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The current interdisciplinary research groups at Pufendorf IAS offer a palette of inspiring events. All events are free of charge, but you need to register for them. Greyzone Genomics - 7 May7 May Theme Greyzone Genomics which will take Pufendorf IAS on a road trip to Stockholm and hold their event at (and with) the Swedish Defence University. Topics during the day: Risk assessment of targeted bio

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/pufendorf-themes-invite-you-their-end-events - 2026-06-30

The South Korean Truth and Reconciliation Commission has released findings on human rights violations in international adoption practices, highlighting the state's failures in child welfare. On 26 March 2025, the South Korean Truth and Reconciliation Commission released the first of its findings on human rights violations committed in international adoption practices. South Korea has operated the

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/youngeun-koo-comments-washington-post-south-koreas-truth-commission-report-international-adoption - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Urban creativity giving life to hidden places. The November issue of LUM, Lund University Magazine, includes an interview with co-coordinators of the Pufendorf theme on Urban Creativity, Erik Hannerz (Sociology) and Peter Bengtsen (Art History and Visual Studies). LUM's article Urban creativity giving life to hidden p

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/erik-hannerz-and-peter-bengtsen-interviewed-about-urban-creativity - 2026-06-29

A large study led by Lund University in Sweden has shown that people with Alzheimer's disease can now be identified before they experience any symptoms. It is now also possible to predict who will deteriorate within the next few years. The study is published in Nature Medicine, and is very timely in light of the recent development of new drugs for Alzheimer's disease. It has long been known that t

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/alzheimers-disease-can-be-diagnosed-symptoms-emerge - 2026-06-29

Alumni Clara Mosconi current with exhibition and publication launch Paralingual Score. Opening Thursday 24 October 17:00-20:00, with a Performance at 18.00 at BLADR in Copenhagen.In the exhibition A Paralingual Score, the public is invited into a space, where the invisible and underheard dimensions of language come to the fore. The installation presents a paralinguistic polyphony, composed of the

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/alumni-exhibition-and-publication-launch-clara-mosconi - 2026-06-29

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Vilket samband finns mellan mat och dryck med tillsatt socker och allvarlig hjärtsjukdom? Frågan är tidigare dåligt belyst i forskningen, men nu finns för första gången en mer omfattande studie från Lunds universitet som bidrar med ledtrådar. Fokus i den aktuella studien är på sackaros. Sackaros finns naturligt i fr

https://www.lu.se/artikel/nya-ron-om-sockrad-kost-och-allvarlig-hjartsjukdom - 2026-06-30

The Faculty of Social Sciences will during the autumn term elect a new dean, deputy dean and Faculty Board for the upcoming three-year term (1 January 2027 - 31 December 2029). The Faculty Nominating Committee now wishes to receive nominations to these positions no later than 26 June. The Faculty Board is composed of the dean, deputy dean, six teaching staff with research expertise, two other staf

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/time-nominate-candidates-positions-dean-deputy-dean-and-members-faculty-board-2027-2029 - 2026-06-29

Petra Holmberg, postdoc in medical law at the Faculty of Law, won the Research Grand Prix competition in Helsingborg on 7 October. In front of an audience of over 500 secondary school students, she presented her research on the risks of 80 per cent of Gen Z using chatbots to manage stress or anxiety. “It’s not surprising, AI feels simple and safe. But my research shows that it can be downright dan

https://www.law.lu.se/article/petra-holmberg-wins-forskar-grand-prix-competition - 2026-06-29

Major roadworks around Lund will soon affect commuting options for those who work in Lund but live outside the city. The road projects affect the E22 at the Lund Södra interchange and road 108 between Staffanstorp and Lund. At certain times there will be planned total road closures during the period 2025 to 2026. To provide commuting staff members with support and information about what is happeni

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/it-soon-time-total-closures-e22-and-road-108 - 2026-06-29

InfraVis, a national research infrastructure for data visualization wishes to inform about their workshops that will help you make the best application possible. To better reach out with their research, researchers at all higher education institutions in Sweden are offered the opportunity to engage InfraVis for data visualization. This applies to all subject areas, from the humanities and social s

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/infravis-call-2025-opens-october - 2026-06-29

The City of Lund and Lund University have approved a joint strategy to foster the local innovation environment and business community. This means that efforts to attract companies and talent and to bolster Lund’s international position are now being stepped up. “It sends out a strong signal that we speak with one voice. Sweden ranks high in terms of patents from academia. Lund University is third

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-statement-intent-city-lund - 2026-06-30

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The earth is both inundated and drying up. Water supply is a complex phenomenon that has probably never been more complicated – or more important – than now. Kenneth M. Persson is a professor of water resources engineering and he took the initiative for Lund University’s Water Portal, which involves over 200 (!) water

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/earth-both-inundated-and-drying - 2026-06-29

Anders Uhlin has together with Håkan Johansson and Malin Arvidson published the article “Capital and Closure in the EU Field. Advancement in the European Economic and Social Committee” in Journal of Common Market Studies. The article explores what it takes to advance to the top of an EU institution (the European Economic and Social Committee). The article combines Bourdieu’s theories of field and

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/uhlin-career-advancement-eu-institution - 2026-06-29

All Lund University employees and students are welcome to participate in this year's edition of the Future Innovations Award. Applications are open until May 5. The Future Innovations Award celebrates groundbreaking ideas from Lund University. Ideas with the potential to change our world. It has now opened for applications for 2025. Since its start in 2017, it has become an important platform for

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/future-innovations-award-2025-competition-opens-over-1-million-sek-prizes - 2026-06-30

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Catarina Kinnvall and Tereza Capelos have co-edited the special issue “The Psychology of Extremist Identification” (volume 26 Issue 1, 2021) in the journal European Psychologist. The special issue aims to widen the analysis of extremism to account for the unresolved puzzles that continue to plague practitioners, polic

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/kinnvall-how-extremism-can-be-prevented - 2026-06-29

When planning for food in times of crisis – what foodstuffs do we imagine? Many think of tin cans and freeze-dried food, but the fact is that if a crisis occurs, it is not stockpiled cans that will save us. Food preparedness is a subject being taken up by researchers from the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) at Almedalen Week, one of their reflections being  how local growing of crops that do not need

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/preparedness-more-stockpiling-pantry-provisions - 2026-06-30

This autumn offers a rich musical programme with concerts both at Brunnshög in Science Village Hall and in Palaestra et Odeum. Visiting ensembles, University musicians and thematic events create a varied and inspiring concert season – from classical masterpieces to choral collaborations and lunchtime performances. Science Village Hall, Brunnshög:6 September – Sister orchestra of the Academic Orche

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/odeums-autumn-programme-2025 - 2026-06-30

In a recent study from the Netherlands, researchers investigated whether PRP has any effect on ankle osteoarthritis. In a new study, treatment with PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) for ankle osteoarthritis has been investigated. The study lasted for one year and involved 100 participants, with half randomly assigned to receive PRP treatment and the remaining participants receiving a placebo treatment. E

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/new-study-prp-ankle-osteoarthritis - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What do human remains really have to do with a museum? When Lund University closed the Department of Anatomy of 1995, its collection of human remains was transferred to the Historical Museum. Now, the museum wants to conduct a proper review of the collection in order to communicate more about it. Human remains in a mu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/they-want-shine-light-dark-chapter - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The question of how small, dwarf galaxies have sustained the formation of new stars over the course of the Universe has long confounded the world’s astronomers. An international research team led by Lund University in Sweden has found that dormant small galaxies can slowly accumulate gas over many billions of years. W

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/how-stars-form-smallest-galaxies - 2026-06-29