Published 6 May 2020 We appreciate your participation in the online conference, which was a very successful joining of about 100 participants. April 23 and 24 were two very rewarding days, filled with interesting sessions, poster presentations, office yoga, group discussions, as well as fruitful conversations and sharing of expertise. The event allowed for interesting discussions among researchers

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/thank-you-participating-cecs-online-science-says-conference-and-becc-merge-spring-meeting - 2025-07-01

By johan [dot] nyman [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Nyman) - published 27 May 2020 The regional flora has dramatically changed the last centuries. Photo: Kristine Cinate, Unsplash A study from Lund University indicates that the flora of Skåne in southern Sweden changed drastically throughout the 1900s and up to the present day. The greatest decline in species diversity can be seen in

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/dramatic-changes-regional-flora - 2025-07-01

By stina [dot] johannesson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Johannesson) - published 5 June 2020 The new collaboration will strengthen the national climate and biodiversity research. Photo by Ars Buchatski on Unsplash. The graduate research schools ClimBEco and the Bolin Centre Climate Research School (CRS) have recently initiated a collaboration with multiple climate-focused intentions. The join

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/new-collaboration-strengthens-climate-and-biodiversity-research - 2025-07-01

By kristina [dot] lindgarde [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Kristina Lindgärde) - published 27 August 2020 Photo: Unsplash A unique study has analyzed in detail how EU agricultural subsidies flow down to the local level. The new data show that most income support payments go to intensively farmed regions already above median EU income, while climate-friendly and biodiverse farming regions, as well as

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/revealed-how-billions-eu-farming-subsidies-are-being-misspent - 2025-07-01

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 27 August 2020 Image: Jorchr, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia Population density, and not the proportion of green spaces, has the biggest impact on species richness of pollinators in residential areas. This is the result of a study from Lund University in Sweden of gardens and residential courtyards in and around Malmö,

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/high-human-population-density-negative-pollinators - 2025-07-01

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 27 August 2020 Wooden barrel with parts of the sturgeon (in orange) Photo: Brett Seymour Researchers at Lund University in Sweden can now reveal what the Danish King Hans had planned to offer when laying claim to the Swedish throne in 1495: a two-metre-long Atlantic sturgeon. The well-preserved fish remains were

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/atlantic-sturgeon-kings-pantry-unique-discovery-baltic-sea-wreck-1495 - 2025-07-01

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 24 November 2020 Johanna Alkan Olsson talking to professionals during last years programme on sustainable cities. Photo: Kenneth Ruona. CEC is one of the actors behind a new international education programme with the purpose to strengthen innovation in the public sector and support the implementation of the 2030

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/cec-provides-education-co-design-and-inclusive-public-environments - 2025-07-01

By stina [dot] johannesson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Johannesson) - published 25 November 2020 Forest in Morzine, France. Photo by Guy Bowden on Unsplash. The climate crisis has received less media coverage during the corona pandemic despite that many think the climate challenges demand equally urgent attention. During the coming two weeks the United Nations gather the world in the Climate

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/global-climate-dialogues-boost-climate-work - 2025-07-01

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 2 December 2020 Japanese knotweed, one of the most damaging invasive plants in Europe. Photo: Michael Gasperl/Wikipedia (GFDL). Researchers at the Pufendorf Institute are working together in a Theme about Invasive Alien Plants, and are interested in finding out how the public, as well as experts, regard different

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/researchers-want-know-how-public-perceive-invasive-alien-plants - 2025-07-01

By stina [dot] johannesson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Johannesson) - published 8 December 2020 Micro-XRF mapping of trace elements in the foraminifera shell. Photo: Ni et al., 2020. How can previous warm periods in the ocean help us better understand the ongoing climate change? PhD student Sha Ni defends her dissertation at CEC this week with fossil findings that can improve the knowledge o

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/past-ocean-conditions-give-clues-marine-environmental-changes - 2025-07-01

By stina [dot] johannesson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Johannesson) - published 16 December 2020 CEC researchers conclude that forests and forestry play key roles for climate change mitigation. Photo by Luca Bravo on Unsplash. The forest investigation recently submitted to the Swedish government gives suggestions on creating synergies between international and national commitments on biodive

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/forestry-plays-key-role-swedens-climate-change-mitigation - 2025-07-01

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 22 December 2020 CEC starts 2021 with a new name, a new Director, and a new leadership organisation. Yet, CEC will continue its work with research, education and collaboration, across subject boundaries, to promote sustainable development. The new organisation with separate Director and Chair of the Board will st

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/new-year-new-name-new-director-and-new-organisation-cec - 2025-07-01

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] LUCSUS [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 22 December 2020 2020 will be remembered as the year when the coronavirus paralysed the world. At the same time, the negative effect of climate change became increasingly apparent, and the pleas to listen to the scientist and the calls for action became even more urgent. What changes for the climate do resea

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/climate-researchers-wish-list-2021 - 2025-07-01

Published 13 January 2023 Photo: Linda Eitrem Holmgren CMES scholar Lina Eklund has received a career grant from the Swedish National Space Agency for a 4 year project on wildfires in the Middle East. Research on vegetation fires, their spatiotemporal patterns, and their links to biophysical as well as political and socio-economic factors in drylands is limited. No large scale, interdisciplinary a

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/lina-eklund-receives-swedish-national-space-agency-career-grant - 2025-07-01

By linda [dot] eitrem_holmgren [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Linda Eitrem Holmgren) - published 18 January 2023 The Olof Palme visiting professorship in 2023 is held by Raphael Cohen-Almagor, University of Hull. The professorship is funded by the Swedish Research Council and hosted by CMES and the Department of Political Science, Lund University. During his research visit at Lund University, Raphae

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-welcomes-olof-palme-visiting-professor-raphael-cohen-almagor - 2025-07-01

By linda [dot] eitrem_holmgren [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Linda Eitrem Holmgren) - published 27 January 2023 CMES scholar Pinar Dinc has been interviewed by Dagens Nyheter about the relationship between Turkey and Sweden in relation to Sweden's NATO application and recent protests in both countries. The article "Expert: Så bör Sverige agera efter hotet om bojkott" (In English "Expert: How Sweden

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/pinar-dinc-interviewed-about-sweden-turkey-relations - 2025-07-01

Published 27 January 2023 On 22 February, CMES researcher Pinar Dinc gives a lecture on democracy in Turkey at AF-Borgen (18:00-20:00) co-organized by CMES and UPF. Welcome! This lecture will focus on the upcoming general elections in Turkey by taking a look at the 22 years of the AKP government. It will do so by elaborating on the long process from “democratic opening” to “democratic breakdown” i

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/eleventh-hour-elections-past-and-future-democracy-turkey - 2025-07-01

Published 27 January 2023 Shrine in Iraq. Photo: mhrezaa on Unsplash In this seminar, which is co-organised by the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies and the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies, we will look at some cases of fluid boundaries and intertwined identities, when religious belonging and ethnic identification freely mix, and evolve, and change. We will hear about two groups

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/seminar-religious-belonging-and-ethnic-identification-middle-east - 2025-07-01

Published 27 January 2023 Photo: Scott Graham on Unsplash The aim of this workshop is to provide an overview of research-based policy briefs, including formatting and writing conventions, identifying and disseminating to an audience, and evaluating their impact. The workshop is a joint collaboration with the LU Agenda 2030 Graduate School and the Pufendorf Institute Advanced Study Group "Wildfires

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/workshop-writing-policy-briefs - 2025-07-01

By linda [dot] eitrem_holmgren [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Linda Eitrem Holmgren) - published 31 January 2023 Pinar Dinc. Photo: Linda Eitrem Holmgren CMES scholar Pinar Dinc has been interviewed by ETC about Turkish bombings of Kurdish targets in northern Syria. The article "Turkiets bombattacker hotar kampen mot IS" (English: "Turkey's Bomb Attacks Threaten the Fight Against IS"), written by Al

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/pinar-dinc-interviewed-about-turkish-bombings-syria - 2025-07-01