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. 2022
  2. Published

    Reflections on educational leadership for sustainability: a Brazilian case study

    Sudan, D. C. & Zuin, V. G., 12.2022, In: Discover Sustainability. 3, 1, 13 p., 4.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Reviewing relational values for future research: insights from the coast

    Riechers, M., Betz, L., Gould, R. K., Loch, T. K., Lam, D. P. M., Lazzari, N., Martín-López, B. & Sala, J. E., 12.2022, In: Ecology and Society. 27, 4, 18 p., 44.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    The influence of sustainability knowledge and attitude on sustainable intention and behaviour of Malaysian and Indonesian undergraduate students

    Saleh, M. S. M., Mehellou, A., Huang, M. & Briandana, R., 12.2022, In: Research in Comparative and International Education. 17, 4, p. 677-693 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  5. Published

    Understanding Sustainability Performance in Business Organizations: Implications for the Sustainability Service Industry

    Imbrogiano, J.-P., 30.11.2022, London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 204 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Foliar application of lambda-cyhalothrin modulates root exudate profile and the rhizosphere bacteria community of dioecious Populus cathayana

    He, Y., Zhu, Z., Zhou, Z., Lu, T., Kumar, A. & Xia, Z., 15.11.2022, In: Environmental Pollution. 313, 120123.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Interview mit Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Thomas Schomerus

    Schomerus, T., 15.11.2022, In: Fachzeitschrift für Energierecht. 2022, 6, p. 246-247 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  8. Published

    Edutainment in sustainability: Can sustainability communication also be fun?

    Saleh, M. S. M., 10.11.2022, Sustainability Communication across Asia: Fundamental Principles, Digital Strategies and Community Engagement. Saleh, M. S. M., Rahman, N. A. A. & Kasuma, S. A. A. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 188-199 12 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  9. Published

    Left by the left? The politics of poverty alleviation

    Lierse, H. & Seelkopf, L., 07.11.2022, In: Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy. 38, 3, p. 223-240 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    (Re)Produktivität

    Biesecker, A. & Hofmeister, S., 07.11.2022, Handbuch Politische Ökologie: Theorien, Konflikte, Begriffe, Methoden. Daniela, G., Hackfort, S., Schmitt, T. & von Winterfeld, U. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 433-440 8 p. (Edition Politik; vol. 110).

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

  11. Published

    Auf die Temperatur kommt es an! Untersuchung der Temperaturtoleranz mit der Wärmebildkamera

    Stinken-Rösner, L. & Rodenhauser, A., 01.11.2022, Digitale Medien für den Unterricht: Biologie: 30 innovative Unterrichtsideen . Meier, M. & Thyssen, C. (eds.). Hannover: Friedrich Verlag, p. 50-51 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

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  1. Die Rolle ontologischer Leitbilder für die Bestimmung von Gefühlen als Atmosphären.
  2. Ecological features facilitating spread of alien plants along Mediterranean mountain roads
  3. Die Gefangenschaft des Frei-Denkers
  4. Good Governance and Bad Neighbors?
  5. Results from the U.S. Embassy School Election Project 2012
  6. en plein air
  7. Verwertung von Reststoffen aus der Kaffeeproduktion als Kohlenstoffquellen in der fermentativen Milchsäureproduktion
  8. § 350 Erlöschen des Rücktrittsrechts nach Fristsetzung
  9. Ein nationaler Energieeffizienzfonds
  10. Cardboard
  11. Landscape-scale biodiversity governance
  12. Kinderbilder in den sozialen Netzwerken – Wenn Eltern posten
  13. Sven Dupre (ed.), Perspective as Practice. Renaissance Cultures of Optics. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2019, 512 p. ISBN 978-2-503-58107-1
  14. Auswirkungen illegaler Altfahrzeugverwertung
  15. Rechtsphilosophie nach Hegel
  16. Stand und Perspektiven des Wirtschaftsrechtsstudiums an Fachhochschulen
  17. Einleitung: Nachhaltige Gesellschaft – Gestaltung durch Partizipation und Kooperation?
  18. Beziehungsstrukturen und Schulentwicklung
  19. Pierre Bourdieu: Soziologische Herrschaftsanalyse des Rechts
  20. Medialisierung der Wissenschaft als Voraussetzung ihrer Legitimierung und politischen Relevanz
  21. Rechtsangleichung zwischen Gemeinschafts- und Unionsrecht – die Richtlinie über die Vorratsdatenspeicherung vor dem EuGH
  22. Legal Aspects of Electricity Tariff Fixation in Germany
  23. Röntgenkontrastmittel, Quelle für die AOX-Belastung des Abwassers durch Krankenhäuser
  24. International reports on literacy research
  25. The Role of Corporate Sustainability in a Low-Cost Business Model
  26. Regulierung der europäischen Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung
  27. Desiderata zur Erforschung des Einflusses von Kohäsion auf das Leseverständnis
  28. Empathic Healthcare Chatbots
  29. Responsabilidade Internacional Dos Estados: duas décadas após os trabalhos da Comissão de Direito Internacional
  30. Grundlagen des Umweltmanagements