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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 11 February 2016, the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) and the Center for Middle East Studies (CMES) at Lund University are organising a joint initiative on the theme: “Conflict and Violence in the Middle East: Far away but close to home” Creating spaces for hope and a better f

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/design-workshop-post-conflict-sustainability-labs - 2026-05-29

In the efforts to combat climate change, much attention has been focused on external solutions such as technological innovations, policy changes, and industry shifts. However, a new study conducted by researchers Gustav Osberg from IIIEE together with Mine Islar and Christine Wamsler from LUCSUS sheds light on an often-overlooked aspect of the transition: the role of citizens as active agents of c

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/empowering-citizens-agents-climate-action-insights-new-research - 2026-05-29

The IIIEE has the pleasure to welcome Bert Keirsbilck as a visiting fellow in the spring 2024.  Bert is a Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law and Criminology of KU Leuven. He lectures Commercial law, EU Law and European Economic Law in Brussels, Leuven and Kortrijk. He is a co-director of Consumer Competition Market (CCM) and is a co-promotor of the CE Center – Steunpunt Vlaanderen Circulair. H

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/visiting-fellow-bert-keirsbilck-ku-leuven - 2026-05-29

IIIEE students have run a workshop with their teachers (!) in a so called Climate Fresk. The purpose was to encourage teachers to employ pedagogical tools such as interactive Fresks/Collages. Many thanks to the students in B29 and B30! IIIEE teachers joined the student-led workshop and were all up for the challenge to learn about it and to facilitate fresks in their own courses. At IIIEE we have b

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/playing-games-and-exploring-complex-topics - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Textile – a growing sustainability challengeWe are buying more clothes than ever before, but there is still no efficient system to close the material loop. What if we handed over responsibility of our discarded clothes to the producers – would it lead to a quality rise in our wardrobes? IIIEE researcher Naoko Tojo has

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-naoko-tojo - 2026-05-29

Offices in Swedish public agencies have much lower occupancy rates than before the pandemic, primarily due to two post-pandemic trends: increased teleworking and nation-wide recruitments. An estimated 100 000 office spaces are vacant, and many agencies are looking for alternative ways to use these spaces. At the same time, it’s increasingly common that public agencies recruit personnel living in l

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/public-co-working-changing-travel-patterns - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. From waste to green gold: Lund's role in the transition of one of Europe's most polluted citiesMalgorzata Mańka-Szulik, mayor of Zabrze in Poland, was impressed with what she saw – a city with a waste management system resulting in as little as 3 per cent waste going to landfills.“She looked at me and said: ‘I want my

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-mikael-backman - 2026-05-29

The first mobile research lab on food sharing as part of the EU project CULTIVATE is now concluded. The mobile research lab provided for a fruitful space for reflection, discussion, and exchange within the transdisciplinary team. On 18-23 March 2024, the IIIEE research team Yuliya Voytenko Palgan, Vera Sadovska, Oksana Mont and Andrius Plepys participated in the first mobile research lab on food s

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/mobile-research-lab-food-sharing-barcelona - 2026-05-29

Today, 12 researchers at Lund University have been appointed Wallenberg Scholars, and one of them is Oksana Mont at the IIIEE. The program is funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation supporting high class research in medicine, technology and natural sciences. Today, the Wallenberg Scholars grants for the applications submitted in spring 2023 have been announced. It went exceptionally wel

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-got-its-first-wallenberg-scholar - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Local inspiration behind increases in solar powerInstalling a solar power plant is increasingly popular among Swedish homeowners. Despite nationally applied policies and subsidies, however, PV systems are much more common on house roofs in some municipalities than in others. When IIIEE researcher Alvar Palm tried to f

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-alvar-palm - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Green economy depends on high national ambitionsSustainable growth, supporting a resource efficient and low-carbon economy, is a high priority for most governments today. But which way is the most effective for the transition towards a green economy? IIIEE researchers Luis Mundaca and Lena Neij are soon wrapping up a

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-researcher-luis-mundaca - 2026-05-29

