Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research

Organisational unit: Institute

Organisation profile

In the professorship, we address three main challenges for the fulfilment of this aspiration:

  • Consolidate the epistemological and methodological foundations of transdisciplinary sustainability research.
  • Enhance research at the science/society interface that has both scientific and societal relevance.
  • Enable students, researchers and societal actors to contribute to societal transformation with local and global impact.

We are rooted/embedded in the Faculty of  Sustainability and collaborate with different institutes at Leuphana and research institutions from around the world as well as with different societal actors and institutions from the private and public sector in Lueneburg and beyond. 

We creatively combine conceptual and empirical research with the development of new formats and environments.

  1. External workshops, courses, seminars
  2. Leuphana Faculty Club

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Speaker)

    22.05.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsEducation

  3. Leveraging a sustainable future through relationships

    Andra Ioana Horcea-Milcu (Organiser), David Lam (Organiser), Daniel Johannes Lang (Organiser), Jörn Fischer (Organiser) & Cristina Apetrei (Moderator)

    09.01.2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  4. Leveraging a sustainable future through relationships II

    Andra Ioana Horcea-Milcu (Organiser), Cristina Apetrei (Organiser), Jörn Fischer (Organiser), David Lam (Speaker) & Daniel Johannes Lang (Speaker)

    27.09.2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  5. Methoden einer nomadischen Wissenschaft I - 2019

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Organiser), Katharina Schmitt (Organiser), Jenny Michel (Organiser) & Kati Rillich (Organiser)

    01.02.201903.02.2019

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  6. Netzwerktreffen Studium Generale Nord - 2013

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Moderator)

    31.01.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  7. Parks of the Future – Protected Areas in Europe Challenging Issues of Societal Transformation

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Speaker)

    26.02.201427.02.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  8. Problem Framing Workshop with Local NGOs

    Andra Ioana Horcea-Milcu (Organiser), Daniela Peukert (Participant), Daniel Johannes Lang (Speaker), Jörn Fischer (Organiser) & David Lam (Participant)

    22.09.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  9. ProDoc Workshop VIII - 2013

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Speaker)

    04.10.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  10. Projekt ‚Demokratie leben’ der Hansestadt Lüneburg/Stadtjugendring - 2015

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Moderator)

    27.10.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  11. Research Development Workshop for Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research - RIHN 2013

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Speaker)

    15.11.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  12. The journey to Balance Brings Beauty

    Andra Ioana Horcea-Milcu (Organiser), Daniel Johannes Lang (Speaker), David Lam (Speaker), Cristina Apetrei (Participant) & Elizabeth Clarke (Speaker)

    07.06.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  13. „Theorie und Praxis: Globales Lernen und Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung – Positionen, Potentiale, Perspektiven“

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Speaker)

    27.09.201228.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  14. Transformations 2017

    Daniela Peukert (Moderator), Andra Ioana Horcea-Milcu (Moderator), David Lam (Moderator) & Daniel J. Lang (Moderator)

    30.08.201701.09.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsEducation

  15. Von Inter- zu Transdisziplinarität – Wissenschaft im Umbruch

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Speaker)

    15.04.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsEducation

  16. Waldgärten als multi-funktionale Nachhaltigkeitslösung verstehen

    Stefanie Albrecht (Speaker)

    06.04.202010.07.2020

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsEducation

  17. Waldgarten Reallabor: nachhaltige und multi-funktionale Flächennutzung im urbanen Raum

    Stefanie Albrecht (Speaker) & Agnes Friedel (Speaker)

    09.04.201909.07.2019

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsEducation

  18. Workshop am Österreichischen Zentrum für Begabungsförderung und Begabungsforschung - ÖZBF 2011

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Speaker)

    22.12.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  19. Guest lectures
  20. About diversity, freedom, the open society and its enemies

    Nils Ole Oermann (Speaker)

    08.02.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  21. Auf der Suche nach Räumen generativer Bildung

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Speaker)

    30.11.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  22. Berufsstart und Karriereweg

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Lecturer)

    25.01.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  23. Corporate Responsibility Reporting

    David Lam (Lecturer)

    18.11.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  24. Creating transdisciplinary research spaces for sustainable development

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Lecturer)

    06.05.201508.05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  25. Crossing boundaries in transdisciplinary sustainability research

    Ulrike Vilsmaier (Speaker)

    13.06.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  26. Das Begleitprogramm Gender und Diversity für Studentische Forschungsteams, die in Lehrveranstaltungen forschend lernen

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Speaker)

    21.10.201523.10.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  27. Die Einbeziehung von ‚stakeholdern’ in den Forschungsprozess - Implikationen und Perspektiven

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Speaker)

    11.11.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  28. Die Zukunft gestalten - Transdisziplinäre Projektarbeit

    Stephanie Verena Jahn (Speaker) & Judith Kahle (Speaker)

    10.201603.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

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

    Martin Winands (Lecturer)

    04.09.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

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

    Martin Winands (Lecturer)

    08.06.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  31. Forschen im Ersten Semester?: Zum Anspruch und Potential Forschenden Lernens im Leuphana Semester

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Speaker)

    24.09.201525.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  32. Frame Conditions for Transdisciplinary Research

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Speaker)

    05.11.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  33. Fußball und Diskriminierung: Einordnung und Entwicklungen

    Martin Winands (Lecturer)

    21.05.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  34. Gender und Diversity: Welche Rolle spielt Vielfalt in der transdisziplinären Nachhaltigkeitsforschung?

    Judith Kahle (Speaker) & Stephanie Verena Jahn (Speaker)

    01.11.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  35. Inter- und transdisziplinäre Forschung. Theoretische und methodologische Grundlagen

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Speaker)

    30.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  36. Inter- und transdisziplinäre Lehre

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Speaker)

    13.05.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  37. Komplexe Systeme transformieren I - Interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit (Nachhaltiger Konsum)

    Matthias Bergmann (Speaker), Stephanie Verena Jahn (Speaker) & Judith Kahle (Speaker)

    04.04.201620.05.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  38. Konflikte und Diskriminierung im Stadion: Auswirkungen und Prävention

    Martin Winands (Lecturer)

    16.06.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  39. Konfliktreiche Begegnungen?!: Sozialwissenschaftliche Einwürfe zur Gewaltdiskussion im Fußball

    Martin Winands (Lecturer)

    16.08.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  40. Konstitution transdisziplinärer Forschungsfelder

    Ulrike Vilsmaier (Speaker)

    02.02.201303.02.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  41. Methoden der (Kultur-)Landschaftsforschung

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Speaker)

    21.09.201623.09.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  42. Methoden transformativer Forschung

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Lecturer)

    24.04.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  43. Methods of boundary work for inter- and transdisciplinary research.

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Speaker)

    05.11.201806.11.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  44. Parks as societal mirrors of the 21st century

    Ulrike Vilsmaier (Speaker)

    26.02.201427.02.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  45. Räume generativer Bildung

    Ulli Vilsmaier (Speaker)

    02.12.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  46. Räume transdisziplinären Lehrens und Forschens schaffen

    Ulrike Vilsmaier (Speaker)

    31.07.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch