Published 6 May 2020 We appreciate your participation in the online conference, which was a very successful joining of about 100 participants. April 23 and 24 were two very rewarding days, filled with interesting sessions, poster presentations, office yoga, group discussions, as well as fruitful conversations and sharing of expertise. The event allowed for interesting discussions among researchers

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/thank-you-participating-becc-merge-spring-meeting-online-science-says-conference - 2025-07-09

Published 14 September 2020 ClimBEco summermeeting in Lund. Photo: Ylva van Meeningen ClimBEco’s annual summer meeting was held this August over two consecutive days, with both online and in-person meetings in Lund, Malmö and Gothenburg. The summer meeting is one of the highlights of our graduate school, where current PhD students can meet, network and learn more about an interdisciplinary topic.

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/summary-climbeco-summer-meeting - 2025-07-09

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 13 October 2020 3D illustration of different pollen. Is it possible that a tiny pollen dredged up from a European lake can hold answers about both our past and our future? Researchers at Lund University use pollen as old as 12 000 years to predict our future climate, and to study ecological and historical change. Researchers E

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/old-pollen-seed-can-predict-tomorrows-climate - 2025-07-09

Published 18 February 2021 The theme of the ClimBEco annual meeting was “Multidisciplinary learning environments – seizing their opportunities and avoiding their pitfalls”. After an icebreaker that included seeing some sweet ‘corona-pets’ in the screens, we brought ourselves onto the level of metaphysics and the multiple ways of knowing about the world. We considered the epistemological breadth in

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/summary-climbeco-winter-meeting-2021 - 2025-07-09

Published 24 April 2014 See climate scenarios interactively displayed as maps and diagrams. SMHI's web service provides easy to use information to the general public as well as to decision makers.  The new web service presents and describes results of climate research conducted at the Rossby Centre, SMHI, with the aim to provide easy to use informaton to the general public as well as to decision m

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/smhi-launches-new-web-service-climate-scenarios - 2025-07-09

Published 15 June 2014 From September to December there will be a course about the WG1 report from IPCC: Climate Change - The Physical Science Basis. A coming course at the University of Gothenburg will review the IPCC WGI report, “Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis”.Course leaders: erik [dot] thomson [at] chem [dot] gu [dot] se (Erik Thomson) and ravikant [at] chem [dot] gu [dot] se

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/new-course-about-review-ipcc-wg1-report - 2025-07-09

Published 5 May 2021 Deadline June 11 Joint MERGE and BECC funding instrument for Short Projects MERGE Short Projects MERGE workshops MERGE welcomes proposals for 1. short research projects for the years 2021-22 with the MERGE Research Strategy 2020-2025 as a point of departure. 2. MERGE workshops during 2021 3. MERGE-BECC joint short projects for the years 2021-2022 You find the full description

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/3-merge-calls-open - 2025-07-09

By izabella [dot] rosengren [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Izabella Rosengren) - published 2 June 2021 Julia Kelly at fieldwork. Photo: Private Boreal peatlands store large amounts of carbon, but warmer and drier conditions caused by climate change may turn these ecosystems into carbon sources. Equipped with drones and thermal cameras Julia Kelly, who recently received her doctorate at the Centre for

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/drones-offer-new-insights-boreal-peatland-co2-emissions - 2025-07-09

By lotte [dot] billing [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (Lotte Billing) - published 25 August 2021 Two Lund University climate scientists, Kimberly Nicholas, who has acted as an observer at two global climate summits, and Markku Rummukainen, Sweden’s IPCC representative, talk about what comes next following the recent IPCC report. What do you view as the next steps following what was concluded in the IPC

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/what-comes-next-after-ipcc-climate-change-report - 2025-07-09

Published 10 July 2021 Climate change and biodiversity losses have long been addressed in parallel organisations. Now the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are launching the first global report that integrates the two issues. This is a welcome and much needed move, according to three

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/new-report-measures-support-both-climate-and-biodiversity - 2025-07-09

