Sustainability Competence Cluster
At the Future Campus at the Georgianum in Ingolstadt, research into social transformation processes is a central focus. With its University-wide Sustainability Cluster, the KU has created an interdisciplinary platform that links research, teaching practice, and knowledge transfer. Findings from the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences are pooled systematically to better understand complex human-environment relationships in the Anthropocene. By consolidating research activities at the Ingolstadt and Eichstätt campuses, the KU aims to expand its participation in relevant national and international research programs and sustainability networks, increase the visibility of sustainability-related research at the KU, and actively shape the scientific and societal discourse on sustainable development.
Researchers in the Cluster
Beck, Christian, Prof. Dr.
Subject:
Ethical foundations in social work with a focus on sustainability
Research focus in the field of sustainability:
Ethical figures in sustainability discourse
Migration and integration
Birkel, Simone, Prof. Dr.
Subject:
Youth and school pastoral care
Research focus in the field of sustainability:
Religious Education for Sustainable Development (rESD)
Laudato Sí
Bremer, Ann-Kathrin, Dr.
Subject:
Didactics of Geography and Education for Sustainable Development
Research focus in the field of sustainability:
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
Danzer, Alexander, Prof. Dr.
Subject:
Economics, esp. Microeconomics
Research focus in the field of sustainability:
Sustainable labor markets and pension systems
Sustainable consumer behavior
Environmental justice and environmental action
Fischer, Peter, Dr.
Subject:
Soil geography and soil erosion
Research focus in the field of sustainability:
Human-environment-research (sustainable land use)
Göttsche, Max, Prof. Dr.
Subject:
Business Administration, Management Accounting and Auditing
Research focus in the field of sustainability:
Sustainability Reporting and Auditing of Sustainability Reports
Corporate Social Responsibility
Habisch, André, Prof. Dr.
Subject:
Christian Social Ethics and Social Policy
Research focus in the field of sustainability:
Responsibility Communication
Sustainable Business Practices
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
Social-impact startups in developing and emerging economies
Hiller, Jan, Prof. Dr.
Subject:
Geography Didactics and Education for Sustainable Development
Research focus in the field of sustainability:
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) (digital and mobile learning)
Jochner-Oette, Susanne, Prof. Dr.
Subject:
Landscape Ecology
Research focus in the field of sustainability:
Sustainable Ecosystem Development
Climate Impact Research
Oliver, Marcel, Prof. Dr.
Subject:
Machine Learning and Data Science
Research focus in the field of sustainability:
Climate Impact Research
Pechlaner, Harald, Prof. Dr.
Subject:
Tourism
Research focus in the field of sustainability:
Sustainable Tourism
Sustainable regional and urban development
Ray, Nadja, Prof. Dr.
Subject:
Geomatics and Geomathematics
Research focus in the field of sustainability:
Human-environment-research
Reents, Friederike, Prof. Dr.
Subject:
Modern German Literature
Research focus in the field of sustainability:
Human-environment-relations (Environmental Humanities / Cultural Sustainability)
Schneider, Martin, Prof. Dr.
Subject:
Moral Theology and Sozialethik
Research focus in the field of sustainability:
Migration and integration
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
Schumm, Maximiliane, Dr.
Subject:
Didactics of Biology
Research focus in the field of sustainability:
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
Steiner, Christian, Prof. Dr.
Subject:
Human Geography
Research focus in the field of sustainability:
Human-environment relations
Human-environment relations, Human-animal studies
Sustainable urban and regional development
Umbach, Johanna, Dr.
Subject:
Coordination of Learning Spaces for Sustainability/ Community garden “Kapuzinergarten Eden”
Research focus in the field of sustainability:
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
Waldinger, Maria, Prof. Dr.
Subject:
Economics and Sustainable Economic Policy
Research focus in the field of sustainability:
Sustainable business practices
Zademach, Hans-Martin, Prof. Dr.
Subject:
Economic Geography
Research focus in the field of sustainability:
Sustainable urban and regional development
Sustainable business practices
Zieris, Patricia, Dr.
Subject:
Psychology
Research focus in the field of sustainability:
Communication of responsibility (Conditions and factors influencing environmentally friendly behavior, voluntary commitment)
Environmental justice, environmental action, and environmental experience
Sustainable urban and regional development
Zirkl, Frank, Dr.
Subject:
Human Geography
Research focus in the field of sustainability:
Sustainable urban and regional development
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
Sustainable Tourism
