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During the PhD Graduation Ceremony held in December 2023 at the University of Luxembourg, Nicole Citeroni received the Best Thesis Award 2023. During the ceremony, she briefly presented the topic of her PhD research titled “Systemic Economic Offences as a New Paradigm of International Crimes - Towards an Evolution or Revolution of International Criminal Law?”. The Thesis was also awarded a merit-b

https://www.law.lu.se/article/nicole-citeroni-wins-excellent-thesis-award-university-luxembourg-0 - 2026-08-15

In December, Alexander Hardenberger  successfully defended his dissertation with the title " Åberopsbörda i dispositiva tvistemål - En civilprocessuell studie i anslutning till 17 kap. 3 § andra meningen RB".Juris doctor Alexander Hardenberger has been awarded a grant for a position as a postdoctoral researcher from Institutet för Rättsvetenskaplig forskning for two years on the project "Haltande

https://www.law.lu.se/article/alexander-hardenberger-has-been-awarded-grant-postdoctoral-position-institutet-rattsvetenskaplig - 2026-08-15

Lennart Blecher and his family have donated SEK 15 million to the faculty to develop research on human rights in Sweden and the other Nordic countries. The funds will be used, among other things, to employ Visiting Professors. On 2023-12-21, the Vice-Chancellor has decided to employ three Visiting Professors. Their research focuses on different aspects of human rights. The Visiting Professors will

https://www.law.lu.se/article/three-new-visiting-professors-appointed-research-initiative-human-rights - 2026-08-15

During the current term of office 2024-2026, the Faculty of Law has a partly new management. The new Dean of the Faculty of Law is Professor Henrik Wenander and the new Pro Dean for Research is Professor Jessica Almqvist. Associate Professor Patrik Lindskoug continutes his second term as vice Dean for Education. Senior Lecturer Ellika Sevelin is the new Head of Department and Associate Professor L

https://www.law.lu.se/article/faculty-and-department-management-2024-2026 - 2026-08-15

Linne Wegerstad is awarded grants for the project Understanding sentencing - proportionality, conformity and sources of law in judicial decision-making. Linnea Wegerstad is awarded SEK 1,9 million for the project. This project aims to increase knowledge about sentencing in the Swedish legal system by investigating how judges decide what sentence to impose in a particular case: what factors are tak

https://www.law.lu.se/article/ragnar-soderberg-foundation-awards-grants - 2026-08-15

Professor David Lagnado has been appointed Honorary Doctor of the Faculty. The Faculty of Law has awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa for 2024 to Professor David Lagnado, University College London (UCL). Lagnado is a world-leading scholar in the field of legal evidence, and his interdisciplinary research approach combines law with decision theory and cognitive science. Lagnado investigates

https://www.law.lu.se/article/honorary-doctor-faculty-law - 2026-08-15

Marja-Liisa Öberg is coordinating (together with Rhiannon Pugh, CIRCLE and LTH) a new Advanced Study Group (ASG) at Pufendorf IAS entitled "(UN-)NATURAL BORDERS: Multi-disciplinary perspectives on the boundaries of European integration". ‘European integration’ is a social construct that exerts great impact on the natural environment while being both determined and limited by natural conditions, su

https://www.law.lu.se/article/marja-liisa-oberg-coordinating-new-pufendorf-advanced-study-group-asg - 2026-08-15

Tova Bennet has been awarded research funding of SEK 851 000 from Riksbankens jubileumsfond for the implementation of the project 'Acquitted after forensic psychiatric evaluation' (2024-2026).   The project is part of Tova's research approach on issues of responsibility and sanction for offenders with mental disorder or disabilities in the Swedish criminal justice system.Read more about Tova Benne

https://www.law.lu.se/article/tova-bennet-awarded-funding-riksbankens-jubileumsfond - 2026-08-15

The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities has decided to award its most prestigious prize, the Gad Rausing Prize for Outstanding Humanities Research, to our honorary doctor Professor Heikki Pihlajamäki (Helsinki). All prizes and medals are awarded at the Academy’s Annual Meeting on 20 March, to mark its foundation in 1753. Gad Rausings prize  | Kungl. Vitterhetsakademien

https://www.law.lu.se/article/heikki-pihlajamaki-awarded-gad-rausing-prize - 2026-08-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Both our Greening the Economy MOOCs start new 5-week sessions on Monday 25 April - join 1000s that are learning about lessons from Scandinavia and sustainable cities!Lessons from ScandinaviaHow can we live a good life on one planet with over seven billion people? This course explores greening the economy on four level

