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CMES will host two events on democracy and gender-just peace in the MENA region (in Swedish) on July 6 during the Almedalen week in Visby. All welcome! Please note that the events will be held in Swedish! Democracy in the Middle East (Demokratispaning i Mellanöstern) July 6, 2022, 11:15-12:15, Hästgatan 13 in Visby The contemporary Middle East and North Africa is populated by authoritarian one-par
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-almedalen - 2026-05-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Join us on a journey through the centuries, a hunt for the point where the present and the past merge. The history of the University is alive and well among us. After all, it is the same city, the same streets and buildings now as then. The only thing that distinguishes us from our colleagues from the 1600s, from a pu
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/jubilee-journey-through-time-and-space - 2026-05-09
The Conversation is an online news outlet written by researchers, working together with professional journalists. All content is published as open source and the website’s articles reach a total audience of 10 million readers – every month. Associate Professor Sverre Spoelstra is one of the LUSEM researchers who has chosen to write for The Conversation. The Conversation is an online news outlet wr
https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/sverre-spoelstra-how-researchers-reach-global-audience-conversation - 2026-05-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 12-13 October at the IIIEE On 12-13 October, three trial lectures will take place at the IIIEE for the position as “Professor in sustainable business management and practice - for a transition to low-carbon and resource efficient economies”.As part of the recruitment process for the position as “Professor in sustainab
Two research projects involving a total of 9 postdocs received a total of SEK 32.7 million in the second round of Lund University’s research programme for excellence, focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development. In March 2021, Lund University announced SEK100 million in new funding for a research programme for excellence, focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development for the years 20
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/nine-new-postdocs-through-excellence-programme-sustainable-development - 2026-05-10
Lund University administers a range of awards, some well-known and well-used, others more obscure. In order to bring greater clarity to this broad flora, the Vice-Chancellor has now decided to set up an Awards Council and undertake a review of which awards should exist. The decision is in line with the Government’s reform of the public reward system for Sweden’s top awards (in Swedish). Vice-Chanc
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-awards-council-established-and-review-carried-out - 2026-05-10
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Do you leave work full of energy and excited about what the rest of the day has to offer? If not – maybe it is worth trying to improve recovery during the working day. Lina Ejlertsson's thesis is about recovery of staff in one of the most stressful work environments – healthcare centres. She says we have a certain am
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/recover-during-working-day - 2026-05-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “With small means and good will you can accomplish a lot in a short period of time”, says Henrik Lundgren, CEO of EFL, the School of Economics and Management’s foundation for executive education. In six weeks, the foundation started an integration project for newly arrived academics in Sweden, several of whom have alr
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/integration-course-last-spring-resulted-several-permanent-employments - 2026-05-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sara Nolbrant, from the Developmental and Regenerative Neurobiology lab, will be defending her PhD thesis on Friday 31st of January. Researching in the group led by Malin Parmar, Sara has been directing and dissecting the fate of dopaminergic neurons with the aim developing cell replacement therapy for the treatment o
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/thesis-defence-interview-sara-nolbrant - 2026-05-10
Ever since it was invented in the 1960s, the laser has found new areas of use, and is today very useful in research, industry and society. In most laser applications, for example material processing, the laser can be placed very close to the area to be processed. However, there are many important application areas where this is problematic. For example, if you want to use the laser to study an are
https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/backward-lasing-breakthrough-remote-sensing - 2026-05-09
The Faculty's pilot of transcription using the Whisper AI tool has worked very well, with many hundreds of hours of interview material transcribed so far. Until there is a university-wide solution, we are therefore continuing to offer the tool through the Department of Psychology. About the offerThe Department of Psychology has purchased a powerful computer to be used for transcribing audio and vi
https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/whisper-transcription-tool-still-available-spring-term - 2026-05-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A night at the opera is associated with reverential listening and a formally dressed audience. But during an opera improvisation, a performance emerges organically. The audience may contribute with their thoughts and ideas before it starts. Sara Wilén Photo:Kennet Ruona Sara Wilén is Sweden’s – and probably the world
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/doctor-opera-improvisation - 2026-05-09
NanoLund at Lund University has established a long-term strategic collaboration with the Olle Engkvist Foundation, which intends to support the purchase of equipment for Nanolab Science Village to the tune of SEK 100 million over five years. Through this collaboration, the foundation wishes to support the very strong, leading interdisciplinary research environment that is to be found at NanoLund.
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/strategic-collaboration-olle-engkvist-foundation-100-msek-nanolab-science-village - 2026-05-09
NanoLund at Lund University has established a long-term strategic collaboration with the Olle Engkvist Foundation, which intends to support the purchase of equipment for Nanolab Science Village to the tune of SEK 100 million over five years. Through this collaboration, the foundation wishes to support the very strong, leading interdisciplinary research environment that is to be found at NanoLund.
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/strategic-collaboration-olle-engkvist-foundation-100-msek-nanolab-science-village - 2026-05-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “It was previously believed that you are stuck with the genes you were born with, regardless if they are favourable or unfavourable. But now it seems that you can affect how your inherited genes manifest themselves”, says diabetes researcher Charlotte Ling. Charlotte Ling. Because all the cells in the body have the sa
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lifestyle-can-affect-our-genes - 2026-05-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Many of us have noticed the increasing frequency of climate protests organised by Extinction Rebellion (XR) across Sweden. What do these protests represent? Is this just another group of tree-huggers being a public nuisance? Or is this a needed development in taking our climate goals further? Lund University researche
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/blog-post-what-can-we-learn-xr-movement - 2026-05-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. US cities facing sea level rise need to look beyond traditional strategies for managing issues such as critical erosion and coastal squeeze, according to new research from LUCSUS. Civil society initiatives must now play a crucial role in adapting society to climate change, researcher Chad Boda argues in his dissertati
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/sea-level-rise-urgently-requires-new-forms-decision-making-dissertation-chad-boda - 2026-05-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Public Health Agency of Sweden recommends that people over the age of 70 should limit their contact with other people as much as possible for a period of time, the length of which is uncertain. How should the elderly and their relatives behave during this crisis? Eldercare researcher Lisa Ekstam of CASE is doing h
This CMES Regional Outlook (2025:2) by Lisa Strömbom focuses on the global responses to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza. In February 2025, a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas came into force, briefly easing the intense humanitarian crisis in Gaza after months of devastating conflict. The truce was structured in three phases. The first stage was implemented and included the ex
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-global-responses-escalating-humanitarian-crisis-gaza - 2026-05-09
Games in teaching, creative classrooms, trust and learning – the topics addressed at the pedagogical inspiration conference at LTH were many. The conference, which aims to increase opportunities for collaboration and exchange of educational experiences, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and attracted around 100 participants. The day was opened by Kristofer Modig, LTH's Assistant Dean
https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2023/if-it-fun-it-also-easier-learn - 2026-05-09