The IIIEE is a partner in the newly started ERASMUS+ project CLARITY that aims to help reduce climate anxiety in youth by equipping educators with tools to address the emotional and mental stress related to climate anxiety. Climate change education in schools and universities tends to focus on environmental facts, whilst little room is given to inner dimensions of change and to collective ation. T

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-research-project-adress-climate-anxiety-among-youth - 2026-05-29

Today it is exactly one year until SCORAI Europe Conference 2025 in Lund! April 8-10 next year, 400+ researchers and practitioners in sustainable consumption will gather in Lund to discuss how to mainstream sustainable consumption. The conference is hybrid, so even full conference participation online is possible.Make sure to keep up to date by signing up to the conference newsletter:https://www.s

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/exactly-one-year-until-scorai-europe-conference-2025-lund - 2026-05-29

This week 8-13 is the Sustainability Week 2024, an annual event in Lund organized in by Lund University and Lund Municipality. In this year's program you will find lectures, workshops, guided tours, exhibitions, and more. The IIIEE is contributing with expert input in several seminars and activities.Below in the program the circled events denote those that are run with input and participation from

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-lund-sustainability-week-2024-taking-place-week - 2026-05-29

The latest IIIEE Energy blog introduces guest researcher's Senja Laakso’s work on Sustainable Practices and Energy Transitions. In January and February 2024, Senja Laakso from the Centre for Consumer Society Research, University of Helsinki, and Tampere University visited us at the IIIEE for six weeks. The latest Energy Blog is the first post of a two-part series presenting Senja and her interesti

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/bridging-communities-guest-researcher-exploring-and-redefining-energy-citizenship - 2026-05-29

In an event organised by the Skåne County Administrative Board as part of the Sustainability Week in Lund, IIIEE researchers Oksana Mont and Andrius Plepys presented results from the ongoing EU project 1.5°C lifestyles. About 200 decision-makers participated in the event. On Friday, 12 April nearly 200 decision-makers participated in the event organised as part of the Lund Sustainability Week by t

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/almost-200-policy-makers-heard-results-and-recommendations-eu-15deg-lifestyles - 2026-05-29

MotivationFelix Christiansson manøvrerer mellom to kunstneriske disipliner svært få mestrer på en og samme tid: maleri og film (eller i hans tilfelle mer konkret, maleri og animasjon).Det er nesten uten unntak en bekymring når en av våre studenter introduserer en ambisjon om å kombinere to disipliner samtidig. Ikke fordi vi ikke ønsker det, men fordi det å dedikere seg til én alene som vi alle i k

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/felix-christiansson-tilldelas-helle-stigungs-resestipendium - 2026-05-29

Konsthögskolan i Malmö var den första i sitt slag i Sverige med utbildning i fri konst. Tidigare hade högre konstnärlig utbildning inom vad som kallades bildkonst varit knutet till traditionella konstarter som måleri, grafik eller skulptur. Med den fria konsten betonades individuell ateljétid där den öppna arbetsprocessen hamnade i centrum.Studietiden för en konstnär kan, och kanske bör vara en ti

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/vara-masterstudenter-staller-ut-pa-skissernas-museum-i-lund - 2026-05-29

13 contemporary artists challenge the University of Copenhagen's monument tradition28 August – 29 November 2025University of Copenhagen Library Fiolstræde, Fiolstræde 1RECAST is organised to mark the 150th anniversary of women's admission to the university. The exhibition is based on the University of Copenhagen's art collection, which contains over a hundred busts, all depicting white male resear

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/alumni-johan-martin-christiansen-and-lea-porsager - 2026-05-29

Plats: Galleri BOX, Kastellgatan 20, GöteborgUtställningsperiod: 22 aug - 14 septHold on tar avstamp i Johan Nahojs kollegiala och fleråriga projekt ON-HOLD och lånar många av dess beståndsdelar, men vänder nu blicken inåt – mot konstnärens eget samlande, sorterande och omformande. Nahoj arbetar i gränslandet mellan ateljén och utställningsrummet, mellan måleri och objekt. Drivet av impulser och e

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/alumni-johan-nahoj - 2026-05-29