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RuoXuan Xu har tilldelats första pris i Svensk Demografisk Förenings uppsatstävling 2026 för sin studie om minskad vilja att skaffa barn bland kvinnor i Generation Z i Kina. Svensk Demografisk Förening (SDF) har utsett RuoXuan Xu till vinnare av 2026 års uppsatstävling för uppsatsen “Why Are Fertility Intentions Declining Among Generation Z Women? Insights from the Chinese Context”, framlagd i jun

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/lundastudent-i-sociologi-vinner-pris-uppsats-om-familj-och-fertilitet - 2026-09-13

https://www.mhm.lu.se/artikel/bent-sorensen-tonsatter-jon-fosse - 2026-09-13

Nu är det igång, forskningsprojektet SUN-AGE, som ska undersöka hur närmiljön i städer kan förbättras för att den åldrande befolkningen ska kunna leva ett aktivt och deltagande liv. Häromdagen höll forskarna i projektet sitt första uppstartsmöte. Från forskargruppen Aktivt och hälsosamt åldrande deltar docenterna Giedre Gefenaite och Marianne Granbom, biträdande forskare Oskar Jonsson, docent Björ

https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/ny-studie-tjanar-samhallet-pa-att-satsa-pa-aldres-hemmiljo - 2026-09-13

Genom en ny donation på drygt 8 miljoner kronor från Crafoordska stiftelsen, kan de trångbodda järnåldersfynden från Uppåkra äntligen få en utställning som motsvarar den storhet de minner om. – Det här är den största donationen i Historiska museets historia, och nu ska vi förvalta det förtroendet genom att ge Uppåkrafynden sin rätta inramning, säger Per Karsten. Uppåkra strax söder om Lund har vis

https://www.historiskamuseet.lu.se/artikel/nu-kan-utstallningsplanerna-pa-uppakras-skattkammare-forverkligas - 2026-09-13

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/bent-sorensen-tonsatter-jon-fosse - 2026-09-13

Tre forskare vid Lunds universitet får långsiktig finansiering från Vetenskapsrådet för att utveckla forskning inom artificiell intelligens, kvantfysik och matematik. – Jag är mycket tacksam för denna fantastiska möjlighet och vill tacka Matematiskt centrum för att de stöttade min ansökan. Detta anslag kommer att locka fler talanger och fungera som en katalysator för nya forskningsinitiativ inom a

https://www.lu.se/artikel/tre-unga-forskare-far-45-miljoner-fran-vr - 2026-09-14

Den 5 juni beslutade universitetsstyrelsen att föreslå Erik Renström som rektor för Lunds universitet den kommande treårsperioden. När universitetsstyrelsen sammanträdde den 5 juni beslutade den att föreslå Erik Renström som rektor för Lunds universitet för den kommande treårsperioden, 2027–2029.– Jag är glad att Erik Renström fick ett starkt stöd av universitetskollegiet och att styrelsen enhälli

https://www.lu.se/artikel/styrelsen-foreslar-erik-renstrom-som-rektor - 2026-09-14

Lunds universitet tar ledartröjan i ett nytt internationellt nätverk som ska forska om rätt, religion och styrning i post-imperialistiska samhällen med muslimsk majoritet. Elva universitet deltar med sammanlagt 15 doktorander. Fyra av dessa anställs i Lund. Forskningsanslaget på nästan 52 miljoner kronor ska finansiera det nya doktorandnätverket MINARET. Forskarna ska undersöka hur konstitutionell

https://www.lu.se/artikel/stort-eu-anslag-till-forskning-om-islamisk-rattstradition - 2026-09-14

She grew up in oil-rich Norway, with a father who travelled the world working in the oil sector. Little did Lina Lefstad know that just two decades later she would be a researcher at the forefront of efforts to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and tackle the climate crisis. What if we could easily capture carbon dioxide from combined heat and power plants and industrial sites, cool it to liqu

