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El Niño, a climate troublemaker, has long been one of the largest drivers of variability in the global climate. Every few years, the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean seesaws between warm (El Niño) and cold (La Niña) phases. This reshuffles rainfall patterns, unleashing floods, droughts and storms thousands of miles from the Pacific origin. The 1997-98 and 2015-16 El Niño events, for instance, brough
On 15 May 2025, scientists, engineers, and environmental stakeholders will gather to celebrate a milestone for Swedish climate research: the 10-year anniversary of ICOS Sweden’s national greenhouse gas observation network; a decade of operation for ICOS Sweden’s station Hyltemossa and 30 years of data collection at the Norunda site. This year sees a decade of operation for ICOS Sweden’s station Hy
https://www.merge.lu.se/article/celebrating-decade-data-icos-sweden-marks-milestone-climate-science - 2025-12-13
As Europe moves toward climate neutrality by 2050, forests are at the center of the transition. The ForestPaths project brings together researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders across the continent to co-design forest-based policy pathways that balance climate goals, biodiversity, and economic needs. A recent study*, supported by ForestPaths. analyzed over 182,000 forest plots across 11 countri
https://www.merge.lu.se/article/charting-smarter-forest-futures-how-forestpaths-rethinking-forest-policy-europe - 2025-12-13
Read the MERGE 2014 self-evaluation here. Some of the headlines of the report are: Research output, Strategic value for the society and the business sector and Collaboration. The MERGE self-evaluation is one step of the total evaluation of the strategic research environments. Before summer the final MERGE self-evaluation was sent in, answering 20 questions about the performance during the first fo
https://www.merge.lu.se/article/merge-self-evaluation-2014 - 2025-12-13
Earlier this spring, MERGE researchers gathered in Stockholm with their European colleagues to plan the final developments of the EC-Earth4 climate model that will underpin the next report of the IPCC, expected in 2028. The EC-Earth consortium, started in 2006, is a European consortium of national meteorological services and research institutes. From its original model it has been developed in thr
https://www.merge.lu.se/article/merge-researchers-met-develop-ec-earth4-climate-model-ahead-2028-ipcc-report - 2025-12-13
Pint* of Science är en årlig internationell vetenskapsfestival som äger rum varje maj över hela världen. Målet är att ta forskare närma samhället för att berätta om de senaste händelserna i vetenskapens värld. Med att delta i evenemang kommer du att kunna träffa och diskutera med de män och kvinnor som formar morgondagens vetenskap. Sofie Ceberg representerar Lunds Universitet Här hittar du festiv
https://www.msf.lu.se/artikel/pint-science - 2025-12-13
FLASH-bestrålning är en form av strålbehandling där behandlingen levereras med ultrahög dosrat, över 100 Gy/s. Vid en behandling ges en hög dos på ca 30 Gy. Studier har visat att denna typ av behandling kan ha en skonande effekt på normalvävnad, samtidigt som tumörkontrollen bibehålls. Det är dock viktigt att veta att strålningen levereras till precis rätt volym. På LU och SUS pågår just nu forskn
https://www.msf.lu.se/artikel/how-does-c-rad-catalyst-hd-enable-research-flash-radiotherapy - 2025-12-13
Swedish Radiation Research Association for Young Scientists (SWE-RAYS) håller en workshop 23-25 augusti i Stockholm. SWE-RAYS riktar sig till unga forskare inom strålningsrelaterade fält. Sista dagen för anmälan är 15:e juni. Läs här för mer info!
https://www.msf.lu.se/artikel/swe-rays-2022 - 2025-12-13
Lena Jönsson har tilldelats Vårdvetenskapliga Studentföreningens medlemmars Pedagogiska Pris 2022 med följande motivering: "Lena är en lärare för studenter på röntgensjuksköterskeprogrammet och undervisar i strålningsfysik. Studenter benämner henne som den bästa föreläsare de har haft, är pedagogisk, bryr sig och finns alltid tillgänglig för studenterna. Hon uppmuntrar och är alltid öppen för fråg
https://www.msf.lu.se/artikel/pedagogiskt-pris-till-lena-jonsson - 2025-12-13
Se den nya filmen om sjukhusfysikerutbildningen!
