News

December

• Reduced flow of plastics

At Helsingborg's hospital, doctors have switched from disposable to reusable items and reduced the flow of plastics, writes Sjukhusläkaren. The Agenda 2030 PhD student Linn Boberg researches plastic articles in healthcare and is interviewed in the article.
Tog bort onödiga verktyg - minskade plastflödet i operationssalarna (in Swedish) - sjukhuslakaren.se

• New paper on wastewater reuse and desalination

How do we expand our water resources in times of drought and water shortage?
Wastewater reuse and desalination are two methods, often based on similar technology. But they can be perceived differently, according to a new report with Agenda 2030 PhD student Maria Takman as lead author.
Desalinated water is often considered purer; thus, it more easily gains acceptance in public. Reused wastewater frequently raises health concerns, but it is generally considered cheaper, more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. 
Storylines and Imaginaries of Wastewater Reuse and Desalination: The Rise of Local Discourses on the Swedish Islands of Öland and Gotland - water-alternatives.org

October

• How little is enough? New video article by Steinunn Knúts-Önnudóttir

The Journal for Embodied Research has published a video article by Steinunn Knúts-Önnudóttir, PhD student at Malmö Theatre Academy. “It is a peer-reviewed platform, and I am really happy they accepted my article. The dramaturgical terms that I am looking at in this video article are techniques that are used to create work that is working with lived experiences and relation specificity”, says Steinunn Knúts-Önnudóttir. 
Article “How Little is Enough? Porous & Embracing Dramaturgy for Transformative Encounters” - openlibhums.org

• PhD student Linn Boberg in Forskar Grand Prix

(12 October)
How much plastic is actually needed in healthcare? Our PhD student Linn Boberg will explain in a 4-minute talk at Forskar Grand Prix.
- I will try to be creative, innovative and make the message understandable, she says.

Forskar Grand Prix is ​​an annual competition where researchers from Swedish universities and colleges present their research in a popular science way. On October 13, the regional competition is arranged in Helsingborg. High school students, together with a jury, appoint a representative who then gets to compete in the national final in Stockholm. Linn Boberg, PhD student at the Agenda 2030 Graduate School and at the Department of Clinical Sciences, will talk about her research on plastic articles in healthcare.

- It will be a lot of fun to present my research quickly, concisely and popularly. I accepted it as a personal challenge because I find it very difficult to speak in front of people, says Linn Boberg.

Last year, Lunda researcher Michael Bossetta won the national final of the Forskar Grand Prix, and he was one of our inspirational speakers at this year's PhD conference for sustainable development.
Article about Forskar Grand Prix (in Swedish) - lu.se

• Brown, Black, Queer and In-Between: Performing Journeys Across Liminal Spaces and Times

(11-13 October)
PhD student Iury Salustiano Trojaborg (Malmö Theatre Academy) arranged a conference at Inter Arts Center, Malmö. The conference was a part of Iury’s doctoral research project with the following question: How effective is it to tackle the concept of sustainability within the European performing arts context, without also dealing with the burden of Europe’s colonial past? With the conference, Iury aimed to explore the process of construction of cultural identities in a performative setting according to the intersection of gender, sexuality, class and race, focusing on narratives produced in liminal zones, the in-between spaces.

• PhD Conference on Sustainable Development

(6-7 October)
The second edition of the PhD conference on sustainable development was held on site at the department of Political Science in Lund.

On 6th of October, the PhD conference started off with a welcome from Kristina Jönsson, coordinator of the Agenda 2030 Graduate School and followed by inspirational presentations on the topic of moving out and back again into academia given by Julie Hassing Nielsen (associate professor at Political Science), Max Åhman (senior lecturer at Environmental and Energy System Sciences) and Soo-hyun Lee (PhD student at the Faculty of Law and the Agenda 2030 Graduate School). The session was followed by paper presentations by PhD students on the topics 1) Fashion, gender and manufacturing and 2) Experiences, identifications and initiatives when working for change. During lunch there was a poster session with PhD students presenting their work and for graduate schools to present their activities. In the afternoon there were two parallel workshops called ‘Looking towards the future of sustainable transport’ and ‘Beyond sustainable development’ (which unfortunately had to be postponed to a later date due to covid). The day ended with a knowledge sharing session on ‘Navigating space and place in sustainability – Meeting people where they are’.

