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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  2. Workshop: "Die Energiefrage im Grünen Kapitalismus" 2011

    Friedrich, B. (Organiser)

    14.10.201116.10.2011

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

  3. Verbünde Spezial 2011

    Klewitz, J. (Organiser)

    13.10.2011

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

  4. International Conference on Integrated Water Resources Management - IWRM BMBF 2011

    Vilsmaier, U. (Keynote speaker)

    12.10.201113.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. Entwicklung und Einsatz von wassergefüllten Schlauchsystemen im Hochwasserschutz

    Brinkmann, B. (Speaker) & Koppe, B. (Coauthor)

    11.10.201113.10.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  6. 34. Symposium für Land- und Agrarsoziologie „Landreflexionen“ - 2011

    Szumelda, A. U. (Participant) & Friedrich, B. (Participant)

    07.10.201108.10.2011

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

  7. 8. Jahrestagung der Nachwuchsgruppe Umweltsoziologie - DGS 2011

    Schmidt, A. (Organiser) & Wedl, I. (Organiser)

    07.10.201108.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  8. INSEAD CSI Social Entrepreneurship Forum 2011

    Beckmann, M. (Opponent)

    07.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  9. Partizipative Veränderung schulischer Konsumkultur Ergebnisse einer empirischen Studie aus dem Projekt BINK

    Fischer, D. (Speaker)

    07.10.201108.10.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. Herbst-Tagung des Verbands der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaf - VHB 2011

    Harms, D. (Coauthor)

    06.10.201107.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. Identification and Determination of Selected Pharmaceuticals and Their Dead End Degradation Products in Degradation Testing

    Mahmoud, W. M. M. (Oral presentation)

    06.10.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  12. 25th Innovations in Sharing Environmental Observations and Information - EnviroInfo 2011

    Zvezdov, D. (Speaker)

    05.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  13. 5th International Research Workshop for PhD - 2011

    Hörisch, J. (Participant)

    02.10.201107.10.2011

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

  14. Biodiversity Principles: Recommendations for the Financial Sector

    Beständig, U. (Reviewer)

    01.10.2011

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantTransfer

  15. Guidelines for Assessing Biodiversity-Related Risks and Opportunities in the Financial Sector: An Aid for Implementing the VfU Biodiversity Principles

    Beständig, U. (Reviewer), Detlefsen, I. (Reviewer) & Jahn, K. (Reviewer)

    01.10.2011

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  16. Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)

    Thiem, A. (Member)

    10.2011 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  17. 41st West European Fish Technologists Association Meeting - WEFTA 2011

    Pleißner, D. (presenter)

    27.09.201130.09.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  18. Potential for line-mussel production in the Great Belt (Denmark)

    Pleissner, D. (Speaker)

    27.09.201130.09.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  19. Postfossile Revolution! Abschied vom fossilen Kapitalismus 2011

    Kümmerer, K. (presenter)

    23.09.201125.09.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  20. HBSC Earthwatch Workshop - 2011

    Staab, M. (Speaker)

    21.09.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  21. Untersuchendes Lernen mit allen SchülerInnen

    Abels, S. (Lecturer)

    20.09.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation