EPR discussions in the IIIEE Aula Photo: Håkan Rodhe A lunch-to-lunch workshop on EPR – extended producer responsibility – held at the IIIEE last week, on 10-11 October, with the project funding from the Swedish Energy Agency, brought forward a number of important issues and challenges related to EPR design and implementation.The workshop started with a 2-hour open session where experts engaged in

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/third-decade-epr-what-lessons-and-experiences-can-be-used-light-sources-and-other-products-0 - 2025-08-27

Professor Oksana Mont Photo: Kennet Ruona There is growing evidence that Western welfare standards are not generalizable to the rest of the planet if environmental concerns, such as resource depletion or climate change, are considered. A new interdisciplinary anthology by researchers from Lund University raises the question of what is required to make welfare societies ecologically sustainable. Ok

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/how-reach-ecologically-sustainable-welfare-societies - 2025-08-27

26 October 2016 On 26 October, three trial lectures will take place at the IIIEE for the position as “Professor in policy analysis - for the transition to low-carbon and resource efficient economies”.As part of the recruitment process for the position as “Professor in policy analysis - for the transition to low-carbon and resource efficient economies” at the IIIEE, the Academic Appointments Board

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Photo: CC BY D. Reichardt This policy brief is based on two behavioural economic field studies and informs policy makers how to make the roll-out of smart electricity meters more effective. Are electricity consumers irrational fools? They keep their devices in stand-by mode, forget to switch off the lights when they leave the room, purchase halogen light bulbs (instead of LEDs) because their light

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-policy-brief-smart-electricity-meters-and-their-users - 2025-08-27

Mikael Backman at the 6th International Trade Fair and Conferences for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, RENEXPO. On 20 October, Mikael Backman, Director of the Swedish Polish Sustainable Energy Platform at the IIIEE, is speaking about Biogas production on the 6th International Trade Fair and Conferences for Renewable Energy, RENEXPO, in Warsaw, Poland, which takes place on 19-21 October 201

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researcher-mikael-backman-biogas-production-renexpo-2016-poland - 2025-08-27

Regional seminar on sustainable development in southern Sweden, held in the IIIEE aula in Lund. Photo: Marianne Sandberg On 21 October, the IIIEE hosted a regional seminar arranged by the Swedish Scientific Council for Sustainable Development. The council was established in July 2015 by the Swedish government to create an arena for dialogue between the Swedish government and academia, enabling env

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/regional-seminar-sustainable-development-southern-sweden - 2025-08-27

PhD candidate Sofie Sandin Focusing on policy instruments for energy efficiency. Sofie Sandin started her PhD studies at the IIIEE in 2016 with her research agenda set on policy instruments for energy efficiency. Sofie has a background in environmental science and is a true environmental enthusiast who like to spend time outdoors, be it in the city, on the sea, in the nearby forest or far away on

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-phd-candidate-sofie-sandin - 2025-08-27

Steven Curtis and Lucie Zvolska In September, two new PhD candidates joined the IIIEE, Steven Curtis and Lucie Zvolska. They are both part of the project Urban Sharing: From Excess Economy to Access Economy. We asked them five quick questions:1. How and why did the two of you become PhDs student at the IIIEE?Both Lucie and Steven are graduates of the Master’s programme in Environmental Management

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/two-new-phd-candidates-have-joined-iiiee - 2025-08-27

The time is ripe for a life cycle review of LED, say Associate Professors Thomas Lindhqvist & Mikael Backman. Photo: Peter Liljenberg Associate Professors Thomas Lindhqvist and Mikael Backman at the IIIEE have just initiated new research in the framework of the Lighting Metropolis project where they hope to confirm or dismiss some of the biggest concerns and speculations surrounding the LED-manufa

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/time-ripe-life-cycle-review-led - 2025-08-27

Professor Oksana Mont Photo: Kennet Ruona On 2 November, Prof. Oksana Mont states the importance of differentiating between the concepts of reusing and recycling in the article "Varje dag skrotas tusentals datorer i onödan" written by Inrego for Dagens Nyheter."Reusing is better for the environment than recycling", says Prof. Oksana Mont in Dagens Nyheter.Read the full article here (in Swedish onl

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/reusing-better-environment-recycling-says-prof-oksana-mont-dagens-nyheter - 2025-08-27

On 9 November, two trial lectures will take place for the position as “Professor in sustainable urban governance - for the transition to low-carbon and resource efficient economies." The trial lectures will be held in Palaestra at Lund University at 08:30 - 10:00.As part of the recruitment process for the position as Professor in sustainable urban governance - for the transition to low-carbon and

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/trial-lectures-position-professor-sustainable-urban-governance-transition-low-carbon-and-resource - 2025-08-27

On 15 November, the yearly award "Årets framtidsbyggare" will be announced and a prize ceremony will take place during the evening. Former IIIEE Director Thomas B. Johansson and the Vice Chancellor of Lund University, Torbjörn von Schantz, will open the ceremony.During the evening the current IIIEE Director, Professor Lena Neij, will give a talk and share her view on the meaning of energy efficien

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/yearly-award-arets-framtidsbyggare-announced-15-november - 2025-08-27

IIIEE alumna Niina Kautto soon on her way to Antarctica. Former IIIEE PhD student Niina Kautto has been selected as one of 78 women travelling to Antarctica soon as part of a new leadership programme called Homeward Bound. It is a state-of-the-art leadership and strategic initiative that aims to amplify the influence and impact of women with science backgrounds to lead the world towards a more sus

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-alumna-niina-kautto-soon-her-way-antarctica-part-homeward-bound - 2025-08-27

1 December 2016 On 1 December at 10:00 - 12:00 the seminar Advancing Sustainable Cities - Implementing Agenda 2030, will take place at Malmö Live, Dag Hammarskjölds torg 4 in Malmö. This seminar is part of the Sustainable City Development Conference, 30 November - 2 December 2016.The seminar is arranged by the Lund University Urban Arena and will explore interlinkages between Agenda 2030 and the r

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IIIEE researcher Peter Arnfalk to the left. Article in Lund University Magazine In the latest issue of Lund University Magazine (LUM), a series of articles were published connected to the upcoming environmental action plan for Lund University. One of the articles was about Virtual Meetings and how they need to be backed up by the organisation in order to enhance organisation's productivity and at

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/virtual-meetings-need-support - 2025-08-27

I januari 2019 sjösätts en ny etikprövningsmyndighet för att godkänna forskningsprojekt på människor. Tidningen Curie har pratat med Johan Modin, särskild utredare för inrättandet av myndigheten. Läs mer här.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/ny-myndighet-ska-godkanna-forskning-pa-manniskor - 2025-08-27

I samband med Sveriges ordförandeskap i Nordiska ministerrådet arrangerar Vetenskapsrådet, på uppdrag av regeringen, en nordisk konferens om open science. Konferensens syfte är bland annat att öka kunskaperna och vidareutveckla arbetet kring dessa frågor. Läs mer här.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/nordic-open-science-conference-0 - 2025-08-27

Klinisk presentation av infektiös endokardit med ovanliga patogener Läs mer här.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/ny-patientstudie-pa-lupopluse - 2025-08-27

There is still time to sign up for the course on causal inference! Read more here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/course-causal-inference-propensity-scores-and-mendelian-randomization - 2025-08-27

New publication from International Journal of Epidemiology Read more here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/bayesian-hierarchical-model-mortality-data-cluster-sampling-household-surveys-humanitarian-crises - 2025-08-27