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Refugee influx calls for a new university roleHow can Lund University respond to the call for action with regard to the ongoing refugee influx? Tareq Emtairah, back at the IIIEE after three years working on renewable energy in the Arab region, suggests a programme facilitating for refugee students and academics to contribute to post-conflict sustainability in their home regions. When we meet in hi

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-tareq-emtairah - 2025-12-19

The circular economy (CE) shifts away from the traditional linear model by focusing on resource efficiency, recycling, and regeneration, but the role of gender in CE practices remains underexplored. A new review article by Jenny Palm, Daniela Lazoroska, Melanie Valencia (KU Leuven), Nancy Bocken and Karolina Södergren examines the intersection of gender and the circular economy (CE). Published in

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-research-explores-gender-perspectives-circular-economy - 2025-12-19

On 17th October, Carl Dalhammar (IIIEE) and Matthias Lindahl (Linköping University) presented their new study to politicians and industry at the European Liberal Forum. IIIEE researcher Carl Dalhammar is one of the authors of a new report, published by European Liberal Forum, titled ‘Developing Policies for a Smart and Inclusive Circular Transition in Europe’. The report outlines the need for poli

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researcher-presents-new-report-policies-circular-transition-europe - 2025-12-19

UC Berkeley recently welcomed Emma Johnson, PhD student at the IIIEE, as a visiting scholar at the Center for Responsible Business at Berkeley Haas and the UC Berkeley Nordic Center. At the UC Berkeley Nordic Center, Emma shared her research and discussed circular business models and the environmental impacts of them with students of a new joint Master of Climate Solutions/MBA program. Emma also v

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-discusses-circularity-uc-berkeley - 2025-12-19

Last week, IIIEE researchers met with partners from the Naturescapes project during a visit to Cartagena, Colombia. As part of the visit they had a chance to dip into the on-going field study and meet the actors that influence the implementation and running of nature-based solutions in cities. The focus of the NATURESCAPES project is nature-based solutions from a landscape perspective. PhD-student

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researchers-fieldwork-nature-based-solutions-colombia - 2025-12-19

Renovations are important working together to reduce global CO2 emissions and energy consumption in buildings, a sector that accounts for around 40% of total energy use. After a one-year long renovation project of the IIIEE building, we are proud to say that we accomplished to both preserve its character while reducing its impact. The IIIEE building building was renovated 2023-2024. The renovation

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/historic-building-renovation-sustainable-future-iiiee - 2025-12-19

On 11 February the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) is hosting a joint workshop together with the Center for Middle East Studies (CMES) at Lund University.The event has received publicity in Sydsvenskan on 10 February in the article "Syriska akademiker planerar framtiden i Lund"The purpose of the Design Workshop for Post-Conflict Sustainability Labs is to expl

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/design-workshop-post-conflict-sustainability-labs-sydsvenskan - 2025-12-19

The IIIEE recently hosted a methods-focused PhD course gathering as part of the Graduate School in Energy Systems supported by the Swedish Energy Agency. The course centered on interdisciplinary research methods, facilitating exchange across technical and social perspectives. The event also concluded with a session led by Henner Busch from LUCSUS, who provided insights and discussions around the t

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/graduate-course-interdisciplinary-research-methods - 2025-12-19

On 12 November, LTH and external evaluators visited the IIIEE to evaluate the PhD education. A group of 8 senior researchers and 2 PhD students from different Swedish universities visited the IIIEE to evaluate its PhD Education. The IIIEE Director Jenny Palm and the IIIEE Director of PhD Education Yuliya Voytenko Palgan welcomed the group, presented IIIEE research, education and communication acti

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/evaluation-iiiee-phd-programme - 2025-12-19

Do you want to contribute to a more sustainable world? Have you succeeded in changing your everyday habits in line with the 1.5° C target of the Paris Agreement? Can your new habits inspire others? If yes, then we would love to hear about them! Now, the international campaign "1.5°C Challenges" is kicking off across several European countries, featuring a series of citizens’ challenges over the co

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/15degc-lifestyles-challenges-launched - 2025-12-19

