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Eléonor studies strategic communication and lived in Helsingborg for the first two years of her studies. Read on to find out what she thinks the best things to do in Helsingborg during the summer! Are there any activities or events that you would recommend to others? The summer in Helsingborg is full of concerts so even though the semester has ended there is plenty of life in the city. This year H

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/there-lot-going-helsingborg-all-time - 2025-11-05

Petra Östergren is a social anthropologist who has received SEK 3 million to participate in a major new EU project about how to tackle human trafficking by studying demand. Around 15 researchers from eight countries are taking part in the project, the goal of which is to reduce the suffering that results from the worst forms of exploitation. Petra Östergren. “No. We often think about women being l

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/human-trafficking-primarily-about-prostitution - 2025-11-05

The Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions (SUHF) has produced three reports that highlight key issues it regards as threats to the activities of higher education institutions. A fourth report on governance in higher education will be published after the summer. The other reports concern academic freedom, increased bureaucratisation and the reliance of research on external funding. T

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-reports-threats-academic-freedom-and-university-governance - 2025-11-04

This is the second instalment of LU Open Science Days, organised by the cross-faculty Open Science Champions group. The focus this year is on how Open Science can bridge boundaries, both within academia and in society at large. The theme alludes to four different types of boundaries: within academia and between disciplines, between academia and society, geopolitical boundaries, and boundaries betw

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-open-science-days-19-20-november-theme-crossing-boundaries-open-science - 2025-11-04

Fariborz Zelli and Ina Möller convened a workshop on ‘Theory and Methods of Institutional Complexity in Global Governance’ in Duisburg Germany, 30 November – 1 December 2017. Participants included leading international experts on this topic such as Kenneth Abbott, Lasse Gerrits, Jessica Green, Peter Haas, Philip Haynes and Sebastian Oberthür. Global governance today is increasingly characterized b

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/fariborz-zelli-and-ina-moller-organized-international-workshop-complexity-global-governance - 2025-11-05

Back then, the red brick buildings rose like a lonely wall against the open fields of eastern Lund. Now, the buildings are a hub in the middle of the knowledge highway that links the centre of the city with the research facilities on the outskirts of Brunnshög. We are talking, of course, about the buildings on the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) campus. Architect Klas Anshelm’s red brick buildings ha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/almost-time-move-newly-renovated-m-building - 2025-11-04

The internal combustion engine is a subject that has been described as nasty and outdated. In fact, it is not outdated at all – but an area of cutting-edge research that is an important part of a sustainable energy transition. Martin Tunér is a professor of Internal Combustion Engines at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) and he explains that a functioning and egalitarian society needs transport, so

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/internal-combustion-engine-will-remain-important - 2025-11-04

More than 20 years ago, Swedish Professor Susanne Iwarsson and UK Professor Judith Phillips, started collaborating across national borders. When Susanne established the graduate school SWEAH 2017, Judith immediately sent some of their PhD students to some of the courses in Sweden. Soon around 20 SWEAH PhD students and postdocs will visit their counterparts at the University in Stirling, Scotland,

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/uk-professor-youve-got-fantastic-data-sets - 2025-11-05

Kidney exchange, refugee placements and choosing schools. Separate things but with the common denominator that, with digitalisation's new tools, it is possible to save both time and money – and to save lives.  "I don't like it when I see things that are wrong which research could solve. Then it is up to me to take my responsibility and tell politicians and decision-makers how they could be solved"

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/algorithm-maker-saving-lives - 2025-11-05

On the 25th of October, we will have our annual meeting for our members and this year’s theme is What happens in Lund, in Sweden and abroad when it comes to gender equality in academia?The meeting will take place at Belfrage D15 BMC. 13.00 Keynote 1( 20 min talk+ questions) 13.45 Keynote 214.30 Coffee 15.00 Keynote 315.45 Make groups and state questions 16.00 Discussion in  3 groups17.00 Panel dis

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/2018-annual-conference - 2025-11-05

