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. Postdoc Academi 2 Kursdurchlauf

    Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic)

    15.12.1915.08.20

    Project: Other

  2. PostDoc Academy: 3. Kursdurchlauf an der Leuphana

    Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.08.2031.03.22

    Project: Research

  3. Postdoc Academy - 4. Kursdurchlauf

    Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic)

    07.12.2107.06.22

    Project: Teaching

  4. Postdoc Academy: Seminar 1st course cycle

    Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic) & Barth, M. (Project manager, academic)

    15.11.1815.07.19

    Project: Other

  5. PRIME Stipendium: Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience

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

    01.12.2031.05.22

    Project: Other

  6. PhytoRet: Potential der oberrheinischen künstlichen Feuchtgebiete für die Reduzierung der Pflanzenschutzmittel

    Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic), Olsson, O. (Project staff), Gutowski, L. (Project staff) & Gaßmann, M. (Project staff)

    01.01.1113.09.16

    Project: Research

  7. Potenziale und Grenzen von Crowdfunding für Nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Hörisch, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.1819.03.19

    Project: Other

  8. Potenzial nachhaltig produzierten Camelina-Öls als Grundstoff für die Biokerosin-Produktion

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Klein, A.-M. (Project manager, academic) & Averdunk, K. (Project staff)

    30.04.1129.10.12

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  9. PREMIER: Prioritisation and Risk Evaluation of Medicines in the EnviRonment

    Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic), Olsson, O. (Project manager, academic) & Puhlmann, N. (Project staff)

    Europäische Union

    01.09.2031.08.26

    Project: Research

  10. 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)

    08.12.1631.12.21

    Project: Research

  11. Process Gains and Process Losses in Negotiations

    Trötschel, R. (Project manager, academic), Schulz-Hardt, S. (Project manager, academic), Reichold, J. (Project manager, academic) & Warsitzka, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.1630.09.18

    Project: Research

  12. ALFA: Project “International Master Program Sustainable Development and Management"

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Rieckmann, M. (Coordination), Barkin, D. (Partner), Berglund, S. (Partner), Böhmer, K. (Partner), Gonzalez, M. (Partner), Filippini, M. F. (Partner), Medellín Milán, P. (Partner), van Dam-Mieras, R. (Partner) & Vásquez Ríos, A. A. (Partner)

    15.08.0515.08.07

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  13. Project “Soils in the Media: Soil Topics on Youtube”

    Lütkemöller, D. (Project manager, academic), Luenststaeden, B. (Project staff), Skubowius, K. M. (Project staff) & Beier, A. (Project staff)

    01.03.1301.12.13

    Project: Other

  14. ELAN: Projekt Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement (ELAN III)

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic)

    04.04.0730.04.10

    Project: Transfer (professional training)

  15. Promoting Knowledge in Times of Global Change - A Platform on Transdisciplinary Sustainability Sciences

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Ahlers, T. (Partner), Fischer, D. (Coordination), Marwege, R. (Project staff), Richter, S. (Project staff), Hetze, K. (Project staff), Metz, C. (Project staff), Mader, M. (Project staff) & Timm, J.-M. (Project staff)

    01.05.1107.08.23

    Project: Research

  16. Prospects for sustainable development: The future of plants and butterflies in Transylvania

    Loos, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.07.1115.06.15

    Project: Dissertation project

  17. 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

  18. Qualifizierungsprogramm: Ausstellungsmanagement und Evaluation für erfolgreiche Ausstellungen zur Umweltkommunikation

    Marwege, R. (Project manager, academic), Adomßent, M. (Project manager, academic), Weyer, M. (Partner, non-academic) & Siekierski, E. (Partner, non-academic)

    01.04.1530.06.17

    Project: Transfer (professional training)

  19. ZZL: Qualitätsoffensive Lehrerbildung: Theorie-Praxis-Verzahnung in der Lehrerbildung - Handlungsfeld: Kompetenzorientierte Unterrichtsgestaltung. Strukturorientierter Schriftspracherwerb (ZZL)

    Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic), Barth, M. (Project manager, academic), Leiss, D. (Project manager, academic) & Ahlers, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.1630.06.19

    Project: Research

  20. Quantifying nonlinear dynamics in psychological data (Heisenberg-Professur)

    Wallot, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.2030.09.25

    Project: Research

  21. Reaktionen zur thermochemischen Speicherung in einer Wärmebatterie

    Rammelberg, H. U. (Project manager, academic)

    01.11.1025.02.15

    Project: Dissertation project

  22. Rechtliche Konzepte für eine effizientere Energienutzung

    Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic) & Sanden, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.06.0731.01.08

    Project: Research

  23. REDD+ and the changing politics and economics of forest protection in Indonesia

    McGregor, A. (Project manager, academic), Challies, E. (Partner), Gavin, M. (Partner), Weaver, S. (Partner) & Tacconi, L. (Partner)

    01.01.12 → …

    Project: Research

  24. Regularities in Reading Times

    Wallot, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.2131.12.22

    Project: Research

  25. I4S: Research and Competence Training Network for Sustainability-Driven Innovation

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Hansen, E. G. (Partner) & Wicki, S. (Project staff)

    European Commission

    01.01.1331.12.16

    Project: Research

  26. Go-Chains: Research Consortium ‘Sustainability governance of global value chains’

    Newig, J. (Project manager, academic), Lenschow, A. (Project manager, academic), Bülow, F. (Coordination), Ehbauer, B. (Project staff), Makris, J. (Project staff), Bäumler, J. (Project manager, academic), Schüßler, E. (Project manager, academic), Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Velte, P. (Project manager, academic), Teuteberg, F. (Project manager, academic), Schall, A. (Project manager, academic), Franz, M. (Project manager, academic), Busse, C. (Project manager, academic), Lay, J. (Project manager, academic), Jost, H. (Project staff), Evers, K. (Project staff), Große, N. (Project staff), Bongert, F. J. (Project staff), Pohurskyy, S. (Project staff), Kamphues, F. (Project staff), Verfürth, P. (Project staff), Dahiya, S. (Project staff), Zuo, J. (Project staff), Steglich, F. (Project staff) & Raval, S. S. (Project staff)

    01.08.2431.07.28

    Project: Research

  27. Resonanztheorie in der Nachhaltigkeit

    Gehlen, Y. (Project staff) & Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.1931.12.20

    Project: Dissertation project

  28. Responses of plant performance and functional diversity along a climate and land-use gradient in Mongolia

    von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic), Wesche, K. (Project manager, academic) & Römermann, C. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.1431.08.19

    Project: Research

  29. Ressourcenpolitik und Geschlechtergerechtigkeit in der Globalisierung

    Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic) & Bauhardt, C. (Partner)

    01.04.1031.03.13

    Project: Research

  30. INNIG: Risk Culture: Communication and Representation of Risks Considering as Example Extreme Floods

    Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic) & Grunenberg, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.02.0531.12.06

    Project: Research

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