School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Research School
- Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)
- Institute of Ecology
- Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research
- Institute of Sustainability Governance
- Institute of Sustainability Material Flows and Circularity
- Institute of Sustainability Psychology
- Institute of Sustainable Chemistry
- Social-Ecological Systems Institute (SESI)
- Sustainability Education and Transdisciplinary Research Institute
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.
- 2014
Bildung und gesellschaftliches Lernen für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung in Regionen
Mader, C. (Lecturer)
08.05.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Keynote: „Fünf Jahre PoNa: Ergebnisse der Forschungsnachwuchsgruppe“
Mölders, T. (Speaker) & Gottschlich, D. (Speaker)
08.05.2014 → 09.05.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Leuphana University Lüneburg and the sustainability challenge: a review and a preview
Adomßent, M. (Speaker)
08.05.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Vortrag: „Ergebnisse aus dem Teilprojekt Agro-Gentechnik“
Gottschlich, D. (Speaker), Friedrich, B. (Speaker) & Sulmowski, J. A. (Speaker)
08.05.2014 → 09.05.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Vortrag: „Ergebnisse aus dem Teilprojekt Ländliche Entwicklung“
Burandt, A. (Speaker), Mölders, T. (Speaker) & Szumelda, A. U. (Speaker)
08.05.2014 → 09.05.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Legitimierung oder Gewinn: Was motiviert große deutsche Unternehmen für Nachhaltigkeit?
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
06.05.2014 → 07.05.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
2nd International Conference on Recycling and Reuse 2014
Wilde, M. L. (presenter)
04.05.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
International Journal of Environmental Protection (Journal)
Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)
01.05.2014 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
2nd GlobalFood Symposium 2014 - Transformation of Global Agri-Food Systems
Velten, S. (Participant)
25.04.2014 → 26.04.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Expert Meeting
Schomerus, T. (Speaker)
12.04.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Transition Perspectives on Higher Education for Sustainable Development
Mader, C. (Lecturer)
08.04.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
4. Hofgeismarer Forum für Umweltrecht und Umweltpolitik 2014
Schomerus, T. (Speaker)
05.04.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Workshop Lebensmittelverluste und Lebensmittelrecht 2014
Schomerus, T. (Organiser)
04.04.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Studentisches zivilgesellschaftliches Engagement und akademisches Lernen nachhaltig verbinden: das Komplementärstudium der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Adomßent, M. (Speaker)
03.04.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Money or Charity?: From (women's) social intention to commercial business models
Halberstadt, J. (Speaker) & Schuster, C. L. (Speaker)
02.04.2014 → 05.04.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)
Vilsmaier, U. (Deputy member)
04.2014 → 03.2016Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Wirtschaftsverfassungs- und Wirtschaftsverwaltungsrecht
Schomerus, T. (Lecturer)
28.03.2014 → 29.03.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Enriching Higher Education through community engagement: Networking for Sustainable Development
Mader, C. (Panel participant)
21.03.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Regional Perspectives on Higher Education and Sustainable Development: European higher education practices for transformative sustainability transitions
Mader, C. (Panel participant)
21.03.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Bodenschutz im Spannungsfeld von Umwelt- und Naturschutz: Flächenrecycling und Naturschutzrecht
Sanden, J. (Speaker)
20.03.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Nachhaltigkeit und Gender – politische Strategien und wissenschaftliche Konzepte
Mölders, T. (Speaker)
13.03.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung als Gestaltungsaufgabe – Forschungs- und Entwicklungsarbeit mit transdisziplinärer Perspektive
Fischer, D. (Speaker)
10.03.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Globales Lernen - Von der Praxis in die Wissenschaft: Zum Forschungsstand eines interdisziplinären Bildungskonzeptes.
