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Tullia Jack har försvarat sin avhandling i ämnet sociologi med avhandlingen "Negotiating Conventions: cleanliness, sustainability and everyday life" idag, 19 december klockan 13 i Palaestras hörsal i Lund. Fakultetsopponent var professor Alan Warde, Department of Sociology, University of Manchester.Abstract (utdrag):Cleanliness has seen a rapid increase in both developed and developing countries,
https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/tullia-jack-har-disputerat - 2026-01-07
Information och genomgång av COUNTER Release 5Som alla som jobbar med användningsstatistik säkert känner till vid det här laget infördes den 1 januari 2019 en ny standard för COUNTER-statistik, Counter Code of Practise Release 5 (R5). Skillnaden mellan den gamla Release 4 och den nya Release 5 är stor, av den anledning finns i mappen ”Statistik för e-medierna (usage data)” i LU Box dokumentation
https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-juni-juli-augusti-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-0 - 2026-01-07
Richard Shearmur is Professor at the School of Urban planning, McGill university in Montreal, Canada. Richard is an international leading scholar in a broad spectra of areas in economic geography including research on urban, regional and rural development and different dimensions on cities and firm level innovations. His interest also covers critical analysis on how measurement, data and knowledge
https://www.keg.lu.se/artikel/geographies-innovations-confusions-perplexities-and-ways-forward - 2026-01-07
Is it possible to improve the antibodies that the body produces to fight SARS-CoV2? In a study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden, this was investigated by redesigning antibodies and combining them against the virus. The modified antibodies have been tested in human cells and with mice. Many antibodies used to treat covid infection during the pandemic have been so-called neutralizin
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/cocktail-modified-antibodies-provides-strong-effect-against-sars-cov-2 - 2026-01-07
Ny Open Access-policy vid LU I förra veckan beslutade rektor om LU:s nya Open Access-policy för publikationer och konstnärliga verk. Förslaget var på remiss under hösten och har under våren diskuterats i Forskningsnämnden. Vid rektorssammanträdet den 17 juni beslutades policyn. Länk till publicerade rektorsbeslut: Förteckningar över rektorsbeslut Nationell färdplan för öppen vetenskap SUHF har un
https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-juni-augusti-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation - 2026-01-07
Feminism in Europe. Feminist Agendas, new global movements and social justice; a workshop organized by Mia Liinason and Marta Cuesta will take place next week (November 16-17th, 2015) at the Department of Gender Studies, Lund. Scholars from diverse theoretical and political background argue that European feminism is in crisis or that new generations are living in a post-feminist era. This crisis i
https://www.genus.lu.se/artikel/workshop-feminism-europe-16-17-november - 2026-01-07
When to Hold Them, When to Fold Them: Reassessing “Big Deals” in 2020 Det har blivit ohållbart för många mindre universitet att hålla fast vid de så kallade Big Deals i och med skenande kostnaderna. Elizabeth Parang & Jeremy Whitt vid Pepperdine University har skrivit en artikel om sin metod för att utvärdera Big Deals, alternativa lösningar och hur reaktionerna varit. Länk till artikel: When to F
https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-mars-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-0 - 2026-01-07
Elsevier läs- & publiceringsavtalDet nya tidskriftsavtalet med Elsevier är ett läs- och publiceringsavtal som ger rätt till publicering med öppen tillgång och läsrättigheter. Läsdelen av avtalet trädde i kraft 3 december 2019 och omfattar läsrättigheter till; ScienceDirect Freedom Collection, Lancet-tidskrifterna samt 14 titlar hos Cell Press.Publicering inom avtalet gäller artiklar som skickas in
https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-december-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation - 2026-01-07
Vi välkomnar vår nya doktorand Amaranta Thompson /We welcome our new PhD student Amaranta Thompson Genusvetenskapliga institutionen hälsar vår nya doktorand, Amaranta Thompson, varmt välkommen. Amaranta har en kandidatexamen i latinamerikastudier och matematik från Queen Mary University i London från 2010 och en masterexamen i utvecklingsstudier från School of Oriental and African Studies, Univers
https://www.genus.lu.se/artikel/ny-doktorand-new-doctoral-student-0 - 2026-01-07
Have the flight-free movement’s calls to avoid flying because of climate change had an impact on travel behaviors? What can be attributed to economic factors, changed social norms or a combination of both is unclear - but air travel in Sweden has decreased by 20 percent compared to before the pandemic. – The movement seeks to achieve change by making visible other ways of traveling, and in a large
