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.

  1. Biosecurity in mountains and northern ecosystems: current status and future challenges

    Haider, S. (Project staff), Milbau, A. (Project manager, academic), Albihn, A. (Project staff), Alexander, J. M. (Project staff), Burgess, T. I. (Project staff), Daehler, C. (Project staff), Essl, F. (Project staff), Evengård, B. (Project staff), Greenwood, G. B. (Project staff), Muths, E. (Project staff), Nuñez, M. A. (Project staff), Pauchard, A. (Project staff), Pellissier, L. (Project staff), Rabitsch, W. (Project staff), Robertson, M. (Project staff) & Sanders, N. J. (Project staff)

    01.01.1531.12.18

    Project: Research

  2. EnOB Leuphana: Energieoptimiertes Bauen: Klimaneutraler Campus Leuphana Universität Lüneburg

    Ruck, W. (Project manager, academic) & Keller, H. (Coordination)

    01.10.1031.12.17

    Project: Research

  3. NIKT: Nachhaltiger Konsum von Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie in der digitalen Gesellschaft - Dialog und Transformation durch offene Innovation

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Hansen, E. G. (Project manager, academic), Silva, S. (Project staff), Weber, U. (Project staff), Hagenbeck, J. (Project staff), Norris, S. (Project staff), Eggers, A.-C. (Project staff), Revellio, F. (Project staff), Teuteberg, F. (Project manager, academic), Lenschow, A. (Project manager, academic), Marx Gómez, J. (Project manager, academic), Müller, K. (Project manager, academic) & Raabe, T. (Project manager, academic)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    15.02.1514.05.18

    Project: Research

  4. Lehreinheiten Basiskompetenzen Inklusion in den Fachdidaktiken (Zweite Förderphase)

    Besser, M. (Project manager, academic), Abels, S. (Partner), Leiss, D. (Partner), Schmidt, T. (Partner), Süßenbach, J. (Partner), Greve, S. (Project staff) & Troll, B. (Project staff)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.12.1731.03.19

    Project: Research

  5. Verantwortung für Nachhaltigkeit

    Baumgärtner, S. (Project manager, academic), John, F. (Project staff), Quaas, M. F. (Partner), Klauer, B. (Partner), Schiller, J. (Partner), Krysiak, F. C. (Partner), Petersen, T. (Partner) & Williams, G. D. (Partner)

    01.07.1330.06.14

    Project: Research

  6. Biologische Abbaubarkeit von chemischen Stoffen

    Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.07.1931.12.19

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  7. Using plant functional traits to reveal mechanisms behind species richness patterns along elevation gradients

    Haider, S. (Project manager, academic), Ratier Backes, A. (Project manager, academic), Römermann, C. (Partner), Knight, T. M. (Partner), Keil, P. (Partner), Alexander, J. M. (Partner) & Arévalo, J. R. (Partner)

    01.01.1731.12.21

    Project: Research

  8. Erneuerbare Energien und Energieeffizienz im Wärmemarkt

    Ahlbrink, M. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    14.05.1430.09.17

    Project: Dissertation project

  9. TreeDi: Tree Diversity Interactions: The role of tree-tree interactions in local neighbourhoods in Chinese subtropical forests; P2: Complementarity through trait variation

    Haider, S. (Project manager, academic), Harpole, W. S. (Project manager, academic), Ma, Z. (Project manager, academic) & Yang, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.12.2231.05.27

    Project: Research

  10. Gender Equality in the 21st Century - Country-Level and Individual-Level Factors Related to Women’s and Men’s Intentions to Contribute to Childcare – A Cross-National Comparison across 49 Countries

    Schuster, C. (Project manager, academic), Martiny, S. E. (Partner), Schmader, T. (Partner), Block, K. (Partner), Van Laar, C. (Partner) & Meeussen, L. (Partner)

    German Research Foundation

    15.01.2131.12.23

    Project: Research

  11. Konzeption eines produktbezogenen TOP-Runner Modells auf EU-Ebene

    Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    01.08.0920.05.11

    Project: Research

  12. GrünlandVielfalt: Ökologische und gesellschaftliche Grünland-Transformation in der Ise-Niederung"

    Petersen-Schlapkohl, U. (Project manager, academic), Temperton, V. (Partner) & Ernst, L. M. (Project staff)

