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Five years ago, shared e-scooters arrived in big Swedish cities almost overnight. Today, they are as debated, as they are a familiar sight of the city landscape. In his doctoral thesis, Phil Justice Flores has investigated why people use shared micromobility such as e-scooters and e-bikes. His research shows that for many people, shared electric scooters are used because they contribute to positiv

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/five-years-electric-scooters-introduction-sweden-heres-why-people-use-them - 2026-07-03

2023 turned out to be a year with many milestones such as an ever-growing alumni group (Batch 30 has joined!), a record diversity of student nationalities, new and highly relevant research projects, renovation work up to the roof (including solar panels!) and great achievements in our educational program and courses. The past year had not been possible without the devotion and involvement of all o

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/looking-forward-new-year-2024 - 2026-07-03

The international network Universitas21 (U21) has launched a new concept in which they offer students a chance to take part in Sustainable Micro-internships. The concept involves short internships in which the students spend a two-week digital placement with students from 27 universities in 18 different countries. The students are placed in groups to cooperate on solving a challenge linked to one

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/great-interest-among-lund-students-u21s-sustainable-micro-internships - 2026-07-03

SWEAH PhD student Pernilla Alencar Siljehag has received an invitation from Latin America's leading and largest institution in public health, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil. – The research group I am going to visit is running a gigantic population study involving six major federal universities. It is reminiscent of the SNAC study, which I am using data from here in Sweden, but in multi-form

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/traveling-and-learning-about-vulnerability-violence-and-grassroots-activism - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Alzheimer’s disease seems to progress faster in women than in men. The protein tau accumulates at a higher rate in women, according to research from Lund University in Sweden. The study was recently published in Brain. Over 30 million people suffer from Alzheimer’s disease worldwide, making it the most common form of

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/women-accumulate-alzheimers-related-protein-faster - 2026-07-03

https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/dags-att-anmala-din-semester - 2026-07-03

Hållbarhetsveckan är ett årligt event där Lunds universitet och Lunds kommun bjuder in till en vecka med aktiviteter kring hållbarhet. Som vanligt deltar Samhällsvetenskapliga fakultetens forskare i flertalet intressanta programpunkter. Kom och lyssna på dina kollegor! Måndag 8 aprilHur kan DU påverka lokalt och inom EU? - Om klimatfrågan inför EU-valet | Hållbarhetsforum (lu.se)Håkan Johansson, S

https://www.sam.lu.se/internt/artikel/samhallsvetare-pa-hallbarhetsveckan-8-13-april - 2026-07-03

Maurits Johansson investigates neuropsychiatric symptoms in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, before cognitive impairments are developed or diagnosis is set. He defends his thesis on May 13. Here, he shares the most important findings and experiences as a Ph.D. student at the Clinical Memory Research Unit. Tell us about your research! Growing evidence points towards Alzheimer’s disease bein

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-maurits-johansson - 2026-07-03

It is now possible to test chemicals and makeup without using products isolated from animals. Researchers from Lund have developed a completely animal-free preparation for cell culture, a medium that can be used to grow human cells, including for cancer research. They believe this is a much sought-after breakthrough, as it solves an ethical dilemma, leads to higher scientific accuracy and thus sav

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/she-has-developed-animal-free-preparation-cell-culture-and-giving-away-recipe - 2026-07-03

Sommaren närmar sig och vi vill uppmärksamma er på att det är hög tid att börja planera för ärenden som behöver bli klara innan sommarledigheterna. Då anställningsärenden hanteras av både institution och fakultet blir datumen extra viktiga när det är låg bemanning. För att kunna hinna bli klara i tid inför sommaren så har vi några tidpunkter för handläggning av rekryteringsärenden. 14 juni – Sista

https://www.biologi.lu.se/internt/artikel/rekrytering-under-sommaren-2023 - 2026-07-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Den 26 september undertecknade Colombias regering ett fredsavtal med gerillan. Det väckte hopp om ett slut på en av världens äldsta väpnade konflikter. Men i söndags röstades förslaget ner med en knapp majoritet (50,2 %). Vad händer nu? Vilka är de olika scenarierna för Colombia? Och vilka konsekvenser får det negat

https://www.lu.se/artikel/inbjudan-paneldiskussion-fredsavtalet-rostades-ner-vad-hander-nu - 2026-07-04

