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In order to avoid water conflicts and to stimulate food production in sub-Saharan Africa, large-scale land acquisition must be regulated and focus on food production. These are the conclusions of a new doctoral thesis from PhD Emma Johansson. Emma Johansson’s thesis investigates how land use is affected by large-scale land acquisition, also referred to as land grabbing, mainly in Tanzania. The lan

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/large-scale-land-acquisition-affects-farmers-ability-produce-their-own-food-africa - 2025-11-17

Chad Boda recently attended the highly competitive 9th Summer School in Economic Geography. This is a brief reflection on his experience. What is the Summer Institute in Economic Geography?The Summer Institute in Economic Geography (SIEG) represents a unique approach to advanced training, mentoring, and professional development for early-career researchers entering the field of economic geography,

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/chad-boda-9th-summer-institute-economic-geography-reflections-self-critical-disciplinary-development - 2025-11-17

LUCSUS researcher Emma Johansson is currently in Cambodia to study linkages between land, water and food. The field trip marks the start of a new post doctoral research project aiming to investigate changes in water use and food production linked to land grabbing. The post doctoral studies are funded by the Crafoord Foundation.  What is the purpose of your trip?I have about 10 months research fund

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-challenges-surrounding-land-are-facing-population-emma-johansson-sets-out-field-trip-cambodia - 2025-11-17

In this interview, Ebba Brink reflects on the specific set of sustainability challenges facing informal settlements in India, and how they can be addressed. She is part of the project BInUCom which focuses on how Indian planning and architecture schools can develop their curricula to better address the complex challenges of informality, environmental risks and social exclusion faced by the urban p

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/urban-dynamics-such-shortage-affordable-land-and-housing-force-urban-poor-settle-hazardous-marginal - 2025-11-17

In their recently published paper, Wim Carton and Lennart Olsson argue that perennial polycultures informed by natural ecosystems promise more sustainable agroecosystems – that has the potential to revitalize the economic foundation of farming and hence rural societies. The paper was published together with the Land Institute in Kansas, USA. Modern agriculture is associated with numerous environme

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-research-article-perennial-agriculture - 2025-11-17

In times of runaway climate change, phasing out fossil fuels and increasing the share of renewables is imperative. But this transition is not without pitfalls as shown by a recent study of two large renewable projects in Iceland by LUCSUS researcher Henner Busch and Wim Carton. The recent IPCC report has made it clear that we need to change our energy supply from fossils to renewable energy if we

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/hidden-price-icelands-green-energy - 2025-11-17

The disproportionate impacts of climate change on vulnerable groups, art for the SDG:s, and political and personal stories about flying and climate change. This is the focus of three LUCSUS projects that recently received funding from Formas.  Other projects include research on mobilisation for the SDG:s, and an exploration of love in relation to land and place in Zimbabwe. An especially large gra

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-research-projects-lucsus-climate-change-flying-and-sanitation - 2025-11-17

LUCUS today, 11th December, presents a new travel policy for staff and associated researchers. It sets out a number of commitments aimed to reduce work-related emissions and takes effect from January 2019. Reducing flying amongst staff is the number one priority, since flying is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in academia. The commitments are not binding but each staff member

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-presents-new-travel-policy-reduce-work-related-emissions - 2025-11-17

"No matter what happens in real time politics, some damage is already done”. Researcher Torsten Krause comments on the newly elected Brasilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s plans for deforestation and exploitation of the Amazon.  Bolsonaro takes office on the first of January 2019 and has promised to open protected areas and indigenous territories to mining, to relax environmental laws, cut financing

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/torsten-krause-comments-exploitation-and-deforestation-brazilian-amazon - 2025-11-17

Many of us have noticed the increasing frequency of climate protests organised by Extinction Rebellion (XR) across Sweden. What do these protests represent? Is this just another group of tree-huggers being a public nuisance? Or is this a needed development in taking our climate goals further? Lund University researchers, Stephen Woroniecki and Tullia Jack argue that there are critical ideas to tak

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/blog-post-what-can-we-learn-xr-movement - 2025-11-17

The Lund University graduate school on Agenda 2030 is now open for applications. We welcome graduate school applicants from various disciplinary backgrounds who want to take an active role in Agenda 2030 research. The graduate school offers a unique opportunity to gain interdisciplinary perspectives on global challenges and contribute to current research while deepening your subject knowledge.The

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-phd-positions-lund-university-agenda-2030-graduate-school - 2025-11-17

