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Over the past few years, we have been working to develop a Core Curriculum for doctoral education at the faculty. This initiative has grown out of a need that has become increasingly clear: that our doctoral students should not only develop deep specialist knowledge through their research projects, but also the broader competencies that are part of doctoral education.The background for this work a
Tove Fall became a familiar face during the Covid-19 pandemic when she was often seen in Swedish media talking about the spread and progression of the disease in Sweden. She is also an outstanding diabetes researcher who uses large quantities of data to gain a better understanding of the development of diabetes. Tove Fall is now awarded the Leif C. Groop award for outstanding diabetes research for
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/diabetes-researcher-tove-fall-recipient-leif-c-groop-award-2023 - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Being an intern can be beneficial in many ways. You get to put your knowledge to the test, it’s a great way to expand your network and it looks good on your CV. However, the process of actually landing an internship can be a bit tricky. Where should you even start? How do you find the right internship for you? Julia L
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/how-land-your-dream-internship - 2026-07-21
Physical violence is rarely something people think about or act out. Even violence specialists - people with a propensity for violence and a capacity to cause devastating damage - are belligerent only a fraction of their time awake. Sociology professor David Wästerfors is an anomaly. He has thought about violence a lot. This fall, Professor Wästerfors published some of his thoughts in the book Vio
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/david-wasterfors-cant-stop-thinking-about-violence - 2026-07-21
The SWEAH postgraduate course 'Gerontology – Multidisciplinary and Integrative Perspectives on Aging', is well underway. On April 3-4 it was time for lectures and seminars and 16 SWEAH PhD students gathered at University of Gothenburg. One of them was Sandra Lukic, from Lund University.How were the days in Gothenburg?– Absolutely fantastic, good lectures and fruitful discussions, as well as very g
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/learned-new-course-ageing-can-be-superpower - 2026-07-21
Lunds universitet har nått förstaplatsen i världen i QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026. Rankningen omfattar cirka 2 000 lärosäten från omkring 100 länder och mäter hur universiteten bidrar till en hållbar framtid – genom forskning, utbildning och sina sätt att verka som organisationer. – Ödmjuk, stolt och inspirerad att fortsätta framåt – så sammanfattar jag känslan över att Lunds
https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/lunds-universitet-rankas-som-bast-i-varlden-inom-hallbarhet - 2026-07-22
In the recent assessment from QS World University Rankings, Lund University was ranked as number 8 in the world, number three in Europe and number one in Sweden! The ranking is an assessment on how universities are tackling the global challenges within sustainability. This is the second year the rankings have been produced, and LU has climbed four places compared with last year’s position. The ran
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/lund-university-climbs-global-sustainability-global-ranking - 2026-07-21
What are your thoughts on death? How would you like to spend your last days? These kinds of existential questions are explored at so-called death cafés - gatherings that Jamie Woodworth began organising before she was 25, as a way of dealing with her anxiety about climate change. Now she has been awarded an honourable mention for her doctoral thesis on end-of-life care in the Swedish welfare state
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Funded by Knut and Alice Wallenbers foundation, the director of SASNET Andreas Johansson traveled to University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to explore the possibility for future research collaborations. Andreas had several meetings at UCSB. First he had meetings with people connected with the Global Studies de
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/andreas-johansson-visited-ucsb - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How have universities adapted to the refugee crisis in Europe? How can universities find constructive solutions through their own educational activities? Norma Montesino, Christel Avendal and Carolin Schütze are part of a collaborative European research project about higher education and issues related to migration an
https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/refugee-reception-and-universities-agents-social-innovation - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Johannes Rousk is one of the world’s most cited and influential researchers, according to the analytics company Clarivate. If you ask him, the road to success was marked by luck, opportunity and fantastic people. Luck is a concept that researchers don’t use very often, but Johannes Rousk does. For him, it is not about
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-luck-strategy-behind-most-cited-research - 2026-07-21
Synchrotron radiation helps vision researcher Emily Baird create three-dimensional images of how insects see the world. In the future, this could lead to sighted drones that navigate through the air like insects, without being remote controlled from the ground. “I enjoy research more than anything, and the most fun part is that I am forced to be creative and make constant progress, says Emily Bair
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/studies-bees-can-enable-drones-see - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Being able to take care of one’s hygiene, cook food and cope independently in the home are examples of feeling in control of one’s life. But how easy is it for an elderly person with a spinal cord injury to feel actively in control of their life in the home? Lizette Norin, occupational therapist and researcher, has wr
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/accessibility-home-key-person-spinal-cord-injury - 2026-07-21
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
On March 16, CMES researcher Rola El-Husseini Dean participated in an online event about the humanitarian impact of Lebanon's deepening crises. The event was hosted by the Arab Center Washington DC. Rola spoke about the country’s religious personal status laws and its nationality law, as well as domestic violence and child marriage. On domestic violence in Lebanon, El-Husseini said, “After the fin
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/event-recording-women-lebanon - 2026-07-21
CMES researcher Rola El-Husseini Dean has authored an article published by the Arab Center Washington DC. The problems facing women in Lebanon today have been further complicated by the financial, economic, and social crises that have been affecting the country since 2019. It is therefore not surprising that women were on the frontlines of the so-called Tishreen (October) Revolution in 2019, becau
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/harrowing-state-womens-rights-lebanon - 2026-07-21
Sustainability Week is an annual event organised as a joint venture by Lund University and Lund municipality. The program offers discussions and actions, exploring both societal challenges of today and hopeful visions for the future. Now you have the chance to contribute! With a programme of over 50 events held in Lund and online, the week has grown over the years into a well-attended and apprecia
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-week-2023-great-opportunity-present-your-research - 2026-07-21
Work on Lund University’s establishment in Science Village has continued this year, but with a new focus. At the end of 2024, the boards of LTH and the Faculty of Science decided not to proceed with scenario 5 – a co-location of the Department of Physics and the Department of Chemistry in the area – due to cost considerations and the challenges of running education across two sites. The project gr
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/light-and-materials-focus-lund-universitys-science-village-establishment - 2026-07-21
The participants in the MA Performing Arts as Critical Practice have started their independent Work in the Field projects this Spring. The eight participants have partnered up with performing arts venues and will conduct artistic investigations, involving different communities and organizations in Malmö, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Prague, and the small island of Møn. They will be sharing their researc
https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/work-field-students-ma-performing-arts-critical-practice - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The peer-reviewed journal "Asia in Focus", published online twice a year by NIAS – Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, is now seeking full papers for its sixth issue. The deadline for submissions is 1 February 2018. Asia in Focus provides Master students and Ph.D. students affiliated to a European institution a widely
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-asia-focus-issue-6 - 2026-07-21
