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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. John Hennessey who graduated from the Centre in 2011 successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis at the Linné University, Växsjö on 9 March . The thesis studies Japanese colonial history and is entitled, Rule by Association: Japan in the Global Trans-Imperial Culture, 1868–1912.Professor Alexis Dudden, University of Connec

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/former-master-student-john-hennessey-defends-phd-thesis-history - 2026-08-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The latest issue of "Made in China: A Quarterly on Chinese Labour, Civil Society, and Rights" has been published, with contributions from Nicholas Loubere and Stefan Brehm. On 12 May 2008, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit Wenchuan county, Sichuan province. Felt as far as Beijing, the tremors caused horrific damage: 69,2

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-issue-made-china-published-0 - 2026-08-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Centre has received two grants that will strengthen its work on Korea during the coming academic year. Beginning in September and running through to March, the grant from the Academy of Korea Studies will fund eight guest lectures on different aspects of Korean society, such as politics, digital developments, popu

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/grants-strengthen-centres-work-korea - 2026-08-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. See what our researcher Dr. Paul O’Shea has to say about the recent developments Two articles on this issue have recently been published, one on the Lund Univeristy website, you can find the article here (in Swedish) and one in the Sydsvenskan newspaper here (also in Swedish). For an English translation of the text in

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/moon-behind-improvement-north-korea-issue - 2026-08-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Seo-Young Cho will be a visiting scholar at the Centre between 26 November and 20 December 2018. Seo-Young Cho is assistant professor of economics at Philipps-University of Marburg in Germany. Her research focuses on economic analysis of human trafficking, female migration, social capital, cyber activities, gender dif

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/visiting-scholar-centre - 2026-08-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 21 May, Dr Astrid Norén-Nilsson presented on “Cambodia; Towards 2018 elections and beyond” at the London School of Economics and Political Science Southeast Asia Forum (SEAF). The SEAF is an annual event organised by the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (SEAC), a cross-disciplinary, regionally-focused academic c

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/cambodia-towards-2018-elections-and-beyond - 2026-08-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 14-15 June, Marina Svensson attended a meeting of the European Alliance for Asian Studies in Turin. The focus was on collaboration and promoting Asian studies in Europe. At the next International Convention of Asia Scholars in Leiden on 15-19 July 2019 the Alliance will run some joint panels on the future of Asian

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/european-alliance-asian-studies - 2026-08-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 17th of September Dr. Paul O'Shea participated in the 79th Stockholm Seminar 'Japan-Russia Relations: The Islands Dispute and Geopolitical Culture'. Four islands – which are controlled by Russia but claimed by Japan – are the subject of a disagreement stretching back more than two generations. As a result, Japan an

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/podcast-japan-russia-relations - 2026-08-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nicholas Loubere has co-authored an article on Chinese migration and gold mining in the journal International Migration. This article examines irregular Southİ\South migration from China to Ghana, and the role it played in transforming livelihoods and broader developmental landscapes. It looks at the entry of approxim

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-article-chinese-gold-rush-ghana - 2026-08-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sweden is lagging behind other European countries and it is necessary to also educate the next generation of China experts in Sweden On October 18th, Marina Svensson, the director of the Centre, presented a background paper entitled Challenges for China Research and State of the Field in Europe: Lessons for Sweden at

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/need-more-research-about-china - 2026-08-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Article in Arctic Yearbook 2018 – Chinese Mining in Greenland: Arctic Access or Access to Minerals? Alumnus Patrik Andersson, who studied at the center from 2014 to 2016, has published an article in the 2018 edition of the Arctic Yearbook together with co-authors Jesper Zeuthen and Per Kalvig. The article, titled “Chi

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/journal-article-alumnus-patrik-andersson - 2026-08-05

During winter 2016-17 there was an open BECC call for salary funds for up to 6 BECC postdoctoral positions in Lund. Aim was to strengthen the ongoing interdisciplinary development of BECC research by creating and strengthening interdisciplinary interactions. This call particularly aimed to support early-career researchers with high potential to become future research leaders by providing the oppor

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/decision-call-salary-funding-postdoctoral-positions-lund - 2026-08-05

During last autumn and winter a team of researchers, PhD students and master students from Lund University and Leuphana University, Lüneburg, joined forces to undertake a student-driven quantitative review on temporal changes in ecosystem services. While the primary outcome of this collaboration will be a review to be published in an international scientific journal, the true added value of the st

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/student-driven-quantitative-review-temporal-changes-ecosystem-services - 2026-08-05

The first ever Nordic ICOS Symposium will be held in Copenhagen 29-31 August 2017. The first Nordic ICOS Symposium will be held in Copenhagen 29-31 August 2017. Deadline for abstracts is June 15th and for registration is August 1st 2017. Please find more information and registration here.

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/first-nordic-icos-symposium - 2026-08-05

Guess your time in Lundaloppet 2017 and express your uncertainty in your running time in which way you want! After the race on May 13th and the actual running times are known, we will evaluate the performances of all predictions. The results will be presented in June, where we will hand out several awards. Guess your time in Lundaloppet 2017 and express your uncertainty in your running time in whi

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/lundaloppet-predictive-challenge-2017 - 2026-08-05

Georgina Mace will hold a seminar in Lund in October. VIII Lund Biology Seminar at 12/10 will be with  Georgina MaceReadRead more about Georgina here.

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/georgina-mace-seminar-lund - 2026-08-05

There is now an open position for a Doctoral Studentship in Political Science with a special focus special focus (BECC) Find the add and application details here.

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/open-position-doctoral-studentship-political-science - 2026-08-05

Martin Green and Jens Rydell at the biology department, Lund University, have been awarded Skånes vindkraftspris 2017. Read the full article here (in Swedish)

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/biologist-wins-skane-wind-academy-prize - 2026-08-05

BECC is a strategic research area which brings together over 200 researchers at Lund University and the University of Gothenburg. BECC brings together scientists from the natural and social sciences to perform research essential in understanding the impacts of climate change on biodiversity and ecosystem services on local, regional, national and global scales, to provide a scientific basis for the

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/5-becc-postdoctoral-positions-climate-impacts-ecosystem-and-biodiversity - 2026-08-05

BECC welcomes proposals for research funding within the vision and aims of BECC for the years 2018-20. This is a joint call, up to 20 million SEK, between LU and UGOT and aims at a continued consolidation of the collaboration between research groups and major projects within and between Lund and Gothenburg universities.BECC strives to assess the impacts of climate change on terrestrial biodiversit

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/becc-call-research-funding-2018-2020 - 2026-08-05