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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We are looking for a Communications Intern for the autumn 2021. Read more and send us your application! The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) is an international and interdisciplinary centre within Lund University. We are com­mitted to produce rigorous, impactful, and solution-orie

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/communications-intern-iiiee - 2026-07-03

For six months, Jennifer Rainsford will be Artist in Residence at MAX IV – and will explore the research laboratories for synchrotron light. Inside the ring-shaped MAX IV building on the outskirts of Lund, extremely intense X-ray light known as synchrotron light is produced. The light, which is not visible to the naked eye, is used by researchers from around the globe to study materials, molecules

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/artist-takes-residency-max-iv - 2026-07-04

The Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) has recommended a new national initiative in polar research for funding as part of the government programme on Strategic Research Areas. The Department for Earth and Environmental Sciences (MGeo) is a co-applicant for the proposal, which is led by Stockholm University. It brings together several universities in a long-term collaboration. Although the

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/new-funding-polar-research - 2026-07-03

With the Research Data Office, the University is working to improve support for researchers in the management of research data. Each faculty now has a data steward to assist researchers in their work with research data. Maria Johnsson will take on the role of data steward at the Faculty of Medicine. The new Research Data Office will better support researchers in managing their research data accord

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/new-research-data-unit-data-stewards-each-faculty - 2026-07-03

The work on acquisition of educational qualifications has made good progress and you can follow developments via a new blog. A working group has produced support for teaching staff for how the topical AI tool ChatGPT can be handled, and you can now access their advice and tips. Rachel Forsyth and Lena Christensen have been working on an extensive and important project since the autumn concerning t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/acquisition-educational-qualifications-and-ai-teaching - 2026-07-04

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Universitetsstyrelsen, besök från UHR, Almedalen, Bokmässan, bisysslor, NORDTEK, diplomutdelning, Roskildebesök och Kunskapsveckan är några av punkterna i detta rektorsbrev. Universitetsstyrelsen har haft ett tvådagars internat där vi har haft nöjet och förmånen att närmare få lära känna våra nya styrelsemedlemmar C

https://www.lu.se/artikel/rektorsbrev-17-juni - 2026-07-04

Walking is probably more cognitively demanding than you think. Magnus Lindh-Rengifo defends his thesis about walking aspects in neurodegenerative disorders on December 16. Read about his experiences as a Ph.D student at MultiPark. Tell us about your research! “Walking capability can be a key feature to being able to participate in meaningful activities in your daily life. Meeting patients with neu

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/walking-neurodegeneration-phd-interview-magnus-lindh-rengifo - 2026-07-03

Adam Mitchell is one of five recipients of this year´s EpiHealth seed money. Worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic caused disproportionately higher morbidity and mortality in older adults, particularly in nursing homes for older adults. In Swedish nursing homes, COVID-19 was associated with a large excess in mortality after controlling for an extensive number of risk factors, suggesting that reducing t

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/seed-funding-project-about-pandemic-response-and-preparedness - 2026-07-03

Christmas coming and a kind reminder that LED lights should be used. The Faculty’s Fire protection manager, Linus Jeppsson, shares his best tips for safe and cosy December. 1 December is Smoke Alarm Day, when the public is encouraged to test their smoke alarms to ensure that they work. At the Faculty, fire detectors and alarms are checked regularly throughout the year. Linus Jeppsson, the Faculty'

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/smoke-alarm-day-112-light-december-led-responsibility-and-faculty-spirit - 2026-07-03

Bumblebees have a great capacity to navigate despite their small brain size. This is borne out of new research conducted at Lund University in Sweden, among others. The research results can potentially benefit the development of navigation robots in crisis situations where GPS does not work, for example. According to the study, bumblebees appear capable of navigating as well as vertebrates can, an

https://www.science.lu.se/article/bumblebees-sense-direction-rivals-humans - 2026-07-03

Bumblebees have a great capacity to navigate despite their small brain size. This is borne out of new research conducted at Lund University in Sweden, among others. The research results can potentially benefit the development of navigation robots in crisis situations where GPS does not work, for example. According to the study, bumblebees appear capable of navigating as well as vertebrates can, an

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/bumblebees-sense-direction-rivals-humans - 2026-07-03

International text theft is difficult to deal with, especially for individual researchers. The University should take the lead, and find out how plagiarism issues are dealt with in different countries and what authorities exist there. So says Haro de Grauw, the doctoral student ombudsman. “The University could have such a resource, and gather knowledge on how such issues are handled in different c

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-knowledge-needed-about-plagiarism - 2026-07-04

Davide Schirone, a researcher at the Division of Physical Chemistry, is interested in how vegan proteins work. He recently completed a study on how pea proteins are broken down in the body. Schirone and his international research team conducted the experiments at MAX IV in Lund. Why is it important to study the breakdown of vegan proteins in the stomach?“The way we produce food today in wealthy co

https://www.physchem.lu.se/article/chemist-studied-peas-x-rays-max-iv - 2026-07-03

Studying at the School of Industrial Design in Lund is not just about theory – it is also about creativity, making contacts and finding new perspectives. Through study visits, exhibitions and – for master's students – international travels, ideas can grow and networks be built. This year, the students went to Vietnam, and Elias Näsström Nyquist and Erik Skans Mächs share their experiences and insi

https://www.industridesign.lth.se/en/article/unique-experience-masters-students-study-trip-vietnam - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ted Svensson, Jens Bartelson and Martin Hall have each contributed with book chapters in the handbook ”Routledge Handbook of Historical International Relations”. Ted Svensson with the book chapter ”Decolonisation and the Erosion of the Imperial Idea”. The chapter maintains that 20th-century decolonisation, unlike prev

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/book-chapters-historical-international-relations - 2026-07-03

The Centre for Aesthetics and Business Creativity (ABC) got off to a flying start with its inauguration at Skissernas museum on 19 November, where they also announced Daniel Hjorth as holder of the new Ulf G. Lindén Professorship in Aesthetics and Business Creativity. “The short for our name is ABC – a reminder that we need to learn again. I am very happy and grateful that the centre is becoming a

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/do-you-know-your-abc - 2026-07-04

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Just over ten years after Goran Basic came to Sweden as a refugee from the former Yugoslavia, he travelled back to his ethnically cleansed village. As a researcher in sociology, he wanted to try and carry out a non-judgemental study and interview survivors about forgiveness, reconciliation and the role of victim. One

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/life-goes-scars-remain - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. By the end of 2019 it emerged that there were work environment problems in the astronomy section of the Department of Astronomy and Theoretical Physics, also known as Lund Observatory. The then head of department had received a significant number of complaints from staff members about bullying and harassment. The Facu

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/work-environment-lund-observatory - 2026-07-03

NanoLund Director Anders Mikkelsen thanks the staff for all your contributions. The end of 2024 is getting closer, and in the midst of the final hectic attempt to finish all projects and ideas, we can look back at the year. We sadly had to say goodbye to our deputy director Maria Messing, who took a new leadership position at Chalmers. After a thorough process, the recruiting group found a new top

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/wrapping-year - 2026-07-03

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-much-electricity-have-we-saved - 2026-07-04