    01.10.22 → …

    Project: Research

  13. Föderung wissenschaftlicher Nachwuchs - Nachhaltige Chemie

    Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.2231.03.26

    Project: Research

  14. Von Weltbürger_innen und Anderen. Subjektivation im entwicklungspolitischen Freiwilligendienst weltwärts

    Kontzi, K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.0905.02.14

    Project: Dissertation project

  15. EML-Symposium: 6th Environmental Management Leadership Symposium in Lueneburg: 21.03.10-23.03.10

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Harms, D. (Project staff) & Esders, M. (Project staff)

    11.03.1008.04.11

    Project: Scientific event

  16. Conceptual Change by Metaphorical Change

    Niebert, K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.02.11 → …

    Project: Research

  17. Shifting standards for boys and girls in the classroom

    Schuster, C. (Project manager, academic)

    01.06.1830.04.19

    Project: Research

  18. MaRess: Material Efficiency and Resource Conservation

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Zvezdov, D. (Project staff) & Viere, T. (Project staff)

    25.07.0711.03.11

    Project: Research

  19. TRACE: TRACE – TRAit-environment interactions driving elevational range expansions under ClimatE change

    Haider, S. (Project manager, academic) & Ratier Backes, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.2231.12.23

    Project: Research

  20. Die Bedeutung unterschiedlicher Kontexte von Umweltbildung für Nachhaltigkeitsbewußtsein

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Degenhardt, L. (Project manager, academic), Godemann, J. (Project manager, academic) & Molitor, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.03.9831.08.01

    Project: Research

  21. PRIME Stipendium: Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience

    Martín-López, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.12.2031.05.22

    Project: Other

  22. SLF: Sustainability Leadership Forum

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Petersen, H. (Project staff), Klewitz, J. (Project staff) & Rudolph, N. S. (Project staff)

    10.11.0430.04.19

    Project: Other

  23. Internetgestützte Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung der DAX 30-Unternehmen in Kooperation mit dem Centre for Sustainability Management, CSM

    Godemann, J. (Project manager, academic), Herzig, C. (Project manager, academic) & Blanke, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.06.0401.12.04

    Project: Research

  24. Schutz von Buchenwäldern in einem System von Prozessschutzgebieten

    Härdtle, W. (Project manager, academic)

    01.08.0830.11.11

    Project: Research

  25. Betriebliche Umweltkommunikation: Umweltkennzahlen in Umweltberichten

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Herzig, C. (Project manager, academic), Hoppe, J. (Project manager, academic) & Hoppe, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.9931.12.00

    Project: Research

  26. Konflikttreiber Klimawandel? –Eine Analyse zukünftiger Konfliktpotenziale infolge des Klimawandels in Tourismusdestinationen

    Bartels, C. (Project manager, academic) & Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.0731.10.09

    Project: Dissertation project

  27. F.B.E.Leuchtpol: Forschung.Beratung.Evaluation.Leuchtpol

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Benoist, B. (Project staff), Kosler, T. (Project staff) & Moths, K. (Project staff)

    01.01.0931.12.12

    Project: Research

  28. CCEHN: Climate Change & Early Humans in the North

    Urban, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.11.2231.10.25

    Project: Research

  29. UCOM: Understanding Communal Orientation in Men

    Block, K. (Coordination), Martiny, S. E. (Partner), Meeussen, L. (Partner), Olsson, M. (Partner), Schmader, T. (Partner), Schuster, C. (Partner), Van Grootel, S. (Partner) & Van Laar, C. (Partner)

    01.11.1731.12.18

    Project: Research

  30. Medien und klimabewusstes Verhalten. Die Bedeutung des Fernsehens für ein nachhaltiges Alltagshandeln bei Jugendlichen.

