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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Climathon is a global 24-hour hackathon focusing on climate solutions that is run simultaneously in over 230 cities around the world on the 27th of October. This is the first time a Climathon is held in Lund. We face a number of significant climate challenges and need to work together, across traditional boundaries, t
https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-lund-2710 - 2026-07-17
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Wednesday 31 October 16.00-18.00 in room R240, Gamla kirurgen 2nd floor, Sandgatan a panel on Hindu nationalism will address the particular narratives and discourses of populist politics in India in the light of neoliberal politics and globalization. The speakers will focus on how rightwing populist narratives of n
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/panel-hindu-nationalism - 2026-07-17
During the pandemic, the free COVID Symptom Study app has helped researchers understand the complexity and spread of the corona virus better. “The study has exceeded our expectations since its launch in Sweden in April 2020. Participants from all over Sweden got involved and many of them have spent one minute every day answering questions about their health”, says Maria Gomez, Professor of physiol
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/study-tracks-spread-covid-19-sweden - 2026-07-17
Anne L'Huillier is one of the winners of the Nobel prize 2023. Anne L'Huillier is Professor at Atomic Physics at the Faculty of Engineering, Lund University. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 to L'Huillier, Lund University, Sweden, Pierre Agostini, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA, and Ferenc Krausz, Max Planck Institute of Quantum O
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/nobel-prize-physics-lund-university - 2026-07-18
The Arrival Day for international students who are to begin their studies at Lund University in the spring of 2022 is Monday 10 January, 2022. All the events during the reception day and introductory weeks have been adapted due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Lund University expects around 600 international students this spring. Just like the previous number of semesters during the ongoing pandemic, it
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/adapted-arrival-day-lus-incoming-international-students - 2026-07-17
Vegan food is often sidestepped due to its rubbery consistency. Food technology researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now developed a way to make vegan food more appetising by using new combinations of raw materials. So far, the research field for plant-based meat imitations, known as meat analogues, has been very small - but is now set to “explode”. The team at Lund is among those that ha
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-manufacturing-method-produces-more-appealing-vegan-meat - 2026-07-17
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Many school pupils are in daily contact with bullying – as victims, bullies or witnesses. We know that the reactions of people around them are very significant, but what determines whether or not other pupils come to the victim’s rescue? According to a group of Lund University researchers, the witnesses’ own anxiety i
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/anxiety-motivates-bystanders-intervene-bullying - 2026-07-17
The Arrival Days for international students who are to begin their studies at Lund University in the autumn of 2021 are Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 August. All the events during the reception days and introductory weeks have been adapted due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Lund University expects around 2 000 international students this autumn. This year it is anticipated that there will be somewhat fewer
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/adapted-arrival-days-lus-incoming-international-students - 2026-07-17
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Kerstin is able to comment on the work of Henning Mankell, as well as the genre in general. Kerstin Bergman is a crime fiction scholar, literary critic, and a member of the Swedish Academy of Crime Fiction. She is the author of Swedish Crime Fiction: The Making of Nordic Noir (2014), and has also written numerous popu
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/expert-nordic-noir-literature-kerstin-bergman - 2026-07-17
Lund University’s position as a top 100 University has once again been reinforced with the release of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015. Lund University is ranked 20th in the world for geography and 50th for both environmental sciences and development studies. In addition, Lund University was ranked in the top 100 for eleven other subject areas, and in the top 150 for nine subject a
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-reinforces-its-top-100-position-qs-subject-ranking - 2026-07-17
The adoption of sustainable and renewable energy sources to permanently move beyond the dependence from fossil fuels constitutes one of the great challenges of our time. One that is made more urgent by the effects of climate change we witness on a daily basis. Electrification, such as we see in the development of electric vehicles, seems a promising strategy, but it cannot be the solution for all
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/role-synthesis-gas-tomorrows-sustainable-fuels - 2026-07-17
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Gold and silver nanoparticles could affect the stem cells that develop into nerve cells in the brain and the retina of the eye. The results of the two studies from Lund University show that the nerve cells are particularly sensitive during the developmental stage, but that the mature nerve cells are also affected and
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/antibacterial-products-could-affect-nerve-cells - 2026-07-17
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. As part of a three-day state visit to Sweden, His Excellency Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy, came to Lund University where he gave a lecture to a packed auditorium. The aim of the official visit was to further promote the long-standing and excellent relations between Sweden and Italy. The three-day official vis
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/italian-president-sergio-mattarella-visits-lund-university - 2026-07-17
Feng Zhang, professor at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard visited Lund University at the beginning of March to deliver the annual honorary lecture organised by the Royal Physiographic and Mendelian Societies in Lund. Listen to the interview and hear more about why Feng Zhang wants to introduce a moratorium on genetically-modified babies and where Malin Parmar hopes her stem cell research w
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/honorary-lecturer-feng-zhang-crispr-research-treasure-hunt-nature - 2026-07-17
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have used virtual reality and 3D eye-tracking technology to examine what drew the attention of the visitors when entering the stunning environment of an ancient Roman house. The team recreated the House of Greek Epigrams in 3D and tracked the gaze of study participants as they viewed the home. Unlike today, Roman houses were not a place of refuge from work.
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-did-visitors-experience-domestic-space-pompeii - 2026-07-17
Recruiter Academic Work annually conducts the Young Professional Attraction Index (YPAI) survey, in which they ask young people in various occupations which employer they would most like to work for. The annual survey is based on data from over 4,740 respondents and reveals what the target group considers most important when choosing an employer.The study aims to help companies and organizations u
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-8th-most-attractive-employer-according-recruitment-agency - 2026-07-17
Today, Times Higher Education (THE) published their latest ranking and Lund University has been ranked 95. This is an improvement of 11 places compared to last year. This means that Lund University has made strong progress in all three major rankings this year. “It’s easy to criticise rankings, but they aim to make sense of the complexity of what a university does and how we are working together t
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-top-100-ranking - 2026-07-17
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Martin Leijnse, researcher in solid state physics at Lund University in Sweden, has received a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) synergy grant worth EUR 1.5 million. He shares the total grant amount of EUR 10 million with three researchers from the University of Copenhagen. The four researchers have worked t
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/erc-grant-research-unusual-quantum-state - 2026-07-17
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Skåne University Hospital’s 3D Printing Centre normally produces surgical equipment and anatomical models used in health care. However, they are now producing protective visors instead, as there is a shortage at hospitals in the region. The centre, run by Region Skåne and linked to Lund University, hopes to do even mo
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/3d-printing-centre-helping-fight-against-coronavirus - 2026-07-17
