Information from Management The project of investigating the matter of co-localization and of a joint department of CEC, INES and Geology is continuing. Part of the work is carried out in workshop format, one on the overall and organizational matters last week, and one focusing on research and lab use this week. The main goals of both workshops were to increase the knowledge about the overall process, and of each other’s work, activities, challenges, and opportunities, and to give input to the continued work in 2024. Summaries will be sent out later. Note that there are no decisions taken yet on either a co-localization or a joint department. As mentioned before, a proposal for a decision on the establishment of a merged department, or a final position against such a merger, should be presented to the Faculty Board before the end of 2024, according to the Faculty Board decision in February 2023. A decision to merge is dependent on the possibility of locating all staff and activities at the same location. Therefore, work on clarifying the possibilities for co-location is of priority in 2023. The following activities are taking place this semester, and the results are to be reported to the Faculty Board in December 2023:
Relocation of CBBP
Clarifying the need for teaching premises facilities - test schedules of all basic education at Geocenter II
Plan for office space – on a general level
Lab inventory – needs and possibilites
Analysis of the risks and consequences of a co-localization and of a merger
(Help us) Spread the word about the newsletter As you may have seen, CEC's new external newsletter was launched last week. We're really happy to see that we have a 60 per cent open rate so far! (Note, the newsletter is in Swedish.) Premiär! Nyhetsbrev från Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap, Lunds universitet (bwz.se) Feel free to ask your collaboration contacts if they would like to subscribe to the newsletter, or follow us on LinkedIn (links below). This makes it easier for us to communicate our research. If you wish, you can include the following passage in your e-mail signature: Welcome to sign up for CEC’s newsletter to learn more about our research, collaborations, events and other opportunities. Note that the newsletter is in Swedish. Newsletter from CEC (bwz.se) CEC is also active on LinkedIn: Centre for Environmental and Climate Science on LinkedIn Varmt välkommen att prenumerera på CEC:s nyhetsbrev för aktuell information om vår forskning, samarbeten, evenemang och andra nyheter. Nyhetsbrev från CEC (bwz.se) Vi är också aktiva på LinkedIn: Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap på LinkedIn
What's up Ullrika Sahlin and Åsa Knaggård are part of a new Pufendorf theme, Coastal Perspectives. Rising sea levels due to climate change increase the risk of flooding and erosion in coastal areas. Historically, coastal protection measures in Sweden have been limited, but we now need to step up. However, climate adaptation is hampered by limitations in knowledge about the consequences of climate change - and future developments and governance systems are not updated to address these new challenges. The Theme will explore novel approaches to accelerate society's ability to make decisions based on scientific and local perspectives and a wider range of knowledge sources. Coastal Perspectives | The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies (lu.se)
Congratulations to Jagdeep Singh who has received 3 years of funding for the joint project proposal BioCircularR. The project has been awarded 6 milj SEK from FORMAS within the Indo-Swedish Joint Call for Proposals within Circular Economy. The project was submitted in collaboration with KTH and the CEC share is ca. 2.3 milj SEK. A fully funded post-doc position within this project will be announced soon.
Honorary doctors 2024 All permanent employees at the Faculty of Science are given the opportunity to submit a proposal for an honorary doctorate no later than Friday 27 October 2023. Please note that the dean must be contacted for discussion/reconciliation of potential candidates before the proposal is submitted. The following can be appointed as honorary doctors at the Faculty of Science: - Distinguished researchers at foreign universities or equivalent, who, through significant collaboration with researchers at the Faculty, have significantly promoted research at the Faculty - Persons who have made contributions of great importance to science at Lund University. - Persons within the country who, through their own extensive research efforts, have particularly promoted research in the faculty's field. Read more about the formalities here (pdf) Nominations should be sent to Ellen Giljam ellen.giljam@science.lu.se
Dates
Friday fika with CEC Management information, Friday 22 September starting at 9:45 in the kitchen on level 3. Save this event to your calendar
Friday fika with CEC Management information, Friday 29 September starting at 9:45 in the kitchen on level 3. Save this event to your calendar
LU Land lecture series on functional landscapes, start 27 September, 8:30 – 9:30 LU Lands collaboration with the County Council in Scania continues, with a new lecture series on functional landscapes for biodiversity conservation – now co-arranged together with BECC. During the first lecture, Ola Olsson (Department of Biology) will give an overview about the theories and ecological processes behind this concept and how they can be implemented in practice. The event is held in Swedish. More information and registration link: LU Land lecture: Functional landscapes for biodiversity conservation - what is it and why do we need to talk about it? | Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) Teaching for Sustainability - Climate Anxiety & Eco-Emotions Tuesday 27 September 9:30–12:00 (including coffee and cake), Kemicentrum. Join us at this seminar where we will learn more about how to approach climate anxiety and eco-emotions in the educational setting. During the seminar, we will discuss practices, available resources, needs, and wishes. We will hear from two experts on eco-emotions - Panu P. Pihkala (University of Helsinki) and Marlis Wullenkord (Lund University) – as well as the Student Health Centre, the Occupational Health Service, and Medvetenskapens hus at Lund University. Read more and register for the seminar: https://www.cec.lu.se/calendar/teaching-sustainability-climate-anxiety-and-eco-emotions
Brainstorming meeting for teachers, 28 September at 15:00-16:30 CEC, in partnership with the profile area Nature-based future solutions welcomes teachers (PhD students to senior) to a brainstorming meeting on 28 September from 15:00-16:30 to discuss, develop, and formulate themes for project ideas or projects for bachelor and master thesis within environmental science or your own field/department. The meeting will be chaired by Johanna Alkan Olsson, lector in environmental science and the moderated discussion is intended to produce either individual or joint ideas that will be offered to students at events in October and/or November. The meeting will be held at Campus, TBA upon registration. Before the meeting, we ask you to prepare/think about what subjects you would like to supervise: 1. Individual subjects: How can your subject be included in a thesis theme/topic in the broader perspective of the profile area? 2. Common subjects: What is the best way to cross-fertilize disciplines, e.g., with respect to subjects, methods, etc.? Please register for the meeting before 21 September by sending an email to Cerina Wittbom (cerina.wittbom@cec.lu.se), so there will be enough fika for everyone.
LU Land breakfast seminar: “How to follow up forest biodiversity so that forest owners can live up to formal requirements", 4 October, 8:30 – 9:30 Welcome to listen to Erik Kretz (Swedish Forest Agency) and Ola Olsson (Department of Biology)! More information and a registration link will be posted shortly on our webpage. LU Land breakfast seminar #23 | Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC)
Media and Publications
The trend for Sweden's environmental education programmes The trend for Sweden's environmental education programmes has been unchanged or negative for several years. "There is a commitment to the environment, but few people want to work with it," says Johanna Alkan Olsson in an interview in Aktuell Hållbarhet. Dalande intresse för miljöutbildningar: ”Förstår inte nyttan de kan göra” – aktuellhallbarhet.se Markku Rummukainen comments on the state of the planet Six of the nine systems that maintain the earth's stability are in a critical state, according to a new study presented by Johan Rockström of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. Markku Rummukainen comments on the study and its implications in Dagens Nyheter and Swedish Radio. Gränserna för vad livet på jorden tål – sverigesradio.se Forskare slår larm: Sex av nio planetära gränser överskrids – dn.se
The future of the Gulf Stream Markku Rummukainen answers a reader's question in Research & Progress about what will happen to the Gulf Stream when climate change leads to higher global temperatures. Kommer Golfströmmen kollapsa? – fof.se
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