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.

  1. Published

    Evaluating A Teaching-Learning Sequence (TLS) About Acid-Base Reactions In Upper Secondary School

    Krebs, R., Rost, M., Hofer, E. & Lembens, A., 2024, The 15th Conference of the European Science Education Research Association (ESERA): ESERA 2023; Proceedings Book Series I. Sardag, M., Kaya, G. & Sogut, M. (eds.). Ankara: Nobel Academic Publishing, p. 546-558 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Sustainable Development Goals als Rahmenbedingung einer transformativen Berufsbildung

    Hantke, H. & Hemkes, B., 2024, Datenreport zum Berufsbildungsbericht 2024: Informationen und Analysen zur Entwicklung der berufl ichen Bildung. Leverkusen: Verlag Babara Budrich, p. 396-398 3 p. (Datenreport zum Berufsbildungsbericht; vol. 2024).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to scientific reportsResearch

  3. Published

    “Dann verfügen wir über Instrumente…”: Äußerungsbefugnisse von Mitgliedern der EU-Kommission

    Bartmann, E. & Kisczio, C., 18.03.2024, 3 p. Junge Wissenschaft im Öffentlichen Recht e.V.

    Research output: other publicationsArticles in scientific forums or blogsResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Transformational ethics to bridge the void between facts and truths

    von Wehrden, H. & Wäger, P., 30.12.2024, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 33, 4, p. 333 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  5. Published

    Kommunales Nachhaltigkeitsbarometer Niedersachsen 2024: Eine Erhebung zum Stand von Nachhaltigkeit in niedersächsischen Landkreisen, Städten und Gemeinden

    Redenius, P. & Heinrichs, H., 17.12.2024, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 36 p. (Schriftenreihe Nachhaltigkeit, Politik, Gesellschaft; no. 8).

    Research output: Working paperResearch communication reportsResearch

  6. E-pub ahead of print

    Can we represent future generations in myopic democracies? Analyzing the design, feasibility and viability of institutional guardians of future generations

    Rose, M., 26.12.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Policy Studies. 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Interactive effects of nitrogen deposition and climate change on a globally rare forest geophyte

    Ohse, B., Jansen, D., Härdtle, W. & Fichtner, A., 03.2025, In: Plant Biology. 27, 2, p. 297-309 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Development of environmentally biodegradable drugs: what are the key challenges?

    Bertram, M. G., Wong, B. B. M., Kümmerer, K. & Jörg, M., 01.2025, In: Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery. 20, 1, p. 1-4 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  9. Accepted/In press

    Greene’s dual-process moral psychology and the modularity of mind

    Bammel, M., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Philosophical Psychology. 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Transformation towards the sustainable management of peatlands: A characterisation of farmers in the Teufelsmoor, Germany

    Hünnebeck-Wells, A., Loos, J., Abel, S. & Nordt, A., 02.2025, In: People and Nature. 7, 2, p. 346-359 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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Researchers

  1. Linnart Ebel

Publications

  1. Problematik der Vorfinanzierung von Bürgerwindparks und Lösungsansätze
  2. Eternal Life
  3. Von Boccaccio zu Hartmut Lange
  4. Reality TV Reloaded
  5. Göçmenlerin mücadeleleri ve sınıf analizi
  6. Social theatre as a tool for environmental learning processes: a case study from Madrid, Spain
  7. Pinboard | Storyboard
  8. Artistic Directors and Cultural Leadership
  9. Medialität, Performativität und Sprachförmigkeit des Geldes. Drei Dimensionen über das Geld als Denkform zu reflektieren
  10. Sich Platz verschaffen
  11. Die wandlungsaffine Unternehmung
  12. Strategien des Sichtbarmachens in der Ethnografie
  13. Local scenes, urban development and the commercialization of live music
  14. Measuring the Impacts of NGO Partnerships
  15. Alternative Modelle zur Ausgestaltung von Gemeindesteuern : mikroanalytische Quantifizierung der Einnahme-, der Einkommens- und der Verteilungseffekte
  16. Off to Louisiana
  17. Digitalisierung & Inklusion – Teil 2
  18. Openness in Cross-Cultural Work Settings
  19. Die programmatische Orientierung des Museums
  20. Asia in the edges: a narrative account of the Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Summer School in Bangalore
  21. Akustisches Kapital
  22. Step on it! How Positive Affective States Influence Young Drivers’ Driving Behaviors
  23. Postural control in Parkinson´s disease
  24. Adaptive survival mechanisms and growth limitations of small-stature herb species across a plant diversity gradient
  25. Soziale Unterschiede in der Gesundheitskompetenz von Studierenden
  26. The social–ecological ladder of restoration ambition
  27. An Bildern denken
  28. Ist die Seele noch zu retten?
  29. Erfolgskriterien ökologieorientierten Managements
  30. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SATELLITES AND THE REALITY OF LARGE CONSTELLATIONS
  31. Führung von Repatriates zur Unterstützung des Wissenstransferprozesses
  32. Seeanemonenmodelle der Werkstatt Blaschka
  33. Wirksamkeit Internet- und Mobil-basierter Behandlung komorbider Depression bei Diabetes.
  34. Kindertheologie und schulische Alltagspraxis
  35. „Self-Tracking“ als medienpädagogische Herausforderung