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How the world is governed in times of environmental crises, and how migration and urban life shape people’s experiences in cities worldwide. These are the questions studied by the Faculty of Social Sciences’ new honorary doctors – Frank Biermann and Brenda Yeoh. They will be awarded their honorary doctorates at Lund Cathedral on 29 May. Frank Biermann – from Faculty of Social Sciences’ nomination:

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/new-honorary-doctors-faculty-social-sciences - 2026-06-21

The doctoral degree conferment ceremony – the University’s most important academic celebration – took place on 26 May. Participating in the ceremony were 268 new doctors, who received their laurel wreaths or hats, 17 new honorary doctors and 21 new jubilee doctors. On May 26, there was bright sunshine when the 268 doctors walked in procession from the cathedral through Lundagård, wearing doctor’s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/annual-doctoral-degree-conferment-ceremony-26-may-celebrated-268-new-doctors - 2026-06-22

In October, the Swedish Biodiversity Symposium 2025 took place – Sweden’s largest interdisciplinary conference on biodiversity. The event brought together researchers, experts and stakeholders from across sectors to encourage positive developments in the field. The theme for this symposium was “Social Transformation – from Knowledge to Action?” Around 400 participants attended to discuss how effor

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/full-house-swedish-biodiversity-symposium-2025 - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Using the CRISPR/Cas9 “gene scissors” researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre in Sweden have managed to “turn off” an enzyme that proved to play a key role in the regulation of the diabetes-associated TXNIP gene. The results are decreased cell death and increased insulin production in the genetically modified p

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/decreased-cell-death-and-increased-insulin-production-pancreatic-beta-cells-genome-edit-crisprcas9 - 2026-06-21

The current platform for strategic work applies until the end of this year, but a decision on an updated version for the period 2025-2027 has already been taken. The platform describes the University’s strategic work for the years ahead and will support us in adapting the University’s operations more quickly in an unpredictable world. The fact that the updated platform for strategic work is alread

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/platform-strategic-work-2025-2027 - 2026-06-22

Are you an educator grappling with how to navigate the complexities of sustainability in your teaching? Discover practical solutions and personal insights in our upcoming seminars tailored to empower you in the classroom. In line with Lund University's Education Strategy 2023-2024 – which aims to foster innovative, digital, and sustainable education – we are excited to unveil a series of seminars

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/upcoming-seminars-teaching-sustainability - 2026-06-22

During her Ph.D. studies, Caroline Haikal has investigated the connections between the gut and the brain in early Parkinson’s disease development. On March 11, she defends her work supervised by Prof. Jia-Yi Li. Here, Caroline tells us about her research in Neural Plasticity and Repair, one of MultiPark’s experimental research groups. Tell us about your research! My research is about the connectio

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-caroline-haikal - 2026-06-21

ALL MY RELATIONS 2 is a 3-days transdisciplinary workshop that explores the ecological potential of performance, performativity and eco-pedagogy. Extended deadline to apply, 9 august. For the second time we now arrange this three-day workshop in Gylleboverket, a center for ecological art located in the Skåne countryside.  The purpose of this  event is to study the possibilities and limitations of

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/all-my-relations-2 - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Schedule for our professor Emily Wardill Biennale of Moving ImagesMarch 24th.  Faena Forum and Bazaar. Miami Beach. USAMay 22nd . Faena Art Center. Buenos Aires. Argentina.As ToldThree person show with Tamar Guimaraes and Ana Gallardo10 December 2016 -  5 March 2017.Lund KonsthalleLund, Swedenhttp://www.lundskonsthall

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/emily-wardill-exhibitions - 2026-06-21

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Välkomna att uppmärksamma IDAHOT med HBTQ-LU! Onsdag den 17 maj 2017 är det återigen dags för Lunds universitet att hissa regnbågsflaggorna för att uppmärksamma det våld och den diskriminering som hbtqi-personer utsätts för i alla länder. Alla aktiviteter under dagen är kostnadsfria! Program:  8.00  FlagghissningVi

https://www.lu.se/artikel/idahot-dagen-17-maj-2017 - 2026-06-21

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/johan-furaker-galleri-kant - 2026-06-21

This course is intended for students with basic knowledge of programming in any language who would like to learn the techniques of scientific programming. ObjectiveThis course is intended for students with basic knowledge of programming in any language who would like to learn the techniques of scientific programming. The course covers scientific programming in Python, including writing numerical c

https://www.compute.lu.se/article/scientific-computing-python-and-fortran-fma320f-ht-2026-75-ects - 2026-06-21

This course is intended for students with basic knowledge of programming in any language who would like to learn the techniques of scientific programming. ObjectiveThis course is intended for students with basic knowledge of programming in any language who would like to learn the techniques of scientific programming. The course covers scientific programming in Python, including writing numerical c

https://www.compute.lu.se/article/scientific-computing-python-and-fortran-ht2022-75-ects - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The presence of the glorious tulips, which have captivated so many of the visitors to the garden and spread to the Instagram accounts of the residents of Lund, is in no way guaranteed. Neither are the coming summer flowers currently being planted in the flower beds, which last year were left bare and brown. “We depend

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/botanical-garden-temporarily-flourishing - 2026-06-21

Universitetet återvänder till Almedalsveckan med ett brett program för att stärka det offentliga samtalet om högre utbildning och forskning. Sedan universitetets första medverkan 2009 har engagemanget vuxit, och i år deltar ett 50-tal medarbetare. Programmet bjuder på samtal om allt från beredskap och AI till framtidens mat. – Universiteten spelar en viktig roll i en demokrati. Det gör det särskil

https://www.lu.se/artikel/ai-kris-och-kvant-lunds-universitet-i-almedalen - 2026-06-22

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Pear-shaped atomic nuclei can reveal clues as to why the Universe is made up of more matter than anti-matter. Professor of Physics Joakim Cederkäll’s research on this type of atomic nucleus has now made it onto the top 10 of breakthroughs in physics from 2013. Professor of Physics Joakim Cederkäll talks about the hunt

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/pear-shaped-atomic-nuclei-top-10-break-throughs-physics - 2026-06-21

The Government has granted the Nation Property Board’s (SVF) request for SEK 55 million for project planning relating to the renovation and development of the Main University Building. The project planning will result in a plan for a thorough renovation and development of the Main University Building and at the same time retain and reclaim as much as possible of the Main University Building’s cult

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/government-has-granted-funds-main-university-building-which-has-celebrated-its-140th-anniversary - 2026-06-22

Tidigare forskning visar att barn till män som behandlats för cancer har förhöjd risk för medfödda missbildningar. En ny registerstudie från Lunds universitet kastar nytt ljus över ämnet. Studien visar att även barn födda långt före cancerbehandlingen har ökad risk för missbildningar. Det är tidigare belagt att cancerbehandling med medicinsk strålning och cytostatika (cellgifter) kan påverka ferti

https://www.lu.se/artikel/nytt-ljus-over-sambandet-mellan-cancer-hos-man-och-risk-missbildning-hos-deras-barn - 2026-06-21

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 - 2026-06-21

The basis of the legislation is that permanent employment becomes an even stronger norm and fixed-term employment is more quickly converted to permanent employment. The time is 1 year of fixed-term employment instead of the previous 2 years and is counted retroactively from the first of March this year. What do the new rules mean for our various employment types? General fixed-term employment (ALV

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/new-employment-rules-come-force-first-october - 2026-06-21