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June 8th 2017 the deputy Vice-Chancellor appointed Arkady Yartsev Professor in Chemical Physics with specialization in ultrafast spectroscopy. Read more about Arkady on his homepage.
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/arkady-yartsev-appointed-professor - 2025-08-21
Håkan Pettersson has been elected Sweden's representative in the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) Commission on Semiconductors.The Commission on Semiconductors (C8) was established 1957 to promote the exchange of information and views among the members of the international scientific community in the general field of Semiconductor Physics.Read more about the IUPAP Commission
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/hakan-pettersson-iupap-semiconductor-commission - 2025-08-21
In a new study, Donatas Zigmantas and Erling Thyrhaug from NanoLund, together with researchers from the University of Copenhagen, have studied nanoclusters consisting of 20 silver atoms. For the first time, the researchers managed to measure the exact energy levels and identified that the ultrafast energy flow is linked to the structural changes that occur when light excites these nanoclusters. Th
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/silver-atom-nanoclusters-could-become-efficient-biosensors - 2025-08-21
Researchers from NanoLund and from Fudan University in China have successfully designed a new structural organization using the promising solar cell material perovskite. The study shows that solar cells increase in efficiency thanks to the material’s ability to self-organise by standing on edge.The current research study deals with perovskite, a new and promising material in the context of solar c
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/solar-cells-more-efficient-thanks-new-material-standing-edge - 2025-08-21
Researchers involved in NanoLund have succeeded in producing nanotubes from a single building block using so-called molecular self-recognition. The tube can also change shape depending on the surrounding environment. The results can contribute to the future development of transport channels for drugs through the cell membrane.In the present study, researchers from Lund University in Sweden, togeth
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanotubes-build-themselves - 2025-08-21
A group of researchers active at NanoLund have made the first iron-based molecule capable of emitting light. This could contribute to the development of affordable and environmentally friendly materials for e.g. solar cells, light sources and displays.Through advanced molecular design, the Lund researchers have now successfully manipulated the electronic properties of iron-based molecules so that
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/modern-alchemy-creates-luminescent-iron-molecules - 2025-08-21
The usual way of cultivating cells is to use a flat laboratory dish of glass. However, inside a human body, the cells do not grow on a flat surface, but rather in three dimensions. This has lead researchers at Lund University in Sweden to develop a porous “spaghetti” of tissue-friendly polymers with cavities in which the cells can develop in a more natural way.The Lund researchers have achieved go
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/cells-grow-more-naturally-spaghetti - 2025-08-21
Please save the date for NanoLunds annual meeting 2017 on Thursday, September 7.We are planning to hold the meeting in Lund, in an all-day format with talks and posters during the day and a joint dinner in the evening. More information and the opportunity to register will come well before the summer break.
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanolund-annual-meeting-7-september-2017 - 2025-08-21
Kimberly Nicholas was appointed professor in Sustainability Science at Lund University in June 2024. Kimberly Nicholas was appointed professor in Sustainability Science in June 2024. After more than 15 years at Lund University, her commitment to stopping climate change is stronger than ever. “We need to keep our eyes on the prize and focus on where the problem is to address it.” What has been the
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/professor-kimberly-nicholas-mission-combat-climate-change - 2025-08-21
Kurdish migrant farmworker hoeing sugarbeet fields in Central Turkey. Photo by: Sinem Kavak A new LUCSUS study sheds light on the challenging lives of seasonal migrant farmworkers in Turkey. The workers, who are predominantly Kurds, Arabs, and Syrian refugees, face multiple layers of marginalization, including racial discrimination, state violence, chronic poverty, and forced displacement. A new s
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/exploited-and-invisible-harsh-realities-seasonal-migrant-farmworkers-turkey - 2025-08-21
