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CMES PhD researcher Joel W. Abdelmoez recently returned from fieldwork in Tunisia. Tell us, why Tunisia? As a PhD student in political science with a focus on comparative politics in the Middle East, I investigate feminist activism and gender politics in the Middle East and North Africa, with a particular focus on Tunisia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. What interests me is largely that feminism is usual

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/joel-w-abdelmoez-fieldwork-tunisia - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Government has appointed Erik Renström as the vice-chancellor of Lund University for the term of office 2021–2026. Renström, a physician and professor of experimental endocrinology, has extensive academic experience. He is currently the dean of Lund University’s Faculty of Medicine. “It feels very exciting and a l

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/erik-renstrom-be-vice-chancellor-lund-university - 2026-06-03

What does it take to implement a complementary currency in a community, and how does it reshape social, technical, and economic dynamics? Juan Ocampo, a PhD graduate from Lund University’s School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) and the Agenda 2030 Graduate School, has spent five years investigating these questions. In his dissertation, Organizing Money: The process of implementing a complement

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/juan-ocampo-researched-organizing-money-places-where-money-assumed-be-scarce - 2026-06-03

For two weeks in May, teaching staff and students from Zhytomyr University experienced surroundings other than the state of war that prevails in their home country. In Sweden, they had teaching sessions on reflective thinking and, not least, a break from the war. The Lund University School of Aviation (TFHS) has had an exchange with Zhytomyr University, a Ukrainian university that focuses on techn

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ukrainian-students-and-researchers-visited-school-aviation - 2026-06-04

Rachel Forsyth of the Unit for Educational Services has been selected to be one of the EU's experts in the Digital Education Content (DEC) Expert Group, which is a sub-group of the EEA, the European Education Area. What issues does DEC work with, specifically? “The Digital Education Content (DEC) expert group has been set up by the European Commission. The group works with the Digital Education Ac

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/rachel-forsyth-elected-eu-digital-education-content-expert-group - 2026-06-04

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/now-it-doctor-mikael-lundholm - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Meet James Pamment, a Senior Lecturer in Strategic Communication at the Department of Strategic Communication, Lund University, Sweden. His work addresses issues related to strategic communication, diplomacy, and international development. Learn about: * Why strategic communication for places is important; * The impac

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/interview-james-pamment-strategic-communication-and-public-diplomacy - 2026-06-03

For the 75th time, the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting will be arranged. It takes place in Bayern, Germany, by the beautiful Bodensee. One of the participants this year is NanoLund postdoctoral fellow Mark Rambaran. The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings are internationally renowned conferences, attended annually by Nobel Laureates and some of the most promising young scientists from all over the world.

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanolundian-heading-lindau-nobel-laureate-meeting - 2026-06-03

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 - 2026-06-03

Raquel Garza Gómez is a Ph.D. student at Lund University, who will be defending her thesis on January 19, 2024. With a background in computational biology, Raquel's research focuses on studying the role of transposable elements in the human brain. Transposable elements refer to DNA sequences capable of moving from one part of the genome to another. Her research aims to provide a better understandi

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/transposable-elements-healthy-and-diseased-human-brain-phd-interview-raquel-garza-gomez - 2026-06-03

We tend to attribute today's zoological menagerie of dog breeds to Victorian gentlemen with a penchant for selective breeding. The truth, however, goes back much further. An international study shows that the rich morphological variety among dogs began to take off 11,000 years ago – long before nineteenth century kennel clubs. Look at the dogs of today: the dainty Chihuahua, which most resembles a

https://www.science.lu.se/article/dog-diversity-thousands-years-older-we-thought - 2026-06-03

ALL MY RELATIONS 2 is a 3-days transdisciplinary workshop that explores the ecological potential of performance, performativity and eco-pedagogy. Extended deadline to apply, 9 august. For the second time we now arrange this three-day workshop in Gylleboverket, a center for ecological art located in the Skåne countryside.  The purpose of this  event is to study the possibilities and limitations of

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/all-my-relations-2 - 2026-06-03

Moonlight determines when the red-necked nightjar feeds, migrates and raises its young. A groundbreaking long-term study from Lund University shows how the migratory bird’s entire annual cycle follows the moon’s rhythm. “… the lovely, melancholy moonlight, which makes the birds dream in the trees…”The French poet Paul Verlaine was seemingly wrong in his famous poem Clair de Lune. Moonlight does no

https://www.science.lu.se/article/nocturnal-migratory-birds-follow-rhythm-moon - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers have shown for the first time that an animal uses different directional sensors to achieve the highest possible navigational precision in different conditions. When the sun is high, dung beetles navigate using the wind. The discovery of the dung beetles’ wind compass and how it complements the sun compass

https://www.science.lu.se/article/dung-beetles-use-wind-compass-when-sun-high - 2026-06-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Läs om innovationspris, betongpris, ögonpris och andra utmärkelser under november månad. INNOVATIONSPRIS. Det europeiska priset The Innovation on Synchrotron Radiation 2013, går till professor Mikael Eriksson på Max IV. På 60-talet uppfann han microtronen som har utvecklats till Max I, II, III och snart även synkrot

https://www.lu.se/artikel/hant-i-november - 2026-06-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Antanas Mockus - akademikern som blev borgmästare och mer än halverade antalet mord och antalet döda i trafiken i Bogotá - inleder ett forskningsprojekt med Lunds universitet. Den 17 december håller han en öppen föreläsning i Lund. Var: Palaestras hörsal, Universitetsplatsen, LundNär: 17 december kl 17-19Namn på för

https://www.lu.se/artikel/stockholmarnas-beteende-kartlaggs-i-samarbete-med-borgmastaren-som-forandrade-bogota - 2026-06-03

Trumps ingrepp i Venezuela var fysiskt, konkret och beväpnat. Vad som händer nu är avgörande för landets framtid, men påverkar också hela regionen, enligt forskaren Andrés Palacio. Historiskt har USA vid flera tillfällen hävdat Centralamerika, Karibien och Sydamerika som sin intressesfär. Sedan andra världskrigets slut har man försökt att destabilisera och ibland konfrontera socialistiska regimer

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/venezuela-efter-maduro - 2026-06-04

Are you a university lecturer, teacher, student teacher, or researcher in educational science? Or just generally interested in school issues and higher education? You are warmly welcome to this fall’s Higher Seminars in Educational Science. At four different sessions, you’ll have the opportunity to delve into topics such as emotional challenges in teaching, the role of the teacher in knowledge tra

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/discover-falls-seminars-educational-science - 2026-06-04

Join LUCSUS at this year's Sustainability Week. We are organising and participating in events on climate litigation, science and activism, and the role of the arts in the climate crisis. Sustainability week is an annual event in Lund organised as a joint venture by Lund University and Lund municipality. The week serves as a platform for bringing together ideas, for cross-disciplinary collaboration

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/join-lucsus-sustainability-week-17-22-april - 2026-06-03

During his stay, Professor Detlef F. Sprinz focused on collaboration on the project LiMa – A Liquid Market for Forest Carbon. The project’s goal is to elucidate whether forest carbon can be a major component in the transition towards a greenhouse gas future where net emissions approach zero. Professor Detlef F. Sprinz is a leading expert on climate governance from the Potsdam Institute for Climate

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/guest-researcher-prof-detlef-f-sprinz-working-topic-forest-carbon-removals-becc - 2026-06-03