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/can-oil-industrys-know-how-help-solve-climate-crisis - 2026-09-13

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-ceasefire-gaza-and-trumps-20-point-plan - 2026-09-13

In a new observational study, researchers at Lund University in Sweden looked at all children listed for heart transplants in the Nordic countries between 1986 and 2023. A total of 597 children were included in the study, 461 of whom received a transplant. The results show that survival rates have increased significantly over time despite the modest volumes in the region – a development that the r

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/children-waiting-new-heart-study-shows-marked-improvement-survival-rates-and-importance-nordic - 2026-09-13

The University is part of the climate collaboration CoAction Lund and this spring all participating organisations will compete against each other in sustainable commuting. To compete, you can choose to cycle, use public transport, carpool or walk to work. The competition will run for five weeks, from 28 April to 30 May, and will end with an awards ceremony and party on 3 June.  The results of this

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/make-your-commute-winning-habit-join-competition-great-prizes - 2026-09-14

A new contract catalogue is now available to make all purchases easier, and new guidelines have been developed to help streamline our procurement process. The contract catalogue is a resource that makes it easier to find information about what agreements are available and how to use them. The contract information currently in Lupin/Proceedo will be moved into the contract catalogue. You can find a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-contract-catalogue-help-you-make-informed-purchases - 2026-09-14

For the 9th time, the university is organising Sustainability Week together with Lund Municipality. With up to 90 programme items over six days, sustainability issues will be highlighted in different ways within social, ecological and economic sustainability. It is a week of discussion and action, serious issues and hopeful visions of the future. The programme consists of everything from lectures,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/5-10-may-its-time-sustainability-week - 2026-09-14

Jesica López wins the Agenda 2030 Award for her research on the endangered Amazon rainforest. Carbon capture, end-of-life care and death cafés are also recognised in this year's edition. When the Agenda 2030 Graduate School at Lund University had to choose this year's winner of the Agenda 2030 Award, the steering board was faced with a difficult choice between many qualified entries. This year's a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-rainforests-death-cafes-and-seafloor-carbon-storage-wins-sustainability-award - 2026-09-14

A week-long event from 19-23 May will bring together 45 representatives from EUGLOH universities to collaborate on cultural issues in teaching and research. Participants will attend from Tromsø, Porto, Hamburg, Alcalá, Munich, Szeged and of course Lund. We have also invited speakers from Singapore and Melbourne. "Culture is an important part of the University’s soul. In May, around 40 colleagues f

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cultural-networking-event-and-smask - 2026-09-14

A newly procured case management system, a new Support Centre, LU Box clear out and a gentle reminder to obtain strong authentication – from 9 June it will also be required for booking business travel. New case management system procuredThe procurement of a new case management system for the entire University has now been completed. The new supplier and system is HaloITSM. HaloITSM is a British co

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-news-case-system-support-centre-and-document-clear-out - 2026-09-14

In January, the university director will make a decision on adopting a new remit and organisation for Corporate Communication within the Central Administration. Corporate Communication must be able to meet new needs at no extra cost. In this situation, other activities need to be deprioritised. The University Management has identified LUM as an activity that should be reprioritised in favour of ot

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/proposal-reprioritisation-leads-closure-lum - 2026-09-14

Three projects have been awarded funding under the Sustainability Fund's call for proposals to test solutions to sustainability challenges in the organization, Sustainable Proposal Testbed. The focus is on mental health for students and reducing climate emissions from academic travel. For the second time, the university has awarded grants to employees who want to test sustainability solutions. The

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainable-workplace-project-wins-award - 2026-09-14

Professors of literature Torbjörn Forslid and Anders Ohlsson helped bring the concept of shared reading to Sweden. They have now received funding from LU Innovation to develop and adapt it for use in upper-secondary schools. Shared reading is originally a British concept, which essentially involves a reading circle with reading aloud taking place in groups. When the group meets, the leader reads a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/received-help-improve-experience-reading - 2026-09-14