Richter, S. (Lecturer)
10.03.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Die Farbe der Forschung II
Gottschlich, D. (Participant) & Szumelda, A. U. (Participant)
07.03.2014 → 08.03.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Die Bedeutung von Reflexion in der und für die LehrerInnenbildung. Thesendiskussion: Beitrag auf der ExpertInnentagung „Reflexive Lehrerbildung ‚revisited’: Theoretische Grundlagen, empirische Befunde, Praxisperspektiven“ der Universitäten Mainz und Rostock mit Bianca Roters
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
26.02.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Parks as societal mirrors of the 21st century
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
26.02.2014 → 27.02.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Parks of the Future – Protected Areas in Europe Challenging Issues of Societal Transformation
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
26.02.2014 → 27.02.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Schöns "reflective practitioner" als Leitfigur einer reflexiven LehrerInnenbildung? Ein Streitgespräch
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
25.02.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Environmental fate modelling of pesticide transformation products at catchment scale – progress and limitations
Gaßmann, M. (Lecturer)
14.02.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
AUROe Young Researcher's Workshop, Association of German-speaking economists
Engler, J.-O. (Speaker)
10.02.2014 → 11.02.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
ESD in the University / regional community interface
Mader, C. (Lecturer)
08.02.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Landwirtschaftstagung Loccum 2014
Szumelda, A. U. (Participant)
07.02.2014 → 09.02.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Rechtsextremismusprävention & Intersektionalität: Bildungsarbeit gegen rechts in der Mitte der Gesellschaft 2014
Offen, S. (Speaker)
01.02.2014 → 31.10.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Nachhaltigkeit und Geschlechtergerechtigkeit
Gottschlich, D. (Speaker)
30.01.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Was wächst (nicht)? Ein (re)produktionstheoretischer Beitrag zur Postwachstumsdebatte
Hofmeister, S. (Speaker)
29.01.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
20th Anniversary Workshop on "Environmental Science and Technology for Sustainable Development"
Pleißner, D. (presenter)
25.01.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Valorisation of food waste for sustainable production of chemicals, materials and fuels
Pleissner, D. (Speaker), Karmee, S. K. (Speaker), Lam, W. C. (Speaker), Ariful, H. M. (Speaker), Hu, Y. (Speaker), Arancon, R. (Speaker), Kwan, T. H. (Speaker), Lau, K. Y. (Speaker) & Lin, C. S. K. (Speaker)
25.01.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Erschließung unkonventioneller Lagerstätten durch „Hydraulic Fracturing“ und möglicher Gefährdungspunkte
Olsson, O. (Lecturer)
23.01.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Ländliche Entwicklung als nachhaltige Entwicklung – Zwischen Tradition und Veränderung
Mölders, T. (Speaker)
14.01.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Leadership in a Changing World: Higher Education , sustainability and the new Global Action Programme on ESD: Summary of the Day and Outcomes
Mader, C. (Oral presentation)
10.01.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (Journal)
Mader, C. (Editorial Board)
06.01.2014 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Berufung in den Beirat der Studie zur Entwicklung der Ganztagsschule (StEG)
Salisch, M. (Reviewer)
2014 → 2019Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Research
Ecology and Society (Journal)
Martín-López, B. (Editorial Board)
2014 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (External organisation)
Haider, S. (Member)
2014 → …Activity: Membership › Bodies of public institutions › Research
German National Academic Foundation (External organisation)
Newig, J. (Office)
2014 → 2022Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik e.V. (External organisation)
Stinken-Rösner, L. (Member)
2014 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (Journal)
Gaßmann, M. (Reviewer)
2014 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management (Journal)
Martín-López, B. (Editor)
2014 → 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Programme of Ecosystems Change and Society (PECS) (External organisation)
Martín-López, B. (Member)
2014 → 2018Activity: Membership › Bodies of private companies and organisations › Transfer
Rangeland Ecology and Management (Journal)
Martín-López, B. (Editor)
2014 → 2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
School of Sustainability (Organisational unit)
Schaltegger, S. (Office)
2014 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Supply Chain Management (Journal)
Schaltegger, S. (Editor)
2014Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
- 2013
Raum & Gender – eine inter- und transdisziplinäre Spurensuche
Mölders, T. (Speaker)
18.12.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Comunicación sustentable para la conservación de la biodiversidad: Claves principales y factores para el éxito
Adomßent, M. (Speaker)
09.12.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Nachhaltige Entwicklung – was ist das?
