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. Klimaschutz und Verwirklichung eines globalen Nachhaltigkeitsideals

    Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic) & Guerra González, J. (Project staff)

    11.03.0930.08.11

    Project: Research

  2. Knowlege cumulation in environmental and sustainability governance research

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

    01.01.2031.12.26

    Project: Research

  3. Kolleg Didaktik: Digital

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

    01.01.2030.09.22

    Project: Teaching

  4. Kollektive Identität in Intergruppen-Verhandlungen (DFG TR565/1-1)

    Trötschel, R. (Project manager, academic)

    31.10.0430.09.08

    Project: Research

  5. Kollektiv-privater Landbesitz und die Krise des (Re)Produktiven

    Dannenberg, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.06.13 → …

    Project: Dissertation project

  6. RESI: Kölner Netzwerk „Resozialisierung und Soziale Integration

    Plewig, H.-J. (Project manager, academic) & Kohlschmidt, A. (Partner)

    01.04.0901.09.12

    Project: Research

  7. 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

  8. Konzept für die Fortentwicklung des deutschen Klimaschutzrechts

    Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic), Ekardt, F. (Partner) & Klinski, S. (Partner)

    01.04.1231.03.14

    Project: Research

  9. KEMOV: Konzeption und Evaluierung eines Mindset-orientierten Verhandlungstrainings

    Trötschel, R. (Project manager, academic), Warsitzka, M. (Project manager, academic) & Mann, M. (Project staff)

    01.08.2015.10.23

    Project: Research

  10. Künstlerisch-wissenschaftliche Politik- und Öffentlichkeitsberatung

    Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.03.2028.02.21

    Project: Research

  11. LUMI: Land-use intensity mediated effects of microclimate on insect diversity

    Staab, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.2631.12.28

    Project: Research

  12. Land-use responses of dung beetle communities and their ecosystem services

    Aßmann, T. (Project manager, academic), Blüthgen, N. (Project manager, academic) & Schmitt, T. (Project manager, academic)

    11.04.1410.08.18

    Project: Research

  13. Language for Sustainability: Sustaining Biodiversity and Biocultures

    Manuel-Navarrete, D. (Project manager, academic), Martín-López, B. (Project manager, academic), Lam, D. (Project staff), Swanson, T. D. (Project manager, academic), Gerber, L. (Project staff), Mwampamba, T. H. (Project manager, academic), Escalante, A. E. (Project staff) & Camou Guerreroe, A. (Project staff)

    01.07.1830.06.19

    Project: Research

  14. Lebenswelt Hochschule (als Teilprojekt des interdisziplinären Gesamtprojekts „Nachhaltige Entwicklung im Kontext universitärer Aufgabenstellungen“)

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Paulus, P. (Project manager, academic) & Rieckmann, M. (Project staff)

    01.07.0430.06.07

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  15. Lehreinheiten Basiskompetenzen Inklusion in den Fachdidaktiken (Erste Förderphase)

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

    01.12.1631.01.18

    Project: Research

  16. 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)

    01.12.1731.03.19

    Project: Research

  17. LehrerInnenbildung im Kontext von Regionalentwicklung als Projekt nachhaltiger Entwicklung in Polen

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic) & Nemnich, C. (Project staff)

    01.01.0501.01.07

    Project: Research

  18. Lehrforschungsprojekt: Geschlecht und sexuelle Orientierung im Blick politischer Bildung

    Offen, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.1330.09.13

    Project: Teaching

  19. Lehrforschungsprojekt: Inklusion im Blick des Sachunterrichts

    Offen, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.03.1430.09.14

    Project: Teaching

  20. Leuphana Law Lab für Nachhaltigkeitstransformation

    Bäumler, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.09.2430.11.25

    Project: Practical Project

  21. Leverage Points for Sustainability Transformation: Institutions, People and Knowledge

    Vilsmaier, U. (Project manager, academic), Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic), Newig, J. (Project manager, academic), Fischer, J. (Project manager, academic), Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic), von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic), Sieveking, A. (Project staff), Klaniecki, K. T. (Project staff), Dorninger, C. (Project staff), Clarke, E. A. (Project staff), Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Project staff), Lam, D. (Project staff), Patru-Duse, I. A. (Project staff), Jager, N. W. (Project staff), Derwort, P. (Project staff), Patru-Duse, I. A. (Project staff), Apetrei, C.-I. (Project staff), Freeth, R. C. (Project staff), Engbers, M. (Project staff), Peukert, D. (Project staff), Berkau, A. J. (Project staff), Lutz, L. M. (Coordination), Leventon, J. (Project manager, academic) & Abson, D. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.1531.03.21

