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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Johannes Stripple was one of nearly 1,000 people who ran a relay race, organised by the Swedish theatre company Riksteatern, from the Arctic to Paris – for life and the climate. Each participant had their own reasons why they wanted to participate in this climate initiative. For Johannes Stripple, it was about the fru
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/he-runs-climate - 2026-06-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Yes, academic life is uncertain and competitive. However, that’s the case even for those who don’t have families. I don’t think it’s any harder to have children if you are a researcher than in any other line of work.” Olga Göransson is also a member in the network WINGS (Women in Great Sciences). So says Olga Göranss
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/its-no-harder-researchers-combine-career-and-family - 2026-06-11
This is what the researchers at LUSEM have said in the media in April, relating to the policies of the Donald Trump administration. With Donald Trump’s second term in the White house we have seen turmoil on the stock exchanges of the world, tariffs being presented, taken back and reintroduced, American claims on Greenland, Mexico and Canada, and chocking remarks by the president on Ukraine and Gaz
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/100-days-trump-and-what-researchers-have-say-about-them - 2026-06-12
Barns relation till naturen är inte bara viktigt för deras välbefinnande utan har också betydelse för att skapa ett mer hållbart skogsbruk, visar ny forksning från Lunds universitet. Studien visar också att olika socioekonomiska faktorer påverkar barns upplevelse av och relation till skogen. I dag riskerar unga att ha allt mindre kontakt med naturen. Det är ett potentiellt hot mot barns fysiska oc
https://www.lu.se/artikel/barns-relation-till-naturen-ar-nyckeln-till-framtidens-hallbara-skogsbruk - 2026-06-12
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. – The SDG:s can help us as a sustainability centre to reflect around impact and how we are contributing to the goals. Where does our research sit in this context, and how can we make it more relevant to stakeholders and communities?, says Emily Boyd. This is important she notes, because today the SDG.s are becoming in
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/emily-boyd-lucsus-and-sustainable-development-goals - 2026-06-11
Every year, the Swedish Riksdag organises a research day. This year the theme was “artificial intelligence”. The aim is to give Members of Parliament the opportunity to gain new knowledge and to highlight the value of science for politics, democracy, and parliamentary decision-making. This year, Johan Axhamn, senior lecturer in Business Law here at LUSEM, was the sole representative from Lund Univ
https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/johan-axhamn-represented-lund-swedish-riksdags-seminar-ai - 2026-06-11
Once again, we are now seeing an increase in the spread of infection, in particular in Europe; this week, the Public Health Agency of Sweden announced new recommendations to avoid crowding, among other things. We are still offering on-campus education but everyone is to avoid crowding and large gatherings. We are carefully monitoring the situation and trying to keep the organisation updated on any
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/solving-problem-vaccination-certificates-international-researchers-and-students - 2026-06-12
Christine Etzerodt Laustsen's research focuses on the involvement of professionals in research in aging and health. It is about how researchers and professionals can benefit from each other's perspectives to bridge the gap that exists between research and practice and make research more relevant and useful in practice. The involvement can look different and be to different extents, in different pa
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/new-sweah-dissertation-involvement-professionals-research - 2026-06-11
The City of Helsingborg and Lund University, initiators of the Helsingborg Innovation District, are signing a new strategic partnership that further strengthens their collaboration. The agreement marks an important milestone in a joint effort to promote education, research, innovation, and growth. Lund University has been operating in Helsingborg since the 1990s. At the turn of the millennium, the
https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/lund-university-and-city-helsingborg-enter-strategic-partnership - 2026-06-11
Professor Thoas Fioretos is the first recipient of Lunds Innovatörspris (the Lund Innovator Award), a newly established prize that recognises research that has been successfully transformed into innovation with a tangible impact on society and the environment. Fioretos receives the award for his pioneering work in blood cancer research and his ability to translate scientific discoveries into life-
