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What does life after a PhD look like outside academia? For LUSEM alumnus Jonas Lundstedt, it has meant contributing to society through analytical roles. Here he reflects on his journey, why he chose Lund, and the skills that continue to shape his work today. Jonas Lundstedt has followed a career path driven by curiosity about social issues and a commitment to evidence-based policymaking. Today, he

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/doctoral-student-analyst-meet-alumnus-jonas-lundstedt - 2026-06-26

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have recorded coughs resolved at high temporal resolution - 8,000 images per second - and high detection sensitivity, using laser light scattering. This enabled them to count the number of droplets as well as measure their speed with high accuracy. The preliminary results show

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-85-cough-droplets-blocked-surgical-mask-experiment-shows - 2026-06-25

The most common analytical method within population genetics is deeply flawed, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. This may have led to incorrect results and misconceptions about ethnicity and genetic relationships. The method has been used in hundreds of thousands of studies, affecting results within medical genetics and even commercial ancestry tests. The study is published

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/study-reveals-flaws-popular-genetic-method - 2026-06-25

There are many health factors in the 2023 OSA questionnaire. Here we list the departments and answers that stood out a little extra. Read what the Heads of Department have to say about the matter. Performance appraisal Hi Agneta Malmgren Fänge, Head of Department at IHV! The average for completed staff appraisals for the faculty landed on 88%, and you reached a full 98% plus 1.2 for new employees

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/health-factors-osa-questionnaire-indicates-were-our-toes-and-want-deliver - 2026-06-25

Bibiana Prinoth has been awarded the Oscar II Scholarship 2026 for the best thesis at the Faculty of Science. The scholarship recognises the most prominent thesis presented during the past two years within each field at Lund University. In her work, Bibiana Prinoth studies distant and extreme planetary atmospheres using advanced spectroscopy, opening up new possibilities for understanding how plan

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/thesis-exploring-extreme-exoplanet-atmospheres-awarded-oscar-ii-scholarship - 2026-06-25

In this closing workshop of the project the aim is to present the results and findings of the project’s empirical work and engage the audience in an open dialogue with the researchers and an expert panel in order to provide further insights and challenge some of the misconceptions on refugee movement and decision-making particularly the ones perpetuated in the media. The purpose is to shed light o

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/refugee-decision-making-first-countries-asylum - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies announces a photo contest for students enrolled at Lund University Asian cities are vibrant and diverse places that reflect unique histories at the same time as they are undergoing rapid changes.  The cities are however often depicted in rather stereotypical fashion in

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/visualizing-asian-cities-photo-contest - 2026-06-25

Now it is decided that two of the graduate school's PhD students receive SWEAH travel grants from the spring call. Stina Larsson, Linköping University, is granted 30 000 SEK to visit the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, in June-July 2026. PhD student Mattias Antar, from the same university, is granted 50 000 SEK to visit the University of Pennsylvania, USA, i

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/research-trips-singapore-and-usa - 2026-06-25

He has designed a transport box that keeps hearts alive outside the body and developed a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) device. But during a visit to nuns in Africa, he was suspected of being a spy. Meet Stig Steen, a post-retirement professor of thoracic surgery, who is driven by an unshakeable belief that the greatest things in life are on the other side of the mountain. If Stig Steen had f

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cardiothoracic-innovator - 2026-06-26

Lund University has climbed to first place in the world in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026. The ranking includes around 2,000 higher education institutions from about 100 countries and measures how universities contribute to a sustainable future – through research, education, and the way they operate as organisations. “Humble, proud, and inspired to continue moving forward –

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranked-best-world-sustainability - 2026-06-26

The Board of the Faculty of Medicine (MFS) has held a meeting. The meeting began with the dean talking about ongoing work on a new strategic platform and the new quality policy for the university. She shared that we have now established a Precision Medicine Centre South together with Region Skåne. Olle Melander has been appointed director and Sophia Zackrisson appointed deputy director for the cen

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/report-faculty-board-meeting-18-september-2024 - 2026-06-25

Increased use of solar cells in the future requires higher efficiency and lower production costs. Innovative research from the interdisciplinary centre NanoLund wants to optimize the nanowires so that sunlight can be harvested more efficiently. Meet three young international researchers in the PhD4Energy project, working on hunting the sun. Solar energy, which reaches our earth every day, correspo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sunhunters-knowledge-collect-light - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. International experts has on behalf of the Swedish Research Council evaluated the first five years activity of Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC). The half time evaluation is underlying for the continous grant for the coming five years. All together the rating is "Very well accomplished". 2006 the Research Council

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/scientific-grade-world-class-commendation-and-resumed-confidence - 2026-06-25

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-fossil-marine-lizard-discovered - 2026-06-25

Do you have idea that contributes to sustainability? Now you can apply for funding from the Sustainability Fund to work on a new research idea or to find new sustainability solutions at the university. Lund University's Sustainability Fund is a university-wide fund for ecological, social and economic sustainability. The fund now offers two opportunities for funding – one aimed at researchers and o

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-funding-develop-and-test-ideas-related-sustainability - 2026-06-26

Physical violence is rarely something people think about or act out. Even violence specialists - people with a propensity for violence and a capacity to cause devastating damage - are belligerent only a fraction of their time awake. Sociology professor David Wästerfors is an anomaly. He has thought about violence a lot. This fall, Professor Wästerfors published some of his thoughts in the book Vio

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/david-wasterfors-cant-stop-thinking-about-violence - 2026-06-25

Read an interview with Kimberly Nicholas, BECC researcher, dealing with food, ecosystems and land-use. Kimberly talks about Paris and COP21, taking personal responsability and social media. After five years in Lund, Kimberly Nicholas has grown roots here. She comes from a family of turkey ranchers and wine-growers in California, and food has been with her for her whole life. Her research at LUCSUS

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/aiming-good-life-thoughts-about-paris-good-food-and-wine - 2026-06-25

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 - 2026-06-25

Inter Arts Center is happy to announce two Open Calls: "1,2,3 Playtime" in collaboration with Region Skåne (deadline 29 September) and a one-month residency call for composers and sound-artists in Lithuania! 1,2,3 Playtime. A lecture and workshop series in the field of gamification. Games constitute a multidisciplinary field which the workshop series reflects by exploring various methods and tools

https://www.arts.lu.se/article/two-open-calls-inter-arts-center-deadline-september - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During two days in October, the Department of Strategic Communication and its senior Lecturer James Pamment hosted the conference Managing Societal Threats in the Digital Age: The Case of Propaganda and Violent Extremism, together with the key note speaker Corneliu Bjola from Oxford University. The aim was to bring to

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/department-brings-top-scholars-together-fields-public-diplomacy-security-and-countering-violent - 2026-06-25