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What made IKEA go against the grain and move into town? This week, IKEA opened a bedroom store in central Stockholm. The store in The Lobby on Regeringsgatan is the latest in a series of smaller, city-centre formats that IKEA is currently testing in various parts of the world. It is an interesting development, at a time when other retailers are moving out of the city. And it represents another imp
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ikea-bedroom - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Astronomic amounts of new digital information about the world, our genetic heritage and our habits are continuously being generated. This information is a goldmine for research – as long as the data can be accessed, stored and analysed. “We have a lot of expertise in the field. More and more areas of Lund University a
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/big-data-research-both-reality-and-rhetoric - 2026-05-07
Once again, we are now seeing an increase in the spread of infection, in particular in Europe; this week, the Public Health Agency of Sweden announced new recommendations to avoid crowding, among other things. We are still offering on-campus education but everyone is to avoid crowding and large gatherings. We are carefully monitoring the situation and trying to keep the organisation updated on any
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/solving-problem-vaccination-certificates-international-researchers-and-students - 2026-05-07
The war in Ukraine has been going on for a year. The devastation is enormous as are the violations of human rights. So far, the focus has been placed on arms deliveries rather than on diplomacy. When is the right time for diplomatic talks? Interview with Karin Aggestam, Professor of Political Science, Director of the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies and expert on diplomacy and peace proc
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/diplomacy-still-relevant - 2026-05-07
The global database for research funding opportunities that Lund University has subscribed to for some time – Research Professional – is now replaced by Pivot-RP. All key features found in Research Professional are also available in Pivot-RP, such as the potential to save your frequent searches and receive e-mail notifications with interesting funding opportunities. To do this, one need first to c
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-funding-database-research-professional-replaced-pivot-rp - 2026-05-08
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Today Ramy Aly, Assistant Professor of Anthropology from American University in Cairo, visited CMES. He gave a talk about culture as a political tool, and censorship in Egypt today and historically. "The study of regulatory censorship is today seen as resounding dull and anachronistic. This is in part because of the w
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/culture-police-manning-barricades-allowable-art-and-culture-egypt - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Margareta Johansson, researcher at the department, has been elected as the new Chair of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences' National Committee for Global Environmental Change. Here she answers some questions regarding this. What's the purpose of the the Academy's National Committee for Global Environmental Change?–
In this article published in Sydsvenskan, CMES scholars Sarah Anne Rennick and Dalia Abdelhady argue that the political mobilization of Middle Eastern migrants in European states represents a unique opportunity to revitalize our own democratic practices. Read the article in Swedish in Sydsvenskan Last decade, pinpointing political mobilization in the Middle East was a straightforward affair. At pr
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-political-mobilization-opportunity-european-democracy - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. … Professor of Functional Zoology and Cancer Cell Biology, who is helping to develop a world-class cell culture laboratory in Bolivia. It is part of a SIDA-funded project to study how medicinal plants can influence cancer cells. What is your collaboration with Bolivia like? “This is the third in a line of SIDA-funded
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/meet-stina-oredssonabout-collaboration-bolivia - 2026-05-07
Roberto García-Roa, postdoc at the department of Biology has won yet another prestigious photo award. This time he’s the overall winner of “Capturing Ecology”, the British Ecological Society photo competition. Congratulations Roberto, what does this award mean to you? – It’s very special! First, it links two powerful allies, science and photography. They are probably two of the best tools we have
https://www.science.lu.se/article/sharp-shooting-biologist-winner-international-photography-award - 2026-05-07
The search is on for 25 researchers from around the world in Lund University’s largest ever international recruitment drive. Welcome to join a world-class university dedicated to understanding, explaining, and improving our world and the human condition. As an Assistant Professor, you develop your qualifications over four years. You can then be promoted to permanent employment as a senior lecturer
Sustainability Week has established itself as a key meeting place and this year brings together over 60 different events. For the seventh year, Lund University and the City of Lund are working together to highlight everything from biodiversity and climate issues to the role of business in the transition, consumption and cultural expression. In mid-April, it is time to discuss the transition to a s
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-week-17-22-april - 2026-05-08
As of January 1, EpiHealth has new board members. The board consists of researchers from both Lund University and Uppsala University. Karin Broberg is a professor of occupational and environmental medicine and her research focuses on how the environment - via the job or surroundings - can affect the body and cause disease. She uses various biomarkers in studies on humans, so-called molecular epide
https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/three-new-board-members-epihealth - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A recent report by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) identifies 24 places across the world that are hotspots for deforestation - and where forests are under threat. A staggering over 43 million of hectares were lost in these areas between 2004 and 2017 - an area roughly the size of Morocco. Torsten Krause, who research
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/torsten-krause-comments-wwf-report-deforestation-fronts - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund researchers have every reason to be proud regarding competition for EU grants. LU is the best in Sweden in terms of total funding and in the top three with the Karolinska Institute (KI) and Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) regarding the number of participations in different projects. “We have the most ERC gra
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-top-eu-league-best-sweden-obtaining-grants - 2026-05-07
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 - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Reza Banakar’s book Normativity in Legal Sociology. Methodological Reflections on Law and Regulation in Late Modernity has recently been released. It studies of the role of normativity in socio-legal research also looking at the challenges posed to modern law by the socio-cultural implications of globalisati
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/banakars-new-book-normativity-socio-legal-research - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Young South Asia Scholars Meet (Y-SASM) call for papers for its 2018 conference. The conference will be held in Zurich, Switzerland on 15-17th June, 2018. Submit applications before 30th September 2017. Y-SASM provides a platform for young scholars working on South Asia to present their work and to ensue fruitful
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-y-sasm-conference-2018 - 2026-05-07
On Friday, September 23, Davor Vuleta ended his nine-year doctoral education with a successful defence of his thesis "Law and Social Exclusion: The functions and dysfunctions of the Swedish legal system in light of overindebtedness among immigrants". Davor Vuleta is one of four Swedish Enforcement Authority (SEA) employees accepted as PhD students at the Sociology of Law Department in 2013. Combin
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/davor-vuleta-accepted-ranks-doctors-sociology-law - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Annika Bergman Rosamond and Ted Svensson have both contributed with a book chapter to the edited volume ”The politics of identity: place, space and discourse”. Ted’s chapter centres on discrimination on the basis of caste in India and Annika’s text debates military intervention and the politics of memory in a Swedish
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/bergman-rosamond-and-svensson-have-both-contributed-book-chapter-politics-identity - 2026-05-07
