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RESEARCHER OUTREACH: The Faculty of Law, Jus Humanis and the International Committee are hosting a panel discussion in English about Syria, ISIS and International Law this Thursday at 4.15 pm in the Pufendorf room at the Faculty of Law. Professor Ann Orford, Melbourne University, professor Gregor Noll, Law Faculty, and the human right activist Hanin Shakrah are also on the panel. Learn more on the

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/karin-aggestam-participates-panel-discussion-syria-isis-and-international-law - 2025-12-20

150 people attended the side event on climate migration at the UN climate summit in Paris on December 1st, that visiting professor Angela Oels organised. Lund University was hosting the side event in collaboration with Lancaster and Hamburg University. The panel had one clear message: There is no simple link between climate change and migration. Therefore, it is better to speak of a potential rela

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/oelss-panel-cop21-no-simple-link-between-climate-change-and-migration - 2025-12-20

NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Kristina Jönsson has written a chapter on health in Fariborz Zelli’s (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Governance and Politics. The chapter discusses the close relationship between global environment, human wellbeing and health with special focus on global governance issues.The book Global Environmental Governance and Politics contains entries on numerous aspects

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/jonsson-global-environment-human-wellbeing-and-health-focus-global-governance - 2025-12-20

RESEARCHER OUTREACH: Annika Björkdahl will speak at the conference "Bosnia-Herzegovina: Twenty Years of Peace" at SIDA in Stockholm, 5 December, 2015. BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 20 YEARS OF PEACE5 December 20151 pm-6 pmSIDA, Valhallavägen 199 StockholmPoster with more information (PDF)REGISTRATION: http://www.ui.positionett.se/tillfalle.php?id=1345Annika Björkdahl's personal page here on the department

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/bjorkdahl-speaks-twenty-years-peace - 2025-12-20

RESEARCHER OUTREACH: Maysam Behravesh is one of the panelists at the LUPEF panel discussion: Stability and the Future of the Middle East on Thursday 10 December. Panel title: Stability and the Future of the Middle EastDate: 10 DecemberVenue: Lund, Cafe Athenhttps://www.facebook.com/events/448280315296870/Maysam Behravesh's personal page here on the department's website.

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/behravesh-stability-and-future-middle-east - 2025-12-20

RESEARCHER OUTREACH: Annika Bergman Rosamond will participate in a debate on the Security Council Resolution SCR 1325 with focus on Sweden’s feminist foreign policy, organised by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, 10 December 2015. The debate is titled: Women, Peace and Security: Opportunities and Pitfalls of a Global Gender Norm.Programme for Women, Peace and Security: Opportu

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/bergman-rosamond-talks-about-swedens-feminist-foreign-policy-london - 2025-12-20

RESEARCHER OUTREACH: Karin Aggestam will participate in a seminar on ”The Future of Palestine” at University of Southern Denmark, 12 December 2015. Seminar-programme (PDF)Karin Aggestam 

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/aggestam-future-palestine - 2025-12-20

Malena Rosén Sundström and Ole Elgström have received a grant of 120 000 SEK from Sieps – The Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies - to investigate “success factors in EU agricultural negotiations”, with a special focus on the Nordic EU-members’ influence in the latest CAP reform process. The resulting report, based mainly on interviews in Stockholm and Brussels, will be presented in Apri

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/study-success-factors-eu-agricultural-negotiations-receives-120-000-sek - 2025-12-20

NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Ole Elgström has written a chapter, “External Perceptions of the EU: Obstacle or Asset in the Fight Against Global Imbalances?" in The EU’s Role in Fighting Global Imbalances. This volume is an updated version of a book published in Swedish in 2014.Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt, Moa Mårtensson, Lars Oxelheim och Thomas Persson (eds), The EU’s Role in Fighting Global Imb

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/elgstrom-external-perceptions-eu-0 - 2025-12-20

One of the articles in Roger Hildingsson dissertation will be published in the journal "Energy Policy" in January and is already available online. AbstractClimate change is a central sustainability concern, but is often treated separately from other policy areas in environmental governance. In this article we study how low-carbon energy transitions might be governed in line with broader sustainabi

