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. 100% EE-Region: 100% erneuerbare-Energie-Region Landkreis und Hansestadt Lüneburg

    Ruck, W. (Project manager, academic)

    29.06.1120.04.15

    Project: Research

  2. 2042: A transformative longitudinal study - Collaborative Economy

    Soetebeer, I. (Project staff) & Burandt, S. (Project manager, academic)

    31.03.1531.03.18

    Project: Research

  3. 2042: 2042: A transformative longitudinal study - energy module 1.0

    Bickel, M. (Project staff)

    01.04.1401.04.17

    Project: Research

  4. 2042 - Germany Europe World 2042 - a Transformation is possible

    Burandt, S. (Coordination)

    01.01.1431.12.42

    Project: Research

  5. 4th International Conference »Higher Education for Sustainable Development: Moving the Agenda Forward«

    Adomßent, M. (Coordination), Bartsch, C. (Coordination), Fischer, D. (Coordination), Godemann, J. (Coordination), Herzig, C. (Coordination), Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Otte, I. (Coordination) & Timm, J.-M. (Coordination)

    14.09.1116.09.11

    Project: Scientific event

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. KFP Betablocker: Abbaubare Betablocker

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

    01.10.1430.06.15

    Project: Research

  9. ABG_CSCT

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Godemann, J. (Project manager, academic)

    Europäische Union

    01.10.0419.05.10

    Project: Other

  10. A biodiversity hotspot faces intensification of viticulture: the role of Fynbos remnants for the conservation of plants and butterflies

    Loos, J. (Project manager, academic), Topp, E. (Project staff), Burghardt, S. (Project staff), Talanow, K. (Project staff), Martín-López, B. (Partner), Underhill, L. (Partner) & Edge, D. (Partner, non-academic)

    German Research Foundation

    01.04.1830.06.20

    Project: Research

  11. ABIS Doctoral Summer School 2013

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

    European Academy for Business and Society

    01.08.1330.06.14

    Project: Scientific event

  12. Aboveground multitrophic plant-insect interactions in a Chinese subtropical forest (FOR 891 - Teilprojekt 09)

    Klein, A.-M. (Project manager, academic), Blüthgen, N. (Project manager, academic) & Bruelheide, H. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    01.02.1131.07.13

    Project: Research

  13. HEB: Academic partnership for the conservation of biodiversity

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Rieckmann, M. (Project manager, academic), Adomßent, M. (Project staff), Timm, J.-M. (Project staff), Cosio, E. (Coordination) & Timaná, M. (Project staff)

    01.01.1123.11.16

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  14. TRANSFORM: Accelerating sustainability entrepreneurship experiments in local spaces

    Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic) & Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.1831.03.25

    Project: Other

  15. ForReal: Accompanying, systematizing and transferring research in Real-World Laboratories

    Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic), Schäpke, N. (Coordination), Bergmann, M. (Partner), Stelzer, F. (Partner) & Singer-Brodowski, M. (Partner)

    01.01.1530.06.18

    Project: Research

  16. Account4GreenEco

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.12.2230.11.25

    Project: Other

  17. ICAEW: Accounting information and the accounting function in sustainability management

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Bennett, M. (Partner) & Zvezdov, D. (Project staff)

    01.09.0811.02.11

    Project: Research

  18. A Change in Perspective - The Role of Photography in Environmental Communication

    Brosien, P. N. (Project manager, academic) & Heinrichs, H. (Project staff)

    01.05.20 → …

    Project: Dissertation project

  19. "Agenda 21 - Universität Lüneburg"

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Diekmann, S. (Project manager, academic), Schwiersch, A. (Project manager, academic) & Simonowsky, P. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.0031.07.01

    Project: Research

  20. Altitudinal distribution of non-native plants: the effects of climate, habitat and introduction history

    Haider, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.03.0631.12.10

    Project: Dissertation project

  21. Alumninetzwerk Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften in Lateinamerika

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Klinke, T. (Project staff)

