By hanna [dot] holm [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Hanna Holm) - published 19 June 2018 While attending the 5th European Congress of Conservation Biology organized by the Society for Conservation Biology last week in Jyväskylä, Finland, CEC's Lovisa Nilsson was awarded First Place for her outstanding student poster. Lovisa has studied annual flower strips used to compensate for biodiversity losses in

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/lovisa-nilsson-awarded-outstanding-student-poster - 2025-04-29

Published 10 August 2018 Photo: Johan Ekroos The COST project has been studying if there is any difference in biodiversity found at organic and conventional farms. Some of our colleagues at the CEC have spent summer doing fieldwork studying bumblebees. Romain Carrié and others from the COST project have collected pollen from bumblebees and surveyed flower resources at 19 different farms in Skåne.–

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/field-study-biodiversity - 2025-04-29

Published 16 August 2018 The CEC has produced a new report evaluating analyses and data collection of winter loss in honeybees in Sweden. Swedish beekeeping rely on the health of the honey bee Apis mellifera. Loss of colonies during winter is an indicator of poor honey bee health.This report evaluates current data collection of winter loss in honey bees in Sweden, with the purpose to give recommen

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/winter-loss-honey-bees-sweden - 2025-04-29

Published 5 September 2018 ClimBEco is a two-year graduate research school that promotes young scientists to engage in interdisciplinary research on climate, earth system and society in a changing world. The annual summer meeting was held August 29–30 in Höllviken, with the theme ‘Land use and ecosystem-based climate adaptation’. Inspiring talks by Terese Thoni (CEC, Lund University), Åsa Kasimir

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/eye-opening-discussions-phd-students - 2025-04-29

Published 9 January 2017 Ullrika Sahlin, Researcher at the Centre for Environmental and Climate Research, CEC, has been awarded Richard J. Burk Outstanding Service Award for her work in the field of risk analyses. Ullrika Sahlin, Researcher at the Centre for Environmental and Climate Research, CEC, has been awarded Richard J. Burk Outstanding Service Award for her work in the field of risk analyse

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/researcher-awarded-price-society-risk-analysis - 2025-04-29

Published 18 January 2017 The purpose of Dr. Pejchar's visit is to advance science at the intersection of biodiversity, ecosystem services and agriculture in collaboration with BECC researchers. Dr. Liba Pejchar brings expertise in several emerging topics in BECC at the intersection of biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being. Her lively research program explores innovative strategies

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/welcome-becc-guest-researcher-liba-pejchar-associate-professor-department-fish-wildlife-and - 2025-04-29

Published 1 February 2017 • Do you get your Friday emails from Research professional with the latest funding opportunities? • Is your profile in LUCRIS, ORCID-ID and PRISMA in order? • What happens with your articles once they are published? How do you get them in all these databases? Warmly welcome to a workshop on tools for researchers at LU on 9 February 10–12. This event is open to both CEC Fe

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/workshop-tools-researchers-lu - 2025-04-29

Published 3 February 2017 In January 2017, Lund University signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Stockholm Environmental Institute, SEI. The relationship between Lund University and SEI has a long history, covering areas such as climate adaptation and low carbon transitions in Sweden, agriculture and food security, and, most recently, with a common 58 MSEK Mistra Geopolitics programme. Future

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/lund-university-and-sei-sign-mou - 2025-04-29

Published 6 February 2017 Johanna Alkan Olsson from CEC, Lund University was awarded 5,000 Euros for her project on algorithmic potato farming at Climate-KIC Nordic Ideation Day 27 January. The project will create a method for farmers to better handle outbreaks of late blight on crops, a disease expected to become more problematic in a changing climate. This was the second ever Climate-KIC Nordic

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/potato-project-awarded-grant - 2025-04-29

Published 10 February 2017 Four different research teams have shared the assignment of evaluating the the Swedish rural programme 2007–2013. One of the groups have been responsible for the second partial report, with the assignment of evaluating the programmes effect when it comes to measures for improving the environment. This research group has worked under the supervision of Henrik Smith who ha