By cheryl [dot] sjostrom [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Cheryl Sjöström and Helena Gonzales Lindberg) - published 24 September 2021 At this ClimBEco summer meeting, mostly held online but with parallel in-person workshops in Gothenburg, Lund and Malmö, was themed around one of humanities ultimate equalizers; that of food. The way we produce, move and use food globally has important implications on ju

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/summary-climbeco-summer-meeting-2021-food-andeverything-else - 2025-07-09

By izabella [dot] rosengren [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Izabella Rosengren) - published 2 November 2021 John Falk presents his thesis on how combustion affect clouddroplets and icenucleation in the atmosphere. Photo: Eberhard Grossgasteiger, Unsplash Primitive stoves and diesel engines produce soot particles, besides being bad for your health, have a negative effect on the climate. By affecting th

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/iceparticles-clouds-can-affect-climate - 2025-07-09

By lina [dot] nikoleris [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Lina Nikoleris) - published 8 October 2021 Pristagarna Syokuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann och Giorgio Parisi. Illustration: Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach. Earlier this week, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 to Syukuro Manabe, Princeton University, USA, and Klaus Hasselmann Max Planck Institute fo

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/merge-researchers-celebrate-nobel-prize-2021-reciever-physics - 2025-07-09

Published 14 October 2021 The Polar regions play a crucial role in balancing global climate – with the poles heating up much faster than the rest of the world. Yet, climate projections for the Polar regions still have significant uncertainties. This is hampering efforts to curb climate change and deal with the effects we already see at play not only within the Polar regions, but also in Europe and

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/exploring-future-climates-polar-regions - 2025-07-09

Published 7 February 2022 Dear all, We are proud to welcome you to the first national scientific climate conference in Sweden - a unique opportunity for climate scientists to interact, reflect, and identify knowledge gaps and opportunities for the future. The Swedish Climate Symposium will highlight the main conclusions of the 6th Assessment Report (AR6) of the IPCC and its consequences for Sweden

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/welcome-swedish-climate-symposium - 2025-07-09

By asa [dot] thormahlen [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Thormählen) - published 13 December 2024 The Pufendorf institute celebrates 15 years as an Institute for Advanced Study and many interdisciplinary groups have been at here and experienced the value of thinking and working together across disciplinary boundaries. We are happy to see that Pufendorf collaborations have continued and that several

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/our-alumni-are-golden-and-deserve-bonus - 2025-07-09

By asa [dot] thormahlen [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Thormählen) - published 20 January 2025 2024 was the year when Pufendorf IAS' calls for applications reached further and beyond. We received many applications both to start Advanced Study Groups and Themes at the Pufendorf Institute. Decisions on which Theme applications will go all the way will be made in April. Right now, we are pleased to

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/four-new-advanced-study-groups-start-1-february-2025 - 2025-07-09

By asa [dot] thormahlen [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Thormählen) - published 6 March 2025 Photo: Sangharsh Lohakare/Unsplash. As advancements in genetic technology continue to benefit human health, concerns are mounting over their potential misuse in geopolitical conflicts. While discussions on the risks of genetic technology in international affairs have often focused on dramatic scenarios – s

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/greyzone-genomics-assessing-risks-dna-technology-global-power-struggles - 2025-07-09

By asa [dot] thormahlen [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Thormählen) - published 24 March 2025 Photo: Nilotpal Maity/unsplash Although the public sector makes up half of our economy, there is currently no interdisciplinary tax centre in Sweden. By linking research to specific societal challenges, Lund University aims to contribute to a more sustainable and efficient tax policy, while also reinforci

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/researchers-lund-university-launch-swedens-first-interdisciplinary-tax-centre - 2025-07-09

By asa [dot] thormahlen [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Thormählen) - published 31 March 2025 Photo: Hanna Barakat & Cambridge Diversity Fund The digital transformation of our world and the use of innovative digital technologies, including AI, reshape economic, social, political, and cultural interactions in most areas of life. While digital technologies may offer possibilities for development and

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/welcome-conference-digijustice-human-rights-age-ai-15-may - 2025-07-09