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Margaret McNamee, Professor at the Department of Building and Environmental Technology and current Deputy Dean of LTH, has been elected the new Dean of LTH, and Ulf Ellervik, Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Head of Division at the Centre for Analysis and Synthesis (CAS) has been elected Deputy Dean. This is now clear as the votes have been counted in the election held among the staff

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/lths-dean-and-deputy-dean-election-result - 2026-09-03

Despite Lise Meitner’s great scientific achievement, only her research colleague Otto Hahn was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1944 "for the discovery of the fission of heavy atomic nuclei.” A new exhibition about the nuclear physicist, who also lends her name to a guest professorship at LTH, is now on display at Kårhuset. Lise Meitner explained the theory behind fission and has given her

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/research-career-against-odds-new-exhibition - 2026-09-03

Food preparedness has in a short time become a central issue in both research and public debate. The way we produce, distribute and consume food is shaped by global dependencies, climate change and an increasingly uncertain global situation. LTH’s Cecilia Tullberg is the director of FORCE, a knowledge centre that brings together researchers from multiple disciplines and actors across Sweden’s food

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/how-do-we-prepare-food-system-uncertain-future-force-builds-new-knowledge - 2026-09-03

We are now inviting Lund University employees to apply for the position of Office director of Vattenhallen Science Center at LTH. This is a fixed-term position, three years, at least 50%, scheduled to begin this autumn.More about the position and how to apply (Varbi, in Swedish)

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/office-director-vattenhallen-would-you-lead-unique-and-inspiring-organisation - 2026-09-03

The E22 will be closed from 14 to 28 August 2026. Traffic information All information about the roadwork on the E22 and how this will affect your journey can be found on Trafikverketswebsite:About the roadwork on the E22 and how this will affect your journey on Trafikverkets website (in Swedish)

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/are-you-commuting-work-e22-summer - 2026-09-03

To all teachers, researchers and colleagues at LTH, I would like to extend my warm thanks for your great commitment and deep expertise this term, writes Annika Olsson, Dean of LTH. We create together – and we need one another. This is an important idea for us at LTH, as we conduct research and educate the problem-solvers of the future, and as we collaborate with the surrounding society. To all tea

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/first-we-embrace-summer - 2026-09-03

Almedals Week is just around the corner, and The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University is taking place on stage. This year’s program offers everything from quantum technology and biotechnology to semiconductors and the future of aviation. Annika Olsson, Dean at The Faculty of Engineering, will be in Visby. She says:“If we are to succeed in the transition to a sustainable and competitive societ

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/quantum-biotechnology-and-future-aviation-heres-lths-almedalen-week - 2026-09-03

At the LTH Board meeting in June, the board members were briefed about a study of materials research at LTH. They also learned more about the ongoing work to establish LTH in Science Village. At the request of LTH’s Dean Annika Olsson, a working group has conducted a study of materials research at LTH to provide guidance for the future development of the research.During the board meeting, the work

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/status-report-insights-materials-research-and-short-update-science-village - 2026-09-03

SUMMER READING. What does having your own summer home mean, and what is the history of the holiday home in Sweden? Here, Per-Johan Dahl, Head of the Department of Architecture and the Built Environment, together with his LTH colleague and architectural historian Erik Sigge, tells about his own summer house and looks back at our collective longing for a home of our own, in all its clarity and simpl

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/letter-summer-house - 2026-09-03

On 4 September, Formas, the Swedish Energy Agency and Vinnova will host a digital information meeting about this autumn’s call for proposals within the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT), a partnership within the Horizon Europe framework. There are good opportunities to apply for funding for research and innovation projects related to sustainable urban development, including projects that are already

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/information-meeting-funding-opportunities-sustainable-urban-transition - 2026-09-03

On 20 October 9:00-17:00, the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry (KSLA), in collaboration with the Bertebos Foundation, will host a full-day symposium on advances in science and innovation that can help meet global food demand through the development of resilient crops. The event will take place in Stockholm and can also be followed online via Zoom. The keynote seminar, "Wheat and r

