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Plants in tropical dry areas have developed an unusual strategy for survival. Instead of using their water supply during the dry season, they hold on to the last drops until the very end in order to quickly get started on photosynthesis as soon as the rainy season has begun. Using satellite technology, researchers have now managed to investigate the storage of water in plants worldwide. The resear

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/clever-strategy-sets-photosynthesis-flying-start - 2025-10-05

What roles do the forest and other ecosystems play on the greenhouse gas balance? How is this measured? Researchers and engineers from our department, engaged in ICOS, are featured in Vetandets Värld in Swedish Radio. Listen to the audio clip to find out about this research. Throughout Euope, ICOS - Integrated Carbon Observation system -  is building a network, an infrastructure of measurement sta

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/greenhouse-gas-measurements-and-ecosystem-monitoring-changing-climate - 2025-10-05

Researcher Cecilia Akselsson recently received funding for research projects in the announcement "Perspektiv på de globala hållbarhetsmålen" (Swedish for "Perspective on Global Sustainability Goals"). She will do research on sustainable land use and develop approaches to landscapes to achieve global sustainability goals. Hi Cecilia! What kind of research will you be doing?The purpose is to develop

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/research-sustainability - 2025-10-05

Actic expeditions - very expensive as well as time consuming and sometimes dangerous. Researchers Hakim Abdi and Daniel Metcalfe about unevenly distributed research. The Arctic is a remote and hard to reach area, which affects where research expeditions go and where climate scientists set up their field experiments. "The result is an extremely uneven concentration of research effort", states Hakim

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/what-we-do-not-know-about-arctic - 2025-10-05

VIDEO: Researchers from our department are measuring terpene particles emitted by spruce/fir forests, which are believed to have a cooling effect on the climate. They believe that planting more of this type of forest could help offset global warming. – Planting spruce forests could increase the carbon uptake. They would release aerosol particles which have a cooling effect on the earth, Janne Rinn

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/could-spruce-forests-help-offset-climate-change - 2025-10-05

A pioneering permafrost study has just been released in the online journal Nature Communications, showing that in all permafrost regions, soil temperatures rose by an average of 0,3 degrees Celsius between 2007 and 2016. Margareta Johansson, researcher at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science at Lund University, is one of the co-authors of this study. The new study shows that

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/permafrost-soils-warming-global-scale - 2025-10-05

Climate change causes an amplified warming of the Arctic, which may lead to the release of methane from previously frozen soils. Since it’s a strong greenhouse gas, arctic methane release can act as a positive feedback on climate change. However, anthropogenic efforts to reduce methane emissions may be more important for the direction of future climate warming. Torben R. Christensen and Frans-Jan

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/reductions-anthropogenic-methane-emissions-outweigh-most-likely-scenarios-arctic-methane-release - 2025-10-05

...Henrik Hagelin, physical geographer who was awarded ’Innovationspriset 2019’, in the category for students, by Lund University and Sparbanken Skåne bank, for his wildfire spread modelling tool. Why were you awarded the Innovationspriset 2019?I am developing a modelling system called WISE-FASS (Wildfire Spread Estimator and Fire Attack Support System). The system is being developed for the emerg

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/hello-there - 2025-10-05

- The closing party with polonaise and night walks together with all promovendi who sang various songs for the statues in one of the Helsinki parks was a special experience. Our Professor emeritus Anders Lindroth, was conferred an honorary doctorate at the Univeristy of Helsinki last week. The following motivation is stated:"Honorary doctorates in science will be conferred on Professor Emeritus An

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/professor-anders-lindroth-honorary-doctor-univeristy-helsinki - 2025-10-05

A warming experiment in a subarctic birch forest resulted many times higher release of BVOCs. Not to be neglected in the climate discussions, says one of the researchers behind the study. Ecosystems and the climate change response, as well as the feedbacks of these, are complicated to fully understand and to map out. As the currently ongoing climate change amplifies the temperature, plants respond

