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ClimBEco PhD courses

The ClimBEco graduate research school offers a number of PhD courses each year. Some are in-depth disciplinary while others are interdisciplinary.

Generally, ClimBEco PhD courses consist of one intensive study week with pre-reading before and an assignment after. 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, Spring 2024


AI for Earth and Environmental Sciences

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

This course gives an overview of the background and status of AI, with focus on machine learning and deep learning in Earth and Environmental sciences.

 

Nature-based solutions at the Climate-Biodiversity-Health Nexus: Social and Natural Science Perspectives

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

This course incorporates social and natural science perspectives on nature-based solutions (e.g., environmental psychology, ecology, physical geography, epidemiology, human rights and governance). 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 syllabus (fukurser.lth.se)
  • Register for the course through the webform (cec.lu.se)
  • Deadline to register: 27 March. Maximum 20 participants.
  • 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 (PDF, 150kb)
  • Course schedule (PDF, 153kb)
  • Host: Department of Political Science, LU
  • Sign up for the course by sending an email to Nils Droste.
  • Deadline to register: 4 April
  • 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 (PDF, 469kb)
  • Host: Centre for Mathematical Sciences, LU
  • Register for the course through the webform (cec.lu.se)
  • Deadline to register: 22 April. Maximum 30 participants.
  • 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)

 

Ecosystem modelling with LPJ-GUESS

10-14 June 2024, Lund University (5 ECTS)

The main aim of the course is to raise awareness of the importance and potential of ecosystem modelling, and to teach practical skills in ecosystem modelling.

  • Course syllabus (PDF, 567kb)
  • Host: Dept of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, LU
  • Register for the course through the webform (cec.lu.se)
  • Deadline to register: 15 April
  • 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)

 


ClimBEco PhD courses, Autumn 2024


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

2-6 September 2024, Lund University (4 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). The course opens 19 August for preparatory reading before the on-campus week 2-6 Sept. An assignment follows the on-campus week.

  • Course syllabus (PDF, 239kb)
  • Host: Dept of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, LU
  • Register for the course through the webform (cec.lu.se)
  • Deadline to register: 1 April
  • 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
  • Register for the course through the webform (cec.lu.se)
  • Deadline to register: 10 September
  • 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

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
  • Register for the course tbd
  • Deadline to register: 11 October
  • 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)

 


Courses at the Bolin Climate Research School, Stockholm University


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.

Contact ClimBEco's coordinator 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