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CEC Newsletter | 23 February 2023

Information from Management On 1 February, the Faculty informed of their decision to proceed with the CIG process. You can read more about the decision and the latest updates on the Faculty’s Staff Page. Work on the coordination of a joint department – environment and climate, geology and physical geography | Internal Faculty of Science (lu.se) The Dean of the Faculty of Science, Sven Lidin gives his comments on the ongoing process in an interview with LUM. The article is in Swedish. Tre institutioner kan bli en | Lunds universitet What's up? Team up for Lundaloppet - Saturday, 6 May 2023 Lund University pays the registration fee on behalf of employees to Lundaloppet which takes place on Saturday, 6 May. There is the possibility to register as a team of up to five colleagues and run together (there is no need to run the same distance). Would you like to join Team CEC? In that case - contact Therese Ek: therese.ek@cec.lu.se By registering as a team, we can also take part in the draw for team prizes. Run in Lundaloppet 6 May | Staff Pages  ClimBEco co-organised the PhD event Forest research beyond disciplines – Navigating the forest landscape. A successful symposium highlights the breadth of ongoing PhD research on forests and forestry, and the desire for creating meaningful networks with other PhDs.  Forest research beyond disciplines – Navigating the forest landscape | Department of Political Science (lu.se) Opportunities We're hiring, please spread the word! Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Science, PA2023/429 - lu.varbi.com Last application date: 6 March 2023 Post-doctoral fellow in environmental science, PA2023/392 - lu.varbi.com Last application date: 6 March 2023 Post-doctoral fellow in biodiversity assessment for business and finance, PA2023/388 - lu.varbi.com Last application date: 6 March 2023 Post-doctoral fellow in biosphere-atmosphere interactions, PA2023/276 - lu.varbi.com Last application date: 24 February 2023 Dates Friday fika on Friday, 24 February Breakfast starts at 9:45 for those in the office. No management information or Teams broadcast.  CEC management information and Friday fika on Friday, 3 March. Presentation by Patrik Edén from CEC (CBBP). LU Land Breakfast seminar #21: Green transition - what is required for us to change our behaviour for a sustainable society? Wednesday, 1 March at 8:30 on Zoom More information and meeting registration | Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) Media and Publications “We need to prioritise nature even if there are other conflicting interests” Maria Blasi Romero brought her drive and commitment to the UN Conference on Biological Diversity, COP15, in Montreal. Maria is interviewed for Mission is Possible, a Lund University initiative about how our strategic research areas (BECC and MERGE being two of them) create benefits for society. Young scientists eager to influence policymakers on biodiversity – lu.se Nature-based solutions in the Nordics Helena Hanson and Johanna Alkan Olsson have contributed to a new report from the Nordic Council of Ministers on nature-based solutions in the Nordic Region. Dagens Fastigheter has published the interview with them and the measures that need to be put in place to scale up the work at the Nordic level. The article is in Swedish.  Naturbaserade lösningar för miljö- och samhällsutmaningar – dagensfastigheter.se Exotic Dangers in the Urban Forest Johan Kjellberg Jensen's research on how Swedish trees are best for small birds in cities has now been turned into poetry. Read "Exotic Dangers in the Urban Forest" from The Poetry of Science. Exotic Dangers in the Urban Forest – scienceblog.com 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.soderberg@cec.lu.se or any other admin to get the log in information. GDPR  If you do not wish to appear in photos, videos etc. please notify Communications Manager Anna Maria Erling anna_maria.erling@cec.lu.se Information about data protection at Lund University – lu.se The CEC newsletter is sent to employees and those that are associated with CEC. The newsletter is sent on Thursdays every second week. If you have anything you would like to add to the newsletter, please send your information to Camilla King camilla.king@cec.lu.se no later than Monday of the same week.