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/hildingsson-conflicts-between-low-carbon-strategies-and-broader-sustainability-goals - 2025-12-20

NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Oxford University Press has recently published a extensive Handbook of Swedish Politics. The book involves 48 scholars, mostly political scientists, seven of these from Lund: Rikard Bengtsson, Douglas Brommesson, Hanna Bäck, Ole Elgström, Johannes Lindvall, Annika Bergman Rosamond och Malena Rosén Sundström.The book covers a wide range of different aspects of Swedish poli

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/seven-political-scientists-lund-extensive-handbook-swedish-politics - 2025-12-20

In 2025, the Faculty of Science launched a new doctoral programme in computational science to meet the growing demand for advanced computational methods in research. This initiative aims to promote interdisciplinary collaboration and train doctoral students in handling and analysing large datasets across fields such as medicine, environmental science, and engineering. The doctoral programme was cr

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/faculty-invests-computational-science-new-doctoral-programme-meets-growing-demand-advanced-analysis - 2025-12-20

With its rich biodiversity, food production, and vital water resources, Storkriket has now been designated by UNESCO as Sweden’s eighth biosphere reserve. The area, which includes all of Lund and Sjöbo municipalities and parts of Eslöv municipality, will serve as a model region for sustainable development and opens new possibilities for research and education. Storkriket is home to 22 percent of S

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/storkriket-becomes-biosphere-reserve-opening-new-opportunities-research-and-education - 2025-12-20

To further strengthen its strategic profile area Nature-based Future Solutions, Lund University is now announcing a new position as Associate Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, a position that will be based at the newly formed Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. The investment supports cutting-edge research to help tackle environmental and societal challenges. Nature-based Solut

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/strategic-investment-sustainable-development-and-nature-based-solutions-lund-university-recruits-new - 2025-12-20

Pollinators such as bees, bumblebees, and butterflies lack sufficient habitats, and the ones that do exist are often of inadequate quality. A new study conducted by researchers from more than 20 academic institutions – including CEC and the Department of Biology at Lund University – shows that these insects can benefit from increasing the area of their habitats significantly more than what is curr

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/more-flower-rich-habitats-needed-pollinators-agricultural-landscapes - 2025-12-20

Henrik Smith receives the Marsh Awards for Ecology by the British Ecological Society. The prize recognizes his long-standing contributions to advancing ecological research and strengthening the connection between science and society. He himself highlights the need for public engagement in science — the days of letting hefty reports collect dust are behind us. The motivation for the Marsh Awards fo

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/henrik-smith-receives-award-has-message-academia - 2025-12-20

Continuous-cover forestry methods are gaining attention as a way to enable forests to deliver a broader range of benefits. The aim is to make forestry more sustainable, but significant challenges remain. These will now be addressed in a new project where five organizations are testing continuous-cover forestry in practice. In Bockeboda, just outside Kristianstad, the future of continuous-cover for

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/continuous-cover-forestry-testing-methods-future - 2025-12-20

Markku Rummukainen, Professor of Climatology at Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC), has been awarded the Lund University Silver medal and is recognised for his work in climate research and commitment to international climate issues. Professor Cecilia Jarlskog, Lund University, is also being awarded for her pioneering work in theoretical particle physics. Marrku Rummukainen – A clim

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/professor-markku-rummukainen-cec-receives-lund-university-silver-medal - 2025-12-20

In 2025, several books on the environment, climate, and sustainability have been published by researchers from Lund University as authors, co-authors, or editors, and most are also members of one of CEC's network organisations. Here is an overview of these books, spanning popular science and academic non-fiction. All titles are in English. We hope you discover something that inspires you! Essentia

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/book-tips-environmental-and-climate-themes - 2025-12-20

Nature is a source of well-being and recovery for many people. However, research shows that there is also a growing number of individuals who experience negative emotions, such as fear, discomfort, or even disgust, toward nature. The phenomenon, called biophobia, is now highlighted in a new study from Lund University. “Research has long assumed that people fundamentally feel positive emotions towa

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/new-study-challenges-idea-humans-innately-nature-loving - 2025-12-20