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Petra Holmberg won the Researchers’ Grand Prix heat in Helsingborg on 7 October. She presented her research – on the risks involved when 80 per cent of Gen Z use chatbots to manage stress or anxiety – to an audience of over 500 upper secondary school pupils. In her presentation she talked to an animated chatbot to illustrate how AI can give destructive advice to young people who already feel unwel

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/winner-petra-holmberg-will-represent-lund-university-researchers-grand-prix-2025 - 2026-05-16

Through the newly launched Lund University Outreach Academy, the division of Corporate Communication now offers training for researchers who want to be more effective at communicating their research beyond academia. The courses provide inspiration, practical tools and support for engaging with the public, the media, policymakers, funders and collaboration partners. The programme is specifically de

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-outreach-academy-training-research-communication - 2026-05-16

Dag Oredsson took up the position of communications director on 1 October. He brings broad experience of the public sector, industry and the student world. With a strong commitment to strategic communication, cultural construction and external engagement, he looks forward to contributing to the development of the University. Dag Oredsson replaces the previous communications director Johanna Sandah

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dag-oredsson-universitys-new-communications-director - 2026-05-16

The University’s new professors will be inaugurated at a ceremony in the Main University Building on 24 October. Twenty-eight new professors will be inaugurated at a ceremony in the Main University Building at 16:00.24 October 2025 16:00 | the Main University Building Open event, no pre-registration required. The ceremony will be held in Swedish.The University’s new professors are inaugurated by t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/inauguration-ceremony-new-professors-2025 - 2026-05-16

As one of five locations in Sweden, Lund is receiving support from Formas to start a lab for urban development issues. The Lund Urban Transition Lab will be located in the innovation district in northeast Lund, where sustainable solutions in the built environment, mobility and urban planning will be developed and tested. How can sustainable urban development become a natural part of the cities of

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainable-city-lund-urban-transition-lab-shows-way - 2026-05-16

Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Equality; Preparedness and Crisis Management, has been named the 2025 annual Anna Lindh speaker. On 13 November, she will present ”Strengthening Compliance with International Humanitarian Law in a Fragmented World” Commissioner Lahbib will address the growing challenges to international humanitarian law in an era marked by geopolitical division and the erosi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/anna-lindh-lecture-13-november-eu-commissioner-hadja-lahbib - 2026-05-16

Knowledge for Sustainable Development is an annual research conference, aimed at all researchers at Lund University who want to increase their knowledge about the challenges that lie ahead, how their research can contribute to change, and strengthen their contacts with researchers from other disciplines. This year, we are pleased to coordinate together with University of Cambridge to further broad

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/knowledge-sustainable-development-research-conference-be-organised-university-cambridge-9-december - 2026-05-16

Do you have idea that contributes to sustainability? Now you can apply for funding from the Sustainability Fund to work on a new research idea or to find new sustainability solutions at the university. Lund University's Sustainability Fund is a university-wide fund for ecological, social and economic sustainability. The fund now offers two opportunities for funding – one aimed at researchers and o

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-funding-develop-and-test-ideas-related-sustainability - 2026-05-16

RAMP-UP, a new EU-funded doctoral programme coordinated by Lund University, is now inviting researchers from all faculties to submit proposals for co-funded PhD projects in regenerative medicine and advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs). The programme welcomes interdisciplinary ideas that span scientific, technological, clinical, ethical, economic, and societal perspectives on the developmen

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-interdisciplinary-project-co-funding-ramp - 2026-05-16

Environmental pioneer Henrik Smith has won a major international ecology prize. He is also keen to emphasise the importance of research activity’s interaction with society – gone are the days when writing an extensive study and then leaving it to gather dust was enough. Henrik Smith, professor of animal ecology at Lund University, has been awarded the internationally renowned Marsh Awards for Ecol

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/awarded-environmental-pioneer-has-message-academia - 2026-05-16

A new Campus Plan covering all campuses in Lund, Malmö, Helsingborg and Ljungbyhed has been drawn up with a view to 2050. The Plan is a strategic tool designed to support the University's development in a changing world, contribute to a more efficient use of premises and outdoor environments, and enable future expansion in the coming decades. The Campus Plan is aimed at everyone involved in campus

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-campus-plan-sights-set-2050-adopted - 2026-05-16

