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In just two weeks, Zhengyao Lu, Researcher in Physical Geography at Lund University and a member of MERGE and BECC, gained 60.000 reads of his article “Gigantic solar farms of the future might impact how much solar power can be generated on the other side of the world”. How could this be? We asked Zhengyao Lu himself to share his experience. In just two weeks, Zhengyao Lu, Researcher in Physical G

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/60000-views-conversation-two-weeks-whats-secret - 2026-09-09

Clearcutting is often considered negative for biodiversity, which is why continuous cover forestry is seen as a more favourable alternative. But could it be that clearcutting - with proper management from a landscape perspective - could favour certain species? Recently, it has become increasingly common to find birds and butterflies on clearcuts, species that normally thrive in areas such as hayfi

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/managing-clearcuts-favour-certain-species - 2026-09-09

BECC regularly welcomes guest researchers to work in areas within its scientific framework, with the aim to further strengthen the research and research groups. Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein is head of the Chair of Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology at the University of Freiburg in Germany, who recently finished her timer as a BECC guest researcher. Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein from th

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/alexandra-klein-work-inspiration-and-tips-her-time-guest-researcher-becc - 2026-09-09

Quaternary geologist Raimund Muscheler and physical geographer Thomas Pugh have been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant by the European Research Council. They will receive EUR 2.5 million each over a five-year period to study historical solar storms and the rate at which trees grow and die around the world. he European Research Council (ERC) supports research of the highest quality in all fields. The

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/two-lund-researchers-and-becc-pis-receive-prestigious-eu-grant - 2026-09-09

During the unusually dry year of 2018, Sweden was hit by numerous forest fires. A research team led from Lund University, and partly financed by BECC, has investigated how climate change affects recently burnt boreal forests and their ability to absorb carbon dioxide. The boreal forests form a single biome that spans the entire Northern Hemisphere. These forests play a key role in the global clima

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/unique-field-study-shows-how-climate-change-affects-fire-impacted-forests - 2026-09-09

It is here! Our annual report 2022/2023 and the first of its kind for BECC. We have aimed for a report that is interesting and inspiring to read, with a mix of highlights from our research, our activities, BECC outreach, colorful images and important numbers.The report is available in two formats:On the website: BECC annual report 2022/2023 - becc.lu.sejosefin [dot] madjidian [at] cec [dot] lu [do

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/our-first-annual-report-inspiring-highlights-20222023 - 2026-09-09

Toxins and chemicals are a major threat to our environment. The "third crisis" - the chemical crisis - is often forgotten when we talk about the climate and endangered species. Ahead of Biodiversity Day on 22 May, Maria Hansson, a researcher at Lund University and member of BECC, offers tips on how to create a non-toxic environment in your own garden, benefiting all its inhabitants, big and small.

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/five-ways-create-toxin-free-garden - 2026-09-09

After a year of intensive work by many involved, the Swedish Climate Symposium with its close to 400 participants, has come to an end. Now an evaluation of the conference awaits, but the feeling is that most people experienced it as a successful event. To take the pulse during the symposium itself, we did a couple of short interviews with some of those who were there. Satisfied organisers Josefin

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/voices-swedish-climate-symposium - 2026-09-09

Welcome to a BECC seminar on October 6th with invited speaker Professor Detlef Sprinz, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and University of Potsdam. The European Union has perceived itself as a leader to curb global climate change. This necessitates that ambitious intra-EU policies are implemented by its member states to lend credibility to its claim. The lecture elucidates whethe

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/effectiveness-eu-policies-comply-kyoto-protocol - 2026-09-09

One of the world's greatest challenges is to feed the world's population in a sustainable way. Organic farming is one option, but the downside is that it produces lower yields than conventional farming. Studies led by Lund University now show that the yield difference between organic and conventional farming is smaller than previously thought, but the yields are still significantly smaller than fo

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/organic-farms-potential-higher-yields - 2026-09-09

A new article in Ecology Letters has shown for the first time that grassland plants dependent on insect pollination are particularly susceptible to increasing land-use intensity in the landscape. Authors are BECC researchers Yann Clough, Johan Ekroos, BECC coordinator Henrik Smith et al. The researchers investigated the effects of land-use intensity in the surrounding landscape on the distribution

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/new-article-about-grassland-plants-and-surrounding-land-use - 2026-09-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Sölve Elmståhl is co-author of the article Predictive Performance of the FIF Screening Tool in 2 Cohorts of Community-Living Older Adults which has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. The study shows that the screening tool First-time Injurious Fall (FIF) can identify

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/new-study-shows-screening-tool-fif-can-prevent-first-time-injurious-falls-among-older-adults - 2026-09-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Charlotte is a professor at the Department of Clinical Sciences at Lund University and research group leader for the unit Epigenetics and Diabetes at Lund University Diabetes Center (LUDC). Charlotte defended her dissertation in endocrinology at the University of Gothenburg in 2002 and after a job as a postdoctoral fe

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/we-welcome-professor-charlotte-ling-new-board-member-epihealth - 2026-09-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Soon we will all be able to help fight the corona infection by reporting daily how we feel in a new app. The information will show where in Sweden the risk of infection is high, how fast it spreads and who belongs to certain risk groups. - It can give healthcare an early indication of where the number of disease cases

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/video-app-will-map-corona-infection-sweden - 2026-09-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A free app that will help map the spread of infection in Sweden and increase knowledge about the coronavirus is launched by researchers at Lund University. - Data from the app can give us a better picture of the course of the disease and why some are only slightly affected while others become seriously ill and die, sa

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/app-covid-symptom-tracker-launched-sweden-and-researchers-need-your-help-0 - 2026-09-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In Sweden, the number of people over the age of 80 will increase from 500,000 to 800,000 within the next ten years - an increase of 300,000 people, at the same time as healthcare will be affected by large retirements during the same period. - This is one of the biggest challenges ever for Swedish healthcare, says Sölv

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/reportage-good-aging-skane-mapping-how-future-care-should-be-planned - 2026-09-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What shapes our health later in life does not just depend on how we live, our childhoods, or when we we in the womb. How our parents were feeling and how they lived when we were born can affect our health. Peter M Nilsson, professor of clinical cardiovascular research at Lund University wants a broad focus on health a

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/reportage-live-healthily-sake-your-future-children - 2026-09-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the large population study Malmö Offspring Study, researchers try to find out how our intestinal flora is affected by diet and what significance this has for health. - We have about one and a half kilos of bacteria in the intestines, says Louise Brunkwall - PhD. student in diabetes and cardiovascular disease and ge

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/reportage-bacteria-important-gut-feeling - 2026-09-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 2018-02-07 New EU general data protection regulation This new law will come into force on 25 May 2018. A bill will be presented to the Swedish Parliament in April to adapt Swedish legislation to the EU Data Protection Regulation. All epidemiological researchers who work with follow-ups and registers are recommended to

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/new-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr - 2026-09-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 7 February, 2018 The strategic research area EpiHealth - Epidemiology for Health - together with LUPOP - Lund University Population Research Platform - now opens a call for proposals for new PhD - courses of relevance for population research. We will fund 3 - 5 courses during 2018 related to e.g. epidemiological data

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/announcement-arrangement-courses-funding-sra-epihealth - 2026-09-09