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. 2011
  2. Förderschwerpunkt "Sozial-Ökologische Forschung"

    Hofmeister, S. (Reviewer)

    2011

    Activity: Other expert activitiesPeer review of project proposalsResearch

  3. Global change biology of ground beetles: Insights from wingless species in mountains

    von Wehrden, H. (Speaker)

    2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. Graduate School (Organisational unit)

    Hofmeister, S. (Deputy member)

    2011 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  5. Gutachter für die Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes

    Beckmann, M. (Reviewer)

    2011

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantEducation

  6. IGI Global Publishing (Publisher)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    2011

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

  7. Internationale Naturschutzakademie, BfN (External organisation)

    Hofmeister, S. (Member)

    2011 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  8. International Energy Agency - Solar Heating & Cooling Programme (External organisation)

    Rammelberg, H. U. (Member)

    201131.12.2012

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

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

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    20112012

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

  10. Journal of AOAC International (Journal)

    Mahmoud, W. M. M. (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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

  11. Journal of Chromatographic Science (Journal)

    Mahmoud, W. M. M. (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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

  12. Journal of Cleaner Production (Journal)

    Zvezdov, D. (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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

  13. Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies (Journal)

    Mahmoud, W. M. M. (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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

  14. Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Journal)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    20112012

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

  15. LIT Verlag (Publisher)

    Schomerus, T. (Editor)

    2011 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of seriesResearch

  16. PIANC Germany (External organisation)

    Brinkmann, B. (Member)

    2011 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesTransfer

  17. School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)

    Beckmann, M. (Member)

    2011

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  18. School of Sustainability (Organisational unit)

    Hofmeister, S. (Deputy member)

    2011

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  19. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (Journal)

    Zvezdov, D. (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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

  20. Sustainability Science (Journal)

    von Wehrden, H. (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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

  21. The German Educational Research Association (External organisation)

    Rieckmann, M. (Member)

    2011 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  22. Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy gGmbH (External organisation)

    Hofmeister, S. (Member)

    2011 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  23. 2010
  24. 2. Lüneburger Salongespräch zur Nachhaltigkeit - 2010

    Paszkowska, J. (Organiser), Gottschlich, D. (Organiser), Mölders, T. (Organiser), Burandt, A. (Participant), Sulmowski, J. A. (Participant), Szumelda, A. U. (Participant) & Friedrich, B. (Participant)

    15.12.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  25. 3. Regionalkonferenzen der Metropolregion Hamburg - 2010

    Pakura, S. (Participant), Braun, S. (Moderator) & Schomerus, T. (Speaker)

    01.12.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

  26. E-learning module on “Participation” in the context of IWRM – “Social Science” Part

    Newig, J. (Speaker)

    01.12.2010

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

  27. Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)

    Burandt, S. (Deputy member)

    12.201004.2012

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  28. 5. Forschungsseminar „Innovation and Value Creation“ 2010

    Hansen, E. G. (Chair)

    27.11.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  29. Research Workshop “Innovation & Value Creation"

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    26.11.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  30. 11th Annual Colloquium of the International Association of Hydro-Environment Research and Engineering-Baden-Württemberg - 2010

    Kümmerer, K. (presenter)

    25.11.201026.11.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  31. Innovation contests for sustainability innovations: Findings from a worldwide shoe innovation contest

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    25.11.201027.11.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  32. International Conference "Equality, Growth and Sustainability - Do they mix?'' - 2010

    Katz, C. (Speaker) & Thiem, A. (Speaker)

    25.11.201026.11.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  33. Tagung zum Globalen Lernen und BNE - 2010

    Rieckmann, M. (Speaker)

    25.11.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  34. 2. Workshop Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand - 2010

    Klewitz, J. (Moderator)

    24.11.2010

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

  35. 5th International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education - 2010

    Holz, V. (Speaker)

    23.11.201025.11.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  36. 5. Internationalen Konferenz zur Speicherung Erneuerbarer Energien - 2010

    Schomerus, T. (presenter)

    22.11.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  37. Investitionen in die eigene Geschäftsgrundlage: Warum Unternehmen gut beraten sind, CSR sinnvoll umzusetzen

    Beckmann, M. (Speaker)

    15.11.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  38. Berichte aus der Forschung. Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung – Landesarbeitsgruppe Nord

    Evers, M. (Speaker)

