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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. RQ20, the new major research quality evaluation, is underway! It is based on self-evaluations and will involve around 5 000 members of staff. In contrast to the last time, in 2008, there is no extra money for the fields of research that come out best. There will be no grades or gold stars. “However, the evaluation wil

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-be-evaluated-without-grades-or-gold-stars - 2026-05-07

Fifteen years ago, the first doctoral students began their education at CEC. Since then, there have been 240 PhD students from CEC and ClimBEco, the research school hosted by CEC. This week, about 60 of them gathered for a joint alumni celebration with networking, workshops and lectures at AF-borgen in Lund. The alumni of CEC and ClimBEco are now in very different fields, some have researched and

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/cec-and-climbeco-alumni-come-together-celebration-and-networking - 2026-05-07

During Summer of 2025, the fourth edition of the Methodology and Field Studies course brought together 19 PhD students in Ghana. The participants in the Methodology and Field Studies course were competetively selected from eight universities across Ghana. The aim of the four-day course was to strengthen research methodology skills, encourage interdisciplinary dialogue, and provide tools for improv

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/fourth-edition-methodology-and-field-studies-course-held-university-ghana - 2026-05-07

Lund University welcomes prospective and admitted students to explore our campus, meet our community, and learn what it’s like to study at one of Europe’s leading universities. Join us for a full day of activities designed to answer your questions and introduce you to life in Lund and Helsingborg. The programme – Open Day 2026, May 118:30–9:00 – Registration and check-inCheck in, collect your mate

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/international-open-day-may-11-2026 - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. TrialNet studies are now starting in Sweden, with the initial trials in Skåne. TrialNet is an international network of researchers who are investigating possible ways to prevent, delay and reverse the development of type 1 diabetes. The TrialNet network is currently made up of 18 research centres – in the USA, Canada,

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/are-you-related-someone-type-1-diabetes - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. ...Henrik Hagelin, physical geographer who was awarded ’Innovationspriset 2019’, in the category for students, by Lund University and Sparbanken Skåne bank, for his wildfire spread modelling tool. Why were you awarded the Innovationspriset 2019?I am developing a modelling system called WISE-FASS (Wildfire Spread Estim

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/hello-there - 2026-05-07

From Spain to Estonia, multiple Erasmus students gathered to prepare a special event at school. This event organized by the international team was held in the Malmö Music Academy cafeteria. The idea came from Sara Engblom, international coordinator at the academy.    I got the idea during a visit to the Netherlands last year. It was at a much larger academy and therefore with many more students, b

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/connecting-through-culture-international-school-fair - 2026-05-07

Do you want to prepare yourself for the active learning classroom at Forum Medicum? Larry Michaelsen, the creator of Team Based Learning (TBL), is to hold workshops at the Faculty.  Register for the workshops no later than September 4th. Take the unique opportunity to take part in the workshops. The workshops are designed to cater to different levels of familiarity with TBL, so whether you are a b

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/workshops-creator-team-based-learning-tbl-our-new-active-learning-facilities - 2026-05-08

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Behind every successful man there is a woman”, according to an old saying. So what about successful women? And what about couples where both are successful – how do they manage family life? LUM met Olle Melander and Marju Orho-Melander, who are among the Lund University researchers to have been awarded most prizes an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/planning-key-success-researcher-couple - 2026-05-07

Cities around the world are running experiments to address climate change and sustainability challenges - from new mobility trials and energy pilots to green space projects and circular economy initiatives. Yet too often, these efforts remain small, isolated, or disappear once funding ends. Researchers from the IIIEE, Professor Kes McCormick and Senior Lecturer Yuliya Voytenko Palgan, have contrib

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/future-urban-experimentation-through-ten-critical-lessons-decades-practice - 2026-05-07

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 - 2026-05-08

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Maryam Nastar, researcher at LUCSUS, is interested in resource mobilisation at the neighborhood-level since she believes that the solutions to sustainabillity challenges should be locally rooted. She focuses specifically on the impacts of heat waves on marginalised communities. Can you explain the concept of resource

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/research-interview-maryam-nastar-resource-mobilisation-neighborhood-level - 2026-05-07

Are you interested in virus–host–vector interactions and the transmission dynamics of mosquito-borne diseases? Or would you like to learn about the latest developments in pandemic preparedness? If so, don’t miss these upcoming NDP-VIP events in 2026 for PhD students and postdocs!🦟 Mosquito-Borne Vectors and Their PathogensThis course combines lectures, fieldwork, laboratory training and epidemiol

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/ndp-vip-events-2026-phd-students-and-postdocs-0 - 2026-05-07

The income and education levels of a child’s environment determine their relationship to nature, not whether they live in a city or the countryside. This is the finding of a new study conducted by researchers and BECC-members at Lund University, Sweden. The results run counter to the assumption that growing up in the countryside automatically increases our connection to nature, and yet the study a

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/socioeconomic-circumstances-shape-childrens-connection-nature-more-where-they-live - 2026-05-07

On September 19th, we had the great pleasure of welcoming our Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) members – Prof. Dirkje Postma, Prof. John Pernow, and Prof. Peter ten Dijke – to Lund for a day filled with energy, creativity, and forward-looking ideas. The day started with inspiring presentations from the SAB members, before moving into a lively “speed dating” session where our PIs introduced their re

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-scientific-advisory-board-meeting-september-19th - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SANR is an annual conference about all things South Asian. It offers a platform for Nordic scholars of South Asia to present their research and meet other researchers. It is particularly intended to be a supportive meeting point for emerging scholars.   After initial meetings in Copenhagen in 2017 and Oslo in 2018, Up

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/conference-announcement-south-asia-across-nordic-region-2019 - 2026-05-07

#21 May, 2021 Message from the director   Summer greetings from the team at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies Finally, warm sunny weather has arrived and slowly but surely Sweden is opening up again since the vaccination program is now in full swing. At CMES, we are able to enjoy outdoor “Corona-safe” meetings in the beautiful garden and we feel confident of moving towards brighter ti

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-forum-newsletter - 2026-05-07

We are pleased to report that the University’s fruit baskets are now 100% organic in terms of total purchases. At the same time, the proportion of organic or Fairtrade-certified coffee and tea has fallen slightly since last year. Purchases of organic milk and butter products, as well as powdered drinks, have also declined. We need to work together to increase this proportion so that we are in line

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/100-cent-organic-fruit-proportion-organic-and-fairtrade-coffee-and-tea-decreasing - 2026-05-08

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Vi söker nu en affärsutvecklare inom Life Science med särskilt ansvar som nationell koordinator av industrisamverkan inom Genomic Medicine Sweden. LU Innovation är Lunds universitets innovationsverksamhet. Vi hjälper studenter och forskare vid universitetet att omvandla idéer och forskningsresultat till nya hållbara

https://www.innovation.lu.se/artikel/affarsutvecklare-life-science - 2026-05-07

We follow up our systematic work environment management every year. This year’s follow-up paints an overall picture that I think is worth pausing to consider. I can see a positive shift in the way we discuss and address work environment issues. Many people have been involved in this development, and I would therefore like to take this opportunity to encourage everyone to take pride in this year’s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/when-systematic-mindset-becomes-part-everyday-life - 2026-05-08