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With a background in Marine Geology and a passion for connecting past ocean conditions to today’s environmental challenges, Professor Helena Filipsson is stepping into the role of Assistant Head of Department at MGeo. In her new position, she will focus on strengthening scientific infrastructure, supporting research, and building collaborations that help the department grow in visibility and impac
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ana Maria Vargas has been awarded the FALF-prize for best doctoral thesis in Sweden 2016 in the field of work and working environment. Her thesis is called "Outside the Law - An Ethnographic Study of Street Vendors In Bogota". The jury consisting of the board of FALF, forum for working life research, motivates the cho
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/award-winning-account-street-vendors-and-rickshaws-bogota - 2026-05-13
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The transition of the salary and human resources administration to the National Government Service Centre (SSC) is not painless. After just over four months, uncertainty still prevails among administrative staff and managers about processing cases through Primula. “We are happy to come and help people out where there
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hr-director-promises-help-tricky-salary-payments-0 - 2026-05-13
Since the discovery of graphene twenty years ago, physicists have been looking for materials that consist of two-dimensional layers. This study is about a newly emerging family, the transition metal halides. “Transition metal halides are a new class of van der Waals materials that we have identified as an ideal platform for many-body engineering. We are very enthusiastic about this class of materi
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/robust-and-versatile-platform-many-body-engineering - 2026-05-13
Vice-Chancellor’s blog: On 23 May, I once again had the honour of giving the doctoral degree conferment speech in Lund’s beautiful cathedral. This year the starting point of the speech was interaction, such as that between the reason-based Age of Enlightenment and the emotionally-driven Romantic era. The interaction between sense and sensibility not only shapes our private life, but also cultural
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sense-and-sensibility-conferment-and-ceremony - 2026-05-14
The Board of the Faculty of Science has decided, given current conditions, to reject stage two of Science Village, while the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) has approved it. The University Board and University Management continue to see the University’s establishment there as an important goal. “For Lund University, it is very important that Science Village develops into an attractive area for resear
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/development-science-village-remains-important-university - 2026-05-14
Informal networking, panel discussion, and Q&A session. During the forum for LTH's employees last week, Dean Annika Olsson highlighted a selection of recent good news from LTH. The management also discussed some of the key issues for the coming years – including strategic recruitment and the fact that, despite major successes, LTH cannot rest on its laurels in the competition for large grants. Emp
https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2025/best-obtaining-erc-grants-and-40-cent-new-students-are-women - 2026-05-13
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. För första gången är fler än hälften av svenskarna feta eller överviktiga, ett tillstånd som leder till ökad risk för typ 2-diabetes och hjärt-kärlsjukdom. Samtidigt visar en ny svensk studie, som presenteras i Hjärt-Lungfondens årliga Hjärtrapport, att gastric bypass-operationer kan göra diabetespatienter friskare.
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/fetmaoperation-kan-motverka-diabetes - 2026-05-13
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Lundagård fyller 100 år i mars, vilket gör den till Sveriges äldsta studenttidning. Nu med tre redaktörer: Vendela Källmark, Louise Lennartsson och Nina Morby som sköter Lundagård på webben. Grattis – hur mår 100-åringen?– Tack bra, säger Louise Lennartsson som nyligen prisades av stiftelsen Academic Rights Watch fö
https://www.lu.se/artikel/halla-lundagard-sveriges-aldsta-studenttidning - 2026-05-13
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Med nära 7,5 miljarder i verksamhetsvolym och 7500 anställda är Lunds universitet en stark tillväxtmotor i regionen. Verksamhetsvolymen ökade 2013 med 400 miljoner och med 300 anställda. Räknat över de senaste fem åren är ökningen 2 miljarder och 1700 anställda! - Det är en anmärkningsvärt stor ökning under fem år.
