Research on sustainability at LMU
Get an overview of the research projects and areas at LMU that are currently addressing sustainability issues.
Please find below a selection of current research projects and focus areas related to sustainability. We welcome any additions or corrections at sustainability@lmu.de.
(as of May 2025)
Research projects related to sustainability
- A targeted global online intervention for pandemic-related mental health problems (COPE) (Prof. Dr. Kristina Adorjan)
- Multinational study on the protection against childhood asthma by rural environmental exposure - a central role of dendritic and regulatory B cells during immune maturation (Prof. Dr. Bianca Schaub)
- Long-term exposure to ozone and green space and its association with respiratory health in adults (Prof. Dr. Joachim Heinrich, Dr. Stefan Karrasch, Prof. Dr. Dennis Nowak)
- The role of interpretation biases and physiological stress reactivity in the familial transmission of depression (Dr. Belinda Platt)
- The role of chronic diseases, environmental and genetic influences on the infection with SARS-CoV-2: boosters, effect modifiers or mediators? (Prof. Dr. Annette Peters)
- Influence of air quality on the expected burden on the health care system in the event of pandemics (Dr. Susanne Breitner-Busch)
- PanACEA 2, a drug development program to simplify and shorten tuberculosis therapy (Prof. Dr. Michael Hölscher)
- GBA new forms of care - OptiNIV - Optimization of post-hospital intensive care for neurological patients (Prof. Dr. Andreas Bender)
- CoSiMed - Promotion of collaborative diagnostic skills in medical collaboration: Effects of adapting scaffolding to the professional knowledge base of the collaboration partners (Prof. Dr. Frank Fischer)
- META-REP - A Meta-scientific Program to Analyse and Optimise Replicability in the Behavioral, Social, and Cognitive Sciences (Prof. Dr. Mario Gollwitzer)
- Severe Weather Forecasting Programme (SWFP) (Prof. Dr. Marianela Fader)
- SESYNC (Prof. Dr. Marianela Fader)
- CDRSynTra (Prof. Dr. Julia Pongratz)
- Deponieverhalten mineralischer Abfälle auf Deponien der Klassen I und II nach 2005 (Prof. Dr. Soraya Heuss-Aßbichler)
- Verbesserung der Sickerwasserqualität durch langfristige Schadstofffixierung auf Deponien der Klasse III mittels gezielter Befeuchtung (Prof. Dr. Soraya Heuss-Aßbichler)
- LabForest - Living lab university forest for sustainable management of natural regeneration under climate change (Prof. Dr. Lukas Lehnert)
- RESCUE - Response of the Earth System to overshoot, Climate neUtrality and negative Emissions (Prof. Dr. Julia Pongratz)
- SOS-iClimate: Southern Ocean Salinity-Isotopic Fingerprints and Impacts on Global Climate (Prof. Dr. Alexander Haumann)
- FutureMed: A Transdisciplinary Network to Bridge Climate Science and Impacts on Society (Prof. Dr. Marianela Fader)
- MedECC Nexus Special Report (Prof. Dr. Marianela Fader, Dr. Andrea Reimuth)
- Nexusnet COST Action (Prof. Dr. Marianela Fader)
- International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation: Climate Mental Health Research Initiative: Urgently Accelerating Climate Mental Health Research & Equity through Global Networks (Prof. Dr. Matthias Garschagen)
- International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation: Justice First: Community-embedded Energy Transition Planning for Climate Resilience (Prof. Dr. Henrike Rau)
- BIOTEXFUTURE (Prof. Dr. Johannes Glückler)
- GIST-Hub (Prof. Dr. Johannes Glückler)
Research areas and chairs related to sustainability
GIST-Hub: Strategic Partnership for Sustainable Transformation
The BMBF-funded partnership between LMU and the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile develops solutions for an inclusive and sustainable transformation of economy and society. The initiative focuses on key aspects such as networks, institutions, and governance, which are essential to successful sustainable development. Through interdisciplinary research, workshops, and exchange with decision-makers, the GIST-Hub generates innovative approaches to global challenges—particularly in the areas of sustainable resource management and climate change.
Nexus research at LMU: Integrated approaches to sustainable development
At the Chair of Physical Geography and Nexus Research, Prof. Dr. Marianela Fader and her team investigate the interconnections between water, food, energy, and nature. Their goal is to understand these dependencies and develop sustainable solutions to global challenges such as food security, energy supply, and ecosystem protection. Using models and remote sensing, they analyze the impacts of climate change and land use on the nexus—both globally and regionally. The focus lies on identifying synergies and managing trade-offs to support integrated strategies for sustainable transformation.
Learn more about the chair of Physical Geography and Nexus Research
Biodiversity Wall in LMU’s main building
Coming soon: The Biodiversity Wall in LMU’s main building will showcase the scientific connection between human, animal, and environmental health—featuring current projects from medicine, veterinary medicine, and biology.