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/seminar-20-october-closing-yield-gap - 2026-09-03

The University Board decided in June to propose Erik Renström as Vice-Chancellor for the next three-year term of office. The next step is to appoint a deputy vice-chancellor. Applications and nominations can now be submitted for this position – the closing date is 14 September. Lund University is now seeking a deputy vice-chancellor who, together with the Vice-Chancellor, will help to develop the

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/deputy-vice-chancellor-lund-university-apply-or-nominate - 2026-09-03

This autumn, LTH will launch the pilot course Critical Thinking and Complex Systems: Challenges and Futures. The course is aimed at students from several engineering programmes and is designed to help them work with complex issues where technical, social and sustainability-related perspectives must be considered together. The long-term ambition is for the course to become part of all engineering p

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/new-course-aims-strengthen-students-ability-address-complex-societal-challenges - 2026-09-03

Everyone is talking about agentic AI. On the fika-to-fika event 28 September, you will see what it actually looks like in practice, and then you get to build one yourself. The event is jointly organised by the LU eScience Hub and WASP Lighthouse. On 28 September we bring together researchers and companies working with AI agents right now. The day closes with a hands-on session where you build an a

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/agentic-ai-research-and-applications-building-your-own-agents - 2026-09-03

Från en droppe blod har blodbilden analyserats hos autoantikroppspositiva TEDDY deltagare. Läs om resultatet i sammanfattningen: Påverkas blodbilden hos autoantikroppspositiva TEDDY-barn? Alla TEDDY-studiens resultat samlas på sidan ”Resultat från TEDDY”

https://www.teddy.lu.se/artikel/paverkas-blodbilden-hos-autoantikroppspositiva-teddy-barn - 2026-09-03

Var med och uppmärksamma världsdiabetesdagen! I Malmö den 12 november och Kristianstad den 13 november kommer företag som är verksamma inom diabetesområdet ställa ut och föreläsare berättar om det senaste inom diabetesforskningen. I Malmö kommer medeonstipendiet delas ut till TEDDY forskaren professor Helena Elding Larsson och TEDDY mottagningen i Malmö finns på plats med information om diabetesst

https://www.teddy.lu.se/artikel/varldsdiabetesdagen-2022 - 2026-09-03

Hur är kunskapen om typ 1-diabetes i Sverige? På uppdrag av Barndiabetesfonden har Kantar Sifo gjort en undersökning som visar hur kunskapsnivån är i samhället. Läs rapporten på Barndiabetesfondens hemsida (nytt fönster)

https://www.teddy.lu.se/artikel/vad-vet-svenska-folket-om-typ-1-diabetes - 2026-09-03

Blodprov tagna på alla forskningspersoner som är aktiva i TEDDY studien har undersökts för antikroppar mot virus SARS-CoV-2 (sars-coronavirus-2). Det virus som orsakar Covid-19. Läs om anaylsen: När fick TEDDY barnen sars-coronavirus-2 antikroppar?

https://www.teddy.lu.se/artikel/nar-fick-teddy-barnen-sars-coronavirus-2-antikroppar - 2026-09-03

Nu finns svensk sammanfattning på TEDDYs publikation nummer 134.  Vilken genotyp var den vanligaste hos de barn som utvecklade autoimmun (typ 1) diabetes? Hur lång tid tog det från det att barnet fick sin första autoantikropp tills barnet fick diabetesdiagnos? Hitta svaren genom att läsa sammanfattningen: Finns det skillnader i förlopp för autoimmun (typ 1) diabetes beroende på ålder vid diagnos?

https://www.teddy.lu.se/artikel/finns-det-skillnader-nar-barnet-utvecklar-autoimmun-typ-1-diabetes - 2026-09-03

Missa inte att läsa den intressanta nyheten om TEDDY som Region Skåne publiserat. Skånska barn hjälper till att lösa gåtan med diabetes typ-1 (Nytt fönster)

https://www.teddy.lu.se/artikel/skanska-barn-hjalper-till-att-losa-gatan-med-autoimmun-typ-1-diabetes - 2026-09-03