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/warming-simulation-increased-plant-volatile-defence - 2025-10-05

On August 29th, Margareta Johansson, researcher at our department, was interviewed in SVT news program Aktuellt. The topic was how ongoing climate changes are affecting alpine regions in Sweden. Climate changes are occurring with twice the speed in northern Sweden, compared with the rest of the country. When compared to pre-industrial times, the world has been warmed with +0,8 degrees Celsius betw

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/margareta-johansson-interviewed-svt-aktuellt-how-climate-change-affecting-alpine-regions-sweden - 2025-10-05

Treasure hunt, clouds, food and much more. The department opened its doors during the cultural night in Lund on September 21, 2019. During "Kulturnatten", a yearly cultural event taking place in Lund, our department opened its doors, inviting the public to take part in a varity of activites. The aim was to show some of the themes that the department works with, including the carbon portal and ICOS

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/open-house-during-lund-kulturnatten - 2025-10-05

Several coworkers have been interviewed in different media outlets because of their expertise. Markku Rummukainen, professor at CEC and the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, was interviewed in several media channels about the latest report from the UN’s climate panel, IPCC. “The report provides a focused examination of climate change and its impact on oceans, sea ice, glacier

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/coworkers-featured-media - 2025-10-05

The local news media "Lokaltidningen" reported about a new library on Svalbard which is now hosting Jonas Åkerman's collection of books, satellite images and maps. The local newspaper reports on the opening of a library in a former radio station on Svalbard.Read the full article here (Google translated)"Jonas Åkerman has done research on permafrost and climate change for 46 years. [...] His observ

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/new-library-offers-jonas-akermans-literature - 2025-10-05

Interested in spending a couple of days in Sigtuna to write together with peers in a beautiful environment and discuss your writing with senior scholars? The retreat takes place at Stora Brännbo Konferens och Hotel and starts in the late afternoon on the 13th of May and ends in the afternoon of the 15th of May. The graduate school will pay for your travel and the stay at the retreat. Deadline to a

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/writing-retreat-may - 2025-10-05

Want to stay up-to-date on Asian affairs and research in the Nordics and beyond? Tune in to the Nordic Asia Podcast! The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration between the following academic partners: Asia Centre, University of Tartu (Estonia), Asian Studies, University of Helsinki (Finland), Centre for Asian Studies, Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania), Centre for East Asian Studies, Universit

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/centre-east-and-south-east-asian-studies-and-graduate-school-asian-studies-joins-nordic-asia-podcast - 2025-10-05

New deadline 15 April. At this workshop, led by Altitude Meetings, and co-organised with the Graduate School in History, you will get practical advice in a workshop format on how to become a better speaker.The workshop takes place on 22 May at Stadshallen in LundSee here for more information

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/extended-application-deadline-workshop-presentation-skills-and-public-speaking - 2025-10-05

Application deadline: 13 June, 2024 During the fall of 2024, we will give the PhD course Critical Perspectives on East and South-East Asian Studies. The course is given part-time during the fall semester with some in-person events in Lund. Please check the link for more information and application form if you are interested. PhD students focusing on East and South-East Asia, currently enrolled in

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/applications-are-now-being-accepted-our-fall-2024-phd-mobility-and-phd-course-critical-perspectives - 2025-10-05

The 2024 annual retreat will be held 6-8 November in Sigtuna at Sigtunastiftelsen. The application deadline is 25 September. At this event we will discuss the need for knowledge on East and South-East Asia among Swedish and international institutions, and career possibilities in and experiences from these institutions. We will also have a grant writing session. PhD students in their final year and

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/application-annual-retreat-application-now-closed - 2025-10-05

We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for two workshops taking place in fall 2024. Podcast Production Workshop, 24-25 October 2024This one-and-a-half-day workshop in October covers all essential aspects of podcast production, from concept development and recording to post-launch engagement. It is a hands-on, interactive workshop that starts from the basics and requires no prior

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/upcoming-workshops-application-now-closed - 2025-10-05