To strengthen Sweden's innovative capacity and technological independence, the Swedish Research Council and Vinnova have been tasked with setting up clusters of excellence in groundbreaking technology. A total of SEK 2.5 billion is being invested, with SEK 1.5 billion coming from the Swedish Research Council and SEK 1 billion from Vinnova. This investment in clusters of excellence is part of a Gov

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/fourteen-networks-receive-funding-swedish-research-council-and-vinnova-planning-future-clusters - 2026-05-16

The University is getting a new portal for support and case management, Supportcenter. More of the University's systems require strong authentication. Supportcenter: New portal for support and case management systems On 1 December, the University will launch a new portal for support and case management systems, Supportcenter. You can find the new portal at supportcenter.lu.se. The old portal will

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-news-supportcenter-launch-and-strong-authentication - 2026-05-16

There is considerable interest in generative AI among the University's technical and administrative staff, according to a survey sent out by the Ad hoc group. Almost half of the approximately 1,200 randomly selected employees responded to the survey. “We were delighted with the high response rate, which shows that generative AI is a topic that people are passionate about,” says Nathalie Stenbeck,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/great-enthusiasm-and-lots-questions-about-ai - 2026-05-16

More than 34,000 people have applied for the University's programmes for the spring semester of 2026. Law tops the list of the most attractive programmes, followed by medicine and economics. A total of 34,869 people have applied for the University's programmes and courses for the spring semester of 2026, or 39,011 if courses within programmes are included. The number of first-choice applicants is

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/law-medicine-and-economics-remain-most-popular-subjects-lund-university - 2026-05-16

Klimatlösningar finns – så varför händer det inte mer? Den 9 december samlas forskare från Cambridge och Lund i AF-borgen och digitalt för att försöka söka svar på frågan. FN:s klimatpanel är tydlig: människans aktiviteter påverkar redan extremväder, ekosystem, vår hälsa och våra försörjningsmöjligheter världen över. Samtidigt finns det en rad strategier och lösningar som kan hjälpa oss att till e

https://www.lu.se/artikel/konferens-om-klimatlosningar-och-hur-vi-okar-omstallningstakten - 2026-05-16

Ett sällsynt exemplar av boken ”De revolutionibus orbium coelestium” av astronomen Nicolaus Copernicus har hittats vid Lunds universitetsbibliotek i Sverige. Boken hade i praktiken varit gömd i över hundra år och upptäcktes först när drygt 800 000 katalogkort digitaliserades. – Det här är den typ av information som försvinner under århundradena, men som nu kan återupptäckas tack vare tekniken, säg

https://www.lu.se/artikel/sallsynt-copernicus-fynd-vid-lunds-universitet - 2026-05-16

Biologerna Michael Bok och Cecilia Nilsson samt medicinaren Paul Bourgine har tilldelats det prestigefyllda ERC Consolidator Grant. Michael Bok, biologiforskare vid Naturvetenskapliga fakultetenKan du berätta om din forskning?– Jag studerar evolutionen av ögon och visuella system. Det här anslaget syftar till att ta reda på hur avancerade visuella förmågor, såsom färgseende och polariseringsseende

https://www.lu.se/artikel/tre-lundaforskare-far-stort-eu-anslag - 2026-05-16

Med ett allt varmare klimat är det många av oss som undrar om snö i juletid snart är ett minne blott. Alex Vermeulen, chef för mätinstitutet ICOS Carbon Portal, målar upp bilden av vad vi kan förvänta oss. Stora förändringar med mer extremväder är i sikte, även om osäkerheten är stor lokalt. När tror du att svenskar och européer får uppleva en vit jul för sista gången?– Det är svårt att säga. Viss

https://www.lu.se/artikel/nar-blir-den-sista-vita-julen - 2026-05-16

När sensommarsolen faller över irländska Wicklow Mountains blir sluttningarna lila av blommande ljung. Honungsbina flyttas ut till hedarna för den eftertraktade ljunghonungen – men deras närvaro påverkar de vilda humlorna. Ett svensk-irländskt forskarteam visar i en ny studie att vilda humlor både ändrar beteende och är mindre i storlek när antalet bikupor ökar. Forskarna jämförde platser med allt

https://www.lu.se/artikel/honungsbin-tranger-undan-humlor-aven-pa-blomrika-ljunghedar - 2026-05-16