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. Einsatz von Gamification am Beispiel von Artenschutzsensibilisierung

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

    01.10.2330.09.25

    Project: Research

  2. E-Learning basierte Einführungskurse in das Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement und die Betriebswirtschaftslehre (sowie inhaltsbezogen studienrelevante Englisch-Kompetenzen)

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Project manager, academic), Velte, P. (Project manager, academic), Schmidt, T. (Project manager, academic), Kaliampos, J. (Project staff) & Blume, C. (Project staff)

    01.05.1730.09.17

    Project: Other

  3. EMA Links - Environmental Management Accounting and the Links between Different Levels of Decision-Making

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Hahn, T. (Project staff) & Burritt, R. L. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.0031.03.02

    Project: Research

  4. Energieeinsparung in Schulen durch Änderung des Nutzerverhaltens

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Ebert, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.9531.12.97

    Project: Research

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

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

    01.10.1031.12.17

    Project: Research

  6. EQM:Hydraulik: Energie- und Qualitätsmanagement gegen Korrosion und Belagbildung in hydraulischen Systemen; Teilvorhaben: Untersuchung von Schadensbildern

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

    01.01.1530.11.18

    Project: Research

  7. Nachhaltige Mobilität: Energiewende - Szenarien und Handlungsoptionen

    Opel, O. (Project manager, academic), Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic) & Luthardt, P. (Partner)

    01.04.1401.04.15

    Project: Teaching

  8. TM 1.1 KT 10 - EnERgioN: EnERgioN - Erzeugung, Speicherung und Vermarktung von erneuerbaren Energien in der Region Nord (Kompetenztandem-Projekt)

    Degenhart, H. (Project manager, academic), Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic), Schulz, D. N. (Project manager, academic), Holstenkamp, L. (Coordination), Grumm, F. (Project staff), Maly, C. (Project staff), Meister, M. (Project staff), Storjohann, J. (Project staff), Stecher, M. (Project staff), Obbelode, F. (Project staff), Doliwa, M. (Project staff), Kowallik, J. (Project staff), Storjohann, J. (Project staff), Olsen, B. E. (Project manager, academic), Gaines, S. (Project staff) & Peeters, M. (Project staff)

    Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank

    01.02.1231.12.15

    Project: Research

  9. Entwicklung eines Regelungskonzepts für ein Ressourcenschutzrecht des Bundes

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

    01.09.0929.10.12

    Project: Research

  10. 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)

  11. 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

  12. Entwicklung, Erprobung und Evaluierung eines Fernstudienganges Kommunaler Umweltschutz

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Adomßent, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.09.9631.08.99

    Project: Research

  13. Entwicklung, Erprobung und Evaluierung von Pilotmodulen für einen praxisorientierten Fernstudiengang zur Weiterbildung kommunaler Angestellter in Lettland.

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Lütkemöller, D. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.9931.12.00

    Project: Research

  14. Entwicklungsteam "Reflexionsanlässe im gesellschaftswissenschaftlichen Sachunterricht"

    Meyn, J. (Project manager, academic) & Fischer, D. (Project manager, academic)

    01.07.2430.06.25

    Project: Teaching

  15. Entwicklung von Instrumenten zur Vermeidung von Lebensmittelabfällen

    Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.1231.03.14

    Project: Research

  16. 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

  17. EMA-SEA: Environmental Management Accounting for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in South-East Asia

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Viere, T. (Project staff) & Herzig, C. (Project staff)

    01.11.0331.10.07

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  18. Ermittlung der "Critical Loads" von Stickstoffdepositionen in Calluna-dominierten Küstenheiden

    Härdtle, W. (Project manager, academic) & Bähring, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.11.1201.11.15

    Project: Research

  19. Erneuerbare Energien und Energieeffizienz im Wärmemarkt

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

    14.05.1430.09.17

    Project: Dissertation project

  20. ESD for 2030: Lernen für und in resiliente(n) und nachhaltige(n) Kommunen

    Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic), Bürgener, L. (Coordination) & Drautz, S. (Project staff)

    German Federal Environmental Foundation

    01.01.2131.12.24

    Project: Research

  21. EUROPATHS

    Plewig, H.-J. (Project manager, academic)

    Europäische Union

    31.12.0730.06.17

    Project: Research

  22. EBEB: European Business Environmental Barometer

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Wagner, M. (Project staff), Dyllick, T. (Partner) & Ytterhus, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.0128.02.02

    Project: Research

  23. EDGE: Evaluating the Delivery of participatory environmenal Governance using an Evidence-based research design

    Newig, J. (Project manager, academic), Jager, N. W. (Project staff) & Challies, E. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.1131.03.16

    Project: Research

  24. KUKA: Evaluation der Kronsberg-Umwelt-Kommunikations-Agentur

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Danner, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.9931.12.01

    Project: Research

  25. Evaluation der Sportgerichtsurteile des HFV der Saison 2007/2008

    Zick, A. (Project manager, academic), Winands, M. (Project staff) & Scherer, J. (Project staff)

    01.06.0830.09.10

    Project: Research

  26. Evaluation des Greenteam-Konzepts in Deutschland

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

    01.04.9931.08.00

    Project: Research

  27. EXIST-SEED: Management - Outsourcing - Energiecontrollingsoftware

    Langerfeldt, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.0530.09.06

    Project: Research

  28. Exkursion Energiewende: Wilhelmsburger Energieprojekte mit dem Rad erkunden

    Hansen, E. G. (Project manager, academic) & Sommereisen, T. (Project staff)

