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The war in Ukraine has now been going on for a year. The devastation is enormous, as are the human rights abuses. At the moment, most of the talk is about arms supplies and very little about diplomacy. When will be the appropriate time for diplomatic talks? An interview with Karin Aggestam, professor of political science and expert on diplomacy and peace processes. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/has-diplomacy-been-exhausted - 2026-01-06

Does negotiating Sweden's NATO membership mean that the government is prepared to tinker with basic human rights and values? According to two political scientists, there is a risk of this happening. In the summer of 2022, Turkey, Sweden and Finland proposed an agreement that would see Turkey's NATO applications approved. The agreement was signed at a NATO meeting in Madrid. Although Turkey suspend

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sweden-must-stand-turkey-conflict-over-values - 2026-01-06

Is it possible to know exactly where to point a microscope in order to capture the precise moment a bacterium or a virus infects a cell? In order to take high resolution microscopic images of living biological material, you need to know exactly where to point the microscope. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now developed a software solution for smart, data-driven microscopy, which mak

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/smart-microscopy-works-out-where-take-picture - 2026-01-06

Marine archaeologists from Lund University in Sweden have found exotic spices such as black pepper, cloves, ginger and saffron on the royal warship Gribshunden, that belonged to the Danish King Hans. The shipwreck is located on the sea floor off the southern coast of Sweden. The findings provide a fascinating insight into the world of the medieval elite. “It was a real surprise how well preserved

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-spices-found-500-year-old-medieval-shipwreck - 2026-01-06

Covering a story on Nashfa Hawwa from the Maldives On 23 September the IIIEE held its annual graduation ceremony for the MSc graduates who have spent 2 years at the Institute. One of the MSc graduates, Nashfa Hawwa from the Maldives, was interviewed by the newspaper Sydsvenskan.Read the whole article here (in Swedish only)

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-sydsvenskan - 2026-01-06

Arranged by the Swedish Consumer Agency On 12 October at 12:00-16:15, Prof. Oksana Mont at the IIIEE will discuss sustainable consumption at a seminar in Stockholm arranged by the Swedish consumer agency.For more information, please view the invitation here

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/oksana-mont-seminar-sustainable-consumption - 2026-01-06

Edited by Professors Max Koch and Oksana Mont On 18 October at 16:30 - 18:00 the book Sustainability and the Political Economy of Welfare will be launched at the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies, Biskopsgatan 3, Lund. The book raises the issue of what is required to make welfare societies ecologically sustainable. The book was a result of an interdisciplinary team of researchers from five

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/book-launch-sustainability-and-political-economy-welfare - 2026-01-06

12-13 October at the IIIEE On 12-13 October, three trial lectures will take place at the IIIEE for the position as “Professor in sustainable business management and practice - for a transition to low-carbon and resource efficient economies”.As part of the recruitment process for the position as “Professor in sustainable business management and practice - for a transition to low-carbon and resource

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/trial-lectures-position-professor-sustainable-business-management-and-practice-transition-low-carbon - 2026-01-06

On 10 - 11 October the IIIEE is hosting a conference with the title "Third decade of EPR - What lessons and experiences can be used for light sources and other products?"The IIIEE wishes to follow up the two decades of positive experiences in bringing together stakeholders and researchers around topical Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) issues.There are a number of key questions coming in the

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/third-decade-epr-what-lessons-and-experiences-can-be-used-light-sources-and-other-products - 2026-01-06

On Thursday, 13th of October, IIIEE researcher Yuliya Voytenko Palgan is giving a keynote speech at the European Week of Regions and Cities in Brussels at European Commission premises. Her presentation Urban Living Labs and Governing Sustainability Transitions in Cities will be part of the workshop on Sustained and sustainable economic growth: Balancing economic and ecological development in citie

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researcher-yuliya-voytenko-gives-keynote-speech-brussels - 2026-01-06

