Generally, ClimBEco PhD courses consist of one intensive study week. The courses are free of charge and open to all PhD students that meet the admission requirements, but priority will be given to PhD students enrolled in the ClimBEco programme. Potential costs for travel and accommodation in connection to participating in ClimBEco courses can be covered for the PhD students who are enrolled and actively attending the ClimBEco programme.

Here is a document with the instruction on how to book travel and accommodation:
Travel instructions for ClimBEco PhD students (PDF, 157 kB, new tab).

Below you find the information about:

• ClimBEco PhD courses, Autumn 2023
• ClimBEco PhD courses, Spring 2024
• ClimBEco PhD courses, Autumn 2024
• Courses at the Bolin Climate Research School

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ClimBEco PhD courses, Autumn 2023

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Interdisciplinarity in environmental research

13-17 November 2023, Lund University (3 ECTS)

This course gives an introduction in how interdisciplinary environmental research can be conducted. As a research area, environmental science is based on the notion that complex environmental problems typically demand an interdisciplinary approach to be holistically understood and potentially solved. In this context, interdisciplinarity denotes both collaborative efforts between scientific disciplines and between scientists and a variety of societal actors. During the course we will revise why interdisciplinary research across these dimensions is needed and how it can be pursued.

• Course plan (PDF, 177 kB, new tab)
• Course outline (PDF, 129 kB, new tab)
• Registration is closed.
• Course coordinator: Richard Walters
• richard [dot] walters [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (richard[dot]walters[at]cec[dot]lu[dot]se)

 

Science communication and role in society

20-24 November 2023, Lund University (3 ECTS)

This course gives knowledge and understanding how effective science communication works and discusses the role of science in society. Through seminars, discussion groups, self-directed learning and project work, the course provides skills to condense and convey key messages clearly, to define target audiences for different types of communication and develops effective techniques to deliver and receive information through different channels. There will be preparatory tasks the week before the course begins and you will work full days during the course period.

• Course description (PDF, 253 kB, new tab)
• Course schedule (PDF, 187 kB, new tab)
• Registration is closed.
• Course coordinator: Johanna Stadmark
• johanna [dot] stadmark [at] geol [dot] lu [dot] se (johanna[dot]stadmark[at]geol[dot]lu[dot]se)

 

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ClimBEco PhD courses, Spring 2024

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AI for Earth and Environmental Sciences

2-12 April 2024, University of Gothenburg (5 ECTS)

This course aims to give an overview of the background and status of AI, with focus on machine learning in general and deep learning in particular, for the Earth and Environmental sciences.

• Course description (gu.se)
• Course syllabus
• Registration information tba
• Host: Department of Earth Sciences, UGOT
• Course coordinator: Heather Reese
• heather [dot] reese [at] gu [dot] se (heather[dot]reese[at]gu[dot]se)

 

Nature-based solutions at the Climate-Biodiversity-Health Nexus: Environmental Psychology, Ecology, and Epidemiology Perspective

15-19 April 2024, Lund University (3 ECTS)

This course departs from a psychological perspective and incorporates ecological and epidemiological perspectives on nature-based solutions. It thereby aims at broadening disciplinary boundaries and provides a holistic, interdisciplinary approach to the climate-biodiversity-health nexus and proposed solutions within it (i.e.,nature-based solutions). It aims at evaluating these solutions critically and fostering an understanding of challenges, trade-offs, and synergies when trying to solve complex global issues.

• Course description
• Course syllabus
• Registration information tba
• Host: Environmental Phychology, Dept of Architecture and Built Environment, LTH
• Course coordinators: Maria Johansson and Marlis Wullenkord
• maria [dot] johansson [at] abm [dot] lth [dot] se (maria[dot]johansson[at]abm[dot]lth[dot]se) and marlis [dot] wullenkord [at] abm [dot] lth [dot] se (marlis[dot]wullenkord[at]abm[dot]lth[dot]se) 

 

Causal inference in environmental and social science

22-26 April 2024, Lund University (3 ECTS)

This course gives an overview of statistical techniques that are employed in social and environmental sciences to estimate causal effects of interventions such as targeted (environmental) policies from observations. The course starts from gold-standard techniques for controlled experiments and develops an understanding of alternative techniques for settings where experimentation is not feasible or morally justifiable. The course will consist of theoretical lectures and applied showcases in R, replicating seminal studies in lab sessions.

• Course syllabus
• Host: Department of Political Science, LU
• Registration information tba
• Course coordinator: Nils Droste
• nils [dot] droste [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (nils[dot]droste[at]svet[dot]lu[dot]se)

 

Introduction to R

2-8 May 2024, Lund University (1.5 ECTS)

The course covers the basics of R with a focus on basic functions, different data structures, import and export of data between R and other programs, data visualization, functions to summarise and manipulate data, Rstudio – an integrated development environment (IDE), as well as basic statistics functions in R.

• Course syllabus
• Host: Centre for Mathematical Sciences, LU
• Registration information tba
• Course coordinators: Johan Lindström and Linda Hartman
• johan [dot] lindstrom [at] matstat [dot] lu [dot] se (johan[dot]lindstrom[at]matstat[dot]lu[dot]se) and linda [dot] hartman [at] matstat [dot] lu [dot] se (linda[dot]hartman[at]matstat[dot]lu[dot]se)

 

LPJ Guess

Prelim date: 10-14 June 2024, Lund University (3 ECTS)

Course description coming soon.