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/greening-economy-moocs-start-new-5-week-sessions-monday-25-april - 2026-08-15

The idea of carbon or climate neutrality holds diverse interpretations. A new article from IIIEE examines dominant narratives and suggests opportunities for relevant policy pathways. Climate neutrality of cities has emerged as a critical goal for sustainable urban development. This is typified by the mission in the European Union (EU) to achieve 100 climate neutral and smart cities by 2030. IIIEE

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/optimism-and-pragmatism-mission-cities - 2026-08-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Luis Mundaca gave a keynote speech on the ‘Climate Paris Agreement’ at the University of Seville, Spain.On 16 March, at the IX Int’l Seminar on Economics and the Environment, Associate Professor Luis Mundaca at the IIIEE talked about the outcomes and challenges associated with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Hi

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/luis-mundaca-gave-keynote-speech-climate-paris-agreement-university-seville - 2026-08-15

We wish you all a restful holiday season and look forward to continued collaboration in 2026! As the year comes to an end, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to all colleagues, students, partners, and collaborators who have contributed to IIIEE’s activities throughout the year. This year was special, as we celebrated IIIEE’s 30 year anniversary, reflecting on three decades of research, edu

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/seasons-greetings-iiiee - 2026-08-15

Is a more sustainable lifestyle one of your new year’s resolutions? Or do you want to learn more about how to change unsustainable systems? Based on the research in the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project, a brand new course compendium as part of the 2025 MOOC  "1.5° Lifestyles: Mainstreaming Sustainability" is now available for anyone to download.  The course and compendium examines and guides course part

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/course-compendium-individuals-seeking-more-sustainable-lifestyle - 2026-08-15

The new project Coop4PEDs aims to generate transferable knowledge, planning tools, and guidelines for cities seeking to integrate cooperative led energy models into their strategic climate work. IIIEE is a partner in the new European research project Coop4PEDs (Cooperatives as drivers of urban energy strategies and collaborative PED transformation). The project investigates how cooperatives can ac

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-joins-new-eu-project-cooperatives-drivers-positive-energy-districts - 2026-08-15

Carl Dalhammar has recently been participating as expert in the official Inquiry on the implementation of two forthcoming EU directives in Swedish law. IIIEE researcher Carl Dalhammar has served as an expert in the Swedish Government’s official inquiry on implementing two important EU directives into national law: the Directive on empowering consumers for the green transition and 2) the Directive 

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researcher-part-inquiry-implementing-two-eu-directives-swedish-law - 2026-08-15

New project output: an online decision-support tool to support in assessing costs, benefits and impacts of food sharing. IIIEE researchers Yuliya Voytenko Palgan, Andrius Plepys, Vera Sadovska and Oksana Mont together with colleagues from Trinity College Dublin as part of the EU Horizon Europe project CULTIVATE developed and launched a prototype of a new online decision-support tool The Food Shari

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/food-sharing-calculator-understanding-value-food-sharing - 2026-08-15

Lund University has completed the first round of recruiting researchers in a drive to strengthen research and IIIEE has the honour to welcome one of the new researchers to our team starting this spring. Lund University has completed its largest international recruitment drive to date, resulting in 45 researchers from leading global universities joining the institution in spring 2026. The initiativ

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/lund-university-recruits-international-researchers-haein-cho-will-join-iiiee - 2026-08-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Urban sharing of assets, spaces and skills has emerged as a promising future solution to sustainability challenges faced by cities. It is also the subject of a new project by Oksana Mont, professor in sustainable consumption and production at IIIEE, who recently received the Swedish Foundations’ Starting Grant – a new

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/urban-sharing-promising-future-solution-sustainability-challenges-cities - 2026-08-15

Cities around the world are running experiments to address climate change and sustainability challenges - from new mobility trials and energy pilots to green space projects and circular economy initiatives. Yet too often, these efforts remain small, isolated, or disappear once funding ends. Researchers from the IIIEE, Professor Kes McCormick and Senior Lecturer Yuliya Voytenko Palgan, have contrib

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/future-urban-experimentation-through-ten-critical-lessons-decades-practice - 2026-08-15