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

  1. 2014
  2. Räume transdisziplinären Lehrens und Forschens schaffen

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    31.07.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  3. Crossing boundaries in transdisciplinary sustainability research

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    13.06.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  4. Why companies do district heating – the business model perspective on network expansion and renewable sources of energy

    Reinert, F. (Speaker), Clausen, J. (Speaker) & Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    03.06.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  5. Leuphana Faculty Club

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    22.05.2014

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

  6. Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)

    Vilsmaier, U. (Deputy member)

    04.201403.2016

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  7. Parks as societal mirrors of the 21st century

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    26.02.201427.02.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

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

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    26.02.201427.02.2014

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

  9. 2013
  10. Research Development Workshop for Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research - RIHN 2013

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    15.11.2013

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

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

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    14.11.201315.11.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. ProDoc Workshop VIII - 2013

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    04.10.2013

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

  13. Ultras: Jugendliche Fußballfans

    Winands, M. (Speaker)

    16.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  14. 1st Global Conference on Research Integration and Implementation - i2S 2013

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    09.09.201311.09.2013

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

  15. 1st Global Conference on Research Integration and Implementation - i2S 2013

    Vilsmaier, U. (Participant)

    09.09.201310.09.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  16. Td Summer School 2013: Transdisciplinary Research at the Science

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    01.09.201310.09.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

  17. Workshop zur Konstituierung des Instituts für transdisziplinäre Sozialwissenschaft der Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe -2013

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    31.07.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  18. Fußball und Diskriminierung: Einordnung und Entwicklungen

    Winands, M. (Lecturer)

    21.05.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer