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See what our researcher Dr. Paul O’Shea has to say about the recent developments Two articles on this issue have recently been published, one on the Lund Univeristy website, you can find the article here (in Swedish) and one in the Sydsvenskan newspaper here (also in Swedish). For an English translation of the text in Sydsvenskan, please see here (PDF).For more information about Dr. Paul O'Shea's

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/moon-behind-improvement-north-korea-issue - 2026-01-01

Seo-Young Cho will be a visiting scholar at the Centre between 26 November and 20 December 2018. Seo-Young Cho is assistant professor of economics at Philipps-University of Marburg in Germany. Her research focuses on economic analysis of human trafficking, female migration, social capital, cyber activities, gender differences in education and behaviors, and genderbased violence. Her regional inter

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/visiting-scholar-centre - 2026-01-01

On 21 May, Dr Astrid Norén-Nilsson presented on “Cambodia; Towards 2018 elections and beyond” at the London School of Economics and Political Science Southeast Asia Forum (SEAF). The SEAF is an annual event organised by the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (SEAC), a cross-disciplinary, regionally-focused academic centre within the Institute of Global Affairs at the London School of Economics an

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/cambodia-towards-2018-elections-and-beyond - 2026-01-01

On 14-15 June, Marina Svensson attended a meeting of the European Alliance for Asian Studies in Turin. The focus was on collaboration and promoting Asian studies in Europe. At the next International Convention of Asia Scholars in Leiden on 15-19 July 2019 the Alliance will run some joint panels on the future of Asian studies as well as co-organise other events.The Alliance has a website that provi

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/european-alliance-asian-studies - 2026-01-01

On 17th of September Dr. Paul O'Shea participated in the 79th Stockholm Seminar 'Japan-Russia Relations: The Islands Dispute and Geopolitical Culture'. Four islands – which are controlled by Russia but claimed by Japan – are the subject of a disagreement stretching back more than two generations. As a result, Japan and Russia have yet to sign a peace treaty to end World War II.What role does the i

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/podcast-japan-russia-relations - 2026-01-01

Nicholas Loubere has co-authored an article on Chinese migration and gold mining in the journal International Migration. This article examines irregular Southİ\South migration from China to Ghana, and the role it played in transforming livelihoods and broader developmental landscapes. It looks at the entry of approximately 50,000 Chinese migrants into the informal smallİ\scale gold mining sector f

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-article-chinese-gold-rush-ghana - 2026-01-01

Sweden is lagging behind other European countries and it is necessary to also educate the next generation of China experts in Sweden On October 18th, Marina Svensson, the director of the Centre, presented a background paper entitled Challenges for China Research and State of the Field in Europe: Lessons for Sweden at a seminar in Stockholm. It was written for a study on research, innovation and co

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/need-more-research-about-china - 2026-01-01

Article in Arctic Yearbook 2018 – Chinese Mining in Greenland: Arctic Access or Access to Minerals? Alumnus Patrik Andersson, who studied at the center from 2014 to 2016, has published an article in the 2018 edition of the Arctic Yearbook together with co-authors Jesper Zeuthen and Per Kalvig. The article, titled “Chinese Mining in Greenland: Arctic Access or Access to Minerals,” studies Chinese i

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/journal-article-alumnus-patrik-andersson - 2026-01-01

A warmer global climate can cause mutations to have more severe consequences for the health of organisms through their detrimental effect on protein function. This may have major repercussions for an organisms’ ability to adapt to, and survive in, the altered habitats of the future. This is shown in a new research study now published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Na

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/warmer-climate-may-make-new-mutations-more-harmful - 2026-01-01

When the snow is gone, it does not take too long before a familiar spring sound reappears - the bumblebee buzz. Since bumblebees are well adapted to cold climates, many of the species are negatively affected by a warmer climate. Researchers at Lund University now ask for the public's help in reporting the first bumblebee queens of the spring, to be able to map how earlier springs affect bumblebees

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/find-first-bumblebee-spring - 2026-01-01

Many species of bee are threatened by global warming, but not all. The buff-tailed bumblebee is the world’s most common bee and will likely remain that way, as researchers from Lund University have discovered that this species benefits from a warmer climate. Through research into buff-tailed bumblebees collected by amateurs and researchers over a period of 150 years, biologists and climate researc

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/warmer-climate-making-worlds-most-common-bumblebee-even-more-common - 2026-01-01

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 Environmental and Climate Science (CEC), has studied what factors affect the CO2 fluxes in peatland ecosystems. Boreal forests and peatlands

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/drones-offer-new-insights-boreal-peatland-co2-emissions - 2026-01-01

The forest is currently at the centre of an intense debate. It concerns, in simplified terms, which climate benefits the forest can provide, either by sequestering carbon in standing forest, or by being used to substitute fossil fuels and fossil-intensive materials. In a new literature review from the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) at Lund University in Sweden, Markku Rummukain

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/climate-benefits-forest-balancing-act-prioritisation - 2026-01-01

An international research team has found a new method for predicting entire pollen seasons, something that can help healthcare and allergy sufferers plan to reduce problems. No similar tool has previously been used in the area. The researchers also show that pollen seasons may be 60 per cent more severe in the future due to climate change. For about one in four Swedes, the arrival of spring and su

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/new-method-predicts-severity-grass-pollen-season-allergy-sufferers - 2026-01-01

By changing from action-based to result-based environmental payment, farmers are financially encouraged to implement conservation measures, such as buffer strips and organic farming, where they are most beneficial for the environment and not, as today, where they least disrupt the production. This according to William Sidemo Holm, who recently defended his dissertation on biodiversity and ecosyste

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/location-conservation-measures-has-large-impact-their-effectiveness-providing-environmental-benefits - 2026-01-01

The Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) now announces funding for one doctoral studentship, where the doctoral student is admitted to the PhD programme in Environmental Science at the Faculty of Science, and is enrolled in the Agenda 2030 graduate school. The Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) is responsible for the interdisciplinary PhD programme in Environmental Sc

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/project-funding-researchers-apply-doctoral-studentship-environmental-science-within-agenda-2030 - 2026-01-01

This summer, Lund University doctoral student Sofia Blomqvist will be investigating how pollinating insects such as bumblebees and solitary bees are faring in flower-rich roadside habitats. However, there is one problem: bumblebee nests are very difficult to find. Now she hopes to be able to train Ylle the dog to help her. Sofia Blomqvist’s objective is to repeat a previously criticized scientific

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/bumblebee-detection-dog-research-duty - 2026-01-01

They become smaller as urbanisation increases. Troublesome, according to researcher Helena Hanson, because urban private gardens affect both cities’ biodiversity and human wellbeing by functioning as social green spaces. Now she strikes a blow for gardens in the urban planning. Green spaces, such as parks and allotment gardens, have a major impact on our physical and mental health and wellbeing –

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/urban-private-gardens-promote-biodiversity - 2026-01-01

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 IPCC report? Kimberly: Something the report makes absolutely clear is that to stop warming, hum

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/what-comes-next-after-ipcc-climate-change-report - 2026-01-01

Farming practices that result in higher levels of carbon in agricultural soils could protect both wheat and barley harvests in a future changed climate. This is what emerges from a new study from Lund University in Sweden. However, the practices required are more costly for farmers in the short term, according to the researchers who argue for targeted environmental payments. Ongoing climate change

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/more-carbon-soil-could-protect-harvests-future-climate - 2026-01-01