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.

Topics

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. Published

    Total consumer exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers in North America and Europe

    Trudel, D., Scheringer, M., von Goetz, N. & Hungerbühler, K., 15.03.2011, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 45, 6, p. 2391-2397 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Potential exposure of German consumers to engineered nanoparticles in cosmetics and personal care products

    Lorenz, C., Von Goetz, N., Scheringer, M., Wormuth, M. & Hungerbühler, K., 01.03.2011, In: Nanotoxicology. 5, 1, p. 12-29 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Assessment of the environmental persistence and long-range transport of endosulfan

    Becker, L., Scheringer, M., Schenker, U. & Hungerbühler, K., 01.06.2011, In: Environmental Pollution. 159, 6, p. 1737-1743 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Contrasting temporal trends and relationships of total organic carbon, black carbon, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in rural low-altitude and remote high-altitude lakes

    Bogdal, C., Bucheli, T. D., Agarwal, T., Anselmetti, F. S., Blum, F., Hungerbühler, K., Kohler, M., Schmid, P., Scheringer, M. & Sobek, A., 01.05.2011, In: Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 13, 5, p. 1316-1326 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Screening criteria for long-range transport potential of organic substances in water

    Zarfl, C., Scheringer, M. & Matthies, M., 01.12.2011, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 45, 23, p. 10075-10081 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Identifying the Research and Infrastructure Needs for the Global Assessment of Hazardous Chemicals Ten Years after Establishing the Stockholm Convention

    Klánová, J., Diamond, M., Jones, K., Lammel, G., Lohmann, R., Pirrone, N., Scheringer, M., Balducci, C., Bidleman, T., Bláha, K., Bláha, L., Booij, K., Bouwman, H., Breivik, K., Eckhardt, S., Fiedler, H., Garrigues, P., Harner, T., Holoubek, I., Hung, H., MacLeod, M., Magulova, K., Mosca, S., Pistocchi, A., Simonich, S., Smedes, F., Stephanou, E., Sweetman, A., Sebková, K., Venier, M., Vighi, M., Vrana, B., Wania, F., Weber, R. & Weiss, P., 15.09.2011, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 45, 18, p. 7617-7619 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  7. Published

    Quantifying diffuse and point inputs of perfluoroalkyl acids in a nonindustrial river catchment

    Müller, C. E., Spiess, N., Gerecke, A. C., Scheringer, M. & Hungerbühler, K., 01.12.2011, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 45, 23, p. 9901-9909 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement - Mit Methode

    Schaltegger, S. (ed.), 2011, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 16 p. (CSM-Newsletter; vol. 2/2011)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueTransfer

  9. Published

    Impact of the tsunami on the coastal ecosystems of the Andaman Islands, India

    Ramchandran, R., Ramachandran, P., Senthilkumar, B. & Urban, B., 2011, The Indian Ocean Tsunami: The Global Response to a Natural Disaster. Karan, P. P. & Subbiah, S. P. (eds.). The University Press of Kentucky, p. 113-126 14 p.

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

  10. Published

    Chemische Stoffe in der Umwelt

    Kümmerer, K. & Ruck, W., 2014, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Heinrichs, H. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 175-211 27 p.

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