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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. He is our least known celebrity – a man of power who took the initiative for Lund University and was literally ‘prepared for both’. The 17th century bishop Peder Winstrup is an exciting historical person – and corpse – that will now be studied in a major interdisciplinary project. For many years, a beautiful coffin ha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/old-bishop-winstrup-returns-academy - 2026-04-25

Local currencies may arise when there is a clear need for certain products and services in a local area and where the competences to produce them exist but the lack of traditional money puts obstacles in the way. The lack of money might be the result of pandemics, war, natural disasters, financial crises or poverty. Ester Barinaga, professor of entrepreneurship at the School of Economics and Manag

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/local-currencies-solution-times-crisis - 2026-04-26

The Sociology of Law department of Lund University hosted the conference of the Research Committee on Sociology of Law (RCSL) on August 30-31 and September 1, 2023. The conference titled “Law, Society and Digital Pasts, Presents and Futures”, aimed to understand how past, present and future societies are mediated through digital technologies and law. The conference gathered socio-legal scholars fr

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/mocca-project-participants-presented-their-research-rcsl-conference - 2026-04-25

From the early 19th century, various committees worked on reforms of Swedish civil law, criminal law, and procedural law. In order to find possible solutions to legal problems, these committees acquired a large amount of Swedish and foreign legal literature. The literature collection, which from 1902 formally belonged to the so-called Lagberedningen (Law Commission), thus constitutes, with its app

https://www.law.lu.se/article/sek-700-000-faculty-law-legal-historical-treasure-worth-preserving - 2026-04-25

The prize, one of the leading international honours in socio-legal studies, recognises Hydén’s long impact on the field, both as a pioneering theorist and an influential mentor. In their award citation, the jury lauds Professor Emeritus Håkan Hydén for promoting the establishment of sociology of law as an autonomous social science and developing it into what he has defined as a science of norms. H

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/hakan-hyden-awarded-podgorecki-prize - 2026-04-25

The Sociology of Law department of Lund University hosted the conference of the Research Committee on Sociology of Law (RCSL) on August 30-31 and September 1, 2023. The conference titled “Law, Society and Digital Pasts, Presents and Futures”, aimed to understand how past, present and future societies are mediated through digital technologies and law. The conference gathered socio-legal scholars fr

https://www.centralasianlaw.lu.se/article/central-asian-law-project-participants-presented-their-research-rcsl-conference - 2026-04-25

The call will open on 23 February 2026 and close on 23 March 2026 at 14:00. Apply via Prisma. Swedish registers constitute a unique and powerful resource for research, enabling efficient and cost-effective investigations across a range of disciplines and thereby making a substantial contribution to improving public health and welfare. Two year programmeThe Swedish Interdisciplinary Graduate School

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/closed-new-call-swedish-interdisciplinary-graduate-school-register-based-research-sings - 2026-04-25

Don’t miss out on the last chance to see a selection of the more than 500 works of art by 350 artists that Public Art Agency Sweden acquired in 2021 in support of the Swedish art world during the pandemic. The Corona Collection includes works of art by artists of different generations and diverse backgrounds from the entire country. The exhibition presents a unique opportunity to see a selection o

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-lunch-showings-exhibition-corona-collection-public-art-agency-swedens-acquisitions-2021 - 2026-04-26

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/project-plan-organisational-project-decided - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Book launch of Bérénice Guyot-Réchard’s book: ‘Shadow States: India, China and the Himalayas, 1910–1962’, at the Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) on Thursday 2nd March, 18.30-21.00. Venue: The Royal Asiatic Society, 14 Stephenson Way, London. Since the mid-twentieth century China and India have entertained a difficult rela

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/book-launch-royal-asiatic-society-london - 2026-04-25

CMES doctoral student Joel Abdelmoez has been interviewed by Radio Sweden about the 12th anniversary of Mohammed Bouazizi's death in Tunisia and its aftermath in terms of the Arab Spring. The interview aired on 5 January 2023 on P4 Kristianstad. Below are some excerpts from the interview translated into English. Listen to the interview in Swedish here On 17 December 2010 Mohammed Bouazizi set fire

