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Reductions in anthropogenic methane emissions outweigh the most likely scenarios for Arctic methane release

Published 5 February 2019 NASA/JPL/Eric Kort, Alan Buis; NSF, NCAR, NOAA [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Climate change causes an amplified warming of the Arctic, which may lead to the release of methane from previously frozen soils. Since it’s a strong greenhouse gas, arctic methane release can act as a positive feedback on climate change. However, anthropogenic efforts to reduce methane e

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/reductions-anthropogenic-methane-emissions-outweigh-most-likely-scenarios-arctic-methane-release - 2025-06-11

Where does the University stand in the world?

Published 29 March 2021 The competitive intelligence report for 2021 has now been completed. It is divided into different sections. Outlook covers special challenges and opportunities that the Risk Advisory Committee and University management have deemed relevant to the University’s future. The focus areas section covers trends and processes that may affect the University. The aim of competitive i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/where-does-university-stand-world - 2025-06-11

Iron-based solar cells on track to becoming more efficient

Published 22 November 2019 Jens Uhlig. Photo: Johan Joelsson. An international study led from Lund University in Sweden shows that 30 per cent of the energy in a certain type of light-absorbing iron molecule disappears in a previously unknown manner. By closing this loophole, the researchers hope to contribute to the development of more efficient solar cells using this iron-based solar cell. The s

https://www.science.lu.se/article/iron-based-solar-cells-track-becoming-more-efficient - 2025-06-11

Half time review about age-tech

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 24 October 2023 Sofi Fristedt, William Son Galanza, Steven Schmidt and Nebojsa Malesevic just after the halftime review. Photo: Lill Eriksson Today it was time for PhD-student William Son Galanza's half time review. He presented his work "AGE-TECH: Technologies supporting engagement in meaningful activities in and out of

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/half-time-review-about-age-tech - 2025-06-11

Emily Boyd on LUCSUS and the Sustainable Development Goals

Published 29 June 2018 LUCSUS and Lund University Staff Holding up the SDG:s – The SDG:s can help us as a sustainability centre to reflect around impact and how we are contributing to the goals. Where does our research sit in this context, and how can we make it more relevant to stakeholders and communities?, says Emily Boyd. This is important she notes, because today the SDG.s are becoming increa

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/emily-boyd-lucsus-and-sustainable-development-goals - 2025-06-11

Leading particle physicist and pioneering chemist named as new honorary doctors of science

Published 13 January 2021 Clifford Woodward and Melissa Franklin. A particle physicist involved in popular education and who made a number of global discoveries in her research portfolio and a professor of theoretical physical chemistry who has developed theoretical models in the area straddling chemistry and physics. Melissa Franklin and Clifford Woodward have been appointed honorary doctors at t

https://www.science.lu.se/article/leading-particle-physicist-and-pioneering-chemist-named-new-honorary-doctors-science - 2025-06-11

Lund University Future Week 12-18 October

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 6 October 2020 LUCSUS organises two events at the Future week at Lund University, discussing the future of social movements and the future of traveling, in the light of both the climate crisis and the coronavirus pandemic. The events will take place both onsite and online. 14 October 15.00-16.00:  The future

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lund-university-future-week-12-18-october - 2025-06-11

Impact story: Sustainable climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction at local, national and international level

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 3 February 2020 Illustrator: Catrin Jakobsson. Adapting cities is key for increasing the resilience of citizens, communities, organisations and wider systems to deal with the effects of climate change. For more than 20 years Professor Christine Wamsler has collaborated with national authorities, municipalities and citizens to

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/impact-story-sustainable-climate-change-adaptation-and-disaster-risk-reduction-local-national-and - 2025-06-11

The first Encyclopedia of the Service Economy is out now!

Published 24 August 2015 The first encyclopedia that presents a thorough overview of the fields of quality and services for students, researchers, and professionals in the social sciences and business is now ready after many years of work by Professor Su Mi Dahlgaard-Park from our department as General Editor. The " SAGE Encyclopedia of Quality and the Service Economy" ISBN: 9781452256726 presents

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/first-encyclopedia-service-economy-out-now - 2025-06-11

Dianne Kok Granted the Best South Asia Thesis Award 2023/2024

Published 8 October 2024 The annual SASNET Best South Asia Thesis Award is granted Dianne Kok for her Master thesis on household energy transition in metropolitan and rural Nepal. Since 2022, SASNET annualy grants a Lund University student the Best South Asia Thesis Award for an excellent Bachelor or Master thesis in the humanities or social sciences. The thesis must have been submitted and defend

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/dianne-kok-granted-best-south-asia-thesis-award-20232024 - 2025-06-11

