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. 2015
  2. Published

    The Monster and the polar bears: constructing the future knowledge landscape of synthetic biology to inform responsible innovation.

    Withycombe Keeler, L. & Foley, R. W., 02.01.2015, In: Journal of Responsible Innovation. 2, 1, p. 81 - 84 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Assessing Online Consultation in Participatory Governance: Conceptual Framework and a Case Study of a National Sustainability-related Consultation Platform in Germany

    Schulz, D. & Newig, J., 01.01.2015, In: Environmental Policy and Governance. 25, 1, p. 55-69 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Bilingual (German–English) molecular biology courses in an out-of-school lab on a university campus: Cognitive and affective evaluation

    Rodenhauser, A. & Preisfeld, A., 01.01.2015, In: International Journal of Environmental and Science Education. 10, 1, p. 99-110 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Biodegradation screening of chemicals in an artificial matrix simulating the water-sediment interface

    Baginska, E., Haiß, A. & Kümmerer, K., 01.01.2015, In: Chemosphere. 119, p. 1240-1246 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Ecotoxicological and Genotoxic Assessment of Hospital Laundry Wastewaters

    Kern, D. I., de Oliveira Schwaickhardt, R., Lutterbeck, C. A., Kist, L. T., Alcayaga, E. A. L. & Machado, Ê. L., 01.01.2015, In: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 68, 1, p. 64-73 10 p., 72.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Elution of monomers from provisional composite materials

    Schulz, S. D., Laquai, T., Kümmerer, K., Bolek, R., Mersch-Sundermann, V. & Polydorou, O., 01.01.2015, In: International Journal of Polymer Science. 2015, 7 p., 617407.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Historical emissions of octachlorodibenzodioxin in a watershed in Queensland, Australia: estimation from field data and an environmental fate model

    Camenzuli, L., Scheringer, M., Gaus, C., Grant, S., Zennegg, M. & Hungerbühler, K., 01.01.2015, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 502, p. 680-687 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    How interest groups adapt to the changing forest governance landscape in the EU: A case study from Germany

    Jürges, N. & Newig, J., 01.01.2015, In: Forest Policy and Economics. 50, p. 228-235 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Interacting effects of pollination, water and nutrients on fruit tree performance

    Klein, A-M., Hendrix, S. D., Clough, Y., Scofield, A. & Kremen, C., 01.01.2015, In: Plant Biology. 17, 1, p. 201-208 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Key Competencies: Reconciling Means and Ends in Education for Sustainable Consumption

    Fischer, D. & Barth, M., 01.01.2015, Schools for Health and Sustainability: Theory, Research and Practice. Simovska, V. & Mannix McNamara, P. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 41-60 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review