https://www.lu.se/artikel/lunds-universitet-stark-tillvaxtmotor - 2026-05-14
Following a recent afternoon talk at LUSEM discussing Lund Innovation District (Lund ID), its significance is evident. Renowned for blending research, entrepreneurship, and collaboration, it prompts intriguing discussions about Lund University’s role. Kristina Eneroth, Vice-Chancellor at Lund University and Senior Advisor at LUSEM, shares insights below, shedding light on the district's operations
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ideas-impact-lunds-innovation-district-and-future-tech - 2026-05-13
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Nu börjar det närma sig första kvartalsbokslutet för 2017. Vi har här ställt samman datum och information om några extra viktiga uppgifter. Du får också en övergripande tidplan för kommande tre bokslut i år. Nu börjar det närma sig första kvartalsbokslutet för 2017. Vi har här ställt samman datum och information om
https://www.ekonomiwebben.lu.se/artikel/infor-bokslut-1a-kvartalet-2017 - 2026-05-13
Universitetskanslersämbetet (UKÄ) har tagit fram statistik för internationell studentmobilitet på grund- och avancerad nivå för alla Sveriges lärosäten under läsåret 2022/23. Lunds universitet ligger högt i nationell jämförelse. UKÄ:s rapport tar upp att pandemin innebar en kraftig nedgång av den internationella studentmobiliteten både när det gäller inresande och utresande till Sverige. Men 2022/
https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/okning-av-bade-och-utresande-utbytesstudenter - 2026-05-14
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Swedish cities of Malmö, Lund, Oskarshamn and Bjuv are looking for creative partners with innovative solutions that can be involved in a new venture, to convert waste heat into urban food or other biological production through an Open Innovation Competition. Clean residual heat emitted from a diverse range of sour
https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/urban-food-residual-heat-open-innovation-competition - 2026-05-13
They become smaller as urbanisation increases. Troublesome, according to researcher Helena Hanson, because urban private gardens affect both cities’ biodiversity and human wellbeing by functioning as social green spaces. Now she strikes a blow for gardens in the urban planning. Green spaces, such as parks and allotment gardens, have a major impact on our physical and mental health and wellbeing –
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/urban-private-gardens-promote-biodiversity - 2026-05-13
Olof the bird – a stuffed bird of prey with a stern expression – currently stands in the heart of The Science Student Union (LUNA), keeping watch over students’ discussions and union activities. But few are eager to get too close. A sign next to him warns that his plumage contains arsenic. The warning has become a talking point – is Olof really so toxic that he should be placed behind protective
https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/stuffed-bird-olof-full-arsenic-new-measuring-device-gives-us-answers - 2026-05-13
UniStem Day 2020 was another great success, with high school students visiting Lund University to enjoy a variety of activities introducing them to the fascinating world of stem cell research. The 6th UniStem day hosted by Lund University kicked off at the LUX Aula lecture theatre, Lund University, where over 200 high school students from over the Skåne region were welcomed by event co-ordinator A
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/bringing-stem-cell-research-next-generation-scientists - 2026-05-13
Editor's note: this interview is from 2024.Why did you chose Sweden and the School of Economics and Management as your study destination?I had moved to Stockholm in 2014 years to work in the British Embassy, I first heard of Lund University from a friend who studied in Lund and went on to a successful career. After eight years in the Diplomatic service, I wanted to focus my career to be more econo
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/william-dendy-alumnus-msc-economics-2017 - 2026-05-13
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Hutu militia FDLR, who were behind the genocide in Rwanda, now live in eastern Congo, one of a number of rebel groups in the war-torn country. Social anthropologist Anna Hedlund has lived with the group and describes the systematic attacks on the Congolese population, as well as a hopeless situation in which the g
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/social-anthropologist-who-lived-perpetrators-genocide - 2026-05-13
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Of course there’s a bit of apprehension, just like when two people move in together. This is five families who have moved into the same building. We don’t know each other and our daily routines yet. We’ll have to find out as we go along”, said Therese Whass, a student at the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/five-departments-installed-lux - 2026-05-13
