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Making independent decisions about your body and your life is a big part of being a human being in Sweden today. Part of this is taking care of your sexual health and choosing whether and when to have children. In heterosexual relationships, this is a task that often falls on the person who can get pregnant. The ideal, according to new research, is different and involves an equal distribution of c

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/share-unshareable-strong-equality-ideal-young-peoples-contraceptive-work - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Luis Mundaca, from the IIIEE, joins the 4th Lead Author Meeting of the ‘IPCC Special Report on the Impacts of Global Warming of 1.5⁰C above Pre-industrial Levels’ Luis Mundaca has participated in the 4th Lead Author Meeting of the ‘IPCC Special Report on the Impacts of Global Warming of 1.5⁰C above Pre-industrial Leve

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-participates-ipcc-lead-author-meeting - 2026-05-05

The first round of admissions to this spring’s courses and programmes is now complete. In total, 12,996 students have been offered a place, which equates to around a third of the total number of applicants (35,842). Of those admitted, around 1,632 have got onto programmes, while 11,552 have been offered places on freestanding courses. Approximately 218 people have been admitted to both a programme

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/almost-13000-students-admitted-spring-semester - 2026-05-06

Meet some of the participants on this year's conference for students and researchers, from all around Sweden and abroad. Mariam Kirvalidze, PhD student, Karolinska institutet:– I look forward to learning about what others are doing. So I try to meet others from other universities in other parts of the country, whom I don't otherwise meet. In a workshop you are forced to do that, and that's good.Wh

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/voices-sweah-conference-2023 - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. After attending the 45th South Asian Studies conference at Madison, Wisconsin, 21-23 October 2016, SASNET deputy director Lars Eklund did not return immediately to Sweden. Instead he travelled to the nearby metropolitan city of Chicago in order to visit the University of Chicago on invitation from Professor Dipesh Cha

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/lars-eklund-visited-salc-university-chicago - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUMES alumni Georgia Verkuylen, graduated from the LUMES programme in 2018. Today, she works as a Reporting Analyst in Australia. In this interview, you can read about her career pathway and what skills and experiences from the LUMES progamme she values the most in her current job. What do you do today? Where do you w

https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/lumes-alumni-georgia-verkuylens-path-become-reporting-analyst - 2026-05-05

Internationalisation is fundamental in today's world. Therefore, a delegation from the Faculty traveled to Jordan, to deepen the collaboration with higher education institutions in the country, which means expanded opportunities for students for exchanges, in both directions. The purpose of the trip was to maintain and deepen relationships with the University of Jordan in Amman. The university is

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/deepened-collaboration-jordanian-higher-education-institutions-after-our-delegation-visit - 2026-05-05

Almost 14 million viewers have watched Anils Seth’s TED Talk “Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality”. In the beginning of May, he visits Lund University and Neuroscience Day to give this year's prestigious Segerfalk lecture. We meet on zoom for a conversation about AI, the mystery of consciousness and – of course – to find out what he knew about Sweden. … how would you explain consciousne

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/hello-there-anil-seth - 2026-05-05

Young women who spend all their spare time shopping. Lost, superficial souls with no purpose in life? Or creative and productive people? Emma Samsioe, who has spent several years studying their behaviour, wants to show a more nuanced picture of the phenomenon. Emma Samsioe. It all started when Emma Samsioe was out shopping and noticed the young girls who mostly seemed to be just hanging out in the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/fast-fashion-constant-search-latest-thing - 2026-05-05

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 - 2026-05-05

Around 100 select astronomy books dating from 1545 to 1799 have been relocated from the Astronomy Library to the University Library. LUM was there as the books were packed away, and again, several months later, after they had been quarantined and it was time to catalogue, encapsulate and put them in storage. Next year, the rarest volumes will be digitalised and perhaps even be displayed. Outside A

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/star-studded-tomes-astronomy-library-move-new-home - 2026-05-06

Able to celebrate the annual ”Culture Night” in Lund again, NanoLund and the Department of Physics contributed by showing the amazing world of physics – covering topics from the smallest elements to the deepest mysteries of the universe. Kulturnatten – The Culture Night – at Fysicum features fun experiments and demonstrations, presentations of research, interviews, various opportunities to talk to

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/diligent-participation-culture-night - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. High income and education level, and being married are beneficial if you end up unable to pay your mortgages. In a quantitative study published in the Journal of Consumer Policy, doctoral candidate in sociology of law Mikael Lundholm found that “higher socio-economic status is positively correlated with greater potent

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/people-high-socio-economic-status-get-more-value-their-properties-when-faced-foreclosure - 2026-05-05

How do we get access to work, meetings, education, shopping, entertainment, healthcare? Today we can get access to many of these things digitally at a distance, reducing our need for travel and offering a preventative and potentially transformative solution to our transport problems. But what are the actual effects from digitalization on transport? What effects will we see in the "new normal", now

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/will-digital-services-make-us-travel-less - 2026-05-05

Don't miss the chance to follow one of our students who is on an exchange at Stanford this summer. Tim Warzawa will be posting updates at our Instagram account every day for a week starting on Friday 2 of August. What is he doing at Stanford? What are his experiences and challenges so far? Why go on an exchange programme in the first place?Tim graduated at LUSEM in June 2024 at the MSc programme I

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/instagram-takeover-hang-out-tim-stanford - 2026-05-05

Welcome to an evening in the Main University building filled with inspiration, new ideas, laughter and good conversation! The evening will offer performances on stage, informal networking, an exhibition and the awarding of the Future Innovations Prize. Join us in celebrating the innovative power at the University together with interesting people with different perspectives on innovation. During th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/innovation-evening-25-october - 2026-05-06

The University is getting a new portal for support and case management, Supportcenter. More of the University's systems require strong authentication. Supportcenter: New portal for support and case management systems On 1 December, the University will launch a new portal for support and case management systems, Supportcenter. You can find the new portal at supportcenter.lu.se. The old portal will

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-news-supportcenter-launch-and-strong-authentication - 2026-05-06

As a PhD student in the MaCoBios project, Fabiola Espinoza Córdova aims to explore how we can reframe adaptation to climate change in coastal communities towards more sustainable and just pathways. She believes that impacts on marine and coastal ecosystems linked to climate change are not only driven by global warming and human pressures, but are directly embedded in social changes. Read about wha

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/fabiola-espinoza-cordova-studies-climate-change-adaptation-coastal-communities - 2026-05-05

The glymphatic system, which helps clear waste products from the brain, was discovered about a decade ago. Nicholas Bèchet’s project shines light on how it works in Alzheimer’s disease. On June 17, he defends his PhD thesis supervised by Iben Lundgaard at MultiPark. Here, he tells about his discoveries and why we should not compromise on our sleep. Tell us about your research! The glymphatic syste

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/glymphatic-system-phd-interview-nicholas-bechet - 2026-05-05

https://www.sentio.lu.se/article/time-sign-sentio-days-2026 - 2026-05-05