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In May, Salma Mahamed, Gustavo Cadenas Delascio, Marta Pitino and Ismail Bazine participated in our third doctoral course, coordinated by the University of Gothenburg: ‘Making Foreign Aid Work: Managing tensions between top-down and bottom-up approaches’. The participants took part in online literature seminars, but also our onsite workshop in Gothenburg. The course brought together both doctoral
Economic conditions influence whether and when people choose to have children. A new report from the Swedish government inquiry A Future with Children, led by LUSEM economist Åsa Hansson, shows how financial risks – particularly for women – may be contributing to declining birth rates. Fewer children are being born in Sweden, and economic conditions may play a larger role than previously assumed.
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/economic-security-shapes-decisions-about-having-children - 2026-07-04
CMES Visiting Professor Dalia Dassa Kaye has co-authored a report that explores the possible establishment of a new official multilateral forum for sustainable dialogue and engagement in the Middle East and North Africa. Last week a Chatham House report was launched to explore the possible establishment of a new official multilateral forum for sustainable dialogue and engagement in the Middle East
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-visiting-professor-dalia-dassa-kaye-launches-report-mena-multilateral-forum - 2026-07-03
A considerable reduction in the availability of electricity is expected this winter. If the electricity available is less than the demand for electricity, this results in what is known as a power shortfall. This could lead to short power cuts at the University. There is now a Vice-Chancellor’s decision that clarifies duties and responsibilities within the University in the event of a power shortfa
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-must-be-prepared-disconnection-electricity-0 - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The more sugar we eat, the less vitamins and minerals we consume, new findings from Lund University in Sweden show. However, the researchers behind the study do not believe that their results alone are enough to make changes to current dietary recommendations. High sugar intake has been associated with numerous diseas
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/more-sugar-less-vitamins-we-eat-study-shows - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How has life and work changed during the pandemic? LUM has met coworkers with widely different situations, starting with Tove Eriksson and Anna Löthman. Anna Löthman and Tove Eriksson, Communication officers at EHLLU has become a race car!Many people are working from home due to the coronavirus, but not you. Why?"We l
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/everyday-life-wake-corona-crisis - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Where did I put my sunglasses? Where have the car keys got to, what is the door code to Lisa’s building, and what did I do yesterday afternoon? We all know how irritating it can be when our memory doesn’t work as it should. However, it can be difficult to know what is a ‘normal’ poor memory and what is the result of d
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/multiple-explanations-memory-problems - 2026-07-03
Many lung patients face a critical shortage of organs for transplantation. To address this challenge, the ‘The Bridge - Lungs for Life’ initiative led by Professor Sandra Lindstedt at the Skåne University Hospital in Lund and Lund University will establish a centralized Danish-Swedish "renovation facility" for damaged lungs – a first-of-its-kind endeavor in Europe. Lung transplantation is the prim
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/bridge-lungs-life-eu-funding-supports-oresund-lung-transplant-initiative - 2026-07-03
Meet Ioana-Gabriela Deneș from Romania, currently studying the Master's program i Service Managament, Tourism. Why did you choose Lund University and your programme? I was interested in Tourism programmes, so I did some research online and found this one which seemed quite interesting. I also got accepted to an Austrian university, but I decided to come to Lund, mainly because of its reputation, a
https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/agora-and-stampus-make-sure-your-student-experience-constantly-its-peak - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Mapillary, an app developed by Lund University senior lecturer Jan Erik Solem, crowdsources street view images. The company has now joined forces with OpenStreetMap, the world’s biggest free, editable map service. VIDEO: Mapillary – watch how it works If you live in a small town, or have booked a vacation in a remote
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/mapillary-puts-your-photos-map - 2026-07-03
The major renovation of our bicycle parking outside Forum Medicum is moving forward. More and better bicycle racks, benches and signs will reduce the dangers and make it easier for cyclists and others. See photos of the progress on Swedish Intramed. Akademiska Hus, together with its land contractor, will supplement with an additional approximately 120 bicycle parking spaces adjacent to Forum Medic
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/remake-hoping-end-bicycle-chaos-november - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. If you have ever sniffed yourself dizzy at a perfume counter, you have perhaps also come across claims that pH values, fragrance notes and pheromones affect the scent. Are these and other claims true? And what is it that actually makes us smell nice – or nasty? Chemistry Professor Ulf Ellervik separates the scents fro
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/facts-and-fallacies-about-perfumes-and-body-odours - 2026-07-03
Lund University researcher Wenqian Xu will investigate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in home care and the risks associated with its implementation, together with colleagues from Estonia, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The project, called AMICA, has been granted SEK 14,9 million from NordForsk, along with an additional SEK 1.6 million from the Estonian Research Council. It is one of se
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/ai-powered-care-home - 2026-07-03
We would like to invite you to the 17th annual conference of the Nordic Association for the Study of Contemporary Japanese Society (NAJS), which will be held at, the European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics, 15-16 June 2023. For our 2023 Stockholm conference we invite paper proposals on topics related to modern and contemporary Japanese society, including economy and b
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/call-papers-17th-najs-conference-15-16-june-2023 - 2026-07-03
Iben Lundgaard’s vision is driving international collaboration in neuroscience. After initiating the first Glymphatic and Brain Clearance Symposium in Lund, Sweden, in 2024, her lab recently attended the second meeting at Oxford, UK, connecting with over 250 scientists to advance research on brain clearance mechanisms critical for understanding neurodegenerative diseases. From 30 March to 1 April
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/lundgaard-lab-attends-second-glymphatic-and-brain-clearance-symposium-oxford - 2026-07-03
Promoting interdisciplinary collaboration within and between faculties is an important part of the University's research strategy. In recent years, Lund University has invested in initiatives such as Thematic Collaboration Projects, Profile Areas and research initiatives linked to Agenda 2030. The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies serves as an incubator for new research ideas and supports i
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-starting-theme-or-advanced-study-group-pufendorf-institute-advanced-studies - 2026-07-04
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How can we understand today’s global collective body of anxiety? The fear of the other? War and hostility? Such topics will be explored in five separate conversations with prominent and innovative scholars, formed as dialogues where the audience is invited to actively participate. The Center for Middle Eastern Studies
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/arjun-appadurai-and-maria-frederika-malmstrom-about-passion-and-politics - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An upcoming IIIEE ‘Massive Open Online Course’ to be launched on the Coursera platform in the 3rd quarter of 2018 The CE-MOOC – or “The Circular Economy: Managing Materials Sustainably” – will reach out with learning content, and best practice examples, to broader social and political audiences.The CE-MOOC content wil
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/circular-economy-managing-materials-sustainably - 2026-07-03
Lund University is hiring 45 new assistant professors and visiting professors this spring. The initiative, which involves just over SEK 30 million in university-wide funding, represents a significant boost to operations – not least at the Faculty of Social Sciences, which is welcoming nine of the new recruits. The number of applications for Lund University’s international recruitment drive was hig
https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/unprecedented-interest-international-recruitment - 2026-07-03
Apply for doctoral positions in social resilience for the Agenda 2030 Graduate School at Lund University. Applicants can choose Sustainability sciences as their subject area - and come work at LUCSUS! The Faculty of Social Sciences is offering two doctoral student positions in social resilience. Social resilience can be broadly understood as the ability of groups or communities to withstand and re
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/doctoral-positions-now-open-agenda-2030-graduate-school-lund-university - 2026-07-03
