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Welcome to us the 18 December for a research event that focuses on how the individual and collective body becomes a politized body when partaking in demonstrations, riots, or activist art. We have invited visual artist Maj Hasager, performing artist Linn Hilda Lamberg and professor at Department of Gender Studies Helle Rydstrom to discuss how to approach the politicized body in relation to art, id

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/thinking-together-politicized-body - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Antidiabetics that also provide cardiovascular benefit is a key unmet need in diabetes treatment. ApoA-l is a protein shown to have both glucose lowering and cholesterol-lowering effects and has been investigated by Jens Lagerstedt and Karin Stenkula for its therapeutic potential. They have now received 2,5 million Da

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/lagerstedt-and-stenkula-receive-novo-seed-grant - 2026-06-21

Children in preschool and primary school will now be able to learn more about insects, birds, flowers and plants, how valuable they are and how we humans can protect nature. The collaborative project ‘Natural Nations’ is introducing biodiversity in the curriculum. In the past, knowledge of species and the natural world was part of general knowledge and was passed down through generations. Today, t

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/children-and-biologists-research-biodiversity-together - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Chakra - Nordic Journal of South Asian Studies's Special Issue "Articulations of a Pandemic" is now available on our website. Earlier this year, SASNET had published a call for papers focusing on social-political, cultural, economic, and psychological cost of COVID-19 as well as the question of how to do proper re

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/chakra-special-issue-published - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Collège d’études mondiales of the Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme in Paris and the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) in Leiden are glad to announce their partnership for a joint post-graduate fellowship, which includes a maximum number of ten months at IIAS, immediately followed by a stay o

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-applications-iias-fellowship - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Centre announces research periods of 20 per cent up to 50 per cent for a maximum of five months during fall 2020. The applicant should have a focus on a country or region in East and South-East Asia. Preference is given to projects that fall within the Centre’s prioritised research areas: Digital Asia; human right

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/call-applications-short-term-research-funding - 2026-06-21

It is impressive to see how Forum Medicum is springing up like a mushroom after the rain. This major project is just one of many exciting construction projects that are planned or underway. We are rapidly developing such extensive parts of the campus that the entire University will be affected. This not only applies to our campus in Lund, but also in Malmö, Helsingborg and Ljungbyhed. It is not on

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-universitys-campus-growing-and-developing - 2026-06-21

In a time marked by rapid technological change and growing societal challenges, universities play a key role in shaping responsible and impactful innovation. Against this backdrop, CIRCLE invites researchers to come together to reflect, exchange perspectives, and co create knowledge on how innovation research can contribute to sustainable and systemic change. CIRCLE is hosting its third Innovation

https://www.circle.lu.se/article/upcoming-innovation-research-day-2026 - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Malmö Academy of Music warmly welcomes Bent Sørensen as a Professor of Composition. Bent Sørensen is a Danish composer with works in various genres such as chamber music, orchestral music, solo compositions and opera. He has worked with most of the world's leading musicians, ensembles and orchestras in today's mus

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/our-new-professor-composition - 2026-06-21

Malmö Academy of Music at Lund University has been awarded funding from the Nordplus Higher Education programme for the project “Artists as Leaders – NEXT75”, a large-scale Nordic–Baltic network focusing on artistic leadership, democracy, and social responsibility in higher music education. The project has received a total grant of EUR 38,945 for the period May 2026 to October 2027 and will suppor

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/malmo-academy-music-receives-nordplus-funding-major-nordic-baltic-network-artistic-leadership - 2026-06-21

Have you been thinking about a research problem perfect for an interdisciplinary research group to explore? Perhaps you think that it needs to be more mature in order to pursue funding? Look no further - here's your chance. Pufendorf IAS launches the yearly call for applications to start a Theme here at Lund University's beautiful incubator for new interdisciplinary research. Welcome to Pufendorf

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/launch-call-applications-start-theme-pufendorf-institute-advanced-studies-8-september - 2026-06-21

The year 2023 was a fantastic year for research at Lund University. The year can be summarised as 1825. In this case, it does not refer to the year 1825 and that our research has stagnated at the level it was then. Here, 1825 refers to four numbers: 1: Number one stands for a Nobel Prize – What a fantastic recognition for the incredible research conducted by Anne L'Huillier.8: Number eight stands

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/annual-report-research-2023-fantastic - 2026-06-22

The number of applicants to this autumn's international courses and programmes has increased by 16% across Sweden. As usual, Lund University is at the top in terms of the number of applications and has for the first time reached over 30,000 applications in total in the international Master's programme (Master HT25) with 31,947 applications. This represents an increase of around 15% compared to app

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/record-number-applicants-our-international-courses-and-programmes - 2026-06-22

The Board of the Faculty of Medicine (MFS) has held a meeting. The Dean began with a brief introduction to the work of the new Board. This was followed by a presentation of Future Faculty by the association's chairman Anders Rasmussen, and the CFO gave a financial overview and introduction to the faculty's financial situation. At the meeting, the faculty's animal research were also presented by th

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/report-faculty-board-meeting-february-7 - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Mats E. Eriksson of Lund University in Sweden is now publishing his second book in the somewhat unusual subject combination of geological fossils and heavy metal music. Researching microscopic fossils and attempting to reconstruct several hundred million-year-old ecosystems is Mats E. Eriksson’s day job as a

https://www.science.lu.se/article/geology-professor-releases-new-book-about-heavy-metal - 2026-06-21

Researchers studied if auricular acupressure could work as pain relief in osteoarthritis patients at 65 years old or older. In the study, researchers also investigated the participants' sleep quality. All the participants were 65 years old or more and lived in nursing homes in Korea.  There is a link between osteoarthritis pain and poor sleep. According to the study, sleep quality in people withou

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/auricular-acupressure-relieve-oa-pain - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This autumn, a unique research satellite, Gaia, will be launched. The project aims to map a billion stars and involves hundreds of European astronomers. One of the originators of the initiative is Lund University’s Professor of Astronomy Lennart Lindegren. Lennart Lindegren tests a meridian circle, which was used in t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/idea-lund-behind-research-satellite - 2026-06-21

New research at Lund University shows that the biological parents’ genes affect the child's insulin function and capacity to regulate blood sugar levels and blood lipids in different ways. Such knowledge may be used to to develop preventive treatments that reduce the child's risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Previous research by diabetes researcher Rashmi Prasad has sh

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-study-parents-metabolic-traits-can-affect-childs-health-over-time - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University needs long-term strategies with clear priorities from the faculties of what type of research to invest in, agree the two new pro vice-chancellors Stacey Ristinmaa Sörensen and Bo Ahrén. They also recognise the difficulty of achieving this at a university as comprehensive as Lund. “Our breadth is defini

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-pro-vice-chancellors-want-strategic-investments-research - 2026-06-21

“Toke is shy but does the most exploring of all of them, while Siggi is relaxed and friendly. But you have to know them to be able to work with them”, says cognitive scientist Stephan Reber. He is not talking about his colleagues but the alligators now on site in Ystad zoo, where the researchers have a specially adapted facility to study the animals’ behaviour. The heat and humidity hit you as soo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/alligators-are-key-world-dinosaurs - 2026-06-21