    Lüdecke, G. (Project manager, academic) & Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.0831.03.11

    Project: Dissertation project

  31. Moving to the real world: Testing biodiversity and priority effects for restoring multifunctional grasslands

    Temperton, V. (Project manager, academic) & Ernst, L. M. (Project staff)

    01.10.2030.09.23

    Project: Research

  32. Working group “Consensus network of invasion hypotheses”

    Haider, S. (Partner), Jeschke, J. M. (Project manager, academic), Enders, M. (Project manager, academic), Bernard-Verdier, M. (Project staff), Catford, J. A. (Project staff), Gómez-Aparicio, L. (Project staff), Heger, T. (Project staff), Meyerson, L. A. (Project staff), Novoa, A. (Project staff), Ricciardi, A. (Project staff), Vila, M. (Project staff), Essl, F. (Project staff), Hulme, P. E. (Project staff), van Kleunen, M. (Project staff), Lockwood, J. L. (Project staff), Pyšek, P. (Project staff), Strayer, D. L. (Project staff) & Yannelli, F. A. (Project staff)

    01.01.1831.12.18

    Project: Research

  33. SENet: Social and ecological networks supporting biodiversity and food security

    Fischer, J. (Project manager, academic) & Bergsten, A. (Project manager, academic)

    Europäische Union

    15.01.1617.03.18

    Project: Research

  34. SSATL-ESD: Sub-Saharan Africa Teacher Leadership for ESD

    Fischer, D. (Project manager, academic), Joon, D. (Coordination) & Grauer, C. (Project staff)

    01.11.2431.10.27

    Project: Research

  35. Training Programme „Sustainable University Development“

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Rieckmann, M. (Project manager, academic) & Aguirre, P. (Partner)

    01.02.1114.05.11

    Project: Transfer (professional training)

  36. Care4Care

    Lehr, D. (Project manager, academic)

    01.12.1931.12.24

    Project: Research

  37. Participation Case Scout

    Newig, J. (Project manager, academic) & Rose, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.1931.03.22

    Project: Other

  38. DigiTaL - Teilprojekt 09: Digitale Lehr-/Lernformate zur Internationalisierung der Master- und Promotionsphase

    Abels, S. (Project manager, academic), Soltau, A. (Project manager, academic) & Sundermann, A. (Project staff)

    01.08.2131.12.25

    Project: Teaching

  39. Environmental Communication among the Media and Environmental NGOs in Malaysia

    Mohamad Saleh, M. S. (Project staff) & Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.1330.09.16

    Project: Dissertation project

  40. Textile-Transformation

    Beyers, F. (Project manager, academic) & Heinrichs, H. (Project staff)

    01.11.1731.10.20

    Project: Dissertation project

  41. Machbarkeitsstudie für das Projekt Nachhaltige Geschäftsmodelle und Wissensnetzwerke - Entwicklung des Wissensnetzwerks Sustainability durch Informationstechnik auf der Grundlage softwaregestützter nachhaltiger Geschäftsmodelle

    Rolf, A. (Project manager, academic), Möller, A. (Project manager, academic), Fritzsche, A. (Project manager, academic) & Mandel, R. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.0131.05.02

    Project: Research

  42. EML-Symposium: 6th Environmental Management Leadership Symposium

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Esders, M. (Project staff) & Harms, D. (Project staff)

    German Research Foundation

    01.12.0909.06.11

    Project: Research

  43. Mindsets in value-driven conflicts

    Schuster, C. (Project manager, academic) & Harinck, F. (Partner)

    01.08.2031.07.21

    Project: Research

  44. Proyecto de educación ambiental para la conservación del Área Protegida Municipal Bosque de Bolognia

    Miranda, O. (Project manager, academic), Benavides Frias, C. (Project manager, academic), Flores, S. (Project manager, academic) & Antezana, N. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.16 → …

    Project: Teaching

  45. Green Fashion Challenge: Modekultur, Textilien und Nachhaltigkeit

    Hörisch, J. (Project manager, academic) & Hampe, L. (Project staff)

    01.01.2001.03.21

    Project: Other

  46. ZIM Korrosionssensor: Entwicklung eines Sensors zur kontinuierlichen Überwachung von Korrosions- und Belagbildungsprozessen

    Ruck, W. (Project manager, academic) & Opel, O. (Project staff)

    01.11.1212.04.16

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  47. Einsatz von Gamification am Beispiel von Artenschutzsensibilisierung

    Abels, S. (Project manager, academic) & Krebs, A.-K. (Project staff)

    01.10.2330.09.25

    Project: Research

  48. Nachhaltige Raumentwicklung - Wirtschaften in Netzen: Regionalvermarktung und Akteursnetzwerke von der Elbe bis zur Heide

    Schrader, R. (Project staff), Lang, F. J. (Project staff), Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic) & Burandt, A. (Project staff)

