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A new doctoral thesis by Aurimas Pumputis explores how trust and control function between guests and hosts on peer-to-peer platforms like Airbnb. The study focuses on how these relationships are shaped in digital environments and how platforms use information technology to connect consumers with service providers. Trust is crucial for cooperation and orderly social relations, especially in tourist

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/trust-and-control-guest-host-relationships - 2026-08-03

The 21st of March we conducted a traditional nailing ceremony as the departments doctoral student Réka Tölg nailed her doctors thesis ”The (im)possibilities of circular consumption: Producing and performing circular clothing consumption in retail and household settings”. Réka is defending her thesis during a dissertation the 11th of April. In her dissertation "The (im)possibilities of circular con

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/reka-tolg-nailed-her-dissertation - 2026-08-03

On 11 April, Réka Tölg defended her doctoral thesis ‘The (im)possibilities of circular consumption: Producing and performing circular clothing consumption in retail and household settings’. The thesis examines how circular consumption actually happens in everyday life, and what obstacles arise in an economy that is fundamentally designed to promote linear consumption. The circular economy is often

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/how-does-consumption-become-circular-linear-world-new-doctoral-thesis-shows-opportunities-and - 2026-08-03

During Sustainability Week at Lund University, students from the Service Management and Strategic Communication master programmes organized a panel discussion during Sustainability Week at Campus Helsingborg, exploring the textile industry’s shift towards circular economy practices. Marie Ledendal, Lecturer and Researcher at the Department of Communication and Réka Tölg, Postdoctoral Fellow, Horiz

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/panel-discussion-textile-industry-during-sustainability-week - 2026-08-03

This year's excursion for the students at the department specialising in tourism offered both sunshine and memorable experiences. For the second year in a row, both bachelor and master students participated, which created a wonderful dynamic and strengthened the community between the programmes. The trip went to Helsingborg's twin town Pärnu in Estonia, with a stop in the capital Tallinn - a city

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/sun-studies-and-student-community-field-trip-estonia - 2026-08-03

On Friday 23 May, the university's major ceremony, the doctoral conferment, took place. During the ceremony in Lund Cathedral, the 239 doctors who have completed their doctoral studies and defended a doctoral thesis at Lund University over the past year, including some from the Department of Service Studies, were awarded their doctorates. At Friday's ceremony, the newly awarded doctorates marched

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/festive-and-solemn-universitys-doctoral-conferment - 2026-08-03

The Campus Helsingborg International Student Career Programme, launched in the spring of 2025, consists of a series of events specifically designed to equip international students with the tools needed to navigate the Swedish labour market, apply for jobs and internships, visit local companies, and build valuable professional networks. The programme is organised in collaboration between the Depart

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/closing-international-student-career-programme-semester-event-internships - 2026-08-03

On 27 May 2025, Formas announced the results for Explore— a highly competitive open call that supports ground-breaking sustainability research. This year, a mere 83 out of 1,117 submitted projects received funding, representing a success rate of just 7 %. One of these successful projects is IDLE – Investigating Doing Less in Everyday Life, led by associate professor Tullia Jack from Lund Universit

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/idleness-vice-or-virtue-tullia-jack-receives-formas-explore-funding-idle-project - 2026-08-03

On the 12th of June, the graduation ceremony for our Master's students was arranged by the Faculty of Social Sciences at the AF-Borgen’s Stora Salen. During the ceremony, below thesis was awarded the honorary award from the department for her excellent work. The ceremony began with live music and a speech by student Carolina Sandoval Marmolejo. Following that, Elin Bommenel, the program director o

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/graduation-ceremony-our-masters-students-0 - 2026-08-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dan Metcalfe has written a perspective piece in Science about a recently published paper. Dr Dan Metcalfe at the department has written a perspective piece in Science about a featured paper. The paper itself looked at the effect of 26 years of continual experimental warming on soil microbial populations and carbon cyc

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/much-greater-portion-global-soil-carbon-store-could-potentially-be-vulnerable-decomposition-and - 2026-08-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A large "curtain" is being installed in order to reduce water input to parts of the forest. NBC News recently covered the ongoing activities associated with a VR-Uforsk funded project coordinated by Dr Dan Metcalfe. The project is installing a 30 metres high, 40 metres wide curtain in the middle of pristine cloud fore

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/dan-metcalfe-coordinating-project-cloud-forest-peru - 2026-08-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Anders Lindroth featured in several media outlets. Anders Lindroth, professor emeritus at the department, was interviewed in several media outlets about new research showing that earlier springs increase the forests’ ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Among other things, Lindroth explains that sprin

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/earlier-spring-increases-forests-carbon-uptake - 2026-08-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The COP23 climate change summit in Bonn will host a session during which Margareta Johansson will present the impacts of thawing permafrost. Warming at almost twice the global average rate, the Arctic is a key region for understanding wider climate change impacts. Mitigation and adaptation strategies in the Arctic are

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/margareta-johansson-will-give-talk-cop23 - 2026-08-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Petter Pilesjö, Andras Persson, Ali Mansourian, and Micael Runnström have, together with researchers at the Eduardo Mondlane University (EMU) in Mozambique, received a grant to develop educational programmes at EMU as well as training for PhD students in Sweden. Petter Pilesjö (professor), Andreas Persson (senior lect

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/researchers-granted-sek-18-million-collaboration-project - 2026-08-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The carbon and nitrogen losses attributable to forest fires are much larger than was previously thought. This has now been shown by an extensive study that has compiled fire experiments from around the world. It is not just vegetation that is lost in forest fires. When a forest burns, there is also an impact on the so

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/forest-fires-cause-unexpectedly-large-nutrient-losses - 2026-08-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Two new research projects will shortly begin at Lund University in Sweden to investigate how particle emissions from spruce forests affect the climate. The trees’ emissions of reactive hydrocarbons are thought to have a cooling effect on the climate. Almost 70 per cent of land in Sweden is covered with forest, mainly

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/researchers-set-study-particle-emissions-coniferous-trees - 2026-08-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University is, together with Stockholm University, offering graduate school for upper secondary school teachers, focusing on climate and the environment. The initiative will benefit not only the teachers, but also their students. Upper secondary school teachers who want to increase their research skills will soon

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/upper-secondary-school-teachers-offered-research-training - 2026-08-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Markku Rummukainen has recently been featured in a number of media outlets because of unusually high temperatures in the Arctic. He was also recently mentioned in Effekt News Magazine because of his participation in the newly launched Swedish Climate Policy Council. Markku Rummukainen, Professor at the Department, has

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/markku-rummukainen-interviewed-about-high-arctic-temperatures - 2026-08-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Tomsk State University is offering a summer course for young scientists For the fifth summer in a row, Tomsk State University offers a summer course for students, PhD students or Faculty aged 18-35. The course is called "Natural and human environment of Arctic and Alpine areas: relief, soils, permafrost, glaciers, bio

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/summer-course-offered-tomsk-state-university - 2026-08-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Paul Miller has been interviewed in "Mission is possible" together with Birgitta Svenningsson. Mission is possible is a Lund University digital research magazine about the impact research has on the world outside academia. In the preamble it's stated that a "climate model developed by researchers from Lund University

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/climate-models-point-way-towards-future - 2026-08-03