Sierd de Vries is an associate professor at the department of Hydraulic Engineering at Delft University (Netherlands), and will be working as a guest researcher with the Theme Coastal Perspectives. What is your background and research interests?I work on the creation of sustainable coastal landscapes. With my background in coastal engineering and coastal sciences, I study how Nature Based Solution
https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/meet-guest-researcher-sierd-de-vries - 2026-06-11
This year, Media and Communication Studies instituted an award for exceptional master's theses in the subject. The papers given the Peter Dahlgren Excellent Dissertation Award had been publicly defended and received the highest grade."We instituted this prize to celebrate the hard work our international master programme students put into their theses every year and the amazing results that yields,
https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/first-recipients-peter-dahlgren-excellent-dissertation-award - 2026-06-11
Overfishing, hunting and intensive agriculture and forestry can sometimes contribute to plants and animals becoming endangered. New research from Lund University in Sweden and University of Toronto can now show why this leads to entire populations becoming smaller in size, as well as reproducing earlier. The study is published in the journal PNAS. Researchers from Lund and Toronto are behind the s
https://www.biology.lu.se/article/why-overfishing-leads-smaller-cod - 2026-06-11
At the School of Economics, Per Jochumzen teaches courses on mathematics and microeconomics. He believes that there are major challenges around how to handle cheating in areas where students’ knowledge cannot be tested through, for example, essays. Peter writes: In my opinion, the biggest challenge with home exams is to prevent cheating. This especially applies to situations where you want to eval
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/creating-conditions-avoid-cheating - 2026-06-11
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Of all nocturnal animals, only dung beetles can hold their course using polarized moonlight. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now shown that the beetles can use polarized light when its signal strength is weak,which may allow them to find their bearings when artificial light from cities swamp natural moon
https://www.science.lu.se/article/dung-beetles-navigate-better-under-full-moon - 2026-06-11
Among the four scholars from Lund University who have received ERC Starting Grants is Filip Lenrick, a researcher in industrial production, for the project “Bulk-like Joints by Gas Actuated Bonding”. The ERC Starting Grant is aimed at researchers in the early stages of their careers and has scientific excellence as its sole selection criterion. The researchers and their projects have been ranked t
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/erc-starting-grant-nanolundian-filip-lenrick - 2026-06-11
On behalf of the Swedish Government, SciLifeLab develops and provides advanced technologies, instruments and expertise to researchers in academia, industry and healthcare throughout Sweden. Johan Malmström has served as Scientific Director of Integrated Structural Biology (ISB), one of the platforms within SciLifeLabs, since 1 June of this year. What is the platform’s mission? “In collaboration wi
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/johan-malmstrom-scientific-director-scilifelab-platform-isb - 2026-06-11
On 8 May, Lund Humanities Village will be launched at LUX. It is a new initiative designed to make humanities and theological knowledge more accessible, visible and relevant to society. Humanities Village will become a natural hub for collaboration between the University and stakeholders in the cultural sector, the public sector, civil society and the business community. In an age characterised by
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-humanities-village-new-hub-external-engagement-humanities-perspective - 2026-06-12
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Is it possible to conduct research on type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and hair loss at the same time? Absolutely, says Pontus Dunér who after many years of secrecy can now lift the lid on and talk about his promising results. The common denominator is a protein that Pontus Dunér and his colleagues have worked on inte
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/hair-raising-research-could-lead-diabetes-treatment - 2026-06-11
Jimmie Durham, vår avhållna professor, gick bort i sömnen natten till den 17 november efter en tids sjukdom. Han blev 81 år. Jimmie Durham var professor på Konsthögskolan 1996- 2005, och influerade generationer unga konstnärer genom sin blandning av värme, humor och rakknivsvass politisk analys. Han började sina föreläsningar med att deklarera ”I have nothing to tell you” och fortsatte i två timma
https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/khm-sorjer-bortgangne-jimmie-durham - 2026-06-11
