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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Did you miss Ullrika’s Docent lecture? Don’t worry.Have a look at the slides on evidence.blogg.lu.se
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/ullrika-sahlin-docent-lecture - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During last autumn and winter a team of researchers, PhD students and master students from Lund University and Leuphana University, Lüneburg, joined forces to undertake a student-driven quantitative review on temporal changes in ecosystem services. While the primary outcome of this collaboration will be a review to be
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/student-driven-quantitative-review-temporal-changes-ecosystem-services - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. BECC researcher Ullrika Sahlin has together with other researchers published a debate article in Svenska Dagbladet today (17/5) arguing that the WWF's advice not to eat the endangered indigenous Swedish crayfish Astacus astacus is confusing and should be changed. Read the article on svd.se (in Swedish)
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/article-crayfish-svenska-dagbladet - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Martin Green and Jens Rydell at the biology department, Lund University, have been awarded Skånes vindkraftspris 2017. Read the full article in Swedish on biologi.lu.se
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/biologists-win-skane-wind-academy-prize - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. To what use is the Swedish rural programme and what can be done to increase its effects? The CEC researchers Juliana Dänhardt and Henrik Smith have contributed with two chapters to the newly published book “Så här ligger landet – tankar om landsbygdsprogram och landsbygdsutveckling” (in Swedish). The book has been pub
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Centre for Environmental and Climate Research has employed two new professors with research focus on human impact on environmental changes. Natascha Kljun and Yann Clough are new professors at CEC with the assignment to establish two research programmes of a high international standard in environmental science. Fr
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/lunds-first-professors-environmental-science - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During summer the Centre for Environmental and Climate Research (CEC) are announcing six new research positions within the Strategic Research Area Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in a Changing Climate (BECC). Associate Senior University Lecturer in Ecological-Economic ModellingThe appointee will be expected to pla
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/six-open-research-positions-cec - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ullrika Sahlin has been appointed Reader in Environmental Science at the Faculty of Science. Her research focus on the management of uncertainty in risk analysis and evidence-based decisionmaking. Have you ever missed a train or been stunned by a surprise you did not expect to happen? In retrospect, could you have don
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/ullrika-sahlin-new-reader-environmental-science - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It has previously been unsure whether microplastics from playgrounds spread to fresh water and aquatic environments. Detailed studies of schoolyards in the city of Lomma now clearly show that microplastics end up in nearby Höje river. Rubber-based surfaces with the purpose to protect our children also threaten wildlif
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/playgrounds-lomma-are-leaking-microplastics - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ullrika Sahlin, risk specialist at CEC, was awarded 15,000 Euros for her project “Gaming for better decisions under uncertainty” at the Climate-KIC Ideation Day II this Tuesday. Ullrikas project aims at developing a fun and educational game for decision-makers where they can develop skills in making decisions on clima
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/ullrika-sahlin-awarded-project-money-climate-kic-ideation-day - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Increasing cultivation of oilseed rape may have consequences for pollinators and wild plant pollination. A recently published study from CEC suggests that oilseed rape can affect later flowering plants. By providing pollinating insects with pollen and nectar, oilseed rape benefits short-tongued, generalist insect spec
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/cultivating-oilseed-rape-can-affect-later-flowering-plants - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In conjunction with the IPCC authors’ meeting in Malmö in October Sustainability Forum and Climate-KIC, both operating from the CEC, are co-organizers of three arrangements concerning climate change, climate policy and innovation as a solution. Climate change – from knowledge to politicsMonday, October 23 at 11, at Ma
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/climate-change-state-knowledge-politics-and-innovations-solution - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Emilie Öström has written a thesis that increases our knowledge of how airborne particles, so-called aerosols, affect the climate. Globally, eight out of ten people live in environments where the amount of air pollution, in the form of small airborne particles, is above the guidelines set by the World Health Organizat
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/aerosol-particles-impact-climate - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Pollination is more important for strawberry growth than previously thought. A rich pollination gives better strawberry harvesting with strawberries that grow faster and weigh more. This is shown in a recently published study from the Center for Environmental and Climate Research, CEC. Three out of four cultivated cro
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/rich-pollination-improves-strawberry-harvesting - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Reduced tillage before sowing benefits symbiotic fungi, this is shown in Sofia Hydbom's dissertation Tillage practices and their impact on soil organic carbon and the microbial community. For farmers who focus on crop production, tillage, such as plowing, has long been a fundamental part of agriculture. The plow is an
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/plow-lot-little-or-not-all - 2026-05-01
Henrik Smith receives the Marsh Awards for Ecology by the British Ecological Society. The prize recognizes his long-standing contributions to advancing ecological research and strengthening the connection between science and society. He himself highlights the need for public engagement in science — the days of letting hefty reports collect dust are behind us. The motivation for the Marsh Awards fo
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/henrik-smith-receives-award-has-message-academia - 2026-05-01
Continuous-cover forestry methods are gaining attention as a way to enable forests to deliver a broader range of benefits. The aim is to make forestry more sustainable, but significant challenges remain. These will now be addressed in a new project where five organizations are testing continuous-cover forestry in practice. In Bockeboda, just outside Kristianstad, the future of continuous-cover for
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/continuous-cover-forestry-testing-methods-future - 2026-05-01
Markku Rummukainen, Professor of Climatology at Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC), has been awarded the Lund University Silver medal and is recognised for his work in climate research and commitment to international climate issues. Professor Cecilia Jarlskog, Lund University, is also being awarded for her pioneering work in theoretical particle physics. Marrku Rummukainen – A clim
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/professor-markku-rummukainen-cec-receives-lund-university-silver-medal - 2026-05-01
In 2025, several books on the environment, climate, and sustainability have been published by researchers from Lund University as authors, co-authors, or editors, and most are also members of one of CEC's network organisations. Here is an overview of these books, spanning popular science and academic non-fiction. All titles are in English. We hope you discover something that inspires you! Essentia
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/book-tips-environmental-and-climate-themes - 2026-05-01
Nature is a source of well-being and recovery for many people. However, research shows that there is also a growing number of individuals who experience negative emotions, such as fear, discomfort, or even disgust, toward nature. The phenomenon, called biophobia, is now highlighted in a new study from Lund University. “Research has long assumed that people fundamentally feel positive emotions towa
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/new-study-challenges-idea-humans-innately-nature-loving - 2026-05-01
