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The IIIEE Energy Blog sheds some new light on heating as lived practice. When we think of heating transitions, we often imagine new technologies replacing old ones, wood stoves giving way to oil boilers, district heating networks, and more recently heat pumps. However, heating transitions are not just about adopting new technologies but also about how households adapt, persist, and improvise. Thes

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-blog-heating-practices-across-time-what-we-remember-keep-and-revive - 2026-05-23

On September 11, IIIEE researcher Sofie Sandin Lompar featured as a one of the leading voices in the event "A Sustainable Tomorrow", the largest annual and digital sustainability event in the Nordic region. The event “A Sustainable Tomorrow” was recently held for the 13th time and this year's focus was 'Mobilizing with Courage and Diversity'. The 2025 event featured a robust lineup of high profile

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-discussing-mobilization-largest-digital-sustainability-event-nordic-region - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The 2015 Annual Report of the IIIEE has been completed! Please view the full report here: Annual Report 2015

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/2015-annual-report - 2026-05-23

Climate change education in schools and universities tends to focus on environmental facts, whilst little room is given to inner dimensions of change and to collective action. The CLARITY project co-led by IIIEE launches a coached self-paced course to address these challenges by enhancing educators’ skills. Teachers & educators! Our new training on teaching climate change with both care and impact

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/clarity-project-launches-new-training-teaching-climate-change - 2026-05-23

IIIEE researcher Carl Dalhammar has been promoted to professor in environmental law.  We proudly note that our Carl Dalhammar has been promoted full professor – as high as you can go in the Swedish system. His research focus lies in product regulation to achieve sustainability goals, with specialities in topical issues such as product repair, eco-design, planned obsolescence, etc. He has a long hi

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-professor-iiiee - 2026-05-23

The IIIEE is proud to announce that several of its researchers have been once again recognised in the latest edition of the Stanford–Elsevier World’s Top Scientist Ranking. This recognition reflects the global impact and high-quality research output of our faculty members. The honoured researchers include Nancy Bocken, Aleh Cherp, Oksana Mont, Luis Mundaca, Kes McCormick, Lena Neij, and Jenny Palm

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researchers-global-top-2-scientists - 2026-05-23

IIIEE can best be described in images... Our students throughout the years

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/iiiee-pictures - 2026-05-23

Visiting PhD Researcher Lotte Levelt is joining the IIIEE crew to exchange knowledge in the field of post-growth economics and to shed some extra light on “experimental organizations”. Lotte Levelt is a visiting PhD Researcher based at Nyenrode Business University in the Netherlands. She does her research on post-growth businesses focusing on experimental organizations such as not-for-profit busin

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-visiting-phd-researcher-lotte-levelt - 2026-05-23

For the second year, Lund University stays in the top 100 universities in the world. According to the latest Times Higher Education ranking it reaches 95 worldwide and 2nd in Sweden after Karolinska Institute. Times Higher Education ranks 2,200 universities from 108 different countries and also this year Lund University reaches a record high ranking as it comes on spot 95 worldwide and 2 in Sweden

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/lund-university-retains-high-position-times-higher-education-ranking - 2026-05-23

  Name: Exnovation Project leader: Sara Renström, Research Institute of Sweden (RISE)Duration: March 2025 - March 2028Collaborators: Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), Chalmers Tekniska HögskolaIIIEE researchers: Jessika Richter, Carl DalhammarFinancing body: MISTRAAim: The project challenges the current approach of accelerating the transition to a circular economy mainly through innovation, i.

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/research/iiiee-current-research-projects/exnovation - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 8 April, IIIEE researcher Nora Smedby defended her Ph.D. thesis Local environmental governance: Assessing proactive initiatives in building energy efficiency. An interview in Swedish was made with Nora in connection to her thesis defence, see below:Published: 08/04/2016Så kan kommuner driva på omställningen till en

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/interview-iiiee-researcher-nora-smedby - 2026-05-23

The European Union has recently adopted laws related to “Right-to-Repair”. In a new book chapter, IIIEE Professor Carl Dalhammar examines possible ethical implications, and what kinds of rights that are granted to consumers. Are market mainly about delivering goods and services in an efficient way, or should issues related to ethics play a larger role? The EU has recently adopted rules related to

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/ethics-marketplace-implications-eu-consumer-rights-laws - 2026-05-23

Lund has been selected as one of five Swedish cities to receive Formas funding for a new Urban Transition Lab focused on sustainable city development. IIIEE Professor Lena Neij is one of the driving researchers. Lund has been selected as one of five Swedish cities to receive Formas funding for a new Urban Transition Lab focused on sustainable city development.The lab will be a hub for interdiscipl

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-lund-urban-transition-lab-test-sustainable-city-development - 2026-05-23

Leaders for work package 4: Lena Eliasson and Enming Zhang (Enming Zhang acts as Erik Renström’s deputy) The severe insulin-deficient diabetes (SIDD) subgroup is characterised by non-autoimmune impaired insulin secretion and was previously hidden in the type 2 diabetes group. In this work package we aim to examine underlying mechanisms of to find possible pharmacological targets to be used in pers

https://www.ludc.lu.se/ludc-irc/severe-insulin-deficient-diabetes-mechanisms-pathways - 2026-05-23

Leaders for work package 3: Luis Sarmiento-Pérez, Åke Lernmark, and Annelie Carlsson Investigators at the LUDC-IRC have a long track record of conducting studies aimed at early prediction and prevention of type 1 diabetes (in our new sub classification also referred as SAID – severe autoimmune diabetes) and its complications in children. Efforts include the initiation and maintenance of well-chara

https://www.ludc.lu.se/ludc-irc/severe-autoimmune-diabetes-said-mechanisms-and-pathways - 2026-05-23

The LUDC Bioinformatics Unit provides researchers, students, and technical personnel affiliated with LUDC with bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational support. The unit also offers access to a high-performance computing environment. For questions or support requirements, please see contact details on this page.Link to webpage with more information about support and contact detailsBioinfor

https://www.ludc.lu.se/resources/ludc-bioinformatics-unit - 2026-05-23

Our team is here to help you with bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational support. Do you have short and specific questions for our experts? Our preferred means of communication is our dedicated Slack channel. Anyone with a Faculty of Medicine email address (@med.lu.se) can join this channel. You can also email your questions directly to specific members of the Bioinformatics Unit.Link to

https://www.ludc.lu.se/resources/ludc-bioinformatics-unit-contact - 2026-05-23

Innovation developer Thomas Gunnarsson offers support to LUDC researchers. He can give you feedback on your idea and suggest how you can develop it further. As a diabetes researcher at LUDC, you can discuss your idea with innovation developer Thomas Gunnarsson. He works with innovation support at LUDC and as a project manager at LU Innovation. His background is in preclinical diabetes research in

https://www.ludc.lu.se/resources/innovation-support - 2026-05-23

New research supports the theory that certain viral infections are of importance in the development of type 1 diabetes. An international research team has discovered that young children with an increased genetic risk of type 1 diabetes had an increased risk of developing diabetes-related autoantibodies in connection with Covid-19 infection. Swedish children have contributed to the study which has

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-study-virus-importance-development-type-1-diabetes - 2026-05-23

Lund University Diabetes Centre’s Scientific Advisory Board give researchers valuable feedback on ongoing research. Frances Ashcroft and Flemming Pociot from the board were invited to the LUDC retreat in the city of Helsingborg recently and they were impressed by the range of the research being performed at the centre. Research within type 1 diabetes specifically caught their attention. Frances As

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/scientific-advisory-board-important-contributions-within-type-1-diabetes-research - 2026-05-23