    15.10.1228.02.13

    Project: Teaching

  49. Kili-SES (NCP): Demand and values of Nature’s Contributions to People (NCP)

    Martín-López, B. (Project manager, academic), Groß, M. (Project staff), Pearson, J. (Project staff) & Julius, J. (Project staff)

    German Research Foundation

    01.07.2001.02.26

    Project: Research

  50. FoodLabHome

    Abels, S. (Project manager, academic) & Pleißner, D. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.1830.09.21

    Project: Research

  51. Vereinfachung und Verschlankung des Naturschutzrechts

    Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.0730.04.08

    Project: Research

  52. Mycorrhizae in tree diversity effects on ecosystem functioning

    Eisenhauer, N. (Project manager, academic), Ferlian, O. (Project manager, academic), Haider, S. (Partner), Bruelheide, H. (Project manager, academic) & Heklau, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.17 → …

    Project: Research

  53. "Invasive" Arten im Prozessschutz

    Kapitza, K. (Project manager, academic) & Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.1730.04.20

    Project: Dissertation project

  54. 2042: 2042: A transformative longitudinal study - energy module 1.0

    Bickel, M. (Project staff)

    01.04.1401.04.17

    Project: Research

  55. Ciência sem Fronteiras Alemanha

    Ruck, W. (Project manager, academic)

    01.12.1130.06.12

    Project: Teaching

  56. IndiWa: IndiWa: Indicators for successful land- and water management

    Evers, M. (Project manager, academic) & Lange, L. (Project staff)

    01.05.0931.07.11

    Project: Research

  57. SSCM: Sustainable Supply Chain Management. State of Practice in German Companies

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Harms, D. (Project staff)

    15.06.0809.09.10

    Project: Research

  58. KITA 21: Die Zukunftsgestalter. Wissenschaftliche Begleitung und Evaluation des Modellprojekts KITA21 der S.O.F. Save Our Future – Umweltstiftung

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Gottmann, T. (Project staff), Czerwinski, A. (Project staff) & Bastian, A. (Project staff)

    01.03.0825.03.11

    Project: Research

  59. PoST: Processes of Sustainability Transformation (Promotionskolleg)

    Barth, M. (Project manager, academic), Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Coordination), Fischer, D. (Partner), Halberstadt, J. (Partner), Schaltegger, S. (Partner), Leventon, J. (Partner), Heinrichs, H. (Partner), Lang, D. J. (Partner), Wiek, A. (Partner), Kümmerer, K. (Partner), von Wehrden, H. (Partner), Vilsmaier, U. (Partner), Rodriguez Aboytes, J. G. (Project staff), Pöggel, K. (Project staff), Hübel, C. (Project staff), Buhr, M. (Project staff), Beyers, F. (Project staff), Laudan, J. (Project staff), Albrecht, S. (Project staff), Weber, H. (Project staff), Rathgens, J. (Project staff), Keβler, L. (Project staff), Hilser, S. (Project staff) & Juarez Bourke, S. (Project staff)

    Robert-Bosch Foundation

    08.12.1631.12.21

    Project: Research

  60. Kolleg Didaktik: Digital

    Abels, S. (Project manager, academic) & Stinken-Rösner, L. (Project staff)

    Joachim Herz Stiftung

    01.01.2030.09.22

    Project: Teaching

  61. sUMMITDiv "Europe’s alpine flora: past, present and future"

    Wipf, S. (Project manager, academic), Haider, S. (Partner), Rixen, C. (Partner), Steinbauer, M. J. (Partner), Jurasinski, G. (Partner), Grytnes, J. A. (Partner) & Bjorkmann, A. (Partner)

    10.11.1431.12.18

    Project: Research

  62. DBU Antibiotikum: Entwicklung eines umweltverträglichen Antibiotikums

    Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic), Leder, C. (Project staff) & Rastogi, T. (Project staff)

    German Federal Environmental Foundation

    01.11.1430.04.18

    Project: Research

  63. BNE Mobilität: Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung - am Bespiel des Themenfelds Mobilität

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Gottmann, T. (Project staff), Rieckmann, M. (Project staff) & Schröter, U. (Project staff)

    30.08.0716.06.09

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  64. FSM I: International Leadership Training (ILT) Sustainability Management - Onlinephase Jahrgang I

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Dubielzig, F. (Project staff), Seidl, N. (Project staff) & Grimm, J. (Project staff)

    01.02.0911.03.10

    Project: Transfer (professional training)

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