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/joel-abdelmoez-interviewed-about-arab-spring - 2026-04-25

During the pandemic, many fell through the cracks of the safety net. For people with long Covid, this became painfully clear: they existed – but were not acknowledged. Now, a new study from Lund University shows how ordinary citizens, in the midst of illness, organised digitally and challenged the authorities’ narrative of what Covid really is. When the body gives out but society turns a blind eye

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/who-counts-when-we-talk-about-healthcare-and-rights-new-article-stina-melander-and-julia-bahner - 2026-04-25

Drylands are often portrayed as hotspots for climate-driven conflict, but this narrative risks oversimplifying their complex realities. In a new article in Cambridge Prisms: Drylands, CMES researcher Lina Eklund critically examines the climate-conflict link in Syria. Read the article here (External link)AbstractDrylands account for a disproportionate share of the world’s armed conflicts, a pattern

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/drylands-frontlines-adaptation-shift-away-climate-conflict-narrative - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On May 19 WINGS hosted a seminar with Roshni Pramanki. Roshni is a risk & safety management professional with a great passion in communicating popular science. She has also been proactive in volunteering for causes. She comes with an international multidisciplinary background in Social Sciences, Engineering and milita

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/seminar-roshni-pramanik - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Three researchers within the Social Science Faculty at Lund University have compiled an anthology challenging the notion of the refugee crisis of 2015. The book also investigates how Germany, Sweden, and Denmark use bureaucracy to control, discipline, and shape asylum seekers’ lives. In 2015, the number of asylum seek

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/how-northern-european-welfare-states-exercise-bureaucratic-violence-asylum-seekers - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Former doctoral student Firas Jumaah and supervisor Charlotta Turner have had a special bond since 2014, when Jumaah and his family got caught up in the first ISIS lightning offensive in Iraq.  Employing far-reaching means, Charlotta Turner managed to get them back to Lund unharmed. Now they have written a book togeth

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-she-became-professor-hardcore - 2026-04-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Vissa ämnen skrivs det särskilt ofta i media om under sommaren. Här finns en lista över forskare vid Lunds universitet som kan svara på vanliga sommarfrågor. Medicin, mat och hälsaAktivt och hälsosamt åldrande
Det finns många viktiga forskningsfrågor på området aktivt och hälsosamt åldrande t ex boendefrågor, äldres

https://www.lu.se/artikel/lunds-universitets-sommarlista-2017-massor-av-experter-pa-sommarens-fragor - 2026-04-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En helt ny indelning av diabetessjukdomarna som även förutser risken för allvarliga följdsjukdomar och ger förslag på behandling. Det är resultatet av ANDIS, en studie som omfattar alla nyinsjuknade diabetiker i södra Sverige. Istället för indelningen i typ 1 och typ 2-diabetes föreslår forskarna fem olika grupper.

https://www.lu.se/artikel/paradigmskifte-i-diagnosticeringen-av-diabetessjukdomarna - 2026-04-25

Det skriver vår professor Malin Parmar i tidskriften Universitetsläraren, och ger konkreta förslag på hur vi minskar gapet mellan kvinnor och män. Läs Intrameds intervju med Malin Parmar här och Medicinska fakultetens svar. Efter samtal med Anna Falk, professor, och docenterna Emma Hammarlund och Sofie Mohlin, alla verksamma vid vår fakultet, har du skrivit en debattartikel om den bristande jämstä

https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/debattartikel-fullt-mojligt-att-skapa-riktade-satsningar-att-oka-jamstalldheten-inom-akademin - 2026-04-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Spanien står inför sin värsta konstitutionella kris sedan återinförandet av demokrati 1977 och den blir bara värre. Den 18 oktober använde sig den spanska regeringen av artikel 155 i den spanska konstitutionen för att inleda en process där Katalonien fråntas sin autonomi och underkastas direktstyre. Bara några timma

https://www.lu.se/artikel/spaniens-harda-linje-mot-katalonien-ett-daligt-satt-att-hantera-en-nationell-kris - 2026-04-25