A year ago LUCSUS researcher Sara Gabrielsson went to Tanzania to study the cultural acceptability and management challenges of different menstrual products among adolescent school girls in rural Tanzania. The study, which tested three types of menstrual products: the menstrual cup, disposable sanitary pads and washable fabric pads, found that the menstrual cup was the most preferred menstrual opt

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/she-wants-break-silence-about-menstruation - 2025-11-17

LUCSUS is starting a new capacity building programme to develop knowledge and leadership among leaders and decision makers from across Africa about the Agenda 2030. ‘Land is Life’ is a novel 2 MSEK pilot program on capacity development for Agenda 2030 funded by the Swedish Institute. The programme aims to train future leaders and decision makers from across Africa (Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Rwanda,

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-leads-new-capacity-building-programme-agenda-2030 - 2025-11-17

LUCSUS Director Emily Boyd is lead author for a chapter on poverty, livelihoods and sustainable development in the Sixth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). She recently attended the first meeting of lead authors from Working Group II in Durban, South Africa. Working Group II assesses the vulnerability of socio-economic and natural systems to climate change,

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/emily-boyd-lead-author-ipccs-sixth-assessment-report - 2025-11-17

Möt Stina Vikingson och Pernilla Thellmark på Ekonomihögskolans karriärcenter som börjat jobba konkret och handfast med personliga utvecklingsmål för hållbar utveckling. Deras målgrupp är studenter, men metodiken fungerar för allt från den enskilda individen till team och större grupper på arbetsplatsen. – Välj en färdighet som du skulle vilja utveckla. Reflektera över den tillsammans med någon du

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/inre-hallbarhetsmal-studenternas-personliga-utveckling - 2025-11-17

Under sommaren har Ekonomihögskolan vid Lunds universitet fått två prestigefyllda ackrediteringsbesked. Fakulteten är nu ackrediterad i fem år av både EQUIS och AMBA, och tillhör de 1 procent av ekonomihögskolor globalt som har båda ackrediteringarna. John Abrahamson, ordförande för Ekonomihögskolans fakultetsstyrelse, och Lars Ljungälv, ordförande för fakultetens rådgivande kommitté, är samstämmi

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/ekonomihogskolan-tar-hem-dubbla-ackrediteringar-haller-hog-internationell-klass - 2025-11-17

I detta avsnitt av Ekonomihögskolans podd ”Minds over Matters” diskuterar organisationsforskarna Anna Jonsson och Olof Hallonsten handledning i samband med kandidat- och masteruppsatser, med både kollegor och studenter i åtanke. Tillsammans med forskarkollegorna Jens Rennstam och Nadja Sörgärde är de redaktörer för den nya boken: ”Metaphors we supervise by”. Mer information Podden på Acast.comTidi

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/podd-handledning-student-och-handledare - 2025-11-17

Sparbanken Skånes Center for Sustainable Enterprising (SSCEN) vid Lunds universitet och Sparbanksstiftelsen Finn delar ut ett årligt uppsatspris, SSCEN Sustainability Prize for Master’s Theses, för att uppmuntra ekonomi- och ingenjörsstudenter att bidra med värdefull kunskap om hur vi kan skapa en hållbar omställning. Studenter inom företagsekonomi och ingenjörsvetenskap som har skrivit en masteru

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/utlysning-hallbarhetspris-examensarbeten-2024 - 2025-11-17

Burak Tunca är universitetslektor i digital marknadsföring och djupt intresserad av AI-utvecklingen inom sitt ämne. Från och med höstterminen 2024 är han ansvarig för just integrationen av artificiell intelligens inom utbildningen på Företagsekonomiska institutionen vid Ekonomihögskolan. Vi passade på att fråga Burak Tunca vad hans nya uppdrag innebär och hur han ser på AI inom marknadsföring och

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/han-blir-forsta-ansvarig-ai-integration-vid-foretagsekonomiska-institutionen - 2025-11-17

Hur digitaliserad är svenska företags marknadsföring? Och till vilket pris? Det ska ett nytt forskningsprojekt från Ekonomihögskolan vid Lunds universitet ta reda på. Du som själv har inblick i ditt företags digitala marknadsföring bjuds även in att delta i undersökningen. I dag dominerar digital reklam över mer konventionell reklam i svensk radio, tv, tidningar och på skyltar. Men digitaliseringe

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/digitalisering-som-vag-overlevnad-eller - 2025-11-17