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Lund University is initiating collaboration with two higher education institutions in the West Bank in Palestine. This makes it possible for Palestinian students, doctoral students and teaching staff to come to Lund on exchanges with their living costs covered by grants. "There is a great deal of knowledge and expertise at the Palestinian universities, and increasing interchange among both staff a
Blood clots can form in both arteries and veins. However, the reasons behind them differ, as do the consequences and the chances of preventing blood clots. In Sweden, almost half of all cases of venous thrombosis have a genetic explanation. A team of researchers from Lund University in Sweden has now discovered three gene variants that increase the risk of blood clots in the leg by up to 180 perce
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-gene-variants-significantly-increase-risk-blood-clots - 2026-06-25
The search is on for 25 researchers from around the world in Lund University’s largest ever international recruitment drive. The main focus will be on AI research and other areas in which the University has a strategic focus. Lund University’s body of researchers is getting reinforcements. If all goes according to plan, no fewer than 25 new researchers from all over the world will arrive in Lund t
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-launches-largest-ever-global-recruitment-drive-researchers - 2026-06-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Article in Lund University Research Magazine In the latest issue of the Lund University Research Magazine (LUM), the article "In narratives of hope, researchers come together for the future of Syria" was published. The article sheds light on two academic Syrian refugees and participants of the project Post Conflict Fu
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/narratives-hope-researchers-come-together-future-syria - 2026-06-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Prof. Luis Mundaca at the IIIEE has been selected as a Lead Author for the next IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C Prof. Luis Mundaca at the IIIEE was selected to participate as a Lead Author for an upcoming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment report. This time, he will contribute t
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-will-contribute-ipcc-special-report-global-warming-15degc - 2026-06-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The IIIEE has set up a joint initiative with the University of Stellenbosch, Centre for Complex Systems in Transition (CST), on exploring greener development models in Africa. Initiated by Dr Desta Mebratu, the ambition is a multi-year initiative called Distributed Renewable Economies for Africa’s Transition. In this
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-joint-initiative-university-stellenbosch - 2026-06-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new and ground-breaking European trans-disciplinary Horizon 2020 project Lund University is now a partner in NATURVATION, a project focusing on nature-based solutions in cities. From Lund University, the IIIEE is involved in the project together with LUCSUS and CEC.Read the full article in Lund University Research M
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/nature-based-solutions-cities - 2026-06-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dialogue session at the International Sustainability Transitions Conference on 18-21 June 2017 The Governance of Urban Sustainability Transitions (GUST) project will organize a dialogue session at the International Sustainability Transitions Conference on 18-21 June 2017 in Gothenburg, Sweden.Urban living labs are pro
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/advancing-urban-living-labs-experimentation-governance-and-transitions - 2026-06-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Advancing Sustainable Solutions The IIIEE Annual Report 2016 has now been completed. The web version can be downloaded here: IIIEE Annual Report 2016
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-annual-report-2016 - 2026-06-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Urban Living Labs (ULL) are advanced as an explicit form of intervention delivering sustainability goals for cities. Established at the boundaries between research, innovation and policy, ULL are intended to design, demonstrate and learn about the effects of urban interventions in real time. While rapidly growing as a
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-publication-urban-living-labs - 2026-06-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Three scenarios for the the way towards clean air in the city of Zabrze in Poland, was presented by a student group from the IIIEE last Friday, 31 March. Zabrze is known as one of the most polluted cities in Europe and was last winter facing extreme problems, including hazardous levels of pollutants and smog. In the f
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-students-show-way-clean-air-poland - 2026-06-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Debate article IIIEE researcher Nora Smedby expresses her opinions in a debate article with the title Låt föregångskommuner ta täten för det hållbara byggandet (In English: Let pioneering municipalities take the lead on sustainable construction) published in Fastighetsnytt. The article is published in Swedish only.
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/let-pioneering-municipalities-take-lead-sustainable-construction - 2026-06-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 18 April 2017, the Lund University Research Magazine published an article on recycling and e-waste. IIIEE researcher Jessika Luth Richter was interviewed about her research on European policies and e-waste.Read the full article here.
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/recycling-important-collection-reduce-e-waste - 2026-06-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A game developed to increase awareness On 18 April 2017, the Lund University Research Magazine highlighted IIIEE researcher Katherine Whalen's game "In the Loop", a game developed to increase awareness about the materials we use to produce electrical goods.Learn more about the game in Lund University Research Magazine
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/loop - 2026-06-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New SED report 2017 The strategic environmental development course (SED) is part of the Master's programme in Environmental Management and Policy (EMP) at the IIIEE. This year a group of twenty-five graduate students travelled to six global destinations to work with regions and communities in order to develop solution
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/rays-sunshine-tales-sustainable-transition - 2026-06-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The April issue of the IIIEE newsletter is out now.Click here to access the April issueClick here for the IIIEE newsletter archiveClick here to subscribe to our newsletter
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/april-issue-iiiee-newsletter-out-now - 2026-06-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. IIIEE researchers Charlotte Leire and Carl Dalhammar has written a report where they document the long term effects of GPP. The report was commissioned by the Swedish Competition Authority (Konkurrensverket). Taken together, both the literature and the product case studies conducted in the project indicate that green
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-report-long-term-effects-green-public-procurement-gpp - 2026-06-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Opinion by Matthias Lehner, postdoc at the IIIEE. Airbnb is a hugely successful American company that has managed to make us invite strangers into our own private homes. I visited New Zealand last winter and stayed with an old lady in her private home outside Nelson, and it was an exciting experience where I got to kn
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/challenge-sharing-sustainably - 2026-06-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Governance of Urban Sustainability Transitions (GUST) research project is soon coming to an end. It has explored the concept of Urban Living Labs, and has involved four research organisations and cities in Sweden, the UK, Austria and the Netherlands. One outcome from the project will be a handbook full of ideas fo
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/collaborative-research-speed-sustainable-transition-cities - 2026-06-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Seminar 15 May at the IIIEE Today, 15 May, the IIIEE is organising a seminar on Sustainable Fashion, offering a glimpse of what IIIEE researchers have been working on in the past 10+ years in this area.Clothes, textiles and fashion are indispensable elements of human being. They serve various functions – all the way f
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/sustainable-fashion-finding-cuts-future - 2026-06-25