    18.04.0710.08.07

    Project: Other

  22. Competencies (SustainCom): Analyse studentischer Kompetenzentwicklung: ein Beitrag der Hochschulbildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Rieckmann, M. (Project manager, academic), Timm, J.-M. (Project staff), Barth, M. (Partner) & Thomas, I. (Partner)

    01.01.1206.02.14

    Project: Research

  23. iCon: Analysing plant invasions in their environmental context

    Haider, S. (Project manager, academic), Milanović, M. (Project staff) & Kühn, I. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.2131.12.23

    Project: Research

  24. Analysing sustainability competencies of students

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Rieckmann, M. (Coordination) & Timm, J.-M. (Coordination)

    01.05.1230.04.13

    Project: Research

  25. BELOW: Analysis of root traits to test for environmental filtering and niche complementarity in grassland communities

    Haider, S. (Partner), Bruelheide, H. (Project manager, academic), Jandt, U. (Project manager, academic), Scheel, D. (Project manager, academic) & Herz, K. (Project staff)

    01.01.1431.12.17

    Project: Research

  26. Ansätze zur strategischen Langfristpolitikgestaltung am empirischen Beispiel des Ausstiegs aus den fossilen Energieträgern in Deutschland bis 2050

    Schulze, M. (Project manager, academic) & Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.03.1331.05.18

    Project: Dissertation project

  27. AnSCHub 2010: Social Entrepreneurship Conference

    Beckmann, M. (Project manager, academic) & Zeyen, A. (Project staff)

    European Haniel Program on Entrepreneurship and the Humanities

    01.05.1002.03.11

    Project: Scientific event

  28. Anwendung des TOP-Runner-Ansatzes auf Konsumgüter

    Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    05.01.0929.10.12

    Project: Research

  29. Aqua-Agenten

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Lange, M. (Project staff) & Lang, F. (Project staff)

    01.05.10 → …

    Project: Practical Project

  30. Arbeit ist nur das halbe Leben - ein Konzept der politischen Bildung in der Bildungspraxis

    Offen, S. (Project manager, academic) & Schmidt, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0931.12.11

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  31. A simple process for the decentralized utilization of biogenic residues

    Peinemann, J. (Project manager, academic) & Pleißner, D. (Project manager, academic)

    01.06.1731.05.20

    Project: Research

  32. Atempause: Eine tägliche Kurzintervention zur Achtsamkeit bei Grundschulkindern

    Salisch, M. (Project manager, academic), Bergold, J. (Project manager, academic) & Voltmer, K. (Project manager, academic)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.10.1930.09.23

    Project: Research

  33. Aufbau einer Videodatenbank mit Unterrichtssequenzen zum Umgang mit Heterogenität im Unterricht

    Niebert, K. (Project manager, academic) & Paulicke, P. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.13 → …

    Project: Dissertation project

  34. PlanFoL: Auf die Planung kommt es an (PlanFoL)

    Abels, S. (Project manager, academic) & Hofer, E. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.2330.06.26

    Project: Research

  35. B3P: Basisprogramm Praxisphase

    Vilsmaier, U. (Project manager, academic), Adomßent, M. (Project manager, academic), Seifert, A. (Partner), Nietzky, P. (Partner) & Guhl, K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.1230.09.14

    Project: Teaching

  36. NaGe: Befördern Nachhaltigkeitskompetenzen Frauen an die Spitze?

    Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic), Thiem, A. (Project staff), Katz, C. (Project staff), Moths, K. (Project staff) & Heilmann, S. (Project staff)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.03.1131.12.14

    Project: Research

  37. Begleitprogramm Leuphana Semester

    Vilsmaier, U. (Project manager, academic), Michelsen, G. (Partner), Seifert, A. (Partner) & Dörfler, T. (Partner)

    06.07.1230.09.14

    Project: Teaching

  38. Benign by design: Entwicklung von nachhaltigen Inhibitoren der bakteriellen Topoisomerase II und Topoisomerase IV

    Suk, M. (Project manager, academic) & Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.1731.10.20