Adomßent, M. (Speaker)
05.12.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
France Committee Future Earth (External organisation)
Martín-López, B. (Member)
01.12.2013 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
1. LSBTI*-Wissenschaftskongress - Magnus-Hirschfeld Kongress - 2013
Offen, S. (Speaker)
30.11.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
"How states deal with sustainability politics. The example of Germany. Findings and interpretation."
Laws, N. (Oral presentation)
27.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Nachhaltige Geschäftsmodelle: Unternehmen in der Transformation
Lüdeke-Freund, F. (Speaker)
20.11.2013 → 21.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
AN(N)O 2013
Offen, S. (Speaker)
19.11.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
34th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America- SETAC 2013
Kümmerer, K. (Participant)
17.11.2013 → 21.11.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Environmental fate of S-metolachlor in its pure form and as a part of commercial product - Mercantor Gold®: biodegradation and sorption onto sediment
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker), Baginska, E. (Speaker), Gutowski, L. (Speaker) & Haiß, A. (Speaker)
17.11.2013 → 21.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
SETAC North America 34th Annual Meeting
Gutowski, L. (Speaker), Olsson, O. (Coauthor), Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor) & Gutowski, L. (presenter)
17.11.2013 → 21.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
SETAC North America 34th Annual Meeting
Baginska, E. (Speaker), Olsson, O. (Coauthor) & Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor)
17.11.2013 → 21.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Research Development Workshop for Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research - RIHN 2013
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
15.11.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Nachhaltiger Konsum an Hochschulen - Das Projekt BINK an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Richter, S. (Lecturer)
14.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Research Development Workshop for Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research - RIHN 2013
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
14.11.2013 → 15.11.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Das Leuphana Studienmodell: Erste Ergebnisse aus einer laufenden Langzeitstudie zum Thema Nachhaltigkeit und Kompetenzerwerb
Sundermann, A. (Oral presentation)
13.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Farm Size, Environmental Risk and Risk Preferences: The Case of Namibian Commercial Cattle Farms
Engler, J.-O. (Speaker)
13.11.2013 → 16.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
"Sustainability Politics in Germany"
Laws, N. (Oral presentation)
13.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Care, Commons und die Frage nach dem Guten Leben: Zur Kritik am Arbeitsbegriff aus feministischer Perspektive
Gottschlich, D. (Speaker)
08.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Tagung WOZU ARBEIT? Solidarische Ökonomien und Commons – neue Formen des Tuns für ein Gutes Leben - 2013
Gottschlich, D. (Participant)
08.11.2013 → 09.11.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5. Mitgliederversammlung des Forums für Genderkompetenz in Architektur Landschaft Planung - gender_archland 2013
Mölders, T. (Speaker)
07.11.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Artombo – Vermarktung von südafrikanischer Township-Kunst
Halberstadt, J. (Speaker), Schuricht, M. (Speaker) & Greyling, J. (Speaker)
07.11.2013 → 08.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Geld oder Nächstenliebe – Eine empirische Analyse zu sozialen Ursprüngen kommerzieller Geschäftsideen
Halberstadt, J. (Speaker) & Schuster, C. L. (Speaker)
07.11.2013 → 08.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Geschlechterverhältnisse und Nachhaltigkeit – Perspektiven für die Raumwissenschaften und -planung
Mölders, T. (Speaker)
07.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Leibniz University Hanover (External organisation)
Mölders, T. (Member)
07.11.2013Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
Networking workshop Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht -HHG 2013
Lüdecke, G. (Speaker)
07.11.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Sind Gründer-CEOs weniger anfällig für myopisches Verhalten?
