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When planning for food in times of crisis – what foodstuffs do we imagine? Many think of tin cans and freeze-dried food, but the fact is that if a crisis occurs, it is not stockpiled cans that will save us. Food preparedness is a subject being taken up by researchers from the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) at Almedalen Week, one of their reflections being  how local growing of crops that do not need

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/preparedness-more-stockpiling-pantry-provisions - 2026-05-16

Despite Greenland belonging to an ally, the NATO country Denmark, the U.S. president does not rule out military action. Ideally, he says he would like to buy Greenland – but is it even possible for one nation to buy another in that way? “Historically, it is entirely possible and has occurred on several occasions. The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803, which at the

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/can-countries-buy-other-countries - 2026-05-16

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In 2009, homosexuality was decriminalised in India. Gender studies scholar Maria Tonini happened to be there and decided to write a doctoral thesis on how decriminalisation affected LGBTQ people in everyday life. Maria Tonini recently defended her thesis in Gender Studies . “Many of the young people I interviewed belo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/demanding-family-relationships-pressure-lgbtq-youth-india - 2026-05-15

Last fall, Lund University's first course in research coordination started at the Faculty of Medicine. Course leaders Cecilia Lenander and Peter Svensson have all reasons to be happy about the number of applicants to the course in research coordination: 109 applicants, of which 74  first-hand applicants, shows that there is a high demand for education in the field.Last fall, Lund University's firs

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/high-number-applicants-popular-course-research-coordination - 2026-05-15

Anton who has been doing his research at the department of economic history recently nailed his dissertation: Aging, Work, and Family, here at LUSEM. He is preparing his defense for 21 May, but we had a chance to ask him a few questions during these busy days. Anton is practically a local, having grown up in Hörby, just a half hour drive from Lund. He came to the university straight out of highsch

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-thesis-three-questions-anton-svensson - 2026-05-16

In an ongoing deadly violence (ODV) situation, it is important to act in a rapid and effective way. The Faculty is now offering two courses in English this autumn on how to handle ODV. Registration is open to all faculty staff. Participants will learn to recognise ODV situations and understand how to respond, as well as gaining knowledge about sheltering, evacuation, lockdown and barricading. Part

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/course-about-ongoing-deadly-violence-odv - 2026-05-15

In November 2021, a private foundation was established to promote scientific research in pancreatic cancer, gastroenterology, and pain management at Lund University. The foundation will be endowed with a total of SEK 40 million and will be managed by Lund University. Earlier this spring, the first grants from the foundation were distributed – approx. SEK 3 million will support the efforts of five

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/sek-40-million-donation-faculty-medicine - 2026-05-15

Biljetter kommer att återköpas. Universitet har beslutat att vaccinationsbevis vid allmänna sammankomster, med fler än 100 deltagare inomhus, i nuläget inte är möjligt att använda vid Lunds universitet. Det medför att Odeum inte kan genomföra de konserter som är planerade till lördagen 4 december och måndagen 13 december.  Alla biljetter kommer att återköpas via ticketmaster.se. Ett separat mejl m

https://www.odeum.lu.se/artikel/installd-julkonserter-lordagen-412-luciakonserter-1312 - 2026-05-15

Efter drygt 20 år publiceras nu uppföljaren till en flitigt citerad artikel om begreppen tillgänglighet, användbarhet och universell utformning. För mer än 20 år sedan publicerade Susanne Iwarsson och Agneta Ståhl, professorer vid medicinska fakulteten respektive Lunds tekniska högskola, Lunds universitet, en vetenskaplig artikel som presenterade en analys av begreppen tillgänglighet, användbarhet

https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/ny-modell-som-kan-skapa-delaktighet-alla - 2026-05-15

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 - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Although patient influence in healthcare has gradually started to increase, the role of the patient's next of kin is still very limited. Despite the fact that the disease affects the whole family, public healthcare often does not utilise the patient's relatives as a resource. A lot has happened in cancer care since Ma

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/role-relatives-needs-be-highlighted-cancer-care - 2026-05-15

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 - 2026-05-15

“Vinzent is an independent and creative researcher who shows exceptional ability in combining large historical data sets with modern quantitative methods and theoretical modelling.” This is how the researcher who wrote the best thesis of the year at LUSEM is described in the prize nomination. Congratulations, Vinzent Ostermeyer! In his doctoral thesis, titled “Why Firms Grow: The Roles of Institut

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-research-swedens-industrialisation-process-receives-lusem-award-best-doctoral-thesis-2023 - 2026-05-15

Hello there, Johan Tham, reader in clinical infectious medicine at the medical school's semester 7 and Kajsa Ericson Lindquist, teacher of practical clinical pathology at semester 4. Both of them have been awarded the quality stamp "Cor" by the Medical Education Council and the students of the medical program. Johan Tham:Really taking time for the patient and giving them a little extra love and ca

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/recipients-students-quality-stamp-congratulations-johan-tham-and-kajsa-ericson-lindquist - 2026-05-16

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/idea-exhibition-we-understand-it-also-shifting - 2026-05-15

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Den sista gästföreläsaren att besöka kandidatprogrammet i kriminologi innan självkarantän blev vårens livsstilstrend var Sara Blomqvist, avgående brottsutredare på Tullkriminalenheten i Karlshamn. Sara Blomqvist tog kandidatexamen i rättssociologi från kriminologiprogrammet vid Lunds universitet 2013. Efter föräldra

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/artikel/sara-blomqvist-om-arbete-och-karriar-efter-kandidatexamen-i-kriminologi - 2026-05-15

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/idea-exhibition-we-understand-it-also-shifting - 2026-05-15

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Behovet tränger på men du får konstiga blickar och blir utskälld oavsett om du går in på damernas eller herrarnas. Det är vardagen för personer över hela världen som inte identifierar sig med traditionella könsnormer. Men det finns sätt att göra toaletter mer tillgängliga för alla, oavsett könsidentitet. Ett sätt är

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/alla-behover-en-plats-dar-man-kan-kissa-i-fred - 2026-05-15

Markus is getting ready for the defense of his dissertation "Transforming Foundations: Structural Change and Development Dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa (1960–2024)" on 22 November. He has been doing his research at the department of Economic History. You are about to defend your thesis, what is it about?The thesis explores sub-Saharan Africa’s recent development dynamics in a long-run historical c

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-bertus-markus-melles - 2026-05-15

An observational study from Lund University in Sweden examining sugar consumption has attracted considerable international attention. The study shows that sweetened beverages have a greater negative impact on health than other sources of sugar. They significantly increased the risk of ischaemic stroke, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and abdominal aortic aneurysm. Of the 70,000 Swedes who took

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/questions-and-answers-lund-university-sugar-study - 2026-05-15