    Project: Dissertation project

  39. „Beratung bei der Planung, Realisation und Evaluation von kleineren Umweltausstellungsvorhaben in Niedersachsen“

    Siekierski, E. (Project manager, academic) & Wohlers, L. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0430.11.04

    Project: Research

  40. Bericht zur Bildung für eine Nachhaltige Entwicklung 2005

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Nemnich, C. (Project staff) & Rieckmann, M. (Project staff)

    01.09.0431.12.05

    Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)

  41. Bericht zur Bildung für eine Nachhaltige Entwicklung für die Bundesregierung (Entwurf)

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Braun, M.-L. (Project manager, academic)

    01.12.0030.11.01

    Project: Research

  42. 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

  43. Bewertung Freileitungsmastsysteme

    Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic), Lutz, L. M. (Project staff), Lauer, J. J. (Project staff) & Runge, K. (Partner, non-academic)

    01.01.1531.12.17

    Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)

  44. Bibliographie Nachhaltiger Konsum

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Fischer, D. (Coordination) & Timm, J.-M. (Project staff)

    01.05.1310.03.15

    Project: Research

  45. 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)

  46. Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung in außerschulischen Einrichtungen

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Rode, H. (Project staff) & Wendler, M. (Project staff)

    German Federal Environmental Foundation

    04.06.0831.12.12

    Project: Research

  47. Bildungsarbeit gegen Rechts in der Mitte der Gesellschaft - Herausforderungen und Ansatzpunkte.

    Offen, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.07.1230.11.16

    Project: Transfer (professional training)

  48. BioKultDiv: Biocultural Diversity in Farming Landscapes of the Global South

    Hanspach, J. (Project manager, academic), Díaz Reviriego, I. (Project staff), Benavides Frias, C. (Project staff), Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Project staff) & Drews-Shambroom, A. (Project staff)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.06.1931.05.25

    Project: Research

  49. Biodiversity and productivity in rangelands and their management

    von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic) & Engler, J.-O. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.1530.06.15

    Project: Research

  50. Biodiversity in Israel

    Aßmann, T. (Project manager, academic) & Drees, C. (Project staff)

    German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development

    01.11.0509.11.11

    Project: Research

  51. Biographical learning processes of sustainability innovators in the private sector

    Timm, J.-M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.09.10 → …

    Project: Dissertation project

  52. Biologische Abbaubarkeit von chemischen Stoffen

    Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.07.1931.12.19

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  53. Biologische Abbaubarkeit von chemischen Stoffen

    Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.09.1931.03.20

    Project: Other

  54. Biomass - A renewable energy source? Sustainable biomass (re)production through Landscape Quality Management

    Brüll, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0810.06.15

    Project: Dissertation project

  55. 04OE045: BioRegal

    Burandt, A. (Project staff)

    01.07.0631.07.07

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  56. 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

  57. Biozide im Haushalt - Anwendungsmuster und Einträge ins Abwasser

    Wieck, S. (Project manager, academic), Olsson, O. (Project manager, academic) & Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.09.1431.08.17

    Project: Dissertation project

  58. BOTTOM-UP SUSTAINABILITY TRANSFORMATIONS: Supporting local actors fostering change towards sustainability

    Lam, D. (Project manager, academic)

    01.09.1631.12.20

    Project: Dissertation project

  59. Bridging The Great Divide in Sustainability Science: Bridging The Great Divide in Sustainability Science: Linking High-Performance Modeling and Transition Experiments to Foster Transformational Change Towards Sustainability

    Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic), Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic), von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic), Forrest, N. (Project staff), Engler, J.-O. (Project staff), Zimmermann, H. (Project staff), Wiek, A. (Project manager, academic), Laubichler, M. (Project manager, academic), Ghosh, A. (Project staff), Reich, M. (Project staff), John, B. (Project staff) & Feller, R. L. (Project staff)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.06.1630.09.19

