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Today, PhD-student Anna-Riikka Kojonsaari nailed her freshly produced doctoral thesis publication. “Spikning” (Swedish for nailing) is ritual by which the thesis is nailed on the wall - the purpose being to allow the public and the audience to read the thesis before the public defence. The notification "spikning" in Swedish) stems from the tradition to nail the thesis at a designated place at the

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/spikning-doctoral-thesis-anna-riikka-kojonsaari - 2025-12-14

A recent debate article published in the newspaper Aftonbladet calls for urgent political action to reduce consumption-related emissions. The article published in Aftonbladet is written by fourteen Swedish researchers* in sustainable consumption. It calls for urgent political action to reduce consumption-related emissions. The main argument is that technological solutions and green industrial tran

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/urgent-political-action-required-reduce-consumption-related-emissions - 2025-12-14

Today on 8th April, 500 leading researchers gather in Lund for the world’s largest conference on sustainable consumption research, SCORAI 2025. The conference is an excellent opportunity to remind of these scientists’ single most important recommendation: within the research community, there is currently a growing consensus that our consumption must not only be greener, our total consumption level

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/scorai-conference-gives-full-attention-consumption-issues - 2025-12-14

IIIEE student Meijing He of EMP Batch 30 has unexpectedly passed away. She will be remembered as an engaged, lively, self-confident and creative member of our IIIEE community. It is with great sadness that we share the news that Meijing He, a beloved student at the IIIEE, has passed away. Meijing will be remembered as kind and dedicated and as someone who brought warmth and curiosity into every sp

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/memory-meijing-he - 2025-12-14

The EU has set ambitious goals for reducing emissions and cutting energy use in buildings, but when it comes to everyday renovation projects, energy efficiency still struggles to gain ground.  A recent article by Katharina Reindl, Georgios Pardalis, and Jenny Palm explored why, by taking a closer look at how energy-related decisions are actually made during the early planning and design phases of

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/why-energy-efficiency-still-struggles-take-center-stage-building-renovations - 2025-12-14

Read the article in Lund University Magazine (LUM), "Researchers in exile meet in visionary workshops", about  IIIEE researcher Tareq Emtairah who organises visionary workshops to sketch out an outline for a sustainable future.

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/tareq-emtairah-organising-visionary-workshops-outline-future-syria - 2025-12-14

This week at the IIIEE is quite ordinary! It marks the 30th anniversary of the IIIEE foundation and its legacy Masters program. We are proud to mark the 30th anniversary of the IIIEE along with our flagship Master's programme in Environmental Management and Policy. Since its official inauguration by His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf in 1995, the IIIEE has been at the forefront of interdisciplinary

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-celebrates-30-years-research-and-education-advance-sustainability - 2025-12-14

A new study published in Nature Communications shows that global carbon dioxide emissions from industry could be reduced by up to five percent if energy efficiency is approached as a systemic, social, and organisational challenge rather than merely a technical one. The article brings together researchers from several Swedish academic institutions, including Professor Jenny Palm from IIIEE, to adva

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/rethinking-energy-efficiency-new-research-highlights-untapped-social-potential-industrial-emissions - 2025-12-14

Linda Johansson from Systembolaget AB, was invited to meet IIIEE students from the EMP program to share some insights from her work as sustainability manager. As an outcome of our regular collaborations on sustainability certification with João Barroso at Wines of Alentejo, we had the pleasure of hosting Linda Johansson from Systembolaget. She met students of B30 and B31 in a discussion on the sus

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/guest-systembolaget-met-emp-students - 2025-12-14

Last Tuesday, our PhD Candidate Lisa Heldt “nailed” her freshly printed PhD thesis. This traditional “spikning” takes place three weeks and three days before the official defense and it involves the PhD Candidate nailing (att spika in Swedish) their physical thesis to a public board where it can be read and scrutinized by the public before the official defense ceremony. At the same time, the spikn

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/spikning-doctoral-thesis-lisa-heldt - 2025-12-14

