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What makes a university a university? The simple answer would be that the institution hosts teaching and research. Yet a university is so much more than that; it might be easiest to capture the essence of the universe that is a university by summarising the year that has just ended. It is a razor sharp, teeming, testing, reflective universe that pushes boundaries in disruptive, eloquent and powerf

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/past-year-showcases-universe-lund-university - 2026-10-10

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/universitys-work-environment-management-continues-develop - 2026-10-10

At deadline 1 May 2024, More Sound received 27 applications for a residency at IAC, and one project has now been selected for a four-week residency. Congratulations to Danish composer Lars Kynde!Lars Kynde says about the project he wants to explore:At IAC, I will explore how a magnetic field can deform the harmonics of metal instruments and strings - a kind of magnetic "tuning peg" that can tune h

https://www.iac.lu.se/article/more-sound-artist-selected - 2026-10-09

Researcher or entrepreneur? Apply for scholarships of SEK 100,000–600,000 from Familjen Knut & Ragnvi Jacobssons stiftelse. Familjen Knut & Ragnvi Jacobssons stiftelse is now accepting applications for personal scholarships of SEK 100,000–600,000, across two categories:Researchers at Swedish universities with an entrepreneurial mindset and projects with the potential to address important societal

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/apply-scholarship-grow-your-innovation-sek-600000 - 2026-10-09

The Board of the Faculty of Medicine (MFS) has held a meeting. The meeting began with the dean informing about the new lease agreement at Medicon Village, where we have now reduced the amount of premises that the faculty rents there. Bo Ahrén then presented the report on the Broman Collection and the recommendations on how it should be handled in the future. Vice Dean Eva Ageberg then spoke about

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/report-faculty-board-meeting-3-june-2026 - 2026-10-09

The Faculty of Medicine board decided on a new strategic intent for the Faculty of Medicine at its meeting in March. Now you have the chance to come up with a proposal for how the strategic intent should be visualized by participating in our layout competition. The person who submits the winning proposal will be rewarded with a nice prize. No later than April 30. To participate in the competition,

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/competition-visualize-facultys-strategic-intent - 2026-10-09

Sweden’s feminist foreign policy (FFP), launched in 2014, positioned the country as a global leader on gender equality. But how has Sweden’s image changed since the policy was rescinded in 2022? In a new article published in Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, Ole Elgström and Malena Rosén Sundström explore how EU member state officials perceive Sweden’s role in promoting gender equality—during a

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/normative-leadership-weakened-elgstrom-rosen-sundstrom-fall-ffp - 2026-10-09

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/open-cmes-calls-workshops-and-travel - 2026-10-09

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/conflict-peace-pkks-disarmament-and-green-potential-peace-middle-east - 2026-10-09

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/information-session-and-qa-about-sten-k-johnson-foundation-grants - 2026-10-10

The investigation into the university's future establishment in Science Village has continued during the spring. Based on board decisions made in December last year at LTH and the Faculty of Science, the project group has worked on producing a report on what is required to achieve critical mass in the area – in addition to the already decided establishment of NanoLab Science Village. On 18 and 19

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/update-project-group-science-village-establishment-stage-2 - 2026-10-09

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/here-are-sweahs-new-phd-students - 2026-10-09

Asst. Prof. Xuan-Son (Sonny) Vu recently represented Lund University’s Computer Science Department at the Sweden–Vietnam joint committee meeting. Sweden and Vietnam signed a sectoral strategic partnership on science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation last year and continue to expand the collaboration. Assistant Professor Xuan-Son (Sonny) Vu, from the Department of Computer Science

https://www.cs.lth.se/en/article/continuing-established-path-cross-border-cooperation-between-sweden-and-vietnam - 2026-10-09

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/perennial-grain-research-moves-field-table-sustainable-idea-exploration-grant - 2026-10-09

Adjunct professor and chief physician Anders Christensson is a clear example of the unique environment at the Faculty in Malmö. Here, healthcare, research, and regional development come together in ways that create results with both national and international impact. Over the past few years, Anders Christensson has led the modernization of kidney care in Skåne. The focus has shifted from late-stag

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/research-malmo-collaboration-and-research-reduce-need-dialysis - 2026-10-09

https://www.science.lu.se/article/faculty-science-invests-computational-science-new-doctoral-programme-meets-growing-demand-advanced - 2026-10-09

Each year, the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography (SSAG) awards a gold medal to an outstanding researcher in physical geography, human geography, or anthropology. Every third year, the prestigious Vega Medal is presented to a physical geographer, an award that has honored some of the world’s most influential scientists in the field. The Importance of the Vega MedalThe Vega Medal is one

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/call-nominations-2026-vega-medal-physical-geography - 2026-10-09

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/faculty-invests-computational-science-new-doctoral-programme-meets-growing-demand-advanced-analysis - 2026-10-09

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/strategies-are-development-international-issues-innovation-and-quality-enhancement - 2026-10-10

The Vice-Chancellor has named three of the University’s large research infrastructures as University Platforms. The designation signals that these research infrastructures have high strategic significance for the entire University. The designations are based on a number of criteria, for example whether the research infrastructures have contributed to excellent research, offered broad availability

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/three-research-infrastructures-named-university-platforms - 2026-10-10