    Project: Research

  22. 3-LENSUS: Lifelong Learning Network for Sustainable Development

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

    01.01.0931.07.11

    Project: Research

  23. Linkages between plant diversity, microbial diversity and ecosystem functioning in subtropical forest

    Haider, S. (Partner), Bruelheide, H. (Partner), Ma, K. (Partner), Erfmeier, A. (Partner), Liang, Y. (Partner), Liu, X. (Partner), Trogisch, S. (Project manager, academic), Wubet, T. (Partner) & Zhang, N. (Partner)

    01.01.1531.12.19

    Project: Research

  24. LLE: Local Living Economies - Buy Local Initiativen und nachhaltige Regionalentwicklung

    Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic), Keeler, L. W. (Project manager, academic), Luthardt, P. (Project manager, academic), Al-Badri, A. (Project staff), Blauth, C. (Project staff), Bohr, K. (Project staff), Brodersen, L. (Project staff), Cammann, J. (Project staff), Haas, J. (Project staff), Johannsen, L. (Project staff), Klemmer, E.-M. (Project staff), Koltzau, J. (Project staff), Kurwan, J. (Project staff), Livonius, M. (Project staff), Nicklas, H. (Project staff), Rathgens, J. (Project staff), Schmidt, N. (Project staff), Seufert, J. (Project staff), Thiede, C. (Project staff), Vonnahme, M. (Project staff) & Weiss, F. (Project staff)

    01.04.1501.04.16

    Project: Teaching

  25. Longitudinal Study on Learning and Affective Attributes for Sustainable Development

    Burandt, S. (Project staff), Sundermann, A. (Project staff), Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Fischer, D. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.1231.12.16

    Project: Research

  26. BIOTA Maroc: Long term vegetation monitoring in Southern Morocco

    Jürgens, N. (Project manager, academic), Finckh, M. (Project manager, academic), Oldeland, J. (Partner) & Grabener, S. (Partner)

    01.01.01 → …

    Project: Research

  27. Lüneburg Maps GIZ: Lüneburg Maps: Ein grüner Stadtplan für nachhaltige Mobilität

    Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic) & Seidel, A. (Project staff)

    01.01.1930.07.20

    Project: Research

  28. Macauba-Konferenz

    Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic) & Averdunk, K. (Project staff)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.11.1330.03.14

    Project: Scientific event

  29. 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

  30. Machbarkeitsstudie zur Entwicklung eines FKU-Masterprogramms

    Adomßent, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0331.12.03

    Project: Research

  31. Heupelletierung: Machbarkeitsstudie zur Pelletierung von Biomasse

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Müller, J. (Project staff)

    01.07.0430.11.04

    Project: Practical Project

  32. Master Course Integrated Flood Risk Management

    Evers, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.1031.05.11

    Project: Teaching

  33. 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

  34. Mechanisms of soil erosion, soil properties and Ecoscape analysis as a function of species richness and species composition in subtropical forests

    Aßmann, T. (Project manager, academic), Kühn, P. (Project manager, academic), Scholten, T. (Project manager, academic) & Schmidt, K. (Project manager, academic)

    19.02.1412.04.19

    Project: Research

  35. RangeX: Mechanisms underlying the success and impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning of range-expanding species under climate change

    Haider, S. (Project manager, academic), Buhaly, M. (Project staff), Alexander, J. M. (Coordination), Clark, V. R. (Partner), Høye, T. T. (Partner), Kardol, P. (Partner) & Vandvik, V. (Partner)

    01.04.2131.03.25

    Project: Research

  36. Media, Expertise and Political Decision

    Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic) & Petersen, I. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.0501.01.07

