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21 November 2025 10:00 | Thesis defence Ronald Byaruhanga has written a thesis entitled: Toward the Promised Land: Politicisation as a Pathway to Emancipatory Agricultural Transformation in UgandaExternal reviewer: Professor Lars Buur, Roskilde UniversityFurther information about the thesis is available here About the eventLocation:Ostrom, Josephson, Biskopsgatan 5, LundContact:ellinor [dot] isgre

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/calendar/phd-defence-sustainability-science-ronald-byaruhanga - 2026-09-11

27 November 2025 16:30 to 18:00 | Seminar How can we use law, policy, and transnational advocacy against global ecological destruction? In this round-table talk, environmental defenders and allies reflect on strategies they have used in their work to fight for socio-ecological justice using transnational networks. In a time when environmental harm disregards borders, transnational networks are a c

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/calendar/defending-living-earth-transnational-action-beyond-cop30 - 2026-09-11

Karen Runde, batch 13 Senior Director of Academics and the Entrepreneur Network at Santa Clara University, USA Brooke Savoy, batch 26 Working to accelerate South Korea's energy transition Cecilia Jaques, batch 20 Engagement Manager at Accelerating Community Energy Transformation, University of Victoria, Canada Kent Buchanan, batch 13 Climate mitigation analyst with the South African Government Mar

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/education/master-science-programmes/lumes-environmental-studies-and-sustainability-science/lumes-alumni-portraits - 2026-09-11

Kent Buchanan works as a technical advisory for the South African government to develop targets to reduce national greenhouse gas emissions. He is also pursuing a PhD on climate smart agriculture: "My main motivation is to work with purpose and to be proud of my contribution". Kent Buchanan graduated from LUMES in 2011, as part of batch 13. What are you working on right now?Currently I work part t

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/education/master-science-programmes/lumes-environmental-studies-and-sustainability-science/lumes-alumni-portraits/kent-buchanan - 2026-09-11

Karen Runde is the Senior Director of Academics and the Entrepreneur Network at the Miller Center for Global Impact at Santa Clara University in California, USA. She is passionate about advancing sustainable development – particularly water access in Sub-Saharan Africa, and recently designed and piloted CoShun, an innovative water filter tested in two schools in Kenya. She graduated from LUMES in

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/education/master-science-programmes/lumes-environmental-studies-and-sustainability-science/lumes-alumni-portraits/karen-runde - 2026-09-11

Marie-Helene Westholm-Knebel worked for many years in international sustainability before becoming the Global Head of Sustainability for ABB Energy Industries. Throughout her career, she has been driven by the belief that we can all play a role in driving positive impact, individually and at work. She graduated from LUMES in 2008, as part of batch 10. What are you working on right now?I am current

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/education/master-science-programmes/lumes-environmental-studies-and-sustainability-science/lumes-alumni-portraits/marie-helene-westholm-knebel - 2026-09-11

Brooke Savoy's work for the climate organisation, Solutions For Our Climate, in Seoul, focuses on policy research and activism aimed at improving South Korea's energy policies. She is motivated by the knowledge that her and other people's work is making the world even a little bit better: "In the long run, everything we do adds up to make an impact". She graduated from LUMES in 2024, as part of ba

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/education/master-science-programmes/lumes-environmental-studies-and-sustainability-science/lumes-alumni-portraits/brooke-savoy - 2026-09-11

13 November 2025 11:00 to 12:00 | Seminar Join our research seminar with LUCSUS researchers and guests presenting their latest research. Amanda Odoi's presentation delves into gender and sexuality studies and connects them to her postdoctoral research work at LUCSUS and lessons learnt for sustainability sciences. About the eventLocation:Carson, 3rd floor, Josephson building, Biskopsgatan 5, LundCo

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/calendar/lucsus-seminar-building-restoration-futures-ecological-repair-creative-transformations - 2026-09-11

Cecilia Jaques works as the Engagement Manager at Accelerating Community Energy Transformation, an interdisciplinary research program led by the University of Victoria, Canada. "I am motivated by the belief that climate action becomes real through relationships. Communities, governments, researchers and residents all shape the transition, and strong relationships help ensure solutions take root."

