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Doctoral researchers from Ghana and abroad participated in and successfully completed the third edition of the Methodology and Field Studies course, a Development Research School collaboration hosted by the University of Ghana. The Methodology and Field Studies course is a collaboration between the Development Research School, the Institute of Statistical Social & Economic Research (ISSER), and th
Join us at lunch, every other Thursday! The Development Lunch Seminar programme for the Fall semester of 2024 is now live. This is a bi-weekly, online research seminar for anyone interested in development research, broadly defined. About the Developent Lunch SeminarsThe seminar series is a collaboration between the Development Research School and the Development Group at the Department of Economic
https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/fall-2024-programme-development-lunch-seminars - 2026-06-27
PhD students worldwide can now apply to two doctoral courses, hosted by the Development Research School: "Power, Justice and (De)coloniality in Development" (Uppsala University) and "Governance and the Sustainable Development Goals" (Lund University). Both courses are free of charge and are open to doctoral students from all fields of social sciences or related fields of study. Priority will be gi
https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/two-phd-courses-development-research-open-applications - 2026-06-27
13 doctoral researchers from universities across Europe and Africa gathered in Lund to present their ongoing work and discuss development research topics. On 23 - 24 October, the Development Research School hosted an international PhD workshop in Lund (Sweden) with the purpose of bringing development research doctoral students from a broad range of backgrounds together. The event was an opportunit
https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/international-development-research-phd-workshop-held-lund - 2026-06-27
Looking for an opportunity to share your development research project? Apply to host a Development Lunch Seminar this spring semester! The Development Lunch Seminar is a great opportunity to share your work at any stage - from early ideas to nearly completed manuscripts - on topics broadly related to development research. PhD students are especially encouraged to apply!The seminars take place ever
https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/present-your-research-development-lunch-seminar-spring - 2026-06-27
Join us at lunch, every other Thursday! The Development Lunch Seminar Program for the spring semester of 2025 is now official. About the Developent Lunch SeminarsThe seminar series is a collaboration between the Development Research School and the Development Group at the Department of Economic History at Lund University. Both junior and senior scholars - from a wide range of disciplines and unive
https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/spring-2025-program-development-lunch-seminars - 2026-06-27
Welcome to a public webinar about publication strategies for development research PhD students. Are you a PhD student with a focus on development research? Join us for a webinar this week on publication strategies! The webinar is suitable for PhD students of all levels.📅: 5 March 11:00 to 12.00Presenters: Fredrik Söderbaum, University of GothenburgAnders Sjögren, Uppsala UniversityRead more about
https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/upcoming-webinar-publication-strategies-phd-students - 2026-06-27
The online doctoral course Power, Justice and (De)coloniality in Development is now open for applications. Application deadline is 13 June 2025. This course addresses various aspects of power in development. Rather than adapting a post-colonial perspective in which development practices and politics is portrayed as something enacted by the global North on the global South, the course is situated i
https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/apply-now-power-justice-and-decoloniality-development - 2026-06-27
During Summer of 2025, the fourth edition of the Methodology and Field Studies course brought together 19 PhD students in Ghana. The participants in the Methodology and Field Studies course were competetively selected from eight universities across Ghana. The aim of the four-day course was to strengthen research methodology skills, encourage interdisciplinary dialogue, and provide tools for improv
Join us at lunch, every other Thursday! The Development Lunch Seminar Program for the fall semester of 2025 is now official. 18 September (Online)“Women Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprises and Women Empowerment”Abigail Zaato (SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Ghana)2 October (Online)“Women and Peacebuilding at Community Level in Post-Genocide Rwanda: Understandin
https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/fall-2025-program-development-lunch-seminars - 2026-06-27
With 2025, this original era of the Development Research School is coming to and end, but the programme committee is hopeful about the future of the school. The Development Research School - an international collaboration between Lund University, Uppsala University, Gothenburg University and the University of Ghana - was established in January 2022 . The focus of the partnership has been sustainab
https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/future-development-research-school - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers from Sweden, Germany, Brazil and the USA have developed a financial mechanism to support the protection of the world’s natural heritage. In a recent study, they developed three different design options for an intergovernmental biodiversity financing mechanism. Asking, what would happen if money was given t
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/what-if-we-paid-countries-protect-biodiversity - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University and Simrishamn Municipality have created a joint research environment at the Marine Centre in Simrishamn to address the challenges facing the Baltic Sea. An Academic Council led by Maria C Hansson from the Centre for Environmental and Climate Research (CEC) will be affiliated to the centre. The overall
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/cec-affiliates-marine-centre-simrishamn-collaboration-ocean-and-water-research - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A diversity of different pollinators and other beneficial organisms in an agricultural landscape leads to an increase in crop production. This has been shown by a comprehensive international study that included researchers from Lund University. The study investigated two so-called ecosystem services that are of great
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/biodiversity-leads-increased-crop-production - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Protecting, planting and restoring coastal ecosystems has attracted increased attention as a way of capturing and storing carbon in mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows. In her dissertation, Terese Thoni has investigated the importance of these ecosystems in relation to the political climate negotiations. Ten
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/broader-view-blue-carbon-gives-climate-summit-input - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A forest management method different to those practised today would contribute to greater welfare and wellbeing for society in general, compared with current methods that mainly benefit the forestry industry. This has been shown in a new study by two researchers from Lund University in Sweden. There is an intensive de
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/another-type-forest-management-would-provide-greater-values-society - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Today, 15 November, we celebrate Philanthropy Day. In connection with this, Lund University would like to extend its warm gratitude to you for having shown an active interest and for supporting our activities. External funding in the form of donations and philanthropy is playing an increasingly important role for un
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/thank-you - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Many farmers are positive to measures beneficial for biodiversity and the environment. But bureaucracy and regulatory hassle often stand in the way, says Lovisa Nilsson in a new dissertation, while also calling for better financial incentives for the individual farmer to choose the best environmental measures. In a ne
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/farmers-incentives-choosing-most-appropriate-environmental-measures-must-increase - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How do you feel when you spend a large proportion of your waking hours noting facts about a planet in crisis? What is it like when every day you take a long, hard look at issues concerning global warming and the loss of biodiversity? Quite OK despite everything, is the answer when the question comes up during the Clim
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/beyond-climate-anxiety-there-sadness-and-hope - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Edith Hammer at CEC and the Department of Biology has been named as a Future Research Leader of the Foundation for Strategic Research. She is one of twenty researchers who receive 12 million SEK from the foundation for five years to work on a research project. Edith Hammer's project is about developing an earth chip,
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/edith-future-research-leader - 2026-06-27