    Project: Research

  60. CapaCity: Building Capacity for Climate Resilience and Sustainability in Cities

    Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic), John, B. (Project manager, academic), Wiek, A. (Project manager, academic), Keeler, L. W. (Project manager, academic), Beaudoin, F. D. (Project manager, academic), Fink, J. (Project manager, academic), Shandas, V. (Project manager, academic), Lerner, A. (Project manager, academic), Almasan, O. (Project manager, academic) & Tamm, K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.02.1815.03.19

    Project: Research

  61. CapaCity: Building Sustainability Implementation Capacity in City Staff and Leadership

    Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic), John, B. (Project staff), Wiek, A. (Project manager, academic), Keeler, L. W. (Project staff), Beaudoin, F. D. (Project manager, academic), Fink, J. (Project staff), Shandas, V. (Project staff), Lerner, A. (Project staff), Almasan, O. (Project staff) & Tamm, K. (Project staff)

    01.03.1728.02.18

    Project: Research

  62. Business Case für erneuerbare Energieerzeugungs- und Nutzungskonzepte in KMU

    Hansen, E. G. (Project manager, academic) & Revellio, F. (Project staff)

    01.06.1431.07.15

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  63. CAPFLO - Local resilience capacity building for flood mitigation

    Newig, J. (Project manager, academic) & Kochskämper, E. (Project staff)

    Europäische Union

    01.01.1630.06.19

    Project: Research

  64. Care4Care

    Lehr, D. (Project manager, academic)

    01.12.1931.12.24

    Project: Research

  65. CfN: Caring for natures? Geschlechterperspektiven auf (Vor)Sorge im Umgang mit ,Natur/en‘

    Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic), Mölders, T. (Project manager, academic), Kapitza, K. (Project staff), Deininger, M. (Project staff) & Katz, C. (Partner)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.02.1730.09.20

    Project: Research

  66. FSM II: Certificate programme in Fellowship Sustainability Management

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Seidl, N. (Project staff) & Santa Cruz, A. (Project staff)

    01.03.1009.06.11

    Project: Transfer (professional training)

  67. CES Summer School: Artistic and Other Creative Practices as Drivers for Urban Resilience

    Kagan, S. (Project manager, academic), Duxbury, N. (Project manager, academic), Haley, D. (Project manager, academic), Blanc, N. (Project manager, academic) & Holz, V. (Project manager, academic)

    01.09.1530.11.16

    Project: Scientific event

  68. Diptera Phenology: Changes in long term population dynamics of Diptera at Rothamsted, Harpenden

    Grabener, S. (Project manager, academic), Harrington, R. (Project manager, academic), Shortall, C. R. (Project manager, academic) & Oldeland, J. (Partner)

    01.11.1431.05.15

    Project: Research

  69. A-KÜST: Changes in the coastal climate - evaluation of alternative strategies in coastal protection, subproject 06: Perception and Cooperation

    Striegnitz, M. (Project manager, academic), Schmidt, A. (Project manager, academic), Lüdecke, G. (Project staff), von Storch, H. (Partner), Weisse, R. (Partner), Mayerle, R. (Partner), Sauter, M. (Partner), Ptak, T. (Partner), Schlurmann, T. (Partner) & Meon, G. (Partner)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.01.0931.03.17

    Project: Research

  70. Ciência sem Fronteiras Alemanha

    Ruck, W. (Project manager, academic)

    01.12.1130.06.12

    Project: Teaching

  71. Circular EURO 2024

    Süßenbach, J. (Project manager, academic), Schröder, S. (Project staff), Greve, S. (Project staff) & Abels, S. (Project staff)

    25.10.2230.06.25

    Project: Research

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

    Urban, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.11.2231.10.25

    Project: Research

  73. Climate Conflicts - A Case of International Environmental and Humanitarian Law

    Christiansen, S. M. (Project manager, academic) & Sanden, J. (Project manager, academic)

    04.06.0912.05.15

    Project: Dissertation project

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