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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Scientists have unearthed and pieced together evidence on more than 1,000 ancient wetland sites from across the globe, that are presently covered by fields, forests and lakes. Although vanished from the Earth’s surface, these buried sites could explain some of the differences between global carbon cycle models and rea

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/dating-ancient-peat-northern-sweden-contribute-new-insight-global-carbon-cycle - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Solar storms can be far more powerful than previously thought. A new study with researchers from the dept. of Geology, has found evidence for the third known case of a massive solar storm in historical times. The researchers believe that society might not be sufficiently prepared if a similar event were to happen now.

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/researchers-uncover-additional-evidence-massive-solar-storms - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Daniel Conley, professor of biogeochemistry at the Department of Geology, Lund University, has received EUR 2.5 million (just over SEK 26 million) for a five-year project on the impact of the evolution of diatoms on the oceans. Diatoms have a significant impact on the global biogeochemical cycle of carbon, silica and

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/daniel-conley-has-been-awarded-eur-25-million-five-year-project-impact-evolution-diatoms-oceans - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/the-composition-of-fossil-insect-eyes-surprises-researchers

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/johan-lindgren-et-al-present-study-composition-fossil-insect-eyes-nature - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Prof. Mary Higby Schweitzer is without doubt the foremost scientist in the field of molecular palaeobiology. Over the last two decades, she has developed detailed protocols to extract, recover and characterize ancient proteinaceous matter. Additionally, she has been able to demonstrate that collagenous sequences obtai

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/prof-mary-h-schweitzer-nominated-honorary-doctor-lund-university - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Our Master Programme in Geology (start 31st of August) will be open for late applications from the 6th of April to the 31st of May: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lubas/i-uoh-lu-NAGEL-BERG https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lubas/i-uoh-lu-NAGEL-BIGE https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lubas/i-uoh-lu-NAGEL-KVRT

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/our-master-programme-geology-start-31st-august-will-be-open-late-applications-6th-april-31st-may - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dr. John Cherry received the world's most prestigious water award, the Stockholm Water Prize for his lifelong contributions to groundwater science, education, practice and for translating his well-earned stature into a passionate and highly effective advocacy for groundwater science.    Please see the live video annou

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/first-time-groundwater-researcher-receives-stockholm-water-price - 2026-05-13

Björn Wickenberg and Kes McCormick, researchers from IIIEE and SLU, attending a major conference on Earth System Governance. In 2023, the Earth System Governance Conference is hosted by Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The Earth System Governance Conference features a focus on bridging sciences and societies for sustainability transformations – highlighting inter-disciplinarity and

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-earth-system-governance-conference - 2026-05-13

​​​​​​​The IIIEE in collaboration with Viable Cities has launched a new online course on cities, climate and change with a focus on developing transformative skills and capacities. This course explores how we can design, create and achieve climate neutral and sustainable cities. We embrace the “mission to the moon” approach for tackling greenhouse emissions from cities putting an emphasis on pathw

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/cities-climate-and-change-new-online-course-iiiee - 2026-05-13

The Knowledge platform Climate-neutral cities 2030 – Open Academy continues the quest to bring researchers and Mission cities together to explore the paths forward for climate-neutrality. After focusing on the mobility and transportation sector in spring, we now turn our attention towards the role of carbon storage as a means to support cities to become climate-neutral. We kick-started November by

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/climate-neutral-cities-2030-next-steps-carbon-storage - 2026-05-13

IIIEE will be co-hosting a webinar and high-level panel discussion on Energy Efficiency, on the 17th of November, and Lena Neij will be the moderator, Can we transform the energy system without energy efficiency?  The growing challenges of today's society calls for a wider discussion on energy efficiency. A key question is if we can transform the energy system without energy efficiency.  The IIIEE

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/high-level-panel-energy-efficiency - 2026-05-13

IIIEE researchers Anna Elfström and Josefine Henman presented research findings on rebound effects and social risks of lifestyle changes in line with the 1.5° target at the Lund University conference "Knowledge for Sustainable Development - How to make impact". On November 7, Lund University's organized the annual conference focusing on sustainability research. This year’s theme was "Knowledge for

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/conference-presentation-rebound-effects-and-social-risks-lifestyle-changes - 2026-05-13

A recent grant from Formas will support a new transdisciplinary project exploring “Re-” activities of reuse, repair, refurbishing and recycling in practice. Jessika Richter, IIIEE, together with Hervé Corvellec, the Department of Service Studies at Lund University, and Anna Seravalli, School of Arts and Communication at Malmö University, will undertake a new research project exploring the organizi

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-research-project-reuse-repair-and-recycling-consumers-good-and-their-components - 2026-05-13

Malmö, Helsingborg and Lund, all aiming to be climate-neutral cities by 2030, will together with the IIIEE conduct pilot studies focusing on citizen dialogue and climate investment plans. The Mission cities Helsingborg, Lund, and Malmö have all been granted funding for pilot studies concerning accelerating climate-neutrality. The knowledge platform Climate-neutral cities 2030 – Open Academy, which

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/three-new-pilot-studies-accelerating-climate-neutrality - 2026-05-13

In mid-November, the annual national conference for student chaplains were held in Lund. The doctoral students of IIIEE, Frans Libertson and Gustav Osberg, were invited to talk about the opinion piece that they authored for Sydsvenskan earlier this year. The student chaplains have recently experienced an increase in the amount of students that seek help for climate anxiety and existential reflecti

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/hope-agency-and-future-inner-transitions-and-tools-continued-hope - 2026-05-13

The IIIEE alumna Iryna Stavchuk, student in our Master in Environmental Management and Policy, 2004-2005, is nominated as one of the BBC 100 most inspiring and influential women 2023! There is a lot going on about our alumna Iryna Stavchuk. The war pushed her out of her deputy-minster of the environment post in Kiev and out of her country, picking new roles in relation to Ukraine and climate issue

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-alumna-bbc-100-list-most-inspiring-and-influential-women-2023 - 2026-05-13

IIIEE researcher Matthias Lehner recently featured in an article for Mistra, discussing the intricate relationship between digitization and sustainable consumption. Children who prioritize Minecoins over real currency, and young men engrossed in driving virtual cars in computer games could be early signs of a larger shift in values and preferences triggered by increasing digitalization of everyday

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/digitization-friend-or-foe-sustainable-consumption-interview-iiiee-researcher - 2026-05-13

In the recent assessment from QS World University Rankings, Lund University was ranked as number 8 in the world, number three in Europe and number one in Sweden! The ranking is an assessment on how universities are tackling the global challenges within sustainability. This is the second year the rankings have been produced, and LU has climbed four places compared with last year’s position. The ran

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/lund-university-climbs-global-sustainability-global-ranking - 2026-05-13

How can we advance and deliver solutions to our pressing sustainability challenges? This question motivates our master students and in the final year they get to practice their skills in real-life consulting projects. Nine student teams got the opportunity to explore, analyse and propose solutions to a client partnering with the IIIEE. The projects completed include:Circularity of rare earth metal

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/capstone-project-successfully-concluded-creating-impact-while-studying - 2026-05-13

In order to achieve the 1.5-degree target set by the Paris Agreement, massive cuts in carbon emissions are needed. For the EU, this requires a reduction of household carbon footprints from 2015 of almost 70% by 2030 and over 90% by 2050. Too often, climate policies are not placed within a broader social context and policy makers neglect to see that welfare policies are vital to climate mitigation.

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/eu-project-shows-welfare-policies-are-vital-climate-mitigation - 2026-05-13