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For many years there has been an on-going discussion about how academic freedom is being challenged in many parts of the world, including Sweden. And when even some of the strongest academic bastions in the world such as Harvard are now fighting for their independence against the American federal administration’s political directives, it is clear that academia has not been crying wolf. Academic fr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/storm-clouds-gather-usa-institutional-freedom-and-independent-academia-are-essential - 2026-06-20

In February 2026, the University’s new unified education website, ESU, will be launched. The goal is to make it easier for students to find the right course or programme. The work encompasses new design, new underlying technology, reworked content and new working methods for information about education. The project, which has been in progress for several years, has involved many people from all pa

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-education-website-will-help-right-students-find-right-course-or-programme - 2026-06-20

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Governance of Urban Sustainability Transitions: Getting the most out of Urban Living Labs A new trans-European project aims to better define and evaluate the concept of Urban Living Labs. One goal is to understand what can be shared and learned in order to advance urban sustainability transitions.Across Europe, so-cal

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-kes-mccormick - 2026-06-21

Attractive collaboration partners, unique instruments, and expertise available at universities, institutes, and companies in northern Europe. As a researcher at Lund University, you can gain access to this abundant smörgåsbord of resources. HALRIC calls for and funds pilot projects to utilize infrastructure and develop knowledge. Apply now!Imagine:An organisation that has an overview of all possib

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/halric-supports-high-level-matchmaking-researchers-wanted - 2026-06-19

Each year, the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography (SSAG) awards a gold medal to an outstanding researcher in physical geography, human geography, or anthropology. Every third year, the prestigious Vega Medal is presented to a physical geographer, an award that has honored some of the world’s most influential scientists in the field. The Importance of the Vega MedalThe Vega Medal is one

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/call-nominations-2026-vega-medal-physical-geography - 2026-06-19

In order to achieve the 1.5-degree target set by the Paris Agreement, massive cuts in carbon emissions are needed. For the EU, this requires a reduction of household carbon footprints from 2015 of almost 70% by 2030 and over 90% by 2050. Too often, climate policies are not placed within a broader social context and policy makers neglect to see that welfare policies are vital to climate mitigation.

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/eu-project-shows-welfare-policies-are-vital-climate-mitigation - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. ICOS Carbon Portal is the central data portal for a European-wide Greenhouse Gas monitoring network. It offers access to research data from ICOS scientists all over Europe, and provides facilities and IT resources supporting modelling activities for elaborated data products. Hello Alex Vermeulen! What is the Carbon Po

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/carbon-portal-access-carbon-research-data - 2026-06-19

The Lung Bioengineering and Regeneration research group is made up of about 15 researchers focusing on chronic lung disease. The group’s work includes the development of different methods to study disease models for conditions such as COPD and pulmonary fibrosis. One of the researchers, John Stegmayr, has been awarded SEK 700,000 from the Carl Tesdorpf Foundation to expand research into idiopathic

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/focusing-chronic-lung-disease - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A year ago LUCSUS researcher Sara Gabrielsson went to Tanzania to study the cultural acceptability and management challenges of different menstrual products among adolescent school girls in rural Tanzania. The study, which tested three types of menstrual products: the menstrual cup, disposable sanitary pads and washab

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/she-wants-break-silence-about-menstruation - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUCSUS researchers will be part of the upcoming 2020 Virtual Forum on Earth System Governance, where they will be organising a session on migration and climate change. LUCSUS and the University of Liége will be facilitating an innovative session on 16th of September, 2020 at 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (CEST) in the 2020 Virtua

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/2020-virtual-forum-earth-system-governance - 2026-06-19

IIIEE Director Jenny Palm reflects on Lund University reaching first place in the world in the QS World University Rankings and what elements have contributed to that we have reached this far. Prof. Jenny Palm, Director of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics and Chair of the Sustainability Forum at Lund University, views the university’s top position in the QS Sustai

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-director-and-chair-sustainability-forum-lund-universitys-top-ranking-sustainability - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Congratulations to Cheng Luan, research engineer from China and postdoc in the research group Diabetes - Islet Patophysiology who is given the Chinese government award for outstanding self finance students abroad. – I would never forget how excited I was when I got the phone call from the Embassy of China in Sweden no

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/award-outstanding-chinese-student-abroad - 2026-06-19

Lund University leads a new network researching law, religion, and governance in post-imperial Muslim-majority societies. Eleven European universities are participating with 15 PhD students. Four of these will be based in Lund. The grant will fund the new doctoral network MINARET. The researchers will study how constitutional change unfolds in Muslim-majority societies shaped by imperial legacies.

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/major-eu-grant-lund-led-phd-programme-islamic-legal-cultures - 2026-06-20

The Workplace of the Future project has now presented its first report to the Vice-Chancellor. It concluded with concrete suggestions for LU to continue working on in order to become an attractive and sustainable workplace for the long-term. The report describes what emerged from a total of eleven workshops with employees and managers from different categories of staff, who were asked what they th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/workplace-future-project-has-finished-its-first-report - 2026-06-20

How does assessment affect students' learning? Professor Luke Dawson from the School of Dentistry in Liverpool confirms a clear connection between the type of assessment and the students' learning process. One morning in April, about thirty people who teach at the faculty gathered to discuss how feedback to students using forms during clinical training can be made meaningful and useful. As an intr

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/visiting-expert-useful-feedback-supports-learning - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Six doctoral students from Lund University participated in the first meeting of the WASP-HS graduate school when 35 doctoral students from a number of Swedish universities gathered to discuss and dive deeper in artificial intelligence and the humanities and social sciences. “A very good start,” school director Christi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/graduate-school-future-groundbreaking-research - 2026-06-19

IndiCell, short for Individualized Cell Therapy, is a national initiative in Sweden to speed up the development of advanced therapies that can help treat or cure a range of diseases and medical conditions. The project, led by researchers at the Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University, is now celebrating its second anniversary. Launched in 2021 with funding from Vinnova, the Swedish Innovation Age

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/innovation-environment-customised-stem-cell-treatments-turns-two - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new technology has brought researchers one step closer to a future cure for Congenital Muscular Dystrophy type1A, a devastating muscle disease that affects children. The new findings are based on research by Kinga Gawlik at Lund University, Department of Experimental Medical Science, and were recently published in N

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/reversing-muscle-dystrophy - 2026-06-19

Bringing together clinical insight and molecular research is essential for advancing modern medicine. With the appointment of Lisa Rydén as new Clinical Co-Director at the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine Lund, the centre aims to further strengthen the bridge between healthcare and academic research environments in Lund. A professor of surgery with long-standing experience in translational

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/lisa-ryden-appointed-clinical-co-director-wcmm-lund-strengthen-translational-research - 2026-06-19

Can innovation strengthen research? Former NanoLund director Heiner Linke, professor of nanophysics and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, achieved this by combining research and innovation. His own attitude towards utilisation and innovation has evolved from a sense of duty to passion: “Now I think it’s genuinely exciting.” Do you see increasing integration of innovation within rese

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/best-both-worlds-heiner-linke-why-swedish-researchers-should-invest-innovation - 2026-06-19