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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. He is our least known celebrity – a man of power who took the initiative for Lund University and was literally ‘prepared for both’. The 17th century bishop Peder Winstrup is an exciting historical person – and corpse – that will now be studied in a major interdisciplinary project. For many years, a beautiful coffin ha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/old-bishop-winstrup-returns-academy - 2026-07-23

The Pufendorf theme DigiJustice has now completed its first semester. Two theme members and researchers from the Department of Informatics share their experiences with the theme so far. Miranda Kajtazi, Associate professor in informatics, is co-leading the current Pufendorf theme DigiJustice along with Professor in human rights studies Lena Halldenius. The Department of Informatics is also represe

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/autumn-digijustice-informatics-perspective - 2026-07-23

During the excursion week this spring, Master’s students from the Department of Geology visited Öland and the Danish town of Faxe. This year there was also a new location in the programme. Students had the opportunity to learn more about the Cretaceous period and its fossil remains in the bat-filled Tykarp Cave, which is actually an old limestone mine. Anders Lindskog and Johan Lindgren suddenly c

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-collaboration-between-university-and-underground-world - 2026-07-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Tvära kast och drastiska förändringar är inget för Fredrik Tersmeden, arkivarie på Universitetsarkivet, expert på universitetshistoria, karnevalsaktiv och profil i det studentikosa Lund. – Man skruvar lite i sitt liv, filar och putsar och förhoppningsvis förädlar man det med åren, säger Fredrik Tersmeden som nyligen

https://www.lu.se/artikel/lu-profil-med-manga-jarn-i-elden - 2026-07-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Forskare har sett att den vanligaste formen av akut barnleukemi kan ha sin början i den tidiga fosterutvecklingen då immunsystemet bildas. Studien, som letts av professor Tariq Enver, är ett samarbete mellan Lunds universitet och University College London. Teorin att barnleukemi har sitt ursprung i det växande fostr

https://www.lu.se/artikel/darfor-tror-man-att-barnleukemi-kan-borja-redan-i-fosterstadiet - 2026-07-23

https://www.lu.se/artikel/lund-blir-ledande-pa-forskning-om-framtidens-arbetsliv - 2026-07-23

Vid terminsavslutningen på Teaterhögskolan delas en rad olika stipendier ut till studenter som stått för särskilda insatser under sin tid på skolan. Läs mer nedanför om stipendiaterna för 2024. Lars Passgårds stipendiumMed stark scenisk närvaro och en excellent arbetsetik har hon erövrat stor kunskap och förmåga i skådespelaryrkets alla utmaningar. Som ett erkännande för detta tilldelas Emma Stock

https://www.thm.lu.se/artikel/stipendiater-2024 - 2026-07-23

När fiskar från olika miljöer möts är det inte alltid romantik i vattnet. Ny forskning från Lunds universitet visar att aggressiva honor aktivt kan stoppa hanar från ”fel” miljö – ett beteende som i förlängningen kan bidra till att nya arter uppstår. Att förstå hur arter bildas är en av biologins mest grundläggande frågor. I en ny studie har forskare undersökt olika populationer av den säregna mos

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/aggressiva-fiskhonor-satter-stopp-parning-kan-driva-fram-nya-arter - 2026-07-23

Att begränsa klimatförändringarna är en av vår tids viktigaste samhällsutmaningar. Kraven på politiska åtgärder blir allt starkare och tydligare. Men kan vårt själsliv och en inre omställning också ha betydelse för att driva förändring? Det undersöker professor Christine Wamsler i sin forskningssatsning, The Contemplative Sustainable Futures Program. – Nästan all hållbarhetsforskning fokuserar på

https://www.lu.se/artikel/undersoker-hur-inre-forandring-far-manniskor-att-leva-mer-hallbart - 2026-07-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Trots pandemin är det god stämning bland dem som arbetar med internationella studenter. Richard Stenelo och Louise Corrigan tycker att det är fantastiskt att så många lyckats ta sig till Lund. – De har trotsat hinder som stängda flygplatser och nedsläckta ambassader. Vi tycks ha fått hit de mest kreativa – och det ä

