Ecosystems and People. 19, 1, 16 p., 2288957.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  7. Published

    Relational Transdisciplinarity: Five Reflexive Steps for Embodying Relational Ontologies in Transdisciplinary Learning Contexts

    Tolksdorf, F., Grauer, C., Chilisa, B., Manuel-Navarrete, D., Sanusi, Z. A., Rühl, S. & Lang, D. J., 19.12.2023, In: Social Innovations Journal. 22, 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Methods in sustainability science

    von Wehrden, H., 29.12.2023, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 32, 4, p. 341-341 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  9. 2024
  10. Published

    Angehende Lehrpersonen der Primar- und Sekundarstufe gestalten inklusiven naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht – eine Videostudie mit dem Kategoriensystem inklusiver naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht (KinU)

    Brauns, S. & Abels, S., 2024, Videographische Forschung zu inklusivem Unterricht: Erziehungswissenschaftliche und fachdidaktische Perspektiven. Wilm, G., Koßmann, R., Böse, S., Fabel-Lamla, M. & Meyer-Jain, C. (eds.). Verlag Julius Klinkhardt, p. 210-227 17 p.

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

  11. Accepted/In press

    CULTURAL TENSIONS AND VALUES-ACTION GAPS IN SUSTAINABILITY-ORIENTED INNOVATION: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC INQUIRY

    Breuer, H. & Ivanov, K., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Innovation Management. 2450005.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Exploring the “works with nature” pillar of food sovereignty: a review of empirical cases in academic literature

    Benavides-Frias, C., Ortiz Przychodzka, S., Díaz-Reviriego, I., Oteros-Rozas, E., Burke, L. & Hanspach, J., 2024, In: Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. 48, 3, p. 332-356 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch