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Extreme weather events are putting increasing pressure on transport infrastructure, particularly in sparsely populated regions. In a new research project funded by Formas, Associate Professor Pengxiang Zhao will identify effective strategies for improving transport resilience and accessibility in a changing climate. The grant of nearly SEK 4 million is part of Formas' call "Knowledge syntheses for

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/new-research-project-improve-transport-accessibility-during-extreme-weather - 2026-09-25

Climate change is transforming the coldest regions of our planet at an unprecedented pace. Yet one of the key factors governing how ice sheets, glaciers, and permafrost respond is often overlooked: snow. A new EU-funded research project aims to change that. SnowPI (Polar Snow, Permafrost and Inland Ice in a Changing World), a newly launched Horizon Europe research project, is putting snow at the c

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/snow-focus-new-eu-project-tackles-hidden-driver-climate-change - 2026-09-25

Strong ties between forest owners and their land does not automatically translate into greater efforts to promote biodiversity. The current system of voluntary protection also risks overlooking the most valuable natural areas, according to a new doctoral thesis by Hanna Ekström Pigot. The study is based on interviews with 23 forest owners in southern Sweden. Many express a clear and emotional conn

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/caring-forests-not-always-connected-more-biodiversity - 2026-09-25

The mass extinction at the end of the Triassic period, 201 million years ago, was caused by extensive volcanic eruptions and a rapidly warming climate as the then-supercontinent Pangaea began to break apart. Global temperatures rose by at least 3–4 degrees Celsius. A new study in Nature Geoscience shows that widespread forest fires raged across the fern savannahs that spread following the die-off

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/forest-fires-ravaged-europe-thousands-years-201-million-years-ago - 2026-09-25

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 - 2026-09-25

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 - 2026-09-25

The MOCCA project (Multi-level Orders of Corruption in Central Asia), in collaboration with the MARS project, hosted an international research seminar at Lund University on January 22, bringing together scholars and early-career researchers to examine critical issues at the intersection of migration, governance, labor mobility, and higher education reform in Central Asia.Organized by Professor Rus

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/mocca-and-mars-research-seminar-explores-corruption-governance-and-higher-education-challenges - 2026-09-25

Lund, Sweden — 12 February 2026Lund University hosted a joint research seminar bringing together visiting researchers and project teams from the EU-funded projects Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia (MOCCA) and The Political Economy of Legal and Governance Reform in Non-Western Societies: Insights from Central Asia (POLCA)[MA1] . The seminar featured five research presentations addres

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/research-seminar-lund-university-highlights-new-evidence-and-policy-paths-corruption-digital - 2026-09-25

In a recent interview with Ozodlik Radiosi (Uzbek Service of RFE/RL), Sherzod Eraliev, a researcher at Lund University and a member of the MARS Project commented on the debate surrounding the growing recruitment of Indian workers to Russia and concerns about the possible replacement of Central Asian migrants.The discussion follows a series of official statements and media reports highlighting a si

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/mars-project-member-comments-rfl-russias-changing-migration-landscape - 2026-09-25

Lund, Sweden – 4 March 2026The Department of Sociology of Law at Lund University hosted a lunch seminar bringing together researchers to examine the “Power of Silence” as an emerging research concept, treating silence not as an absence of meaning, but as a phenomenon that can be read, interpreted, and analyzed. The session, held in connection with the EU-funded MOCCA (Multilevel Orders of Corrupti

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/power-silence-lunch-seminar-explores-silence-studies-lens-politics-migration-and-knowledge - 2026-09-25

Lund, Sweden – 26 March 2026A research seminar hosted by the Department of Sociology of Law at Lund University brought together guest researchers from Central Asian universities to present ongoing work on corruption, integrity, and governance reform. The event formed part of the Department’s EU-funded collaboration portfolio, including projects focused on Central Asia such as MOCCA, MARS, and POLC

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/research-seminar-corruption-dynamics-and-digital-integrity-tools-uzbekistan-and-central-asia - 2026-09-25

Lund, Sweden – 7 April 2026Lund University’s Department of Sociology of Law hosted a seminar within the framework of the MOCCA project, bringing together visiting researchers completing secondments from several Central Asian institutions, including Kimyo International University in Tashkent, Andijan State University, Uzbekistan, Eurasian Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies in Kazakhstan and co

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/mocca-project-research-seminar-highlighted-environmental-governance-and-taxation-corruption-research - 2026-09-25

Istanbul, Türkiye | 13–15 April 2026The Horizon Europe–funded project MARS: Non-Western Migration Regimes in a Global Perspective (Grant Agreement No. 101130177) successfully convened its Mid-Term Conference and Project Workshop in Istanbul, Türkiye, bringing together leading scholars, policymakers, and international organisations to examine migration governance beyond Western-centric frameworks.

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/mars-project-hosts-mid-term-conference-and-workshop-migration-governance-non-western-contexts - 2026-09-25

The POLCA Project is pleased to share a new video report covering its recent conference in Istanbul, Türkiye.The report was produced by journalist Kudrat Babadjanov for Oyna, highlighting the conference discussions, participants, and the broader aims of the POLCA Project.The conference brought together scholars, experts, and project partners to discuss legal and governance reforms in Central Asia,

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/polca-conference-istanbul-featured-video-report-oyna-0 - 2026-09-25

Nu satsas över 300 miljoner kronor på ett nytt nationellt testcenter för 5G, 6G och AI. Målet är att stärka Sveriges innovations- och konkurrenskraft genom att ge svenska företag ett stort tekniskt försprång och korta vägen från innovation till färdig lösning. NextG2Com-forskare och infrastrukturer för forskning och utveckling av konnektivitet i Lund är en viktig del av satsningen. Satsningen "Dig

https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/artikel/nytt-nationellt-testcenter-5g-6g-och-ai-ska-framtidssakra-svensk-industri - 2026-09-25

NextG2Com-forskare har utvecklat en av världens mest avancerade testmiljöer för framtidens trådlösa kommunikation. Med det nya testsystemet har forskarna för första gången visat att ett distribuerat trådlöst nätverk med 256 antenner digitalt riktade signaler kan fungera i realtid. Genombrottet skapar nya möjligheter att utveckla de tekniker som väntas bli centrala i framtidens 6G-nät.– Vi har visa

https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/artikel/nytt-256-antennsystem-framtidens-6g - 2026-09-25

Den 2 juni var NextG2Com:s biträdande föreståndare Per Runeson, temaledare Fredrik Tufvesson och Chiara Mondini från Tetra Pak inbjudna talare på Tetra Paks Science & Innovation talks. Hur formar forskning på systemnivå nästa generation av intelligenta industriella lösningar? Hur kan vi skapa största möjliga värde med hjälp av dynamiska teknologier som sensorer, datahantering och AI? Den 2 juni bj

https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/artikel/science-innovation-talks-hos-tetra-pak - 2026-09-25

Vad kan akademin erbjuda testekosystemet Digital Arena Sweden? Annika Olsson, rektor för LTH, deltog i Telias samtal om storsatsningen och där NextG2Com-forskare och infrastrukturer är centrala. Deltagare i panelsamtalet: Fredrik Stenberg, Chef Företagsaffären, Telia SverigeErik Ekudden, Teknisk direktör (CTO), EricssonAnnika Olsson, Rektor, Lunds Tekniska HögskolaPeter Janevik, VD, AstaZero (RISE

https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/artikel/digital-arena-sweden-i-almedalen - 2026-09-25

En av två keynote-talare på NextG2Com:s andra programdag den 24 september är professor Patricia Lago från Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Hennes föredrag kommer att behandla hur digital suveränitet kan definieras från en hållbarhetssynvinkel. Titel för Patricia Lagos föredrag är "Digital Sovereignty Defined - From a Sustainability Perspective":  Digital sovereignty has become a necessity for society

https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/artikel/hallbarhet-och-suveranitet-pa-agendan - 2026-09-25

På programdagen kommer keynote-talare Nina Lövehagen att diskutera utmaningar med och visa exempel på studier av ICT-sektorns utsläpp och energianvändning Nina Lövehagen är senior forskningsingenjör i hållbarhet på Ericsson. Titel på hennes föredrag är: Estimations of the global ICT sector’s electricity use and GHG emissions.The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector has gained atte

https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/artikel/att-utvardera-ict-sektorns-miljopaverkan - 2026-09-25