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Although not yet decided, we have good reasons to believe that the funding of the 43 Strategic Research Areas (SRAs) including BECC will continue. As a result, we are now preparing for the long-term future, including a new internal structure where Challenged Themes replace the former Clusters with the aim to increase the integration between disciplines. At the BECC 2015 annual meeting, we discusse

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/new-research-organisation-becc-clusters-grand-challenge-themes - 2026-11-01

Global environmental changes caused by a warmer climate can be combatted on a local level. The quality of our drinking water can be improved before it reaches water purification facilities and consumers through local efforts that minimise the growth of toxic algae and cyanobacteria in lakes. BECC researchers Pablo Urrutia Cordero and Lars-Anders Hansson, Lund University, have recently published th

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/local-measures-could-save-our-water-climate-heats - 2026-11-01

Henrik Smith, Coordinator of BECC, has been interviewed by BBC News on a new article that shows large-scale and long-term decline in wild bees has been linked to the use of neonicotinoid intesticides. The large-scale, long-term decline in wild bees across England has been linked to the use of neonicotinoid insecticides by a new study  conducted by Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UK.  Over 18 yea

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/neonic-pesticide-link-long-term-wild-bee-decline - 2026-11-01

Welcome to this year's annual meeting for BECC, focusing on BECC research and the new research organisation, Grand Challenge Themes. When and where When: 18-19 October 2016 Venue: Varberg Stadshotel & Asia Spa About the meeting The focus of this year's meeting is on BECC research, highlighting some of our many successful and topical research areas, and the BECC researchers' engagement in internati

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/becc-annual-meeting-2016-18-19-october - 2026-11-01

Thomas Sterner, professor of environmental economics at the University of Gothenburg and BECC researcher was one of the authors of the last IPCC report, AR5, working group III. Read his report from the meeting in Berlin here. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change presented the third working group report of AR5 on April 13 2013. The Working Group III assesses all relevant options for mitiga

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/thomas-sterner-reports-uns-ipcc-meeting - 2026-11-01

An extensive study has mapped the effects of small farmers on the rain forests of Southeast Asia for the first time. The findings are discouraging, with regard to environmental impact, biodiversity and the economy, over the long term. Yann Clough, researcher at Centre for Environmental and Climate Research & deputy theme coordinator for BECC has led the study. Until now, studies of this kind have

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/small-scale-agriculture-threatens-rainforest - 2026-11-01

Deliang Chen, BECC researcher and August Röhss Professor at the University of Gothenburg, has been recently appointed chairman of the nomination committee for the Stockholm Water Prize by the Board of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Stockholm Water Prize  is the world’s most prestigious water award. A prize ceremony and Royal Banquet is held at the Stockholm City Hall as part of the Wor

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/deliang-chen-appointed-chairman-stockholm-water-prize - 2026-11-01

Welcome to kickoff meetings for the three BECC Themes during December! At the meetings we will follow up the discussions that were initiated at the BECC annual meeting in October, initiate collaborative work, and make short- and long term plans for theme activities, such as seminars, workshops, actions groups and conferences. The discussions will be a basis for strategic plans for the three themes

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/theme-meetings-december-2016 - 2026-11-01

Seven years ago divers discovered the oldest known stationary fish traps in northern Europe off the coast of southern Sweden. Since then, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have uncovered an exceptionally well-preserved Stone Age site. They now believe the location was a lagoon environment where Mesolithic humans lived during parts of the year. Other spectacular finds include a 9,000 year-ol

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/underwater-stone-age-settlement-mapped-out - 2026-11-01

The BECC board has decided to strengthen the ongoing interdisciplinary development of BECC research by announcing a call for funding salary of up to 6 two-year postdoctoral researcher positions. The aim is to promote the development of BECC research by creating and strengthening interdisciplinary interactions. Application deadline is January 27st 2017, 12.00. This is an abbridged summary in Englis

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/announcement-call-salary-funds-6-becc-postdoctoral-positions-lund - 2026-11-01