Today is world water day, 22 March, and in connection to this day IIIEE researcher Tareq Emtairah answers five questions about water use efficiency and practices in the Middle East. Tareq Emtairah is a researcher in renewable energy and energy efficiency, specialized in water efficiency in the Middle East at the IIIEE, Lund University. He answered five critical questions about water management, us

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/worldwater-day-iiiee-researcher-tareq-emtairah-answers-five-questions-about-water-and-middle-east - 2025-12-14

The IIIEE Podcast: "Advancing Sustainable Solutions" is in its 5th season and has just released a new episode featuring the behind the scenes from the SCORAI conference in April. First out: Conference Chair Matthias Lehner! The new Podcast episode is entitled “Voices from SCORAI - part 1: Behind the scenes with Matthias Lehner”In this episode the hosts Ella Alfredsson Jofs and Lilly Diamant discus

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-episode-podcast-advancing-sustainable-solutions - 2025-12-14

Today was a big day at the IIIEE with the graduation of students from the IIIEE's 30th round of the Masters' program. Batch 30 from the IIIEE legacy Master's program "Environmental Management and Policy" graduated today after two years studies. Family and friends gathered in Lund to celebrate and the graduation ceremony took place at Kulturen in Lund. An inspiring graduation speech was given by fi

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/anniversary-batch-celebrating-graduation - 2025-12-14

The IIIEE is pleased to announce that we are part of Lund University's 'Shape the Future of Research' initiative with the a vacancy for an Assistant Professor (Associate Senior Lecturer) in AI for Sustainable Transformation. We are now recruiting an Assistant Professor (Associate Senior Lecturer) in the interdisciplinary field of Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Transformation.This is a ful

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/join-iiiee-assistant-professor-ai-sustainable-transformation - 2025-12-14

Today, Lisa Heldt successfully defended her PhD dissertation on "Embracing the Mess? Building Sustainability and Resilience at Supply Chains’ Upstream End. Insights into Digital Technologies, Dynamic Capabilities and Complex Adaptive Systems." Opponent was docent Cristina Sancha Fernandez, Ramon Llull University, Spanien. Members of the committee were Docent Joakim Kembro from LTH at Lund Universi

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/successful-phd-defense-lisa-heldt - 2025-12-14

IIIEE researcher Oksana Mont, Professor in Sustainable Consumption and Production, receives the Swedish Foundations’ Starting Grant Fellow, which is a grant that addresses researchers, based in Sweden, that have been scored among the best in Europe but have not received funding from the ERC’s Starting Grant (the European Research Council) call due to budget restraints. She receives the grant for h

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/oksana-mont-one-europes-most-talented-researchers-become-swedish-foundations-starting-grant-fellows - 2025-12-14

On 11th of June, Emma Johnson successfully defended her PhD dissertation titled "Towards Circular Business Models for Sustainability: Exploring Innovation, Implementation, & Environmental Impact." The faculty opponent was Professor Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck from Luleå University of Technology. Members of the Examination Committee were Professor Fenna Blomsma from Hamburg University, Professor Hervé Co

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/emma-johnson-has-successfully-defended-her-doctoral-degree - 2025-12-14

On 29 March, IIIEE researcher Alvar Palm published a debate article on VAT and second hand: "Slopa momsen på second hand". The article was published in the newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researcher-alvar-palm-debate-article-svenska-dagbladet - 2025-12-14

This year, Lund University climbed three spots higher than last year making it Sweden’s top-ranked university. Lund University continues to score high in the QS World University Rankings 2026 - now ranked 72nd globally.QS has evaluated over 8,400 institutions, ranking 1,501. Lund has consistently placed among the world’s top 100 universities and has advanced 23 spots in three years, marking its be

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/lund-university-continues-climb-international-university-rankings - 2025-12-14

AI offers powerful tools to support this transformation across sectors such as energy, industry, consumption, and urban development. The IIIEE is now looking for an Assistant Professor (Associate Senior Lecturer) in AI for Sustainable Transformation. Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Transformation is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary research field that plays a critical role in addressing

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/soon-closing-call-assistant-professor-ai-sustainable-transformation - 2025-12-14