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9 Sep 2026
Culture Night at Geocentrum offers research, fossil hunting and activities
During Culture Night in Lund on 19 September, Geocentrum will be buzzing with activities. Researchers will be giving talks throughout the afternoon and evening on topics ranging fr...
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28 Aug 2026
ICOS Cities project enables faster and more accurate monitoring of urban emissions
The project ICOS Cities has developed innovative tools to help cities monitor greenhouse gas emissions in near real time.
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22 Jul 2026
Forest fires ravaged Europe for thousands of years 201 million years ago
The mass extinction at the end of the Triassic period, 201 million years ago, was caused by extensive volcanic eruptions and a rapidly warming climate as the then-supercontinent Pa...
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8 Jul 2026
Caring for forests not always connected to more biodiversity
Strong ties between forest owners and their land does not automatically translate into efforts to promote biodiversity, according to new thesis.
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7 Jul 2026
Snow in Focus: New EU Project Tackles Hidden Driver of Climate Change
Climate change is transforming the coldest regions of our planet at an unprecedented pace. Yet one of the key factors governing how ice sheets, glaciers, and permafrost respond is ...
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6 Jul 2026
New research project to improve transport accessibility during extreme weather
A new research project funded by Formas will identify effective strategies for improving transport resilience and accessibility in a changing climate.
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2 Jul 2026
New project about climate adaptation in forestry
The new project, "Forestry's climate adaptation and resilience" (FORESTCARE), will synthesise existing knowledge to support the transition towards more climate-resilient forestry. ...
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17 Jun 2026
Five questions for Hanna Marsh on climate change in the Arctic
In the Arctic, the climate is warming faster than almost anywhere else on Earth. This is changing both the landscape and the ecosystems. Hanna Marsh, who recently completed her PhD...
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10 Jun 2026
Unique mapping of tree species in new research
New research results and methods by Abdulhakim Abdi, a researcher at the Department for Earth and Environmental Sciences (MGeo), are increasing knowledge about tree species in Swed...
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2 Jun 2026
ICOS Science Conference 2026 brings researchers to Lund
Jutta Holst is a researcher and coordinator at ICOS Sweden, an infrastructure hosted by the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. On 15–17 September, she is helping to or...
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1 Jun 2026
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences inaugurated with music, dance and panel discussions
On Wednesday 27 May, the Faculty of Science officially inaugurated its new Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (MGeo) with music, panel discussions, seminars and an exhi...
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28 May 2026
Surprising results in new study on future carbon storage in Indian forests
A new study from MGeo (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences) researcher Nitin Chaudhary shows how climate change may affect carbon storage in Indian forests – and has att...
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26 May 2026
Lina Eklund appointed new member of the Young Academy of Sweden
As the Young Academy of Sweden announces its new members, one of them is a colleague from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (MGeo): Lina Eklund.
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26 May 2026
Understanding a Warming World: Insights from Crafoord Laureate Veerabhadran Ramanathan
When Crafoord Prize laureate Veerabhadran Ramanathan visited Lund on 18 May, he combined personal reflections with a powerful scientific message: understanding aerosols and greenho...
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19 May 2026
Researcher highlights the effects of border changes on the West Bank
Salem Thawaba, Professor of Architecture and Urbanism at Birzeit University in Palestine, visited Lund at the end of April. He was there to participate in teaching activities and d...
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7 May 2026
40 years since Chernobyl
Maj-Lena Finnander Linderson, researcher at Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, did a study on the effects of the Chernobyl-disaster. It has now been 40 years since the...
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28 Apr 2026
Phosphorus deficiency may exacerbate climate problems
A lack of phosphorus in forest soil could lead to an acceleration of global climate change. This is shown by new research that has investigated the complex balance between carbon d...
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13 Apr 2026
Mining in the last of the wild: a method to identify mines in intact landscapes
How do you measure biodiversity impacts from products and raw materials extracted in very different places around the world? Researcher Carla Coelho from the Department of Earth an...
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8 Apr 2026
New funding for polar research
The Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) has recommended a new national initiative in polar research for funding as part of the government programme on Strategic Research Are...
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24 Mar 2026
Five questions to Anna Maria Jönsson, Swedish Climate Policy Council
The Swedish Climate Policy Council released its annual report on 19 March 2026. The report provides a comprehensive review of climate policy over the government’s most recent term....