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Soon, the building currently known as Astronomihuset will take on a new role as a communal meeting place for students and staff. Take the opportunity to help decide what the building should be called. In what is now called the Astronomy Building, the faculty management and office are located on the second floor, while the LUNA student union has moved into the ground floor. Since 1 September, the G
The renovation project for Gamla kirurgen is entering the fourth stage of the construction process as architects produce a more detailed design. If all goes according to plan, the fifth renovation in the building's history will begin in 2026. Two years ago, the project to establish a social science centre paused, awaiting the Land and Environment Courts' consideration of an appeal against Lund Mun
https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/renewal-gamla-kirurgen-enters-new-phase - 2026-07-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. With a background in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mehran Naseri Rad is currently doing his Ph.D. at the Division of Water Resources Engineering and Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) at Lund University. His job is to look at environmental pollutions and particularly soil and groundwater contamination to
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/working-new-multi-disciplinary-solutions-managing-water-problems-middle-east - 2026-07-05
From 14 to 16 April, deans, heads of faculty administration and education leaders from social science faculties across Sweden gathered in Lund for this year’s national deans’ conference. The focus was on education and research in a time of change, with joint discussions on resources, coordination and strategic choices shaping the future of the social sciences. Education and research in a changing
https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/lund-hosted-national-deans-conference-future-social-sciences - 2026-07-05
Doctoral education student Markus Arnez-Wegelius will defend his thesis on 26 April. Get a quick glimpse of his thesis, experiences and near future. You are about to defend your thesis “A Dynamic Capabilities Approach to Sustainable Business Model Innovation”. In short, what is your thesis (doctoral dissertation) about?“My thesis in a nutshell focuses on which capabilities firms need to innovate t
https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-markus-arnez-wegelius - 2026-07-05
Researchers use LUNARC in different ways, for example to work with larger datasets, run computational analyses, or access specialised software and environments. LUNARC is currently exploring how web-based research environments can better support different research practices across disciplines at Lund University. As part of this work, we are organising a small, exploratory workshop where researche
https://www.lunarc.lu.se/article/supporting-research-practice-workflows-challenges-and-needs-may-2026 - 2026-07-05
On January 1, 2024, a new management will take office at our faculty. The Dean and Deputy Dean shall be elected. They, in turn, appoint vice-deans with specific responsibilities. The Nomination Committee has proposed Maria Björkqvist as Dean and Jonas Larsson as Deputy Dean. How does it feel to have been nominated? "We are very honored, and it feels exciting and challenging at the same time". Wh
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/nominated-dean-couple-we-complement-each-other - 2026-07-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For 50 years, the research community has been hunting unsuccessfully for the so-called Odderon particle. Now, a Swedish-Hungarian research group has discovered the mythical particle with the help of extensive analysis of experimental data from the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland. In 1973, two French parti
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/researchers-find-evidence-elusive-odderon-particle - 2026-07-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Our latest study on COVID-19 transmission risk among healthcare professionals, a collaboration between Prof Magnus Rasmussen (Dep. of Infection Medicine) and Associate Professor Yang De Marinis (Dep. of Clinical Sciences). The study was conducted on ~500 healthcare professionals and staff members from 9 units at the
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/study-covid-19-among-healthcare-professionals - 2026-07-05
The aim of the evening is to increase interest in exchange studies among our students, but also to take care of our incoming students and give them the opportunity to meet each other and our Swedish students. Every semester, the Faculty's International office organizes an "Evening for international opportunity". Students who have been away on exchange studies present their experiences and incoming
Do you usually commute by car or public transport? This autumn, you can challenge yourself by cycling to work for six weeks – as part of a shared workplace challenge with others across Lund. The first 300 to register will receive a goody bag. The Cycling Challenge is a joint initiative for workplaces in Lund. From 1 September to 9 October 2026, you cycle to work at least three days a week for six
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-part-cycling-challenge-2026-are-you - 2026-07-06
During the carnival days, Lundagård is transformed into a large carnival area with tent entertainment, raffle booths, student spex, radio broadcasts, artists and of course food and drinks. And it does not end there. The incredible carnival parade also goes through the streets of Lund and spreads carnivalistic joy to the several hundred thousand visitors. Lundakarnevalen is arranged every four year
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/do-not-miss-lundakarneval-20-22-may - 2026-07-05
Researchers conducting fieldwork in repressive and illiberal countries face profound ethical, personal and professional challenges — particularly when they are native to the societies they study. These issues were at the centre of a well attended CMES seminar by professor Merouan Mekouar, York University, Canada, that brought together scholars to reflect on risk, responsibility and inequality in a
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/challenges-and-strategies-fieldwork-repressive-and-illiberal-contexts - 2026-07-05
Britta Padberg (PhD), former managing director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research at Bielefeld University for twelve years and managing director for The New Institute in Hamburg, has been on a research sabbatical here at Pufendorf IAS for a month. She is by no means a stranger to us: Britta Padberg was part of our evaluation panel during 2024 and visited us both in May and in October 202
https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/welcome-back-pufendorf-institute-advanced-studies-britta-padberg - 2026-07-05
Major roadworks around Lund will soon affect commuting options for those who work in Lund but live outside the city. The road projects affect the E22 at the Lund Södra interchange and road 108 between Staffanstorp and Lund. At certain times there will be planned total road closures during the period 2025 to 2026. To provide commuting staff members with support and information about what is happeni
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-soon-time-total-closures-e22-and-road-108 - 2026-07-06
Our chief veterinarian, Anders Forslid, is retiring with mixed feelings, but sees new exciting opportunities opening up. We wish Anders a happy and sweater-free midsummer and many long and lovely summers after that. I saw your wobbly book stacks in your office. Are you packing? – Absolutely, but fortunately, over the years, my office has been moved around between different houses and premises eigh
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/charitable-and-german-challenges-soon-await-our-chief-veterinarian - 2026-07-05
The state is a necessity for implementing human rights, right? Starting her PhD thesis, Dr. Therese Boje Mortensen wanted to challenge the presumptions behind this philosophy, studying the case of NGOs in India. Five years later, we have the results. In December of 2023, Dr. Therese Boje Mortensen successfully defended her dissertation NGOs as Child Rights Implementers in India at Lund University.
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/duty-bearers-beyond-state-role-ngos-upholding-human-rights-india - 2026-07-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Public Health Agency of Sweden recommends that people over the age of 70 should limit their contact with other people as much as possible for a period of time, the length of which is uncertain. How should the elderly and their relatives behave during this crisis? Eldercare researcher Lisa Ekstam of CASE is doing h
