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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.  - We are delighted to host Luiza Saatova (Луиза Саатова) as a visiting PhD candidate for part of her Sverker Åstrom Foundation scholarship, We hope she will enjoy her stay with us, says Barry Ness, LUCSUS.Luiza’s PhD research at the Novosibirsk State University concentrates on understanding and fostering sustainable

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-hosts-visiting-phd-candidate-novosibirsk-state-university - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Christine Wamsler has been appointed Professor of Sustainability Science to continue driving forward LUCSUS’ work on urban sustainability, risk reduction and adaptation. How do you build sustainable cities? How can cities respond to increasing disasters and climate change impacts? Who should be involved and how?- The

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/christine-wamsler-new-professor-sustainability-science - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ahead of the Sustainable Food in a Changing Climate event on 19th May, we interviewed Lennart Olsson from LUCSUS about his contribution during the day.What will you focus on in your talk on food supply and climate change?I will highlight the big trends we can expect for the coming decades in terms of productivity chan

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/our-food-preferences-are-very-important-climate-change-interview-lennart-olsson - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ahead of the Grand Opening of Sustainability Week and the Sustainable Food in a Changing Climate event on 19th May, we interviewed Kimberly Nicholas from LUCSUS about her contribution during these two events.What will you focus on in your two talks during Sustainability Week?I will focus on the environmental impacts o

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/what-you-eat-more-important-where-it-grown-interview-kimberly-nicholas - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Vasna Ramasar from LUCSUS will act as chair for the Global Goals Cafe during the very first day of Sustainability Week, 15th May. Here she highlights what her work as chair will involve, and discuss the sustainable development goals, the SDG:s.    What will your work involve as a chair?The fun thing about a World Cafe

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/critical-thing-sdgs-we-have-see-them-single-package-interview-vasna-ramasar - 2026-05-17

What About? – Features LUCSUS researchers comments on current issues, events and projects.  What About the LUMES Podcast Do You Even Nature? Do You Even Nature is a podcast exploring the tricky relationship between people and the environment. It was started by LUMES students Cecilia Jaques, Georgia Verkuylen, Tim Bauer and Judith Petra Mühlbacher as part of their Knowledge to Action-project. We ta

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/what-about - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Join LUCSUS and Lund University in a discussion about the global sustainable development goals.17 global sustainable development goals - set to achieve three things by 2030. To end extreme poverty, inequality and climate change. Raise your voice and be part of the discussion of how we together can create a sustainable

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/raise-your-voice-sustainable-future - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUMES student Ilaria Tafuri will host a talk on Slow Fashion at the upcoming Sustainability Festival, 20th May. Here she highlights some of her main talking points – and shares her advice on how to change your consumption behavior!Her talk will be held at 15.30 in one of the Conference Rooms on the second floor in the

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/start-buying-second-hand-or-swapping-clothes-and-progressively-invest-ecological-and-ethically-made - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. - Sustainability is often studied from a large-scale, political or institutional perspective. I was interested in looking at sustainability from the other end, how individual inner transition could impact on global sustainability, says Professor Christine Wamsler from LUCSUS.This interest led her to conduct a study on

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/what-link-between-sustainability-and-mindfulness - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. - This was the best alumni conference yet. We had a great programme, created by and for alumni and students, a good turnout and amazing weather, says LUMES Student Coordinator Amanda Elgh.Last week, 160 alumni and students from countries such as Germany, Ecuador, Greece, the US, India and Ethiopia came together for a

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lumes-master-programme-celebrates-20-years-conference-sunny-lund - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUCSUS researcher Kim Nicholas shares her views on Donald Trump’s announcement he will withdraw from the Paris Agreement, and highlights that all of us together can tackle climate change.- As I see it the Paris Agreement signals the world’s commitment to maintain a living, and livable, planet - now and for future gene

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/future-good-life-planet-earth-requires-rapid-transformation-zero-carbon-emissions-kimberly-nicholas - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At the Global Goals Cafe co-hosted by LUCSUS’ researcher Vasna Ramasar in May, we interviewed Mary Wisz from the World Maritime University to find out more about sustainable development goal, SDG 14 - Life below water – which aims to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources.This interview is

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/we-should-make-ocean-literacy-point-discussion-dinner-table-mary-wisz-world-maritime-university - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. - I always had a strong interest in water and in questions of justice, says LUCSUS PhD-candidate Emma Johansson, who recently completed her final seminar for her dissertation.The disseratation consists of four scientific papers – which together focus on understanding how the supply and demand of natural resources (in

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/research-scales-participatory-research-and-local-involvement-emma-johansson-phd-reflects - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUCSUS is launching a new blog initiative to highlight various aspects of sustainability research and teaching. Over the course of 12 months, individual researchers will write on themes such as research methods, field work, pedagogy, impact and outreach, research papers and conferences.- We want to create a dialogue o

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-lucsus-blog-initiative-forward-discussion-sustainability - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In this blog post by LUCSUS researcher Maja Essebo, she discusses academic critique, and highlights, that once we have identified the faults, we need to do what little or large we can to adress and amend them.‘There is no outside to spectacular capitalism. Any alternative must be found from the inside.’ Don Mitchell s

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/having-identified-faults-we-also-need-address-them-blog-post-maja-essebo - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. - Africa is an interesting case study in terms of preventing land degradation since there is much to learn from what other countries did in the development process, says LUCSUS researcher Genesis T. Yengoh.He is doing research on how remote sensing imagery and methods of satellite data analysis can be used to assess a

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/remote-sensing-satellite-imagery-can-help-prevent-land-degradation - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Karin Steen, researcher at LUCSUS, has been appointed as the new Director of Studies for LUMES (International Master Programme in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science). What will your role as Director of Studies for LUMES entail?I am responsible for leading the work with the master programme both in everyd

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/meet-new-director-studies-lumes-karin-steen - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In this short interview, Dana R. Fisher, visiting professor at LUCSUS, gives us an insight into her research interests, what she is working on, and what excites her at the moment. Professor Fisher is a professor of  sociology and Director of the Program for Society and the Environment at the University of Maryland.Wha

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/intersectionality-resistance-us-fascinates-me-visiting-professor-dana-r-fisher - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lennart Olsson, professor at LUCSUS, has been appointed Coordinating Lead Author (CLA) for the chapter on land degradation in a special IPCC report (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) about Climate Change and Land.He is one of 104 researchers selected by the IPCC to take part in the work with the report - whic

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-professor-lennart-olsson-appointed-coordinating-lead-author-special-ipcc-report - 2026-05-17

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https://www.lucsus.lu.se/lucsus-seminars - 2026-05-17