Schuster, C. L. (Speaker) & Halberstadt, J. (Speaker)
07.11.2013 → 08.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
1st International Conference on Beneficial Uses of Algal Biomass - ICBUAB 2013
Pleißner, D. (presenter)
05.11.2013 → 08.11.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Zwischenräume erkunden – Zum kritischen und visionären Potenzial von Genderperspektiven: Antrittsvorlesung zur Juniorprofessur „Raum und Gender“ an der Leibniz Universität Hannover
Mölders, T. (Speaker)
05.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
A mobile phone supported internet-based intervention for depressive symptoms in diabetes mellitus type 1 and type 2: design and preliminary results of a randomised controlled trial.
Ebert, D. D. (Speaker), Berking, M. (Speaker), Lehr, D. (Speaker), Cuijpers, P. (Speaker), Riper, H. (Speaker), Nobis, S. (Speaker), Baumeister, H. (Speaker), Becker, A. (Speaker), Snoek, F. (Speaker) & Heber, E. (Speaker)
04.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Comorbid depression in diabetes mellitus (cost-)effectiveness of this web-based intervention & mobile phone support
Ebert, D. D. (Speaker), Berking, M. (Speaker), Lehr, D. (Speaker), Cuijpers, P. (Speaker), Riper, H. (Speaker), Nobis, S. (Speaker), Baumeister, H. (Speaker), Becker, A. (Speaker) & Snoek, F. (Speaker)
04.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Efficacy of web-based treatment of major depressive disorder: results from a rater blind randomized controlled trial
Ebert, D. D. (Speaker), Sieland, B. (Speaker), Berking, M. (Speaker), Lehr, D. (Speaker), Boß, L. (Speaker), Reins, J. A. (Speaker), Cuijpers, P. (Speaker), Buntrock, C. (Speaker) & Riper, H. (Speaker)
04.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Preliminary results of a web-based and mobile stress-management intervention for employees
Heber, E. (Speaker), Ebert, D. D. (Speaker), Berking, M. (Speaker), Lehr, D. (Speaker), Riper, H. (Speaker) & Nobis, S. (Speaker)
04.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Wissenschaftskongress der Pluralen Ökonomik - 2013
Baumgärtner, S. (presenter)
01.11.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Transdisciplinarity: A new research approach for engaged scholarship in business administration and corporate sustainability?
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
30.10.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Trends in sustainability management: Progress and standstill
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
30.10.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
A biorefinery concept: Utilization of food waste
Pleißner, D. (Lecturer)
29.10.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Learning through Volunteer Services in the Global South – Impact on Northern Societies
Richter, S. (Speaker)
28.10.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
17th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Environmental Philosophy - IAEP 2013
Stumpf, K. H. (Speaker)
26.10.2013 → 28.10.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Zwischen_Zeiten: Das Geschlecht, die Zeit - und was ist nachhaltig?
Hofmeister, S. (Speaker)
25.10.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Gentechnikrecht
Schomerus, T. (Lecturer)
24.10.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Gerechtigkeit neu denken. Für eine fürsorgliche und gerechte Gestaltung gesellschaftlicher Naturverhältnisse
Gottschlich, D. (Speaker)
24.10.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Forschendes Lernen mit allen SchülerInnen? Eine Aktionsforschungsstudie
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
23.10.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Sustainability on Campus - Overview, Implementation and Outlook
Opel, O. (Speaker), Werner, K. (Coauthor), Brüggen, I. (Coauthor) & Ruck, W. (Coauthor)
23.10.2013 → 25.10.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Is the question of democracy a blind spot in the debate about transformation?
Gottschlich, D. (Speaker)
22.10.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Round Table Gespräch des Transformationsworkshop "JPI-Climate – Transformation Review" - JPI 2013
Gottschlich, D. (Participant)
22.10.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Hochschulbildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung weiterdenken – Anregungen durch das Konzept des ‚Buen Vivir‘
Adomßent, M. (Speaker)
19.10.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Progress and Standstil. How is Sustainability Management Developing in Corporate Practice?
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
18.10.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research