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No 61, 20 May 2026 Welcome to a new addition of the NAISS training newsletter. Registration for our two last training events is closing soon:The NAISS introduction training days are aimed at new users of our infrastructure and users who are already using our foundation but require more guidance regarding the foundations of using an HPC service. Please feel free to attend those sessions which ar
https://www.compile.lu.se/article/naiss-training-newsletter-14 - 2026-10-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New research highlights how coastal planning and environmental restoration overlook social needs, cultural claims and existing vulnerabilities. Using Louisiana’s coastal wetlands as a case, researcher David O’Byrne argues that it is high time to turn away from a narrowly economic approach to coastal restoration, and i
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/environmental-claims-and-social-needs-clash-louisianas-coastal-wetlands - 2026-10-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In our course Contemporary South Asian Societies we have the pleasure of having one of our former students, Emilija Zabiliute, as a lecturer. Emilija was a student on our masters programme between 2008-2010 and received her PhD from the University of Copenhagen in 2016. Could you please tell us a bit about yourself?I
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/meet-alumna-emilija-zabiliute - 2026-10-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The interdisciplinary Pufendorf Institute has received excellent reviews in an international evaluation. The way people there think, experiment and collaborate across boundaries is impressive. According to the evaluators, the institute is now ready to also play a strategic role as the engine of interdisciplinary resea
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/pufendorf-institute-ready-become-interdisciplinary-engine - 2026-10-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Recently, the EU parliament’s environmental committee proposed that crop-based biofuels should not be considered renewable, which would affect Sweden’s strategy for achieving a fossil-free transport fleet, among other things. According to two researchers from LUCSUS, it is a good thing that the EU is reviewing the leg
A simple urine test that can assess the risk of kidney cancer recurrence at an early stage could spare patients from frequent imaging scans, e.g. CT-scans, and thus reduce the associated radiation, anxiety and costs. This has been shown in a new international research study led by Lund University in Sweden. The results have now been published in European Urology Oncology. Globally, about 400,000 p
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/urine-test-can-assess-risk-kidney-cancer-recurrence - 2026-10-09
Frontotemporal dementia begins relatively early compared to other forms of dementia. We still know relatively little about what causes the disease, however, new research from Lund University in Sweden shows that the folds in the brain that are formed in the latter stages of pregnancy could have an impact on the age at which the disease takes hold. Those affected by frontotemporal dementia usually
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/brain-folds-formed-during-foetal-stage-could-affect-onset-dementia - 2026-10-09
Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM), the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) and Sparbanken Skåne are founding a joint centre for sustainable enterprising at Lund University. Together, they are investing several million SEK in the centre, which will start welcoming new doctoral students across a variety of research collaborations this autumn. The focus is on the transition to a mor
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/major-investment-new-interdisciplinary-centre-sustainable-enterprising-lund - 2026-10-09
Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan – 17 June 2026The EU-funded POLCA project convened the panel “Living Law and Layered Governance: Informal Institutions and Administrative Legacies in Central Asia” at the Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) Regional Conference on 17 June 2026. Bringing together researchers working across socio-legal studies, political economy, public administration, an
https://www.norca.lu.se/article/polca-panel-cess-regional-conference-2026 - 2026-10-09
The nominating committee has now concluded its work in identifying candidates for the positions as dean, deputy dean and faculty board members. What issues are our candidates particularly interested in, and what do they hope to contribute during the next term of office? You can read the candidates’ responses below. The election begins in mid-September. Candidates for Dean and Deputy Dean Proposed
https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/nominating-committees-proposal-dean-deputy-dean-and-faculty-board - 2026-10-09
CMES Visiting Professor Dalia Dassa Kaye has co-authored a report that explores the possible establishment of a new official multilateral forum for sustainable dialogue and engagement in the Middle East and North Africa. Last week a Chatham House report was launched to explore the possible establishment of a new official multilateral forum for sustainable dialogue and engagement in the Middle East
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-visiting-professor-dalia-dassa-kaye-launches-report-mena-multilateral-forum - 2026-10-09
The MOCCA project (Multi-level Orders of Corruption in Central Asia), in collaboration with the MARS project, hosted an international research seminar at Lund University on January 22, bringing together scholars and early-career researchers to examine critical issues at the intersection of migration, governance, labor mobility, and higher education reform in Central Asia.Organized by Professor Rus
The MOCCA project (Multi-level Orders of Corruption in Central Asia), in collaboration with the MARS project, hosted an international research seminar at Lund University on January 22, bringing together scholars and early-career researchers to examine critical issues at the intersection of migration, governance, labor mobility, and higher education reform in Central Asia.Organized by Professor Rus
Cancerfonden continues to fund the foremost cancer research in Sweden – investing in cancer research that makes a difference. Last month, Cancerfonden distributed SEK 37 million to eight researchers at Lund University whose work will contribute to defeating cancer. Included in this group of talented researchers, is postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Sowndarya Muthukumar, from the Lund Stem Cell Center.
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/cancerfonden-awards-sowndarya-muthukumar-postdoctoral-fellowship - 2026-10-09
Jamirah Nazziwa will defend her thesis: Dynamics of HIV-1 infection within and between hosts. Date: 2022-06-15 Time: 13:00 Place: Agardh lecture hall, CRC, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, Malmö or you can join by Zoom, https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/5911574417 Opponent: Professor Fernando Gonzalez Candelas, University of Valencia, Spain Dynamics of HIV-1 infection within and between hosts-Lund University. Pop
https://www.virology.lu.se/article/156-thesis-defense-jamirah-nazziwa - 2026-10-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Threats and hate speech from outside are certainly very trying. But could they be even worse when they come from within the organisation? What if you barely dare to go to work because you get threatened – or you are not even allowed in to work because you are accused of threatening someone else? The vice dean of the F
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/its-hard-deal-threats-within-ranks - 2026-10-09
The project ICOS Cities has developed innovative tools to help cities monitor greenhouse gas emissions in near real time. The project enables cities to verify emissions, identify sources, and evaluate the impact of climate action measures. ICOS Cities is a collaboration between more than 30 universities and 15 cities, with several researchers from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/icos-cities-project-enables-faster-and-more-accurate-monitoring-urban-emissions - 2026-10-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The forest is currently at the centre of an intense debate. It concerns, in simplified terms, which climate benefits the forest can provide, either by sequestering carbon in standing forest, or by being used to substitute fossil fuels and fossil-intensive materials. In a new literature review from the Centre for Envir
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/climate-benefits-forest-balancing-act-prioritisation - 2026-10-09
This Regional Outlook provides insight into an emerging environmental hazard: dust storms in the Middle East, one of the driest regions in the world. It also sheds light on the typical drivers and new technologies that can help investigate this phenomenon. Some sustainable mitigation measures are also discussed. Significant changes in recent years, such as population growth and climate change, hav
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-dust-storms-middle-east-insights-satellite-data-and-ai - 2026-10-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The forest is currently at the centre of an intense debate. It concerns, in simplified terms, which climate benefits the forest can provide, either by sequestering carbon in standing forest, or by being used to substitute fossil fuels and fossil-intensive materials. In a new literature review from the Centre for Envir
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/climate-benefits-forest-balancing-act-prioritisation - 2026-10-09
