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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards Ruth Pöttgen from Lund University the Tage Erlander Prize in Science and Technology 2025. Pöttgen is honored for her crucial role as physics coordinator for LDMX (The Light Dark Matter Experiment) and for her leadership in the design and construction of the hadron calorimeter, a key component of the LDMX detector. “I feel happy and honored - to have bee

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/ruth-pottgen-awarded-tage-erlander-prize-science-and-technology-2025 - 2026-07-21

Ann-Kathrin Raab is awarded the Swedish Physics Society's Oseen Medal 2025 for best thesis work in physics. Raab is being recognised for her groundbreaking research on ytterbium-based laser sources, which may be of great importance for the future development of semiconductor technology and medical imaging. In its motivation, the Swedish Society of Physicists emphasises that Raab's work makes impor

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/lund-physicist-wins-prize-best-thesis-2025 - 2026-07-21

A new relation could be a valuable tool for gathering new insights into the magnetic excitations of semiconductors and other materials with magnetic properties. In the future, it could contribute to the advancement of various electronic devices and their underlying components. “Our study provides a new fundamental relation in magneto-optics, particularly relevant for researchers working on antifer

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/opening-new-exciting-possibilities-study-magnetic-materials - 2026-07-21

Supported lipid bilayers are formed at a faster rate on light-guiding nanowires of high curvature than on conventional planar substrates, with single-vesicle resolution that proves their potential for studying relevant cellular phenomena. This is shown in a recent study by researchers Julia Valderas, Ruby Davtyan, Christelle Prinz, Emma Sparr, Peter Jönsson, Heiner Linke, and Fredrik Höök. “We des

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/role-nanowires-support-formation-model-lipid-membranes - 2026-07-21

The global scientific community celebrates a major achievement as CERN’s four flagship experiments—ATLAS, CMS, ALICE, and LHCb—receive the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, one of the most prestigious awards in science. This prize honors discoveries that reshape our understanding of the universe, including how particles gain mass via the Higgs boson, the imbalance between matter and

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/cerns-breakthrough-physics-prize-highlights-lund-universitys-global-impact - 2026-07-21

Nina Reistad, Senior Lecturer in Physics, has been awarded the Educator of the Year award by the W-section of the Student Union of Technology at Lund University. She receives the award for her inspiring and committed way of teaching, where she combines clarity with a genuine interest in student learning. Nina Reistad is responsible for a course in physics and electricity, gases and liquids, which

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/students-finest-award-nina-reistad - 2026-07-21

Superconductors are materials that can conduct electricity without resistance and are used in electromagnets, antennas and power lines. Researchers have now studied a multifaceted superconductor that exhibits a so-called vortex lattice when exposed to a magnetic field. The discovery could revolutionise technological development. Smart superconductors are predicted to fundamentally change our every

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/researchers-have-mapped-superconductor-multiple-personalities - 2026-07-21

Secondary school students from 38 countries will gather in Lund to compete in the International Young Physicists’ Tournament – a competition that trains future scientists in problem-solving, teamwork and communication. From 29 June to 5 July, Lund University will host the International Young Physicists’ Tournament (IYPT), one of the world’s most prestigious physics competitions for secondary schoo

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/lund-university-host-international-physics-tournament-summer - 2026-07-21

Dedicated, pedagogical and popular - that's how two of the Department of Physics' teachers are described by the students themselves. Andreas Ehn and Kristina Eriksson Stenström have both been awarded Teacher of the Year by their respective student sections at the Faculty of Engineering, LTH. Andreas Ehn - Teacher of the Year 2024/2025, I-sectionAndreas Ehn, senior lecturer and researcher at the Di

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/they-are-honoured-their-outstanding-teaching - 2026-07-21

In the end of April, SASNET co-organised a symposium addressing the importance of sustainable water management in India, Bangladesh, and Sweden. The symposium was organised in collaboration with the non-governmental organisation Svalorna India/Bangladesh and Peder Hjorth, Associate Professor at the Division of Water Resources Engineering, Lund University.  The symposium took place at Eden Lecture

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/symposium-sustainable-water-management - 2026-07-21

Last Wednesday, Niladri Chatterjee and Eleonor Marcussen, held a joint lecture in line with the SASNET Brown Bag Lunch Seminar, titled: “Shaken and Stirred: Politics of Disasters and Aid in South Asia”. Ted Svensson, Director of SASNET, opened the seminar and introduced the two researchers: Eleonor Marcussen, a researcher in History in the Department of Cultural Sciences and member of Linnaeus Uni

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/seminar-about-politicisation-natural-disasters-south-asia - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET has been rewarded 100 000 SEK from the Crafoord Foundation with which to expand the Sweden–South Asia Media Project that began in 2015. The grant will be used to arrange conferences and workshops dealing with online harassment in India and Sweden. Threats and harassment over the internet are increasing worldwid

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-receives-100-000-sek-crafoordska-foundation - 2026-07-21

At the end of May, SASNET organised a two-day workshop at Lund University on Hindu Majoritarianism, Caste Politics, and Minoritisation. The workshop brought together scholars from a range of disciplines, including social anthropology, history, psychology, and political science. The workshop took place at the Old Bishop’s House at Lund University and was divided into four sessions: Majoritarian Nat

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/workshop-hindu-majoritarianism-caste-politics-and-minoritisation - 2026-07-21

In May, SASNET organised its first annual lecture. It was given by Professor Christophe Jaffrelot, King’s College London. In case you missed the lecture, the recording is now available on our website.  On 4 May, SASNET arranged its inaugural annual lecture in collaboration with the Association of Foreign Affairs (UPF) at Lund University. Professor Jaffrelot – a political scientist who is specialis

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/christophe-jaffrelot-hindu-vigilantism-and-making-deeper-state-india - 2026-07-21

During the annual Almedalen Week in Visby, SASNET co-organised a panel debate, together with the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI). The panel debate "What Does India Want in Global Politics and How Does it Affect Sweden?" took place on 28 June at the Almedalen Week in Visby. The event was co-organised with the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) and was held as part of Lu

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-almedalen-week-what-does-india-want-global-politics-and-how-does-it-affect-sweden - 2026-07-21

Linn Jönsson and Maria Lundström are the recipients of this year's SASNET travel grant for journalism students at Lund University. The students plan to travel together to work on their individual projects in Mumbai this September. Linn Jönsson and Maria Lundström are in their final year of journalism studies at Lund University and plan to travel to Mumbai for their final projects. Jönsson aims to

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/journalist-students-linn-jonsson-and-maria-lundstrom-receive-sasnet-travel-grant - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Institute of Area Studies at Leiden University, The Netherlands, organizes an international conference on waste in Asia on 9–11 June 2016. The organizers invite proposals on the broad theme of ‘Waste in Asia’ from the humanities and social sciences regarding both the present days and the past. Possible topics may

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/leiden-conference-waste-asia - 2026-07-21

Priscyll Anctil, a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Political Science, recently published a blog post about the human rights violations, especially against women, in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power two years ago. The blog post is available below. August 15, 2023, marked two years of the Taliban takeover. And with it, everyday attacks against “all manifestations of humanity, free

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/blog-post-priscyll-anctil-taliban-takeover-two-years - 2026-07-21

Sahana Subramanian recently completed her master’s degree at Lund University. Her thesis “Expanding Freedoms and Improving Commons through Labour”, studies Kerala’s Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme and, for this, she received this year’s SASNET Best South Asia Thesis Award.  Sahana Subramanian, recently admitted as a doctoral student at LUCSUS, was introduced to the concept of ‘urban em

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sahana-subramanian-urban-india-facing-twin-crisis - 2026-07-21

The summer school on Gender, Disasters and Climate Risk took place last week at Lund University, gathering 15 professionals and doctoral students from eight different countries for a weeklong visit at the Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety, LTH.  Misse Wester, professor and course leader for the summer school and was most pleased with this year’s course, saying it was a good mix betwe

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/misse-wester-we-are-grateful-participants-contribution-and-hope-stay-connected - 2026-07-21