• Course syllabus
• Host: Dept of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, LU
• Registration information tba
• Course coordinators: Stefan Olin and Paul Miller
• stefan [dot] olin [at] nateko [dot] lu [dot] se (stefan[dot]olin[at]nateko[dot]lu[dot]se) and paul [dot] miller [at] nateko [dot] lu [dot] se (paul[dot]miller[at]nateko[dot]lu[dot]se)

 

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ClimBEco PhD courses, Autumn 2024

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From CO2 in-situ measurements to carbon balance maps as a tool to support national carbon accounting

2-6 September 2024, Lund University (3 ECTS)

The course aims at introducing the concept of assessing the carbon balance of a geographical region from in situ measurements. The course will focus on the user perspective and different ways of upscaling the carbon dioxide exchange to assess the carbon budget of a larger region (e.g. Sweden or Northern Europe).

• Course syllabus
• Host: Dept of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, LU
• Registration information tba
• Course coordinator: Maj-Lena Finnander Linderson
• maj-lena [dot] finnander_linderson [at] nateko [dot] lu [dot] se (maj-lena[dot]finnander_linderson[at]nateko[dot]lu[dot]se)

 

Global Environmental Governance

Early autumn 2024, tbd, Lund University (3 ECTS)

The course provides in-depth insights to the actors, processes and problems of global environmental politics and offers both practical and theoretical understanding about the world of international relations. It is designed to be accessible for PhD students who come from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds.

• Course syllabus
• Host: Department of Political Science, LU
• Registration information tba
• Course convenors: Nils Droste and Fariborz Zelli
• nils [dot] droste [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (nils[dot]droste[at]svet[dot]lu[dot]se) and fariborz [dot] zelli [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (fariborz[dot]zelli[at]svet[dot]lu[dot]se)

 

Sustainable Land Use

1-4 October and 16-18 October 2024, Lund University (5 or 7,5 ECTS)

This course caters to both graduate students who want to embed their research topic in broader processes of global societal challenges related to land use, as well as those wanting to learn more about the biogeochemical and ecological processes setting the possibilities and constraints of land use and methods of measurement upon which sustainable land use is evaluated.

• Course syllabus
• Host: Centre for Environmental and Climate Science and Dept of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, LU
• Registration information tba
• Course convenor: Lina Eklund
• lina [dot] eklund [at] nateko [dot] lu [dot] se (lina[dot]eklund[at]nateko[dot]lu[dot]se)

 

Plant–Atmosphere Interactions in a Changing Environment

4-8 November 2024, University of Gothenburg (3 ECTS)

This course deals with the responses of plants (mostly crops andforests) to global environmental change factors such as rising CO2, warming, troposphericozone, and nitrogen deposition. Main emphasis is on ecophysiological plant responses and howthey affect ecosystem processes such as productivity, carbon balance and water cycling. Therepresentation of plants and vegetation in ecosystem and climate models will also be covered tosome extent. The course content will suit PhD students with emphasis on plantecology/ecophysiology as well as those with a broader interest in land–atmosphere interactionsand modelling.

• Course syllabus
• Host: Dept of Biological and Environmental Sciences, UGOT
• Registration information tba
• Course convenor: Johan Uddling Fredin
• johan [dot] uddling [at] bioenv [dot] gu [dot] se (johan[dot]uddling[at]bioenv[dot]gu[dot]se)

 

Interdisciplinarity in Environmental Research

Prelim 11-15 November 2024, Lund University (3 ECTS)

This course gives an introduction in how interdisciplinary environmental research can be conducted. As a research area, environmental science is based on the notion that complex environmental problems typically demand an interdisciplinary approach to be holistically understood and potentially solved. In this context, interdisciplinarity denotes both collaborative efforts between scientific disciplines and between scientists and a variety of societal actors. During the course we will revise why interdisciplinary research across these dimensions is needed and how it can be pursued.

• Course syllabus (PDF, 177 kB, new tab)
• Host: Centre for Environmental and Climate Science, LU
• Registration information tba
• Course coordinator: Richard Walters
• richard [dot] walters [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (richard[dot]walters[at]cec[dot]lu[dot]se)

 

Science communication and role in society

18-22 November 2024, Lund University (3 ECTS)

This course gives knowledge and understanding how effective science communication works and discusses the role of science in society. Through seminars, discussion groups, self-directed learning and project work, the course provides skills to condense and convey key messages clearly, to define target audiences for different types of communication and develops effective techniques to deliver and receive information through different channels. There will be preparatory tasks the week before the course begins and you will work full days during the course period.

• Course description (PDF, 253 kB, new tab)
• Host: Centre for Environmental and Climate Science and Dept of Geology, LU
• Registration information tba
• Course coordinator: Johanna Stadmark
• johanna [dot] stadmark [at] geol [dot] lu [dot] se (johanna[dot]stadmark[at]geol[dot]lu[dot]se)

 

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Courses at the Bolin Climate Research School, Stockholm University

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PhD students currently enrolled in the ClimBEco graduate research school are eligible to attend courses offered by our collaborator, the Climate Research School of the Bolin Centre for Climate Research. There are currently no courses scheduled for 2024, but any announcements will be posted here.

Please contact ClimBEco's coordinator, Cheryl Sjöström, before applying to a course at the Bolin Centre.
cheryl [dot] sjostrom [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (cheryl[dot]sjostrom[at]cec[dot]lu[dot]se)

More information about the courses at the Bolin Climate Research School – bolin.su.se