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- The closing party with polonaise and night walks together with all promovendi who sang various songs for the statues in one of the Helsinki parks was a special experience. Our Professor emeritus Anders Lindroth, was conferred an honorary doctorate at the Univeristy of Helsinki last week. The following motivation is stated:"Honorary doctorates in science will be conferred on Professor Emeritus An

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/professor-anders-lindroth-honorary-doctor-univeristy-helsinki - 2025-10-11

Populism has gained significant momentum in recent decades. In all parts of the world, we see successes for both right- and left-wing parties with populist discourses, especially on the European continent. On November 21, an international symposium was organized at the School of Economics and Management in Lund, with funding from the Centre for European Studies, to analyze and discuss the impact o

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/recent-development-and-impact-populism-european-labour-law - 2025-10-11

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/coffee-break-researchers-marcus-grillitsch - 2025-10-11

A drug has shown great promise in the treatment of neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of childhood cancer. The study was led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, and is published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Every year, about 20 children in Sweden are diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an aggressive cancer of the nervous system that most frequently arises in the adrenal glands.

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/promising-treatment-aggressive-childhood-cancer - 2025-10-11

Sixty-six million years ago, a gigantic celestial body crashed to Earth on the Yucatán peninsula, forming a crater 200 kilometres across. The impact plunged Earth into darkness and killed off the dinosaurs. Now, researchers from Lund University in Sweden, among others, are analysing drill cores from the crater to reconstruct in detail what happened on Earth directly after the impact. The Chicxulub

https://www.science.lu.se/article/drill-cores-mexican-crater-provide-new-knowledge-about-dinosaurs-extinction - 2025-10-11

From the Vice-chancellor blog: Free and creative thoughts that can be turned into words or other expressions are the basis of a democratic society. Free and creative thoughts are also the preconditions for renewal. These are my words from a previous blog and after last week’s dark events, when Russia invaded Ukraine, it has become even more important to stress this. We now have an ongoing war in E

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ukraines-cause-ours-freedom-and-democracy-are-fragile - 2025-10-11

#21 May, 2021 Message from the director   Summer greetings from the team at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies Finally, warm sunny weather has arrived and slowly but surely Sweden is opening up again since the vaccination program is now in full swing. At CMES, we are able to enjoy outdoor “Corona-safe” meetings in the beautiful garden and we feel confident of moving towards brighter ti

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-forum-newsletter - 2025-10-11

Focusing on Circular Economy 12 November 2018 MOOCWe are proud to present a new MOOC in the Greening the Economy series:Circular Economy - Sustainable Materials Management!This free, on-line course looks at where important materials in products we use every day come from and how these materials can be used more efficiently, longer, and in closed loops.The MOOC involves expert researchers and pract

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/launch-new-mooc-and-podcast - 2025-10-11

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/infravis-call-2025-opens-october - 2025-10-11

As a part of ACCESS effort to have a deeper approach on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with a particular focus on the goals 3, 11, 14 and 15, we are happy to announce that three courses for PhD-students on different aspects related to the mentioned SDGs will be open to PhD-students from all ACCESS-universities. The courses are open to PhD-students from all disciplines and from a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-access-courses-phd-students - 2025-10-11

Ten postdoc positions and at least eight doctoral studentships on the 2030 Agenda and sustainable development will be announced at Lund University on 30 August. The announcement is part of the university’s research programme for excellence in sustainable development. Lund University aspires to be a part of the sustainable solution and contribute to the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development. The

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-positions-research-sustainable-development - 2025-10-11

On May 11, 2017, researchers from all over Sweden focusing on East Asia (and Asia in general) gathered in Stockholm. The conference, organized by the Institute for Security & Development Policy and the European Institute of Japanese Studies at the Stockholm School of Economics, aimed to create opportunities to discuss the current research environment, challenges in the field, and prospects for inc

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/videos-and-conference-report-isdps-conference - 2025-10-11

The conference gathers world-leading researchers and practitioners in the field of place branding who are experts in the branding of states, countries, destinations, and cities. The theme of this year's conference is "Place Branding in Crisis and Uncertainty". Welcome to join the conference and discuss this and other exciting themes related to place branding. Deadline for all submissions is May 5,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-will-host-7th-annual-conference-international-place-branding-conference-ipba-18-20 - 2025-10-12

Long life is common among bird parents that get help with childcare. This finding comes from researchers at the universities of Lund and Oxford who reviewed data from more than 9,000 studies. Being a parent can be tough. In general, animals that care for many offspring die young, at least in species where parents are not helped by others. However, in some species things are different and parents r

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/bird-parents-receive-help-live-longer - 2025-10-11

Eva Nordmark was 62 when she received her Alzheimer’s diagnosis. But rather than life ending, it gave her the chance to reclaim parts of her life that she had not previously had time for. It is a sunny autumn day at the Humlamaden rehab centre outside Veberöd, and the stable is full of life and activity. The 32-year-old Shetland pony Brossan is sauntering around the yard doing whatever takes his f

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/when-memory-fails - 2025-10-11

Congratulations all admitted students and welcome to the Department of Sociology! There are four international master's programmes at the Department of Sociology: Cultural Criminology (SACCR), Human Resources, Sociology (SASCO) and Social Anthropology (SASAN). We also collaborate with other departments on several master's programmes and one bachelor's programme in English.Do not miss important inf

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/admitted-one-our-international-masters-programmes-starting-autumn - 2025-10-11

The concepts of consultation and participation are often prevalent in the messaging of Swedish ministers on Sweden's presence in the EU. The message is that society, in broad terms, should be able to participate and voice its opinions on Sweden's approach to the EU. But how active is the government in speaking with organisations, groups and businesses when new issues take form in the EU? Not very

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/does-swedish-government-consult-interest-groups-eu-issues - 2025-10-11

During autumn 2020, a higher education institution review of Lund University was launched, focusing on the extent to which the University’s systematic quality assurance work functions satisfactorily in relation to the criteria set by the Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ). Now a decision and statement from the assessment group have been announced. UKÄ reviewed Lund University’s internal qual

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/results-announced-swedish-higher-education-authoritys-review-higher-education-institutions - 2025-10-11

Starting November 2023 a new housing portal will be implemented at LU Accommodation. Below you can find updates on several important changes that will be made. Housing application Spring semester 2024: The housing application process for new applicants with an arrival during Spring semester 2024 will use the already existing housing portal. New applicants need to follow the existing instructions o

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/new-housing-portal-lu-accommodation - 2025-10-11

Foto: Nick Fewings på Unsplash As a teaching staff member working in Canvas, you are responsible for ensuring that the content you share with your students is adapted for accessibility. In this article, you will find tips from The Project group for web accessibility on what to bear in mind for all types of information published online and on digital platforms. You will also find links and informat

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/5-tips-making-your-course-canvas-more-accessible - 2025-10-11