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Sofia Nyström and Ida Nilsson have been awarded the 2025 SASNET Travel Grant for Journalism Students. This autumn, they will travel to Sri Lanka to report on the country’s ongoing economic and political challenges. The SASNET travel grant is designed to give journalism students the opportunity to conduct on-the-ground reporting in South Asia, encouraging a deeper and more nuanced understanding of

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sofia-nystrom-and-ida-nilsson-awarded-sasnet-travel-grant-journalism-students-2025 - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 22-23 June 2016, Invest in Skåne and Medicon Village – connected to Lund University – organize for the first time a summit entitled The Bridge. The aim of the summit is to enable and drive dialogue, cooperation and research within Life and Materials Science, and by these means help solve some of today’s biggest cha

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/first-annual-bridge-summit-lund-find-solutions-major-challenges - 2026-05-17

On September 17, SASNET hosted a lecture with Erik Törner (Svalorna Indien Bangladesh) at Lund City Library, exploring India’s rapid economic growth and the inequalities that remain. In his lecture, Erik Törner, who has worked in international development for more than 25 years, presented an overview of India’s economic rise alongside the social challenges that persist. He described the country’s

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/indias-economic-miracle-why-not-everyone-included - 2026-05-17

We hereby announce that the Best South Asia Thesis Award of 2024/2025 is granted Fatima Ali Shah for her excellent and impressive thesis "From Ashes to Access: A Dual-Framework Formative Evaluation of the Super Seeder Subsidy in Faisalabad, Pakistan". Since 2022, SASNET annualy grants a Lund University student the Best South Asia Thesis Award for an excellent Bachelor or Master thesis in the human

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/fatima-ali-shah-granted-best-south-asia-thesis-award-20242025 - 2026-05-17

Welcome to a seminar co-organised by SASNET and the PhD community at the Department of Political Science 27 January 2026 13:15 to 14:30. Tushar Joshi is a doctoral student at the University of Melbourne and will be staying at the Department of Political Science, Lund University during the period December to March as a holder of a "GloHub Doctoral Student Mobility Grant". Strategic Culture and Fore

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-seminar-tushar-joshi-strategic-culture-and-foreign-policy-behaviour-bjp-and-rss-influence - 2026-05-17

On 9 and 10 April 2026, SASNET is organising a workshop on the theme 'Authoritarianism and Democratic Resurgence in South Asia' at Lund University. We hereby invite PhD students and postdoctoral researchers based at European universities to send us a paper proposal by 9 January 2026. Please, send us an abstract-length description of the paper and a CV. Send these to ted [dot] svensson [at] svet [d

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/invitation-workshop-theme-authoritarianism-and-democratic-resurgence-south-asia-lund-university - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The fifth annual Young South Asia Scholars Meet (Y-SASM) Workshop will be held from 24–25 June 2015 in Göttingen, Germany. The theme of the workshop is ”Transformations of ‘the Political’” and the themes discussed will be: - State and Governance; - Politics of knowledge production, - Political performance, - Developme

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/fifth-young-south-asia-scholars-meet-workshop-be-held-gottingen - 2026-05-17

SASNET will, beginning in February, host a new online seminar series on the theme anti-caste thinking as political theory. The seminar series will be convened by Rajat Roy (Presidency University) and Ted Svensson (Lund University). The ambition is to invite scholars who through their work address and analyse the nuances of various expressions of anti-caste thinking to the seminar series in order t

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-sasnet-seminar-series-anti-caste-thinking-political-theory - 2026-05-17

Gedea Biotech secures €1.3 million (14 MSEK) to advance its antibiotic-free vaginal infection treatment pHyph towards market launch. Gedea Biotech, part of LU Holding’s portfolio, announced in May that it has raised €1.3 million (14 MSEK) for additional development activities of their product pHyph for antibiotic-free treatment of vaginal infections. The funds will be used for: • An ongoing proof-

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/gedea-biotech-secures-eu13-million - 2026-05-17

Petter Pilesjö, Abdulghani Hasan, and Andreas Persson were tired of the feeling of writing articles and presenting at conferences without anything happening. Learn how they went from research results to making use of their findings by starting the company PluvioFlow. Petter Pilsjö is a Professor at Lund University Centre for Geographical Information Systems (GIS Centre), as well as a founder of Pl

