Nya ledamöter studerar Parkinsons sjukdom / New members of the class for medical sciences. For more inforamtion please click on the below links: På Svenska: https://www.kva.se/nyheter/nya-ledamoter-studerar-parkinsons-sjukdom/ Lunds universitet: https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/lundaprofessor-invald-i-kungliga-vetenskapsakademien In English: https://www.kva.se/en/news/new-members-of-the-class-for

https://www.regenerative-neurobiology.lu.se/article/malin-parmar-becomes-new-member-royal-swedish-academy-sciences - 2025-08-27

Photographer Magnus Hjalmarsson is digitising Swedish periodicals. With the objective of digitising Swedish printed material from the 1400s to modern times, a collaboration has been established between the National Library of Sweden and the five university libraries in Lund, Gothenburg, Stockholm, Uppsala, and Umeå. The undertaking lays the basis of a long-term digitisation undertaking. The materi

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/national-library-collaboration-will-digitise-swedish-printed-material - 2025-08-27

Autumnal greenery covers the beautiful facade of Lund University Library. Photographer Gideon Horn. We are renovating the inside of the building next year, making room for more and better study spaces. By 2025, functional and beautiful study spaces will be available for you. Starting this year, Akademiska Hus will renovate the building's many windows. A work that will continue next year. The preli

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/more-functional-and-beautiful-study-environment-lund-university-library - 2025-08-27

Studies in the Wallengren reading room. Photographer Johan Bävman. Do you know that we are renovating next year, making room for more and better study spaces? The coming year will be noisy with few study spaces. Studying at UB will be inconvenient during the renovation, but the result will be worth it. During the Christmas holidays, we close UB and move upstairs. In January, we welcome you to floo

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/prepare-year-limited-study-spaces - 2025-08-27

The voices of the survivors make clear how incredibly fragile a democracy is; how quickly the moral foundations of a society can crumble and make the unthinkable possible,” says Erik Renström, Vice-Chancellor of Lund University. UNESCO has added the unique archive of 500 in-depth interviews with Holocaust survivors to the Memory of the World Register. It recognises the Ravensbrück Archive as an ex

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/ravensbruck-archive-receives-memory-world-status - 2025-08-27

The Pufendorf institute celebrates 15 years as an Institute for Advanced Study and many interdisciplinary groups have been at here and experienced the value of thinking and working together across disciplinary boundaries. We are happy to see that Pufendorf collaborations have continued and that several have received external funding for large interdisciplinary projects based on the work done here

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/our-alumni-are-golden-and-deserve-bonus - 2025-08-27

2024 was the year when Pufendorf IAS' calls for applications reached further and beyond. We received many applications both to start Advanced Study Groups and Themes at the Pufendorf Institute. Decisions on which Theme applications will go all the way will be made in April. Right now, we are pleased to welcome four new Advanced Study Groups starting in February, 2025. Advanced Study Groups 2025Sto

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/four-new-advanced-study-groups-start-1-february-2025 - 2025-08-27

Photo: Sangharsh Lohakare/Unsplash. As advancements in genetic technology continue to benefit human health, concerns are mounting over their potential misuse in geopolitical conflicts. While discussions on the risks of genetic technology in international affairs have often focused on dramatic scenarios – such as so-called "genetic bioweapons" – a team of interdisciplinary researchers argues that t

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/greyzone-genomics-assessing-risks-dna-technology-global-power-struggles - 2025-08-27

Photo: Nilotpal Maity/unsplash Although the public sector makes up half of our economy, there is currently no interdisciplinary tax centre in Sweden. By linking research to specific societal challenges, Lund University aims to contribute to a more sustainable and efficient tax policy, while also reinforcing Sweden’s position in the global debate on the future tax system. Researchers at Lund Univer

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/researchers-lund-university-launch-swedens-first-interdisciplinary-tax-centre - 2025-08-27

Photo: Hanna Barakat & Cambridge Diversity Fund The digital transformation of our world and the use of innovative digital technologies, including AI, reshape economic, social, political, and cultural interactions in most areas of life. While digital technologies may offer possibilities for development and action, they also raise concerns about integrity, privacy, and democratic values. Also: the b

