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.

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  1. 2012
  2. Competition between honey bees and wild bees? Ecological research to solve stakeholder conflicts in the Lüneburger Heath

    Hudewenz, A. (presenter)

    29.02.201202.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  3. Natural habitat and orchard management can benefit wild insect pollinators and fruit set in California almond

    Brittain, C. (Coauthor)

    29.02.201202.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  4. Transdisciplinarity in Corporate Sustainability: Mapping the field

    Beckmann, M. (Speaker)

    29.02.201202.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  5. Moderation: Effizientere Besprechungen - bessere Ergebnisse 2012

    Burandt, S. (Participant)

    27.02.201228.02.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  6. Workshop mit Praxispartnern des "Lüneburger Streuobstwiesen Vereins"

    Burandt, A. (Organiser)

    14.02.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  7. Einführung in SPSS: Computergestützte Auswertung statistischer Daten

    Hörisch, J. (Lecturer)

    10.02.201212.02.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  8. Higher education interdisciplinary research for RCEs

    Adomßent, M. (Speaker)

    10.02.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  9. Konferenz "Zukunft der Wirtschaftsethik in Deutschland" - 2012

    Mühling, M. (Opponent)

    10.02.201211.02.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  10. Linking modes of governance and social-ecological outcomes in environmental evaluation

    Jager, N. W. (Speaker) & Challies, E. (Speaker)

    09.02.201210.02.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  11. Anhörung zur Energiewende 2012

    Bernotat, S. (Organiser)

    08.02.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  12. Conference »radius of art« 2012

    Kagan, S. (Moderator) & Stoltenberg, U. (Participant)

    08.02.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  13. Conference »radius of art« 2012

    Holz, V. (Participant)

    08.02.201209.02.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  14. Gesprächs- und Verhandlungsführung

    Burandt, S. (Participant)

    07.02.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  15. Intersektionalität: Ansatz und Umsetzung

    Offen, S. (Lecturer)

    01.02.201202.02.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  16. Stärken politischer Bildung im klassischen Feld der Gewaltprävention

    Offen, S. (Lecturer)

    01.02.201202.02.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  17. Biotropica (Journal)

    Leonhardt, S. (Reviewer)

    02.2012

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  18. International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development (Journal)

    Beckmann, M. (Reviewer)

    02.2012 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  19. Workshop im Rahmen des Projektes „Befördern Nachhaltigkeitskompetenzen Frauen an die Spitze? Nachhaltigkeitskompetenz und Geschlecht“ (NaGe) - 2012

    Gottschlich, D. (Participant) & Mölders, T. (Participant)

    30.01.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  20. 2nd Leu­pha­na Con­fe­rence on En­tre­pre­neurship - GMLG 2012

    Beckmann, M. (Speaker)

    20.01.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch