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. Science Blog Lüneburg

    Rodenhauser, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.19 → …

    Project: Practical Project

  2. Move'n'Sense: Sense of place and mobility in cross-border contexts – essentialist and progressive perspectives

    Gottwald, S. (Project manager, academic) & Kołodyńska, I. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    05.11.2102.01.25

    Project: Research

  3. Sensorische Ethnographie und künstlerische Intervention

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

    01.01.2330.09.23

    Project: Research

  4. PoNa: Shaping nature: Policy, Policies and Polity. Rural Development and Biotechnology in Agriculture between Criticism and Vision

    Mölders, T. (Project manager, academic), Gottschlich, D. (Project manager, academic), Paszkowska, J. (Coordination), Friedrich, B. (Project staff), Sulmowski, J. A. (Project staff), Burandt, A. (Project staff), Szumelda, A. U. (Project staff) & Roth, S. (Coordination)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.11.0931.10.14

    Project: Research

  5. Shifting standards for boys and girls in the classroom

    Schuster, C. (Project manager, academic)

    01.06.1830.04.19

    Project: Research

  6. SENet: Social and ecological networks supporting biodiversity and food security

    Fischer, J. (Project manager, academic) & Bergsten, A. (Project manager, academic)

    Europäische Union

    15.01.1617.03.18

    Project: Research

  7. SCHub: Social Change Hub

    Beckmann, M. (Project manager, academic), Zeyen, A. (Coordination) & Halberstadt, J. (Project manager, academic)

    14.04.0930.09.14

    Project: Teaching

  8. SCHub: Social Change Hub

    Halberstadt, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.1428.02.17

    Project: Teaching

  9. Social Entrepreneurs: Social Entepreneurs as Evolutionary Agents in the German Institutional Landscape

    Beckmann, M. (Project manager, academic), Ney, S. (Partner) & Gräbnitz, D. (Project staff)

    01.04.1020.12.12

    Project: Research

  10. SInTraA: Social innovative transformation by including work spaces (SinTrA)

    Farny, S. (Project manager, academic), Genschow, O. (Project manager, academic), Loschelder, D. (Project manager, academic), Imschloß, M. (Project manager, academic), Striethörster, M. (Project staff), Rehwinkel, S. (Project staff) & Führer, J. (Project staff)

    01.05.2330.04.26

    Project: Research

  11. Social Marketing and Education for sustainable forestry - Project: Mensch & Wald

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), González, A. (Project manager, academic) & Krebs, O. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.0501.03.08

    Project: Research

  12. Mensch & Wald: Social Marketing und Bildung für eine Nachhaltige Waldwirtschaft

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Kleinhückelkotten, S. (Partner) & Wippermann, C. (Coordination)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.04.0531.07.08

    Project: Research

  13. SoCoFarm: SoCoFarm: Soil Communication by Farmers; Study on Farmer´s Perception of and Communication about Soils

    Lütkemöller, D. (Project manager, academic) & Tischbierek, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.12.14 → …

    Project: Other

  14. SoilTemp Project

    Haider, S. (Project staff), Lembrechts, J. J. (Project manager, academic) & Lenoir, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.18 → …

    Project: Research

  15. Sozial-ökologische Forschungsperspektiven für eine "Nachhaltige Informationsgesellschaft"

    Möller, A. (Project manager, academic), Rolf, A. (Project manager, academic) & Mandel, R. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0030.09.01

    Project: Research

  16. sPlot "Plant trait-environment relationships across the world's biomes"

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

    01.01.13 → …

    Project: Research

  17. SPONSORs Zertifikats

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Schmitt, C. (Coordination) & Sachs, B. (Project staff)

    01.07.2230.06.24

    Project: Transfer (professional training)

  18. SaM: Stadt als Möglichkeitsraum

    Kirchberg, V. (Project manager, academic), Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Weisenfeld, U. (Project manager, academic), Kagan, S. (Project manager, academic), Holz, V. (Project staff) & Hauerwaas, A. (Project staff)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.02.1531.01.19

    Project: Research

  19. Steuerungsmöglichkeiten des Produkt- und Abfallrechts im Hinblick auf die vermeidbare Obsoleszenz von Elektrogeräten

    Dickenhorst, C. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    19.03.15 → …

    Project: Dissertation project

  20. Storytelling in der Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation - Evidenzen und Perspektiven

    Fischer, D. (Project manager, academic), Selm, H. (Coordination) & Sundermann, A. (Project staff)

    German Federal Environmental Foundation

    01.10.1731.08.22

    Project: Research

  21. SAWA: Strategic Alliance for Integrated Water Management Actions

    Evers, M. (Project manager, academic)

