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28 Sep 2023
New EU project aims to pave the way for sustainable heating and cooling solutions
How can aquathermal energy systems support a sustainable energy transition in the European Union? This will be explored in a new EU Interreg North Sea Region project, WaterWarmth, ...
19 Sep 2023
PhD student Juan Antonio Samper explores the relationship between collective identity and place in the Colombian Andean-Amazonia
PhD student Juan Antonio Samper hopes that his research some day can play a role in emancipatory causes currently happening in the territory of Putumayo, and make a difference for ...
14 Sep 2023
Scientists critical that the UN's sustainable development goals do not make us resilient to withstand a changing climate
A new study from LUCSUS shows that the UN's sustainable development goals as a whole do not contribute to making us more resilient to cope with disruptive changes, such as climate ...
12 Sep 2023
PhD student Lina Lefstad studies how carbon capture and storage technology is used and envisioned in climate change policy
Meet PhD student Lina Lefstad.
18 Aug 2023
The key characteristics and contribution of the emerging field of inner transformation for sustainability
There has been a recent proliferation of research and practice on the interior dimensions of sustainability, such as values, beliefs, worldviews and inner capacities. In a new arti...
30 Jun 2023
Next POLLEN conference in Lund
LUCSUS is part of organising next year's Political Ecology Network conference (POLLEN24) in Lund.
26 Jun 2023
Postdoctoral position in institutional analysis of climate change adaptation open at LUCSUS
Join LUCSUS staff of engaged and innovative researchers! We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to work with us on a research project exploring power dynamics in cross-scale ...
26 Jun 2023
Come work at LUCSUS! PhD-position in Sustainability Science Open!
Join LUCSUS staff of engaged and innovative researchers! We are looking for a PhD candidate to work with us on a research project exploring power dynamics in cross-scale adaptation...
26 Jun 2023
New research project examines immobility as an adaptation strategy
A new research project led by LUCSUS will examine immobility as an adaptation strategy. Through a novel research approach, and field work in different areas affected by sea level r...
7 Jun 2023
LUCSUS Annual Report 2022
Explore highlights from our research, education and external engagement in 2022, and read about LUCSUS development as a centre in our annual report.
5 Jun 2023
New research maps how and where people resist climate adaptation
Why do some people oppose interventions meant to protect them from climate hazards, and what forms of resistance are available to those most vulnerable and exposed? These questions...
12 May 2023
70 years since Mount Everest was climbed for the first time - glacial melt now threatens more than just the tourism industry
29th of May, it will be 70 years since one of the world’s tallest mountains, Mount Everest, was climbed for the very first time. An important moment to bring attention to how glaci...
10 May 2023
New collaboration initiative to support meaning making and inner resilience in education and practice
Professor Christine Wamsler is co-coordinating the new Existential Resilience Collaboration Initiative, ERiCi, at Lund University. It aims to explore methods that support meaning-m...
4 May 2023
Right Livelihood Award Laureate, Marthe Wandou, visits LUCSUS
On 9 May, we will have the honour to have the Right Livelihood Award Laureate, Marthe Wandou, joining us for a dialogue on human rights education, the environment, and the preventi...
30 Mar 2023
Professor Lennart Olsson is awarded the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant for visionary research on perennials
The European Research Council's (ERC) mission is to promote research of the highest quality through extensive and long-term funding. The grants are applied for in international com...
28 Mar 2023
Countries’ climate strategies include large levels of residual emissions and rely on unsustainable carbon removal
A review of 50 countries' long term climate strategies to reach net zero emissions shows that countries calculate their residual emissions differently, and that current climate str...
28 Mar 2023
Beyond the flames: effects of wildfires in the Mediterranean Turkey
Heatwaves and dry summer seasons have turned the Mediterranean basin into a global wildfire hotspot. In the summers of 2021 and 2022, wildfires raged across all of the Mediterranea...
28 Mar 2023
Join LUCSUS at Sustainability week 17-22 April!
Join LUCSUS at this year's Sustainability Week. We are organising and participating in events on climate litigation, science and activism, and the role of the arts in the climate c...
20 Mar 2023
Climate litigation cases explained: what is their purpose, and what is their impact within and outside the courts?
2023 is set to be a watershed year for climate litigation cases globally. Also in Sweden, where the youth organisation Aurora is suing the Swedish state for insufficient climate ac...
19 Mar 2023
New LUCSUS research project seeks to shed light on power dynamics in climate change adaptation
A new research project led by LUCSUS is exploring how power and politics intersects with climate risk and adaptation at different scales. The aim is to contribute to more resilient...