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Chair: Ulrika Andersson, Lund University, Anna Lindberg, Lund University, Nishi Mitra vom Berg, TISS VENUE: Tornrummet, Akademiska Föreningen (AF), Sandgatan 2, Lund Session 1: Femininity, Concepts and NotionsSeptember 20, 2016 Time: 14.30-16.30 Paper presenters: Soibam Haripriya, Rachna Chaudhary, EM Varughese, Sheba Saeed Session 2: Contesting Practices and NegotiationsSeptember 21, 2016 Time: 1

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/panel-7-women-and-gender-south-asian-modernity-vulnerabilities-and-violence - 2025-10-27

By blocking a protein, VDAC1, in the insulin-producing beta cells, it is possible to restore their normal function in case of type 2 diabetes. In preclinical experiments, the researchers behind a new study have also shown that it is possible to prevent the development of the disease. The findings are published in the scientific journal Cell Metabolism. The researchers at Lund University in Sweden

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-discovery-restores-insulin-cell-function-type-2-diabetes - 2025-10-27

The recruitment of international staff is a complex area and it is important for the University to manage correctly in order to avoid serious legal consequences, particularly in the area of migration. There is a considerable demand for support on these matters and fortunately there is extensive support for this at Lund University. At the Division of External Relations is the University’s internati

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/support-recruitment-international-staff - 2025-10-26

The project "NORBATOUR - Nordic-Baltic Tourism Research Studies” connects four universities in a joint master course to share information and knowledge on tourism research methods, trends and studies. There is a need for new research methodsNORBATOUR connects universities in Estonia, Finland, Sweden and Denmark to develop the research within the field of tourism. The importance of the tourism indu

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/nordic-baltic-collaboration-tourism-research-master-students - 2025-10-27

This year's OSA survey (a survey of our organisational and social work environment) will soon be sent to all employees at the faculty. Keep an eye on your inbox and answer the survey! It is an important part of our systematic work environment process. The survey will be sent by e-mail to all faculty staff in mid-April. The sender of the e-mail is Lund University, lu [at] artologik [dot] net.The su

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/answer-facultys-work-environment-survey-your-input-matters-0 - 2025-10-27

Kimberly Nicholas and former LUMES student Seth Wynes' article on the four most effective personal lifestyle choices to reduce your carbon footprint has received the prestigous prize 'Best Article of 2017' from the journal Environmental Research Letters. Their paper, 'The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the most effective individual actions' received significa

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-and-lumes-research-wins-environmental-research-letters-best-article-2017 - 2025-10-27

A Dutch pilot, a safety manager from Australia, an average-adjuster from Denmark and twelve others who work with safety in high-risk industries came together a week before Christmas in Lund to hone their critical thinking skills. They are all studying the distance-learning MSc in Human Factors and System Safety, and it was now time to meet in real life. Participants on the distance-learning progra

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/scattered-risk-students-gather-lund - 2025-10-27

Today, Lund University celebrates its annual academic ceremony to mark the University’s inauguration in 1668. The University was founded in an era of repeated wars between Sweden and Denmark. Nowadays, we live in peace and freedom with our neighbour. Today, on 4 March 2022, when we celebrate the annual academic ceremony, Lund University will raise the flag for Ukraine. It is a demonstration of sup

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-celebrate-our-annual-academic-ceremony-and-raise-flag-ukraine-and-freedom-and-democracy - 2025-10-25

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-guide-makes-it-easier-researchers-do-things-correctly - 2025-10-26

Summer, sun and annual leave! Read through the tips below, so that you will be able to wind down properly during your time off. In good time before your annual leaveAnnual leave: Apply for annual leave in good time before your holiday, in accordance with the procedure at your workplace. It is important to register the application for annual leave in Primula in good time, so that you receive the ri

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-bear-mind-summer-0 - 2025-10-26

LUCSUS Director Barry Ness and Professor Lennart Olsson are proud that Lund University is ranked third in the world in Sustainability in the QS World University Rankings. It is a ranking well deserved they say. – Over the past 25 years, researchers at Lund University have been pioneers in the interdisciplinary field of sustainability studies. In 2008, when the Faculty of Social Sciences establishe

