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CEC Newsletter | 22 September 2022

Information from Management  Hi all CEC’ers, hope you are enjoying the autumn and the beautiful weather! In the management group we have received some interesting news from the Faculty. It seems that it might be possible, after all, to find localities where there is room for all of us. Pending further information, I have decided to cancel the planned move of some of the CEC-research groups in January next year. It would be incredibly valuable if we could all sit together and we hope for a solution. We will come back when we know more. The search for a new economist who can replace Eva continues and we have received good help from the Faculty. While waiting for a new person, Galina Garkavij (some know her from her time at the Biology Department) will be stepping in at 25 per cent to relieve the organization, something we are very happy about! Galina will be based at the Faculty and supervised by Monica Bengtsson. If you need help with financial matters, please continue to contact Rebecca Malmström until a permanent replacement is found; Rebecca then takes questions to the faculty when needed. The exception is full cost applications that you hand in directly to Marianne Hall.  Please continue to have patience and, as far as possible, plan ahead of time when you need administrative support. Make use of the administrative guides that are available on the CEC staff pages. CEC Staff pages – cec.lu.se CEC Administrative Guide 2020 – cec.lu.se More on the administration: Karin Hofvendahl will not be in the office in the near future. If you have administrative questions that you would normally take with Karin, please contact Per Persson or Anna Ekberg. Opportunities On 7 October from 9:00, you have an opportunity to present your research to the first-year environmental students. Please contact Katarina Hedlund if you are interested. The format will be a short presentation from you followed by 10 minutes of questions from students. katarina.hedlund@biol.lu.se Cheerful news Jagdeep Singh will present the book State-of-the-Art Upcycling Research and Practice co-authored by him, at the Gothenburg Book Fair this Friday, 23 September 2022. Lund University’s book stall will feature around 20 books and we hope to be able to share some recorded interviews and clips in an upcoming newsletter. Bokmässan 2022 | Lunds universitet We're hiring, please spread the word! Post doctoral fellow in uncertainty in scientific assesments (varbi.com) Dates Management information and Friday Talk Henrik Smith will present ClimBioSis (Sustainable solutions in the climate change – biodiversity – social nexus), one of 5 profile areas for Lund University chosen by the Vice-Chancellor. 23 September at 10:15 (9:45 breakfast) in the kitchen on level 3 or on CEC Teams.  Save this event to your calendar Public defence of doctoral dissertation in Environmental Science: Klas Lucander 30 September at 10:00 Pangea, Sölvegatan 12 Save this event to your calendar (CEC) (lu.se) Last change to register to the conference Mötesplats Biosfär – from research to innovation, from innovation to transformation 10-12 October 2022 in Kristianstad & Umeå Is your research related to land use, biodiversity, sustainable development, Agenda 2030 – or in some other way aiming to save the world – than this conference is for you! LU Land is part of the organization team that arranges the first national biosphere conference that aims to strengthen the link between knowledge development, practice and policy. Welcome to join us to explore opportunities to develop practical solutions for the implementation of the Agenda 2030. Mötesplats Biosfär Webb EN: Mötesplats Biosfär (trippus.net) Lecture series on how to benefit wild pollinators, 22 September 8:30 – 9:30 “The value of pollinators for plants and humans” Welcome to this seminar, where Ulrika Samnegård (Dept. of Biology) and Veronica Hederström (CEC) give scientific examples on the value of pollinators för cultivated and wild plants, and us humans! The value of pollinators for plants and humans | Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) Future Science Seminar; Governance and foresight – Ongoing issues in our sector – 27 September at 16:00 to 17:00. Please note that the Dean's introduction will be in English while Tim Ekberg's presentation will be in Swedish. Invitation to Future Science Seminar 27 September (bwz.se) LU Land breakfast seminar 5 October 8:30 – 9:30 “Food production and sustainability – synergies or conflicts in times of crisis?” Welcome to join this webinar with Riccardo Bommarco (SLU) and Olof Johansson (Swedish Board of Agriculture), to discuss how the war in Ukraine affects Swedish agriculture and food supply, possible ways forward and how increased preparedness could be achieved through diversified food production in the landscape. LU Land breakfast seminar #17: Food production and sustainability - synergies or conflicts in times of crisis? | Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) Seminar Series: Sustainable Teaching & Learning in Higher Education: Principles & Practices. This seminar series at Division for Higher Education Development at LU targets teachers, researchers, and staff responsible for education at LU and beyond. Registration and more information – ahu.lu.se Autumn Methods Workshops 2022 - Organised by the Faculty of Social Sciences in Autumn 2022 Introduction to R  3–7 October 13:15–16:00 Registration and more information - sam.lu.se Media and publications Raül Lopez I Losada has co-authored a scientific report on non-bee pollinators published by the European Chemicals Agency: In essence, the report draws the conclusion that we are far away from having enough data on most non-bee pollinator species to be able to protect them via chemical risk assessment requirements. Hopefully, this will lead to further political action and funding opportunities for research to increase this knowledge. European arthropods and their role in pollination: scientific report on their biodiversity, ecology and sensitivity to biocides - Echa.Europa.EU "Water needs a place in the Riksdag - Sweden needs a water plan." Safe access to water is a societal issue that affects everything and everyone in Sweden, writes Johanna Alkan Olsson and Maria Hansson, together with several water researchers and water experts. Vattnet behöver få plats i riksdagen – Sverige behöver en vattenplan – Sydsvenskan “Critical breakpoints may already be here” The newspaper ETC writes about new climate reports, which show that countries need to increase their climate commitments sevenfold and warn that irreversible threshold effects may occur earlier than expected. Markku Rummukainen points out that emissions must be reduced in all sectors and that carbon sinks in forests and other ecosystems should be protected. Kritiska brytpunkter kan redan vara här | Dagens ETC "It is a disaster for climate and environmental policy" Åsa Knaggård from CEC gives her view on the new political situation in Sweden from an environmental and climate perspective in the journal ETC. SD växer på grund av att klimatet är en icke-fråga för politiken | Dagens ETC “Henrik Smith was an important mentor” Agne Paulsson, a university lecturer at Kristianstad University is a Youtuber with videos that receive several million views. He talks about his life and how Henrik Smith was an important mentor. Agnes kunskap om kroppen når miljonpublik (ystadsallehanda.se) CEC subscribes to these newspapers: Dagens Nyheter - www.dn.se Sydsvenskan - www.sydsvenskan.se ATL - www.atl.nu  Aktuell Hållbarhet - www.aktuellhallbarhet.se All CEC staff can use the online versions. Contact Lena Söderberg lena.söderberg@cec.lu.se or any other admin to get the log in information.

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