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Hunting jeopardizes forest carbon storage, yet is overlooked in climate mitigation efforts
Current green growth policies are not enough to reach Paris Agreement climate targets
New research suggests that green growth climate mitigation policies are not sufficient for reaching the ambitious targets of the Paris Agreement, to limit global warming to well below 2°C by the end of the century. Green growth policies dominate the climate change mitigation discourse, but how much can they contribute to rapid decarbonisation? Jonas Sonnenschein at Lund University has assessed the
Gigantic asteroid collision boosted biodiversity on Earth
The UN’s climate change panel: the world must act now
On Monday, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a new report on how climate change is impacting nature and people worldwide, and on the necessity for adaptation. According to the researchers, more than three billion people live in environments that are particularly vulnerable to climate change, and the same applies to many species. The researchers establish that thos
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/uns-climate-change-panel-world-must-act-now - 2025-10-03
Transformation is the theme of this year’s Sustainability Week
During Sustainability Week, you can hear psychologists’ tips on how you can get rid of your climate change anxiety by taking action. You can also experience an earthquake via a virtual reality game, take an art tour in the Botanical Garden or learn how to bake bread without generating food waste. Sustainability Week will run from 8 and to 13 April. For the third year running, the University is org
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/transformation-theme-years-sustainability-week - 2025-10-03
Vice-chancellor wishlist: the research leader
The time has now run out for applications for the vice-chancellor position and it is time for the recruitment group to select suitable candidates for interviews. This work will take place throughout the spring. LUM has talked to staff at different levels within several faculties about how they view the role of vice-chancellor, how important the vice-chancellor is to them and which areas of develo
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/vice-chancellor-wishlist-research-leader - 2025-10-03
40 years in the name of fitness
For 40 years, students, employees and other Lund residents have flocked to Gerdahallen for training and exercise. After some tough years, the enthusiasts behind the fitness centre are now looking to the future. “Are you ready? Let’s go! Roll your shoulders back, bend your knees, weight on your heels and look forward. Bend and stretch, come on!” Some 25 people have gathered in one of the group exer
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/40-years-name-fitness - 2025-10-04
the Psychological Defence Research Institute: "We could be ten times the size we are"
In an ideal world, perhaps the Psychological Defence Research Institute in Helsingborg would not even exist. But the global situation has brought attention, increased research funding and significant interest in collaboration from wider society. “The entire research institute is built around the idea that the world is troubled. We could be ten times the size we are, there is such an enormous amoun
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/psychological-defence-research-institute-we-could-be-ten-times-size-we-are - 2025-10-04
Lund University ranked third in the world in QS Sustainability Ranking
Lund University welcomes new international students on Arrival Day
Monday 13 January marks Arrival Day – the day when Lund University welcomes new international students for the spring semester. A total of 767 students have been admitted to the university for studies in spring 2025. Students from around the worldThe new international students come from 64 different countries, representing a diversity of cultures and backgrounds. The largest groups are from North
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-welcomes-new-international-students-arrival-day - 2025-10-04
Moths use stars and Earth’s magnetic field as a compass
Integration can lead to conflict
Renovating the University library will take a year
The ground floor of the University Library will be refurbished and preparations will start in the summer. During the renovation, the public section will be emptied and the number of study places will be more than halved. If all goes according to plan, the University Library interior will be both better and more beautiful when all is complete in time for the start of the autumn semester 2024. There
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/renovating-university-library-will-take-year - 2025-10-04
This year we are developing a premises programme for Science Village
New construction is a time-consuming process. It always is, even when building a private house. And if you are building premises for a complex future organisation, it takes even longer. The University has been working on establishing operations in Science Village for many years and is still only on step 2 of the 9 steps in the building process. (The building process at Lund University is described
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/year-we-are-developing-premises-programme-science-village-0 - 2025-10-04
Healthy eating to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes
Emily Sonestedt investigates how food affects the health and the risk to develop type 2 diabetes. This knowledge is of importance to society when developing food-based dietary guidelines. It can be hard to make healthy food choices. The bread rolls behind the counter in the café at Clinical Research Centre (CRC) in Malmö have a dark color, but it does not have to mean that they are a healthy choic
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/healthy-eating-reduce-risk-type-2-diabetes - 2025-10-03
Children and biologists research biodiversity together
Children in preschool and primary school will now be able to learn more about insects, birds, flowers and plants, how valuable they are and how we humans can protect nature. The collaborative project ‘Natural Nations’ is introducing biodiversity in the curriculum. In the past, knowledge of species and the natural world was part of general knowledge and was passed down through generations. Today, t
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/children-and-biologists-research-biodiversity-together - 2025-10-03
On their way to NKG: "I generally enjoy public speaking"
Atopic eczema – a widespread disease
Cold weather, dry air, an overactive immune system or our modern lifestyle. The causes may vary, but an increasing number of people are suffering from atopic eczema. In particular, children from higher socioeconomic backgrounds are at higher risk of developing the condition. However, there is help available and it is important to apply treatment early says Laura von Kobyletzki, a researcher at Lun
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/atopic-eczema-widespread-disease - 2025-10-03
The objective serves as a tool for reflection - not a straightjacket
Tomas Bergström, Head of Department of Political Science, explains the rule of thumb of a 40-60 percent ratio between female and male authors represented in course reading lists. "Only one of many tools for generating awareness of gender issues among the department’s staff and students." How are reading lists adopted at the Department of Political Science?In light of the information about the Depa
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/objective-serves-tool-reflection-not-straightjacket - 2025-10-03