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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It is still unclear how much students and staff will be on campus in the autumn, but a gradual return is being planned. Discussions are also being held as to whether technical and administrative staff will be able to continue working from home after the pandemic. At the University, teaching staff and researchers have
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-are-we-work-autumn - 2026-06-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. nano_tsunami.com_-_nano_medicine_in_depth.pdf File nano_tsunami.com_-_nano_medicine_in_depth.pdf High-powered living DNA cannonWe all know that a viral infection can be developed extremely quickly, but in factit's even more dramatic than that - the process is literally explosive.The pressure inside a virus is 40 atmos
https://www.virus-biophysics.lu.se/article/high-powered-living-dna-cannon - 2026-06-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Boreal peatlands store large amounts of carbon, but warmer and drier conditions caused by climate change may turn these ecosystems into carbon sources. Equipped with drones and thermal cameras Julia Kelly, who recently received her doctorate at the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC), has studied what f
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/drones-offer-new-insights-boreal-peatland-co2-emissions - 2026-06-19
The record-breaking 2025 recruitment drive resulted in leading researchers from around the world choosing Lund University. The University is now launching a new initiative and seeking a total of 14 international researchers in fields such as sustainability. The positions will be distributed across 8 of the University’s 9 faculties. The recruitment is part of the Lund University Programme for Globa
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-recruit-more-leading-international-researchers - 2026-06-18
21st of March is celebrated in many parts of the world, including in Central Asian countries. It marks the spring equinox, when the night and day are equal. In Central Asia, this holiday is celebrated with festivals, food, music and dancing. For this occasion, the project team at Lund University invited guest researchers and staff of the Sociology of Law Department to an academic event on the 21st
https://www.norca.lu.se/article/21st-march-outdoors-event - 2026-06-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An international research team have discovered a peculiar object circling a red giant star. The celestial body is invisible but still has a strong impact on the star’s orbit. With the help of data simulations carried out at Lund University, the researchers have now been able to establish that the mysterious companion
https://www.science.lu.se/article/lund-researchers-have-tracked-black-hole-near-red-giant-star - 2026-06-19
The jury has unanimously agreed to award the Susanne Iwarsson Sohlberg Prize. To be eligible, the candidate must have built up a strong research group and initiated research of great importance for the development of gerontology. The prize will be awarded during the opening ceremony of the Nordic Gerontology Congress - 26NKG - in Odense on June 8. The prize goes to a researcher working in a Nordic
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/susanne-iwarsson-awarded-sohlberg-prize-nordic-regions-largest-prize-aging-research - 2026-06-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Pollinating insects are endangered globally, with a particularly steep decline over the last 40 years. An extensive 3-year study from the CEC has found that organic farming methods can contribute to halting the pollinator decline. This beneficial effect is due to both the absence of insecticides and a higher provision
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/organic-farming-methods-favors-pollinators - 2026-06-19
The jury has unanimously agreed to award the Susanne Iwarsson Sohlberg Prize. To be eligible, the candidate must have built up a strong research group and initiated research of great importance for the development of gerontology. The prize will be awarded during the opening ceremony of the Nordic Gerontology Congress - 26NKG - in Odense on June 8. The prize goes to a researcher working in a Nordic
Joint seminar - discussion. Welcome to the seminar in collaboration between the Center of Ageing and Supportive Environments, Urban Arena and Lund University Proactive Ageing Profile Area. The event is planned as part of MIRAI 2.0 seed-funding to develop collaborations between Japan and Sweden on living environments and health in ageing societies in times of crises. The aim of the current seminar
https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/living-environments-and-health-ageing-societies-times-crises - 2026-06-19
On 30 September, Heather Schoonover will defend her PhD thesis entitled "Business Models for Sustainable Consumption: Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Rental and Reuse of Home Furnishings." Heather's work focuses on business models that can facilitate sustainable consumption practices, primarily regarding rental and reuse of home furnishings and other consumer goods. In her thesis, she aims
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/upcoming-phd-thesis-defence-business-models-sustainable-consumption - 2026-06-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. RESEARCHER OUTREACH: Tobias Nielsen talks about Ecuador’s Socio Bosque and Peru’s Programa Bosque as Role Models? at a UN climate conference side-event (Dec. 4). REDD and Beyond: International and Indigenous Strategies in Forest ProtectionREDD is one a series of incentive-based mechanisms for reducing greenhouse gas
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/nielsen-talks-about-south-american-role-models - 2026-06-19
Next week is Sustainability Week 2026. The week offers a program with over 70 open events and seminars featuring experts, practitioners and students. IIIEE is taking part in 8 of them. Check out the sessions below, see the whole program and welcome to attend! Lund has been ranked #1 in the world for sustainability — a recognition that reflects the breadth of engagement across both research and edu
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-active-sustainability-week-lund-2026 - 2026-06-19
In a new study published in Science Advances, researchers Gabriele Cobucci and Armin Tavakoli present a new method to analyze a complex form of quantum entanglement involving multiple particles. The new method opens the door to a deeper understanding of quantum mechanics, a field known for its strange and often counterintuitive phenomena. Quantum entanglement, where particles are coupled together
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/new-method-reveals-hidden-dimensions-multi-particle-quantum-entanglement - 2026-06-19
Last week, NanoLund arranged a kick-off with a pilot round of 12 PhD students who are about to meet their mentors. The PhD students are all well over halfway through their PhD studies. The mentoring program intends to guide the students and open new networks for them. “We have matched them with mentors after the PhD students submitted an application in which they told us a bit about their thoughts
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/stepping-out-comfort-zone-kick-new-nanolund-mentoring-program - 2026-06-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ahead of the Sustainable Food in a Changing Climate event on 19th May, we interviewed Lennart Olsson from LUCSUS about his contribution during the day.What will you focus on in your talk on food supply and climate change?I will highlight the big trends we can expect for the coming decades in terms of productivity chan
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/our-food-preferences-are-very-important-climate-change-interview-lennart-olsson - 2026-06-19
The Lund University Conference on Teaching and Learning took place in Forum Medicum last week. During the conference, experiences and challenges in teaching were discussed. Do you want to become a teacher or develop your pedagogical skills? Apply for a course in higher education pedagogy. The Lund University Conference on Teaching and Learning is arranged every two years and is a collaboration bet
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/take-course-teaching-and-learning-higher-education-spring - 2026-06-19
Nearly SEK 31 million in research grants for the years 2026–2029. That is how much researchers at the Department of Physics will receive from the Swedish Research Council's major call for proposals in natural sciences and engineering sciences in 2025. With a total of 41 grants awarded, Lund University maintains its strong position in the field of natural sciences and engineering in the national co
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/lund-physicists-receive-31-million-swedish-research-council - 2026-06-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Tuesday 21 November Otso Harju, PhD student in Gender studies at the University of Helsinki, held a lecture on "Power, learning and the politics of friendship in intercultural fieldwork" at Asian Studies. In 2016 Otso Harju conducted a fieldwork for his Master thesis with the help of SASA travel grant. Feminist fie
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/lecture-power-learning-and-politics-friendship-intercultural-fieldwork - 2026-06-19