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/final-evaluation-report-swedish-rural-programme-2007-2013 - 2025-04-29

Published 15 February 2017 Anna Persson, researcher at the CEC is one of the authors of a new publication from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency: "Arguments for more ecosystem services". From the report; Ecosystem services are the foundation of human welfare, yet the services are often invisible in many of society’s decision-making processes. This report contains statistics, studies and

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/arguments-more-ecosystem-services - 2025-04-29

Published 6 March 2017 The research project Valuation of ecosystem services in agriculture – a path towards effective decision making (VESA) led by Katarina Hedlund will present their results at the Environmental Protection Agency's final conference March 21 in Stockholm. One of the results of VESA is C-bank, which is a web-based tool that can be used by farmers and advisers to value ecosystem ser

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/final-conference-value-ecosystem-services - 2025-04-29

By lisa [dot] hagsten [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Lisa Hagsten) - published 11 December 2020 Lund University’s common web accessibility guide has now been translated into English and can be accessed via the short address staff.lu.se/web-accessibility. The web accessibility guide contains practical tips on how to create accessible web content, which applies whether you work in Drupal, Typ

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/web-accessibility-guide-now-available-english - 2025-04-29

Published 14 December 2020 The Administrative Prize is awarded annually for outstanding administrative efforts of an innovative nature that have contributed to the University’s development, or for extraordinary service and efficiency. The recipients of the 2021 prize are Rikard Stymne at the IT unit of the Faculties of Humanities and Theology and project managers Jennie Paldanius and Maria Hedberg

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/recipients-universitys-administrative-prize-2021 - 2025-04-29

By Anna [dot] Johansson [at] rektor [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Johansson) - published 15 December 2020 The University Board has appointed Lena Eskilsson as deputy vice-chancellor of Lund University 2021-2026. Eskilsson is a senior lecturer in human geography and has many years’ experience in education and leadership issues at Lund University. Since 2018, she has been the pro dean of the Faculty of So

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lena-eskilsson-new-deputy-vice-chancellor - 2025-04-29

By johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 17 December 2020 Håkan Håkansson, Anders Scherstén and Robin Gullstrand browse geological images of the Dolomite mountain range in northeast Italy. Photo:Kennet Ruona In 2016, a forgotten archival treasure was found in the cellar of the Department of Geology. The material included a unique map of Iceland from 1844

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/forgotten-treasure-trove-maps-restored-its-former-glory - 2025-04-29

By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 17 December 2020 Earning money on the book is not an incentive for either of them. Charlotta Turner intends to donate her share to Nadia Nurad’s initiative to rebuild the villages destroyed by ISIS. Former doctoral student Firas Jumaah and supervisor Charlotta Turner have had a special bond since 2014, when Jum

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-she-became-professor-hardcore - 2025-04-29

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 17 December 2020 Eva Nordmark comes to Humlamaden three times a week to help look after the horses. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter Eva Nordmark was 62 when she received her Alzheimer’s diagnosis. But rather than life ending, it gave her the chance to reclaim parts of her life that she had not previously had time for. It is a su

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/when-memory-fails - 2025-04-29

By johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 17 December 2020 Oskar Hansson and Sara Linse collaborate across faculties and their research has recently localised a drug that could potentially slow the progress of Alzheimer’s and be made available to the market next year. Photo: Johan Joelsson She is a chemist. He is a medic. Together they are behind some of t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/top-duo-want-solve-mystery-alzheimers - 2025-04-29

By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 17 December 2020  To achieve the University’s emissions targets, students and employees must for example, reduce how much CO2 they produce when commuting . Cycling is one alternative. Photo: Kennet Ruona By 2023 the University is to have reduced its CO2 emissions by half, according to the new sustainability pla

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lus-new-plan-co2-emissions-be-halved-2023 - 2025-04-29