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En övergripande överenskommelse har förhandlats fram under klimattoppmötet COP28 i Dubai. På övertid klubbades överenskommelsen som påtalar bland annat en tredubbling av förnybar energi och en omställning från fossila bränslen. Markku Rummukainen, professor i klimatologi på CEC och Sveriges kontaktperson för FN:s klimatpanel IPCC, deltog digitalt och kommenterar besluten. Vad var den enskilt vikti
Nu fyller CEC:s miljövetarutbildning 25 år. Studievägledaren Yvonne Persson har varit med och byggt upp utbildningen från start, tillsammans med professor Henrik Smith på CEC. Nu gör Yvonne Persson sin sista arbetsvecka innan pensionen hägrar och vi passade på att ställa några frågor mitt i avtackningsbestyren. Hur har det varit att arbeta som studievägledare och studierektor de här 25 åren?– Fant
https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/det-roligaste-har-varit-att-fa-hjalpa-studenterna-0 - 2026-05-15
Katarina Hedlund är ny föreståndare på CEC sedan årsskiftet. Hon efterträder Per Persson, som i sin tur tagit steget vidare till rollen som dekan för Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten på Lunds universitet. Katarina Hedlund, professor vid biologiska institutionen, har i många år varit ställföreträdande föreståndare för CEC. Hon har även varit studierektor för forskarutbildningen på CEC, och dessförinna
https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/katarina-hedlund-ny-forestandare-pa-cec - 2026-05-15
Bete är en nyckelåtgärd för att bevara naturbetesmarker, några av Sveriges viktigaste livsmiljöer ur natur- och kulturvårdssynpunkt. Det är dock en utmaning att hitta rätt nivå på betet vilket leder till att många värdefulla marker betas för hårt, medan andra marker växer igen. För att diskutera utmaningar med ett högt betestryck, och öppna dörren till möjliga lösningar, bjöd LU Land in till ett f
Den 15 – 17 maj är det dags för den andra upplagan av Swedish Climate Symposium i Norrköping. Såväl forskare som samhällsaktörer välkomnas för att söka ökad vetenskaplig förståelse av klimatförändringen och dess konsekvenser för miljö och samhälle. David Wårlind sitter med i styrgruppen för symposiet och vi har ställt tre frågor till honom om varför du inte vill missa möjligheten att delta. Den 15
https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/tre-fragor-till-david-warlind-om-swedish-climate-symposium - 2026-05-15
Med hjälp av satelliter och maskininlärning kartlägger Hakim Abdi, forskare på CEC, skogsbestånden i södra Sverige ner på individnivå. Genom att ta fram en metod som årligen kan ge uppdaterade kartor över artbestånden är hans mål att bidra till en bättre skogsförvaltning och underlätta beslutsfattande när det gäller strategier för klimat och biologisk mångfald. Forskningsprojektet är finansierat a
https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/skogsbestand-i-sodra-sverige-analyseras-genom-satellitdata-och-maskininlarning - 2026-05-15
Ett evolutionärt perspektiv bör beaktas för att kunna garantera långsiktig pollinering av grödor. Det är slutsatsen i en artikel publicerad av BECC- och CEC-anknutna forskare vid Lunds universitet. Forskarna tar avstamp i senare tids rön om att evolutionära processer, som svar på landskapsförändringar, sker fortare än man tidigare trott. I artikeln presenteras en modell som kan hjälpa oss att förs
https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/effekter-av-landskapsforandringar-pa-evolutionen-av-pollinerare - 2026-05-15
The new research project, “Socioeconomic Segregation - The Impact of Neighborhoods, Schools and Policy Across the Life Course”, aims to establish a research environment involving health economists, education and labour market economists, geographers, and demographers, among others. We spoke about the new project with project leader Martin Dribe, director of the Centre for Economic Demography and p
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-project-explores-socioeconomic-segregation-then-and-now - 2026-05-16
WithSecure visited the Department of Informatics on their European Cyber Tour, allowing students on our Bachelor's programme to get hands-on experience with the handling of cyber threats in a simulated environment. On October 30th, 2023, students taking the course IS and Business Development got to experience something never seen before in the Bachelor's programme on Design of Information Systems.
