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. 2015
  2. 40th Annual Meeting of The Society for Social Studies of Science - 4S 2015

    Herberg, J. (Participant)

    11.11.201514.11.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  3. Abfallvermeidungs- Dialoge 4/5 - 2015

    Schomerus, T. (Speaker)

    11.11.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. Die Einbeziehung von ‚stakeholdern’ in den Forschungsprozess - Implikationen und Perspektiven

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    11.11.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  5. Renewing Sustainability Thinking in Light of the Anthropocene: Exploring the Potentials of STS

    Herberg, J. (presenter)

    11.11.201514.11.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  6. Falling Walls of Food Waste

    Pleißner, D. (Lecturer)

    08.11.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  7. Diskussion "Gute Arbeit ohne Wachstum? Ansatzpunkte für eine nachhaltige Gestaltung der Arbeit" - 2015

    Hofmeister, S. (presenter)

    06.11.201507.11.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  8. Qualitätskriterien in der Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Barth, M. (Speaker)

    05.11.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  9. Global Cleaner Production and Sustainable Consumption Conference - 2015

    Fischer, D. (Speaker)

    03.11.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  10. Inklusion in der außerschulischen politischen Bildung

    Offen, S. (Speaker)

    02.11.201503.11.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  11. Projekt ‚Demokratie leben’ der Hansestadt Lüneburg/Stadtjugendring - 2015

    Vilsmaier, U. (Moderator)

    27.10.2015

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

  12. Association of the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education - AASHE 2015

    John, B. (Speaker)

    26.10.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  13. 12. NGU Tagung: Wissenschaftliche Praxis und ökopolitischer Aktivismus

    Meyer, E. M. (presenter)

    23.10.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  14. GDCP Doktorierendenkolloquium 2015

    Hofer, E. (Speaker)

    23.10.201525.10.2015

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

  15. Kick-Off des Projekts "Wohlstands-Transformation Wuppertal (WTW)" des TransZent - 2015

    Vilsmaier, U. (Moderator)

    22.10.2015

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

  16. Agrobiodiversity hotspots, a tool to think about landscape and agroecology in Bogota

    de la Pava, R. (Speaker) & Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Speaker)

    21.10.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  17. Das Begleitprogramm Gender und Diversity für Studentische Forschungsteams, die in Lehrveranstaltungen forschend lernen

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    21.10.201523.10.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  18. Development of the societies of Lake Kyoga in Uganda

    Elba, E. (Speaker), Farghaly, D. (Coauthor) & Urban, B. (Coauthor)

    21.10.201523.10.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  19. Monitoring Phenological phases of the crops using TerraSAR-X Spotlight Images based on Factor Analysis

    Farghaly, D. (Speaker), Elba, E. (Speaker) & Urban, B. (Coauthor)

    21.10.201523.10.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  20. Sustainable use of High Aswan Dam Reservoir in view of climate change

    Elba, E. (Speaker), Urban, B. (Coauthor) & Farghaly, D. (Coauthor)

    21.10.201523.10.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  21. From Fast to Slow Fashion: Management Challenges for the Sustainability Transformation of Business Models

    Freudenreich, B. (Speaker), Kaspar, U. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    20.10.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  22. Interdisziplinäre DGfE-Nachwuchstagung - 2015

    Hüfner, S. (Speaker)

    16.10.201517.10.2015

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

  23. Interdisziplinäre DGfE-Nachwuchstagung - 2015

    Bruhn, K. (Speaker)

    16.10.201517.10.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  24. All-Affected, Non-Identity and the Political Representation of Future Generations

    Rose, M. (Speaker)

    09.10.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  25. Unternehmen und Flüchtlinge: Wie kann das vorhandene Potential durch (Social) Start-ups nachhaltig genutzt werden?

    Freudenberg, J. (Speaker), Halberstadt, J. (Speaker) & Kobayashi, Y. E. (Speaker)

    08.10.201509.10.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  26. Von Besserwissern, Moralaposteln und Tugendwächtern: Woran kann Kommunikation über Ethik scheitern?

