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. 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

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