On the 7th of October, there was inspirational presentations on the topic of the power of narratives given by Michael Bossetta (Associate senior lecturer at Media and Communication Studies), Moa Petersén (Assistant professor, Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences) and Jessica Abbott (Department of Biology). The presentations were followed by two parallel workshops called ‘Workshopping feminist perspectives on sustainability: Exploring embodied, performative and imaginative methodologies’ and ‘Understanding sustainable development from Latin America: methodologies to think about the effects and transformations in daily lives’. 

May

• New prize rewards novel ways to spread sustainability research

(2 May 2022)
The new Lund University Agenda 2030 Award wants to promote innovative and interdisciplinary research on sustainable development by early career scholars at the university. Alexandra Nikoleris, Associate Senior Lecturer at the Department of Technology and Science at the Faculty of Engineering, is the first winner and is praised for her innovative work in designing creative and sustainable future scenarios.

Two honorary mentions are announced to Ana Goidea from the Department for Architecture and the Built Environment and to Steven Curtis, Sofie Sandin Lompar, Frans Libertson, Katherine Shabb and Karolina Södergren at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE).
Article about the winner Alexandra Nikoleris and her research (in Swedish) - skd.se
About the laureates and their research projects (article in Swedish) - lu.se

April

• Theatre researcher holds creative workshop for sustainability

(7 April 2022)
PhD student of theatre, Steinunn Knúts-Önnudóttir, arranges the workshop Strings - a participative performance that explores the driving forces of change and what personal motivations humans have for pursuing their vision.
About the workshop and more about Steinunn's research - thm.lu.se

March 

• New report on changed travel habits and mobility services

(30 March 2022)
To achieve a sustainable transport system, it is not enough to focus on renewable fuels and energy-efficient vehicles, we also need to understand people's travel habits, according to new report co-authored by our PhD student of Marketing, Phil Flores.
Article (in Swedish) via K2 - Sweden's national center for research and education on public transport - k2centrum.se

• Eating sustainably increases chance of a long life

(11 March 2022)
Those who eat a lot of whole grains, legumes and nuts - that is, have eating habits that follow the planetary health diet - reduce their risk of dying prematurely by 25%. Our PhD student of Nutrition Epidemiology, Anna Stubbendorff, is interviewed on the study and importance of healthy diets.
Podcast via Vetenskap & Hälsa (in Swedish) - vetenskaphalsa.se

January

• No man is an island

(28 January 2022)
Our PhD student of theatre, Steinunn Knúts-Önnudóttir, is interviewed about her research on what constitutes quality of life and whether we should want to sustain human life on this planet.
Article on Lund University's newspage - lunduniversity.lu.se

• New research school strengthens focus on poverty reduction

(19 January 2022)
What knowledge is needed to reduce the poverty in the world? The Agenda 2030 Graduate School will collaborate with new research school focused on poverty reduction and sustainable development. Our coordinator Kristina Jönsson will be the coordinator also of the new research school. The University of Ghana and the universities in Lund, Gothenburg and Uppsala have partnered up to engage in the research school, which will be coordinated via Lund University.
Article on Lund University's newspage - lunduniversity.lu.se

Events

2nd PhD Conference on Sustainable Development

6 - 7 October, on campus and online

The Lund University PhD Conference on Sustainable Development is an opportunity to encourage interdisciplinary cooperation in order to further academic research on all aspects of sustainability. The Agenda 2030 Graduate School hosts the conference, which will showcase ongoing research and offer a networking opportunity for PhD students with similar interests in sustainable development, the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

ALL MY RELATIONS; Eco-Pedagogy, Self-Cultivation and Transformative Performance Practices

2 - 4 September, Gylleboverket, Simrishamn

The purpose of this 3-day workshop event is to study the possibilities and limitations of performative arrangements to foster individual and collective transformation and aim at a more sustainable life. It is addressed to artists, researchers, and pedagogues dealing with ecology, non-human relations, and sustainable development.

The workshop is co-arranged by Malmö Theatre Academy and the Agenda 2030 Graduate School.
 

