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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The list of Global Highly Cited Researchers 2018 recently released by Clarivate Analytics recognizes world-class researchers selected for their exceptional research performance, demonstrated by production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science. On the
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lars Samuelson had been awardes with Wilhelm Westrup's Prize by the Royal Physiographic Society of Lund for his excellent research on nanotechnology based upon materials science which has resulted in practical and commercial applications.Information about the prize can be found on the homepage of the Royal Physiograph
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/wilhelm-westrups-prize-lars-samuelson - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NanoLund researchers in collaboration with researchers from Uppsala University and University of Copenhagen have designed an iron complex which has shown to be luminescent and to have charge-transfer capabilities. This opens up for the possibility of replacing the expensive and rare metals such as ruthenium, osmium an
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/luminescent-iron-molecule-may-result-cheaper-solar-energy - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research has published the recipients of grants for instrument-, technology- or method development. From a total of 342 project applications 33 projects - of which two are by NanoLund researchers - were granted. Christelle Prinz and Eva Unger are funded for their projects on Nanowi
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/method-development-grants-c-prinz-and-e-unger - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The front cover of the October issue of Nature Nanotechnology is decorated by an illustration from an article by NanoLund researchers who experimentally demonstrated a nanoscale heat engine in which only electrons at a specific energy flow between the reservoirs generating an electric current. The image on the cover
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/cover-nature-nanotechnology - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At the 10th International Aerosol Conference in Saint Louis, USA in September 2018, NanoLund PhD students Malin Alsved and Louise Green from Ergonomics and Aerosol Technology at Lund University won poster prizes - ”Overall top poster contest winner” - as they both finished in the top 5 after votation among the confere
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/best-poster-awards-m-alsved-and-l-gren - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Irene Geijselaers won the best student poster award at the 34th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors (ICPS) in Montpellier, France this summer. The poster was entitled “Determination of the band offsets in Wurtzite-Zinc-blende InP nanowires by means of photoluminescence spectroscopy”.
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/best-student-poster-award-irene-geijselaers - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NanoLund scientists are successful in more than “just” nanosience: our warmest congratulations to our Board member and scientist Sara Snogerup Linse for winning gold over both the Middle and the Long distance in her age group in the World Masters Orienteering Championships this summer. It’s great to see great science
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/sara-linse-wins-world-championships - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A recent article in Nature Nanotechnology by NanoLund researchers show that a quantum dot-based heat engine can convert heat into work with an efficiency similar to that of similar machines with moving parts. As quantum dot-based engine has no moving parts it may be useful in applications such as nanotechnology and re
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/quantum-dot-heat-engine-works-without-moving-parts - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Calle Preger was awarded with ”Best Poster Award” at the conference Aerosol Technology in Bilbao for his poster “Using COMSOL Multiphysics as a Tool to Predict Aerosol Deposition Spot Size of an Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP)”
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/best-poster-award-calle-preger - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NanoLund PhD student Mohammad Karimi has been selected to receive the SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship for his potential contributions to the field of optics, photonics or related field.SPIE is the international society for optics and photonics, an educational not-for-profit organization founded in 1955
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/mohammad-karimi-receives-spie-scholarship - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NanoLund researcher Jesper Wallentin has been granted an ERC starting grant. His project will investigate whether semiconductor nanowires can be used as high resolution X-ray detectors. Wallentins group have some initial results that show that they can get a measurable electric current from single nanowires that are e
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/jesper-wallentin-gets-erc-starting-grant - 2026-05-05
In December, Alexander Hardenberger successfully defended his dissertation with the title " Åberopsbörda i dispositiva tvistemål - En civilprocessuell studie i anslutning till 17 kap. 3 § andra meningen RB".Juris doctor Alexander Hardenberger has been awarded a grant for a position as a postdoctoral researcher from Institutet för Rättsvetenskaplig forskning for two years on the project "Haltande
Lennart Blecher and his family have donated SEK 15 million to the faculty to develop research on human rights in Sweden and the other Nordic countries. The funds will be used, among other things, to employ Visiting Professors. On 2023-12-21, the Vice-Chancellor has decided to employ three Visiting Professors. Their research focuses on different aspects of human rights. The Visiting Professors will
https://www.law.lu.se/article/three-new-visiting-professors-appointed-research-initiative-human-rights - 2026-05-05
During the current term of office 2024-2026, the Faculty of Law has a partly new management. The new Dean of the Faculty of Law is Professor Henrik Wenander and the new Pro Dean for Research is Professor Jessica Almqvist. Associate Professor Patrik Lindskoug continutes his second term as vice Dean for Education. Senior Lecturer Ellika Sevelin is the new Head of Department and Associate Professor L
https://www.law.lu.se/article/faculty-and-department-management-2024-2026 - 2026-05-05
Linne Wegerstad is awarded grants for the project Understanding sentencing - proportionality, conformity and sources of law in judicial decision-making. Linnea Wegerstad is awarded SEK 1,9 million for the project. This project aims to increase knowledge about sentencing in the Swedish legal system by investigating how judges decide what sentence to impose in a particular case: what factors are tak
https://www.law.lu.se/article/ragnar-soderberg-foundation-awards-grants - 2026-05-05
Professor David Lagnado has been appointed Honorary Doctor of the Faculty. The Faculty of Law has awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa for 2024 to Professor David Lagnado, University College London (UCL). Lagnado is a world-leading scholar in the field of legal evidence, and his interdisciplinary research approach combines law with decision theory and cognitive science. Lagnado investigates
https://www.law.lu.se/article/honorary-doctor-faculty-law - 2026-05-05
Marja-Liisa Öberg is coordinating (together with Rhiannon Pugh, CIRCLE and LTH) a new Advanced Study Group (ASG) at Pufendorf IAS entitled "(UN-)NATURAL BORDERS: Multi-disciplinary perspectives on the boundaries of European integration". ‘European integration’ is a social construct that exerts great impact on the natural environment while being both determined and limited by natural conditions, su
https://www.law.lu.se/article/marja-liisa-oberg-coordinating-new-pufendorf-advanced-study-group-asg - 2026-05-05
Tova Bennet has been awarded research funding of SEK 851 000 from Riksbankens jubileumsfond for the implementation of the project 'Acquitted after forensic psychiatric evaluation' (2024-2026). The project is part of Tova's research approach on issues of responsibility and sanction for offenders with mental disorder or disabilities in the Swedish criminal justice system.Read more about Tova Benne
https://www.law.lu.se/article/tova-bennet-awarded-funding-riksbankens-jubileumsfond - 2026-05-05
The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities has decided to award its most prestigious prize, the Gad Rausing Prize for Outstanding Humanities Research, to our honorary doctor Professor Heikki Pihlajamäki (Helsinki). All prizes and medals are awarded at the Academy’s Annual Meeting on 20 March, to mark its foundation in 1753. Gad Rausings prize | Kungl. Vitterhetsakademien
https://www.law.lu.se/article/heikki-pihlajamaki-awarded-gad-rausing-prize - 2026-05-05
