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Donald Trump aims to introduce sharply increased tariffs and an extensive deportation policy, while Kamala Harris is focused on domestic issues like stabilizing inflation and strengthening the middle class. What will happen to the U.S. and global economy when one of them becomes president? Maria Persson, Associate Professor in Economics, takes a closer look at the next U.S. president from an econo

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/harris-and-trump-economy-and-election - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Threats and hate speech from outside are certainly very trying. But could they be even worse when they come from within the organisation? What if you barely dare to go to work because you get threatened – or you are not even allowed in to work because you are accused of threatening someone else? The vice dean of the F

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/its-hard-deal-threats-within-ranks - 2026-04-29

Two Lund University climate scientists, Kimberly Nicholas, who has acted as an observer at two global climate summits, and Markku Rummukainen, Sweden’s IPCC representative, talk about what comes next following the recent IPCC report. What do you view as the next steps following what was concluded in the IPCC report? Kimberly: Something the report makes absolutely clear is that to stop warming, hum

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/what-comes-next-after-ipcc-climate-change-report - 2026-05-01

Kes McCormick from the IIIEE moderated a grand seminar at Lund University on the IPCC report “Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability“ and, in the light of the recent report from the Swedish National Expert Council for Climate Adaptation. Presentations and discussions focused on the implications in the context of Sweden. “In others words what does it all mean for Sweden and in Sweden, but also what

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/grand-seminar-ipcc-report-climate-change-focus-impacts-adaptation-and-vulnerability - 2026-05-01

This autumn, the Lund Social Science Methods Centre is offering eight methods workshops under the umbrella name Skill School. Read more about them below, and don't forget to sign up! The Social Science Methods Centre is offering eight method workshops in September and October. Teachers, researchers, and doctoral students from all subjects and faculties who wish to broaden and deepen their methodol

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/skill-school-methods-workshops-2025 - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University have contributed to creating a uniquely detailed global climate model that will increase our understanding of climate change. It is the first time that vegetation and land use, at this level of detail, are included in climate modeling within EC-Earth, a global climate and earth system mo

https://www.science.lu.se/article/unique-climate-model-includes-vegetation-developed - 2026-05-01

When we are summing up 2023, we can confirm that Lund University consolidates its position as Sweden’s leading university in the Horizon Europe, and climbs to the top ten in Europe. In September, LU-nytt reported on Lund University’s successful outcome in this spring’s calls within the EU framework programme for research and innovation, Horizon Europe. Contracts have now been signed for the collab

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-top-ten-horizon-europe - 2026-04-30

SkådespelarutbildningenExamensproduktion Jeanne d’Arc -häxan från VogesernaSom examensproduktion för skådespelarprogrammet sätter Teaterhögskolan i Malmö upp den nyskrivna Jeanne d’Arc — häxan från Vogeserna. Pjäsen tar utgångspunkt i den historiska figuren Jeanne d’Arc, vars öde, i såväl livet som efter döden, kan tyckas bortom all rimlighet. I ett intensivt relationsdrama blandas fakta med fikti

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/arrangemang-pa-teaterhogskolan-under-scenkonstbiennalen - 2026-05-01

The network is designed to spark conversations about diversity and inclusion in leadership roles and responsibilities, while providing a platform for peer mentoring and shared learning. Last day to sign up is 16 January. ”This network is for colleagues who want to explore their leadership identity, sharpen their academic direction and profile, strengthen their visibility, and who may experience ch

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/academic-leadership-network-lusem - 2026-05-01

The distinguished socio-legal scholar Thomas Mathiesen died on Saturday, May 29. He was 87 years old. Thomas Mathiesen received his doctorate from the University of Oslo in 1965 with the dissertation The Defenses of the Weak, which examined the Norwegian prison service. Three years later, he founded the Norwegian Association for Criminal Reform (KROM), with the intent to reform the prison system.

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/honorary-doctor-faculty-social-sciences-has-passed-away - 2026-05-01

You now have a chance to apply for three Phd-positions all related to the evaluation of transformative policy tools for climate-neutral energy systems. As a doctoral student you will work in the project “Evaluating transformative energy governance in an urban context”. The aim of this project is to increase the capacity of cities to govern transformative change towards sustainable and climate-neut

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/are-you-interested-becoming-phd-student-focusing-research-transformative-energy-governance - 2026-04-29

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/humanities-and-theology-days-8-9-april - 2026-04-29

The Faculty of Social Sciences published 19 articles on The Conversation in 2025, reaching 168,000 readers. The faculty had the second-most articles of all faculties and covered topics from the MAGA movement to the Turkey-PKK conflict. Lund University had a record year on The Conversation in 2025. The university’s researchers published 76 articles that together reached 1.1 million reads. In total,

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/researchers-faculty-social-sciences-reached-168000-readers-conversation - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Between 2004 and 2005 Lund University published the Swedish journal Chakra: tidskrift för indiska religioner. The journal published peer-reviewed articles and book reviews on religions on the Indian subcontinent. The founding editors of Chakra were Associate Professor Kristina Myrvold and Dr. Katarina Plank. The four

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/online-republication-chakra-marks-first-step-toward-creating-nordic-journal-south-asian-studies - 2026-04-29

Industrial Design students are exhibiting their project ‘From now on’ in Malmö 11 April – 30 May. 'From now on' is a project by students at the School of Industrial Design at Lund University, in which historical civilisations serve as a starting point for exploring more circular and sustainable ways of organising today’s society.The students have drawn inspiration from ancient civilisations as wel

https://www.industridesign.lth.se/en/article/now-exhibition-formdesign-centre-malmo - 2026-05-01

The Libraries at Lund University are launching a new search tool. LUBcat and LUBsearch will close on 1 October, and the new search tool Finn will replace them. With the shift to a single search system, the libraries aim to make it easier for students, staff, and other users. Finn helps you find all the books, journals, articles, and databases at Lund University. You can make requests and manage yo

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/searching-becomes-easier-finn - 2026-05-01

Doctoral student Olga Lark will defend her thesis 26 April. Get a quick glimpse of her thesis, experiences and near future. Hi Olga! You are about to defend your thesis “Globalization, Gender inequality and Firm innovation”. In short, what is your thesis about?”My thesis is about globalization and how it affects firms and individuals in Sweden. The two distinct topics that I study are gender inequ

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-olga-lark - 2026-05-01

During the pandemic, reports of cheating rose dramatically – by over 100 per cent. The response to this development saw the launch of the pilot project “Förebygga disciplinära förseelser” (Prevent disciplinary offences) which was intended to strengthen the capacity of learning environments to prevent cheating and produce routines and materials for the work going forward. The reason for the increas

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-we-can-prevent-cheating-assessment - 2026-04-30

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This year, Sweden celebrates a century of democracy and fair elections are seen as self-evident. How did our democracy develop and how did we get rid of election fraud? One of your researchers has now examined the country’s election fraud history and its underlying causes – from 1719 to the early 1900s. The conclusion

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/how-sweden-became-one-worlds-most-stable-democracies - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The course “Climate Change: a question of justice?” will be held just in time for the UN climate summit in Paris in December and is open to all with no registration fee. The Department of Political Science is collaborating with the Interdisciplinary Distance Learning Programme in Environmental Sciences (infernum) at H

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/un-climate-summit-paris-focus-interactive-open-online-course - 2026-04-29