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Sexual harassment, mental health issues, racism and non-European doctoral students engaged in uphill struggles with the Swedish Migration Agency to be allowed to remain in Sweden. These are examples of the sorts of things that Haro de Grauw has been faced with since becoming doctoral student ombudsman in Lund almost two years ago. Most often, however, it is another factor that makes doctoral stude
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ombudsman-rescue - 2026-07-22
There has been great and broad interest in the University’s international assistant professor (associate senior lecturer) positions and visiting professorships. In total, the University received 1,326 applications and the first selection phase has been completed. In October the top candidates began to arrive in Lund to present their research in tough competition. The call for applications referred
On the 9 October, Times Higher Education (THE) published its latest ranking and Lund University has retained its position at 95. “It’s very gratifying that we have retained our position, despite tougher global competition. A university is never better than its staff and students. This is therefore an acknowledgement of the skilled work everyone performs to create a top-class university and confirm
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-top-100-times-higher-education-ranking - 2026-07-22
The discussion on the University’s establishment in Science Village has continued this year, but with a new focus. During the year, the project group for Stage 2, following a proposal from the Light and materials profile area, analysed possible scopes, needs for laboratories and logistics. With the help of architects, an initial drawing has been produced of a building, which could be located next
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/light-and-materials-focus-universitys-establishment-science-village - 2026-07-22
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. På Nanometerkonsortiet råder febril aktivitet. Orsaken är ett färskt besked om ett nytt EU-projekt som är det största vid Lunds universitet på flera år. Hela projektet och pengasumman, 29 miljoner kronor, går oavkortat till Lunds universitet. Annars brukar EU-projekt involvera flera parter. Heiner Linke och Nanomete
https://www.lu.se/artikel/varldens-basta-nanodoktorander-sokes - 2026-07-21
Physical violence is rarely something people think about or act out. Even violence specialists - people with a propensity for violence and a capacity to cause devastating damage - are belligerent only a fraction of their time awake. Sociology professor David Wästerfors is an anomaly. He has thought about violence a lot. This fall, Professor Wästerfors published some of his thoughts in the book Vio
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/david-wasterfors-cant-stop-thinking-about-violence - 2026-07-21
Over five years, the EU invests SEK 163 million in the POLARIN research project. The aim is to promote interdisciplinary research in both polar regions. Physical geographer Dr Margareta Johansson is one of the researchers who will work in the project. Why is this polar research project needed?- The ongoing climate change is noted most clearly at our northernmost and southernmost latitudes. We ther
https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/eu-lifts-polar-research-arctic-and-antarctica - 2026-07-21
Ny version av Scifree Journal Search Söktjänsten för tidskrifter som ingår i open access-avtal, Scifree Journal Search, har blivit uppdaterad med en ny version. Den nya versionen är framförallt snabbare och mer stabil än sin föregångare. URLen har ändrats till https://search.scifree.se/lu, så alla som eventuellt länkar till tjänsten genom sina webbsidor måste byta länk. Den gamla URLen kommer släc
https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-oktober-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-3 - 2026-07-21
Håkan Hydén har skrivit en ny bok som diskuterar hur mänskliga val och beteenden kan förstås genom studier av normer. Författare: Håkan Hydén, professor emeritus i rättssociologi vid Lunds universitet Publikationsår: 2021 Bokförlag: Routledge Introduktion (engelska) This book proposes the study of norms as a method of explaining human choice and behaviour by introducing a new scientific perspectiv
https://www.aclu.lu.se/artikel/ny-bok-sociology-law-science-norms - 2026-07-21
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Personer med typ 2-diabetes får vanligen rådet att äta en kost med lågt fettinnehåll. Nu visar en studie vid Linköpings universitet att mat med mycket fett och lite kolhydrater kan ha en bättre effekt på blodsockernivåerna. Resultaten av en tvåårig koststudie ledd av Hans Guldbrand, distriktsläkare i Motala och Fred
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/fettrik-kost-sankte-blodsockret-hos-diabetiker - 2026-07-21
