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The total sick leave among government employees increased to 4.1 per cent last year, reports the ST trade union’s magazine, Publikt*. Lund University has the lowest sick leave among the ten largest government employers with 2.6 per cent. “It’s naturally very pleasing to see that our sick leave is low compared with other large public authorities. However, we know that generally higher education ins

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/national-comparison-shows-lund-university-has-lowest-sick-leave - 2026-07-02

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Anders Lindroth, professor emeritus, has been interviewed in several media channels about the new EU directive on renewable energy. Anders Lindroth, professor emeritus at our department, has been interviewed in a number of media channels about the EU’s new directive on renewable energy, which states that a large perce

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/eu-directive-may-result-deforestation - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Wednesday 29 January, the Sociology of Law Department hosted The Panorama Day, an annual relay seminar about ongoing research. For students, it was an opportunity to get an overview of the production of science at their current department, and deepen their understanding of the subject. Roughly 120 students gathered

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/short-and-sweet-when-students-were-introduced-departments-research - 2026-07-01

Planning for this autumn's interdisciplinary ageing and health conference is in full swing. SWEAH is once again organizing a two-day conference, this time on the theme "Exchange of Insights: Connecting Research on Ageing and Health with Societal Needs". SWEAH alumnus Wenqian Xu at Lund University is convenor of the conference committee. He is now busy applying for funding, inviting keynote speaker

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/chance-policymakers-and-others-learn-about-latest-research-ageing-and-health - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 20 years ago, the LUMES programme opened up its door to its first batch of students.  A booklet detailing the history of LUMES and interviews with alumni and teachers has now been launched to mark this very special anniversary. – With this booklet, we wanted to capture both the historical development of LUMES, and the

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lumes-booklet-marks-20-years-education-environment-and-sustainability - 2026-07-01

The aim of the course is to give an introduction to computational programming in Python for students without any previous programming knowledge. ObjectiveThe aim of the course is to give an introduction to computational programming in Python for students without any previous programming knowledge. There is a strong orientation towards computational mathematics. Python is a modern scripting languag

https://www.compute.lu.se/article/computational-programming-python-numa01f-summer-2026-75-ects - 2026-07-01

The aim of the course is to give an introduction to computational programming in Python for students without any previous programming knowledge. ObjectiveThe aim of the course is to give an introduction to computational programming in Python for students without any previous programming knowledge. There is a strong orientation towards computational mathematics. Python is a modern scripting languag

https://www.compute.lu.se/article/computational-programming-python-numa01f-summer-2025-75-ects - 2026-07-01

The aim of the course is to give an introduction to computational programming in Python for students without any previous programming knowledge. ObjectiveThe aim of the course is to give an introduction to computational programming in Python for students without any previous programming knowledge. There is a strong orientation towards computational mathematics. Python is a modern scripting languag

https://www.compute.lu.se/article/computational-programming-python-numa01f-summer-2024-75-ects - 2026-07-01

In this third and final theme in the series The international classroom we will focus on Insiders and outsiders in the classroom. At the webinar on the 8th of April you will hear three presentations on how students’ stories and experience can be an asset in building an effective and inclusive learning environment. Webinar April 8, 13:00-15:00, on-line. The webinar is open to the public. About the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/insiders-and-outsiders-classroom-webinar-and-workshop-8-april - 2026-07-02

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En studie som publiceras i The Lancet HIV visar att hiv 2 är allvarligare än vad forskningen visat hittills. De nya forskningsfynden tyder på att tidig behandling bör sättas in för alla patienter med hiv, inte bara för de med hiv 1. Studien har letts av Joakim Esbjörnsson, Fredrik Månsson och Hans Norrgren vid Lunds

https://www.lu.se/artikel/studie-som-kan-forandra-synen-pa-hivbehandling - 2026-07-02

Physical geographer Lina Eklund is tracking the destruction of Gaza week by week using satellite images. Her analyses could be significant if, once the fighting between Israel and Hamas is over, questions of possible war crimes are raised at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Lina Eklund, associate senior lecturer at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science and rese

https://www.science.lu.se/article/destruction-gaza-monitored-space - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Gulllers Grupp Award is annually granted to a Master´s thesis that covers the subject of societal actors' communication. The thesis should bring new knowledge to the area of communication that is pertinent to social issues. The definition of ”societal actor” is broad, encompassing both private and public communica

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/gullers-grupp-award-2018 - 2026-07-01

On the 8th of June, the graduation ceremony for our Master's students was arranged by the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Lund University Main Building. During the ceremony, two theses were awarded the honorary award from the department for their excellent work. The ceremony began with live music and speeches by the Dean, Christofer Edling, and student Janine Pröll. Following that, Malin Zilling

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/two-master-theses-received-honorary-award - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The eminent London universities UCL and Imperial College, as well as the University Pierre and Marie Curie in Paris and Chalmers in Sweden, have all concentrated their focus on areas of research excellence and global challenges. Lund University should draw inspiration from their example, in the view of Pro Vice-Chance

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-must-concentrate-focus-strong-areas-research - 2026-07-01

In the 1960s, Europe’s largest steel plant was built in Taranto, Italy. While transforming the local economy, it generated pollution that has been linked to illness and premature death among residents. In his doctoral thesis, Carlo Nicoli Aldini shows how law has both contributed to the crisis and been used as an instrument to seek justice by the local population. Carlo Nicoli Aldini recently comp

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/taranto-environmental-crisis-reveals-laws-ambivalent-role - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New study aims to describe physical, mental and functional health in relation to family care in old age (60+) over a six-year period. Sölve Elmståhl, professor and coordinator for EpiHealth is behind the study and he is co-author of the article "The Health of Older Family Caregivers - A 6-Year Follow-up" which has bee

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/health-older-family-caregivers-6-year-follow - 2026-07-01

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/graduate-school-goes-kyoto - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The semester is quickly coming to an end. We are all very busy with budgets, exams, planning next semester courses, etc. At the same time, the new project application period is soon coming up with issues on partner finding, work packages, and salaries. Partnerships, collaborations, and societal impact are becoming inc

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-forum-newsletter-5-november-2019 - 2026-07-01

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/overall-work-environment-goals-lund-university-2021-2023 - 2026-07-01

The idea behind procurement is to guarantee the right product or service at the right price. But what happens when public procurements are consciously structured to avoid appeals – or are simply discontinued early? Fredrik Tesch-Morawetz’s doctoral thesis in business law examines these issues and has been commended by the Lund University School of Economics and Management as the faculty’s best the

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/sweden-needs-review-option-appealing-against-public-procurements - 2026-07-01