12 Nov 2020

New thesis: GIS and spatial methods in epidemiology

Augustus Aturinde, PhD candidate, recently nailed his thesis “GIS and Health: Enhancing Disease Surveillance and Intervention through Spatial Epidemiology”.

4 Nov 2020

INTERACT presented at the European Polar Science Week

Margareta Johansson held an invited tak at the European Polar Science Week. The talk focused on research access in the Arctic to increase the understanding of this remote area.

7 Sep 2020

Clear-cut forest areas emit greenhouse gases

The forest and forest management are a hot topic in the climate debate, but there are still uncertainties in the mapping of the forest's function as a carbon sink or carbon source....

3 Sep 2020

Permafrost thawing may not cause more carbon emissions

Net carbon emissions that is in general expected to increase with thawing permafrost, did not increase according to new study in the Abisko region.

10 Aug 2020

Anders Lindroth interviewed in “A Tale from the Woods”

Anders Lindroth, Professor Emeritus, is featured in the documentary A Tale from the Woods. In the documentary, Anders speaks about carbon emissions from clear cuts, as well as prov...

20 May 2020

Rising temperatures affect wetlands and disrupt the water balance

In a future warmer climate, evaporation from the northern hemisphere’s wetlands will increase significantly more than previously thought. This is shown by an international study in...

17 Apr 2020

Weiming Huang awarded fellowship for postdoc studies in Singapore

Weiming Huang, a researcher and a recent doctoral graduate at our department, has been awarded a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in Singapore plus a two-year repatriation grant ba...

23 Mar 2020

Climate change is hastening spring arrival in Sweden

During the last 16 years, global warming has led to a trend of spring arrivals occurring earlier, a new study published in International Journal of Biometeorology shows.

17 Mar 2020

3D visualization exhibition in the foyer of Geocentrum II

An exhibition set up Nils Bergendal will take place at the entrance to Geocentrum II from Monday March 16th.

9 Mar 2020

She coordinates hundreds of researchers bound for the Arctic

Margareta Johansson has been featured in several media outlets due to her commitment to coordinate the international polar project Interact.