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Soon, the building currently known as Astronomihuset will take on a new role as a communal meeting place for students and staff. Take the opportunity to help decide what the building should be called. In what is now called the Astronomy Building, the faculty management and office are located on the second floor, while the LUNA student union has moved into the ground floor. Since 1 September, the G
Teachers are exploring generative AI tools on their own. This event shares research from six schools in Sweden and Australia, led by Professor Neil Selwyn, to discuss AI's role in education today. In the absence of official guidelines and institutional strategies, teachers around the world have been left largely to make sense of generative AI (genAI) tools for themselves. We present empirical work
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/teachers-sensemaking-around-their-use-and-non-use-genai - 2026-08-03
Hebatalla Taha (Lund University) held a CMES Research Seminar on the Israeli Bank Leumi and its operations in Palestine. Leumi is an Israeli bank, established in 1902 as the Anglo-Palestine Company, closely connected to the Zionist movement. After the founding of the State of Israel in 1948, Bank Leumi served as the central bank and issued the country's first banknotes. Throughout the 20th century
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/israels-bank-leumi-palestine - 2026-08-03
On the position of filmmaker as feminist, this article investigates the documentarian’s strategies of dealing with the cruelty in activism and the cruelty suffered by women in Chinese context. On the position of filmmaker as feminist, this article investigates the documentarian’s strategies of dealing with the cruelty in activism and the cruelty suffered by women in Chinese context. It analyses th
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-research-filmmaker-feminist-jinyan-zeng - 2026-08-03
Reducing plastic waste and plastic pollution in our oceans is on the agenda for UN’s member states since March 2022. In a hearing between the French Sénat and Assemblée Nationale regarding this matter, Professor Hervé Corvellec participated as an invited expert on plastic waste and answered the question “Why is there so much plastic waste?”. In March 2022 UN Member States agreed to start negotiati
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/herve-corvellec-plastic-embedded-consumption - 2026-08-03
Through the newly launched Lund University Outreach Academy, the division of Corporate Communication now offers training for researchers who want to be more effective at communicating their research beyond academia. The courses provide inspiration, practical tools and support for engaging with the public, the media, policymakers, funders and collaboration partners. The programme is specifically de
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-outreach-academy-training-research-communication - 2026-08-04
When the application deadline for the position of Vice-Chancellor of Lund University passed on 1 February, 6 had applied for the position and 8 had been nominated. The term of office for the Vice-Chancellor of Lund University expires at the end of 2026. Between 17 December and 1 February, it was possible to nominate someone for the position or apply for it yourself.Now that the deadline for nomina
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/total-number-applicants-vice-chancellor-revealed - 2026-08-04
The University Board has allocated strategic funds to strengthen research and education at Campus Helsingborg. Employees can now apply for funding for research and development projects within the framework of Campus Helsingborg's strategic initiatives. The purpose of the initiative is to stimulate interdisciplinary collaborations, support established research environments with growth potential, an
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/strategic-funds-research-and-collaboration-campus-helsingborg - 2026-08-04
The Edstrand Foundation awards three of Sweden’s largest art grants, as well as four grants to recent Master’s graduates. In collaboration with the Malmö Art Academy, all grant recipients will be featured in a group exhibition opening on 22 October. This year, the Edstrand Scholarship Foundation has awarded a grant of 500,000 SEK each to the artists Melanie Kitti, Sandra Mujinga, and Matti Sumari.
https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/edstrand-foundation-scholarship-recipients-2026 - 2026-08-03
The metal recycling industry is growing, not least due to the use of metals in green energy electronic components. Researchers at Lund University have examined the inhaled air of workers at 13 recycling companies in Sweden. Among the results, high levels of lead in air and elevated levels of multiple metals were detected in the blood of those who work in recycling. Different forms of metals are in
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/harmful-exposure-metal-recycling - 2026-08-03
In today’s world, where climate change rapidly accelerates and business operations are the main sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the question of what motivates companies to take meaningful environmental action has never been more urgent. Climate change exposes companies to various types of risks, beyond direct physical risks, such as losing market share to competitors with better environ
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/do-competitive-pressures-push-businesses-go-green - 2026-08-04
Former doctoral student in Statistics at LUSEM Johan Larsson, has been awarded the Best thesis award at LUSEM 2024 for his thesis Optimization and Algorithms in Sparse Regression: Screening Rules, Coordinate Descent, and Normalization. Selected by the College of Doctoral Studies, this recognition highlights the exceptional quality and impact of Johan Larsson's research. The award, which includes a
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusems-best-thesis-award-2024-goes-johan-larsson - 2026-08-03
This autumn, LU Estates and Akademiska Hus will measure how much certain premises rented by the University are actually used. The measurements will be conducted by sensors placed at the entrances and exits to some offices and in lecture halls. The aim is to improve efficiency and reduce the need for premises. Digitalisation and the increase in working from home have led to offices being used less
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/measurements-may-lead-fewer-premises - 2026-08-03
Asgard Therapeutics, in partnership with Lund University and Herlev Hospital, has been awarded €2.5 million for an EIC Transition project from the European Innovation Council. EIC Transition is a funding program under Horizon Europe aimed at validating and demonstrating a specific technology in a relevant environment while also developing business and market readiness.The project is coordinated by
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/innovative-cancer-cell-therapy-project-lands-eu25-million-eic-funding - 2026-08-03
We spoke with Alex Vermeulen, Director of the ICOS ERIC Carbon Portal, about the latest World Meteorological Organization report, the Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, for which Alex serves as editor. Published in October – in time to provide the latest data to the COP30 meeting – the report describes the largest year-on-year rise in CO₂ levels since records began in the 1950s. Alex shares his thoughts on
In times when the majority of students need to take exams in an online environment, there are many teachers who wish to monitor the exam via camera surveillance in Zoom. There are many different ways to handle this, Karin Bergman from the department of economics has written about how she approaches this. Foto: Patrick on Unsplash We have used Zoom monitoring in a couple of exams both to prevent st
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/heres-what-we-did-monitoring-zoom - 2026-08-03