    Europäische Union

    17.03.0828.04.15

    Project: Research

  22. Strategic Marketing and Corporate Reputation towards Corporate Sustainability

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Lee, K.-H. (Project manager, academic)

    21.09.0929.04.10

    Project: Research

  23. Strategische Umweltprüfung und strategisches Umweltmonitoring für Offshore-Windenergieanlagen

    Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic), Nehls, G. (Partner) & Runge, K. (Partner)

    01.07.0431.08.05

    Project: Research

  24. DAS: Studienpfad für den Beruf als kommunale*r Klimamanager*in

    Hörisch, J. (Project manager, academic), Möller, S. (Project staff) & Redenius, P. (Project staff)

    01.10.2231.03.25

    Project: Research

  25. Studienreise Israel

    Aßmann, T. (Project manager, academic)

    03.02.0923.06.09

    Project: Research

  26. s4f: studies4future - Blog für Gesellschaftsgestaltung

    Möller, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.11.2131.12.22

    Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)

  27. Sukzessions- und Regenerationsmodelle, vegetationskundliche Referenzsysteme

    Härdtle, W. (Project manager, academic) & Redecker, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.09.9731.03.01

    Project: Research

  28. sUMMITDiv "Europe’s alpine flora: past, present and future"

    Wipf, S. (Project manager, academic), Haider, S. (Partner), Rixen, C. (Partner), Steinbauer, M. J. (Partner), Jurasinski, G. (Partner), Grytnes, J. A. (Partner) & Bjorkmann, A. (Partner)

    10.11.1431.12.18

    Project: Research

  29. VSM: Survey on Values, Sustainability, and Strategic Management

    Brieger, S. (Project manager, academic), Seidel, J. (Project manager, academic), Sundermann, A. (Project manager, academic) & Strathoff, P. (Project manager, academic)

    01.09.1405.10.18

    Project: Research

  30. "Sustainability and Digitalization - a European perspective"

    Barth, M. (Project manager, academic), Trittin-Ulbrich, H. (Partner), Lang, D. J. (Partner) & von Wehrden, H. (Partner)

    Robert-Bosch Foundation

    01.12.1931.08.22

    Project: Teaching

  31. Outreach: Sustainability as a challenge for the export economy

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Schock, M. (Project staff) & Buttscher, C. (Project staff)

    01.01.0819.08.09

    Project: Research

  32. BSC: Sustainability Balanced Scorecard

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Wagner, M. (Project staff), Hahn, T. (Project staff) & Figge, F. (Project staff)

    01.10.0031.12.02

    Project: Research

  33. Sustainability Communications (Machbarkeitsstudie)

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Godemann, J. (Project manager, academic) & Franz-Balsen, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0231.12.03

    Project: Research

  34. Sustainability controlling and reporting in the public sector

    Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.11.0930.09.11

    Project: Research

  35. Sustainability education - capacity building for teachers

    Barth, M. (Project manager, academic) & Redman, A. (Project staff)

    14.03.1731.05.19

    Project: Research

  36. NIREM: Sustainability Innovations in Regional SMEs

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Japsen, A. (Project manager, academic), Weber, U. (Project staff) & Rudolph, N. S. (Project staff)

    Europäische Union

    01.03.1729.02.20

    Project: Other

  37. SLF: Sustainability Leadership Forum

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Petersen, H. (Project staff), Klewitz, J. (Project staff) & Rudolph, N. S. (Project staff)

    10.11.0430.04.19

    Project: Other

  38. AutoUni: Sustainability Management in the M.Sc. programme "Sustainable Mobility" of the Volkswagen AutoUni

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Hasenmüller, P. (Project staff)

    01.07.0431.12.04

    Project: Transfer (professional training)

  39. Sustainability Politics Barometer

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

    01.03.1122.07.15

    Project: Research

  40. SusChemTunisia: Sustainable Chemistry for a Sustainable Agriculture

    Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic), Olsson, O. (Coordination) & Mahjoub, B. (Partner)

    01.10.1831.01.19

    Project: Research

  41. COMTESS: Sustainable Coastal Land Management: Trade-offs in Ecosystem Services

    Baumgärtner, S. (Project manager, academic), Engler, J.-O. (Project staff), Kleyer, M. (Project manager, academic), Giani, L. (Partner), Ahlhorn, F. (Partner), Klenke, T. (Partner), Selck, T. J. (Partner), Stahl, J. (Partner), Oumeraci, H. (Partner), Bronstert, A. (Partner), Jeltsch, F. (Partner), Schröder, B. (Partner), Glatzel, S. (Partner), Miegel, K. (Partner), Ahlheim, M. (Partner) & Stoll-Kleemann, S. (Partner)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.01.1131.07.16

    Project: Research

  42. ZIL-Kontakt: Sustainable information logistics for digital contact tracing of infectious diseases

    Drews, P. (Project manager, academic), Funk, B. (Project manager, academic), Heger, J. (Project manager, academic), Lehr, D. (Project manager, academic), Zimmer, M. P. (Coordination), Kortmann, F. (Project staff), Fassmeyer, P. (Project staff) & Usko, N. (Project manager, academic)

    Europäische Union

    21.05.2131.03.23

    Project: Research

  43. Sustainable Solutions in Intergenerational Conflicts

    Majer, J. (Project manager, academic), Schütte, C. (Project staff) & Trötschel, R. (Partner)

    01.05.19 → …

    Project: Research

  44. SSCM: Sustainable Supply Chain Management. State of Practice in German Companies

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

    15.06.0809.09.10

    Project: Research

  45. Sustainable University: Sustainable University

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Adomßent, M. (Coordination), Godemann, J. (Coordination), Burandt, S. (Project staff), Barth, M. (Project staff) & Rieckmann, M. (Project staff)

    01.07.0431.12.07

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  46. SUSTIL: Szenarien zur Umsetzung der UN-Nachhaltigkeitsziele in Stadt und Landkreis Lüneburg: Implikationen für die Steuerung von Landnutzung

    Hörisch, J. (Project manager, academic), Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic), von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic), Ackerschott, A. (Project staff), Kohlhase, E. (Project staff) & Schmidt, A. (Project staff)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.02.2031.01.25

    Project: Research

  47. Tackling Climate Change - Compulsory Licensing as an Instrument?

    Behrmann, V. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    22.01.0908.08.12

    Project: Dissertation project

  48. Tagung "Methoden in der Umweltbildungsforschung" (Jagdschloß Göhrde, 2.-5.12.1997)

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.9730.11.98

    Project: Scientific event

  49. tdAcademy: Modul Gäste und Fellows

    Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic), Grauer, C. (Project staff) & Lam, D. (Project staff)

    Robert-Bosch Foundation

    01.05.2031.05.25

    Project: Research

  50. Teach about US: Educational Outreach Project - Bridging the American Studies and Science Classrooms: Going Green Meets STEM

    Schmidt, T. (Project manager, academic), Kaliampos, J. (Project staff), Abels, S. (Partner) & Hüfner, S. K. (Project staff)

    24.02.1730.09.18

    Project: Practical Project

  51. TEMI: Teaching Enquriy with Mysteries Incorporated

    Lembens, A. (Project manager, academic) & Abels, S. (Project staff)

    01.02.1331.07.16

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  52. ENSU: „Teaching Sustainability in Higher Education“

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Rieckmann, M. (Project manager, academic), Burandt, S. (Project staff) & Aguirre, P. (Coordination)

    30.01.0915.07.13

    Project: Transfer (professional training)

  53. sTeleBES : Telecoupled use of biodiversity and ecosystem services: synthesis of concepts, methods and evidence

    Schröter, M. (Project manager, academic), Bonn, A. (Coordination), Koellner, T. (Project manager, academic) & Martín-López, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.11.1601.11.17

    Project: Research

  54. Textile-Transformation

    Beyers, F. (Project manager, academic) & Heinrichs, H. (Project staff)

    01.11.1731.10.20

    Project: Dissertation project

  55. The future of brown bear (Ursus arctos) in Transylvania

    Fischer, J. (Project manager, academic) & Dorresteijn, I. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.1227.04.15

    Project: Research

  56. The influence of ethical cultures on corporate sustainability

    Hörisch, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.06.1830.09.20

    Project: Other

  57. IRISS: The InteRnatIonal ecosystem for accelerating the transition to Safe-and-Sustainable-by-design materials, products and processes

    Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic), Olsson, O. (Project manager, academic) & Apel, C. (Project staff)

    01.06.2231.05.25

    Project: Research

  58. The lipidome of the pellicle and the role of lipids for the dynamic process of initial biofilm formation in situ.

    Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic), Hannig, C. (Project manager, academic), Hannig, M. (Project manager, academic) & Reich, M. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    11.01.1510.01.18

    Project: Research

  59. The Mountain TransPlant Network

    Haider, S. (Partner), Chisholm, C. (Project manager, academic), Walker, T. W. N. (Project manager, academic) & Alexander, J. M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.17 → …

