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Dear staff members, In times like these marked by so much uncertainty in the world, the upcoming festive season is a welcome break, allowing time for reflection and relaxation. It is an impossible task to sum up everything that has happened at a university during a year, but the international context has been a focal point for work at the management level. This year, we have worked to equip oursel

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-time-review-2023-and-look-ahead-next-year - 2026-04-22

Cake and a packed Rydberg Hall set the tone when Fysicum celebrated its 75th anniversary. The Department of Physics invited guests to a party, and the audience was treated to a dizzying journey through history, presented by Professor Erik Swietlicki. When Lund University was founded in 1666, there was no faculty of natural sciences. Instead, physics was part of the faculty of philosophy, and for a

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/fysicum-75-years-lively-anniversary-long-history - 2026-04-21

Starting November 2023 a new housing portal will be implemented at LU Accommodation. Below you can find updates on several important changes that will be made. Housing application Spring semester 2024: The housing application process for new applicants with an arrival during Spring semester 2024 will use the already existing housing portal. New applicants need to follow the existing instructions o

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/new-housing-portal-lu-accommodation - 2026-04-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Peace-building, mediation and justice issues have always been on the agenda. But the researcher path was not the obvious choice for Karin Aggestam, who has now been appointed to the prestigious Pufendorf chair. She is both the first woman and the first political scientist to obtain it – and she hopes to pave the way f

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/peace-and-justice-always-agenda-new-pufendorf-professor - 2026-04-21

Individuals cannot solve the climate crisis, argue researchers Carys Egan-Wyer and Jack Coffin. Policy makers should direct their attention to the (im)moral market structures that influence consumer and corporate decision-making. In the fight against climate change, it is more important to make markets more moral than to make consumers more ethical. Individual consumers are, by now, well used to b

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/why-we-need-more-moral-markets-not-more-ethical-consumers - 2026-04-21

As one of five locations in Sweden, Lund is receiving support from Formas to start a lab for urban development issues. The Lund Urban Transition Lab will be located in the innovation district in northeast Lund, where sustainable solutions in the built environment, mobility and urban planning will be developed and tested. How can sustainable urban development become a natural part of the cities of

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainable-city-lund-urban-transition-lab-shows-way - 2026-04-22

Heiner Linke took up the position of LTH’s Deputy Dean with special responsibility for research in January 2021 and his term of office concludes at the end of 2023. Why did he not stand for re-election – and what will he do instead? What is the reason for not continuing as deputy dean?"After I was elected as deputy dean – a role that is part-time – I got a large, extra assignment. It was an ERC re

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2023/visionary-nanoresearcher-wants-spend-more-time-investigating-building-blocks-life - 2026-04-21

What would it take for people living 100 000 years from now to be able to understand a message from people living today? Language historian and exegete Ola Wikander has, on behalf of the Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB), outlined some of the linguistic challenges. The question of how to warn people in the future was raised in connection with the decision made in January this

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/search-language-eternity - 2026-04-22

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Drones are becoming a matter of interest for more than just the military and the toy industry. Lund University’s School of Aviation in Ljungbyhed (TFHS) is now launching the first study programme for drone operators in Sweden – and perhaps the world. Drone flying over Ljungbyhed. Photo:Kennet Ruona At the far end of o

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/pilot-remote-control - 2026-04-21

I meet Catarina Lindén on a rainy October morning at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences. When we meet, she is still juggling two roles: her current position as acting Administrative Manager at the Department of Physics and her new role as Administrative Manager at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences. In November, she will step into the new position full-time, ready to take on the task with full

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/catarina-linden-takes-her-position-new-administrative-manager-centre-mathematical-sciences - 2026-04-21

We recently had the pleasure of catching up with Maja Milovanovic, a 2020 graduate of the MSc programme in Managing People, Knowledge, and Change (MPKC). Since graduating, Maja has navigated the challenges of the post-pandemic job market, secured an exciting role at a leading software company, and immersed herself in the vibrant life and culture of Sweden. Editor's note: this interview is from 202

