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Welcome to Lund University. Which university did you recently come from?– I came from Loughborough University in the UK, where I had been since 2010. Prior to that I was based at the University of Copenhagen for 17 years, hence speak fluent Danish. What is (or has been) the main focus of your research? – My research focuses primarily on low-income housing and livelihoods in urban areas of the glob
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/meet-katherine-gough - 2025-11-23
Over Christmas and New Year, we look forward to a much-needed rest, both for students and department staff. From December 21, 2024 - January 6, 2025, our premises are therefore completely closed. Regular opening hours are valid from January 7, 2025. The Student office opens January 7, as well. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/opening-hours-during-holidays - 2025-11-23
Congratulations to Hanna Bach who defended her thesis "Navigating Sustainable Shipping - Multi-scalar Transition Dynamics in the Maritime Shipping Sector." We took the opportunity to ask Hanna some questions about her research. Why did you choose to focus on the maritime shipping sector? What was it about the subject that interested you from the start?- The sea, boats and ships, and especially sai
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/hanna-bach-defended-thesis-sustainable-transition-maritime-shipping-sector - 2025-11-23
Thomas Malm, Professor of Human Ecology, has published the anthology On Interdisciplinary Paths - Thoughts and Memories. This collection of essays focuses mainly on Oceania, the part of the world where Thomas has traveled and researched the most. The book takes readers on a journey through time and space and in a highly interdisciplinary trajectory. This aligns with Thomas' research career, which
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/thomas-malm-publishes-anthology-his-life-researcher - 2025-11-23
The Department is hiring a PhD student in economic geography. The position is connected to research projects that focus on innovation and socio-technical transitions in the urban water management sector – globally and in select high- and middle-income cities. The doctoral candidate program amounts to 240 credits (equivalent to four years of full-time study). It formally ends with the doctoral cand
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/new-phd-position-economic-geography - 2025-11-23
Four researchers from the department participated in the “Feminist Festival” in Malmö this weekend. Martina Angela Caretta held a keynote speech titled What do gender and intersectionality have to do with the environment? A feminist talk on climate justice. In her talk, she provided examples from her own research in East Africa, the USA, and Latin America on how gender and intersectionality are fu
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/researchers-shed-light-feminist-geography-festival - 2025-11-23
Since February, Professor Glyn Williams has been working with us. We were curious about who Glyn is and what his research is about, so we decided to ask him a few questions to get to know him a little better. Hi, Glyn! And welcome to Lund University. Which university did you recently come from?– Thank you! I came from University of Sheffield, where I worked from 2006, having previously held posts
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/meet-glyn-williams - 2025-11-23
Cellist Andreas Brantelid is today one of the most sought after soloists from Scandinavia, and has received overwhelming reviews for his thoughtful interpretations, his most personal colored tone, and not least with his engaging personality. In early September he was employed as a Senior Lecturer in cello at the Malmö Academy of Music. Andreas Brantelid has performed throughout the world, with pro
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/andreas-brantelid-new-senior-lecturer-cello - 2025-11-23
Theophile Hartz is principal oboe at Malmö Opera since 2011 and has been principal oboe in Israel Philharmonic during the 2017 – 2018 season. He has studied in France at Conservatoire National Superieur in Lyon and at Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe Theophile Hartz is principal oboe at Malmö Opera since 2011 and has been principal oboe in Israel Philharmonic during the 2017 – 2018 season. Theoph
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/theophile-hartz-new-teacher-oboe-malmo-academy-music - 2025-11-23
We are very happy to announce that Lund University have been granted a new Project within Climate-KIC. The project is called "An Insurance-based climate adaptation tool for potato farming". Potato Late blight (Phytophthora infestans) is a devastating potato disease which occurs earlier and earlier in the potato growing season over the last decades. Compared to other crops, potatoes require very hi
https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/new-climate-kic-project-awarded-lund-university - 2025-11-23
Ullrika Sahlin, risk specialist at Lund University, was awarded 15 000 Euros for her project "gaming for better decisions under uncertanty"at the Climate-KIC Ideation Day II this Tuesday. Ullrikas project aims at developing a fun and educational game for decision makers where they can develop skills in making decisions on climate related issues with consideration of risk and uncertainty. The secon
https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/ullrika-sahlin-awarded-project-money-climate-kic-ideation-day - 2025-11-23
The flagship Climate Risk Information (CRI) is looking for exciting early stage innovation project proposals to complement existing project suites. Proposals should address one of the following priorities: - Demonstrate the use of climate risk models and data for concrete end-user applications: Projects should have strong involvement from investors, insurance, or non-financial end-users, and be co
https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/new-call-climate-kic-climate-risk-information - 2025-11-23
Climathon is a global 24-hour hackathon focusing on climate solutions that is run simultaneously in over 230 cities around the world on the 27th of October. This is the first time a Climathon is held in Lund. We face a number of significant climate challenges and need to work together, across traditional boundaries, to find new innovative solutions. Lund Climathon will focus on solar energy develo
https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-lund-2710 - 2025-11-23
Are you an entrepreneur within the circular economy or do you simply have a brilliant idea? Enter our Urban Challenge and bring your idea to life in the Circular Economy Hub South Harbour! In collaboration with Climate-KIC, The Integrated Urban Renewal Initiative of the South Harbour (the Municipality of Copenhagen) now invites citizens, students, entrepreneurs, local organizations and brilliant i
https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/urban-challenge-circular-economy-hub-south-harbour - 2025-11-23
Climate-KIC’s Climate Innovation Summit is Europe’s leading event connecting city representatives, policymakers, businesses, entrepreneurs, scientists and academics and more to share best practice and create the opportunities to scale-up the solutions that accelerate climate action. This year’s summit is endorsed by the Fijian COP23 Presidency, and will take place under the patronage of the Italia
https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climate-innovation-summit-2017-milan - 2025-11-23
Climathon is an annual 24 hour hackathon for climate solutions. The format was launched by Climate-KIC 2015 and has spread rapidly across the globe. In 2017, 104 cities participated in 6 continents, all at the same time 27 October, 10:00 to 10:00 the following day. Lund University organized Climathon in Lund 2017 together with Lund Municipality and Kraftringen. This was the first time the event wa
https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-lund-2017 - 2025-11-23
Greenhouse is Climate-KICs pre-incubation program for early stage entrepenurship projects. please read more about the program in the attached flyer. Please read more about the program in this flyer.
https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/greenhouse-deadline-3011 - 2025-11-23
Here is a video recording from the panel debate on Health, food and water – The need for innovations and new strategies in a changing climate that we organised in connection to the IPCC meeting in Malmö 23-27/10 2017.
We had a photographer, Martin Olson, present at Climathon in Lund 2017. We wanted to share some of the pictures from this event with you.You can see them At Flickr web site it is also possible to see the pictures from the other 6 Climathons that were held in the Nordics this yearFlickr web site
https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/great-pictures-climathon-lund - 2025-11-23
Climate-KIC has released a number of important documents going forward 2018. There will be a common call for a number of different innovation and education projects at the 2 of March. Climate-KIC has released uppdated thematic priorities for 2018. Digging in to Climate-KIC theory it may be of interest to read the new Theory of Change document that has just been released.Allsao the outcomes and rec
https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climate-kic-documents-2018 - 2025-11-23
