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How can aquathermal energy systems support a sustainable energy transition in the European Union? This will be explored in a new EU Interreg North Sea Region project, WaterWarmth, which seeks to raise awareness about the possibilities of sustainable heating and cooling solutions based on aquathermal energy and integrate them into existing renewable energy systems across the North Sea region. Aquat

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-eu-project-aims-pave-way-sustainable-heating-and-cooling-solutions - 2026-07-23

In a historic decision, Brazil's Supreme Court has voted down the agricultural lobby's attempt to limit Indigenous People's land rights. Sustainability researcher Torsten Krause is cautiously optimistic about the decision, which he believes is positive for both human rights and biodiversity, but fears that it could lead to increased deforestation and mining in Brazil's neighboring countries. – It

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/strengthened-rights-indigenous-people-can-reduce-deforestation-brazil - 2026-07-23

LUCSUS new PhD student, Emilia Gansland, hope to provide new insights on how climate change adaptation and power intersect, and influence the debate about local climate adaptation in Sweden. What do you explore in your PhD-project?  I am part of the “Illuminating power dynamics in cross-scale adaptation for more resilient and just futures (ICARUS)” project. The project as a whole will look at mult

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/phd-student-emilia-ganslandt-studies-local-climate-adaptation-skane-sweden - 2026-07-23

As part of innovative research on perennial crops, a unique research infrastructure has been developed outside Lund. The infrastructure will measure the exchange of greenhouse gases between the atmosphere and agriculture in real time in two parallel cultivation systems: the newly domesticated Kernza (Intermediate wheatgrass) and conventional crop rotation in Skåne (including wheat, sugar beet, bar

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/unique-research-infrastructure-perennial-crops-lund - 2026-07-23

Worldwide, coastal river deltas are home to more than half a billion people, supporting fisheries, agriculture, cities, and fertile ecosystems. In a unique study covering 49 deltas globally, researchers from LUCSUS and Utrecht University have identified the most critical risks to deltas in the future. The research shows that deltas face multiple risks, and that population growth and poor environme

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/coastal-river-deltas-threatened-more-climate-change - 2026-07-23

The COP climate meetings are organised in a way that benefits richer and larger countries at the expense of smaller and poorer countries, according to a new study from LUCSUS and the University of Leeds. The study also labels the participating countries as either Radicals, Opportunists, Hypocrites or Evaders. Every year, the UN organises its global climate change Conference of the Parties, “COP”,

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/un-climate-meetings-organised-way-benefits-richer-larger-countries - 2026-07-23

LUCSUS researchers are participating in several events and activities at the UN Climate Change Conference, COP28, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, between 30 Nov - 12 Dec 2023. Accredited researchers from LUCSUS at COP28 Researchers participating on-site:Emily BoydGuy JacksonResearchers particpating onlineKelly DorkenooAlicia N'guettaKimberly NicholasNatalia RubianoChristine Wamsler Events at

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-cop28 - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Is water one of the world’s most dangerous substances? Is climate change a threat to national security? How does turbulence, national and international, affect governance of sustainability? These are some of the topics that will be discussed as part of LUCSUS’ involvement in the Lund University 350th anniversary celeb

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-and-lund-university-350th-celebrations - 2026-07-23

On the first day of the COP28 climate change conference in Dubai, a formal decision was taken to establish a loss and damage fund to support developing countries to deal with loss and damage from climate change. A pragmatic success for climate justice, says sustainability professor Emily Boyd, who now hopes that Sweden will follow suit with promises of financial support. Emily Boyd, director and p

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/many-questions-remain-new-loss-and-damage-fund-formally-established-cop28 - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An examination of the travel policy in Malmö municipality, flood management solutions in local neighborhoods, lobbying and regulation in Denmark, and biodiversity policies for universities. These were some of 2018 Knowledge to Action Projects – the course where LUMES students get to apply their knowledge to real world

https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/knowledge-action-projects-2018-travel-policies-overfishing-flood-management-and-biodiversity-loss - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUMES alumni Sophia Speckhahn and Annabel Schickner from batch 19 visited LUMES to share their stories about life after LUMES, from graduation to getting their first jobs. Today they are both working with sustainability within different sectors in Germany. Find out what they think are the most important skills they ga

https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/meet-lumes-alumni-sophia-speckhahn-and-annabel-schickner-batch-19 - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Students tackled overconsumption through setting up a centre for borrowing household items; devised an action plan to ensure that our universities become more sustainable, and explored the potential for art to affect social norms around flying. The Knowledge to Action, K2A, course is all about bringing your theoretica

https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/2019-knowledge-action-projects - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The LUMES Alumni Cristian Pons-Seres de Brauwer (Batch 21) is the winner of the Centre for European Studies (CFE) Best Thesis Award 2019. The Centre for European Studies (CFE) annually awards a prize for a bachelor’s or master’s thesis written on a European topic at Lund University. The winner of the  the Centre for E

https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/lumes-alumni-wins-best-thesis-award-2019 - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Climate change has become one of the defining social and environmental challenges of our time. In light of the public and political attention that the issue has gained, the need for informed and critical perspectives on this important topic is more urgent than ever.  At LUCSUS, we believe that climate change knowledge

https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/new-course-climate-change-and-society - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUMES student, Hanna Geschewski, has just come back to Sweden after she was temporarily stranded in Nepal during fieldwork for her thesis. In this interview, she reflects on the impact of the corona outbreak on her own studies, and on the society in Nepal, where the socio-economic consequences of global and national m

https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/reflections-corona-pandemic-lumes-student-hanna-geschewski - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The LUMES elective course, Sustainability and Inner Transformation, examines if personal sustainability can have a bearing on driving change for sustainability. The course is part of a research initative, The Contemplative Sustainable Futures Program, a platform for related research, education and networking activitie

https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/lumes-elective-course-focuses-inner-dimensions-and-transformation-drive-sustainable-change - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the LUMES course, political ecology, one of the assignments is to write a blog post on the theme ‘everyday political ecology’. In collaboration with the blog Undisciplined Environments, a mini-series of selected essays are now being published. First out is Lauren Tropeano, with the blog post: There’s more than just

https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/blog-post-lumes-student-lauren-tropeano-theres-more-just-dirt-beneath-lush-lawns - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. As part of the Sustainability and Popular culture course in the master programme in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science at Lund University (LUMES), students have created a series of videos analysing the representation of sustainability within popular culture. The videos examines issues such as ecofeminism

https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/representation-sustainability-within-popular-culture - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. More than 900 students has graduated from the LUMES programme since it started in 1997. We asked some of our current students what they think about the programme, and list the top 10 best things about LUMES. Testimonials from LUMES students (2020) You learn a lot about sustainability, society, human relationships and

https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/top-10-best-things-about-lumes-programme - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lucia Di Paola graduated from LUMES in 2019. Today she works as Just Transition Officer. In this interview, she shares what she learnt from the LUMES programme and how the path to her current job looked like. She also gives some advice to current and future LUMES students. What do you do today? Where do you work, and

https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/lumes-alumni-lucia-di-paolas-career-path-become-just-transition-officer - 2026-07-23