    05.11.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  39. Natur verstehen ist ein kultureller Prozess!: Interkulturalität und interkulturelle Öffnung bei Umweltverbänden

    Katz, C. (Speaker)

    05.11.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  40. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    04.11.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  41. 3rd Climate online Conference - 2010

    Fischer, D. (Speaker)

    01.11.201007.11.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  42. ALMA - Recherchetools für die Fördermittelakquise - 2010

    Burandt, S. (Participant)

    11.2010

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

  43. 26th Annual Conference for the Canadian Council of Small Business and Entrepreneurship - 2010

    Klewitz, J. (Speaker)

    28.10.201030.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  44. Bildungsveranstaltung der Fachschaft WiSo des Cusanuswerks

    Beckmann, M. (Speaker)

    28.10.201030.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  45. Education for Sustainable Development for Grundtvig Courses

    Stoltenberg, U. (Speaker)

    28.10.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  46. Promoting a culture of sustainable consumptions in schools

    Richter, S. (Speaker)

    28.10.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  47. Social Entrepreneurship and Success Factors - Is There Really a Difference?

    Zeyen, A. (Speaker)

    28.10.201030.10.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  48. EASY-ECO Brussels Conference - 2010

    Fischer, D. (presenter)

    27.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  49. Bildungsgelegenheiten in urbanen Räumen aus der Perspektive einer Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Offen, S. (Lecturer)

    26.10.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  50. Vernetzungstreffen Nachwuchsgruppe "BioDiva" 2010

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

    25.10.2010

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

  51. Herstellerneutrale Repräsentationsformen 2010

    Faasch, H. (Speaker)

    23.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  52. 18. Tagung junger Osteuropa-Experten - 2010

    Szumelda, A. U. (Participant)

    22.10.201024.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  53. Workshop: Risk Elicitation and Stated Preference Methods for Climate Change Research - 2010

    Olbrich, R. (Speaker)

    21.10.2010

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

  54. World Universities Congress 2010

    Stoltenberg, U. (Keynote speaker)

    21.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  55. Decentralised Integrated ANalysis and Enhancement of Awareness through Collaborative Modelling and Management of Flood Risk

    Evers, M. (Speaker)

    19.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  56. Mid-term conference Eranet-CRUE

    Lange, L. (Participant)

    19.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  57. Sustainability Solutions Initiative - From Knowledge to Action

    Lüdecke, G. (Speaker)

    18.10.2010

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

  58. 7. Fachgespräch der Erneuerbaren-Energien-Gesetz Clearingstelle - 2010

    Schomerus, T. (Speaker)

    15.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  59. 10th Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change - 2010

    Friedrich, B. (Participant) & Burandt, A. (Participant)

    08.10.201009.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  60. 4th International Conference on Indicators and Concepts of Innovation - 2010

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    07.10.201008.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  61. Vernetzungstreffen der SÖF-Forschungsgruppen

    Szumelda, A. U. (Organiser), Burandt, A. (Organiser), Mölders, T. (Participant), Sulmowski, J. A. (Participant), Gottschlich, D. (Participant) & Friedrich, B. (Participant)

    07.10.2010

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

  62. 5. Rotwildsymposium - 2010

    von Wehrden, H. (Speaker)

    10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  63. Förderverein Wachstumswende e.V. (External organisation)

    Szumelda, A. U. (Member)

    10.2010 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsTransfer

  64. “Aprender y enseñar sustentabilidad en la educación superior: experiencias, oportunidades y desafíos para el Buen Vivir”

    Burandt, S. (presenter)

    30.09.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  65. Bildung für nachhaltigen Konsum

    Fischer, D. (Speaker)

    30.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  66. Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Empirische Studie bei DAX & MDAX - Theorie & Praxis

    Harms, D. (Speaker)

    30.09.201001.10.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  67. Wege zu einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung – Bildung neu gestalten

    Stoltenberg, U. (Speaker)

    30.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  68. El proyecto “Enseñar y aprender sustentabilidad” - resultados de la evaluación científica

    Rieckmann, M. (Speaker)

    29.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  69. GEWISOLA 2010: "Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der wissenschaftlichen Politikanalyse"

    Szumelda, A. U. (presenter), Mölders, T. (presenter), Gottschlich, D. (presenter), Burandt, A. (presenter), Friedrich, B. (presenter) & Sulmowski, J. A. (presenter)

