Why did you choose Lund University?  – What drew me to Lund initially was the programme that I am now studying. However, the city and Swedish culture made me settle on the university. Lund seemed very similar to the city where I studied for my B.A. with an even greater focus on environmental sustainability, which is important to me. I didn’t get a chance to visit Lund before moving in for the firs

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How did you find out about Lund? What attracted you to the programme? – I searched countless websites trying to find a Master’s programme that spoke to me. Lund University stood out, as it was not only a world-renowned university, but also the programme itself and the interdisciplinary nature of it were in-tune with what I had desired for my continued education. Seeing photos of a charming Lund wi

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Research that has an impact on society Research plays an important role in the sustainable development of society. Through collaboration with the private, public and non-profit sector and citizens, conditions are created for the research to be relevant and useful to society. The research conducted at the Department of Human Geography is very broad and has, by virtue of its orientation and societal

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Societal outreach and impact "Here, we as researchers can contribute through scientific working methods and analyses of underlying factors and living conditions. By using evidence-based methods, we can complement the authorities' working methods and thereby provide an improved situational overview for decisions on the preventive measures that need to be implemented" /Nicklas Guldåker Between 2017

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Societal outreach and impact “As a researcher I have focused on how the green transition and the worldwide push towards less carbon intensive energy affects local communities. In my work, I have prioritized the voice and situated knowledge of the people who are directly affected by the industrial energy buildout of facilities and gas pipelines necessary for hydraulic fracturing” / Martina Angela C

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Welcome to the KEG-podcast. In each episode, we meet researchers and discuss new research in human geography. The interviews are conducted in Swedish and English, and the conversations are led by researcher Sanna Händén-Svensson. Season 2Welcome to season 2 of the KEG podcast, which will guide you as a listener through the exciting field of current human geography research. In the same spirit as t

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At present around fifteen Ph.D. candidates are pursuing their Ph. D.s at the Department within the different research groups found at the Department. Ph.D. positions are financed by the Department, or through external funding, with most Ph.D. projects being funded externally. Since the amount of external funding varies from one year to another it is very difficult to predict when opportunities for

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The PhD programme in Human Ecology would make it possible for the post-graduate: to acquire a deeper knowledge of human ecological processes at both local and global levels with interpretation of their mutual consistency; to develop the ability to integrate different perspectives in order to foster the growth of more multifaceted insights on specific socio-ecological systems, to develop a perspect

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Welcome! In this section you can find useful information for students at our department. You can find the information by navigating in the left side menu. Student Office Contact detailsEmail: expeditionen [at] keg [dot] lu [dot] se (expeditionen[at]keg[dot]lu[dot]se)Phone: +46 46 222 17 59How to find usOpening hours Tuesdays 13.00-15.00Wednesdays 09.00-12.00 Schedules You will find schedules at th

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Here you can find information about application and admission, as well as whom to contact if you have questions about admission to our programs and courses. Courses and programmes at our department Courses and programmes Late applications The possibility of late application will open for some of the courses at the department after the original rounds. Apply via: www.universityadmissions.se Please

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Scientific evidence shows that extractivism, as a development model reliant on the extraction of natural resources, has significant impacts on communities and ecosystems in the Global South, but also in the Global North. The members of the Extractivism Research Group share an interest in understanding how extractivism plays out in shaping development prospects both empirically and theoretically. M

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6 May 2025 14:30 to 15:30 | Seminar The transition to more climate-friendly energy systems has increased the demand for many metals that are needed for batteries, motors and electrification. Countries, including Sweden, are now trying to secure critical access, resulting in national pressures to quickly open new mines. Welcome to a panel discussion reflecting on the possibilities of extracting cri

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24 April 2025 14:00 to 16:00 | Guest lecture The inaugural Hägerstrand Lecture in Human Geography Abstract: Social reproduction encompasses the material social practices and relations that sustain production and social life in all their variations. It is the stuff of everyday life and the structuring forces that constitute any social formation. Its temporality is at once daily, generational, and l

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/calendar/cindi-katz-social-reproduction-and-topographies-hope - 2025-04-21

EIT Climate-KIC have supported startups and entrepreneurial projects in the field of climate mitigation or adaptation. At the University of Lund this support was channeled through LU-Innovation. Start-up Accelerator Participants needed to have a breakthrough idea with a substantial impact on climate change. Participants recived great education, intensive coaching, substantial financial support and

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Climate KIC have run several education programmes, The journey, Catapult, Professional education and Online Education. Read more about current activities at EIT Climate-KICs webpage.     Contact For information about Climate-KIC@lu or about this web page contact:Olof Blomqvist olof [dot] blomqvist [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (olof[dot]blomqvist[at]fsi[dot]lu[dot]se)0703-81 67 25Lina Röjnert lina.rö

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July-August. The Journey Summer SchoolLearn all about climate change science and start-ups over the summer! Join top-graduates on a journey across Europeand some of its best universities and businesses. Get the tools to make an impact on the global effort to find solutions to climate change and become an entrepreneur – in only three, or five weeks. You will undergo a vast development, create busin

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Contact points Lund University Öivind Andersson Department of Energy Sciences oivind [dot] andersson [at] energy [dot] lth.se 0732-22 58 91 Olof Blomqvist  Centre for Environmental and Climate Research olof [dot] blomqvist [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se 0703-81 67 25 Lina Röjnert (temporary at leave) Centre for Environmental and Climate Research lina [dot] rojnert [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se

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An Auditing Tool for Climate Effective PackagingIn 2017 Associate Professor Henrik Pålsson and Associate Professor Daniel Hellström of the Packaging Logistics department of Lund University was awarded a Pathfinder project from Climate-KIC. This project was continued in the form of a Partner Accelerator Project in 2018. The project aimed to strengthen and improve the quality of packaging audits for

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Bioenergy – What are the possibilities and trade-offs?In connection to the Clean Energy Week in Malmö and the International Energy Ministerial Meeting in Malmö and Copenhagen, Lund University and Climate-KIC will host a panel discussion with leading researchers and other experts on the topic of bioenergy. The focus will be on the possibilities for transformation into a fossil free society using mo

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Here are short bios for all the participants at the bioenergy debate in Malmö 24/5 Prof. Proff. Markku RummukainenMarkku Rummukainen is professor in climatology at Lund University, and the Director for the Climate-KIC partnership of Lund University. He has more than 20 years' experience in climate research with focus on climate models and scenarios. He has held various key advisory roles in Swedis

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