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Anne-Lise Viotti and Armin Tavakoli will each receive SEK 15 million grants as part of the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research’s investment in Future Research Leaders. For the ninth time, the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) has appointed the Research Leaders of the Future. A total of 213 applications were received, of which 16 were selected and two of these were from Lund Uni
Passports issued by fallen empires, decks of cards from the Iraq war, deceased Ukrainian students’ uncollected diplomas and much more. A new museum in Lund is collecting artefacts that show how international law affects people's lives. The initiative is being led by international law researchers who argue that we are currently witnessing a crisis of the entire international system. “International
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-museum-displays-war-artefacts-and-human-side-international-law - 2026-07-07
Russia's invasion of Ukraine was clearly illegal. Yet it is unlikely that Vladimir Putin will be held accountable. Most people agree that war is morally wrong. But what is the legal framework? The UN Charter, which in 1945 laid the foundations for the UN's missions, powers, rules of procedure and organisation, prohibits military force between states. However, there are exceptions, such as when the
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/charges-against-putin-unlikely - 2026-07-07
On October 31st, representatives from across the globe will gather in Glasgow for two weeks to attend the UN climate change conference COP26. Expectations are high following last year's cancelled conference, and the IPCC report released in August. What can we expect from the meeting? Five Lund researchers give answers. How far do countries' climate ambitions go? As part of the Paris Agreement in 2
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/glasgow-climate-summit-what-it-about-and-why-does-it-matter - 2026-07-07
Gabriel Börner preferred playing pinball to studying at upper secondary school and therefore failed to get into a medical programme. Today, he is a senior consultant in surgery at Helsingborg Hospital and a researcher at Lund University. He has invented a “sewing machine” to suture patient’s wounds after abdominal surgery. Although the journey there was longer than he could ever have imagined, he
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/needlework-surgery - 2026-07-07
Children in preschool and primary school will now be able to learn more about insects, birds, flowers and plants, how valuable they are and how we humans can protect nature. The collaborative project ‘Natural Nations’ is introducing biodiversity in the curriculum. In the past, knowledge of species and the natural world was part of general knowledge and was passed down through generations. Today, t
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/children-and-biologists-research-biodiversity-together - 2026-07-07
With 10,000 new cases a year, prostate cancer is the most common cancer type in Sweden. To create equal, accessible and high-quality prostate cancer care, Region Skåne has introduced Organised prostate cancer testing, OPT. "Anyone who wants to should be allowed to be tested for prostate cancer. Studies show that early detection lowers long-term mortality", says Anders Bjartell, one of Sweden’s lea
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/organised-prostate-cancer-testing-provide-more-equal-care - 2026-07-07
Denna studie handlar om hur äldre människor upplevde och hanterade vardagen under de första 100 dagarna av coronavirus-pandemin. Resultatet visar hur deras aktiviteter anpassades och förändrades, och hur pandemin gav möjligheter till att "bara vara" och uppskatta stunden. Men också att möjligheterna att utvecklas var kraftigt begränsade och känslan av samhörighet försvann, vilket påverkade välbefi
Scensverige arbetar för den svenska scenkonstens utveckling och samlar institutioner, organisationer och fria grupper som yrkesmässigt bedriver konstnärlig, pedagogisk, vetenskaplig eller facklig verksamhet inom svensk teater, musikteater eller dans. Organisation verkar för att främja den svenska scenkonstens utveckling och utöka de internationella relationerna genom samarbete och idéutbyte samt
https://www.thm.lu.se/artikel/teaterhogskolan-i-malmo-ar-vard-scensveriges-arsmote-den-11-november - 2026-07-07
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. The Department of Sociology hosted an international migration workshop on the theme “Queer Migrations and Mobilities: Sexuality, Gender, Citizenship, and Intimacy from a European Perspective” on the 11th and 12th of September. The workshop, funded by the Swedish Foundation for Humanities and Societies (Riksbankens J
”Öppna magasinet” – ett centrum för arkeologi och konst på Medicon Village beräknas stå inflyttningsklart 2026. Till dess kommer tillgängligheten till Historiska museets magasin vara begränsad, eftersom vi behöver packa och förbereda inför flytten. Historiska museets 11 miljoner arkeologiska föremål, arkiv och konserveringsavdelning ska äntligen flytta till nya klimatsäkra och tillgänglighetsanpas
https://www.historiskamuseet.lu.se/artikel/historiska-museet-och-skissernas-museum-far-gemensamt-magasin - 2026-07-07
Photo: Markus Spiske on Unsplash The pandemic has made us test alternatives to our traditional exam methods, alternatives that work digitally and on remote. Some of these alternatives are worth keeping also when we head back to traditional, on campus, teaching. One thing we have learned the past years is that remote surveillance is problematic (no guarantee it works 100%) and limiting students’ ac
https://www.education.lu.se/artikel/digital-open-book-exam-flexible-option - 2026-07-07
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Information till chefer och HR-funktioner. Den 12 maj beslutade universitetets rektor att alla anställda vid Lunds universitet som väljer att vaccinera sig mot covid-19 har rätt att vaccinera sig på betald arbetstid. Den anställde ska dock i första hand försöka få tid för vaccinering utanför arbetstid. Informatione
https://www.hr-webben.lu.se/artikel/vaccination-mot-covid-19 - 2026-07-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Asia in Focus is an English language journal on Asia by Early Career Researchers (including MA) and the geographical focus is Asia spanning from Central Asia to Oceania and excludes Australia and New Zealand. Asia in Focus is now in its second year of publication. The journal welcomes papers written by PhD and Masters
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-issue-4-asia-focus - 2026-07-07
Join us as we mark the World Press Freedom Day for a discussion on Media, Power, and Technology in South Asia. Welcome to a symposium on Press Freedom, 5 May 2026Join the discussion on how politics, technology, and digitalization are reshaping media, journalism, and access to information. We hereby invite you to a symposium marking UNESCO World Press Freedom Day 2026, where you will meet journalis
https://www.journalistik.lu.se/artikel/invitation-can-teach-save-press-freedom - 2026-07-07
