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Välkommen Jens Offerman, ny doktorand!

Under våren har forskargruppen Aktivt och hälsosamt åldrande vid CASE utökats med nya doktorander. En av dem är Jens Offerman, som har en bakgrund inom idrottsmedicin. Din forskning handlar om attityder till teknik, kan du berätta mer?Min forskning ingår i det pågående projektet GenerationTech, som syftar till att utveckla ny kunskap om attityder till olika slags teknik, i relation till hälsa. Mål

https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/valkommen-jens-offerman-ny-doktorand - 2025-11-17

Välkommen Erik Eriksson, ny doktorand!

Under våren har forskargruppen Aktivt och hälsosamt åldrande vid CASE utökats med nya doktorander. En av dem är Erik Eriksson från Stockholm, med ett intresse för evidensbaserad kunskapsutveckling. Du är anställd som doktorand i projektet HoT-Age, vad handlar din forskning om där?De studier som ingår i min avhandling undersöker samspelet mellan aspekter av det upplevda boendet och livsförändringar

https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/valkommen-erik-eriksson-ny-doktorand - 2025-11-17

Välkommen Frida Nordeström, ny doktorand!

Under våren har forskargruppen Aktivt och hälsosamt åldrande vid CASE utökats med nya doktorander. En av dem är Frida Nordeström, legitimerad arbetsterapeut. Vad handlar din forskning om?Min forskning ingår i projektet RELOC-AGE som syftar till att studera hur boendepreferenser hos yngre äldre påverkar hälsa och ett aktivt åldrande. För en del så kanske barnen flyttat hemifrån, och man börjar fund

https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/valkommen-frida-nordestrom-ny-doktorand - 2025-11-17

LMK-stiftelsens medicinpris till äldreforskare

Coronapandemin har gjort att de äldres utmaningar har hamnat i blixtbelysning. En som länge har studerat villkoren för äldre är Steven Schmidt, vetenskaplig samordnare för forskningscentrumet CASE. Nu tilldelas han LMK-stiftelsens medicinpris på 600 000 kronor. – Det är fantastiskt roligt förstås. Jag blev väldigt överraskad och kunde inte ana att jag var aktuell för det här priset. Forskning om å

https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/lmk-stiftelsens-medicinpris-till-aldreforskare - 2025-11-17

Äldre med låg pension vacklar kring sin bostadssituation

Många äldre vill bo kvar i sin bostad när de åldras. Gäller det även för äldre personer med låg pension? Det är en fråga som forskare vid Lunds universitet sökt svaret på i samarbete med amerikanska kollegor. Nu pågår en liknande studie med äldre personer i Sverige. Tidigare forskning har visat att många äldre vill bo kvar i sin bostad när de åldras. Få studier har undersökt hur äldre låginkomstta

https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/aldre-med-lag-pension-vacklar-kring-sin-bostadssituation - 2025-11-17

Ny studie tar reda på vad 55-plussare behöver för ett hälsosamt åldrande i bostaden

Forskare vid Lunds universitet vill få ökad kunskap om hur möjligheten till ett aktivt och hälsosamt åldrande ser ut i bostaden hos 55-plussare, oavsett om de väljer att bo kvar eller flytta till en ny bostad. Riksbyggen och Karlshamnsbostäder hjälper till med rekryteringen av deltagare. Enkät- och intervjustudien som startar i mars ingår i projektet Reloc-age och genomförs av forskare vid forskni

https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/ny-studie-tar-reda-pa-vad-55-plussare-behover-ett-halsosamt-aldrande-i-bostaden - 2025-11-17

Boendemiljöns betydelse vid covid-19 kartläggs

I ett skyndsamt sjösatt forskningsprojekt undersöks betydelsen av boendets inom- och utomhusmiljöer under rådande covid-pandemi. Det ettåriga projektet har nu beviljats drygt 900 000 kronor i anslag av forskningsrådet Formas. Forskningsresultaten kan vara till direkt hjälp vid framtida pandemier eller andra kriser, men även bidra med viktig ny kunskap om boendemiljöns betydelse för hälsa och välbe

https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/boendemiljons-betydelse-vid-covid-19-kartlaggs - 2025-11-17

Daniel Metcalfe receives an ERC Consolidator Grant

BECC researcher and Associate senior lecturer Daniel Metcalfe, the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant of €1.75 million over five years. ERC funding is sought in international competition with scientific excellence as the sole criterion for selection. Daniel Metcalfe is awarded €1.75 million over five years. Metcalfe's

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/daniel-metcalfe-receives-erc-consolidator-grant - 2025-11-17

Launch of the network SDSN Northern Europe in Gothenburg

On February 25 the new UN-initiated network SDSN (Sustainable Development Solutions Network Northern Europe) is launched. BECC researcher Thomas Sterner is one of the speakers. The University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology are hosting the network through GMV Centre for Environment and Sustainability. Welcome to the seminar "Science-based transformations 2030", February, 25th.

