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Some years ago, Sven Bjerstedt researched the forgotten Finnish American musician and composer Einar Swan (1903–40) who wrote the immortal song, “When Your Lover Has Gone”. Bjerstedt published an 80-page biography )and participated in one-hour TV and radio documentaries on Einar Swan.Recently, Finland’s former prime minister Esko Aho translated Bjerstedt’s Swan biography into Finnish and included

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/finnish-translation-sven-bjerstedts-research-about-composer-einar-swan - 2026-09-01

If you are eligible to vote and nominate candidates, you can now nominate candidates for a by-election to the Nomination Committee. We need your nomination by 31 October at the latest! The by-election is for one teaching staff with research expertise to the Faculty of Social Sciences' Nominating Committee for immediate appointment and until 28 February 2027.Those eligible to vote and nominate at t

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/nominate-candidates-facultys-nominating-committee - 2026-09-01

Fariborz Zelli organises an official side-event for Lund University at the UN Climate Conference in Belém, Brazil (10-21 November). The event focuses on unsung heroes of climate action: local and indigenous communities and the considerable neglect which their climate action, and the violence against them, have been receiving in UN climate negotiations.The event is an initiative of the Formas-funde

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/fariborz-zelli-organises-official-side-event-lund-university-un-climate-conference-belem - 2026-09-01

War and troubled times in the wider world, cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns aimed at state authorities – these things all affect the University in various ways. LUM has spoken to researchers at the Psychological Defence Research Institute in Helsingborg, the School of Aviation in Ljungbyhed and the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) in Lund. How their work is affected, and to what extent, varie

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/theme-research-times-war-and-trouble - 2026-09-02

LINXS invites proposals for new Themes, starting in 2026. We welcome original, innovative, and pioneering Theme proposals that will advance science using X-rays, neutrons, and complementing techniques. LINXS Themes are funded for three years and aim to bring research communities together. A Theme does not fund research per se but facilitates research by bringing together active teams focusing on s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/linxs-institute-advanced-neutron-and-x-ray-science-invites-new-themes-0 - 2026-09-02

Inför terminsstart så öppnar Universitetshuset upp dörrarna. Mellan den 20 augusti och 6 september kan du passa på att titta in i Universitetshuset innan renoveringen börjar. Du kan besöka atriet, universitetsaulan, pelarsalen och konsistoriet. Universitetshuset väntar på renoveringLunds universitets huvudbyggnad stod färdig 1882 och behöver nu renoveras. Under projekteringen har Universitetshuset

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/universitetshuset-oppnar-upp-dorrarna-under-terminsstarten - 2026-09-02

Sara Kalm har samförfattat en artikel tillsammans med Frida Boräng och Johannes Lindvall (Göteborgs universitet), som publicerats i Journal of European Social Policy. Artikeln bidrar till litteraturen som försöker förklara tillblivelsen och utformningen av FN:s flyktingkonvention från 1951. Den gör så genom att anlägga ett nytt perspektiv, då den analyserar hur välfärdsstatens institutioner påverk

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/sara-kalm-med-flera-om-fns-flyktingkonventionen-ur-ett-valfardsstatsperspektiv - 2026-09-01

https://www.law.lu.se/article/professor-marko-milanovic-appointed-raoul-wallenberg-visiting-chair - 2026-08-31

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/ddls-fellows-camila-consiglio-and-jacob-vogel-awarded-prestigious-erc-starting-grants - 2026-09-01

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/first-autumn-application-closed-what-happens-now - 2026-09-01

How can research results be communicated beyond academic texts? Gender researchers Elin Lundell and Mia Liinason have chosen a new approach: translating their research into an animated film. Theoretical starting pointThe article on which the film is based analyses how boundaries between religion and secularism are constructed and maintained in contemporary Sweden. The study takes its starting poin

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/research-becomes-animated-film-theory-and-method-moving-images - 2026-09-01

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/lund-physicists-receive-56-million-swedish-research-council - 2026-09-01

Two distinguished researchers at the Department of Physics have been promoted to professors at Lund University: David Silvermyr, specialising in high-energy heavy-ion physics, and Rainer Timm, an expert in surface physics. Their research spans from the most extreme states of matter to atomic-level interfaces in next-generation electronics. David Silvermyr – Exploring the most extreme states of mat

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/quarks-nanostructures-two-physicists-appointed-professors-lund-university - 2026-09-01

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/graduate-school-will-be-reviewed - 2026-09-01

The book and journal collections at the Social Sciences Faculty Library are updated regularly and you can influence what is purchased. We have met the librarians Linda, Linnéa and Filip who explained how the purchasing process works. How do you keep the library's collections current and relevant?We have a user-oriented purchasing policy and welcome suggestions for books, journals and databases fro

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/submit-purchase-requests-library - 2026-09-01

Explore Skill School, the Social Sciences Method Center's exclusive workshop series, tailored for doctoral students and senior researchers at Lund University! In September and October, we offer eight exciting workshops that will enhance your skills and give you the chance to network with other method enthusiasts from across the university. The initiative is aimed at academic staff from all faculti

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/explore-skill-school - 2026-09-02

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/anna-lindh-lecture-13-november-eu-commissioner-hadja-lahbib - 2026-09-02

Håll dig uppdaterad om vad som händer inom organisationsprojektet i höst. Reviderad projektplanOrganisationsprojektet kommer att presentera en reviderad projektplan för fakultetsstyrelsen i september. I den nya planen har bland annat projektets koppling till utbildning och forskning förtydligats.  Beskrivningen av planerade aktiviteter under det kommande året har också uppdaterats.Organisationspro

https://www.sam.lu.se/internt/artikel/aktuellt-inom-organisationsprojektet-i-september - 2026-09-01

https://www.sam.lu.se/internt/artikel/forskare-vid-samhallsvetenskapliga-fakulteten-nadde-168-000-lasare-i-conversation - 2026-09-01

Extrem fattigdom är fortfarande en akut fråga runt om i världen. Nu startar fyra universitet en ny forskarskola om hållbar utveckling och fattigdomsbekämpning. Satsningen koordineras från Lunds universitet. Den nya forskarskolan, som har beviljats sex miljoner kronor från Vetenskapsrådet, ska erbjuda en nytänkande, tvärvetenskaplig och högkvalitativ forskarutbildning. Syftet är att stärka forsknin

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/ny-forskarskola-fokuserar-pa-fattigdomsbekampning - 2026-09-01