Linnaeus University

Linnaeus University is a modern and international university in Småland. The university, which is the result of a merger involving Växjö University and Kalmar University College, opened its doors for the first time on January 1, 2010. With roughly 35,000 students and 2,000 employees, it is one of the larger universities in Sweden.

Research at Linnaeus University is multifaceted with both depth of subject and interdisciplinary collaborations. It ranges from economics and the humanities to engineering and the social and natural sciences. The university is home to a number of well-established research profiles. Our most prominent research can be found in the fields of ecology and evolution, biomaterials, postcolonial studies, intermediality, and discrimination and labour market.

Address:

SE- 351 95 Växjö or SE-391 82 Kalmar

Phone:

+46-772 28 80 00

Head of public authority (President/Vice-Chancellor/CEO/DG):

Stephen Hwang

URL:

http://www.lnu.se/?l=en

Press contact

Name:

Christina Dahlgren

Phone:

+46-470 70 85 51

Mobile phone:

+46-70 572 26 56

The latest press releases from Linnaeus University

Almost all cobalt can be recycled using new method requiring less energy with little environmental impact

1 March, 2023 - Linnéuniversitetet

Researcher Subramanian Suriyanarayanan and Professor Ian Nicholls. Associated high resolution images provided >> (Photographer: Joakim Palmqvist, Linnaeus University) Researchers at Linnaeus University have developed a more environmentally friendly way of retrieving cobalt from used lithium-ion batteries. With a liquid solvent made of readily available substances, derived from urine and acetic acid, over 97 percent of […]

27 February, 2023 - Linnéuniversitetet

How can you trust and rely on automated decisions that are made by complex machine learning models, especially when such models are not held accountable for their predictions? Angelos Chatzimparmpas’ research simplifies the oversight and management of machine learning algorithms so that human experts can evaluate how automated computational solutions reach their results. Our society […]

Fertilisation unnecessary in oak forests planted on former agricultural land

16 February, 2023 - Linnéuniversitetet

Low availability of nutrients often limits productivity in northern forests. In a trial with nutrient optimisation, researchers at Linnaeus University have studied the effects of fertilisation and irrigation in 25-year-old stands of pedunculate and sessile oak that grow on former agricultural land in southwest Sweden. The results, that have been published in Forest Ecology and […]

New revolutionary technology to discover problems in industrial production

3 February, 2023 - Linnéuniversitetet

Vinnova recently granted research funds for a project with the aim to improve industrial quality monitoring through normalising flows, a new technology that is used within machine learning (artificial intelligence) to understand and model complex relationships and patterns. Together with experts from the industry, researchers from the research environment Data Intensive Sciences and Application (DISA) […]

A new research project will study if continuous cover forestry sequesters more carbon than clearcutting forestry

31 January, 2023 - Linnéuniversitetet

Can continuous cover forestry bring us closer to the climate goals? Achim Grelle, professor of forest management with specialization in benefits to climate from forests, at Linnaeus University, will study this over the upcoming four years. Formas has granted research funds for research on new forms of silviculture and SEK 6.2 million goes to the […]

Strong political action needed to reduce the increasing share of dollar millionaires’ enormous environmental impact

25 January, 2023 - Linnéuniversitetet

The share of dollar millionaires in the world is steadily increasing and their emission patterns make it difficult, if not impossible, to meet the Paris Agreement’s target of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. According to a new study by tourism professor Stefan Gössling, the dollar millionaires will, within just a few decades, be […]

More regulations and increased enforcement from the European Commission

5 January, 2023 - Linnéuniversitetet

The European Commission has changed its strategies for making sure that the member states comply with EU law: from collaborations and dialogue to more regulations and increased enforcement. This is shown in a new study by Brigitte Pircher, associate professor of political science, that covers more than 30 years. How have the European Commission’s strategies […]

Linnaeus University and the School of Business and Economics become accredited by AACSB

31 October, 2022 - Linnéuniversitetet

Since 2016, the School of Business and Economics has worked to become internationally accredited by AASCB, which is the world’s largest accrediting body and network for business schools. The accreditation means that Linnaeus University has earned an internationally recognised quality mark as proof of the high quality and clear focus on the future on its […]

Two million for research in the forestry industry – Canadian and Finnish professor received Swedish award

21 October, 2022 - Linnéuniversitetet

Both professor Stavros Avramidis, recipient of Carola and Carl-Olof Ternryd’s award 2022, and professor Heli Peltola, recipient from 2020, received their respective awards at a ceremony on Växjö campus on Thursday 20 October For her research on sustainable management of Nordic forest ecosystems in a changeable climate, Heli Peltola, professor of silvicultural sciences at the […]

The history of pollution is revealed through the Baltic Sea sediments

17 October, 2022 - Linnéuniversitetet

Decades of pollution from industry, agriculture, and traffic. A new dissertation measures metal contamination in Baltic Sea sediments from preindustrial times to the present. The results give hope for saving the marine environment, but also warns us about the risks of releasing metals from the seabed. Bottom sediments consist mainly of tiny particles from mud, […]

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