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I nästa vecka håller FN ett toppmöte om Agenda 2030. Tidigare studier har visat att arbetet mot agendans 17 hållbarhetsmål går dåligt. Därför föreslår en grupp forskare fyra reformer för att vända utvecklingen. Reformerna publiceras i den vetenskapliga tidskriften Science. År 2015 antog FN:s medlemsstater Agenda 2030 med 17 mål för en hållbar global utveckling. Målen ska uppnåtts, eller vara på go

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/infor-fn-toppmotet-om-hallbarhetsmalen-forskare-efterlyser-fyra-reformer - 2026-06-29

Stora fartyg kör ofta på smutsig tjockolja, vilket orsakar stora utsläpp. Men hopp finns om att bygga nya och även konvertera befintliga fartygsmotorer till att i stället köra på metanol. Projektet Fastwater har fått fem miljoner euro från EU för att utveckla den nya tekniken. 2022 väntas en lotsbåt sjösättas. Genom Parisavtalet och överenskommelser inom IMO (FN:s sjöfartsorganisation) har man bes

https://www.lu.se/artikel/metanol-kan-bli-framtidens-klimatneutrala-fartygsbransle - 2026-06-30

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. BERLIN, Germany 5th of NOVEMBER 2015 9.00-18.30 hrs (application for travel grants: linnea.taylor@med.lu.se) How can we target and eliminate existing blind spots concerning the importance of sex and gender in science and research? How can the contribution and potential of the gender dimension to scientific excellence

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/ready-dialogue-conference-gender-dimension-science-and-research - 2026-06-29

An extraordinary event has taken place this summer in a small, overlooked village north of Uppsala, blending the rich history of Swedish religious movements with cutting-edge quantum research. The village of Mehedeby, home to fewer than 600 residents, recently hosted a remarkable science conference titled "Quantum Redemption" in its 125-year-old Free Church. The conference, organized by Lund Unive

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/quantum-redemption-unique-intersection-science-and-history-mehedebys-free-church - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lisa Flower at the Department of Sociology has defended her doctoral thesis in sociology ”Loyalty Work: Emotional interactions of defence lawyers in Swedish courtrooms” today, 30 October at 10:15 in Kulturens Auditorium in Lund. Discussant: Professor Terry Maroney, Vanderbilt University, Law School, Nashville, USA.Abs

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/lisa-flower-has-defended-her-thesis - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Associate Professors Thomas Lindhqvist and Mikael Backman at the IIIEE have just initiated new research in the framework of the Lighting Metropolis project where they hope to confirm or dismiss some of the biggest concerns and speculations surrounding the LED-manufacturing industry. They hope their findings can make c

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/time-ripe-life-cycle-review-led - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When Jonas Hafström swings his gavel at the board meeting in June, he will do so in front of an almost entirely new University Board. He himself maintains his seat, comfortable in his role as chair which he began two years ago. Jonas Hafström, chairman of the University board. When former chair Margot Wallström resign

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/donald-trump-and-brexit-affects-agenda-board - 2026-06-29

Victoria Gierok, currently a lecturer at the History Faculty at the University of Oxford, has been admitted to the Pro Futura programme funded by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. In connection with the grant, she has been appointed at the Department of Economic History at the Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM). Why do some states thrive while others struggle?Why do some countries

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/research-grant-study-how-modern-states-emerged - 2026-06-30

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Mer än 12 procent av svenskarna har handlat på svenska Amazon.se sedan lanseringen, visar en ny studie från Ekonomihögskolan i samarbete med undersökningsföretaget Norstat. Det som driver köpen är framförallt elektronik. Kunderna upplever att nätjätten har ett brett sortiment och låga priser. Hållbarhet, kompetens o

https://www.lu.se/artikel/amazonse-okar-sakta-men-sakert-inom-svensk-e-handel - 2026-06-30

Jens Alfred Raahauge In Jens Alfred Raahauge´s MFA exhibition “Bordurien-Flintholm” the space was filled with paintings in vibrant colors. Moving through the space, I was meet by numerous works, all of them drawing me in with imagery which either surprised me or reminded me of memories of my own.      What has the process been like creating this MFA exhibition?     Looking back, pretty smooth actu

