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. 2017
  2. The journey to Balance Brings Beauty

    Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Organiser), Lang, D. J. (Speaker), Lam, D. (Speaker), Apetrei, C. (Participant) & Clarke, E. (Speaker)

    07.06.2017

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

  3. Towards a psychology of expectations in sociotechnical systems: the case of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles in Europe

    Upham, P. J. (presenter), Bögel, P. M. (Coauthor), Dütschke, E. (Coauthor), Schneider, U. (Coauthor), Oltra, C. (Coauthor), Sala, R. (Coauthor), Lores, M. (Coauthor) & Klapper, R. (Coauthor)

    06.06.201708.06.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. Co-Production of Knowledge

    Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Organiser), Apetrei, C. (Moderator), Fischer, J. (Speaker) & Lang, D. J. (Speaker)

    05.06.2017

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

  5. Für Nachhaltigkeit werben: Praktische Beispiele und Inspirationen

    Fischer, D. (Lecturer)

    31.05.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  6. Telecoupling. A current challenge to global environmental governance

    Newig, J. (Speaker)

    30.05.2017

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

  7. Environmental Fate and Behavior of Transformation Products of Pesticides used in Agricultural and Urban Areas

    Hensen, B. (Speaker), Olsson, O. (Speaker) & Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    29.05.201703.06.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Limitations of regulatory risk assessments of chemicals

    Wieck, S. (Speaker), Olsson, O. (Speaker) & Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    29.05.201703.06.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. XVI World Water Congress 2017

    Wieck, S. (presenter)

    29.05.201703.06.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  10. International Conference of Biological Waste as Resource 2017

    Pleißner, D. (Speaker)

    25.05.201728.05.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. 18. Internationale Frühjahrsschule der Fachsektion Didaktik der Biologie im VBIO (FDdB) 2016

    Hüfner, S. (Speaker)

    22.05.201725.05.2017

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

  12. Vortrag (Einladung): Naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht inklusiv gestalten

    Abels, S. (Speaker)

    19.05.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  13. Web - based interventions for mental health promotion in employees: a systematic review and meta - analysis

    Lehr, D. (Speaker), Heber, E. (Speaker) & Ebert, D. D. (Speaker)

    19.05.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  14. Challenges and pitfalls of designing, conducting, and evaluating web-based interventions

    Reis, D. (Speaker), Lehr, D. (Speaker), Freund, H. (Speaker) & Lischetzke, T. (Speaker)

    17.05.201720.05.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  15. “Holidaily”: Development Of A Smartphone Application For Better Recovery From Stressful Work Before, During And After A Vacation

    de Bloom, J. (Speaker), Lehr, D. (Speaker), Syrek, C. (Speaker) & Reins, J. A. (Speaker)

    17.05.201720.05.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  16. 2nd Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference 2017

    Kümmerer, K. (Chair)

    14.05.201717.05.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  17. 2nd Green and Sustainable Conference

    Grabitz, E. (Participant) & Pleißner, D. (Speaker)

    14.05.201717.05.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  18. Efficient utilization of biogenic waste

    Pleißner, D. (Speaker)

    14.05.201717.05.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  19. The concept of a sustainable use of biocidal active substances – applied to rodenticides

    Wieck, S. (presenter)

    14.05.201717.05.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  20. Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)

    Abels, S. (Member)

    10.05.2017

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  21. Begutachtung eines Antrags für ein Georg Forster-Forschungsstipendium

    Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)

    08.05.2017

    Activity: Other expert activitiesPeer review of project proposalsResearch