    Project: Research

  60. ZZL-Netzwerk 2.0: Theorie-Praxis-Verzahnung in der Lehrerbildung in den Handlungsfeldern „Kompetenzorientierter Unterricht“, „Inklusion“, „Coaching & Mentoring“ und „Lehrkräftegesundheit“

    Ehmke, T. (Project manager, academic), Leiss, D. (Project manager, academic), Schmidt, T. (Project manager, academic), Weinhold, S. (Project manager, academic), Straub, R. P. (Project staff), Schilling, L. (Project staff), Besser, M. (Project manager, academic), Fischer-Schöneborn, S. (Coordination), Bormann, F. (Project staff), Kuchenbuch, F. (Project staff), Ahlers, M. (Partner), Verbücheln, E.-M. (Project staff), Barth, M. (Partner), Jastrow, F. (Project staff), Süßenbach, J. (Partner), Anders, D. (Project staff), Kleinknecht, M. (Partner), Hohensee, E. (Project staff), Schiemann, S. (Partner), Paulus, P. (Partner), Claußen, J. T. (Project staff), Poschkamp, A.-K. (Project staff), Köllner, G. (Project staff), Hüfner, S. K. (Project staff), Schürmann, H. (Project staff) & Abels, S. (Partner)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.07.1931.12.23

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  61. The potential spread of collaborative consumption practices in France and Germany

    Huber, A. (Project staff), Heinrichs, H. (Project staff), Wilhite, H. (Project staff) & Douzou, S. (Partner, non-academic)

    01.03.14 → …

    Project: Dissertation project

  62. THSH: Thermochemical heat storage for households: thermal management and chemical reaction

    Fopah Lele, A. (Project manager, academic)

    15.05.1231.12.15

    Project: Dissertation project

  63. The role of herbivory in mediating ecosystem functions in species-rich forests

    Schuldt, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.08.1431.07.16

    Project: Research

  64. A-SYM: The role of (non-)synchronous coordination and its quantification in joint action

    Wallot, S. (Project manager, academic), Mønster, D. (Project manager, academic), Leonardi, G. (Project manager, academic) & Gordon, I. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    01.07.2130.06.25

    Project: Research

  65. The Sufficiency Perspective on Climate Change Mitigation - Policy Measures towards Transformation in Germany

    Hartmann, E. (Project manager, academic) & Heinrichs, H. (Project staff)

    01.10.23 → …

    Project: Dissertation project

  66. Time matters. Unlocking the transformative potential of strategic approaches towards a more sustainable metal use

    Weiser, A. (Project manager, academic), Lang, D. J. (Project staff) & Kümmerer, K. (Project staff)

    01.01.1531.03.19

    Project: Dissertation project

  67. ETH-Coffee: Towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy: A Scenario Analysis for the Jimma Coffee Landscape in Ethiopia

    Fischer, J. (Project manager, academic), Schultner, J. (Project manager, academic), Abson, D. (Project manager, academic), Duguma, D. W. (Project manager, academic), Jiren, T. S. (Project staff) & Brück, M. (Project staff)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.11.1931.08.23

    Project: Research

  68. Towards robust detection of plant diversity & management in grasslands’ spectral signals

    Doktor, D. (Project manager, academic) & Haider, S. (Project staff)

    01.01.2231.12.24

    Project: Research

  69. TRACE: TRACE – TRAit-environment interactions driving elevational range expansions under ClimatE change

    Haider, S. (Project manager, academic) & Ratier Backes, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.2231.12.23

    Project: Research

  70. Training Programme „Sustainable Consumption and Global Justice – Perspectives for Sustainability through Academic North-South Cooperation“

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Rieckmann, M. (Project manager, academic) & Aguirre, P. (Partner)

    20.08.0919.03.10

    Project: Transfer (professional training)

  71. Training Programme „Sustainable University Development“

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Rieckmann, M. (Project manager, academic) & Aguirre, P. (Partner)

    01.02.1114.05.11

    Project: Transfer (professional training)

  72. TraVo: Transformation in Ökonomie und Politik: Teilvorhaben 2: Nachhaltigkeitswissenschafliche Ansätze und Geschlechterverhältnisse in der Transformationsdebatte

    Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic), Moths, K. (Project staff), Amri-Henkel, A. (Project staff) & Lenz, C. (Project staff)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.08.1530.10.16

    Project: Research

  73. Transformations:Räume für zukunftsorientiertes Lernen

    Japsen, A. (Coordination), Meier, N. (Coordination), Wenzel, M. (Project manager, academic), Farny, S. (Project manager, academic), Schmidt, T. (Project manager, academic) & Cnossen, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.07.2231.12.23

    Project: Other

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