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. She is a new ‘Hedda’ professor, but has a long career behind her. Biologist Ellen van Donk now hopes that she can serve as a role model for female students who dream of a future career in research. Biologist Ellen van Donk is a new professor in Hedda Andersson’s name. LUM meets ecology researcher Ellen van Donk on a b

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-professor-wants-be-role-model-female-students - 2026-07-03

In a historic decision, Brazil's Supreme Court has voted down the agricultural lobby's attempt to limit Indigenous People's land rights. Sustainability researcher Torsten Krause is cautiously optimistic about the decision, which he believes is positive for both human rights and biodiversity, but fears that it could lead to increased deforestation and mining in Brazil's neighboring countries. – It

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/strengthened-rights-indigenous-people-can-reduce-deforestation-brazil - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Deputy Vice-Chancellor Eva Wiberg represents Lund University all over the world – from Europe to Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. She argues that global challenges and dwindling EU funding call for more intense collaborations with a few carefully selected international partners. Eva Wiberg together with the students Jens W

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/deputy-vice-chancellor-eva-wiberg-international-collaboration-strengthens-economy - 2026-07-03

Can fashion ever become sustainable? How do we transition to environmentally smart e-commerce? What role will universities play in future society? These are some of the subjects to be discussed during the research festival Our Future City on 7-10 June at Campus Helsingborg. The event is organised in collaboration with the daily newspapers Helsingborgs Dagblad. Our Future City can most simply be de

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainable-cities-and-communities-focus-research-festival-our-future-cityh22-7-10-june - 2026-07-03

Rachel Forsyth of the Unit for Educational Services has been selected to be one of the EU's experts in the Digital Education Content (DEC) expert group, which is a sub-group of the EEA, the European Education Area. Photo: Johan PerssonWhat issues does DEC work with, specifically?The Digital Education Content (DEC) expert group has been set up by the European Commission. The group works with the Di

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/rachel-forsyth-elected-eu-digital-education-content-expert-group - 2026-07-03

On Saturday 6 May, Lund's inner city was filled with 6255 runners who ran (or walked) Lundaloppet. Many of the participants were employees from the university, almost 792 people were participating, which meant that we made up a large part of the race. See your colleagues' results and pictures from the day. The winner of the entire Lundaloppet race was a LU's representative, Nicolas Fiessinger. He

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/794-employees-participated-lundaloppet-see-their-results - 2026-07-04

With a background in economics and law and extensive experience in financial and administrative management, Gisela Caesar today is the Administrative Manager for the CGB office. Going forward she has taken on the job to bring together different work cultures in the new organisation, as the new Administrative Manager for MGeo. How would you briefly describe your background and yourself as a person?

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/meet-gisela-caesar-new-administrative-manager-mgeo - 2026-07-03

Under våren – april och maj – händer en hel del spännande inom forskningskommunikation för forskare. Det ges flera tillfällen för dig som forskare att lära mer om hur du berättar om din forskning. Pitch your idea to the Conversation – April sessionDu som forskare får exklusiv tid med redaktör för att diskutera sitt artikelförslag. Varje möte är 20 minuter.När? 8 april, och tillgängliga tider är 12

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/nyfiken-pa-conversation-anmal-dig-till-varens-workshoppar - 2026-07-04

Institutionen har kommit överens om köp av torris från Kemicentrum och en rutin för hur det ska gå till. För att få hämta torris på Kemicentrum måste du följa följande rutin.Du får endast hämta torris för forskningsverksamhet inom ramen för Lunds universitet.  Före första hämtning ska du kontakta arbetsmiljösamordnare Johan Tejler johan [dot] tejler [at] kc [dot] lu [dot] se för att bli godkända.

https://www.biologi.lu.se/internt/artikel/behover-du-torris-det-har-behover-du-veta - 2026-07-03