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/education/master-science-programmes/lumes-environmental-studies-and-sustainability-science/lumes-alumni-portraits/cecilia-jaques - 2026-09-11

12 December 2025 10:15 to 11:00 | Want to learn more about the Lund University Agenda 2030 Award? Join our online session to find out who can nominate, who can be nominated and how the process works. We’ll also answer any questions you may have. The Lund University Agenda 2030 Award recognises early-career researchers who make innovative contributions to sustainable development. The winner receive

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/calendar/information-session-lund-university-agenda-2030-award - 2026-09-11

Full project titleFlood Resilience in Slums: Community-Responsive Adaptation in Kibera, Nairobi. Funding organisationThe research is funded under the research programme “Sustainability and resilience – Tackling climate and environmental changes”, which is is jointly funded by the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet), Sida and Formas. Project timeline2016–2019. Project leaderAt LUCSUS, the pr

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/inclusive-resilience-building-floods-informal-settlements - 2026-09-11

15 December 2025 12:00 to 13:00 | Other Vi vet alla att det behövs förändringar på systemnivå. Så spelar det egentligen någon roll vi som individer gör? Ja, det gör det – de senaste årens forskning visar att det finns större potential att påverka än vad många av oss kanske tror. Välkommen till ett livesamtal med hållbarhetsprofessor Kimberly Nicholas som i flera år studerat vilka livsstilsval och

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/calendar/live-pa-facebook-vad-kan-just-du-gora-klimatet - 2026-09-11

13 February 2026 10:00 | Thesis defence Bernard Ekumah has written a thesis entitled: Contesting agrarian futures: Structural contradictions and collective struggle among smallholder farmersExternal reviwer: Associate professor Paul Austin Stacey, Roskilde UniversityMore information about the thesis is available in the Lund University Research Portal  About the eventLocation:Ostrom, Josephson, Bis

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/calendar/phd-defence-sustainability-science-bernard-ekumah - 2026-09-11

22 January 2026 11:00 to 12:00 | Seminar At LUCSUS, we organise seminars related to our research, education, and impact work, often in collaboration with partner organisations and civil society.  Too hot, too coldDwelling in discomfort as a question of thermal justiceSpeaker: Alice Guilbert, doctoral researcher and assistant at the Institute of Environmental SciencesIn Switzerland, temperatures ke

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/calendar/lucsus-seminar-too-hot-too-cold-dwelling-discomfort-question-thermal-justice - 2026-09-11

5 February 2026 11:00 to 12:00 | Seminar At LUCSUS, we organise seminars related to our research, education, and impact work, often in collaboration with partner organisations and civil society.  Book presentationInsurgent ecologies between environmental struggles and postcapitalist transformationsSpeaker: Salvatore Paolo de Rosa, Center for Applied Ecological Thinking, University of CopenhagenDis

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/calendar/lucsus-seminar-insurgent-ecologies-between-environmental-struggles-and-postcapitalist - 2026-09-11

19 February 2026 11:00 to 12:00 | Seminar At LUCSUS, we organise seminars related to our research, education, and impact work, often in collaboration with partner organisations and civil society.  Transboundary Ecologies of WarDestruction, Resistance, and the Quest for PeaceSpeaker: Pinar Dinc, Associate Professor and Researcher, Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies, Lund UniversityThis pres

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/calendar/lucsus-seminar-transboundary-ecologies-war-destruction-resistance-and-quest-peace - 2026-09-11

25 February 2026 12:00 to 17:00 | Other Invitation to discuss the scientific implications. Something quite dramatic happened in the EU in December last year. The European Parliament, after decades of political wrangling, decided to approve certain forms of genetic engineering (NGT1 – New Genomic Technologies Type 1 – typically gene editing using CRISPR/Cas9, but excluding transgenic technologies,

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/calendar/scientific-revolution-european-union-approval-new-genomic-technologies-plant-science-and-breeding - 2026-09-11

LUCAS student from Croatia What is your background?My background is in Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Even though my bachelor’s degree isn’t directly in social sciences or climate change, I started to see a lot of connections between workplace safety, environmental protection, and climate issues. Over time, I became more interested in how climate change affects not just the environ

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/education/master-science-programmes/lucas-climate-change-and-society/lucas-student-portraits/marin-slijepcevic - 2026-09-11

Marin Slijepčević Chloé Pierre Kerstin Saathoff Johan Ståhlberg

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/education/master-science-programmes/lucas-climate-change-and-society/lucas-student-portraits - 2026-09-11

LUCAS student from France What is your background?For the past seven years, I have been involved in an environmental association that advocates for comprehensive education on global issues for young people, particularly in secondary schools. This is where I developed my awareness of environmental issues. I also pursued a BA in Political Science with a specialisation in international relations in F

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/education/master-science-programmes/lucas-climate-change-and-society/lucas-student-portraits/chloe-pierre - 2026-09-11