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How we feel about nature affects the gardening choices we make and how much those choices benefit pollinators. A new study from Lund University highlights this connection, particularly in the context of widespread urbanisation, which is reducing both green spaces and people’s contact with nature. The researchers also show that for pollinators in cities, gardens with plantings kept over many years

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/our-feelings-towards-nature-influence-how-we-support-pollinators-our-gardens - 2026-04-23

Researchers at Lund University have produced the most detailed map of carbon emissions from Swedish forest fires to date. The results show that the largest emissions occur below the ground surface, in peat and organic soils. During the extremely hot summer of 2018, 324 forest fires were reported in Sweden. Using field measurements, models, and data from the Swedish Forest Agency, the Swedish Envir

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/large-forest-fire-emissions-are-hidden-underground - 2026-04-23

Alexandra Pongracz is a researcher at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Lund University and the programme chair for the Swedish Climate Symposium (SCS). With registration now open, we asked her to reflect on the symposium’s holistic approach, the highlights of this year’s programme, and why researchers, policymakers, and practitioners should take part. The theme of SCS 2026 is

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/alexandra-pongracz-why-you-shouldnt-miss-swedish-climate-symposium-2026 - 2026-04-23

New findings from Jezero crater reveal how bedrock formed deep within Mars' crust was uplifted, submerged under water in a lake and became altered. The results provide a new piece of the puzzle in understanding the long geologic history of our red neighbour planet. Since NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars' red dusty surface in February 2021, it has collected a wealth of valuable data. As the

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/water-world-arid-planet-mars-geologic-history-mapped - 2026-04-23

Swedish old-growth forests store 83 percent more carbon than managed forests, according to a new study from Lund University. The difference is substantially larger than previous estimates and is mainly due to large carbon stocks in the soil. The study, published in the scientific journal Science, is the most comprehensive mapping of how much carbon is stored in Swedish old-growth forests to date.

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/old-growth-forests-store-lot-more-carbon-managed-forests - 2026-04-23

The Swedish Climate Policy Council released its annual report on 19 March 2026. The report provides a comprehensive review of climate policy over the government’s most recent term. It concludes that Sweden is not on track to meet its climate targets for 2030 and 2040, that the gap to the targets has widened, and that necessary decisions have been postponed. The Council stresses that decisive actio

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/five-questions-anna-maria-jonsson-swedish-climate-policy-council - 2026-04-23

The Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) has recommended a new national initiative in polar research for funding as part of the government programme on Strategic Research Areas. The Department for Earth and Environmental Sciences (MGeo) is a co-applicant for the proposal, which is led by Stockholm University. It brings together several universities in a long-term collaboration. Although the

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/new-funding-polar-research - 2026-04-23

How do you measure biodiversity impacts from products and raw materials extracted in very different places around the world? Researcher Carla Coelho from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (MGeo), and colleagues, developed a new way to estimate the impact of mines and quarries - and how much they actually perforate their surroundings habitats. Perforation - human activity that crea

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/mining-last-wild-method-identify-mines-intact-landscapes - 2026-04-23

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.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/new-study-challenges-idea-humans-innately-nature-loving - 2026-04-23

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.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/continuous-cover-forestry-testing-methods-future - 2026-04-23

Researchers from Theme 3 and Theme 6 within NextG2Com had the opportunity to visit the Children’s Heart Center at Skåne University Hospital in Lund. Under the guidance of Chief of Surgery Kiet Tran and Associate Senior Lecturer Maj Stenmark, the participants were given an insight into the center’s daily activities and the work of the CAISA project. One percent of children born in Sweden are born w

https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/smallest-patients - 2026-04-23

NextG2Com organizes an annual workshop for all center partners, and this year, the second workshop in the series took place on April 29. The agenda included sustainability at all levels, insights from long-standing collaboration between industry and academia, and short partner presentations. NextG2Com brings together all partners annually for an internal workshop. This year’s invited speakers were

https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/sustainability-collaboration-and-theme-workshops - 2026-04-23

LTH honorary doctor 2025 Margaret-Anne Storey presented her research on social aspects of software development on different occasions during the conferment week in May. You can watch two recordings of her presentations here.

https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/social-aspects-software-development - 2026-04-23

Theme leaders and researchers in NextG2Com have received best application paper published in the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation during the previous year. Xuesong Cai, Erik L. Bengtsson, Ove Edfors and Fredrik Tufvesson have been awarded The IEEE Antennas and Propagation 2025 Harold A. Wheeler Applications Prize Paper Award, presented to the authors of the best application paper publ

https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/best-paper-2024 - 2026-04-23

Dr Marja Matinmikko-Blue from University of Oulu, Finland, will be giving an inspirational talk on the first NextG2Com program day on September 25, titled: Multi-disciplinary approach to future communication system development. Marja Matinmikko-Blue is Research Director of Infotech Oulu Institute and Director of Sustainability and Regulation at 6G Flagship. She is also member of the International

https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/keynote-nextg2com-program-day - 2026-04-23

The competence center NextG2Com gathered for a program day focusing on ongoing research, doctoral students, and demonstrations. NextG2Com is a Vinnova Competence Center that brings together research and expertise in future advanced communication systems. On September 25, sixty members and interested participants met for the center’s first program day at Lund University’s Faculty of Engineering (LT

https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/research-doctoral-students-and-demos-nextg2coms-first-program-day - 2026-04-23

Vinnova has granted funding for the planning of clusters of excellence for groundbreaking technology. Of the 45 projects approved, five are at The Faculty of Engineering, and two are led by NextG2Com researchers. The projects granted by Vinnova bring together actors in all six strategic technology areas: AI and autonomous systems, materials and production technology, energy technology, biotechnolo

https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/lth-projects-receive-funding-vinnova-plan-future-technology-clusters - 2026-04-23

Researchers from NextG2Com participated in PROFES 2025, a recognized conference in software and process development. Rushali Gupta presented the results of an initial interview study with companies involved in NextG2Com. The interviews were conducted in autumn 2024 and involved six companies, focusing on how organizations adapt AI for ethical compliance and risk mitigation in industrial applicatio

https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/nextg2com-profes-2025 - 2026-04-23

Theme 5, Software Platforms and Continuous Engineering, organized a workshop together with industry partner TetraPak concerning data driven DevOps. 12 participants strong, theme 5 visited TetraPak. After a tour and seeing the product discovery room at the facilities in Lund, participants took part in a workshop regarding DevOps. DevOps stands for software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops),

https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/data-driven-devops - 2026-04-23

Within NextG2Com, Theme 6 consists of the knowledge centre’s demonstrators. Work within this theme aims to make the research and results of NextG2Com visible. How can the results best be showcased, and how can demos be used to integrate the different technology layers? During three workshops on Theme 6 and demonstrators, participants discussed various aspects of the use of demos. What types of dem

https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/demonstrators-nextg2com - 2026-04-23