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CEC FELLOWS Newsletter from CEC Fellows | April 2019

CEC Fellows April 2019 newsletter Dear colleagues, Well done all of you that have submitted applications during the past month! Due to the EU´s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) all research projects that involve personal data processing are to be registered in Personal Data Lund University (PULU). Above all, it is a matter of public confidence and the University’s credibility. People who participate in research projects must be able to trust that the University processes their personal data in accordance with existing laws and regulations. Find more information in the Staff Pages regarding GDPR and how to register research projects. Best wishes,   Cerina, Yann and Lina Upcoming events Half time seminar: Klas Lucander - Dynamic modelling as a basis for policy decisions - Reducing the gap between modelling and policies through stakeholder interactions, 25 April. Seminar: Kirsti M. Jylhä - Sociopolitical ideology, populist anti-establishment attitudes, and climate change denial, 26 April. The Biology day in Lund, 27 April. Seminar: Ron Eyerman & Nnimmo Bassey - Contemporary social movements: from academy to activism, 2 May. Open seminar by Daniel Conley who received the ERC Advanced Grant, 3 May. Seminar: Edith Hammer - Can soils buy us time for climate mitigation? - Locking up carbon in the structure of soil, 3 May. Seminar: LUBIRC, Frank Lipnizki - Membrane opportunities for a sustainable future, 3 May. Open Symposium: Is the Future of Agriculture Perennial? 8 May. Symposium: Data Management Plan Seminar, 7 May. Conference: Bayes@Lund 2019, 7 May. Register here. Information meeting: Project applications to KAW, 13 May. Register before 8 May. Dissertation: Ina Möller - "The Emergent Politics of Geoengineering", 10 May. Synergy Grant Information session, 13 May. Register before 29 April. Panel debate: Plan S and Open Access – the way to go for Swedish researchers? 20 May. Register before 13 May. Seminar: Narrative Climate Futures - Anthropo-scenes III: Technology Futures, 14 May. Seminar: Sikina Jinnah - Governing Solar Radiation Management: A proposal for immediate governance, 14 May. Half time seminar: Emilie Rohne Till - Public Investments in Agricultural Productivity on the Road to Economic Growth: Ethiopia´s 'Agricultural Development Led Industrialization'-strategy, 15 May. Workshop: MSCA individual Fellowship workshop 2019, 21 May. Register before 3 May. And even more things going on – check the CEC calendar Information – Opportunities, conferences, news from our community Successful application: Congratulations Daniel Conley (Geology) who received funding from the European Research Council for the project "Impact of diatom evolution on the oceans (DEVOCEAN)" Successful application: Congratulations Natascha Kljun (CEC) who received funding from Formas or the project "Post-fire reforestation; securing climate-relevant carbon baseline data from soil and leaf to ecosystem scale" Opportunities Career development for academic staff. In order to attract, retain and develop employees, Lund University has highlighted a series of career opportunities for academic staff. The career development activities are offered in English and the vast majority are free of charge, both for individuals and departments. Some activities are suitable for doctoral students, some for postdocs and others for research team leaders. Stay at Drakamöllan - Nordic Forum for Culture and Science: Invitation to apply for scholarships for a stay at Drakamöllan, 24 June - 7 July and 20 Oct to 3 Nov 2019. Apply before 20 May and 30 Aug, respectively. (Swedish only) Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Grassland Ecosystem Modelling, Australia. Deadline 5 May 2019. Present your research and participate in this year´s Research Grand Prix - a competition for researchers where you present your research in the most accessible and engaging way possible - in four minutes. The researcher who wins the Lund University´s competition (in Helsingborg, September) goes on to a national final in Stockholm, 26 November. Register before 10 May (Swedish only) Postdoctoral position in experimental ice nucleation studies. Last day for application 13 May 2019. Conferences and popular science event Conference: Eco-transport - tools for transition, 7 May 2019, Stockholm. Europaforum Hässleholm, 7-9 May 2019. Program and registration Seminar: EU and the forest - effects for Swedish forest industry, 8 May 2019, Stockholm. Register before 2 May. (Swedish only) Seminar: Sustainable Diets - Why and how? 8 May 2019, Denmark. Conference: Skåne Landscape Day 2019, 9 May, Helsingborg. Register before 26 April. (Swedish only) Seminar: Will new plant breeding techniques have a future in the EU? 15 May 2019, Stockholm. Conference: AI* Nordic Powwow, 23 May. Symposium: How do we assess scientific quality, 23 May 2019, Stockholm. Register before 9 May. LNG Conference 2019, 27-28 May 2019, Gothenburg. Webbinar: How can we reduce food waste? About the research going on throughout the food chain, 28 May 2019. Register here. (Swedish only) Conference: Cities, Rain and Risk, 13-14 June 2019, Malmö. European Diversity Cereal Festival, 26-28 June 2019, Denmark. 