On 9 November, two trial lectures will take place for the position as “Professor in sustainable urban governance - for the transition to low-carbon and resource efficient economies." The trial lectures will be held in Palaestra at Lund University at 08:30 - 10:00.As part of the recruitment process for the position as Professor in sustainable urban governance - for the transition to low-carbon and

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/trial-lectures-position-professor-sustainable-urban-governance-transition-low-carbon-and-resource - 2025-11-06

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/decision-dates-vr-applications - 2025-11-06

Internationella Förintelsedagen den 27 januari uppmärksammar befrielsen av de fångar som 1945 fritogs från koncentrationslägret i Auschwitz. Vid Lunds universitet finns Ravensbrück-arkivet, en omfattande samling intervjuer med överlevande från koncentrationslägret med samma namn. Lägret var unikt i det att det byggdes uteslutande för kvinnor och barn. För att bevara den historiskt viktiga skatten

https://www.lu.se/artikel/manga-backar-sma-ger-hopp-om-digitalt-ravensbruck-arkiv-0 - 2025-11-05

Your research deserves to be communicated clearly, efficiently, and correctly. Otherwise, it’s unlikely to be published, and if published, unlikely to be read, and if read, unlikely to be fully understood. To help you develop your academic English, the English Unit at the Centre for Language and Literature can again offer the popular course in “Written English for Scholarly Publication” (WESP).The

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/course-written-english-scholarly-publication-1 - 2025-11-04

Ana Maria Vargas Falla was Lund University's only representative at COP29 in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. She has researched public resistance and acceptance of climate legislation and contributed to the "10 new insights in climate science" presented during the climate summit. These are her impressions of the United Nations Climate Change Conference. I was initially very sceptical about having

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/ana-maria-vargas-falla-reflects-cop29 - 2025-11-05

Sahana Subramanian recently completed her master’s degree at Lund University. Her thesis “Expanding Freedoms and Improving Commons through Labour”, studies Kerala’s Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme and, for this, she received this year’s SASNET Best South Asia Thesis Award.  Sahana Subramanian, recently admitted as a doctoral student at LUCSUS, was introduced to the concept of ‘urban em

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sahana-subramanian-urban-india-facing-twin-crisis - 2025-11-05

A new mini LUCSUS documentary, The Beans Of/For Change, introduces the challenges and opportunities around specialty coffee in Colombia. It is based on research results from field visits to Antioquia and Quindío in Colombia, as part of the FORMAS-supported project, Unravelling climate change impacts on migrant farmworkers in agrifood production. Dianne Kok has produced and edited the documentary.

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/documentary-beans-offor-change-shines-light-challenges-and-opportunities-around-specialty-coffee - 2025-11-05

Varför gör människor motstånd mot åtgärder som ska skydda dem mot klimatrisker? Denna fråga utforskas i en studie från Lunds universitet som kartlägger var, och i vilka sammanhang, olika grupper motsätter sig klimatanpassningar. – Klimatanpassning ses alltmer som något nödvändigt och bra, där brist på pengar eller kapacitet är det enda hindret för framgångsrika lösningar. Människor som inte vill m

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/global-kartlaggning-av-motstand-mot-klimatanpassning - 2025-11-05

New ideas are needed to address complex societal challenges. On 24 September 2024, the Lund University PhD Conference on Sustainable Development encourages interdisciplinary collaboration to advance academic research on sustainability. It's a space to share ideas, learn, and explore. We invite all LU PhD students to submit papers, posters, seminars, workshops, or exhibitions by the 15 August deadl

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/phd-conference-sustainable-development-24-september - 2025-11-04

Staff and students from other universities can now log in to Lund University's Canvas as external users. Here you will find out how external login works, which Swedish and international institutions are supported, and how to invite new users and solve any login issues. Who can log in externally? External accounts work for most Swedish institutions. For users from foreign institutions, Lund Univers

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/external-login-canvas - 2025-11-05