LUCSUS is participating in several events during this year's Sustainability Week! It is an annual event in Lund organised as a joint venture by Lund University and Lund municipality. Sustainability Week is an important occasion for LUCSUS as a centre to engage with our local community in Lund, and share research findings with the public. It is also a good opportunity for our researchers and studen
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-sustainability-week-2025 - 2025-08-21
Lina Lefstad is a PhD student at LUCSUS. Her research objective is to contribute to equity and justice in socio-ecological transformations. Photo: Sara Håkansson. Congratulations Lina Lefstad, PhD student at LUCSUS, for receiving an honorable Mention in the The Lund University Agenda 2030 Award - for her research on how carbon capture and storage can help limit climate change from a global justice
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lina-lefstad-receives-honourable-mention-lund-university-agenda-2030-award - 2025-08-21
LUCSUS researchers Elina Andersson, Lennart Olsson and Stefan Schüller participated in the PERENNIAL annual project meeting at the Land Institute in Kansas, USA. LUCSUS research is global in scope and covers many topics and countries. Last year, in 2024, researchers conducted field work in places such as India, Nepal, Ghana, Colombia, USA and Kenya. Visiting the home of perennial research in Kansa
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/read-about-lucsus-fieldwork-2024 - 2025-08-21
Melissa García-Lamarca is showing LUCSUS' Theo Hagman-Rogowski how to place notes on the map of Lund. LUMES student Carolina Sandoval Marmolejo organised a workshop on how to densify Lund during Lund Sustainability Week together with fellow student Sari Nomura. With their stand in the city centre, they aimed to start a conversation on how the public would like to see their buildings and public spa
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lumes-students-aim-densify-city-lund-preserve-green-spaces-and-build-community - 2025-08-21
The study shows that strengthening red–green alliances will be essential to confronting entrenched interests opposed to meaningful change. A new research paper by LUCSUS postdoc Felix Schulz examines German labour unions' visions and ideas for social change, and how these visions compare with proposals emerging from the post-growth discourse. German trade unions are deeply embedded in the country’
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/investigation-german-trade-unions-and-decarbonisation-new-lucsus-study - 2025-08-21
- I’m expecting interesting and exciting entries, says Ann Åkerman, LUCSUS.On Thursday (16h February), Ann Åkerman and Chad Boda, also from LUCSUS, will travel to the high school ProCivitas in Helsingborg to nominate best student entry for a project called Sustainable Innovations. As part of the project, which runs throughout the spring, first year students have to come up with creative innovation
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/who-will-win-best-innovation-lucsus-procivitas - 2025-08-21
Mercosur and European Union leaders agreed in principle on a free trade agreement in 2019. A ratification would likely stimulate sales of meat and soy from South America and pesticides and cars from the EU, increasing global carbon dioxide output. Belief in free markets and individualism may be holding back climate action globally. A new study finds that people who embrace neoliberal values are co
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/neoliberalism-linked-climate-policy-resistance - 2025-08-21
Photo: Kokeshi | Unsplash In its new Report 6.2 the WaterWarmth project identifies key takeaways on how decision-making and rules support the success and growth of aquathermal energy pilot projects. The EU-funded Interreg North Sea Programme Project, WaterWarmth, aims to accelerate the shift to sustainable energy use through collective surface water heat pump systems. The project focuses on heatin
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/learning-and-networking-essential-aquathermal-energy-initiatives - 2025-08-21
To better address loss and damage in tropical fisheries, Alicia N'Guetta proposes several recommendations: to recognize and document what is being lost, and to include fishers fishers' local knowledge in governance. Cover: Nicola Parfitt. A new thesis explores the effects of loss and damage associated with climate change in small-scale tropical fisheries—a sector at the frontline of climate change
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/beyond-economics-rethinking-loss-and-damage-tropical-fisheries-new-phd-thesis - 2025-08-21
One of the aims of the documentary is to convey how coffee is more than just a commodity - it is deeply rooted in Colombian culture, history, and heritage. A new mini LUCSUS documentary, The Beans Of/For Change, introduces the challenges and opportunities around specialty coffee in Colombia. It is based on research results from field visits to Antioquia and Quindío in Colombia, as part of the FORM