2nd Nordic ICOS Symposium, Sources & sinks of greenhouse gases in the Nordic countries, 24-25 Oct 2019, Gothenburg. Save-the-date Open positions at the CEC please spread the word, https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/om-cec/jobba-hos-oss   No open positions at CEC right now. News from stakeholders and funders  The JRC and DG REGIO of the European Commission: "Increasing women´s voice and participation in politics has clear positive impacts on the quality of governance, transparency and accountability", is one of the conclusions of a JRC study analyzing women´s disadvantage and achievements in different EU regions. Report The Climate Policy Council of Sweden: First Report (Swedish only) The Climate Policy Council of Lund Municipality: Report (Swedish only) The Swedish Board of Agriculture: Animal products - Annual and monthly statistics 2019:01 Statistics Sweden (SCB): Land use in Sweden. Report Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL): Dissemination of microplastics from playgrounds and sports facilities. Report (Swedish only) The Swedish Consumer Agency: Consumers and the environment. Report (Swedish only) The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning (Boverket): Boverket has, on behalf of the Government, produced a guidance and developed a method for utilizing and integrating urban greenery and ecosystem services in the planning, construction and management of the built environment. More information and the method is found here. (Swedish only) Agrifood: Cultural environments in the cultivation landscape - how can they be preserved? Report (Swedish only) International Institute for Sustainable Development: Real People, Real Change - Strategies for just energy transitions. Report The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has launched an online platform that aims to raise awareness and inspire nature-based solutionsto create a “groundswell” of multi-stakeholder actions in the lead-up to the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) in 2020 in China. Upcoming calls Under this heading we are collecting calls with short deadlines, larger/collaboration calls, and nominations for prizes etc. Please check Plandisc below for a collection of all calls we have found for the upcoming year. Horizon 2020 Framework Program: Nominations for the Horizon Impact Award, deadline 28 May 2019. Region Skåne: Nominate for awards and scholarships for particularly good efforts within the environment, design and architecture. Last day for nomination 15 May 2019. (Swedish only) FORMAS:  Visions and Conditions for a Fossil-Free Welfare Society, deadline 4 June 2019. Sustainable living environments: blue-green infrastructure, public spaces, and transport systems for everyone, deadline 28 May 2019. Increased mobility between academy and practice, deadline 4 June 2019. VR: Visiting researcher grant within climate and environment, deadline 15 May 2019. Organisation applicants only. International call on climate, environment and health (Belmont Forum call). Deadline for expression of interest 6 May 2019. Webinar 9 April, register here. Vinnova: Innovations for a sustainable society: Innovations for a climate-neutral future, deadline 11 June 2019. The Swedish farmers´ foundation for agriculture research: Open call 2019 for research and development projects. Deadline 13 June 2019. The Swedish Board of Agriculture: Several calls regarding food, agriculture and horticulture, bioeconomy, climate. See the different calls here (Swedish only) Mistra: Food Security and Sustainable Food Systems, deadline 30 Sept 2019.

Calls – A common calender

Some hints: • Just click in the wheel on a call, and there is a box coming up with more information. • The plan is continuously updated, and you can instantly see the updates. • If you find a good call that you would like to add, just send me the link. Calls 2018-2019-Sweden/Nordic: https://create.plandisc.com/zjHh42l Calls 2018-2019 -travel and workshop: https://create.plandisc.com/rVsXXdZ Calls EU Horizon, incl. ERC, ERA-NET, JPI etc: https://create.plandisc.com/afPuqph Calls post-doc and young research grants: https://create.plandisc.com/mZ1Bzwf Calls Awards https://create.plandisc.com/mHtz2VT

About CEC Fellows Centre for Environmental and Climate Research, CEC, invites all scientists, working at Lund University and active in the centre’s fields of research, to be part of the CEC Fellows. With the aim of promoting new interdisciplinary research endeavors and encouraging bottom-up influence and leadership, the network is created as a meeting place for collective expertise and as a forum for exchange of ideas amongst researchers. If you are not already a member and would like to join, if you have suggestions for the development of the fellowship, or any news to add to the Newsletter, please contact Cerina Wittbom.

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