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/mfa-student-interview-series-part-vii-jens-alfred-raahauge-and-ida-brockmann - 2026-06-29

Sätt dig skönt i soffan hemma och låt dig absorberas av en symfoniorkesters magiska tolkning av Beethovens femma med samma upplevelse som om du var på plats i konsertsalen. Välj kameravinkel, inzoomning, klippning, ljudkvalité och extra bakgrundsinformation om verket som spelas. Eller chatta med andra i den digitala publiken. – Den snabba digitaliseringen av scenkonsten har öppnat upp nya världar

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/bli-din-egen-dirigent-0 - 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. We need new ways of understanding and accounting for how people depend on nature to protect and preserve our environment. Research from Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS) strives to diversify ways of measuring and evaluating ecosystem services to take into account people’s place-based, varied a

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/current-frameworks-assess-human-nature-relationships-are-too-simplified-and-risk-compromise-human - 2026-06-29

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. – Gratis öppna jättekurser på nätet, så kallade MOOCs, kan bli dödsstöten för svenska lärosäten. Enda utvägen är att snabbt skapa framgångsrika svenska MOOCs menar LTH-professor Per Ödling. – Tyvärr tror jag vi är för sent ute. Amerikanerna har de starka varumärkena och försprånget – de kommer att slå ut oss. Per Öd

https://www.lu.se/artikel/gratis-natkurser-hot-eller-mojlighet - 2026-06-29

Den viktigaste insikten är att studenter är olika och behöver olika sätt att bli motiverade, olika sätt att ta till sig kunskap och olika sätt att presentera sin kunskap. Studenterna ska kunna fokusera på sitt lärande och känna sig välkomna. Hur ska jag hinna med? Som lärare och studierektor frågar jag mig själv, och får frågor om, hur man som lärare ska hinna med att göra sin undervisning mer til

https://www.education.lu.se/artikel/gor-din-undervisning-mer-tillganglig-och-inkluderande-steg-steg - 2026-06-29

INTERVIEW. Margaret McNamee, professor of fire safety engineering, is now part of the LTH management team. She will have specific responsibility for research issues – and already has her sights set on further honing work on LTH's top-class research infrastructure. First off, could you mention something that not many people know about you?“I was born and raised in Australia, and came to Sweden in 1

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2024/it-felt-right-because-i-am-interested-strategic-development-lth - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 82 years after his death, limnology superstar and the first professor in this field in Lund and the world, Einar Naumann, may have helped solve the riddle of why lakes become brown. With the help of Naumann’s and his students’ work dating back to the 1930s, senior lecturer Emma Kritzberg has created a data series that

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eighty-year-old-findings-help-solve-water-mystery - 2026-06-29

Cities around the world are running experiments to address climate change and sustainability challenges - from new mobility trials and energy pilots to green space projects and circular economy initiatives. Yet too often, these efforts remain small, isolated, or disappear once funding ends. Researchers from the IIIEE, Professor Kes McCormick and Senior Lecturer Yuliya Voytenko Palgan, have contrib

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/future-urban-experimentation-through-ten-critical-lessons-decades-practice - 2026-06-29

The Fourth batch of available student housing (92 accommodations) is now open to applications, up until Thursday, 8 August. Due to the start of this batch being now in the beginning of August,, these contracts will start from 15 August instead. Today (1 August), the fourth batch of available housing for Autumn Semester 2024 was published, with approximately 92 rooms and apartments.The batch is ope

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/fourth-batch-available-student-housing-published - 2026-06-29

Economic conditions influence whether and when people choose to have children. A new report from the Swedish government inquiry A Future with Children, led by LUSEM economist Åsa Hansson, shows how financial risks – particularly for women – may be contributing to declining birth rates. Fewer children are being born in Sweden, and economic conditions may play a larger role than previously assumed.

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/economic-security-shapes-decisions-about-having-children - 2026-06-30