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We congratulate Master student Elsa Muller who has received a travelling grant from the Åforsk foundation to present her theses at FORAMS 2023 in Italy and she has also received support from Oscar & Lili Lamm Foundation. Thank you Åforsk and Lamm foundations. Elsa blogs about her MSc project here https://stress3d.blogg.lu.se/
https://www.geology.lu.se/article/we-congratulate-master-student-elsa-muller - 2026-05-07
Lund University and the Department of Geology at the Science faculty now offers a PhD-course in Hydrogeological Conceptual Models for Groundwater Use and Protection. Characterisation methods and scaling considerations, 4.5 credits. When: 15-31 of March 2023 Where: Department of Geology, Lund University, Sweden Read more..
Lund University and the Department of Geology at the Science faculty now offers two days of field method demonstration and an afternoon of lectures about FLUTe-liner technology methods, in cooperation with the G360 group at University of Guelph open to consultants, authorities, entrepreneurs and others who might be interested. 1st field demonstration will focus on Multi Level Systems (MLS) includ
It is with sadness that we inform that Professor Svante Björck has passed away. Svante played an important role for the department as well as for geological research in Sweden for several decades. Svante was active in research and education, and he has inspired many students to pursue a career in geology, not least through his engagement in our introductory course in Geology. Svante was also a ver
https://www.geology.lu.se/article/professor-svante-bjorck-has-passed-away - 2026-05-07
Vale! Praeclarissime Doctor! Many congratulations to our recent PhDs, who attended the doctoral conferment ceremony
Helena Alexanderson is one of the participating researchers in a new cross-disciplinary project (theme) at the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies in Lund. The theme “Coastal perspectives” will explore how the perspectives from different subject areas can contribute to improved knowledge and decision making regarding flooding risks, coastal protection measures, climate change adaptation etc.
https://www.geology.lu.se/article/new-cross-disciplinary-project-about-coasts - 2026-05-07
The Björn Carlsons Östersjöpris 2023 is awarded to Jacob Carstensen, Professor in Marine System Management at the Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, Denmark and Daniel Conley, Professor in Biogeochemistry, at the Department of Geology, Lund University, Sweden. The prize of SEK 3 million was awarded on September 26 by H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden.
New research article in Nature Geoscience: Anders Lindskog et al. explore connections between environmental changes, oxygenation, and biodiversity in ancient seas In the news flow: https://www.lu.se/artikel/kallare-klimat-och-syrerika-havsstrommar-lade-grund-moderna-marina-ekosystem Blog post about the research project: https://earthenvironmentcommunity.nature.com/posts/oxygen-and-ordovician-lif
Niklas Kappelt has been one of the ERCs editing the latest Past Global Changes magazine related to ice core research. Access the magazine The young editors: https://pastglobalchanges.org/publications/pages-magazines/pages-magazine/137462
Dr Amber Hood and Prof. Helena Alexanderson at the Lund Luminescence Laboratory have been involved with the exciting research at the Tomb of Queen Meret-Neith in Abydos, Egypt, which recently has made the news. The Meret-Neith Project is a collaboration between the German Archaeological Institute of Cairo, University of Vienna, University of Technology Vienna, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquiti
https://www.geology.lu.se/article/geoarchaeological-research-hits-news - 2026-05-07
A new study is published in Science Advances, titled: “Substantial light woodland and open vegetation characterized the temperate forest biome before Homo sapiens”. In a study I initiated up in Småland during one of my SGU projects, published in 2013, we discussed vegetation composition during the previous interglacial, the Eemian (129,000–116,000 years ago). Some of the pollen data from that stu
https://www.geology.lu.se/article/new-insights-woodland-composition-during-last-interglacial-co-authored-moller - 2026-05-07
We are so proud! Environmental science student Elvira Källberg has been awarded 30 000 kr from Bo Rydin's Foundation for best MSc thesis "Nutrients and Metals in Sediment and Blue Mussels from Hanö Bay - An Analysis of Marine Environmental Impact from Pulp Mills"The thesis was performed in collaboration with the Marine Centre in Simrishamn, proud advisors Helena Filipsson (Dept. of Geology) and Jo
Our own Andreas Nilsson is awarded an ERC Consolidator grant for the project: PALEOCORE: Core dynamics on millennial timescales' Gratulations!https://www.lu.se/artikel/tre-lundaforskare-far-23-miljoner-kronor-var-fran-europeiska-forskningsradet
There is now an opportunity to participate in an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (ICM) exchange between the Department of Geology and the Department of Geosciences at National Taiwan University (NTU). Exciting opportunities await! More information will be available soon, but you can already find general information about Erasmus exchanges on LU's international website. The exchange will run
https://www.geology.lu.se/article/possibilities-erasmus-icm-exchange-taiwan - 2026-05-07
“Cretaceous Diatom Database: A tool for investigating early diatom evolution"Authors: Karolina Bryłka, Matt P. Ashworth, Andrew J. Alverson, Daniel J. ConleyJournal: Journal of PhycologyDOI: 10.1111/jpy.13499https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13499In this article we present first comprehensive database of the Cretaceous Diatoms. We combined two views: palaeontology and phylogenetic. First and foremost we
https://www.geology.lu.se/article/karolina-brylka-and-co-authors-cover-latest-volume-journal-phycology - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. After climate change, biodiversity loss is the biggest environmental challenge facing the world today. The loss of plant and animal species also means a loss of the resources that humans obtain from well-functioning ecosystems. At Lund University, a project is underway in which researchers are studying how work to cou
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/green-infrastructure-planning-and-designing-functioning-nature - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sweden does not need more cattle to save natural grazing land with high biodiversity. This is the conclusion of a new report by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. What is needed instead, according to the researchers, are economic incentives that make natural grazing profitable. Natural grazing land is a central
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/profitability-not-more-cattle-needed-save-natural-grazing-land - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In recent decades, the climate in Sweden has become about two degrees warmer on average and this year we have seen an unprecedentedly mild winter and early spring. How is nature responding – animals, insects, plants – to an increasingly mild climate? Researchers in Lund can provide the answer. Among other things, a ne
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/unusually-early-spring-how-nature-sweden-responding-increasingly-warm-climate - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A study from Lund University indicates that the flora of Skåne in southern Sweden changed drastically throughout the 1900s and up to the present day. The greatest decline in species diversity can be seen in forested areas in the northern and central parts of Skåne. “I was surprised that climate change has had the bigg
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/dramatic-changes-regional-flora - 2026-05-07
