Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research
Organisational unit: Institute
Organisation profile
The aim of research and teaching at our institute is to make an active contribution to shaping societal transformation towards sustainability. We work on appropriate scientific and philosophical foundations as well as on ways to include different (civil) societal actors in research processes.
The institute is subdivided into the following four core areas: (i) Sustainability Ethics (ii) Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research, (iii) Sustainability Science and (iv) Social Sustainability.
Main research areas
Unsere Forschung deckt ein breites Spektrum an thematischen und methodischen Zugängen ab. Innerhalb der Fakultät Nachhaltigkeit am Schnittpunkt von natur- und sozialwissenschaftlich fokussierter Forschung angesiedelt, ist unsere Arbeit geprägt durch inter- und transdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit - innerhalb der Universität und über ihre Grenzen hinaus.
Im Rahmen dieser Kooperationen arbeiten wir lösungsorientiert und zielen darauf ab, im wechselseitigen Austausch zwischen Wissenschaftlern/-innen unterschiedlicher Disziplinen sowie relevanten gesellschaftlichen Akteuren sozial robustes Wissen zu erzeugen.
Forschungsschwerpunkte und Kernkonzepte
Sustainability Science
Transdisziplinäre Nachhaltigkeitsforschung
Nachhaltigkeitsethik
- External workshops, courses, seminars
Leuphana Faculty Club
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
22.05.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Education
Leveraging a sustainable future through relationships
Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Organiser), Lam, D. (Organiser), Lang, D. J. (Organiser), Fischer, J. (Organiser) & Apetrei, C. (Moderator)
09.01.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Leveraging a sustainable future through relationships II
Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Organiser), Apetrei, C. (Organiser), Fischer, J. (Organiser), Lam, D. (Speaker) & Lang, D. J. (Speaker)
27.09.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Methoden einer nomadischen Wissenschaft I - 2019
Vilsmaier, U. (Organiser), Schmitt, K. (Organiser), Michel, J. (Organiser) & Rillich, K. (Organiser)
01.02.2019 → 03.02.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Netzwerktreffen Studium Generale Nord - 2013
Vilsmaier, U. (Moderator)
31.01.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Parks of the Future – Protected Areas in Europe Challenging Issues of Societal Transformation
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
26.02.2014 → 27.02.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Problem Framing Workshop with Local NGOs
Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Organiser), Peukert, D. (Participant), Lang, D. J. (Speaker), Fischer, J. (Organiser) & Lam, D. (Participant)
22.09.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
ProDoc Workshop VIII - 2013
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
04.10.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Projekt ‚Demokratie leben’ der Hansestadt Lüneburg/Stadtjugendring - 2015
Vilsmaier, U. (Moderator)
27.10.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Research Development Workshop for Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research - RIHN 2013
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
15.11.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research