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

    A college of the Atlantic for Europe

    Serbser, W. F. H. & Mrzljak, J., 01.12.2006, In: GAIA. 15, 4, p. 307-309 3 p.

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

  2. Published

    A Community-Based Toolkit for Designing Ride-Sharing Services: The Case of a Virtual Network of Ride Access Points in Germany

    Hansen, E. G., Gomm, M. L., Bullinger, A. C. & Moslein, K. M., 2010, In: International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development. 5, 1, p. 80-99 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published
  4. Published

    A comparative survey of chemistry-driven in silico methods to identify hazardous substances under REACH

    Nendza, M., Gabbert, S., Kühne, R., Lombardo, A., Roncaglioni, A., Benfenati, E., Benigni, R., Bossa, C., Strempel, S., Scheringer, M., Fernández, A., Rallo, R., Giralt, F., Dimitrov, S., Mekenyan, O., Bringezu, F. & Schüürmann, G., 01.08.2013, In: Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP. 66, 3, p. 301-314 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    A comparison of feasible methods for microalgal biomass determinations during tertiary wastewater treatment

    Su, Y., Mennerich, A. & Urban, B., 01.09.2016, In: Ecological Engineering. 94, p. 532-536 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    A comparison of students' (mis)understanding of female entrepreneurship: A German South African exploratory study

    Halberstadt, J., Scholtz, B. & Haak, L., 2014, 8th International Business Conference 2014: Proceedings. Bisschoff, C. (ed.). North-West University , p. 42-51 10 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    A comprehensive assessment of ecosystem services: Integrating supply, demand and interest in the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve

    Castillo-Eguskitza, N., Martín-López, B. & Onaindia, M., 10.2018, In: Ecological Indicators. 93, p. 1176-1189 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    A comprehensive Eulerian modeling framework for airborne mercury species: Comparison of model results with data from measurement campaigns in Europe

    Schmolke, S. R. & Petersen, G., 01.01.2003, In: Atmospheric Environment. 37, SUPPL. 1, p. 51-62 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    A comprehensive method for determination of fatty acids in the initial oral biofilm (pellicle)

    Reich, M., Hannig, C., Al-Ahmad, A., Bolek, R. & Kuemmerer, K., 01.10.2012, In: Journal of Lipid Research. 53, 10, p. 2226-2230 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    A Computational Research System for the History of Science

    Damerow, J., Peirson, E. & Laubichler, M. D., 2019, Culture and Cognition: Essays in Honor of Peter Damerow. Renn, J. & Schemmel, M. (eds.). Berlin: Edition Open Access, Vol. 11. p. 245-255 11 p.

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

Recently viewed

Researchers

  1. Jürgen Lürssen

Publications

  1. Cooling Off beim Wechsel aus dem Vorstand in den Aufsichtsrat
  2. "Ich kann sagen: Nächstes Jahr ist okay! Mehr kann ich nicht sagen."
  3. Die windige Internationale : Rassismus und Kämpfe der Migration
  4. Distance-sensitivity of German imports
  5. Der gestaltende Staat im Kontext gesellschaftlichen Wandels
  6. Interdisziplinäres Arbeiten der Zivilgerichte
  7. Warum die Vaterschaft Anerkennung eingebüßt hat
  8. Pathways to water sustainability? A global study assessing the benefits of integrated water resources management
  9. Apriorische Gewissheit
  10. Warum nicht Größenvorstellungen?
  11. Who wants to become a child psychiatrist?
  12. Anbahnung des Arbeitsverhältnisses
  13. Das Anforderungsprofil des Insolvenzverwalters
  14. Smart Metering und die Liberalisierung des Messwesens
  15. Quel est le role de l’initiative personnelle
  16. Die Bohlsener Mühle
  17. Hochschulen und Nachhaltigkeit
  18. Organizational health literacy in facilities for people with disabilities
  19. Institutional Entrepreneurship
  20. Social Entrepreneurship – Altes Phänomen, neues Paradigma moderner Gesellschaften oder Vorbote eines Kapitalismus 2.0?
  21. Lobbying als Managementinstrument für KMU
  22. Nachhaltige Entwicklung als Strategie und Ziel von Hochschulentwicklung
  23. Stretching zum Aufwärmen?
  24. Geschlecht als Basiskategorie der Nachhaltigkeitsforschung
  25. Bedeutung des Grünlandes für das Klima: Hohe Albedo, Resilienz und Langzeitkohlenstoffspeicherung
  26. Perspektiven für die DV-Unterstützung des Controlling mit Hilfe von Führungsinformationssystemen
  27. Lernförderliche Rückmeldungen zu mathematischer Modellierungskompetenz im alltäglichen Mathematikunterricht: Unterrichtsentwicklung durch Lehrerfortbildungen?
  28. Den Wandel begreifen
  29. Aufrecht ins Wochenende
  30. A leverage points perspective on institutions for food security in a smallholder-dominated landscape in southwestern Ethiopia
  31. Das Phänomen Trump als Effekt von Microtargeting und Psychometrie
  32. Affektive und intentionale Urteile über Wohnhäuser