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/welcome-conference-digijustice-human-rights-age-ai-15-may - 2025-08-27

Photo: Johan Persson Soon, it is that time of year again, where current Themes, our interdisciplinary research groups here at Pufendorf IAS, arrange a palette of events. The events are open for all and free admission - but you do need to register for them. Enjoy interdisciplinary research outreach at its best! Pufendorf Themes invite you to their "end-events"7 May Theme Greyzone Genomics which wil

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/eventful-spring-awaits - 2025-08-27

From this to...? Photo taken at Ostia, Italy by Giacomo Landeschi. One of our interdisciplinary Themes, Ancient Synagogues and the Human Sensorium, decided to make this May even eventful(l)er. We are all for it. Especially since they provide simulations of the past with advanced computational methods, meetings with international experts and … food. All three events are open to all, will be held in

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/one-theme-several-events - 2025-08-27

Today we welcome Antoinette Fage-Butler, associate professor at the Department of English at Aarhus University She is here at the Pufendorf IAS as part of the NordIAS Fellowship exchange and will visit the Institute for a week this time around, returning for a second week in autumn. With The NordIAS Fellowship exchange, researchers at Institutes taking part in the NordIAS network may vist other IA

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/welcome-antoinette-nordias-fellow-aarhus - 2025-08-27

Three Themes. Three windows. Photo: Åsa Thormählen. During the academic year 2025/2026, three new Themes will be here at Pufendorf IAS. Our Themes are currently all busy with organising their final events, (please read more in the article An eventful spring awaits | The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies) and precisely at the same time, the cycle of our new Themes begins. “Breathless with an

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/three-themes-our-doorstep - 2025-08-27

An ASG working in the Pufendorf Sculpture Hall. Photo: Johan Persson The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies offers two different types of interdisciplinary groups: Our Themes, where researchers from different disciplines and faculties at Lund University work on and are paid by the institute one day a week for an entire academic year. And then the flexible meeting format for interdisciplinary

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/four-new-advanced-study-groups-be-welcomed-september - 2025-08-27

Photo: Johan Persson Have you been thinking about a research problem perfect for an interdisciplinary research group to explore? Perhaps you think that it needs to be more mature in order to pursue funding? Look no further - here's your chance. Pufendorf IAS launches the yearly call for applications to start a Theme here at Lund University's beautiful incubator for new interdisciplinary research.

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/launch-call-applications-start-theme-pufendorf-institute-advanced-studies-8-september - 2025-08-27

The new Advanced Study Groups, who will start their work at the institute in September, will investigate questions related to: artistic processes in music and literary creation; land use conflicts in Sweden; the energy crisis impacts on households; industries and on the energy transition; and the linkages between digital innovation and emergent digital inequalities in relation to human rights. We

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/institute-welcomes-four-new-advanced-study-groups-autumn - 2025-08-27

The Institute announces yearly calls for application to Themes and Advanced Study Groups. Researchers at Lund University are now invited to apply for Themes and Advanced Study Groups, starting in 2024. Theme applications  A Theme must be innovative in nature and revolve around a research issue which can best be solved through knowledge from several disciplines in collaboration.  Focus should be on

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/call-applications-pufendorf-ias-are-now-open-0 - 2025-08-27

Mark Grimshaw-Aagaard is usually working as a professor of music at Aalborg University in Denmark, but for the coming six months he is joining the Theme Sound of Democracy at the Pufendorf IAS as a guest researcher. What is your background and research interests, and how does it connect to the Theme Sound of Democracy ? As my parents were teachers working for the British government, I was fortunat

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/sound-engineer-and-roadie-professor-music-meet-guest-researcher-mark-grimshaw-aagaard - 2025-08-27

Berit Løkensgard Strand is a professor in biopolymers and biomaterials at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. In autumn 2023 and spring 2024, she is an International Fellow at the Pufendorf IAS, working with the Theme Roadmap of Biomaterials 4.0. What is your background and research interests? My background is in chemical engineering and biotechnology, and I am now a professor in b

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/meet-guest-researcher-berit-lokensgard-strand - 2025-08-27