This week, IIIEE colleagues thanked Fredrik Andersson for many years and exceptional leadership as Chairman of the IIIEE Board. Fredrik Andersson has contributed as Chairman of the IIIEE Board during 1 November 2015 to 31 October 2024.Fredrik has been an incredibly appreciated chair, known for his ability to lead board meetings with clarity, professionalism, and a collaborative spirit. Over these

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/saying-farewell-and-thank-you-chairman-fredrik-andersson - 2025-12-19

The classic IIIEE capstone consulting course "Sustainability Solutions in Context" has been successfully completed by Masters students in Batch 30. The course aims to lead student teams to client exercise projects all over the world. This year, the clients included a range of actors from large businesses to NGOs and UNEP. Notably we this year, after 170+ projects in 35+ countries, for the first ti

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/b30-have-tested-their-wings-solving-sustainability-challenges-clients-around-europe - 2025-12-19

The second mobile research lab on food sharing as part of the EU project CULTIVATE is now concluded. In October 2024, the IIIEE research team with Yuliya Voytenko Palgan, Vera Sadovska, Oksana Mont and Andrius Plepys conducted the second mobile research lab on food sharing in Milan, Italy as part of the EU project CULTIVATE. The group met with a number of study visits and activities, including foo

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/mobile-research-lab-food-sharing-milan - 2025-12-19

On Thursday 5 December, colleagues and friends will gather to honor and remember IIIEE staff member Anders Engberg with a memorial ceremony. Our dear colleague Anders has sadly passed away in a tragical accident. He was a cherished member of the institute, known for his kindness, willingness to always support and help out with most things in the house. His contributions went beyond his duties, cre

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/ceremony-memory-our-colleague-anders-engberg - 2025-12-19

A new report from the IIIEE has been published, 'LED´s Light the Future', and has been developed in the framework of the EU-Interreg project Lighting Metropolis.Lighting Metropolis is the first and most important step towards turning the Öresund Region into the world’s leading living lab for human centric and smart urban lighting. The project aims to create better light for people in cities and bu

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-report-iiiee-leds-light-future - 2025-12-19

New research at Lund University shows that the biological parents’ genes affect the child's insulin function and capacity to regulate blood sugar levels and blood lipids in different ways. Such knowledge may be used to develop preventive treatments that reduce the child's risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Previous research by diabetes researcher Rashmi Prasad has shown

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-study-parents-metabolic-traits-can-affect-childs-health-over-time - 2025-12-19

The results of an observational study from Lund University in Sweden are clear: up to the age of two, a more fibre-rich diet seems to reduce the risk of coeliac disease. A particularly clear link was seen when children had eaten fibre-rich foods before the age of one. “This is the first time the risk of coeliac disease has been studied based on fibre in children’s diets. But a clinical trial is al

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-research-track-higher-amounts-dietary-fibre-age-two-can-reduce-later-risk-coeliac-disease - 2025-12-19

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease that usually requires lifelong treatment. A central goal for many diabetes researchers is to develop new cell therapies that can cure the disease. The Bo and Kerstin Hjelt Diabetes Foundation provides support to two diabetes researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre who contribute with new knowledge to this research field. Type 1 diabetes is a condition wh

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/hjelt-diabetes-foundation-supports-research-can-pave-way-new-cell-therapies - 2025-12-19

International researchers who study islets of Langerhans met for a conference in Malmö in June. Studies of insulin-producing cells help us understand disease mechanisms in diabetes. Lund University Diabetes Centre and the strategic research area EXODIAB hosted the event. Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) and the strategic research are EXODIAB (Excellence of Diabetes Research in Sweden) hosted

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/international-islet-cell-researchers-met-conference-malmo - 2025-12-19

Congratulations to Charlotte Ling who, together with Katarina Fagher and Alice Maguolo, has been awarded a grant of five million Danish kroner by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. The funding will support clinical research in precision medicine, focusing on epigenetic analysis of blood samples from 13,000 individuals. Charlotte Ling, a professor in diabetes research with a particular focus on epigeneti

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/charlotte-ling-receives-major-grant-clinical-diabetes-research - 2025-12-19