Published 17 August 2017 We are very happy to announce that Lund University have been granted a new Project within Climate-KIC. The project is called "An Insurance-based climate adaptation tool for potato farming". Potato Late blight (Phytophthora infestans) is a devastating potato disease which occurs earlier and earlier in the potato growing season over the last decades. Compared to other crops,

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Published 6 February 2017 The second Climate-KIC Nordic Ideation Day was held at DTU Skylab on the 27th of January 2017. From preparations all the way until the finishing drinks, the event was in every way a great success. No less than 59 idea suggestions were submitted in advance. Out of this great pool of ideas, a little more than a third (23) was selected and allowed to pitch at the event. The

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By therese [dot] ek [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Therese Ek) - published 13 September 2022 Thomas Pugh, principal investigator at BECC and researcher at MERGE, is one of the researchers behind a new study that is published in Science. In the study, the researchers compared results from three major modeling approaches that provide information on different aspects of risk on the impact of climate cha

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/climate-risk-analysis-earths-forests-21st-century - 2025-07-07

By annika [dot] persson [at] ses [dot] lu [dot] se (Annika Persson) - published 17 May 2023 Guest lecturer Jonas Hessler from Home Furnishing Nordics. The students at the master programme in Service Management with the specialization in Supply Chain Management is currently taking the course Service Logistics where several interesting guest lecturers are invited. – Guest lecturers creates a possibi

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/guest-lecturers-gives-valuable-industry-insights-and-connection-business-life - 2025-07-07

Published 16 February 2022 Associate Professor Sébastien Tutenges and Researcher Susanne Boethius of the Department of Sociology at Lund University are Editor-in-Chief and Co-Editor of the Nordic Journal of Criminology since the turn of the year. Looking forward to the new job! In an interview for The Nordic Research Council for Criminology (NSfK), the new Editor-in-Chief Sébastien Tutenges says h

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Published 11 February 2024 When President Emmanuel Macron visits Studentafton Wednesday, January 31, it is Sylvia Schwaag Serger, professor in Economic history at LUSEM, who will moderate the conversation. As proud as we are curious, we asked her a few quick questions ahead of her exciting talk. How did it come about that you will be moderating President Emmanuel Macron when he visits Studentafton

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Published 10 September 2015 Anders Persson has published an article in Vetenskapssocietetens årsbok 2015 titled: "Online chess and chat interaction – game and gaming conditions in face to face and online chess”. The article aims to answer if, how and why the game of chess changes when played online on the Internet.The author distinguishes between chess played face to face (f2f) and the role assume

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Published 22 February 2021 Dr. Amrita Ghosh, currently visiting researcher at SASNET, released her report "Fuzzy Borders and Postcolonial Forgotten Zones: The Case of Indo-Bangladeshi Enclaves" as part of a preliminary pilot project focusing on questions of identity and space across the complex Bengal borderlands. The full report is now available on our website. Abstract: This is a preliminary pil

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By therese [dot] ek [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Therese Ek) - published 13 September 2022 Thomas Pugh, principal investigator at BECC and researcher at MERGE, is one of the researchers behind a new study that is published in Science. In the study, the researchers compared results from three major modeling approaches that provide information on different aspects of risk on the impact of climate cha

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/climate-risk-analysis-earths-forests-21st-century - 2025-07-07

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Published 26 June 2015 Photo: Maj Rundlöf Can the loss of biodiversity slow down if one exposes its economic value? In a study recently published in the scientific journal Nature Communications, the scientists show that among the many thousands of species of bees in the world, only a few species are of economic importance for agriculture. The most common pollinators of crops can be promoted by rel

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/putting-price-nature-difficult-new-study-nature-communications - 2025-07-07

Published 1 December 2015 Bees are usually considered to be the most efficient pollinators for crops, but a new international study shows that other insects are just as important. A variety of different insects are needed for our food supply. Several BECC researchers have provided data to the study. "We already know that honeybees and wild bees are of great importance to our food production. This

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/not-only-bees-are-important-pollination - 2025-07-07

By hanna [dot] holm [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Hanna Holm) - published 14 September 2018 Photo: Kennet Ruona Pollinating insects are endangered globally, with a particularly steep decline over the last 40 years. An extensive 3-year study from the CEC has found that organic farming methods can contribute to halting the pollinator decline. This beneficial effect is due to both the absence of insect

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/organic-farming-methods-favors-pollinators - 2025-07-07

Published 21 October 2021 Drepanoistodus iommii (Model and photo: Esben Horn) In a recent study, a group of geology researchers at Lund University unveiled three newly discovered species of conodonts, a type of jawless ancient fish. One of the species has been named Drepanoistodus iommii - a tribute to Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi. About 470 million years ago, eel-like fish swam around in th

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-name-ancient-eel-species-after-black-sabbath-guitarist - 2025-07-07

Published 14 June 2016 Team Global Lund Photo: Marianne Sandberg The winners of the Universitas 21 Global Ingenuity Challenge 2016 have been elected. Lund university was represented by Team Global Lund and won the category "Peer's Choice Award" together with Korea University, and received a special award for their contribution "Host-a-Home". The theme of this year's challenge was "Sustainable Hous

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/winners-universitas-21-global-ingenuity-challenge-2016 - 2025-07-07

Published 12 November 2020 Men perceive themselves as having less power in their private than in their public lives, a new study from Lund University has suggested. Furthermore, both men and women agree: power in your private life matters more than that in public life. Power is often associated with men who possess visible status and money. But it can also be exercised in one’s private life to ini

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Published 12 December 2016 Lund University and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law have launched a new human rights hub. The Lund Human Rights Research Hub is meant to be a core driver in developing new research, education, and dissemination of human rights to meet the most pressing human rights challenges of today. The hub was officially launched on December 8.Jona

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-human-rights-research-hub-launched-lund - 2025-07-07