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17 Nov 2021
Choice of trees carries great significance to city insect life
The type of tree you plant – whether you choose native or non-native species – is of great significance for insect life in a city, more so than researchers previously thought. This...
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11 Nov 2021
Modelling for the survival of bumblebees
Lack of habitats and climate change – aspects scientists know affect the number of pollinators. But what else contributes to less bees and bumblebees?
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27 Oct 2021
Ice particles in clouds can affect the climate
Doctoral student John Falk recently defended his doctoral thesis on cloud droplet and ice particle formation in clouds.
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22 Oct 2021
The Glasgow climate summit - what is it about and why does it matter?
On October 31st, representatives from across the globe will gather in Glasgow for two weeks to attend the UN climate change conference COP26.
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21 Sep 2021
More carbon in the soil could protect harvests in a future climate
Farming practices that result in higher levels of carbon in agricultural soils could protect harvests in a future changed climate, a new study shows.
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12 Aug 2021
What comes next: after the IPCC climate change report
Two Lund University climate scientists, Kimberly Nicholas and Markku Rummukainen, talk about what comes next following the recent IPCC report.
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2 Jul 2021
Urban private gardens promote biodiversity
They become smaller as urbanisation increases. Troublesome, according to researcher Helena Hanson, because urban private gardens affect both cities’ biodiversity and human wellbein...
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25 May 2021
Bumblebee detection dog on research duty
Doctoral student Sofia Blomqvist is training her dog Ylle to find bumblebees and other pollinating insects.
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10 May 2021
Project funding for researchers to apply for a doctoral studentship in Environmental Science within the Agenda 2030 graduate school
The Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) now announces funding for one doctoral studentship, where the doctoral student is admitted to the PhD programme in Environmen...
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14 Apr 2021
Location of conservation measures has a large impact on their effectiveness in providing environmental benefits
By changing from action-based to result-based environmental payment, farmers are financially encouraged to implement conservation measures, such as buffer strips and organic farmin...