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/cybertruck-cyber-security-simulation - 2026-05-16
Markus Lahtinen, researcher and lecturer at the Department of Informatics, Lund University, has been interviewed by both Dagens Nyheter (DN) and Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) for expert insights on the use of AI for crime-fighting purposes. The articles in DN and SvD report on the potential integration of AI into camera surveillance, including facial recognition and automatic reading of licence plates.
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/markus-lahtinen-speaks-ai-and-camera-surveillance - 2026-05-16
Associate professor at the Department of Informatics, Miranda Kajtazi, is currently involved in a mix of internal and external grants. At the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies, Miranda Kajtazi is leading an Advanced Study Group on "Human Rights, Digital Inequalities, and Social Consequences of AI". This project is ongoing from September 2023 to June 2024."This ASG focuses on digital innovat
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ai-human-rights-and-digital-welfare-miranda-kajtazi-takes-lead - 2026-05-16
The Department of Informatics uses Microsoft Azure as a cloud solution for students attending the Bachelor’s Programme in Design of Information Systems. It allows us to have complete BYOD-solutions in our computer rooms, which attracts students to campus while also saving energy and money. Informatic’s director of studies, Björn Svensson, was interviewed by Microsoft for an article in “Din digital
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/cloud-solution-azure-bjorn-svensson-interviewed-microsoft - 2026-05-16
Are you looking to enhance your professional network and learn from industry experts in your field and beyond? Discover how LinkedIn can bring unexpected opportunities and connect us to people around the world, from insights shared by Markus Lahtinen at his seminar “Beyond expectations: Learn more about LinkedIn!”. With over 5000 connections and a top 2% industry SSI (Social Selling Index) ranking
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/learn-more-about-linkedin-markus-lahtinen - 2026-05-16
Dr. Viswanath Venkatesh attracted a large crowd to his seminar "Let's Get Ready to Contextualize", where he spoke about the importance of contextualization in research. Dr. Venkatesh shared some of his latest research on contextualization, including discussions on: Problems tied to lack of context in research;What researchers face in new contexts; How to think about the concept of scientific contr
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/viswanath-venkatesh-holds-seminar-informatics - 2026-05-16
Associate Professor Vincenzo Corvello, joining us from the University of Messina, is an established business and innovation scholar as well as the Editor in Chief of the European Journal of Innovation Management. Hosted by lecturer Markus Lahtinen, Vincenzo Corvello started his visit with a Meet-and-greet, giving a brief presentation on his recent research on corporate-startup collaboration. He sp
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/informatics-welcomes-vincenzo-corvello-meet-and-greet-fika - 2026-05-16
Since its release in November 2022, ChatGPT has made international headlines. While concerns have been raised that ChatGPT and generative AI may be used as a tool for cheating, department lecturers Markus Lahtinen and Björn Svensson challenge this fear by actively incorporating the chatbot into the department’s educational programme. “Integrating ChatGPT into our education is simply a matter of su
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/informatics-starts-integrating-chatgpt-its-educational-programme - 2026-05-16
In 2019, the University established a project for open science. The project has resulted in a report and now it is up to us at the University to discuss how to move forward with the proposals. The project’s goal was, among other things, to “investigate different options for how LU could structure its work on open science.” How we approach open science depends primarily on what we want to achieve,
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-needs-take-holistic-approach-open-science - 2026-05-16
Last week, for the first time ever, the Education Board and the Research Board held a joint workshop. The theme for the workshop was how to intertwine research and education and the goal was to create a clearer overall picture of what issues need to be discussed and dealt with. Pro Vice-Chancellor Per Mickwitz and I initiated the workshop in our capacities as chair of the Research Board and chair
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-and-education-should-be-more-intertwined - 2026-05-16
Welcome to an evening in the Main University building filled with inspiration, new ideas, laughter and good conversation! The evening will offer performances on stage, informal networking, an exhibition and the awarding of the Future Innovations Prize. Join us in celebrating the innovative power at the University together with interesting people with different perspectives on innovation. During th
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/innovation-evening-25-october - 2026-05-16
Right now, IT Security is seeing an increase in attempted fraud. Knowledge is the best way to become a safer computer user, both at work and at home. And acquiring that knowledge is a quick process. Increase in cases of so-called CEO fraud The IT Security Division has seen a recent increase in the number of CEO fraud cases. Many people have contacted LU Servicedesk to report suspicious emails. For
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/protect-yourself-your-information-and-your-work-knowledge - 2026-05-16
