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Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Vårtal, Kungshuset, fler internationella studenter, UAB-besök, filmpremiär, fler sökande, U21, LERU och besök från Roma Tre är några av punkterna i detta rektorsbrev. Siste april och 1 maj var som vanligt fyllda av traditioner. Firandet siste april med studenterna innehöll tre lysande inslag: vårtalet av LUS vice or
https://www.lu.se/artikel/rektorsbrev-5-maj - 2026-06-30
When humans are ill, we tend to be less active. This also applies to wild animals, but so far, it has not been known how long the reduced activity lasts or which activities are affected the most. New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that birds' activity decreases for up to three weeks when they become ill - something that could mean the difference between life and death. The researche
https://www.science.lu.se/article/disease-affects-blackbirds-more-previously-thought - 2026-06-29
During 2021 SASNET has conducted a wide range of activities to bolster South Asia research and research related accomplishments at Lund University. SASNET has collaborated with several organizations within Lund University but also with organizations from all over the country through webinars, publications, podcasts, networking, and workshops. During the year SASNET hosted several online events, mo
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-activity-report-2021-published - 2026-06-29
Early-stage doctoral researchers from various universities across Ghana underwent four days of intensive training in September, participating in the Methodology and Field Studies course. The Methodology and Field Studies course aims at enhancing participants' knowledge in research methodology, particularly in the study of topics related to Sustainable Development Goals. The 18 doctoral researcher
https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/18-doctoral-researchers-completed-methodology-course-ghana - 2026-06-29
When the late summer sun falls over Ireland’s Wicklow Mountains, the slopes turn purple with blooming heather. Honeybees are moved to the heathlands for the sought-after heather honey, but their presence affects wild bumblebees. An Irish-Swedish research team has shown in a new study that wild bumblebees change their behaviour and are smaller in size when the number of beehives increases. The rese
https://www.biology.lu.se/article/honeybees-crowd-out-bumblebees-even-flower-rich-heathlands - 2026-06-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. As part of the Sustainability and Popular culture course in the master programme in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science at Lund University (LUMES), students have created a series of videos analysing the representation of sustainability within popular culture. The videos examines issues such as ecofeminism
https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/representation-sustainability-within-popular-culture - 2026-06-29
On October 18, 2024, two researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center were awarded funding from the Mats Paulsson Foundation for Research, Innovation, and Societal Development. A total of 16 million SEK was distributed to life science projects across Skåne, with a focus on advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs). This year, the foundation, which supports research with "high innovation potential and
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In a new study, LUCSUS researcher Maryam Nastar, identifies key knowledge gaps in the evaluation of Ahmedabad’s Heat Action Plan (HAP), and highlights the need to look at the distribution of policy impacts in cities in more detail - to find out who has benefited or been excluded from the outcomes, and what barriers ne
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/heat-action-plans-urban-cities-risks-excluding-most-vulnerable - 2026-06-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Economist and researcher Andreas Bergh is closely involved in public debate. Few things make him really angry. One of them is stupidity. Like when the city of Malmö fails to create simple entry-level jobs because of unreasonable demands on people who want to start mobile food trucks. “That is how the sluggish Swedish
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/advocating-capitalist-welfare-state - 2026-06-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How can the climate movement continue its struggle and be a force for change in the light of other current crises such as social and economic injustices, inequalities and pandemics? Mine Islar, researcher at LUCSUS, says that joining forces with other causes and movements are one way forward, another is to stay focuse