We spoke with Alex Vermeulen, Director of the ICOS ERIC Carbon Portal, about the latest World Meteorological Organization report, the Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, for which Alex serves as editor. Published in October – in time to provide the latest data to the COP30 meeting – the report describes the largest year-on-year rise in CO₂ levels since records began in the 1950s. Alex shares his thoughts on
Isabel Bramsen is the recipient of this year's Diploma Prize. The prize is worth DKK 150,000 and is awarded to young people who are expected to make a valuable contribution to Danish society. Congratulations Isabel! About the award winner and motivationIn the world we live in, the Hartmann Foundation believes that it is important to stimulate the work for peace and conflict resolution, and with th
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/isabel-bramsen-receives-hartmann-foundations-diploma-award - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Department of Strategic Communication was visited last week by various lecturers who represent components of some of the department’s courses. Last Tuesday, our Bachelor’s students received a lecture by Susanna Laurin, CEO of the company Funka, providing information on how we can create a more humane Internet. On
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/what-communication-more-humane-internet-trip-bob-hund - 2026-07-21
An investigation by Miljödata AB, the provider of the Adato system used by Lund University, shows that the group behind last week’s cyberattack on Adato managed to access certain information about all university employees. Former employees are also affected. What information has the threat actor obtained?The data accessed by the threat actor includes, among other things, personal identity numbers,
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/update-59-cyberattack-our-system-provider-has-resulted-data-breach - 2026-07-21
Through Global Dynamic Engagement (GDE), we strengthen and develop the University's international impact. Just before Christmas, the Vice-Chancellor decided on new roadmaps for 2025 for all geographical areas where the university is active. The roadmaps are based on continuous analysis of the world around us and describe prioritised activities in research, education, and innovation. They guide the
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/global-dynamic-engagement-roadmaps-2025-now-published - 2026-07-22
What happens when you mix a group of tumor biology researchers with software developers and AI researchers? Hopefully, with the help of AI, they can connect a multitude of data that leads to new treatments for kidney cancer – that's at least what the researchers in the EU-project KATY envision. But first, they need to find a common language that all professional groups understand. – It's a challen
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/kicking-kidney-cancer - 2026-07-21
What happens when you mix a group of tumor biology researchers with software developers and AI researchers? Hopefully, with the help of AI, they can connect a multitude of data that leads to new treatments for kidney cancer – that's at least what the researchers in the EU-project KATY envision. But first, they need to find a common language that all professional groups understand. – It's a challen
https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/kicking-kidney-cancer - 2026-07-21
How will the VAT reduction affect consumers, according to Professor Emeritus Lars Jonung? The government and Sverigedemokraterna want to halve food VAT, cutting it from twelve to six percent in April next year. In a recent segment on Swedish Radio, Lars Jonung, Professor Emeritus of Economics at LUSEM (the Lund University School of Economics and Management), was interviewed about his reaction to t
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lower-vat-food-will-prices-really-drop - 2026-07-22
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lobbyists are actively trying to come up with creative ways to influence politicians. Ideally, they want to be seen as friends. Adopted legislation to regulate lobbying within the EU does not cover the way it works in practice. Camilla Nothhaft has shown this in a thesis presented at Örebro University. She now works a
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/how-lobbyists-want-befriend-politicians-behind-scenes-eu - 2026-07-21
Can music only be experienced in a fleeting moment in time? In Bertrand Chavarria-Aldrete’s, researcher and teaching staff member, research he has investigated how music can be materialised. Through the course Plastic Extension of Music, students have the opportunity to try out his research in practice. Bertrand Chavarria-Aldrete’s doctoral thesis is about allowing music to leave the instrument an
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/research-gives-music-physical-form-bertrand-chavarria-aldretes-plastic-extension - 2026-07-21