What policies are needed to cope with the global environmental challenges? What can scientists learn from economists and vice versa? This was the theme of the workshop held on 7-8 December, organised by Thomas Sterner, BECC researcher and professor of environmental economics at the University of Gothenburg. On 7-8 December, Thomas Sterner, professor of environmental economics, University of Gothen

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/bringing-economists-and-scientists-together-planetary-solutions - 2026-11-01

Professor Alexandre Antonelli, who is also Deputy Theme Coordinator of the BECC biodiversity theme is heading the new center. The first day of the new year is also the first day of opening of the Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre. The aim of the center is for researchers and students in the field of biodiversity to collaborate more and also to explain better to the public and decision makers w

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/new-center-biological-diversity-opens-gothenburg - 2026-11-01

Ullrika Sahlin, Researcher at the Centre for Environmental and Climate Research, CEC, has been awarded Richard J. Burk Outstanding Service Award for her work in the field of risk analyses. Ullrika Sahlin, Researcher at the Centre for Environmental and Climate Research, CEC, has been awarded Richard J. Burk Outstanding Service Award for her work in the field of risk analyses. The award and 500 USD

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/researcher-awarded-price-society-risk-analysis - 2026-11-01

The action group ”Nutrient weathering from rocks” is convening a session (09K) at the conference: ‘Goldschmidt’ Paris 2017, August 13 to 18 under the Theme: Weathering, erosion and climate (past, present and future) The feedbacks among tectonics, weathering, erosion, rainfall, temperature and terrestrial life play an important role in stabilizing climate and thus ensuring planetary habitability on

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/action-group-nutrient-weathering-rocks-session-goldschmidt-2017 - 2026-11-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Developments in quantum technology and artificial intelligence, AI, are predicted to transform research, as well as business and society as a whole. The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is awarding a total of SEK 1.6 billion over ten years to these promising fields, in two separate research projects involving seve

https://www.ai.lu.se/article/billions-be-invested-ai-and-quantum-technology - 2026-11-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Stefan Larsson, digitaliseringsforskare och lektor vid avd för fastighetsvetenskap, skriver i Sydsvenskan tillsammans med bland andra Anna Felländer (regeringens digitaliseringsråd, m.m.), Fredrik Heintz (AI-forskare och ordförande i svenska AI-sällskapet) och Rebecka Cedering Ångström om behovet av breddad kompetens

https://www.ai.lu.se/article/debattartikel-om-behovet-av-breddad-kunskap-inom-artificiell-intelligens - 2026-11-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We recently released STRUDL, a software program for automatically creating world coordinate trajectories of road users from surveillance videos, based on a neural network object detector and tracking. It is available for free and as an open source by clicking  here . STRUDL was made as a part of a collaboration betwee

https://www.ai.lu.se/article/strudl-new-open-source-software-package-tracking-objects-video - 2026-11-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Christian Balkenius började vid Lunds universitet 1988. Då var AI-forskningen inriktad på att göra datorsimuleringar över emotionella processer. – Vi hade inga riktiga robotar som vi gjorde försök med, utan de kom först en bit in på 90-talet. Då handlade det mycket om navigering, att få roboten att ta sig från ett stä

https://www.ai.lu.se/article/kognitionsvetenskap-drommen-om-en-mansklig-robot - 2026-11-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. "Det är viktigt att koppla ihop AI med demokrati eftersom det handlar om vilket samhälle vi vill ha, vilka möjligheter vi har att påverka och hur vi fattar våra beslut", säger statsvetaren Maria Hedlund. Som forskare har hon tittat särskilt på beslutsprocesser och AI. – AI är extra genomgripande för att den finns över

https://www.ai.lu.se/article/rostande-robotar-och-filterbubblor-hur-mycket-ai-tal-demokratin - 2026-11-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Det uppkopplade hemmet är redan här. Men hur mycket avkall på integriteten är vi beredda att göra för högre komfort? Den och andra frågor ställer sig etnologen Robert Willim i ett nytt forskningsprojekt som rör AI i vår hemmiljö. – Jag är nyfiken på att förstå den digitala tekniken och hur den gradvis förändrar och pr

https://www.ai.lu.se/article/uppkopplat-hemma-komfort-kan-ga-fore-integritet - 2026-11-01