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/launch-network-sdsn-northern-europe-gothenburg - 2025-11-17

Water use by Swedish boreal forests in a changing climate - podcast with Thomas Hasper and Johan Uddling

Hear the Functional Ecology podcast, interviewing Thomas Hasper and Johan Uddling, BECC researchers from University of Gothenburg. Hear Thomas Hasper and Johan Uddling, University of Gothenburg, talk to Functional Ecology Editor Alan Knapp about their recent paper "Water use by Swedish boreal forests in a changing climate". Authors: Hasper, T. B., Wallin, G., Lamba, S., Hall, M., Jaramillo, F., La

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/water-use-swedish-boreal-forests-changing-climate-podcast-thomas-hasper-and-johan-uddling - 2025-11-17

Aiming for a good life – thoughts about Paris, good food and wine

Read an interview with Kimberly Nicholas, BECC researcher, dealing with food, ecosystems and land-use. Kimberly talks about Paris and COP21, taking personal responsability and social media. After five years in Lund, Kimberly Nicholas has grown roots here. She comes from a family of turkey ranchers and wine-growers in California, and food has been with her for her whole life. Her research at LUCSUS

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/aiming-good-life-thoughts-about-paris-good-food-and-wine - 2025-11-17

BECC PhD student wins scholarship for best thesis

William Sidemo Holm, PhD student within Environmental Science and BECC, has received a scholarship from the Swedish trade association, Foder och Spannmål for his thesis "Improving agricultural pollution abatement through result-oriented Remuneration schemes". On February 3, 2016, the trade association Foder och Spannmål, announced its’ annual scholarship for the best thesis in economics at the gra

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/becc-phd-student-wins-scholarship-best-thesis - 2025-11-17

Water supplies in Tibet set to increase in the future

The Tibetan Plateau has long been seen as a “hotspot” for international environmental research, and there have been fears that water supplies in the major Asian rivers would drastically decline in the near future. However, new research now shows that water supplies will be stable and may even increase in the coming decades. Read more about the work of Deliang Chen, University of Gothenburg and BEC

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/water-supplies-tibet-set-increase-future - 2025-11-17

Five information meetings about Formas open call 2016

FORMAS will give five information meetings during February and talk about their open call. For more information about a specific meeting and regional activities, see contact information under each meeting below. The call will be published on Formas webb page on March 3: www.formas.se/ February 11, 13.00 -15.00, SLU Alnarp Location: Crafoordsalen, Alnarp, see building nb. 6 on this mapPreliminary p

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/five-information-meetings-about-formas-open-call-2016 - 2025-11-17

Newsletter February

The new BECC newsletter is out. Read about our researchers, events, funding opportunities and much more. Some examples from the content:BECC call for funding of research 2016Aiming for a good life – thoughts about Paris, good food and wineDaniel Metcalfe receives an ERC Consolidator GrantFlexible support is needed to stimulate active farming all over SwedenLaunch of the network SDSN Northern Europ

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/newsletter-february - 2025-11-17

Broader view needed to predict wildlife climate change survival

Too much focus has been on how long animals can move. Important issues such as what they eat, how fast they breed and how well they adapt to different habitats have been neglected. Paul Caplat, researcher at the Centre for Environmental and Climate and BECC, is one of the researchers behind the review published in the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution. Paul Caplat, BECC researcher at Lund Univ

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/broader-view-needed-predict-wildlife-climate-change-survival - 2025-11-17

28 April: BECC seminar with Thomas Elmqvist on urban ecosystem services

A seminar on biodiversity, ecosystem services and sustainable urban development with Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm Resilience Centre as keynote speaker. Welcome to a BECC seminar on biodiversity, ecosystem services and sustainable urban development. Invited key note speaker is Professor Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm Resilience Centre. The seminar is free and open for persons working with or interested i

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/28-april-becc-seminar-thomas-elmqvist-urban-ecosystem-services - 2025-11-17

(Bio)Diversity from an interdisciplinary perspective

Annica Kronsell, BECC board memeber and PI, is together with Anna Kaijser, researcher Lund University, working on an article exploring the concepts of biodiversity and ecosystem services. On January 21-22, Anna Kaijser participated in a conference and workshop at the Albert‐Ludwigs‐Universität in Freiburg, Germany, themed On the ‘Diversity of Life’ in Environmental Studies and Gender Studies: (Bio

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/biodiversity-interdisciplinary-perspective - 2025-11-17

Concern for the environment brought her to Gothenburg

GU-Journalen has interviewed Jessica Coria, Associate Professor at the Department of Economics at University of Gothenburg. Read about her scientific and personal journey from Chile to Sweden. Jessica Coria is one of the BECC PI's and Associate Professor within Environmental Economics at University of Gothenburg. She is also one of the research leaders at FRAM, Future Chemical Risk Assessment and

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/concern-environment-brought-her-gothenburg - 2025-11-17

Launch of SDSN Northern Europe

The SDSN Northern Europe was officially launched in Gothenburg February 25-26 with the participation of the Swedish Prime Minister, top academics and the CEOs of several major Swedish companies. Thomas Sterner, BECC PI, within Environmental Economics from the University of Gothenburg was one of the speakers. Day one of the event gathered leading international researchers at the Chalmers Conference

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/launch-sdsn-northern-europe - 2025-11-17