    29.09.201001.10.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  70. PoNa – Politiken der Naturgestaltung, Nachhaltigkeitsverständnis als Grundlage für die Analyse der Politikfelder Ländliche Entwicklung und Agro-Gentechnik

    Mölders, T. (presenter), Gottschlich, D. (presenter), Burandt, A. (presenter), Friedrich, B. (presenter) & Sulmowski, J. A. (presenter)

    29.09.201001.10.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  71. Conference - Global Economic Symposium 2010 (GES) (Event)

    Schaltegger, S. (Member)

    28.09.201029.09.2010

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  72. Modelling system MEXFLUSH: Modelling EXtreme floods and related pesticide FLUSHes.

    Olsson, O. (Speaker) & Gaßmann, M. (Speaker)

    28.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  73. International Workshop in Recent Achievements on the Study of Extreme Events - 2010

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    27.09.201029.09.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  74. Der Einfluss des Flow-Erlebens auf die Leistung in komplexen Mehrfachaufgaben bei experimentell induziertem Stress

    Peifer, C. (Speaker)

    26.09.201030.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  75. Der moderierende Einfluss der Handlungs- und Lageorientierung auf Leistung unter Stress in komplexen Mehrfachaufgaben

    Peifer, C. (Coauthor)

    26.09.201030.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  76. Contributions of Educational Measures to the Promotion of Sustainable Consumption among Youths and Young Adults

    Fischer, D. (Speaker)

    24.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  77. Arbeit ist nur das halbe Leben: Politische Bildung zwischen Träumen und prekären Verhältnissen

    Offen, S. (Lecturer)

    23.09.201024.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  78. 1. Workshop Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand - 2010

    Klewitz, J. (Moderator)

    22.09.2010

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

  79. 3rd International Symposium ''Genotoxicity in aquatic systems: Causes, effects and future needs'' - 2010

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    22.09.201024.09.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  80. 5th International Conference on Engineerng Education in Sustainable Development - 2010

    Rieckmann, M. (Speaker)

    22.09.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  81. Embedded CSR: The Case for an Integrated Approach to Economic Ethics, Business Ethics, and Corporate Social Responsibility

    Beckmann, M. (Speaker)

    22.09.201024.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  82. Legitimacy, Leadership, and Social Entrepreneurship: An Organizational Perspective

    Beckmann, M. (Speaker)

    22.09.201024.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  83. Stakeholder Governance - A Longitudinal Analysis of UK-based Companies Listed in the BITC Corporate Responsibility Index

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    22.09.201024.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  84. Fachtagung ,,Entwicklungsraum gewinnen – aber wie? Gewässer und Auenentwicklung zwischen Flächennutzung und Hochwasserschutz'' - 2010

    Evers, M. (Organiser)

    21.09.201022.09.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  85. 1. Bundesweiter und Transdisziplinärer Mentoring Kongress für Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft - 2010

    Thiem, A. (Organiser)

    20.09.201021.09.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  86. Measuring the Impacts of NGO partnerships The Economic and Societal Benefits of Community Involvement at Merck Ltd., Thailand

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    20.09.201022.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  87. 3rd International Symposium for Engineering Education - 2010

    Rieckmann, M. (presenter)

    19.09.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  88. Social Media, Partizipation und Nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Schulz, D. (presenter)

    17.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  89. 7. Tagung der Nachwuchsgruppe Umweltsoziologie - 2010

    Friedrich, B. (Participant)

    16.09.201018.09.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  90. 6th European Conference of GMO-Free Regions - 2010

    Sulmowski, J. A. (Participant)

    15.09.201019.09.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  91. Status und zukunftsweisende Ansätze für Nachhaltigkeit in der Wirtschaft

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    15.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  92. Sustainability – Fad or trend?

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    15.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  93. Symposium ,,Bildung an der Fachhochschule Jena" - 2010

    Stoltenberg, U. (Speaker)

    15.09.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  94. Developing Strategies Against the Risks of Severe Storm Surges: Opportunities for the Integration of Different Stakeholder Perspectives

    Kuhn, K. (presenter) & Schmidt, A. (presenter)

    13.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  95. Podiumsdiskussion ,,Spielen mit den Bausteinen des Lebens''

    Friedrich, B. (Moderator)

    09.09.2010

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