Father and son collected soda cans, begged and froze in a tent. Now they both work in our restaurant kitchen. Marian Hristov is 26 and tries hard not to think about what it was like back then. When he collected soda cans, begged and lived in a tent."It wasn't good," he says in fine Swedish when we meet in the warmth of Stamstället in Forum Medicum, after the lunch session."I'm quite shy, it was ha
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/stamstallet-life-bright-side-now-father-and-son - 2026-01-07
On 18 November, a news item was released that went beyond our wildest dreams: Lund University ranked first in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability. We have been ranked as not just the best in Sweden, or even Europe – we are number one in the entire world! This is most likely the first time that a Swedish or Nordic university has been ranked best in the world in one of the major ranking
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-are-ranked-best-world-sustainability-according-qs-i-am-speechless - 2026-01-08
Thursday 20 May Morten is giving a CMES Research Seminar on the topic: What is so Sectarian about Sectarian Politics? Identity Politics and Authoritarianism in a New Middle East. 1. How has sectarian politics been debated before, during and after the Arab Revolts? The public debate on sectarianism easily leaves the impression that this is a very recent issue emerging in the wake of the Arab rev
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/three-questions-morten-valbjorn - 2026-01-08
Is it possible to improve the antibodies that the body produces to fight SARS-CoV2? In a study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden, this was investigated by redesigning antibodies and combining them against the virus. The modified antibodies have been tested in human cells and with mice. Many antibodies used to treat covid infection during the pandemic have been so-called neutralizin
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cocktail-modified-antibodies-provides-strong-effect-against-sars-cov-2 - 2026-01-08
Feng Zhang, professor at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard visited Lund University at the beginning of March to deliver the annual honorary lecture organised by the Royal Physiographic and Mendelian Societies in Lund. First published: 2019-05-26Listen to the interview and hear more about why Feng Zhang wants to introduce a moratorium on genetically-modified babies and where Malin Parmar hopes
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/honorary-lecturer-feng-zhang-crispr-research-treasure-hunt-nature - 2026-01-07
Antibodies are the body's superheroes, recognizing and eliminating disease-causing substances. By combining parts from antibodies, researchers at Lund University have designed a hybrid antibody that better stimulates the immune system against both the SARS-CoV-2 virus and streptococcal bacteria. Antibodies can be likened to keys, with antigens as the corresponding locks. Each antibody is uniquely
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/recipe-great-antibody - 2026-01-07
Emma Kritzberg took the train to a meeting on Mallorca. A journey that took 54 hours and cost double what it would have to fly a couple of hours to the Mediterranean island. Yet, flying was never an option. She has not flown once for work or privately in the last six years, a conscious decision she took to reduce her carbon footprint. Emma Kritzberg, professor at the Department of Biology, stepped
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/54-hours-one-way-join-job-meeting-mallorca - 2026-01-08
WCMM Fireside Chat is a series of articles dedicated to showcasing the remarkable work of researchers within and around the Lund Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM). Our goal is to encourage collaboration, communication, and inspiration among the scientific community by highlighting innovative research, breakthrough discoveries, and the people driving these advancements. Join us as we
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-elin-tragardh - 2026-01-07
How long does it take to comfort someone? Does an egg need to be fried rather than boiled? LUM invited home care researchers from the School of Social Work and the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) for a conversation. They are meeting for the first time; their discussions cover stress, responsibility and participation. Their common goal is better home care, but they approach the issue from different pe
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/one-persons-workplace-anothers-home - 2026-01-08
Nu drar det ihop sig till Almedalsveckan 2023. Statsvetenskapliga institutionens forskare är på plats och medverkar i olika paneler och diskussioner. Torsdag 29 juni Israel vid vägs ände som liberaldemokratisk stat? Israel kantas av den värsta interna politiska krisen på årtionden efter att dess nytillträdda högerextrema regering försöker ta total politisk kontroll över rättsapparaten. Vilka polit
https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/statsvetare-pa-almedalsveckan-2023 - 2026-01-07
