Schools of Research & Institutes

The five schools of Education, Culture and Society, Management and Technology, Sustainability and Public Affairs, together with the schools, form the academic core of the university. Research centers expand this with specific scientific focal points.

European Center for Advanced Studies (ECAS)
Leuphana Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture and Society (LIAS in Culture and Society)

Center for Critical Studies (CCS)​​​​​​​
Centre for Digital Cultures (CDC)
Center for the Study of Democracy (ZDEMO)
Center for Applied Health Sciences (ZAG)
Leuphana Center for European and International Law (CEIL)
Leuphana Center for Organization & Social Transformation (LOST)
Research Center for Digital Transformation
Research Center for Entrepreneurship Evidence (RCE)

School of Education

Institute of Educational Sciences (IBIWI)
Institute of English Studies (IES)
Institute of Ethics and Theological Research (IET)
Institute of Fine Arts, Music and Education (IKMV)
Institute of German Language and Literature Studies (IDD)
Institute of Mathematics and its Didactics (IMD)
Institute of Physical Activity, Sports and Health (IBSG)
Institute of Social Work and Social Pedagogy (IFSP)
Institute of Psychology in Education (IPE)
Institute of Social Science Education (ISWB)

School of Culture and Society

Institute of Culture and Aesthetics of Digital Media (ICAM)
Institute of History and Literary Cultures (IGL)
Institute of Philosophy and Art History (IPK)
Institute of Political Science (IPW)
Institute of Sociology and Cultural Organization (ISCO)
Institute of Urban and Cultural Area Research (IFSK)

School of Management and Technology

Institute for Auditing & Tax (IAT)
Institute of New Venture Management (IGM)
Institute of Information Systems (IIS)
Institute of Experimental Industrial Psychology - LüneLab
Institute of Knowledge and Information Management (IWI)
Institute for Management and Organisation (IMO)
In­sti­tute of Ma­nage­ment, Ac­coun­ting & Fi­nan­ce (IMAF)
Institute of Marketing (IFM)
Institute of Performance Management (IPM)
Institute for production technology and systems (IPTS)

School of Sustainability

Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)
Institute of Ecology (IE)
Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research (IETSR)
Institute of Sustainability Psychology (ISP)
Institute of Sustainable and Environmental Chemistry (ISEC)
Institute of Sustainability Governance (INSUGO)
Sustainability Education and Transdisciplinary Research Institute (SETRI)
Social-Ecological Systems Institute (SESI)
UNESCO Chair Higher Education for Sustainable Development

Under development: Institute of Sustainability Material Flows and Circularity

School of Public Affairs

Institute of Political Science (IPW)
Leuphana Law School (LLS)
Institute of Economics (IVWL)

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All research information can be found in the research index FOX.