Sökresultat

Insects heavily rely on bacteria for essential nutrients that are lacking in their diet. This has allowed insects to access a wide variety of food, leading to remarkable species diversification in some cases, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. Insects are crucial for biodiversity and among the most successful species on the planet. However, until now, it has been unclear how

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bacteria-are-vital-diversity-and-survival-insects - 2025-11-22

Clay is a material that has been used since ancient times for protecting, building and carrying things. If we learn more about how to change various properties of clays, such as through the addition of certain molecules or salts, we can use them for new and sustainable products in the fields of medicine, architecture and building materials. The strategic research area eSSENCE supports a new collab

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/clay-ancient-material-great-future - 2025-11-22

Partners from across Europe gather in Lund on 1-2 June to launch the new European policy platform, ekip. The platform, commissioned by the EU Commission, aims to develop policy recommendations to promote innovation within the cultural and creative industries. "We need cultural and creative competences to succeed in the green transition. This type of expertise plays a crucial role in creating radic

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-innovation-platform-strengthens-cultural-and-creative-industries - 2025-11-22

The African Union’s organisation for development cooperation (AUDA-NEPAD) sent a delegation to Lund in May to strengthen and further develop cooperation concerning education for African professionals. For the second year in succession, there is a contract education course on innovation policy and innovation leadership through the Department of Economic History. In May, the African participants had

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-cooperation-sustainable-development-africa - 2025-11-22

A common cause of myocardial infarction and stroke is the rupture of atherosclerotic plaques. The exact location of plaque ruptures has previously been unknown, but now researchers at Lund University have mapped this. The research team has also identified an enzyme, a marker, that they hope will help predict who is at risk of having a myocardial infarction or a stroke due to a ruptured atheroscler

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-discoveries-about-where-atherosclerotic-plaques-rupture-can-lead-preventive-treatments - 2025-11-22

Great tits in urban environments have lower levels of stress hormone than those living in woodland habitats. This according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. Certain animals are able to adjust well to environments that have been created or altered by human activity. We live in an age in which urbanisation is proceeding at an ever-faster rate, something that also affects fauna. The gre

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/urban-great-tits-less-stressed-their-countryside-cousins - 2025-11-22

The number of patients with osteoarthritis has increased dramatically since the 1950s. Along with diabetes, the illness is now one of the fastest-growing endemic diseases in the world. Andrea Dell’Isola, an associate professor at the Department of Clinical Sciences at Lund University in Sweden, investigating the connection between osteoarthritis and metabolic diseases in a new research project. Ar

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/we-are-getting-older-and-heavier-osteoarthritis-increasing - 2025-11-22

With a month to go until the Football World Cup, we ask: how do you build a winning team? Having a coach who has done their emotional homework and is good at establishing psychological security is important. Clearly defined roles and a communicative team can also increase the chances of winning gold, argues Simon Granér, researcher in sports psychology and team performance. The 2022 European Champ

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-build-winning-team - 2025-11-22

In a unique study carried out in drinking water pipes in Sweden, researchers from Lund University and the local water company tested what would happen if chlorine was omitted from drinking water. The result? An increase in bacteria, of course, but after a while something surprising happened: a harmless predatory bacteria grew in numbers and ate most of the other bacteria. The study suggests that c

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/predatory-bacteria-provide-hope-chlorine-free-drinking-water - 2025-11-22

Sofie Sandin, Lena Neij and Per Mickwitz have published a new article in the international peer-reviewed open access journal Energy, Sustainability and Society. BackgroundThe transition towards a more sustainable energy system is urgent for addressing global environmental and social challenges, and will require transformative changes including improved energy efficiency in the built environment. T

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-publication-transition-governance-energy-efficiency-insights-systematic-review-swedish-policy - 2025-11-22

The June issue of the IIIEE newsletter is out now.Click here to access the June issueClick here for the IIIEE newsletter archiveClick here to subscribe to our newsletter

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/june-issue-iiiee-newsletter-out-now-1 - 2025-11-22

We welcome your application! Last application date 22 July! Are you interested in Sustainable Urban Governance, Smart Grids and Smart Cities? Then take a look at these two Doctoral positions:Doctoral student in Sustainable Urban Governance and Smart GridsDoctoral student in Smart grids and Smart cities 

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/two-doctoral-positions-focusing-sustainable-urban-governance-smart-grids-and-smart-cities - 2025-11-22

EEA 25 years – A much needed institution in challenging times On 19 June, the IIIEE Director Per Mickwitz gave an anniversary speech at the 25th anniversary of the European Environmental Agency in Copenhagen. Per Mickwitz was invited as the chair of the Scientific Committee of the EEA and gave a well received speech shared here.Download the speech here: EEA 25 years – A much needed institution in

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-director-mickwitz-congratulates-eea-turning-25-years - 2025-11-22

Associate Professor Kes McCormick at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) has achieved 100,000 downloads of his publications in Lund University Publications (LUP), which is the institutional repository for scholarly publications from Lund University.His most downloaded publication is the Greening the Economy Compendium with some 20,000 downloads. He has 4 publ

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/100000-downloads-publications-and-counting - 2025-11-22

Kes McCormick, the programme coordinator for Sharing Cities Sweden, has presented the national programme at two Australian Universities in June 2019 – the Centre for Urban Transitions at Swinburne University of Technology and the Monash Sustainable Development Institute at Monash University.The presentations focused on the ambitions of Sharing Cities Sweden, the emerging findings on the sharing ec

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-presentations-australian-universities - 2025-11-22

IIIEE researchers Yuliya Voytenko and Kes McCormick have joined a group of international researchers to act as guest editors for a Special Issue on smart and sustainable cities in the Local Environment journal. The special issues brings together a diverse collection of papers that explore the relationship between urban sustainability and smart city development. Read more on the Local Environment,

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researchers-guest-editors-special-issue-smart-and-sustainable-cities - 2025-11-22

The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research has granted SEK 47 million for four years to Mistra REES. The aim of the programme is to facilitate the transition by Swedish manufacturing industry to a circular economy. Business and academia collaborate to facilitate the transition by Swedish manufacturing industry to more resource-efficient solutions.Mistra REES, where “REES” is an ac

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/mistra-continue-funding-research-circular-economy-transition - 2025-11-22

New research implies 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 the IIIEE, Lund University, has ass

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/current-green-growth-policies-are-not-enough-reach-paris-agreement-climate-targets - 2025-11-22

A paper in Nature Climate Change, co-authored by an IIIEE researcher, alumna and student, shows that pledges to phase out coal are so far largely limited to older plants in richer countries. Reaching climate targets requires phasing out coal power without carbon capture and storage, as pledged by the members of Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA). Prof. Aleh Cherp and his co-authors show that these

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/pledges-phase-out-coal-power-are-insufficient-reach-climate-target - 2025-11-22

Kes McCormick was interviewed by Neal Gorenflo at Shareable about the fast-approaching Sharing Cities Summit. Shareable is an award-winning non-profit news, action and connection hub for the sharing transformation.The interview covered both the background and ambitions of Sharing Cities Sweden and the planning for the Sharing Cities Summit with a focus on connecting the sustainable development goa

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/building-sharing-cities-summit - 2025-11-22