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Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I skrivande stund är det lite trafik på den 20-årsjubilerande Öresundsbron. Orvar Löfgren, professor emeritus i etnologi skriver om brons betydelse och det uppfinningsrika släktet ­regionauterna som lever på båda sidor. Och om hur det har varit lättare att etablera forsknings- än undervisningssamarbete över sundet.

https://www.lu.se/artikel/gasttyckaren-tjugo-ar-med-oresundsbron - 2026-07-05

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Under hösten har MAX IV haft fyra stipendiater från SESAME-projektet i Mellanöstern, vilka har utbildats i hur man bygger strålrör och forskar vid en avancerad synkrotronljusanläggning. – Man kan se det som en del i ett fredsprojekt, säger professor ­Sverker Werin. Precis som CERN efter andra världskriget fick europ

https://www.lu.se/artikel/max-iv-del-i-ett-fredsprojekt-utbildar-forskare-fran-mellanostern - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Meera Chakravorty from the Dept. of Cultural Studies at Jain University, Bangalore, India, visited Sweden in the first week of April 2016. Meera Chakravorty gave two interesting lectures. The main function was at Sigtunastiftelsen (the Sigtuna Foundation) in the small town of Sigtuna, outside Stockholm. Here

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/bangalore-professor-toured-lund-university-and-sigtuna - 2026-07-05

With the kick-off at the start of October, the 23/24 WCMM Research School has officially begun. As this year marks the fifth anniversary of the WCMM Research School, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the past and present, and to check in with some current and past attendees to hear their thoughts on the school. Since a month has already passed and activities are in full swing, we started of

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/research-school-fifth-anniversary - 2026-07-05

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Building an Easier Path Toward Open Access Book Publishing:  Support for Authors Christina Emery har skrivit en artikel i The Scholarly Kitchen om vilka prövningar och vilket stöd som finns i förhållande till publicering av OA-böcker. Länk till artikel: Building an Easier Path Toward Open Access Book Publishing:  Su

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-april-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-0 - 2026-07-05

In 2020, the UN General Assembly received a report on academic freedom from the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. Based on the report, a working group has consulted widely and drafted 9 ’Principles for Implementing the Right of Academic Freedom’. These principles are now released to guide the protection of academic freedom. Dis

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/seminar-8-april-principles-implementing-and-safeguarding-academic-freedom - 2026-07-06

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Rapid climate change will lead to greater shortages of food, fuel, energy and animal feed in vast rural areas of eastern and southern Africa. These are the findings of an interdisciplinary study from Lund University in Sweden. The two weather phenomena El Niño and the Southern Oscillation (jointly abbreviated to ENSO)

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/enso-threatens-food-supply-southern-africa - 2026-07-05

Deliang Chen, MERGE researcher at the University of Gothenburg, along with colleagues from four other European universities have published a book that shows the development of European extreme weather for the period 1801-2000. It has involved a huge amount of work to collect and analyse all the meteorological data for the book, entitled European Trend Atlas of Extreme Temperature and Precipitation

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/europes-extreme-weather-over-200-years-presented-new-book - 2026-07-05

A new study tracking three decades of municipal data challenges a common narrative, finding that while some state services have become more centralised, rural areas have not experienced larger declines in public employment than cities. In several key welfare services, rural municipalities have even strengthened their position. The idea that rural communities are being abandoned by the public secto

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/rural-sweden-really-being-left-behind-public-sector - 2026-07-06

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Could green citizen journalism on social media be a way to solve China’s huge environmental problems? “Perhaps. Citizen journalism forces change. However, the authorities still believe that experts and more control from above will solve the problem of climate change. They haven’t understood that the trend cannot be re

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/green-grassroots-journalism-important-tackle-chinas-environmental-problems - 2026-07-05

The Platform for Strategic Work has been updated for the period 2026-2027 in response to changes in the wider world. The new version highlights the focus on AI, security and international collaboration, and supports shared priorities across the organisation. “The world around us is significantly more unpredictable and changeable than before. We therefore need to adopt new and more agile approaches

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/updated-version-platform-strategic-work - 2026-07-06

Hösten 2017 briserade #metoorörelsen över världen. Just nu studerar forskare vilken effekt rörelsen har haft i Sverige. En slutsats är att sexuellt våld mot kvinnor erkänns som ett strukturellt problem och att det finns en känsla av ökad rättvisa efter #metoo. Samtidigt är det oklart om det faktiskt sker färre sexuella trakasserier idag. New York Times publicerar den 5 oktober 2017 en artikel med

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/fem-ar-sedan-metoo-var-star-vi-idag - 2026-07-05

Onsdagen den 4 mars var det dags för den årliga ceremonin där de medarbetare som varit anställda i rikets tjänst i 30 år, eller i 25 år vid pension uppmärksammades. Utmärkelserna delades ut av förvaltningschef Susanne Kristensson och rektor Torbjörn von Schantz. Under ceremonin i universitetsaulan höll en av mottagarna, docent Victoria Höög, Idé- och lärdomshistoria, föreläsningen ”Skörhet: Om upp

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/de-fick-utmarkelsen-nit-och-redlighet-i-rikets-tjanst-2020 - 2026-07-05

A review of the subject of Physics at Lund University is now being initiated. The aim is to gather input from an external expert panel on how the subject can be developed going forward. Particular focus will be placed on how organisational changes can strengthen the discipline and enhance its international impact.Physics at Lund University is currently represented at the Faculty of Engineering (LT

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/subject-physics-be-reviewed-expert-panel - 2026-07-05

How can artificial intelligence help us better predict the future of our planet? That was the central question when researchers from across Europe gathered at Lund University earlier this summer for the second full consortium meeting of AI4PEX—a four-year Horizon Europe research project focused on improving Earth System Models (ESMs) using the latest AI methods. Organised by the Max Planck Institu

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/lund-hosts-international-ai4pex-meeting-advance-earth-system-modelling-artificial-intelligence - 2026-07-05

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 - 2026-07-06

Henning Larsen Architects are the architects behind Forum Medicum and Design Director Ingela Larsson has worked on the project for eight years. Seeing the building being put into use is fantastic, she says. Forum Medicum finally stands ready. How does it feel? – Architecture is a slow art form. We have been working on the project since 2015, when we won the competition for a new, combined medical

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/forum-medicums-architect-building-will-stand-test-time-many-many-years - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Alicia N'Guetta is a PhD student working across two LUCSUS projects, MaCoBios and DICE. Her research focuses on climate change adaptation, livelihood, loss and damage, and gender in Martinique, an overseas department of France situated in the Caribbean Sea. Using a gender lens, she will explore how climate change impa

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/alicia-nguetta-uses-gender-lens-study-impacts-climate-change-marine-coastal-ecosystems - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Vegetarian to become the standard, meat a special dietary request. That is the result of the Department of Biology and the Department of Psychology striking a blow for reduced meat consumption. The aim is to reduce the University's climate impact. Vegetarian food shall be the first option for catering and other activi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/departments-choose-sustainable-food-meat-become-special-dietary-reques - 2026-07-05

Martin Moström from Retail House shares insights on the necessity for the retail sector to embrace change. Contrary to rumours, the physical store is far from obsolete; it has consistently evolved. Over the past two decades in the grocery trade, store numbers in Sweden have decreased from over 3,000 to around 1,000. This transformation is a natural part of business, but the challenge lies in how w

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/seeing-grocery-store-fresh-eyes - 2026-07-05