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CEC Newsletter | 1 December 2022

Information from Management At tomorrow’s Friday fika we will be visited by our future colleagues from ATF. Don't miss the Friday Fika where they present themselves and their research. A warm welcome to all! Last week we had a staff meeting where we talked about the two parallel investigative assignments that concern CEC’s future organization and the way forward. As discussed, a decision from the Faculty mapping the path ahead will come at the beginning of 2023. Such a decision could encompass a vision for a new department and a cross-disciplinary centre, common localities and clear definitions of interfaces with other departments. On 9 December, Per together with the head of departments at Geology and Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science will meet with the Faculty leadership. If you have any input, please contact Per directly, either via e-mail or just knock on his door. As said before, now is the time to express visions, concerns, and hopes. The Dean also commented on the assignments in the Dean´s bulletin November this week. It states, among other things, that a first step towards a merger is to see if there are opportunities to co-locate Geology, INES and CEC in the premises of Geocentrum I and Geocentrum II. To this end, a so-called property study is now being carried out and is expected to be completed early next year. The Faculty will shortly publish a webpage with information on the process of co-locating and coordinating the activities in environmental science, geosciences and climate sciences.  CEC's new Economist will be in place from 1 January 2023 and we are delighted to announce that Caroline Unmack has accepted the position. Caroline joins us from the Department of Astronomy and Theoretical Physics and we look forward to welcoming her to the CEC team in the new year. Other staff news is that Madelene Johnn will end her position at CEC on 15 January 2023. Madde has been offered a new position at the HR department at LU's Central Administration. We will miss her a lot and wishes her good luck! Work to recruit a successor has begun. Applying for leave during the holidays If you are planning to take any leave during the holidays (vacation, parental leave etc.) please make sure to apply in Primula before 7 December. Also, keep in mind that the technical and administrative staff work reduced hours (4 hours) on 23 December and 5 January. If you have any questions please contact Madelene Johnn. madelene.johnn@cec.lu.se CEC on LinkedIn We are happy to share that CEC now has a LinkedIn page, together with BECC, MERGE, LU Land and the research school Agenda 2030. The aim is to spread knowledge about our research and events to stakeholders, professionals within our fields, other researchers etc. Therese, Sara and Anna Maria are administrators. We would be very happy if you would go in and like the page. CEC on LinkedIn COP15 Updates from Maria Blasi - Follow CEC and BECC on twitter If you don’t follow CEC and BECC on Twitter already – please do! We will do our best to keep you updated on COP15, together with CEC and BECC researcher Maria Blasi who will be joining the meeting on-site and is the organiser of two side events. Follow CEC on twitter Follow BECC on twitter Side event at COP15: Panel discussion on “Ideals and ideas for living in harmony with nature” - 9 December from 11:45 to 12:45 (EST), i.e. 17:45 to 18:45 (CET) Swedish time The event is organized by Maria Blasi together with Young Ecosystem Services Specialists (YESS), Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOPs), and Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) Brazil. It will be a hybrid event. On-site at the GYBN Youth Pavilion at COP15, and online. We aim to stimulate the exchange of ideas and to provide opportunities for capacity building. Our event also aims to empower young professionals from around the world, working in the field of biodiversity, ecosystem services, and conservation, to come together and exchange their knowledge, experience, ideals and ideas for “living in harmony with nature”. More information and links will be published shortly. Whats up? Congratulations to all those who have received funding! Formas: Maria Hansson co-applicant of Charlotta Turner for the project: Quantitative fingerprinting of chemical contaminants in pollinating insects – Green unified chromatography and advanced detection techniques supported by machine learning Åsa Knaggård for the project: Responsibility for Climate Adaptation Across Political Levels, Sectors and Public-Private Boundaries – ReClAd Liam Kendall for the project: The economic importance of interactions between different pollinator species: giving order to biodiversity ~ ecosystem service relationships Carl Tryggers Stiftelse: Margarida Soares for the project: The impact of fire severity and post-fire management on the role of ectomycorrhizal fungi in forest recovery. Michiel Op de Beeck for the project: Decomposition of protein-lignin complexes and acquisition of organic nitrogen by ectomycorrhizal fungi. Opportunities European Green Deal – have your say on legislative proposals The Commission has proposed stronger rules on ambient air, surface and groundwater pollutants, and the treatment of urban wastewater. The adopted acts are open for feedback until 6 January 2023. Contact Marianne Hall if you would like some bullet points on the suggested changes. Links to the proposed rules and feedback pages are available on CEC's EU and horizon Europe support page. marianne.hall@cec.lu.se EU, ERC and