    21.09.14 → …

    Project: Teaching

  29. Exploring the psychology of an energy technology partnership: the case of hydrogen in mobility

    Upham, P. (Project manager, academic) & Bögel, P. M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.1801.10.19

    Project: Research

  30. BMU-Fachdialog: Fachdialog "Nachhaltigkeit in der Unternehmensberichterstattung"

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Herzig, C. (Project staff)

    01.07.0431.12.04

    Project: Research

  31. Factors controlling plant invasion: community niche, vegetation structure and local adaptation

    Haider, S. (Project manager, academic), Pahl, A. T. (Project manager, academic) & Kollmann, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.1131.12.14

    Project: Research

  32. Fallsammlung des Lehrens und Lernens

    Niebert, K. (Project manager, academic), Gropengiesser, H. (Project manager, academic) & Dannemann, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.08.1201.04.13

    Project: Research

  33. Faunistische und botanische Untersuchungen

    Temperton, V. (Project manager, academic)

    02.09.1930.04.22

    Project: Other

  34. FLOWS: Flood Plain Land Use Optimising Workable Sustainability

    Urban, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0409.11.09

    Project: Research

  35. Föderung wissenschaftlicher Nachwuchs - Nachhaltige Chemie

    Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.2231.03.26

    Project: Research

  36. FoodLabHome

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

    01.10.1830.09.21

    Project: Research

  37. Food Policy Councils: Levers for Sustainability Transformation?

    Sieveking, A. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.1630.04.20

    Project: Dissertation project

  38. FOR 5375 - SP8: Understorey plant assemblages and primary production

    Fichtner, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.06.2330.05.26

    Project: Research

  39. FoLe-Diklusiv: Forschendes Lernen mit digitalen Medien als Beitrag zu erfolgreicher Inklusion

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

    01.01.2228.02.23

    Project: Research

  40. 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

  41. Forschungskostenz. Stipendium Evely Araripe

    Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)

    Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

    01.11.2131.03.22

    Project: Individual grant

  42. Forschungs- und Beratungsprojekte der Inkubator Gastprofessur Management der Energiewende

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

    01.11.1331.07.15

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  43. FRA.ME: Wissenschaftlerinnen Mentoring an der Universität Lüneburg

    Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic) & Thiem, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.07.0418.06.07

    Project: Research

  44. FDS-G: Fühlen Denken Sprechen in der Grundschule - Fortbildung zur durchgängigen inhaltsorientierten Sprachförderung für alle Betreuungspersonen - Teilprojekt Emotionsentwicklung

    Salisch, M. (Project manager, academic), Voltmer, K. (Project manager, academic), Koch, K. (Partner), Langlotz, M. (Partner) & Hormann, O. (Partner)

    01.12.2230.11.25

    Project: Research

  45. BISS-FDS: Fühlen Denken Sprechen: Professionalisierung alltagsintegrierter sprachlicher Bildung bei ein- und mehrsprachlich aufwachsenden Kindern

    Salisch, M. (Project manager, academic), Mähler, C. (Project manager, academic), Cloos, P. (Project manager, academic) & Koch, K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.1631.01.20

    Project: Research

  46. Future generations in present-day democracy. The theory and practice of proxy representation.

    Rose, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.1206.12.16

    Project: Dissertation project

  47. GCSO_Annual Membership Meeting

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

    01.03.1930.09.19

    Project: Other

  48. GCSO_Effective sustainability managemenz

    Hörisch, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.09.1830.10.19

    Project: Other

  49. Local Food GCSO: GCSO_Transferring and Scaling Sustainable Local Food Economy Solutions

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Hagenbeck, J. (Project staff) & Hübel, C. (Project staff)

    01.07.1831.12.19

    Project: Other

  50. 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

  51. "Geschlechterreflektierte Arbeit mit Jungen als Prävention rechtsextremer Einstellunge und Handlungsmuster"

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

    01.05.1031.05.12

    Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)

  52. TM 1.1 KT 05 Gesund: Gesund im Beruf

    Oermann, N. O. (Project manager, academic), Rössler, W. (Project manager, academic), Cacace, M. (Partner), Wiencke, M. (Partner), John, S. M. (Partner), Ekkernkamp, A. (Partner) & Maier, B. (Partner)

    Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank

    01.09.1131.03.16

    Project: Research

  53. Gewinnung und Nutzung von Lebenszyklusdaten im betrieblichen Kontext

    Möller, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.08.0803.03.11

    Project: Research

  54. Gewinnung und Nutzung von Lebenszyklusdaten im betrieblichen Kontext

    Möller, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0730.06.07

    Project: Research

  55. GHR 300. Entwicklung und Konzeption des 4-semestrigen Masterstudiengangs Lehramt an Grund-, Haupt- und Realschulen.

    Dietrich, C. (Project manager, academic), Landwehr, B. (Project manager, academic) & Beckmann, T. (Project manager, academic)

    01.07.1230.11.14

    Project: Teaching

  56. Globalands

    Ruck, W. (Project manager, academic)

    01.08.1231.12.17

    Project: Research

  57. GCEF: Global Change Experimental Facility

    Haider, S. (Project staff) & Auge, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.13 → …

    Project: Research

  58. Global Classroom-Liberal Arts Education für das 21. Jahrhundert mit internationaler Perspektive

    Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic), Laubichler, M. (Project manager, academic), Leonie, B. (Project staff), John, B. (Project staff) & Caniglia, G. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.1231.01.17

    Project: Research