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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When physical geographer Daniel Metcalfe explains what he does in the simplest possible way, he says he examines holes in leaves. However, the project is far more sophisticated than that, and could lead to a better way of caring for the forests of the world in the future. Hanging bridges are practical when studying le

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/examining-forests-world - 2026-05-05

Professor Olle Melander has been awarded research support from SRA EpiHealth for the employment of a postdoc for the project “Translational epidemiological studies of the cardiometabolic hormones neurotensin and adrenomedullin” SRA EpiHealth is interested in knowing how he intends to use the EpiHealth cohort in his research and Olle explains “The beauty of a big cohort such as the EpiHealth cohort

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/epihealth-cohort-includes-biobank-which-we-can-retrieve-important-research-data - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Being director of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics is about choosing what to do, and what not to do. At the start, Lena Neij travelled a lot, but now she sees representing the institute abroad as a responsibility shared by all the staff. She still supervises doctoral students, but doe

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/there-are-lot-duties-role - 2026-05-05

Swedish writer and journalist Göran Rosenberg visited CMES for a public talk on the future of Israel. On Wednesday 21 May, CMES hosted a public talk in Lund titled Whither Israel?, featuring Swedish writer and journalist Göran Rosenberg. The well-attended event took place in the Eden Auditorium at the Department of Political Science.Göran Rosenberg is the author of several acclaimed works, includi

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-public-talk-goran-rosenberg-whither-israel - 2026-05-05

During his Ph.D. studies, Alexander Svanbergsson has established a modelling system to screen for factors affecting the aggregation of alpha-synuclein in Parkinson’s disease. On the 3rd of December, it is time for him to defend his work supervised by Prof. Jia-Yi Li. Now, Alexander tells us about his research in the research group Neural Plasticity and Repair at MultiPark. What is your research ab

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-alexander-svanbergsson - 2026-05-05

As part of the work with Global Dynamic Engagement (GDE), Lund University is announcing calls for funding to stimulate collaboration and activities that strengthen our international impact in research, education, innovation and cooperation. Calls for applications with deadline 15 April 2026Get Started FundingFunding to develop collaborations with the potential to lead to externally funded research

https://www.compile.lu.se/article/international-impact-actions-spring-2026 - 2026-05-05

As part of the work with Global Dynamic Engagement (GDE), Lund University is announcing four calls for funding to stimulate collaboration and activities that strengthen our international impact in research, education, innovation and cooperation. Deadline for application is 17 April and funded activities should be completed no later than 31 July 2026. A fifth call with deadline 31 March is already

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/international-impact-actions-current-calls-2025 - 2026-05-05

More than one in seven staff members has already started using strong authentication. This is a good start – but what is important now is that more follow their example. Strong authentication is a way to log in that makes it more difficult for an unauthorised person to gain access to an IT service, for example by using both a password and a mobile app (such as Freja+). To protect the University ag

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/one-seven-staff-members-already-has-strong-authentication - 2026-05-06

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On the 16 and 17 of September 2016 Ivanna Read and Tatiana Proskurina, Master students at the International Master programme in Strategic Communication (year 1) had the opportunity to attend the welcome event for the Swedish Institute (SI) Scholars. The Ceremony was held in Stockholm City Conference Center, where arou

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/two-master-students-department-strategic-communication-are-awarded-swedish-institute-scholarship - 2026-05-05

In 2025, several books on the environment, climate, and sustainability have been published by researchers from Lund University as authors, co-authors, or editors, and most are also members of one of CEC's network organisations. Here is an overview of these books, spanning popular science and academic non-fiction. All titles are in English. We hope you discover something that inspires you! Essentia

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/book-tips-environmental-and-climate-themes - 2026-05-05

At this ClimBEco summer meeting, mostly held online but with parallel in-person workshops in Gothenburg, Lund and Malmö, was themed around one of humanities ultimate equalizers; that of food. The way we produce, move and use food globally has important implications on just about every challenge we currently face in the world, reflected in the overall title of the summer meeting. To start off the e

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/summary-climbeco-summer-meeting-2021-food-andeverything-else - 2026-05-05

At this ClimBEco summer meeting, mostly held online but with parallel in-person workshops in Gothenburg, Lund and Malmö, was themed around one of humanities ultimate equalizers; that of food. The way we produce, move and use food globally has important implications on just about every challenge we currently face in the world, reflected in the overall title of the summer meeting. To start off the e

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/summary-climbeco-summer-meeting-2021-food-andeverything-else - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The new law on accessibility to digital public services (EU Web Accessibility Directive) comes into effect as of 23 September. The aim is to increase digital accessibility for all users, including those who are disabled. For Lund University,  the new law means that the content of all LU’s websites – webpages, document

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/forward-planning-important-accessibility-management - 2026-05-05

One day per semester the doctoral students at LUSEM get to attend faculty-wide seminars and activities. It’s about getting to know each other a bit more, getting some inspiration and of course learning things as well. We got to talk about it with HJ Holm, who is our Vice Dean for research education. “When I took over the responsibility for third-cycle education as Vice Dean, I got the impression t

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/what-doctoral-student-day-all-about - 2026-05-05

Hon ingår i Sveriges olympiska kommittés utvecklingsprogram "Morgondagens idrottsforskare" och hennes forskning om paraidrottares hälsa syftar till att personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna idrotta säkert. Just nu befinner hon sig i Kina för att stötta de svenska paralympierna vid de paralympiska vinterspelen. Rent prestationsmässigt är det Sveriges bästa paralympiska vinterspel på flera år.

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/forskaren-som-stottar-idrottarna-vid-mest-framgangsrika-paralympiska-vinterspelen-pa-lange - 2026-05-05

Hon ingår i Sveriges olympiska kommittés utvecklingsprogram "Morgondagens idrottsforskare" och hennes forskning om paraidrottares hälsa syftar till att personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna idrotta säkert. Just nu befinner hon sig i Kina för att stötta de svenska paralympierna vid de paralympiska vinterspelen. Rent prestationsmässigt är det Sveriges bästa paralympiska vinterspel på flera år.

https://www.lu.se/artikel/forskaren-som-stottar-idrottarna-vid-paralympiska-vinterspelen-i-beijing - 2026-05-06

Lucas, an active board member of Ingenjörssektionen, has generous tips for both new students and those already in Helsingborg. We asked him a few questions to get his insider knowledge on how to navigate student life and take advantage of all that Helsingborg has to offer. You come as a new student to the city, how do you get to know people? The best way to get to know new people is to participate

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/new-helsingborg-what-not-miss - 2026-05-05

There are still plenty of M365 Copilot licences available – and now is the perfect time to get started. This spring, we are offering practical Copilot workshops where you can try it out for yourself, ask questions and discover ways of working that will make a real difference to your everyday tasks. Here are three quick steps to get started: 1. Register for a workshop (places are limited)During the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/secure-your-copilot-licence-get-started-quickly-workshops - 2026-05-06

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/elite-communication-and-affective-polarization - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Farshid Jalalvand has a PhD in infection biology and vaccine development, and he has appeared frequently in the media during the debate on the Covid-19 vaccine. “When you work, as I do, with vaccines and you understand how they work, it feels important to try to explain it so that people can take decisions based on so

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-everyones-responsibility-get-vaccinated - 2026-05-05