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LUCSUS researcher, David O’Byrne, who has done extensive research on coastal restoration in Louisiana, USA, comments in the wake of storm Ida. It was one of the strongest to hit the state in terms of wind-speed, and struck on the same day, 16 years later, as Hurricane Katrina, which killed more than 1800 people.  So far, storm Ida has claimed over 40 lives in different parts of the USA, and left m

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/quick-funds-recovery-need-be-combined-long-term-plans-david-obyrne-comments-storm-ida - 2025-10-01

In a newly published article in Global Environmental Change, LUCSUS Professor Christine Wamsler and colleagues map out existing research on internal and external transformations. Drawing upon the results, they propose a model and roadmap for advancing sustainability and climate-related research, policy, and practice. The linkage between internal and external (systems) change for sustainability is

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/global-and-internal-transformation-are-tied-together-new-study-provides-roadmap-advancing-related - 2025-10-01

In August, the IPCC published the first part of its sixth assessment report (AR6). It summarises the “physical science basis” for climate change. The message was loud and clear: humans are causing climate change. The next instalment of AR6 will focus on concrete solutions, and highlight how societies, especially vulnerable groups, will be impacted by climate change. Ahead of the coming COP26 in Gl

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/ipcc-report-cop26-emily-boyd-comments-what-science-can-do-climate-action-0 - 2025-10-01

In June 2022, LUCSUS will co-organise a 5-day intensive PhD course focusing on climate change mitigation and the politics of 'Net Zero' and carbon removal. As the climate crisis intensifies, the scientific and political conversation on climate change mitigation is taking novel forms, giving rise to a range of possible new climate futures. An increasingly important aspect of this is the ambition, a

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-phd-course-politics-net-zero-and-carbon-removal - 2025-10-01

On the second day of COP26, more than 100 global leaders, representing 85% of the world's forests, pledged to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of the decade. The Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forest and Land Use will cover forests totaling more than 13 million square miles. Sustainability researcher and deforestation expert, Torsten Krause, at Lund University for Su

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/researcher-torsten-krause-comments-world-leaders-pledge-end-deforestation-2030 - 2025-10-01

LUCSUS PhD candidate Sara Ullström competed in the national popular science competition, Forskar Grand Prix. We took the opportunity to talk to her about the experience and the importance of communicating your research to an audience outside of the scientific community. Forskar Grand Prix is the biggest national competition in presentation technique where researcher present their research in a com

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/phd-candidate-sara-ullstrom-knows-how-pitch-her-research-4-min-these-are-her-tips - 2025-10-01

LUCSUS Director professor Emily Boyd, has recently been appointed Editor-In-Chief for the journal Global Sustainability. Emily Boyd took over the editorship from the previous Editor-in -Chief, professor Johan Rockström. As the new editor-in-chief, Emily Boyd would like to see a new dynamic phase in Global Sustainability. She thinks that Global Sustainability has the potential to be at the forefron

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/emily-boyd-new-editor-chief-global-sustainability - 2025-10-01

Net zero emission pledges by countries and companies are everywhere at the moment. Most of these pledges rely on massive amounts of carbon removal, yet details on how this will transpire remain largely absent. The COP26 agreement suggests that markets will play a central role, but there are significant problems with this approach. Carbon removal, also known as “negative emissions”, is the process

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/we-cant-let-markets-decide-future-removing-carbon-atmosphere - 2025-10-01

The “Staying on the ground” movement initiated in Sweden has gained rising influence internationally, indicating the start of an important shift in not just attitudes but also culture regarding travel behaviors and visions of living well under climate change. A recently published paper by LUCSUS PhD  candidate Sara Ullström, LUCSUS researcher Kimberly Nicholas and political scientist Johannes Stri

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/how-did-flying-go-luxury-aspiration-contested-norm-sweden - 2025-10-01

Offshore wind power is presented as one of the solutions to solve the energy crisis in southern Sweden. But the issue has been met with a "not in my backyard” attitude, as many municipalities say no to the government's decision. LUCSUS researcher Henner Busch, shares his thoughts on how to involve local communities and create a more just energy transition. Earlier this autumn, the Swedish governme

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/conflicts-between-national-climate-targets-and-local-communities-jeopardize-renewable-energy - 2025-10-01

Sedan 2020 är Steinunn Knúts Önnudóttir doktorand vid Teaterhögskolan i Malmö och disputerar nu på sitt avhandlingsprojekt: ”How Little Is Enough? Sustainable Methods of Performance for Transformative Encounters”. En del av disputationen är utställningen på Inter Arts Center under Malmö Gallerihelg (26 september – 3 oktober 2024). Kan du beskriva resultaten av din forskning med några exempel?Resul

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/ny-avhandling-hur-lite-ar-tillrackligt - 2025-10-01

Musikhögskolan i Malmö är, föga förvånande, fylld av fantastiska musiker. Men där finns även en hög procent av medarbetare som behöver hörhjälpmedel. Nu har skolan tagit fram en ljudpolicy. Bakom beslutet står Hans Hellsten, prefekt vid Musikhögskolan i Malmö, som precis har skaffat hörapparat själv.– Efter decennier av musicerande och undervisande framför högljudda orgelpipor får jag nu betala pr

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/musikhogskolan-i-malmos-ljudpolicy-att-skapa-en-harmonisk-ljudmiljo - 2025-10-01

Konsthögskolans prefekt Maj Hasager installeras som professor i fri konst vid en ceremoni i Universitetshusets aula den 18 oktober. Utöver sitt ämbete som prefekt är Hasager aktiv som internationell konstnär med inriktning på rörliga medier och fotografi i det sociala fältet. Inför professorsinstallationen passade vi på att ställa henne ett par frågor.Hur känns din nya roll som professor? Jag

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/konsthogskolans-prefekt-maj-hasager-installeras-som-professor - 2025-10-01

Mats Edén, professor vid Musikhögskolan i Malmö, och en av Sveriges mest framstående folkmusiker, tilldelas det prestigefyllda Ganneviksstipendiet om 500 000 kronor. Gannevikstipendiet har delats ut av Per Ganneviks stiftelse sedan 2013 och går till konstnärer med potential att påverka det svenska kulturarvet långsiktigt inom kategorierna bildkonst, form, musik, teater, dans och film. Stipendiet t

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/mats-eden-far-gannevikstipendiet-2024 - 2025-10-01

Stiftelsen Den Nordiska Första S:t Johannislogens Jubelfond grundades 1867 med det uttryckliga syftet att stödja unga lovande människor i deras utbildning inom vetenskap, konst eller slöjd.I år har studenter och alumner från Musik-, Teater- och Konsthögskolan i Malmö tagit emot stipendier. Musikhögskolans stipendiater: Isac Johansson, Maria Hajto, och Olga Ottilia Denward.Teaterhögskolan stipendia

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/arets-stipendiater-av-jubelfonden-2024 - 2025-10-01

I helgen fylldes Musikhögskolan i Malmö av kreativitet och musikglädje när ett trettiotal kulturskoleelever samlades för att delta i masterclasser med skolans violinlärare. De inbjudna kulturskoleeleverna fick möjlighet att fördjupa sina tekniska färdigheter och sitt musikaliska uttryck under ledning av Jörgen Svensson, Erik Heide, Marika Fältskog och Malin Nyström - samtliga uppskattade pedagoger

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/unga-violinister-bjods-till-masterclass - 2025-10-01

Den norske författaren och dramatikern Jon Fosse, som fick Nobelpriset i litteratur 2023, utses till hedersdoktor vid Konstnärliga fakulteten, Lunds universitet. Jon Fosse har fått stort internationellt erkännande för sina verk. Hans pjäser har översatts till över 40 språk och spelas regelbundet på scener runtom i världen – hittills i över 80 länder. Teaterhögskolan i Malmö, en del av Konstnärliga

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/jon-fosse-blir-hedersdoktor-pa-konstnarliga-fakulteten - 2025-10-01

Kan en klädnad, kostym eller dräkt förändra en berättelse? Den frågan har Charlotte Østergaard försökt besvara. Nu disputerar hon – och blir Teaterhögskolans första doktor inom forskningsfältet kostym. I många teatersammanhang uppfattas kostymer ofta som visuella element som stöder en dramaturgisk berättelse eller koreografisk struktur. Charlotte Østergaards har i sin avhandling i stället studerat

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/hon-blir-teaterhogskolans-forsta-doktor-inom-kostym - 2025-10-01

Protein Production Sweden (PPS), which LP3 is part of, has now reached its second birthday: two years of successful operation and PPS is growing! In 2023, the research infrastructure received a whopping 197 project applications, a 40% increase from the previous year. The number of principal investigators applying for projects increased to 137, representing a 30% growth. And that’s not all - PPS pr

https://www.lp3.lu.se/article/ppss-first-two-years - 2025-10-01

EATRIS ERIC is the European infrastructure for translational medicine and brings together resources and services for research communities. EATRIS (see external web page) provides access to a vast array of pre-clinical and clinical expertise and facilities that are available from over 150 top-tier academic centers across Europe. PPS (Protein Production Sweden, see external homepage) is now part of

https://www.lp3.lu.se/article/pps-now-associated-academic-centre-eatris - 2025-10-01