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Today, Times Higher Education (THE) published their latest ranking and Lund University has been ranked 95. This is an improvement of 11 places compared to last year. This means that Lund University has made strong progress in all three major rankings this year. “It’s easy to criticise rankings, but they aim to make sense of the complexity of what a university does and how we are working together t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-top-100-ranking - 2026-10-15

For the first time, researchers have linked specific frequent defects in sperm to risk of pregnancy complications and negative impacts on the health of the baby. The study from Lund University in Sweden shows that high proportion of father’s spermatozoa possessing DNA strand breaks is associated with doubled risk of preeclampsia in women who have become pregnant by IVF. It also increases the risk

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/defective-sperm-doubles-risk-preeclampsia - 2026-10-15

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered thirteen new species of extinct brittle stars on the island of Gotland, Sweden. The fossils were dug out of rocks from the Silurian Period (around 444 to 419 million years ago). The species have now been named after several famous hard rock musicians and bands. Ophiuroids are a group of echinoderms closely related to starfish. Their bodies c

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/extinct-brittle-stars-named-after-death-metal-bands - 2026-10-15

Despite harsher sentences and increased resources for the criminal justice system, research shows nothing to indicate that this leads to reduced criminality. “We wanted to problematise the notion that punishment is the best option,” says Tova Bennet, researcher in Criminal Law at Lund University. Over the past 15 years, tougher sentencing has been a popular tool in Swedish law and order politics.

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/research-offers-no-evidence-support-tougher-sentencing - 2026-10-15

Can AI think? The short answer is no, at least not in the way humans think. AI does not have incentives, opinions, or empathy. Even two-year-olds possess something that our artificial systems lack – the capacity to think in terms of cause and effect, according to Peter Gärdenfors, professor of Cognitive Science at Lund University. Since ChatGPT was introduced to great fanfare in 2022, the debate a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ai-lacks-common-sense-why-programs-cannot-think - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What are the enabling conditions and driving forces for nature-based solutions in the context of urban sustainability transitions? And how do innovation pathways play a role for nature-based solutions? Innovation pathways are a journey: from the initial idea and its demonstration, to its broader uptake within policy,

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/taking-action-urban-nature-innovation-pathways-directory - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Capstone SED/SSC projects for clients in seven countries during October 2019 In October, it is time for our final-year master students, batch 25, to do their client projects as part of the course Sustainability Solutions in Context (SSC), formerly titled Strategic Environmental Development (SED) course. This course le

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/msc-students-iiiee-batch-25-set-challenge - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Pranshu Singhal founded Karo Sambhav to help enterprises close their material loops. In this video, IIIEE alumnus, Pranshu Singhal, tells his story of his takeaways from the EMP programme at the IIIEE, and how his company, Karo Sambhav, makes a difference by helping enterprises close their material loops.  

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/founder-karo-sambhav-career-iiiee-alumnus - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Students of the the Master's programme in Environmental Management and Policy are presenting their Master's theses. From Monday 30 September to Thursday 3 October is thesis defence week at the IIIEE. Students of the the Master's programme in Environmental Management and Policy are presenting their Master's theses. The

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/thesis-defence-week-iiiee-1 - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Involving 14 institutions across Europe NATURVATION involves 14 institutions across Europe working in fields as diverse as urban development, innovation studies, geography, ecology, environmental assessment and economics. Our partnership includes city governments, non-governmental organisations and business.We are ass

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/naturvation-project-meets-lund-discuss-key-findings - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A café discussion about energy and how to heat our homes in a sustainable way in the future. This event is part of the Future Week at Lund University, 14-20 October. During Future Week at Lund University, the IIIEE is organising Walking energy, talking energy, a café discussion, that aims to encourage the participants

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/walking-energy-talking-energy - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Join a game-changing conference and exhibition in Sweden on the emerging sharing economy in cities! Sharing Cities Sweden is organising a conference and exhibition on exploring the role of sharing cities in advancing the sustainable development goals, the Sharing Cities Summit.See more information on the emerging prog

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/sharing-cities-summit-2019 - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The institute will be part of a new International Energy Agency (IEA) Task on energy efficiency. The IEA-DSM ‘Hard-to-Reach’ (HTR) project will generate knowledge, approaches and policy recommendations aiming to identify HTR energy users and effectively engage them in energy efficiency programmes.The research will sup

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-project-iiiee-hard-reach-energy-users - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Circular Economy Mini-Series: part 1 of 3 Hear the latest about the Circular Economy in our new podcast episode, now available on all major podcats platforms! 

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-podcast-episode-out-now - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Our Director Per Mickwitz among the new professors honoured On 18 October, Lund University held their inauguration ceremony for 2019 and among the 28 new professors honoured were our Director, Professor Per Mickwitz.Link to the publication of the inauguration of new professors at Lund University 2019

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/inauguration-professors-lund-university - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. IIIEE's research on virtual meetings has helped public agencies in Sweden reduce up to 50 % of CO2 from business travel. A project involving 80 Swedish public agencies, the REMM project, based on IIIEE research on virtual meetings, has helped the agencies to significantly reduce their CO2 emission from travel with up

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-research-reducing-co2-travel - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 'Urban Sharing in Amsterdam: City report No. 1' The Urban Sharing Team has published their first City Report from their research project. Urban Sharing in Amsterdam City Report is the result of a Mobile Research Lab conducted in Amsterdam in Spring 2019.The research is part of the five-year research programme Urban Sh

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/urban-sharing-team-publishes-their-first-city-report - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Kes McCormick represented the IIIEE for the TRANSFORM project in Toronto, Canada on 23-25 October. The TRANSFORM project integrates innovative academic research with entrepreneurial experimentation and extensive collaboration among the academic, private and public sectors with the development of hubs in Canada, USA, S

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/accelerating-sustainability-entrepreneurship-local-spaces - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. IIIEE researchers Jessika Luth Richter and Carl Dalhammar have authored a new book on planned obsolescence (PO), together with staff at the Fores think tank.The book, Planned Obsolescence – Built not to last, is published by the European Liberal Forum and explains what PO is and provides examples of PO. It furthemore

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researchers-contribute-new-book-planned-obsolescence - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A checklist for creating environmental benefits Julia Nussholz, PhD Candidate at the IIIEE, has created a checklist for environmentally sound circular business model design.It presents 10 key considerations for sustainable circular business model innovation - summarising the most recent contributions in the field and

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/circular-business-model-design - 2026-10-15