    Adomßent, M. (Speaker)

    08.10.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  27. Agrobiodiversity and culture: an analysis from place and agroecosystems in the Tunjuelo river

    Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Speaker), de la Pava, R. (Speaker) & Quiroga, C. (Speaker)

    07.10.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  28. 14th IEA SHC/ECES Task 42/Annex 29 Experts meeting - 2015

    Rammelberg, H. U. (Participant)

    05.10.201507.10.2015

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

  29. Change agents for corporate sustainability: the role of competencies in sustainability transformations

    Buhr, M. (Speaker)

    05.10.201507.10.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  30. Tag der Fachdidaktik der Universität Graz 2015

    Hofer, E. (Participant)

    05.10.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  31. Agroecological practices in the Andean high lands agrobiodiversity, culture and family farming

    Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Speaker) & de la Pava, R. (Speaker)

    02.10.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  32. Marine Drugs (Journal)

    Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)

    01.10.2015 → …

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

  33. Workshop, Legal Systems & Wind Energy - A Comparative Perspective - 2015

    Schomerus, T. (Speaker)

    01.10.201503.10.2015

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

  34. 27. Hamburger Kolloquium zur Abwasserwirtschaft

    Olsson, O. (presenter)

    30.09.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  35. Inter- und transdisziplinäre Forschung. Theoretische und methodologische Grundlagen

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    30.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  36. Nachhaltigkeit in der Lehre verankern - mit Hochschulbildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung Innovation in die Lehre bringen

    Barth, M. (Speaker)

    30.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  37. Zwischen Relevanz und Rigor: Konstruktion eines validen Messinstruments für die Erhebung von nachhaltigem Konsum aus interdisziplinärer Perspektive

    Geiger, S. M. (Speaker), Fischer, D. (Coauthor) & Schrader, U. (Coauthor)

    30.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  38. 20 Years of Performance Measurement in Sustainable Supply Chain Management: What has been achieved?

    Beske-Janssen, P. (Speaker), Johnson, M. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    29.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  39. Does ISO 14001 Lead the Way? Investigating the Application of relevant Sustainability Management Tools

    Hörisch, J. (Speaker), Johnson, M. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    29.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  40. EU BIS Meeting (Cost-Action) - 2015

    Pleißner, D. (presenter)

    29.09.201530.09.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  41. Green Hotels: Use of food waste derived from hotels and restaurants for the production of sustainable and biodegradable consumables.

    Pleißner, D. (Lecturer)

    29.09.201530.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsResearch

  42. Management Competencies of Change Agents for Corporate Sustainability: A Systematic Literature Review and Conceptualization

    Buhr, M. (Speaker), Harms, D. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    29.09.201530.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  43. Rigor und Relevanz in der Sozial-ökologischen Forschung (SÖF) – Herausforderungen für die BWL am Beispiel das Projekts BiNKA – Bildung für Nachhaltigen Konsum durch Achtsamkeitstraining

    Schrader, U. (Speaker), Fischer, D. (Coauthor) & Geiger, S. M. (Coauthor)

    29.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  44. Time-Induced Political Inequality: Why Future Generations Need Proxy Representation

    Rose, M. (Speaker)

    29.09.201530.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  45. Chemieunterricht und Inklusion – zwei unvereinbare Kulturen?

    Abels, S. (Lecturer)

    28.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  46. 10th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems - SDEWES 2015

    Bickel, M. (Speaker)

    27.09.201502.10.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  47. 1st International Symposium on Local Knowledge related to Medicinal and Nutritional Plants

    Pérez, D. (Organiser), de la Pava, R. (Organiser), Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Organiser) & Diazgranados, M. (Organiser)

    27.09.201502.10.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  48. Forschen im Ersten Semester?: Zum Anspruch und Potential Forschenden Lernens im Leuphana Semester

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    24.09.201525.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  49. Sustainable Energy Systems - Meta concepts vs. practical suitability? (Workshop)

    Bickel, M. (Speaker)

    23.09.2015

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

  50. Tag der Fachdidkatik - Chemie 2015

    Hofer, E. (Participant)

    22.09.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer