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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Mohammed Bin Salman lättar på landets strama tyglar. Kommentar av CMES Dalia Abdelhady. Den saudiske kronprinsen Mohammed Bin Salman har väckt internationell uppmärksamhet med sin reformvänliga linje. Sedan han utsågs till kronprins 2017, kan kvinnor nu köra bil, gå på fotbollsmatcher och resa utan manligt tillstånd.

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/de-saudiska-reformerna-mest-en-fasad - 2026-06-25

A rare discovery of the book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium by astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus has been made at the Lund University Library in Sweden. The book had seemingly been hiding in plain sight for over 100 years, and was only discovered when over 800,000 library catalog cards were digitised. ”This is the sort of information that disappears through the centuries, but is now able to be d

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/rare-copy-copernicus-book-found-lund-university - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Crashing computers or smartphones - and security loopholes that allow hackers to steal millions of passwords - could be prevented if it were possible to design error-free software. To date, this is a problem that neither engineers nor current supercomputers have been able to solve. A major reason for this is the compu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/biological-supercomputers-be-powered-molecular-motors - 2026-06-25

Three researchers from Lund University in Sweden have been awarded grants by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation totalling SEK 87 million for research on the semiconductors for the future, our immunological memory and next-generation immunotherapies. The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has awarded SEK 835 million in grants to 30 projects in medicine, the natural sciences and engineering

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/three-lund-researchers-awarded-knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation-grants - 2026-06-23

In France, there has long been a heated debate over gender-inclusive language, with critics warning that it makes texts difficult to read. However, a new thesis shows that the forms work as intended. They make women more visible in the reader’s mind, without significantly compromising readability. In French, all nouns have a grammatical gender and are either masculine or feminine. On top of that,

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-studies-challenge-debate-french-language - 2026-06-23

We should not be afraid to joke about one another’s ethnic background. Used with sensitivity, such jokes can instead help to challenge the stereotypical image of immigrants, according to Lund University sociologist Henriette Frees Esholdt, who has studied humour at a multi-ethnic workplace in Denmark. Henriette Frees Esholdt’s study was carried out in a large organisation in the hospitality sector

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/role-humour-multicultural-workplaces - 2026-06-25

Ten years have passed since the countries of the world signed the Paris Agreement. Political scientist Fariborz Zelli sums up the surprises – both positive and negative – in climate policy over the past ten years and also looks ahead. What has been the biggest success of the Paris Agreement so far?I would say the biggest success is that the UN has succeeded in keeping its central role in global cl

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/decade-paris-agreement-brings-progress-and-setbacks - 2026-06-23

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-almedalen-0 - 2026-06-25

https://www.msf-malmo.lu.se/article/samverkansmote-kring-stralskyddssamarbete-i-osteuropa - 2026-06-25

Attorney Erik Sjöman is appointed an honorary doctorate at the Faculty of Law. ACLU:s ordförande Erik Sjöman utses till hedersdoktor vid Juridiska fakulteten vid Lunds universitet. Utöver sitt ordförandeskap, är han även verksam som advokat och delägare på advokatbyrån Vinge i Malmö. Erik Sjöman, som tog examen vid Juridiska fakulteten år 2000, är en av Sveriges mest framträdande advokater inom bl

https://www.aclu.lu.se/en/article/chairperson-aclu-has-been-appointed-honoray-degree - 2026-06-25

Lund University is returning to Almedalen with a broad programme to strengthen the public discussion about higher education and research. Since the university's first participation in 2009, the commitment has grown, and this year around 50 employees are participating. The programme offers discussions on everything from preparedness and AI to the future of food. ”Universities play an important role

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ai-crisis-and-quantum-lund-university-almedalen - 2026-06-24

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-ska-minska-plastproblem - 2026-06-25

The IIIEE has the pleasure to welcome Bert Keirsbilck as a visiting fellow in the spring 2024.  Bert is a Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law and Criminology of KU Leuven. He lectures Commercial law, EU Law and European Economic Law in Brussels, Leuven and Kortrijk. He is a co-director of Consumer Competition Market (CCM) and is a co-promotor of the CE Center – Steunpunt Vlaanderen Circulair. H

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/visiting-fellow-bert-keirsbilck-ku-leuven - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. I populärkulturen har idéerna om artificiell intelligens kunnat prövas och utvecklas med fantasins hjälp. Det har länge funnits både en teknik­optimism och en dystopisk bild av framtiden inom såväl litteratur och serier som i filmens värld. I framtiden kan vi vänta oss skildringar av allt mänskligare maskiner, tror fi

https://www.ai.lu.se/article/ai-i-popularkulturen-fran-dystopiska-skildringar-till-allt-manskligare-maskiner - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. I början av 1900-talet åkte hundratals skandinaviska kvinnor ut i världen för att som missionärer sprida det kristna budskapet samt verka inom sjukvård och undervisning. Ofta handlade det om en livslång gärning under svåra förhållanden. I den här boken möter vi tre sådana kvinnor som dessutom kom att hamna mitt i stor

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/new-book-cmes-svante-lundgren-and-maria-smaberg - 2026-06-25

Malmö Art Academy alumni Rebecca Larsson & Viktor Israel Strand with new exhibition Den Dubbla in Hägersten. Opening September 20th. Text follows in Swedish:Det finns en dubbelhet runt omkring oss. Den visar sig i allt, om man är villig att se den. Likt ett Janus-ansikte är dubbelheten en öppning, en port, en bro. En ingång och en utgång. Det vänder sig mot det förflutna och det framtida. Porten l

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/alumni-rebecca-larsson-and-viktor-israel-strand-exhibition-hagersten - 2026-06-25

https://www.ai.lu.se/article/kognitionsvetenskap-drommen-om-en-mansklig-robot - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. "Det är viktigt att koppla ihop AI med demokrati eftersom det handlar om vilket samhälle vi vill ha, vilka möjligheter vi har att påverka och hur vi fattar våra beslut", säger statsvetaren Maria Hedlund. Som forskare har hon tittat särskilt på beslutsprocesser och AI. – AI är extra genomgripande för att den finns över

https://www.ai.lu.se/article/rostande-robotar-och-filterbubblor-hur-mycket-ai-tal-demokratin - 2026-06-25