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/maja-milovanovic-alumna-msc-managing-people-knowledge-and-change-2020 - 2026-04-21

A new research project led by LUCSUS is exploring how power and politics intersects with climate risk and adaptation at different scales. The aim is to contribute to more resilient, inclusive and just futures by studying adaptation to climate change through a lens of vulnerability, cross-scale risk, and power structures in Skåne, Sweden, and in East Anglia, England. – We know that climate change i

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-lucsus-research-project-seeks-shed-light-power-dynamics-climate-change-adaptation - 2026-04-21

Lund University has climbed to first place in the world in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026. The ranking includes around 2,000 higher education institutions from about 100 countries and measures how universities contribute to a sustainable future – through research, education, and the way they operate as organisations. “Humble, proud, and inspired to continue moving forward –

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranked-best-world-sustainability - 2026-04-21

The Faculties’ honorary doctors for 2024 have been announced. They will be honoured at the doctoral degree conferment ceremony on 31 May 2024. Below is a summary of each faculty's choice of honorary doctors. Lund University School of Economics and Management Leading U.S. economist and First Deputy Governor of the Riksbank new honorary doctors Professor Martha Bailey and the Swedish Riksbank’s Firs

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/faculties-honorary-doctors-2024 - 2026-04-22

Ett 60-tal studenter från kandidatprogrammet i kriminologi fick i torsdags ta med sig tre anhöriga var för att fira avslutningsceremoni i LUX aula på Helgonavägen i Lund som var fullsmockad! – Grattis, ni är de första som har en avslutningsceremoni sedan 2019! Vi är väldigt glada att vi äntligen få fira våra studenter ordentligt igen, sa programkordinator Lisa Flower i sitt inledningstal. Det är e

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/antligen-kunde-kriminologistudenterna-samlas-igen-avslutningsceremoni - 2026-04-21

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. För den som diagnosticeras och påbörjat behandling mot hiv är det rutin att övervaka virusmängden i blodet regelbundet för att bedöma hur väl behandlingen fungerar. En studie av hivpositiva personer i Etiopien visar att fattigdom och geografisk arbetskraftsrörlighet har en koppling till högre nivåer av hiv-virus. Fo

https://www.lu.se/artikel/etiopien-socioekonomiska-faktorer-paverkar-hivbehandlingen - 2026-04-22

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Att förebygga sjukdomar kan handla om stadsplanering och arbetsmiljö. Det handlar om kunskap och om att göra personliga val som gynnar din hälsa. Men det är också en fråga om jämlikhet. Forskarnas uppgift är att göra alternativen tydliga. Vi lät överläkaren och docenten i arbets- och miljömedicin Maria Albin och pro

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/forebygga-sjukdom-manga-faktorer-i-samspel - 2026-04-21

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Risken att få ekonomiska svårigheter när du uppsöker sjukvård i Sverige är relativt liten. Det framkommer i en färsk rapport från WHO där forskare från Lunds universitet har undersökt i vilken utsträckning hushållen i Sverige drabbas ekonomiskt av att använda sjukvården. – Vårt svenska hälso- och sjukvårdssystem sky

https://www.lu.se/artikel/who-rapport-sjukvarden-i-sverige-mer-jamlik-i-resten-av-europa - 2026-04-22

The Magical Garden is a pedagogical system for preschool mathematics created around a digital learning-through-play game. The system is based on more than 10 years of research and development. Now, it’s been awarded a proof-of-concept grant. Learning early math is not just fundamental for children to do better in math; it’s a key predictor of overall school success, according to Agneta Gulz, profe

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/innovative-system-teaching-preschool-maths-receives-sek-38-million-proof-concept-funding-wallenberg - 2026-04-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Over the past ten years, Swiss director Milo Rau has made a name for himself as one of the most influential and provocative theatre and film directors of our time. His work has been performed at several important international performing arts festivals such as the Theatertreffen in Berlin and the Festival d’Avignon. R

https://www.arts.lu.se/article/director-milo-rau-our-new-honorary-doctor - 2026-04-21