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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Emily Boyd comments on the event on the theme of “sustainability in education”, on 18th October organised by Sustainability Forum and LUCSUS. The aim is to discuss how Lund University can become more sustainable – and all staff and students are encouraged to join.She says that a sustainable university – wher

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/there-are-many-areas-which-university-could-show-leadership-emily-boyd-creating-sustainable - 2026-07-01

In early December, the University’s new plan for gender equality and equal opportunities was approved. It extends over a six-year period and is based on the University’s strategic plan. Its aim is to meet the government’s gender mainstreaming requirements as well as the EU Commission’s requirements for a gender equality plan. Above all, the plan reflects the goals towards which Lund University int

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-plan-gender-equality-and-equal-opportunities-approved - 2026-07-02

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 - 2026-07-01

In the past week, several reports of the human rights protests in Iran have reached the wider world. Lund University has also been touched by these protests, which have spread and are now visible in the West, on the streets, in social media and the European Parliament, for example. Lund University stands up for and safeguards democracy, freedom of opinion, respect for everyone’s equal value, and h

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-can-provide-knowledge-when-human-rights-are-violated - 2026-07-02

On 31 March, the news arrived that many had been waiting for since last autumn, when the University submitted its applications to the Swedish Research Council’s eight new Strategic Research Areas (SRAs). Last year saw a great deal of effort go into the delicate work of coordinating researchers, faculty members and partner universities during what was a short window in which the call for proposals

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/great-easter-treat-sras - 2026-07-02

Professor Bo Norrving at Lund University has been awarded the World Federation of Neurology Award for Service to International Neurology, one of the highest international distinctions in the field. The award recognizes his decades-long contributions to stroke research, global health policy, and international leadership—work that has helped transform stroke from a neglected condition into a global

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/bo-norrving-receives-prestigious-international-award-lifelong-service-neurology - 2026-07-01

We follow up our systematic work environment management every year. This year’s follow-up paints an overall picture that I think is worth pausing to consider. I can see a positive shift in the way we discuss and address work environment issues. Many people have been involved in this development, and I would therefore like to take this opportunity to encourage everyone to take pride in this year’s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/when-systematic-mindset-becomes-part-everyday-life - 2026-07-02

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Follow us live on the World Water Day, March 22, 8:30-12:15World Water Day is an annual event celebrated on March 22. The day focuses attention on the importance of fresh water and advocates for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.During 2017, in connection with the Lund University 350-year anniversary,

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/world-water-day-march-22 - 2026-07-01

Den årliga Hållbarhetsveckan i Lund närmar sig, med ett rikt program även i år. Från Konstnärliga fakulteten hittar vi musik, performance och konstnärlig forskning i interaktiva evenemang som vill mer än att informera - de vill beröra.Hållbarhet är ett mångfacetterat område som sträcker sig långt bortom naturvetenskapen. Begreppet omfattar även konstnärliga, existentiella och sociala perspektiv. F

https://www.mhm.lu.se/artikel/hallbarhet-som-gar-att-kanna-konstnarliga-perspektiv-under-hallbarhetsveckan-i-lund - 2026-07-01

Den årliga Hållbarhetsveckan i Lund närmar sig, med ett rikt program även i år. Från Konstnärliga fakulteten hittar vi musik, performance och konstnärlig forskning i interaktiva evenemang som vill mer än att informera - de vill beröra.Hållbarhet är ett mångfacetterat område som sträcker sig långt bortom naturvetenskapen. Begreppet omfattar även konstnärliga, existentiella och sociala perspektiv. F

https://www.thm.lu.se/artikel/hallbarhet-som-gar-att-kanna-konstnarliga-perspektiv-under-hallbarhetsveckan-i-lund - 2026-07-01

Trots skärpta straff och ökade resurser till rättsväsendet visar forskningen inga tecken på att detta leder till minskad kriminalitet. – Vi vill problematisera att straff skulle vara det bästa alternativet, säger Tova Bennet, straffrättsforskare vid Lunds universitet. De senaste femton åren har hårdare straff blivit ett populärt verktyg i den svenska kriminalpolitiken. Det är alltså inte endast un

https://www.lu.se/artikel/inget-stod-i-forskningen-hardare-straff - 2026-07-02

Marie Creutzer, Head of Finance, will give us an update about the contents of the resource allocation (budget) for 2025. NOTE: This meeting will be held in Swedish. All employees are welcome to join our digital Faculty Morning Meeting. These are recurring monthly information meetings where you can learn more about a current topic. The meetings are held in English or in Swedish depending on the top

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/faculty-morning-meeting-1212-update-budget-2025 - 2026-07-01

At the February meeting you will meet Vice Dean Karin Jirström who will talk about the ongoing project to review the use of our buildings and empty premises in order to identify cost savings and spaces for collaboration. All employees are welcome to join our digital Faculty Morning Meeting. These are recurring monthly information meetings where you can learn more about a current topic. The meeting

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/faculty-morning-meeting-132-use-our-buildings-and-empty-premises - 2026-07-01

Local currencies may arise when there is a clear need for certain products and services in a local area and where the competences to produce them exist but the lack of traditional money puts obstacles in the way. The lack of money might be the result of pandemics, war, natural disasters, financial crises or poverty. Ester Barinaga, professor of entrepreneurship at the School of Economics and Manag

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/local-currencies-solution-times-crisis - 2026-07-02

Seven years ago divers discovered the oldest known stationary fish traps in northern Europe off the coast of southern Sweden. Since then, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have uncovered an exceptionally well-preserved Stone Age site. They now believe the location was a lagoon environment where Mesolithic humans lived during parts of the year. Other spectacular finds include a 9,000 year-ol

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/underwater-stone-age-settlement-mapped-out - 2026-07-01

Last week was the launch for a new European project with the goal to empower households to reduce food waste and extend fashion’s lifespan. Christian Fuentes, Emma Samsioe and Réka Ines Tölg from the Department of Service Studies participates in the project. CARE is a new and innovative Horizon Europe project committed to enabling circular consumption and combatting climate change by transforming

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/new-project-sets-out-enable-circular-household-consumption - 2026-07-01

New Initiative for Collaboration in Infection MedicineInfect@LU – a new initiative for collaboration in infection, immunity, and microbiology – was launched in September this year. The ambition is to be a nationally leading network in:•                    Understanding how infectious diseases function, spread, and impact society•                    Diagnosing and treating infectious diseases•     

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/new-initiative-collaboration-infection-medicine - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In a new article, researchers at Lund University have studied a new ice-skating technique that is more energy efficient than the traditional stride technique. By skating in arcs, ice hockey players can move just as quickly but with less energy loss. The authors say this could lead to better performance on the ice, as

https://www.science.lu.se/article/lund-researchers-have-analysed-alternative-skating-technique-could-revolutionise-ice-hockey - 2026-07-01

Research is like solving a puzzle, some might say. One of the biggest of these is the body’s proteins – with over 90,000 pieces to keep track of. LUM meets three professors of protein to understand what makes the subject so fascinating and how they are working to understand when proteins go wrong in the body. If a research field were to be evaluated based on the number of Nobel Prizes it has been

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/protein-professors-puzzle - 2026-07-02

Enormous amounts of data about Alzheimer’s Disease have been generated from clinical studies so far. Still, the molecular drivers of Alzheimer’s Disease are largely unknown. With the TAU-TIME project, Jacob Vogel aims to advance knowledge by developing an AI tool that brings together known biological mechanisms with data from patients with the disease. Recent funding from the European Research Cou

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/time-unite-lab-and-clinic-15-million-eu-build-ai-model-alzheimers-disease - 2026-07-01