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranked-third-world-qs-sustainability-ranking-well-deserved - 2025-10-27

En ny studie visar att en liten belöning på 200 kronor, kan öka vaccineringsgraden med fyra procentenheter (från 72 till 76 procent). Studien är gjord på 8 286 svenskar mellan maj och juli i år och publiceras nu i ansedda tidskriften Science. Forskarna bakom studien tillhör ett internationellt team av nationalekonomer från Lund, Köpenhamn, Schweiz och USA. Vad kan få folk att i högre grad ta emot

https://www.lu.se/artikel/forskare-erbjod-betalning-vaccinering-da-vaccinerade-sig-fler-svenskar - 2025-10-26

Nytt gränssnitt till EBSCOhost Den 4:e februari ändras gränssnittet för samtliga EBSCOhost-databaser. Vi har gjort det möjligt för er att redan nu bekanta er med det. Länken nedan visar gränssnittet med samtliga databaser valda, men detta kan ändras via länk ovanför sökrutan.https://research.ebsco.com/c/hrh7jr/search?locale=en Observera att färger, loggor och vissa funktioner kan komma att ändras.

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-november-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-4 - 2025-10-27

The Afrint research group and Development Geography in Lund warmly welcome you to the 15th Development Research Day: End hunger and achieve food security by 2030 Date: Thursday November 10, 2016. Time:  9.30-17.00 | Geocenter I, Sölvegatan 10, LUNDThe Development Research Day is an annual event at Lund University bringing together all fields working on development to share and discuss their resear

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/15th-development-research-day-end-hunger-and-achieve-food-security-2030 - 2025-10-27

"Empowerment of vulnerable groups is unlikely to arise through interventions from climate adaptation projects only. Yet, often these projects are seen as drivers for social change", says Stephen Woroniecki, PHD-candidate at LUCSUS.  He says that, in a warming and increasingly unequal world, more and more people are on the lookout for integrated, holistic, solutions that can move beyond the siloes

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/nature-based-solutions-climate-change-what-scope-empowerment-vulnerable-groups - 2025-10-27

On May 29th, the Helsingborg Innovation District, a collaboration platform and catalyst for innovation, research, and development, will be inaugurated. The innovation district is initiated by the City of Helsingborg, Lund University, Region Skåne, and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Southern Sweden in collaboration with the business community. The district stretches from Helsingborg Centra

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/new-innovation-district-increase-regions-innovative-capacity - 2025-10-27

In a study led by Lund University and the Amsterdam University Medical Center, researchers used PET to analyse aggregates of tau pathology in more than 12,000 people from all over the world. The study – the largest ever of its kind – examines the connection between genetic predisposition, gender and age in relation to tau pathology in Alzheimer’s disease. The study is published in Nature Neuroscie

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/largest-ever-taupet-study-alzheimers-deepens-understanding-disease - 2025-10-27

Lewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. A research group from Lund University has now shown that the disease can be detected before symptoms appear, using a spinal fluid test. The studies are published in Nature Medicine, where the researchers also demonstrate that reduced sense of smell is strongly linked to Lewy body disease even before ot

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/lewy-body-disease-can-be-detected-symptoms - 2025-10-27

A lab where you can “craft” new materials on the atomic level, bringing together cross-disciplinary scientists to produce nanomaterials and semiconductor components. A neighborhood with major research infrastructures, complementary to each other. And most important: an open environment where academia, industry, and society can meet and collaborate, finding solutions for a sustainable world. Intrig

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/making-it-big-nano-crafting - 2025-10-27

For many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the health care system was strained already before the coronavirus crisis. Lack of intensive care units and respirators and the difficult economic situation in most African countries limit the resources to combat the pandemic. LUCSUS researcher Karin Steen, who returned from a teaching sabbatical in Zimbabwe when the corona pandemic broke out, share her re

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/perspectives-corona-pandemic-africa - 2025-10-27