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The Swedish Biodiversity Symposium 2027 will take place in Uppsala. It is a science–policy–oriented forum for communication, dissemination, and discussion of science-based knowledge on biodiversity. The theme of this second symposium is “Science and Society for Local Solutions and Global Impact.” Call for Sessions is now upen until 1 october. The Swedish Biodiversity Symposium 2027 is a science–po

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/call-sessions-swedish-biodiversity-symposium-2027 - 2026-10-11

The University of Gothenburg is offering a five-year Assistant Professorship in the ecology and evolution of terrestrial arthropods. Co-funded by BECC, the position is aimed at early-career researchers who want to build an internationally competitive research programme focused on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and the impacts of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems. The successful candidate

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/open-position-assistant-professor-ecology-and-evolution-terrestrial-arthropods - 2026-10-11

In his doctoral thesis, BECC-member Patryk Łakomiec examined how northern peatlands exchange carbon dioxide and methane with the atmosphere. His findings show that thawing permafrost changes how these ecosystems process carbon and could help improve estimates of future greenhouse gas emissions. What did your research focus on?“I examined the exchange of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide and methane

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/how-thawing-permafrost-changes-greenhouse-gas-emissions-peatlands - 2026-10-11

Which natural areas should be protected, and which can be developed? Biodiversity indicators can help companies make more sustainable decisions. But only nine per cent of the world’s largest companies in sectors with a major impact on nature use such indicators, according to a new study from Lund University and BECC member William Sidemo Holm. The researchers also provide seven recommendations for

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/companies-risk-misjudging-their-impact-biodiversity - 2026-10-11

BECC researcher Fariborz Zelli is one of the organizers of a side-event at COP 20, in Lima, Peru on the 4th of December. The title of the event is "REDD and beyond". BECC researcher Tobias Nielsen is one of the speakers at the side-event. REDD is one a series of incentive-based mechanisms for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to REDD, and partly out of criticism to it, a number of fur

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/becc-cop-20-side-event-redd-and-beyond - 2026-10-11

Read Fariborz Zelli's report on the side-event 'REDD and Beyond: International and Indegenous Strategies in Forest Protection', held in Lima on the 4th of December. On Thursday, 4th December, BECC was one of the initiators of a side-event on ‘REDD and Beyond: International and Indigenous Strategies in Forest Protection’. The event was co-organised by Lund University and the German NGO Climate Alli

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/becc-united-nations-climate-conference - 2026-10-11

On 24-25 November, the BECC Annual Meeting 2014 was held in Halmstad. The meeting focused on the future possibilities of research within BECC and what is to come. For those of you who could not join the meeting - and those of you who would like to see a particularly interesting presentation again - we have collected the presentations from the meeting here. The fifth annual meeting for BECC was hel

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/report-presentations-becc-annual-meeting-2014 - 2026-10-11

Lund University has collected the top research of the university's twelve strategic reseach environments in a new book. BECC is one of these environments. In 2008, the Swedish Government designated 20 ‘Strategic Research Areas’ (SRAs) in its research-policy bill. Within these 20 areas, 43 research environments were chosen for specific funding in a special evaluation in 2009. They were all conducti

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/todays-great-explorers - 2026-10-11

Henrik Smith, coordinator of BECC, is appointed new member of the General Section of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry. The General section deals at an overall level with questions concerning natural resources, nature conservation, environment, countryside, research policy, dissemination of knowledge, and social planning. The section also deals with industries and sciences that

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/henrik-smith-appointed-new-member-royal-swedish-academy-agriculture-and-forestry - 2026-10-11

Tobias Dan Nielsen, PhD Candidate at the Department of Political Science and BECC researcher, is in Lima, Peru, for the UNFCCC COP20. Read about his experiences and thoughts on the Global Landscape Forum. Right now in Lima experts, civil society, practitioners and decision-maker gather to discuss solution to climate change at the UNFCCCs COP20. On December 6-7th. Lima also hosed the 2nd Global Lan

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/global-landscape-forum-future-forest-management - 2026-10-11

The special volume "Phenological change and ecological interactions" is edited by BECC-researchers Jacob Johansson, Jan-Åke Nilsson and Niclas Jonzén. Changes in the seasonal timing of biological events, e.g. flowering or bird migration, are well documented effects of recent climate change. There is widespread concern that such changes may disrupt important ecological interactions such as pollinat

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/special-oikos-volume-phenological-change-and-ecological-interactions - 2026-10-11

Today, Monday 26 January, the new report "Klimatsäkrat Skåne" will be launched. The report is a knowledge review and analysis of Skåne's climate work including opportunities and challenges. The launch event focuses on three panel discussions on how we should make our society less vulnerable to climate change, how we use ecosystem services and the implications of climate change for business. Henrik

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/new-report-about-regional-climate-challenges-and-adaptation-skane - 2026-10-11

On the 13th of January 2015 the workshop "Science of Decision Making in Research" was held. You can now find both presentations and videos from the workshop. The workshop hosted 19 participants from different departments and universities. An ambition was to create contact points between BECC projects working with multi-criteria decision making and stimulate methodological discussions. The presenta

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/science-decision-making-research - 2026-10-11

A recent review article in Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems proposed a new conceptual model on nitrogen (N) cycle responses to elevated CO2: gross N mineralization is stimulated in N-limited ecosystems only, but not in phosphorus limited ones. Authors are BECC researchers Tobias Rütting and Louise C. Andresen. The researchers have conducted a meta-analysis on gross N transformations in free air

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/new-article-about-climate-change-effects-soil-nitrogen-dynamics - 2026-10-11

A new research study has shed light on the underground interaction between tree roots and fungi. In order to understand how this important symbiosis came about, an international team of researchers have sequenced the genomes of different fungi that live underground. The study shows that in the course of evolution, the symbiotic fungi have lost many genes present in their free-living ancestors, and

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/lost-genes-make-fungi-dependent-trees - 2026-10-11

A new report shows that restored wetlands can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. BECC researchers Åsa Kasimir and Leif Klemedtsson at the University of Gothenburg are two of the authors. Drained peatland is a major source of greenhouse gases. The Board of Agriculture (Jordbruksverket), The Swedish Forest Agency (Skogsstyrelsen) and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) has b

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/hidden-greenhouse-gas-emissions-made-visible-new-report - 2026-10-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The first live concert with a band consisting only of 3D-printed instruments has taken place at Lund University in Sweden. The band included a drum, keyboard and two guitars, all 3D-printed by Lund University professor Olaf Diegel. The band members were students at Lund University’s Malmö Academy of Music. WATCH: 3D-p

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/worlds-first-live-concert-3d-printed-band - 2026-10-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The traditional understanding in neuroscience is that tactile sensations from the skin are only assembled to form a complete experience in the cerebral cortex, the most advanced part of the brain. However, this is challenged by new research findings from Lund University in Sweden that suggest both that other levels in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-findings-how-brain-handles-tactile-sensations - 2026-10-11

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and other institutions have worked out how the pigment of the skin manages to protect the body from the sun’s dangerous UV rays. The skin pigment converts the UV radiation into heat through a rapid chemical reaction that shoots protons from the molecules of the pigment. In a new study, the team from Lund University, working with colleagues in France and Ita

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/skin-pigment-renders-suns-uv-radiation-harmless-using-projectiles - 2026-10-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The traditional view is that learning is based on the strengthening or weakening of the contacts between the nerve cells in the brain. However, this has been challenged by new research findings from Lund University in Sweden. These indicate that there is also a third mechanism – a kind of clock function that gives ind

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-learning-mechanism-individual-nerve-cells - 2026-10-11