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Why do some people believe that most others can be trusted, while others don’t? And how does trust change over time? In his recently defended doctoral thesis, Alexander Saaranen studies social trust, and his findings show that our teenage years may be more important than previously thought. On Thursday 12 June Alexander Saaranen successfully defended his thesis “Trust in time” and is now a doctor

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/alexander-saaranens-thesis-uncovers-what-makes-us-trust - 2026-07-19

Michael Molavi and Isabel Schoultz have received a major research grant from the European Commission’s Horizon Europe Programme. Together with newly hired post-doctoral researcher, Elin Jönsson, they will study how ongoing de-democratisation processes affect protest cultures and how these effects comparatively vary across Europe. Europe is experiencing a steady democratic decline. The trend is dis

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/eu-funds-research-about-democratic-decline-and-protest-culture - 2026-07-19

It’s time to nominate the Faculty's Honorary doctors for 2026. In recent years, other faculties have appointed Honorary doctors such as Nobel Prize winner Jon Fosse, musician Timbuktu and actress Pernilla August. We at the Faculty of Medicine now want to find more of our own "stars" and associate them with us through Honorary doctorates. Do you have a prominent person in your network who you think

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/do-you-have-honorary-doctor-stand-nominate-now - 2026-07-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The time has now run out for applications for the vice-chancellor position and it is time for the recruitment group to select suitable candidates for interviews. This work will take place throughout the spring. LUM has talked to staff at different levels within several faculties about how they view the role of vice-ch

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/vice-chancellor-wishlist-central-administrator - 2026-07-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The time has now run out for applications for the vice-chancellor position and it is time for the recruitment group to select suitable candidates for interviews. This work will take place throughout the spring. LUM has talked to staff at different levels within several faculties about how they view the role of vice-ch

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/vice-chancellor-wishlist-students - 2026-07-19

The public event Sustainability Week 2026 took place in April in Lund. The event was a success with about 4000 visitors attending a range of events. This year was the anniversary edition - 10th year of the event - and added to program was also a series of breakfast seminars. The seminars allowed for topical sustainability discussions looking back and looking forward on topics including energy, bio

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/fruitful-collaboration-among-university-departments-sustainability-week-2026 - 2026-07-19

This spring, LU is launching a joint faculty initiative to further train already established research supervisors. They constitute a hitherto forgotten group when it comes to professional development according to Maria Stanfors, vice chair of the Research Programmes Board (Swedish abbreviation FUN) and the person leading the project. “Over the years, there has been a lot of focus on doctoral stude

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/overlooked-supervisors-receive-further-training - 2026-07-20

Market economics, not degrowth, will enable sustainable societies. For economist Fredrik N G Andersson the answer is crystal clear – researchers advocating for degrowth are wrong. “They miss the mark by attacking growth instead of the actual problem,” he says. The subject of degrowth awakes a lot of interest. Its critics are as vocal as its proponents. Fredrik N G Andersson, assistant professor at

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/advocates-degrowth-miss-mark - 2026-07-20

In January, the university director will make a decision on adopting a new remit and organisation for Corporate Communication within the Central Administration. Corporate Communication must be able to meet new needs at no extra cost. In this situation, other activities need to be deprioritised. The University Management has identified LUM as an activity that should be reprioritised in favour of ot

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/proposal-reprioritisation-leads-closure-lum - 2026-07-20

Three projects have been awarded funding under the Sustainability Fund's call for proposals to test solutions to sustainability challenges in the organization, Sustainable Proposal Testbed. The focus is on mental health for students and reducing climate emissions from academic travel. For the second time, the university has awarded grants to employees who want to test sustainability solutions. The

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainable-workplace-project-wins-award - 2026-07-20

Professors of literature Torbjörn Forslid and Anders Ohlsson helped bring the concept of shared reading to Sweden. They have now received funding from LU Innovation to develop and adapt it for use in upper-secondary schools. Shared reading is originally a British concept, which essentially involves a reading circle with reading aloud taking place in groups. When the group meets, the leader reads a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/received-help-improve-experience-reading - 2026-07-20

The University is part of the climate collaboration CoAction Lund and this spring all participating organisations will compete against each other in sustainable commuting. To compete, you can choose to cycle, use public transport, carpool or walk to work. The competition will run for five weeks, from 28 April to 30 May, and will end with an awards ceremony and party on 3 June.  The results of this

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/make-your-commute-winning-habit-join-competition-great-prizes - 2026-07-20

A new contract catalogue is now available to make all purchases easier, and new guidelines have been developed to help streamline our procurement process. The contract catalogue is a resource that makes it easier to find information about what agreements are available and how to use them. The contract information currently in Lupin/Proceedo will be moved into the contract catalogue. You can find a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-contract-catalogue-help-you-make-informed-purchases - 2026-07-20

For the 9th time, the university is organising Sustainability Week together with Lund Municipality. With up to 90 programme items over six days, sustainability issues will be highlighted in different ways within social, ecological and economic sustainability. It is a week of discussion and action, serious issues and hopeful visions of the future. The programme consists of everything from lectures,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/5-10-may-its-time-sustainability-week - 2026-07-20

Jesica López wins the Agenda 2030 Award for her research on the endangered Amazon rainforest. Carbon capture, end-of-life care and death cafés are also recognised in this year's edition. When the Agenda 2030 Graduate School at Lund University had to choose this year's winner of the Agenda 2030 Award, the steering board was faced with a difficult choice between many qualified entries. This year's a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-rainforests-death-cafes-and-seafloor-carbon-storage-wins-sustainability-award - 2026-07-20

A week-long event from 19-23 May will bring together 45 representatives from EUGLOH universities to collaborate on cultural issues in teaching and research. Participants will attend from Tromsø, Porto, Hamburg, Alcalá, Munich, Szeged and of course Lund. We have also invited speakers from Singapore and Melbourne. "Culture is an important part of the University’s soul. In May, around 40 colleagues f

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cultural-networking-event-and-smask - 2026-07-20

As the one year presidency draws to a close Agnes Ask starts eyeing the summer break while the new president Axel Elmberg is learning the ins and outs of LundaEkonomerna. “It’s been an amazing year, fantastic though challenging at times and I have really had the chance to develop my leadership skills. Also I always used to put so much pressure on myself to achieve, to perform and deliver, but I ha

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/one-president-steps-down-another-steps - 2026-07-20

Over 1,300 people have applied for the 25 positions advertised in Lund University’s largest ever international recruitment drive. Among the candidates are researchers from world-leading universities such as Harvard and Oxford. “The initiative has generated great interest among highly qualified researchers,” says Erik Renström, Vice-Chancellor of Lund University.The call for applications refers to

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-universitys-largest-ever-international-recruitment-drive-attracts-great-interest - 2026-07-20

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-updates-important-windows-10-info-outlook-tips-and-strong-authentication - 2026-07-20

On 22 September, the Swedish Chips Competence Centre (SCCC) will open in The Loop in Lund. With Lund University as the host partner, researchers, start-ups and industry partners are coming together to strengthen Sweden's and Europe's position in semiconductor technology. A shared vision for Swedish and European semiconductor technologySemiconductor technology is crucial for everything from mobile

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sccc-takes-centre-stage-national-semiconductor-centre-opens - 2026-07-20