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7 Oct 2025
Kimberly Nicholas on the Super High-Impact Initiative for Fixing Tomorrow
Kimberly Nicholas, Professor at Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS) and member of BECC, just launched a new science-based tool that helps individuals identif...
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26 Sep 2025
Secondary forests could be a key factor in climate management – if we protect them in time
By analysing over 100,000 field measurements as well as environmental data, an international research team has created maps that show how and when naturally regrowing forests bind ...
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11 Sep 2025
More reliable crop forecasts with AI and satellite data
It is now possible to generate earlier and more reliable crop yield forecasts, according to a new doctoral thesis by Xueying Li.
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10 Sep 2025
Exploring New Research Horizons in the Alps
PhD student in Environmental Science, Hanna Ekström, shares her experiences from a study visit to Campus Alpin and the Land Use and Climate Change research group in Garmisch-Parten...
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2 Sep 2025
Thawing permafrost raised carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere vary naturally between ice ages and interglacial periods. A new study by researchers and BECC-members at the University of Gothenburg and Lu...
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14 Aug 2025
Changes in Land Use Leads to Increased Inbreeding in Swedish Butterflies
Changes in land use have been highlighted as one of the main reasons for the global decline of insects. New research from Lund University, which examined three common Swedish grass...
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16 Jul 2025
Job Alert - Research Coordinator with a focus on research grants
Join our team! We are looking for a Research Coordinator with a focus on research grants with appropriate professional experience to support researchers in the application process ...
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12 Jun 2025
Anna Maria Jönsson utsedd till ledamot i Klimatpolitiska rådet
Regeringen har utsett tre nya ledamöter i Klimatpolitiska rådet. En av dem är Anna Maria Jönsson, professor vid institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemanalys vid Lunds univer...
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5 Jun 2025
Nocturnal pollinators just as important as their daytime colleagues
For over 60 years, scientists have tried to determine whether plants are pollinated primarily during the day or at night — without reaching a clear conclusion. Now, a major researc...
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8 May 2025
Major changes in biodiversity in the Arctic
Global warming is causing rapid changes in vegetation in the Arctic. A major study in Nature with researchers from BECC-members at the University of Gothenburg shows large local di...