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We have a new name for the Astronomy Building – Universum! To me, it expresses that this will be a place where everyone in the faculty can gather, where disciplines meet, and where we feel at home, while also honouring what has always been here: astronomy.I am deeply relieved and glad we reached consensus on the name, especially as it emerged several times among the suggestions in our naming compe
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The more sugar we eat, the lower intake of vitamins and minerals we have, show new findings from Lund University Diabetes Centre. High sugar intake has been associated with numerous diseases and conditions such as dental caries, obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. In this study the researcher have examined
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/more-sugar-less-vitamins-study-shows - 2026-06-11
Hi Oleksandr! You graduated from the master’s degree programme in European and International Trade and Tax Law in 2016. Can you tell us more about what you have been doing since your graduation?Since graduating in 2016, my career has really taken off. I first moved to sunny Malta, where I joined the international tax team at Deloitte. It was an exciting time to be in the field, with major developm
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/oleksandr-koriak-alumnus-msc-european-and-international-trade-and-tax-law-2016 - 2026-06-12
The countdown has begun. From 2–9 May, Lund University will welcome young science talents from across Europe as they arrive to take part in the European Olympiad of Experimental Science (EOES) 2026. For Jonas Forshamn, teacher at Kitas Gymnasium in Gothenburg and Director of EOES 2026, it is all starting to feel very real.“It’s incredibly exciting now that it’s just around the corner. We are both
https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/young-science-talents-gather-lund-eoes-2026 - 2026-06-11
Three researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) have each been awarded a project grant of 47,500 euro by the Hjelt Diabetes Foundation. The aim of all three projects is to improve our understanding of diabetes and ultimately enable better treatments of type 2 diabetes and its complications. One of the three projects uses advanced technology to learn more about the mechanisms behind dia
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-funding-hjelt-diabetes-foundation-improve-understanding-diabetes - 2026-06-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. So say Mats Benner and Freddy Ståhlberg after having reviewed both self-evaluations and assessor reports. The RQ20 Research Quality Evaluation Project is now entering its final phase and, so far, the results are looking good. “But it would be out of the question for us to sit back now just because we’re known globally
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/rq20-research-still-evaluated-despite-pandemic-obstacles - 2026-06-11
For the past year, Henrik Smith has been a member of the Climate Policy Council, which recently launched its report for. Henrik is a professor in Animal Ecology at CEC and the Department of Biology and the coordinator of BECC. At the report launch, he especially highlighted the importance of handling both the climate crisis and the biodiversity crisis at the same time. The Climate Policy Council e
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/henrik-smith-reflections-release-swedish-climate-councils-report - 2026-06-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Roger Hildingsson defended his dissertation "Governing Decarbonisation. The State and the New Politics of Climate Change" yesterday in Edens Hörsal, The Department of Political Science, Lund. Roger HildingssonDiscussant: Professor James Meadowcroft.AbstractThis dissertation examines the “new climate politics of decarb
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/roger-hildingsson-defended-his-thesis - 2026-06-11
Lund University takes another step towards establishing itself in Science Village according to a new Vice-Chancellor decision made at the end of 2023. The decision assigns LU Estates, in close collaboration with LTH and the Faculty of Science, the task of evaluating the newly developed premises programme from December 2023 for Stage 2. It also involves conducting an in-depth investigation of space
https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/new-vice-chancellor-decision-strengthens-efforts-regarding-science-village - 2026-06-11
From Nobel Prizes to visions of the future – over a few days in May, world-leading medical researchers and biotech pioneers gathered to discuss new molecular therapies: from genetic fundamentals to clinical breakthroughs in patients. The program spanned everything from cutting-edge basic science to new treatment principles in drug development. Three intense days marked by curiosity, persistence, a
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/highlights-lund-spring-symposium-2025 - 2026-06-11
Should patients with separate variants of type 2 diabetes be treated with different types of drugs? Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Skåne University Hospital will attempt to answer that question in a new study. Type 2 diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases in the world. It is estimated that over 300 million people have the disease globally. “Current treatment methods are un
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-study-personalized-type-2-diabetes-treatment-launched - 2026-06-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Over the past ten years, Swiss director Milo Rau has made a name for himself as one of the most influential and provocative theatre and film directors of our time. His work has been performed at several important international performing arts festivals such as the Theatertreffen in Berlin and the Festival d’Avignon. R
https://www.arts.lu.se/article/director-milo-rau-our-new-honorary-doctor - 2026-06-11
CMES researcher Hossein Hashemi has co-authored the paper "Analysis of Landscape Composition and Configuration Based on LULC Change Modeling" together with Masoomeh Yaghoobi (Shahid Beheshti University), Alireza Vafaeinejad (Shahid Beheshti University) and Hamidreza Moradi (Tarbiat Modares University). The article has been published in the journal Sustainability. Land cover changes threaten biodiv
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/landscape-composition-modeling-iran - 2026-06-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Should patients with separate variants of type 2 diabetes be treated with different types of drugs? Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Skåne University Hospital will attempt to answer that question in a new study. Type 2 diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases in the world. It is estimated that over
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-study-personalized-type-2-diabetes-treatment-launched - 2026-06-11
Annually, THE World University Rankings produces the 'World University Rankings by subject'. In the most recent release on October 26, Lund University improved its standing in seven subjects, securing a position among the world's top universities in six of them. Notably, within LUSEM, the Business and Economics subjects achieved the top rank in Sweden, ascending from 86th place last year to 82nd t
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/top-ranked-lusem-shines-latest-world-university-rankings - 2026-06-11
The Swedish Research Council has recently recommended that the government establish new strategic research areas. In two of them, researchers within NanoLund play key roles: Quantum technologies and Advanced materials. These are two fields that are crucial for the future energy transition, digitalisation, and technological development. Strategic Research Area Advanced MaterialsWithin the research
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/contributing-new-strategic-research-areas - 2026-06-11
SWEAH PhD student Pernilla Alencar Siljehag has received an invitation from Latin America's leading and largest institution in public health, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil. – The research group I am going to visit is running a gigantic population study involving six major federal universities. It is reminiscent of the SNAC study, which I am using data from here in Sweden, but in multi-form
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/traveling-and-learning-about-vulnerability-violence-and-grassroots-activism - 2026-06-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Four months ago, Professor Moheiddin Homeidi came to Lund from Syria as the first researcher the University has received through the network Scholars at Risk. Despite the start not being as he imagined he sees exciting opportunities in his new research community. On the Ebla Private University website, there is a pho
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/syrian-linguist-given-sanctuary-lu - 2026-06-11
He has been around for a couple of months now, Jonathan Andrew, Research Fellow at GENEVA ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS, Switzerland. I meet him in his cosy office at Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies, under the rustic roof beams and him in the red sofa. I begin with a. apologising handsomely for not interviewing him until now and b. thanking him for all the var
https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/international-fellow-jonathan-andrew - 2026-06-11