    Project: Research

  37. Mediation im Rahmen von "Good Governance" für Integriertes Küstengebietsmanagement

    Striegnitz, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0531.12.06

    Project: Research

  38. 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

  39. Mental Accounting in Allocation Negotiations

    Trötschel, R. (Project manager, academic), Majer, J. (Project staff), Zhang, H. (Project manager, academic), Moran, S. (Project manager, academic) & Ritov, I. (Project manager, academic)

    01.11.1831.07.22

    Project: Research

  40. Mental Accounting in Negotiations

    Trötschel, R. (Project manager, academic)

    01.07.1730.06.22

    Project: Research

  41. Mental Accounting in Negotiations

    Trötschel, R. (Project manager, academic), Zhang, H. (Project manager, academic) & Majer, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.1831.03.21

    Project: Research

  42. Mental Accounting in Negotiations with Externalities

    Trötschel, R. (Project manager, academic)

    01.08.2431.07.27

    Project: Research

  43. Minderung der Barrierewirkung von Agrarflächen mittels halboffener Verbundkorridore

    Härdtle, W. (Project manager, academic), Aßmann, T. (Project manager, academic), Drees, C. (Partner), Hein, S. (Project staff) & Grabener, S. (Project staff)

    01.09.1630.04.22

    Project: Research

  44. Minderung diffuser Einträge in Kleinkläranlagen

    Urban, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.12.0624.06.09

    Project: Research

  45. Mindsets in value-driven conflicts

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

    01.08.2031.07.21

    Project: Research

  46. Mit dem Bus zur Schule

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Berthold, A. (Project staff), Baum, R. (Project staff) & Röpke, S. (Project staff)

    01.07.0531.12.05

    Project: Other

  47. Green Fashion Challenge: Modekultur, Textilien und Nachhaltigkeit

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

    01.01.2001.03.21

    Project: Other

  48. Model adaptation and study site determination for environmental fate research of veterinary antibiotics in Lüneburg

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

    01.09.1430.04.15

    Project: Research

  49. MonViA: Monitoring der biologischen Vielfalt in Agrarlandschaften

    Dauber, J. (Project manager, academic), Dieker, P. (Coordination) & Grabener, S. (Project staff)

    01.03.19 → …

    Project: Research

  50. Monitoring gentechnisch veränderter Organismen. Supranationale und deutsche Rechtsfragen des Monitorings transgener Pflanzen zur Erforschung hypothetischer Risiken

    Regenbrecht, G. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    25.04.0417.01.05

    Project: Dissertation project

  51. MIREN: Mountain Invasion Research Network

    Haider, S. (Project manager, academic), Seipel, T. (Partner), Alexander, J. M. (Partner), Arévalo, J. R. (Partner), Küffer, C. (Partner), Lembrechts, J. J. (Partner), McDougall, K. (Partner), Pauchard, A. (Partner) & Rew, L. J. (Partner)

    01.01.06 → …

    Project: Research

  52. 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

  53. INFERNUM: M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences - Infernum

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Wüst, S. (Project staff) & Sachs, B. (Project staff)

    27.03.00 → …

    Project: Transfer (professional training)

  54. Multiple Representations in Science Education

    Niebert, K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.02.13 → …

    Project: Research

  55. Multi-trophic plant-insect networks in a tree diversity experiment in China

    Aßmann, T. (Project manager, academic)

    19.02.1411.06.19

    Project: Research

  56. 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

  57. Nachhaltige Entwicklung nach der Zeitenwende

    Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.2631.12.30

    Project: Research

  58. Nachhaltige Nutzung von Ökosystemdienstleistungen unter Unsicherheit. Ökologisch-ökonomische Modellierung und Evaluierung volkswirtschaftlicher Politikoptionen

    Baumgärtner, S. (Project manager, academic), Quaas, M. F. (Project manager, academic), Olbrich, R. (Project staff), Derissen, S. (Project staff), Jakoby, O. (Project staff) & Groth, M. (Project staff)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.02.0731.07.10

    Project: Research

  59. 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

  60. Nachhaltige Raum- und Regionalentwicklung in der "Energiewende"

    Heilmann, S. (Project manager, academic) & Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.1330.09.18

    Project: Dissertation project