Joint PhD seminar on environmental challenges and stakeholder interaction

7 June, 15.00-16.00, online

PhD student of Political Science, Christie Nicoson, joins the panel at ClimBEco Graduate Research School's joint PhD seminar on the topic "Bringing stakeholders in: supporting society in climate adaptation strategies as part of the PhD project". In her research project Christie explores how climate change impacts local communities and its implications for peace.
 

Start-up seminar with Carlo Nicoli Aldini

1 June, 13.00-16.00, Room 331, 3rd floor, Allhelgona kyrkogata 18 (House M), Lund

Carlo Nicoli Aldini’s research investigates how citizens of Taranto, a city in the south of Italy where one of the largest European steel factories is located, have resorted to laws and courts to fight against the environmental decay caused by the activities of the local industry. 
 

Award ceremony - Lund University Agenda 2030 Award

5 May, 13.00-15.00, Magle konserthus, Magle Stora Kyrkogata 4, Lund

Don't miss the chance to be inspired by Lund University's sustainability researchers.

The winner of the first Lund University Agenda 2030 Award is Alexandra Nikoleris, Associate Senior Lecturer at the Department of Technology and Science at the Faculty of Engineering.

Join us in the celebrations of Alexandra and the other skilled sustainability researchers who received honorary mentions of the award:

• Ana Goidea from the Department for Architecture and the Built Environment and
• Steven Curtis, Sofie Sandin Lompar, Frans Libertson, Katherine Shabb and Karolina Södergren at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE).

At the award ceremony, Mikael Klintman, Professor of Sociology at Lund University, will share insights on research for sustainable development and relate to his topical research on knowledge resistance.

The event will be held on site in English and will not be recorded.

The Lund University Agenda 2030 Award is a collaboration between the Agenda 2030 Graduate School and Elis Textil Service AB.

Collaboration for social sustainability: what does it mean?

3 May, 8.30-11.00, Magle konserthus, Magle Stora Kyrkogata 4, Lund

To meet complex societal challenges, it has become increasingly common to work between and across sector boundaries. Civil society and academia meet with public bodies and business. Specialists are challenged to question the logic of their own business and open up to more perspectives from other sectors. What are the challenges and strengths of such collaboration? Does this have an impact on our capacity to meet the global sustainability goals?

Our PhD student of Human Rights Studies, Emelie Lantz, co-arranges a seminar and workshop raising issues on collaboration for social sustainability. The seminar is held in Swedish.

STRINGS - Performative Encounter with Agenda 2030 Graduate School

11 April - 7 May

Strings is a participative performance by PhD student of Theatre, Steinunn Knúts-Önnudóttir, that explores the driving forces of change and what personal motivations humans have for pursuing their vision. The hosts are an international group of researchers from all faculties of Lund University covering topics that cut through the United Nations sustainable goals, that are set to respond to the current global crisis. In the two parts of STRINGS the researchers will share their stories, knowledge and inspiration through a series of performative encounters.

11 April – 6 May
STRINGS I: We are all researchers 
A personal meeting between two people in a poetic performative setting.
Location: different institutions at Lund University in Lund & Malmö

3 May and 7 May
STINGS II: The Hub
A performative gathering of people that have a motivation for change and seek to inspire and get inspired. 
Location: Kapellsalen, Odeum, Lund University (3 May) & Red Room, Inter Arts Center, Malmö (7 May)

Climate, Crisis, Social Resilience - the sixth social resilience webinar

10 March, 14.15-16.00, online

PhD student  Juan Antonio Samper presents on the topic "The defense of the territory as a form of resilience?" at this seminar arranged by the Society for Critical Studies of Crisis and the Faculty of Social Sciences at Lund University.

Gender equality seminar on International Women's Day

8 March, 18.00-19.00, public library in Lund

Our coordinator Kristina Jönsson joins talk on how far the world has reached in relation to gender quality, at an International Women's Day seminar at Lund's public library.

Webinar on "Social resilience beyond the west"

27 January, 15.15-17.00, online via Zoom

Our PhD student of Ethnology, Billy Jones, joins seminar in which assumptions about resilience and crisis in western research will be discussed and challenged. Contributions to the discussion will come from ongoing projects on Myanmar, Kenya, South Africa and more. The webinar is arranged by the Society for Critical Studies of Crisis (SCSC) at Lund University.