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/how-will-climate-movements-continue-shape-future - 2026-06-29
Att sova mycket på natten och att ta långa tupplurar på dagen kan vara kopplat till sämre kognitiva förmågor visar ny forskning där 5631 deltagare medverkat från fem olika nordiska studier från ”the National E-infrastructure for Aging Research” (NEAR)*.(Overton et al., 2023) Människan sover nästan en tredjedel av livet och sömnen är en grundläggande faktor för vår hälsa och välbefinnande. Förekoms
Oskar Hansson, professor i neurologi vid Lunds universitet, har utsetts till mottagare av Torsten Söderbergs Akademiprofessur i medicin, för sin banbrytande forskning kring biomarkörer för neurodegenerativa sjukdomar. Motivering:för banbrytande forskning kring biomarkörer för neurodegenerativa sjukdomar, med relevans för tidig diagnostik, prognosbedömning och utveckling av nya behandlingar.Oskar H
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/lundaforskare-tilldelas-torsten-soderbergs-akademiprofessur-i-medicin - 2026-06-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the end of February, Patrik Olsson, associate professor at Lund University visited Uzbekistan to discuss one of the main academic problems in the area. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the General Prosecutor’s Office (GPO) of the Republic of Uzbekistan were among the
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/sociologist-law-anticorruption-assignment-central-asia - 2026-06-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University is part of the core team for Climate-KICs latest Flagship programme, eCircular, aiming to crack down on plastic waste and radically reduce the use of plastic materials. The project aims to explore and use innovative digital tools to improve plastics waste prevention. This can, for example, include bloc
On 27 September he will be defending his doctoral dissertation: Roots Across the Atlantic: Social Networks and Economic Outcomes from the Swedish Mass Migration to the United States, 1880–1920. But before that we wanted to get to know a little bit more about Marcos Castillo and his work ad the department of Economic History. You are about to defend your thesis, what is it about?My dissertation exp
https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-marcos-castillo - 2026-06-29
The ninth Sustainability Week took place on a sunny week in early May and attracted many visitors with its wide range of topics and activities. Over 3500 visitors participated in lectures, panel discussions, workshops and guided tours during the week. During this year’s edition of Sustainability Week, employees from all faculties at the university, student organisations and employees of Lund munic
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/great-engagement-during-sustainability-week-2025 - 2026-06-30
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Nu aktuella dokumentärfilmen Map of Salvation berättar om den gräsrotsrörelse som blev motpol till en av historiens mest förbisedda mänskliga katastrofer - folkmordet på kristna minoritetsgrupper i turkiska Armenien. Lundahistorikern Maria Småberg har bidragit till filmprojektet genom sin forskning om en av filmens
https://www.lu.se/artikel/hennes-forskning-blev-viktig-pusselbit-i-armenisk-folkmordsfilm - 2026-06-29
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Under avslutningsceremonin firade några studenter lite extra, nämligen de som fick ta emot stipendium för sina examensuppsatser. Det delades ut fyra olika stipendium som premierade uppsatser inom retail, hälsa, logistik och mångfald. Svensk Handel stiftelsen KöpmannaförbundetSvensk Handel Stiftelsen Köpmannaförbunde
https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/stipendier-till-arets-fyra-basta-kandidatuppsatser - 2026-06-29
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I december blev Sveriges plastutredning färdig. Och på EU-nivå finns en ny plaststrategi med bla direktiv om ett förbud mot engångsartiklar som sugrör, bestick och tallrikar. Ett bra ramverk men plastdebatten måste nyanseras. Det menar statsvetaren Tobias Nielsen som ingår i ett forskningsprogram om hållbar plastanv
https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/nu-finns-ett-bra-ramverk-men-plastdebatten-maste-nyanseras - 2026-06-29
Även om etableringen blir mindre omfattande än vad som inledningsvis planerades, vill LTH:s styrelse se ett nytt nanolabb och en etablering av fler verksamheter i Science Village. Nu har vi ett positivt beslut från styrelsen, och vi på LTH ser fram emot att ta vara på möjligheterna som skapas kring de världsledande forskningsanläggningarna Max IV och ESS, säger LTH:s rektor Annika Olsson. Behov av
https://www.lthin.lth.se/artikel/2025/lths-styrelse-vill-se-nytt-nanolabb-i-science-village - 2026-06-29
