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. 2025
  2. E-pub ahead of print

    Social perceptions of carnivores across the globe – a literature review

    Newsom, A., Lozano, J. & Martín-López, B., 09.02.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Datenschutz als Werkzeug zur Antidiskriminierung

    Bartmann, E. & Godau, L.-T., 06.02.2025, Junge Wissenschaft im Öffentlichen Recht e.V.

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

  4. Published

    Eco-pharma dilemma: Navigating environmental sustainability trade-offs within the lifecycle of pharmaceuticals – A comment

    Moermond, C. T. A., Puhlmann, N., Pieters, L., Matharu, A., Boone, L., Dobbelaere, M., Proquin, H., Kümmerer, K., Ragas, A. M. J., Vidaurre, R., Venhuis, B. & De Smedt, D., 01.02.2025, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 43, 10 p., 101893.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Framing resilience: Post-disaster communication in Aotearoa-New Zealand

    Buelow, F., Brower, A. & Cradock-Henry, N., 01.02.2025, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 117, 13 p., 105167.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Political embedding of climate assemblies. How effective strategies for policy impact depend on context

    Pfeffer, J. & Newig, J., 01.02.2025, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 164, 11 p., 103993.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Dichotomy or continuum? A global review of the interaction between autonomous and planned adaptations

    Maskell, G., Shukla, R., Jagannathan, K., Browne, K., Ulibarri, N., Campbell, D., Franz, C. P., Grady, C., Joe, E. T., Kirchhoff, C. J., Madhavan, M., Michaud, L., Sharma, S., Singh, C., Orlove, B., Alverio, G. N., Ajibade, I., Bowen, K. J., Chauhan, N., Galappaththi, E. K., Hudson, A. J., Mach, K. J., Musah-Surugu, J. I., Petzold, J., Reckien, D., Schauberger, B., Segnon, A. C., van Bavel, B. & Gornott, C., 02.2025, In: Ecology and Society. 30, 1, 39 p., 18.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Ecosystem service supply and (in)equality archetypes

    Benra, F., Pacheco-Romero, M. & Fischer, J., 02.2025, In: Ecosystem Services. 71, 11 p., 101683.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Global decoupling of functional and phylogenetic diversity in plant communities

    Author Collaboration of "Global decoupling of functional and phylogenetic diversity in plant communities", Hähn, G. J. A., Damasceno, G., Alvarez-Davila, E., Aubin, I., Bauters, M., Bergmeier, E. & Haider, S., 02.2025, In: Nature Ecology & Evolution. 9, 2, p. 237-248 12 p., e12976.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Mental contrasting and conflict management in satisfied and unsatisfied romantic relationships

    Jöhnk, H., Sevincer, A. T. & Oettingen, G., 02.2025, In: Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 42, 2, p. 367-391 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Transformation towards the sustainable management of peatlands: A characterisation of farmers in the Teufelsmoor, Germany

    Hünnebeck-Wells, A., Loos, J., Abel, S. & Nordt, A., 02.2025, In: People and Nature. 7, 2, p. 346-359 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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Researchers

  1. Dominik Ahrari

Publications

  1. European natural gas supply secure despite political crises
  2. Der Wald als erlebnispädagogischer Lernort für Kinder
  3. Schwärmen
  4. The European Union and Democracy Promotion in the Mediterranean
  5. Aquajogging
  6. Sustainability Communication
  7. § 284 Ersatz vergeblicher Aufwendungen
  8. Hochschulen als Weiterbildungsanbieter
  9. Art. 351 TFEU, the Principle of Loyalty and the Future Role of Member States' Bilateral Investment Treaties
  10. Zur aktuellen Situation der Praktika in Deutschland
  11. Tourismus auf den Spuren der Schatten des Windes
  12. New room to maneuver? National tax policy under increasing financial transparency
  13. Kosteneffizienter und effektiver Vertragsnaturschutz durch Ausschreibungen und eine ergebnisorientierte Honorierung
  14. Vom Lockdown in die Staatsbeteiligung? Wirtschaftspolitik in der Covid-19 Pandemie
  15. Erleichtert Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung die Umsetzung (umwelt-)politischer Maßnahmen? Ein Modellansatz zur Erklärung der Implementationseffektivität
  16. Ist die Einschränkung der Erbschaftssteuerfreiheit einer Zugewinnausgleichsforderung gemäß § 5 Abs. 1 S. 2 und 4 ErbStG verfassungswidrig?
  17. § 350 Erlöschen des Rücktrittsrechts nach Fristsetzung
  18. The New Age of Electronic Dance Music and Club Culture
  19. A Tale of Culture-Bound Regime Evolution
  20. Texte lesen und verstehen, Lösungswege diskutieren: Das Schulbuch als zentrales Element mathematischen Kommunizierens?
  21. Emotionen und politisches Lernen
  22. Die Charta der Vereinten Nationen und die Allgemeine Erklärung der Menschenrechte
  23. Schaffen aus Fülle.
  24. VwGO §109 [Zwischenurteil]
  25. Wo bleiben die Kinder im Kinderschutz?
  26. Die Strategie Integratives Gendering
  27. Hochschulen und nachhaltige Entwicklung in der Region
  28. Das europäische System der Hafenstaatkontrolle vor dem EuGH
  29. Persönlichkeit und Entrepreneurship
  30. Incidental jurisdiction in the award in “The ‘Enrica Lexie’ Incident (Italy v. India)” – Part II
  31. Work effort during and after employment probation