On 14 October, Dr Charlie Wilson from the University of East Anglia (UK), will talk about Energy Transitions: Speeds, Characteristics, and the Benefits of Granularity. (Download pdf here)Seminar descriptionEnergy system challenges require a rapid and far-reaching transition. Historical energy transitions have been both fast and slow. Important determinants of transition speeds include: (1) technol

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/dr-charlie-wilson-energy-transitions-speeds-characteristics-and-benefits-granularity - 2026-01-06

A lunch-to-lunch workshop on EPR – extended producer responsibility – held at the IIIEE last week, on 10-11 October, with the project funding from the Swedish Energy Agency, brought forward a number of important issues and challenges related to EPR design and implementation.The workshop started with a 2-hour open session where experts engaged in EPR from various perspectives (industry, academia, N

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/third-decade-epr-what-lessons-and-experiences-can-be-used-light-sources-and-other-products-0 - 2026-01-06

There is growing evidence that Western welfare standards are not generalizable to the rest of the planet if environmental concerns, such as resource depletion or climate change, are considered. A new interdisciplinary anthology by researchers from Lund University raises the question of what is required to make welfare societies ecologically sustainable. Oksana Mont, professor at The International

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/how-reach-ecologically-sustainable-welfare-societies - 2026-01-06

26 October 2016 On 26 October, three trial lectures will take place at the IIIEE for the position as “Professor in policy analysis - for the transition to low-carbon and resource efficient economies”.As part of the recruitment process for the position as “Professor in policy analysis - for the transition to low-carbon and resource efficient economies” at the IIIEE, the Academic Appointments Board

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/trial-lectures-position-professor-policy-analysis-transition-low-carbon-and-resource-efficient - 2026-01-06

This policy brief is based on two behavioural economic field studies and informs policy makers how to make the roll-out of smart electricity meters more effective. Are electricity consumers irrational fools? They keep their devices in stand-by mode, forget to switch off the lights when they leave the room, purchase halogen light bulbs (instead of LEDs) because their light is supposedly more beauti

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-policy-brief-smart-electricity-meters-and-their-users - 2026-01-06

On 20 October, Mikael Backman, Director of the Swedish Polish Sustainable Energy Platform at the IIIEE, is speaking about Biogas production on the 6th International Trade Fair and Conferences for Renewable Energy, RENEXPO, in Warsaw, Poland, which takes place on 19-21 October 2016.

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researcher-mikael-backman-biogas-production-renexpo-2016-poland - 2026-01-06

On 21 October, the IIIEE hosted a regional seminar arranged by the Swedish Scientific Council for Sustainable Development. The council was established in July 2015 by the Swedish government to create an arena for dialogue between the Swedish government and academia, enabling environmental and sustainable development politics with a high scientific ground. The aim of the October seminar was to buil

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/regional-seminar-sustainable-development-southern-sweden - 2026-01-06

Focusing on policy instruments for energy efficiency. Sofie Sandin started her PhD studies at the IIIEE in 2016 with her research agenda set on policy instruments for energy efficiency. Sofie has a background in environmental science and is a true environmental enthusiast who like to spend time outdoors, be it in the city, on the sea, in the nearby forest or far away on a mountain. Here are five q

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-phd-candidate-sofie-sandin - 2026-01-06

In September, two new PhD candidates joined the IIIEE, Steven Curtis and Lucie Zvolska. They are both part of the project Urban Sharing: From Excess Economy to Access Economy. We asked them five quick questions:1. How and why did the two of you become PhDs student at the IIIEE?Both Lucie and Steven are graduates of the Master’s programme in Environmental Management and Policy at the IIIEE (Batch 2

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/two-new-phd-candidates-have-joined-iiiee - 2026-01-06

Associate Professors Thomas Lindhqvist and Mikael Backman at the IIIEE have just initiated new research in the framework of the Lighting Metropolis project where they hope to confirm or dismiss some of the biggest concerns and speculations surrounding the LED-manufacturing industry. They hope their findings can make commissioners of LED-technology look at the investment from a different and more h

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/time-ripe-life-cycle-review-led - 2026-01-06