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. 2012
  2. University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna

    Rieckmann, M. (Visiting lecturer)

    19.03.201223.03.2012

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionEducation

  3. 4th Global TraPs Workshop "Defining Case Studies – Setting Priorities”

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    16.03.201218.03.2012

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

  4. Summer School in the context of Biodiversity-Ecosystem Functioning 2012

    Staab, M. (Participant)

    16.03.201222.03.2012

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

  5. Informationsansprüche im Atom- und Strahlenschutzrecht

    Schomerus, T. (Lecturer)

    14.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  6. Leaving you mother - what next?: seed dispersal and seed predation

    Pufal, G. (Lecturer)

    14.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  7. Soziale Dilemmata - Warum ist Nachhaltigkeit so schwierig?: mit FIshBanks-Planspiel

    Zeyen, A. (Lecturer)

    14.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  8. Wie beeinflussen sekundäre Samenausbreitung und Samenfraß die erfolgreiche Etablierung von Wiesenkräutern?

    Pufal, G. (Lecturer)

    14.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  9. Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement - Eine Einführung

    Beckmann, M. (Lecturer)

    13.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  10. University of South Australia

    Zvezdov, D. (Visiting researcher)

    05.03.201202.04.2012

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  11. Biodiversity and ecosystem functions in the public - views, misconceptions and misunderstandings

    Pufal, G. (presenter)

    02.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  12. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik des Sachunterrichts- GDSU 2012

    Offen, S. (Speaker)

    02.03.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

  13. Ammoniak-Emmissionen nach Ausbringung von Biogasrückständen und konventionellen Güllen

    Pacholski, A. S. (Speaker), Ni, K. (Speaker), Quakernack, R. (Speaker), Gericke, D. O. (Speaker) & Kage, H. (Speaker)

    01.03.201202.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  14. Biodiversity and pollination in the public

    Pufal, G. (Speaker)

    01.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  15. Leuphana Konferenz für nachhaltiges Handeln "Casino Global" - CG 2012

    Sulmowski, J. A. (Organiser)

    01.03.2012

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

  16. University-industry collaboration to stimulate learning in the context of sustainability-oriented innovations

    Klewitz, J. (Speaker)

    01.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  17. Workshop "Biodiversity and pollination services – from basic and applied science to stakeholders and policy" 2012

    Hudewenz, A. (Participant)

    01.03.2012

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

  18. Behavioral Ecology (Journal)

    Leonhardt, S. (Reviewer)

    03.2012

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

  19. Ecological Applications (Journal)

    Leonhardt, S. (Reviewer)

    03.2012

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

  20. European Journal of Innovation Management (Journal)

    Zeyen, A. (Reviewer)

    03.2012 → …

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

  21. Journal of Cleaner Production (Journal)

    Beckmann, M. (Reviewer)

    03.2012 → …

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

  22. The German Educational Research Association (External organisation)

    Rieckmann, M. (Chair)

    03.2012 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  23. Beyond the supply chain – Sustainability-oriented product innovations through a transdisciplinary approach

    Harms, D. (Speaker)

    29.02.201202.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  24. Competition between honey bees and wild bees? Ecological research to solve stakeholder conflicts in the Lüneburger Heath

    Hudewenz, A. (presenter)

    29.02.201202.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  25. Natural habitat and orchard management can benefit wild insect pollinators and fruit set in California almond

    Brittain, C. (Coauthor)

    29.02.201202.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  26. Transdisciplinarity in Corporate Sustainability: Mapping the field

    Beckmann, M. (Speaker)

    29.02.201202.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  27. Moderation: Effizientere Besprechungen - bessere Ergebnisse 2012

    Burandt, S. (Participant)

    27.02.201228.02.2012

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

  28. Workshop mit Praxispartnern des "Lüneburger Streuobstwiesen Vereins"

    Burandt, A. (Organiser)

    14.02.2012

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

  29. Einführung in SPSS: Computergestützte Auswertung statistischer Daten

    Hörisch, J. (Lecturer)

    10.02.201212.02.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  30. Higher education interdisciplinary research for RCEs

    Adomßent, M. (Speaker)

    10.02.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  31. Konferenz "Zukunft der Wirtschaftsethik in Deutschland" - 2012

    Mühling, M. (Opponent)

    10.02.201211.02.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  32. Linking modes of governance and social-ecological outcomes in environmental evaluation

    Jager, N. W. (Speaker) & Challies, E. (Speaker)

    09.02.201210.02.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  33. Anhörung zur Energiewende 2012

    Bernotat, S. (Organiser)

    08.02.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  34. Conference »radius of art« 2012

    Kagan, S. (Moderator) & Stoltenberg, U. (Participant)

    08.02.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  35. Conference »radius of art« 2012

    Holz, V. (Participant)

    08.02.201209.02.2012

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

  36. Gesprächs- und Verhandlungsführung

    Burandt, S. (Participant)

    07.02.2012

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

  37. Intersektionalität: Ansatz und Umsetzung

    Offen, S. (Lecturer)

    01.02.201202.02.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  38. Stärken politischer Bildung im klassischen Feld der Gewaltprävention

    Offen, S. (Lecturer)

    01.02.201202.02.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  39. Biotropica (Journal)

    Leonhardt, S. (Reviewer)

    02.2012

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

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

    Beckmann, M. (Reviewer)

    02.2012 → …

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

  41. Workshop im Rahmen des Projektes „Befördern Nachhaltigkeitskompetenzen Frauen an die Spitze? Nachhaltigkeitskompetenz und Geschlecht“ (NaGe) - 2012

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

    30.01.2012

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

  42. 2nd Leu­pha­na Con­fe­rence on En­tre­pre­neurship - GMLG 2012

    Beckmann, M. (Speaker)

    20.01.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  43. Führen Nachhaltigkeitskompetenzen an die Spitze? Geschlechterrelevante Faktoren des Gelingens und Scheiterns

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

    16.01.201217.01.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  44. Konkurrenz & Ressourcennutzung von Honig- und Wildbienen in der Lüneburger Heide

    Hudewenz, A. (Speaker)

    15.01.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  45. Neuerungen im EEG 2012 und Auswirkungen des Marktprämienmodell für die Sparkassen Finanzgruppe

    Schomerus, T. (Lecturer)

    12.01.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  46. Workshop mit Praxispartnern der "Arche Region Amt Neuhaus"

    Burandt, A. (Organiser)

    12.01.2012

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