Professor Ian Manners presents on ‘The External Dimensions of the European Union’s Autocracy Crisis’ to the Swedish EU Presidency Conference

Published 14 April 2023 Professor Ian Manners presents on ‘The External Dimensions of the European Union’s Autocracy Crisis’ to the Swedish EU Presidency Conference on 'The Rule of Law in the EU: Crisis and Solutions', Stockholm, 17 April. The conference is co-organized by the Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies; the Swedish Network for European Legal Studies; the Centre for European Res

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/professor-ian-manners-presents-external-dimensions-european-unions-autocracy-crisis-swedish-eu - 2025-06-11

Call for abstracts for an edited volume "Liberal West"

Published 16 March 2017 Three scholars from the West Network welcome abstracts for their edited volume called “Liberal West” and Asianists are welcome to approach the topic from the Asian point of view. Deadline for abstracts is May 23 2017. Ever after the idea of “the Western civilization” was conceived, some intellectuals, politicians, and religious leaders have spelled doom for it. The “Western

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-abstracts-edited-volume-liberal-west - 2025-06-11

CMES Public Panel on the Protests in Iran

Published 7 October 2022 Illustration: Linda Eitrem Holmgren This panel of Middle East experts will discuss: What is the status of women’s rights in Iran? How can we understand recent political acts of resistance and civil protests expressed by young people in Iran? What is the role of the Iranian diaspora, and what is the impact of these protests beyond Iran regionally and globally? The Centre fo

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-public-panel-protests-iran - 2025-06-11

New SASNET report on education of women in Afghanistan

Published 17 February 2021 The report was written by former SASNET intern Maliha Shir Mohammad and is a summary of her MA thesis. In her report "Education as an empowerment tool for women in Afghanistan: the insider perspectives of educated Afghan women", Maliha Shir Mohammad explores the understudied topic of the lived experiences of educated Afghan women and investigates their perspectives on ed

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-sasnet-report-education-women-afghanistan - 2025-06-11

Brittle star fossils from Gotland provide unique insights into evolutionary change

Published 11 February 2022 Brittle stars clinging to mussels. The size of the brittle stars corresponds to that of the Silurian echinoderms examined in the study. Photo: Lea D. Numberger-Thuy. A research team has succeeded in analysing two temporally consecutive species of fossilised brittle stars. The findings show that a marine catastrophe 428 million years ago contributed to a radical change in

https://www.science.lu.se/article/brittle-star-fossils-gotland-provide-unique-insights-evolutionary-change - 2025-06-11

Rektorsbrev 17 mars

Publicerad 17 mars 2014 Vårbudgeten, åtaganden för Max IV och ESS, samarbete med Nottingham, uppehållstillstånd för utländska forskare, Max IV-utmärkelse och Futuralkarnevelj är några av punkterna i detta rektorsbrev. Vårbudget. I dag är Per i Stockholm för att besöka Utbildningsdepartementet för att få reda på vad som kan förväntas i den kommande vårpropositionen. Vi hoppas att regeringen hörsamm

https://www.lu.se/artikel/rektorsbrev-17-mars - 2025-06-12

New research points out key gaps in EU’s largest funding scheme, the Common Agricultural Policy

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 25 May 2020 Photo by Ira Mint on Unsplash. Properly managed, the agricultural sector in Europe can contribute to many of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by improving food security, reducing poverty and enhancing biodiversity. But new research shows that indicators to measure key SDGs such as health and

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-research-points-out-key-gaps-eus-largest-funding-scheme-common-agricultural-policy - 2025-06-11

Expertlista för press och media – coronavirus 

Publicerad 19 mars 2020 Lunds universitet har sammanställt en lista med experter som kan kommentera och bidra med kunskaper kring coronaviruset ur olika aspekter.  Medicin och hälsa  Hans Norrgren, docent i infektionssjukdomar, överläkare infektionsmedicin  Telefon: 046-17 13 37  E-post: hans [dot] norrgren [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se   Forskning/expertområde: smittspridning och hur virus orsakar s

https://www.lu.se/artikel/expertlista-press-och-media-coronavirus - 2025-06-12

Dzhamilia Mamysheva - alumna from MSc in European and International Trade and Tax Law 2023

By maria [dot] johansson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Johansson) - published 31 May 2024 Dzhamilia Mamysheva, a 2023 graduate of LUSEM’s master’s programme in European and International Trade and Tax Law, has an inspiring career journey. From roles in international trade and supply chain management to her current position in Mars' Leadership Experience Program, she shares her post-graduation

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/dzhamilia-mamysheva-alumna-msc-european-and-international-trade-and-tax-law-2023 - 2025-06-11