https://www.lu.se/artikel/betalstudenterna-lyckades-ta-sig-hit - 2026-07-24

Urban arkitektur, dynamiska styrsystem och hållbar tillväxt är i fokus när LTH utser hedersdoktorer för 2022. Dana Cuff, John C. Doyle och Nils Hannerz är de nya hedersdoktorerna. LTH:s rektor Annika Olsson berättar om beslutet att utse de nya hedersdoktorerna: – Genom hedersdoktorerna stärker LTH sin position inom hållbart samhällsbyggande, reglerteknik och biobaserad cirkulär ekonomi, områden so

https://www.lu.se/artikel/lth-utser-tre-nya-hedersdoktorer-1 - 2026-07-24

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 - 2026-07-23

Dear Faculty,Well, where do I start? It feels overwhelming, honourable and exciting to be new at work. Right now, it could be summed up by saying that the new office is still quite empty, while the calendar is filled up. It will be an exciting year and it feels inspiring and fun to now be able to work with a new management team and get to work closely with our departments and heads of department.T

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/dear-faculty-letter-new-dean - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Susanne Boethius and Malin Åkerström at the Department of Sociology in Lund are winners of the Nordic Journal of Criminology Best Article Prize 2020 with the article "Revealing hidden realities: disclosing domestic abuse to informal others". The study draws on interviews with 21 Swedish women who have been victims of

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/best-article-prize-2020-goes-sociology-article-victims-domestic-abuse - 2026-07-23

Emilia Viklund is a SWEAH-affiliated doctoral student in health sciences at the Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Åbo Akademi University. In her research, she examines the mental well-being of the elderly and the connection to the use of digital tools. Her research concerns older people in Finland and Sweden. She also examines what the health promotion work aimed at older people looks like

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/emilia-viklund-winner-poster-competition-during-sweah-milestone-conference - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The earthy smell in spring when the fields are ploughed and the garden soil in flower beds is dug over has a previously unknown purpose. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and other institutions have examined the soil smell and were able to show that it is linke

https://www.science.lu.se/article/story-behind-earthy-smell-spring - 2026-07-23

Ana Maria Vargas Falla was Lund University's only representative at COP29 in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. She has researched public resistance and acceptance of climate legislation and contributed to the "10 new insights in climate science" presented during the climate summit. These are her impressions of the United Nations Climate Change Conference. I was initially very sceptical about having

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/ana-maria-vargas-falla-reflects-cop29 - 2026-07-23

Over the past six months, many managers and staff have contributed to the efforts to balance the books in the Central Administration. As in the rest of the University, we need to lower our costs. The cost-cutting package includes many different measures, for example not recruiting to certain roles after retirements or resignations, consolidation of premises, reduced resources in some areas, a revi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/central-administration-subject-increasing-pressure-change - 2026-07-24

The latest Financial Times Masters in Finance ranking has been released, placing LUSEM's MSc in Finance at #57 and among the 70 best pre-experience finance programmes in the world. The ranking, widely regarded as one of the most influential international assessments of finance education, highlights the programme's strong international standing and the continued success of its graduates in a highly

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/msc-finance-ranked-among-worlds-top-70-programmes - 2026-07-24

Lund University PhD student Anne Lene Stein will defend her thesis at the Department of Political Science. On 13 June, Anne Lene Stein will defend her PhD thesis titled Agonism against the odds: Epistemic disruptions and bodies of dissent in Palestine and Israel at the Department of Political Science, Lund University.The thesis explores how protests and performances in Palestine and Israel are use

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/upcoming-phd-viva-agonism-against-odds-epistemic-disruptions-and-bodies-dissent-palestine-and-israel - 2026-07-23