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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 2020 will be remembered as the year when the coronavirus paralysed the world. At the same time, the negative effect of climate change became increasingly apparent, and the pleas to listen to the scientist and the calls for action became even more urgent. What changes for the climate do researchers want to see in 2021?

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/climate-researchers-wish-list-2021 - 2026-04-21

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Forsknings- och innovationspropositionen, QS-rankingen, myndighetskapitalet, iranska studenter i kläm, toppbetyg för juristutbildningar, Innovation in Mind, professorsinstallationen, dekanresan och Styrgruppen med anledning av varslen på SONY:s arbete är några av punkterna i detta rektorsbrev. Forsknings- och innova

https://www.lu.se/artikel/rektorsbrev-17-september - 2026-04-21

Almost 14 million viewers have watched Anils Seth’s TED Talk “Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality”. In the beginning of May, he visits Lund University and Neuroscience Day to give this year's prestigious Segerfalk lecture. We meet on zoom for a conversation about AI, the mystery of consciousness and – of course – to find out what he knew about Sweden. … how would you explain consciousne

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/hello-there-anil-seth - 2026-04-21

Few research publications reach outside the realm of academia and even fewer make an impact on sustainability debates and societal issues. Kimberly Nicholas’ research on lifestyle choices to reduce your carbon footprint is unique in its reach and impact on society. Her research started with a question, asked by friends and students: what can I do for the climate that really makes a difference? Kim

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/impact-story-increasing-understanding-and-awareness-how-individuals-can-make-most-effective-choices - 2026-04-21

Take the chance and learn how to build and implement a COIL course that can give all students in the program international and cultural experience. At the end of November, Casey Dinger and Leslie Alvarez from University of Denver will be visiting Lund University in order to share their knowledge and experience about Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) courses. COIL is a cross-border

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/denver-uni-visit-workshop-cross-border-course-collabs - 2026-04-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Meeting with the City of Malmö August 29 The announced meeting between Lund University and The city of Malmö took place in Lund as planned. The city of Malmö was represented by Mayor Jan-Inge Alfridh and Planning Director Christer Larsson. The meeting covered both the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts shared premise

https://www.arts.lu.se/article/new-meeting-city-malmo-regarding-issue-malmo-art-academys-premises - 2026-04-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SCHEDULE & ABSTRACTS Chairs: Staffan Lindberg and Neil Webster Four sessions:1. Tuesday 20 Sept, 14.30–16.302. Wednesday 21 Sept, 10.00–12.003. Wednesday 21 Sept, 15.30–17.304. Thursday 22 Sept, 09.00-11.00Venue: NYA FESTSALEN, Akademiska Föreningen (AF), Sandgatan 2, LundFormat: Each author is given 15 minutes for pr

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/panel-5-transformation-caste - 2026-04-21

For hundreds of years, people have made a living from livestock herding in rural Kenya. Today, their traditional way of life is increasingly burdened by the effects of climate change and population growth. In his doctoral thesis, Billy Jones examines why development aid projects in the region often fail – and how sustainable progress could instead be achieved with the help of local actors. Thirtee

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/research-shows-sustainable-development-requires-locally-rooted-aid - 2026-04-21

(DIABETES) After more than a decade of stagnation, there is a major surge in kidney research effort. New drugs and biomarkers make it possible to detect and slow the progression of the disease earlier – something that long seemed unattainable. This will impact people with diabetes, for whom kidney damage is a serious long-term complication. “We are entering a new era. What is happening now is simi

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/hope-kidney-care - 2026-04-21

“English is like a membrane between us and reality”. The quote comes from a teacher at a Swedish higher education institution and describes their experience of teaching Swedish students in English. “Today, there are often no educational reasons why a particular course in the first-cycle is taught in English,” says Peter Svensson, senior lecturer in Business Administration at the School of Economic

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/poorer-learning-if-teaching-anglicised - 2026-04-22

Investigating air pollution is not for researchers afraid of heights. One of the fearless is Erik Ahlberg, a combustion physicist at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH). His working days are often spent far above ground – currently on the roof of Malmö Town Hall, where the instruments that capture air particles are located. There are many stairs in the town hall. The last staircase to the top of the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-high-altitude-when-air-under-scrutiny - 2026-04-22

A team of international researchers led by Professor Johan Jakobsson at Lund University has secured a 52 million SEK grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, in partnership with the Michael J Fox Foundation to investigate how mobile genetic elements —commonly referred to as "jumping genes"—contribute to neuroinflammation and the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Jump

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/52-million-sek-goes-uncovering-genetic-drivers-parkinsons-disease - 2026-04-21

A team of international researchers led by Professor Johan Jakobsson at Lund University has secured a 52 million SEK grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, in partnership with the Michael J Fox Foundation to investigate how mobile genetic elements —commonly referred to as "jumping genes"—contribute to neuroinflammation and the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Jump

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/52-million-sek-goes-uncovering-genetic-drivers-parkinsons-disease - 2026-04-21

Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson, Professor of Lung Biology at Lund University, has been awarded the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Lifetime Achievement Award in Basic and Translational Science 2025. The European Respiratory Society is a leading international organisation with more than 35,000 members from over 160 countries, working to improve lung health through research, education, and clinical

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lifetime-achievement-award-gunilla-westergren-thorsson - 2026-04-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The number of managers at the University who have consulted the Occupational Health Service for preventive purposes has risen during the pandemic. "It is easy to feel that you are losing control when things change quickly and you don't know exactly how your employees are coping at home", says Anne Link, head of the Oc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-people-need-help-cope-working-home - 2026-04-21

The Econometric Game in Amsterdam is a competition known as the ”World Championship in Econometrics”. And now, after many years of Top 3 positions, the competing LUSEM student team has won the 2021 Game! LUSEM was represented by master’s students Ester Trutwin and Natalie Irmert, and doctoral students Devon Spika and Matthew Collins. They all study Economics at Lund University School of Economics

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-team-wins-world-championship-econometrics - 2026-04-21

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Under onsdagen presenterades sex av de mest innovativa idéer och projekt som just nu finns inom Lunds universitet. De fick dela på totalt 300 000 kronor när Lunds universitets och Sparbanken Skånes pris för framtidens innovationer delades ut. Ett solenergisystem för skolor i utvecklingsländer och en ny behandling fö

https://www.innovation.lu.se/artikel/framtidens-innovationer-prisade - 2026-04-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This autumn five master's students are doing their internship at the Sociology of Law Department in two different research projects. The Master's Programme in Sociology of Law, SASOL, is a multidisciplinary programme that is given here at the Sociology of Law Department in Lund. During the third semester (out of four)

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/interns-sociology-law-department-look-child-rights-and-working-life - 2026-04-21

Outside the different examining rooms at paediatric oncology unit 64 hang laminated name signs with rainbows, unicorns and tractors that the young patients have made themselves. Each year, the unit receives around 60 new paediatric cancer patients from southern Sweden requiring examination or treatment. Of these, 85 per cent survive. Kees-Jan Pronk shares his time between being a doctor in paediat

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/all-energies-fighting-pediatric-cancer - 2026-04-21

Nearly four in ten female upper secondary school students suffer from iron deficiency. Among vegetarians and vegans, seven in ten have low iron levels, according to a new study led by Agenda 2030 PhD student Anna Stubbendorff. The research has received considerable attention in the press, radio and television. "We were surprised by the results," says Anna Stubbendorff. The past two weeks have been

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/nearly-four-ten-female-students-suffer-iron-deficiency - 2026-04-21