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.
- 2007
Photodegradation of cephalosporin antibiotics.
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
23.07.2007 → 27.07.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Comparing responses of carbon dyamics to elevated atmosperic CO2 concentrations in arable crop rotations in Germany and China
Heiduk, K. (Speaker), Pacholski, A. S. (Speaker), Martens, R. (Speaker), Weigel, H. J. (Speaker) & Zhu, J. (Speaker)
16.07.2007 → 19.07.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Does frontal residence help larval fish? Growth and abundance of larval dab, Linanda Limanda, within a developing frontal system in the North Sea.
Olbrich, R. (Speaker)
13.07.2007 → 15.07.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
From e-learning to the acquirement of competencies: wiki-based knowledge management and complex problem solving
Barth, M. (Speaker)
13.06.2007 → 16.06.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Kliniken als Quellen für Einträge von Arzneimitteln in die aquatische Umwelt. Arzneistoffe und Trinkwasser: Kenntnisstand – Bewertung – Handlungsfelder.
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
11.06.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Verantwortung und Ökonomik
Beckmann, M. (Speaker)
08.06.2007 → 09.06.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Diagnostika, Medikation und Ökologie: – Zukunftsperspektiven.
Kümmerer, K. (Lecturer)
05.06.2007 → 06.06.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
2007 Amsterdam Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change “Earth System Governance: Theories and Strategies for Sustainability”
Newig, J. (Speaker)
24.05.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Feministischer Nachhaltigkeitsdiskurs zwischen Kritik und Visionen – Who cares?
Mölders, T. (Speaker) & Gottschlich, D. (Speaker)
19.05.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
Kongress Frauen in Naturwissenschaft und Technik - FiNuT 2007
Gottschlich, D. (Opponent), Mölders, T. (Opponent), Gottschlich, D. (Participant) & Mölders, T. (Participant)
19.05.2007Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Arzneimittel in der Umwelt.
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
12.05.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Arzneimittel (-Metabolite) im Abwasser.
Kümmerer, K. (Lecturer)
08.05.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Licenciatura en Geografía - 2007
Kuhn, K. (Speaker)
03.05.2007Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases - 2007
Kümmerer, K. (presenter)
02.05.2007 → 04.05.2007Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Jornadas de Salidas Profesionales de la Diplomatura de Turismo - 2007
Kuhn, K. (Speaker)
02.05.2007Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Tagung der Nachwuchsgruppe Umweltsoziologie - NGU 2007
Kuhn, K. (Speaker)
20.04.2007Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Responsibility and Economics - 2007
Beckmann, M. (Speaker)
02.04.2007 → 04.04.2007Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Die Vielfalt der Natur als Gestaltungsaufgabe in Landwirtschaft und Agrarpolitik
Mölders, T. (Speaker)
20.03.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
„Es wird eng!“ LandwirtInnen zwischen Aufbruch, Anpassung und Resignation
Mölders, T. (Speaker)
20.03.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Tagung der Evangelischen Akademie Loccum „Agrarpolitik im 21. Jahrhundert" - 2007
Mölders, T. (Participant)
19.03.2007 → 21.03.2007Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
New York University
Sevincer, T. (Visiting researcher)
03.2007 → 04.2007Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
09.02.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Arzneimittel in der Abwasserreinigung.
Kümmerer, K. (Lecturer)
05.02.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)
Burandt, S. (Member)
01.2007 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
CLEAN - Soil, Air, Water (Journal)
Kümmerer, K. (Editor)
2007 → 2011Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
College (Organisational unit)
Hofmeister, S. (Chair)
2007 → 2011Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Umwelterziehung e.V. (External organisation)
Fischer, D. (Member)
2007 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission e. V. (External organisation)
Michelsen, G. (Member)
2007 → …Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
GAIA (Journal)
Michelsen, G. (Editorial Board)
2007 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
German Physical Society e.V. (External organisation)
Stinken-Rösner, L. (Member)
2007 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Issues in Social and Environmental Accounting (Journal)
Schaltegger, S. (Editor)
2007 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Logistik-Initiative Hamburg (External organisation)
Schaltegger, S. (Member)
2007 → …Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Transfer
Meeting at the Dispute Resolution Research Center (DRRC) 2007
Trötschel, R. (Speaker)
2007Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft, Verbraucherschutz und Landesentwicklung (External organisation)
Adomßent, M. (Member)
2007 → …Activity: Membership › Bodies of public institutions › Transfer
Postervortrag: EU-Projekt ‘Ambassadors for Women and Science – Pallas Athene’: Evaluation des Projektverbundes, mit Annelie Wellensiek
Abels, S. (Oral presentation)
2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Research in Knowledge Management: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations
Grunenberg, H. (Speaker)
2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften (Publisher)
Michelsen, G. (Editor)
2007 → 2013Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of series › Research
- 2006
International Workshop “Global Change – a Challenge to Environmental Sociology The case of Spain and Germany”
Newig, J. (Speaker)
14.12.2006Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
IDGEC Synthesis Conference - 2006
Newig, J. (Speaker)
06.12.2006Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Interdisziplinärer Workshop Frauen- und Genderforschung - 2006
Mölders, T. (Speaker)
01.12.2006Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Social and Environmental Accountability Journal (Journal)
Schaltegger, S. (Editorial Board)
12.2006 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Interdisziplinärer Workshop Frauen- und Genderforschung - 2006
Mölders, T. (Participant)
30.11.2006 → 01.12.2006Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Standort- und Vermarktungspotenziale für traditionelle Nutztierrassen im Biosphärenreservat Rhön im Kontext einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung
Burandt, A. (Speaker)
15.11.2006Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Welche Faktoren beeinflussen die Verbreitung und den Erfolg von imitierten Geschäftsideen?: Eine Diskussion am Beispiel von Stadtstränden
Halberstadt, J. (Speaker) & Nicolai, A. T. (Speaker)
10.11.2006Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Elution of monomers from two composite resins.
Kümmerer, K. (Lecturer)
02.11.2006 → 05.11.2006Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Das Konzept der öffentlichen Güter und seine Relevanz für Nachhaltigkeit und Geschlechterpolitik - eine Einleitung
Gottschlich, D. (Reviewer) & Vinz, D. (Reviewer)
01.11.2006Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Research
WZB-Kongress „Bürgergesellschaft – Wunsch und Wirklichkeit“ - 2006
Newig, J. (Speaker)
19.10.2006Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Arzneimittel in Kläranlagen und deren Umweltrelevanz in Gewässern.
Kümmerer, K. (Lecturer)
04.10.2006Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Nachhaltige Chemie: Benign by Design: Life Cycle Engineering von Arzneimitteln und Chemikalien.
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
04.10.2006 → 06.10.2006Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Strategien zum Umgang mit Arzneimittelwirkstoffen im Trinkwasser: Nachhaltiges Stoffdesign.
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
04.10.2006 → 06.10.2006Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research