Project: Digitalisation for Sustainable Mobility (DiNaMo) – Nachhaltigkeit und Klimaschutz

DiNaMo-Aktiv on NDR Visite!

What are the real health benefits of cycling? The DiNaMo project team at the MHH provides fascinating insights into the latest research on cycling and health promotion on the NDR Visite programme. (Link leads to a website in german)

Campus Radeln (Campus Cycling) 2026 has begun!

On May 1, 2026, CAMPUS Radeln 2026 kicked off once again. Students and staff from LUH, TIB, MHH, and HsH can hop on their bikes together to do something good for the climate and their own health. Download the Bike Citizens app and join in!

DiNaMo at the 7th BMFTR Symposium!

As part of the 7th BMFTR Symposium on 'Sustainability in Science', initial findings were presented to an interested audience of experts in Berlin. The DiNaMo project team would like to express its gratitude for the organisation of the event and the many interesting discussions.

DiNaMo on the DG Hoch N podcast!

In the 19th episode of the DG Hoch N podcast ‘Re: Nachhaltige Hochschulen’, Mailin Beyer, Johanna Boyen (MHH) and Lukas Köhler (MCI) present their work in the DiNaMo_Aktiv sub-project. The focus is on the connection between health promotion, active mobility and gamification.

PROJECT GOALS

The project aims to develop pathways for a transformation towards sustainable, climate-friendly mobility, extending them to other university locations, as well as to the city and region of Hanover. To this end, six work packages are being used to collaboratively achieve the following sub-goals:

Analysis of the mobility behaviour of all status groups at the universities

Testing digital measures and incentives to promote sustainable mobility

Identification of institutional and status group-dependent potentials and barriers

Integration of the topic into university events and training courses

Transfer of the concepts to other institutions as well as the city and region of Hanover

Project Approach and PROCEDURE

As part of the interdisciplinary project, measures are being developed and piloted to encourage more sustainable mobility behaviour among the students and employees of the participating institutions. The successes and barriers encountered are being documented through comprehensive accompanying research. While some of these measures are already in practice, various challenges limit their effectiveness. DiNaMo is investigating the acceptance of various digital tools for more sustainable mobility with the aim of increasing their meaningful use. For example, the six-month 'CAMPUS Radeln' cycling challenge was introduced, and the ride-sharing portal 'MitfahrCampus' has been exclusively available to university members since September 2025.

Overview

The project uses the universities in the Hanover region as a living lab to promote sustainable mobility through digitalisation. The participating universities are responsible for different areas of work, as summarised in the following overview of the project's work packages:

Leibniz University Hannover (LUH)

Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University (TIB)

Hannover Medical School (MHH)

University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HsH)

Project Publications

Leibniz University Hannover

Giez, M., & Johannsen, J. (2025): Daten- und Methodenbericht zur Erstbefragung im Projektverbund DiNaMo. Hannover : Institutionelles Repositorium der Leibniz Universität Hannover. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15488/20161

Wage, O., Feuerhake, U., & Sester, M. (2025): Estimating the Ride-Sharing Potential for Universities in Hanover: An Integer Programming Approach. AGILE GIScience Ser., 6, 49, Copernicus. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/agile-giss-6-49-2025
Hannover Medical School

Beyer, M., Boyen, J., Wussow- Hampel, S., et al. (2025): Role of commuting characteristics on physical and mental health among members at university institutions (DiNaMo-active): a protocol for an observational study. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2025, 11:e002665. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002665
Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University

Bayandir, P., & Plank, M. (2025): Hybride Veranstaltungen für nachhaltige Mobilität : Das KI-Forum 2025. In Homann H., Rohbani C., & Will, J. C. (Eds.) KI-Forum 2025 : KI in Forschung und Lehre an Hochschulen, pp. 27–29. Hannover: HsH Applied Academics. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25968/opus-3773

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PROJECT DURATION AND FURTHER INFORMATION

Duration	01.09.2023–31.03.2027
Application Volume	1.462.589,74 € (incl. overhead)
Institutions and Persons Involved in the Application	Leibniz University Hannover (LUH): Prof. Dr. Eva Barlösius, Institute of Sociology Dr. Stephanie Mittrach, Green Office Prof. Dr. Michael Rohs, Institute for Practical Computer Science Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Monika Sester, Insitute of Cartography and Geoinformatics Hannover Medical School (MHH): Prof. Dr. med. Uwe Tegtbur, Clinic for Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine PD Dr. Sven Haufe, Clinic for Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HsH): Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lars-Oliver Gusig, Institute for Construction Elements, Mechatronics und Electromobility Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library (TIB): Margret Plank, Lab Non-Textual Materials , Program Area C - Research and Development
Coordination	Leibniz University Hannover, Green Office, Jonas Koch