https://www.msf.lu.se/artikel/ny-film-om-sjukhusfysikerutbildningen - 2025-12-13
Interested in spending a couple of days in Sigtuna to write together with peers in a beautiful environment and discuss your writing with senior scholars? The retreat takes place at Stora Brännbo Konferens och Hotel and starts in the late afternoon on the 13th of May and ends in the afternoon of the 15th of May. The graduate school will pay for your travel and the stay at the retreat. Deadline to a
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/writing-retreat-may - 2025-12-13
Want to stay up-to-date on Asian affairs and research in the Nordics and beyond? Tune in to the Nordic Asia Podcast! The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration between the following academic partners: Asia Centre, University of Tartu (Estonia), Asian Studies, University of Helsinki (Finland), Centre for Asian Studies, Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania), Centre for East Asian Studies, Universit
New deadline 15 April. At this workshop, led by Altitude Meetings, and co-organised with the Graduate School in History, you will get practical advice in a workshop format on how to become a better speaker.The workshop takes place on 22 May at Stadshallen in LundSee here for more information
Application deadline: 13 June, 2024 During the fall of 2024, we will give the PhD course Critical Perspectives on East and South-East Asian Studies. The course is given part-time during the fall semester with some in-person events in Lund. Please check the link for more information and application form if you are interested. PhD students focusing on East and South-East Asia, currently enrolled in
The 2024 annual retreat will be held 6-8 November in Sigtuna at Sigtunastiftelsen. The application deadline is 25 September. At this event we will discuss the need for knowledge on East and South-East Asia among Swedish and international institutions, and career possibilities in and experiences from these institutions. We will also have a grant writing session. PhD students in their final year and
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/application-annual-retreat-application-now-closed - 2025-12-13
We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for two workshops taking place in fall 2024. Podcast Production Workshop, 24-25 October 2024This one-and-a-half-day workshop in October covers all essential aspects of podcast production, from concept development and recording to post-launch engagement. It is a hands-on, interactive workshop that starts from the basics and requires no prior
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/upcoming-workshops-application-now-closed - 2025-12-13
The open-access journal for early career scholars in Asian Studies Asia in Focus has opened for paper submissions. Submission deadline: November 30th. We are happy to announce a call for papers for the next issue of the Asia in Focus journal—published by the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University—with a planned publication date in spring. Asia in Focus is an open access jo
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/open-call-papers-asia-focus-issue-no-11 - 2025-12-13
Deadline to apply: 29 November 2024. For Spring 2025 you can apply for:PhD CoursesAsia in the Global Economy4 Credits, 20 January to 20 February 2025 Research ethics and fieldwork in an authoritarian context3 credits, 27-28 February 2025 WorkshopsVisual methods and art-based research in the social sciences17-18 March in Lund Presentation skills and public speaking8 May in Lund MobilityAp
The Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies together with the Graduate School in Asian Studies have recently produced three episodes of the Nordic Asia Podcast. The episodes deal with academic freedom issues in Thailand, China and the Indo-Pacific, as well as a Tibetan filmmaker. The episodes were hosted and produced by several of the Centre's PhD students and our intern. Two of them were pro
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/nordic-asia-podcasts - 2025-12-13
PhD students who are enrolled in the Graduate School in Asian Studies and at a Swedish university, and who specialise in East or Southeast Asia, are invited to apply for a mobility opportunity at one of our partner institutions during the autumn term of 2025.Visitors to Lund are welcome during the period 10 November to 12 December. The deadline to apply is 1 September. Please note that acceptance
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/applications-are-now-being-accepted-fall-2025-phd-mobility - 2025-12-13
