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27 Mar 2025
Exploited and Invisible: The Harsh Realities of Seasonal Migrant Farmworkers in Turkey
A New LUCSUS study sheds light on the challenging lives of seasonal migrant farmworkers in Turkey. The workers, who are predominantly Kurds, Arabs, and Syrian refugees, face multip...
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21 Mar 2025
Professor Kimberly Nicholas is on a mission to combat climate change
Kimberly Nicholas was appointed professor in Sustainability Science in June 2024. After more than 15 years at Lund University, her commitment to stopping climate change is stronger...
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18 Mar 2025
DevRes2024 - inspiring, diverse, and multidisciplinary!
Inspiring, diverse, and multidisciplinary! DevRes2024, hosted by Lund University, brought together 200 researchers and practitioners from 16 different countries, for a two-day conf...
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20 Feb 2025
Rethinking laws on climate adaptation - exploring resistance in flooded Cartagena
How should societies adapt to rising seas, floods, and other climate threats? These questions are explored in a new study by LUCSUS researchers. It reveals that the answer is broad...
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3 Feb 2025
Understanding identity in the climate transition
A new research project, led by LUCSUS research fellow Felix Schulz, aims to explore how work identities shape attitudes toward climate action and policies, highlighting both challe...
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27 Jan 2025
2025 is the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation - research at LUCSUS studies impacts of glacial melt
Around the world, glaciers are retreating at unprecedented rates due to climate change. On January 21, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2025 the International Year of...
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18 Dec 2024
New dissertation explores how Sweden’s flight-free movement challenges social norms around flying
Have the flight-free movement’s calls to avoid flying because of climate change had an impact on travel behaviors? What can be attributed to economic factors, changed social norms ...
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11 Dec 2024
Lund University ranked third in the world in QS Sustainability Ranking: well deserved
LUCSUS Director Barry Ness and Professor Lennart Olsson are proud that Lund University is ranked third in the world in Sustainability in the QS World University Rankings. It is a r...
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9 Dec 2024
Countries' unrealistic land demands to reach net-zero: an area a bit larger than the US
A billion hectares – or an area a bit larger than the US – that is how much land that would be required globally to meet countries’ net-zero climate targets. For the first time res...
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8 Dec 2024
Mapping hotspots for sustainable and unsustainable agriculture in Europe
Out of 283 districts in Europe, only two collective regions perform well in both social and environmental sustainability. This is concerning as it suggests that the EU farm subsidy...
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