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/they-started-company-spread-their-research-findings-we-need-get-better-handling-floods - 2026-05-17

The Magical Garden is a pedagogical system for preschool mathematics created around a digital learning-through-play game. The system is based on more than 10 years of research and development. Now, it’s been awarded a proof-of-concept grant. Learning early math is not just fundamental for children to do better in math; it’s a key predictor of overall school success, according to Agneta Gulz, profe

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/innovative-system-teaching-preschool-maths-receives-sek-38-million-proof-concept-funding-wallenberg - 2026-05-17

PluvioFlow, a pioneering technology company specializing in flood modeling, announces the appointment of Jonatan Green Brzezinski as its new CEO and Inriver founder Johan Billgren as Chairman of the Board. Simultaneously, the company is launching a pilot program following highly positive market feedback. "I'm excited to join the team and get started," says Jonatan Green Brzezinski, the new CEO. "I

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/pluvioflow-wants-increase-societies-resilience-floods-appoints-new-ceo-and-launches-pilot-program - 2026-05-17

To address the unique needs of Sweden's innovative and fast-growing startups and scaleups, a new collaborative initiative called Sweden Startup Nation has been established. This initiative aims to serve as an independent, national knowledge hub that enhances understanding of startups, scaleups, and their ecosystem through comprehensive data collection, analysis, and accessibility. The initiative i

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/new-initiative-strengthen-swedens-startups-and-scaleups - 2026-05-17

Much of the world's infrastructure is made of concrete, which presents a challenge when it cracks and needs repair. Traditional repair methods involve cutting away a large amount of material. Now researchers at Lund University are investigating an innovative solution: using fungi to mend concrete. This groundbreaking research got off the ground with a Sustainable Idea Exploration grant and support

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/sustainable-construction-how-fungi-research-lund-university-could-revolutionise-infrastructure - 2026-05-17

THINK TEAM. Don't strive for perfection, take small steps instead. And dare to ask the really tough questions. Annika Lindström, Innovation Developer at LU Innovation, gives advice to aspiring entrepreneurs. To "succeed" in realising an idea, the most fundamental thing in my eyes is to be truly driven by the desire to solve a problem and create value for an end user or customer.It's easy to fall i

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/dont-fall-love-your-own-idea - 2026-05-17

Trauma surgeon Dr. Gabriel Börner often saw patients suffer from complications after open abdominal surgery. Inspired by evidence that the small-bites technique could significantly reduce these issues, he founded Suturion in 2018. Now Suturion has entered the first commercial production of SutureTOOL™. Resembling an advanced surgical sewing device, SutureTOOL™ enables surgeons to adopt the recomme

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/bench-bedside-suturion-enters-first-commercial-production-suturetooltm - 2026-05-17

The 10th International Conference on Attosecond Science and Technology (ATTO X) will take place in Lund, Sweden, from July 6–11, 2025. ATTO is the world’s leading conference in the field of attosecond science, gathering researchers from academia, institutes, and industry to share the latest developments in ultrafast science. Held biennially, ATTO showcases state-of-the-art advances in attosecond l

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/lund-host-prestigious-attosecond-science-conference-july-2025 - 2026-05-17

Anne-Lise Viotti and Armin Tavakoli at Lund University have been named Future Research Leaders 2025 by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF). The award is based on their pioneering research projects in nonlinear optics and quantum communication – fields with significant future impact on both technology and society. For the ninth time, the Foundation for Strategic Research has appoint

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/two-researchers-department-physics-named-future-research-leaders - 2026-05-17

Lund University is seeking 25 international researchers in its largest-ever global recruitment drive. Among these opportunities, the Department of Physics is offering two positions within the renowned NanoLund research environment as part of this major investment. “In an uncertain world where free research and education are under intense pressure, Lund University is making its largest-ever investm

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/nanolund-and-physics-key-lunds-largest-international-hiring-drive - 2026-05-17

Dive into the exciting world of physics here in Lund – from the tiniest building blocks of matter to the mysteries of the cosmos. Join us for fun experiments and demonstrations, where you can, among other things, try out a scanning electron microscope or slow down time with a high-speed camera. This year’s event also features research presentations (in English or Swedish), the chance to visit Lund

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/quantum-physics-and-double-anniversary-kulturnatten - 2026-05-17