Horizon Europe support page | Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) (lu.se) HEU upcoming calls 2023 and 2024 There is an extreme number of relevant and exciting topics in the upcoming calls in Cluster 5 (climate etc) and Cluster 6 (biodiversity, food etc). CECs HEU and EU support page is updated with lists of headings in the destinations of Cluster 6, links to calls and links to open planning grants and support channels. CEC Research Initiation (Yann and Marianne) have also prepared lists of relevant calls – welcome get in touch if you are interested in getting a copy. Also, please note that the HEU grants usually comes with a need of co-financing from the host departments. Considering that we are in a time of changes and re-organization, it is absolutely vital that you get in touch with the CEC research coordinator (Marianne.hall@cec.lu.se) as soon as you start thinking about maybe possibly compiling some sort of HEU application, to make sure that CEC can cover your co-financing needs. EU, ERC and Horizon Europe support page | Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) (lu.se) Dates CEC management information and Friday fika Breakfast starts at 9:45 and management information at 10:15. In the kitchen on level 3 and on TEAMS. Friday, 2 December together with the CBBP group Friday, 9 December  Friday, 16 December. Final Friday fika of 2022 and the official ugly Christmas sweater day (optional). Apropå hotet mot den biologiska mångfalden -  5 December 12:00 to 13:00 on  Facebook Live A live conversation about what is at stake at COP15. The event is hosted by the communications department at Lund University. You are invited to ask your questions to Ola Olsson, researcher from  Biodiversity and a member of BECC. The event is held in Swedish. Facebook Live Future Science Seminar - 6 December 16:00 to 17:00 at Lundmarkssalen, Astronomy Buildning, Sölvegatan 27 or participate via Zoom. Please indicate when registering. John Renner Hansen, Professor at the Niels Bohr Institute and former Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences at the University of Copenhagen will  share his experiences from the University of Copenhagen and the Niels Bohr Institute.  Please register via this link by 5 December.  LU Land breakfast seminar #19: How can nature-based solutions be used to meet the threats of future sea level rise? 7 December 8:30 to 9:30 via Zoom. The sea level is estimated to rise by 4 mm per year and an increased frequency of extreme weather events puts severe pressure on coastal areas. In this breakfast seminar, we look at the possibilities of using nature-based solutions to meet increased risks of flooding. More information and registration link: LU Land breakfast seminar #19: How can nature-based solutions be used to meet the threats of future sea level rise? | Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) SAVE THE DATE! CEC/LU Land Inspirational event: Optimizing stakeholder interaction in your applications and projects - 24 January 2023 8:30 to 13:00 Pufendorf Institute, Lunds university This event aims at giving inspiration prior to the upcoming period of calls from FORMAS, VR and other funders in spring. Come and listen to researchers and stakeholders with experience from collaboration in projects, get the funders' perspectives on how stakeholder engagement is judged and join discussions on pros and cons’, do’s and don’ts, when it comes to stakeholder engagement, involvement and collaboration in research projects! More information will be posted shortly – but save the date in your calendar already now! The application period to ClimBEco graduate research school is now open.  The graduate research school is a two-year program for PhD students that promotes interdisciplinary research and networking within our thematic areas: climate, biodiversity and ecosystem science. More information about the graduate research school can be found on our webpage. ClimBEco Graduate Research School | Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) (lu.se) The application period closes on 2 March 2023 and you apply via the following link : Application to ClimBEco graduate research school - 2023-2025 | Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) (lu.se)  Media and Publications   Living close to nature makes us feel better Anna Persson has been interviewed on the EU proposal on green cities, that member states should ensure that the total area of green space in cities and suburbs increases, since closeness to nature makes us as humans feel better. Forskare: Det viktigt för oss människor att vara nära natur - P4 Kristianstad | Sveriges Radio The UN conference in Montreal: Is it time for biodiversity to take centre stage? Henrik Smith has been quoted in several media on the upcoming UN conference on biodiversity in Montreal, COP15.  Paris-avtal för biologisk mångfald målet med nytt toppmöte | Natursidan Det står på spel vid toppmötet om biologisk mångfald Cop 15 - Aktuell Hållbarhet (aktuellhallbarhet.se) Det står på spel vid toppmötet om biologisk mångfald (di.se) Massutdöendet av arter – därför får krisen så lite uppmärksamhet - | forskning.se Maria Blasi is also interviewed here: UN conference: Is it time for biodiversity to take centre stage? | Lund University ”Everyone is dissatisfied” Markku Rummukainen was interviewed in Sydsvenskan on the outcome of COP27 in Egypt. Klimatmötet: Alla är nog lagon missnöjda - sydsvenskan.se  The research school ClimBEco in LUM Cheryl Sjöström was interviewed in the Lund University Magazine on the research school ClimBEco. 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