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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In late May–early June, Lund University will hold a Nobel Symposium in Physics and Chemistry where newly discovered super-heavy elements will be discussed. The possibility for a Nobel Prize looms on the horizon, but the road ahead is not straightforward and competition between countries and researchers is fierce. Dirk

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-elements-be-discussed-lu-nobel-symposium - 2026-07-07

A research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered a mechanism that helps acute myeloid leukemia cells to evade the body’s immune system. By developing an antibody that blocks the mechanism, the researchers could restore the immune system’s ability to kill the cancer cells in laboratory trials and in mice. The discovery is published in Nature Cancer. In brief:Facts about the study: peer-r

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-mechanism-revealed-how-leukemia-cells-trick-immune-system - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Thursday 23 November SASA representative Phu Doma Lama Ph.D student from the Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety, held a talk entitled: “Exploring the consequences of adaptation to changes: The case of mobility and gender in Maldives” at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. The event was organized by

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/important-talk-mobility-and-gender-maldives - 2026-07-07

This way into the new year, it is especially nice to welcome new PhD students to SWEAH.   In January, as usual, the management organized an introductory meeting, this time on site at Lund University. What a privilege it is to listen to presentations of new, interesting and important doctoral projects that are under development! The eighteen PhD students who have now joined SWEAH come from differen

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/sweah-newsletter-february-2023-swedish - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Augustus Aturinde, PhD candidate, recently nailed his thesis “GIS and Health: Enhancing Disease Surveillance and Intervention through Spatial Epidemiology”. Augustus Aturinde is a PhD candidate at our department, who came here through a bi-lateral scholarship by SIDA and Makerere University that targeted teaching staf

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/new-thesis-gis-and-spatial-methods-epidemiology - 2026-07-07

Food preparedness has in a short time become a central issue in both research and public debate. The way we produce, distribute and consume food is shaped by global dependencies, climate change and an increasingly uncertain global situation. LTH’s Cecilia Tullberg is the director of FORCE, a knowledge centre that brings together researchers from multiple disciplines and actors across Sweden’s food

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/how-do-we-prepare-food-system-uncertain-future-force-builds-new-knowledge - 2026-07-07

Christmas music is more than background noise to the hustle and bustle. From Mariah Carey’s Christmas cracker ‘All I Want For Christmas’ to Wham’s lost love in ‘Last Christmas’, each song tells its own story of why it belongs to the festive season. “The power of Christmas music lies in its ability to put us in touch with our emotions, from celebration to reflection. Although we may not feel that w

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-mariah-carey-and-wham-became-christmas-icons - 2026-07-07

When President Emmanuel Macron visits Studentafton on Wednesday, 31 January 2024, it is Sylvia Schwaag Serger, Professor of Economic History at LUSEM, who will moderate the conversation. As proud as we are curious, we asked her a few quick questions ahead of her exciting talk. How did it come about that you will be moderating the French President Emmanuel Macron when he visits Studentafton?  “I’m

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/meeting-president-macron-quick-chat-sylvia-schwaag-serger - 2026-07-07

Global warming is causing rapid changes in vegetation in the Arctic. A major study in Nature with researchers from BECC-members at the University of Gothenburg shows large local differences in which species are favoured, and which are outcompeted due to climate change. Rapid climate change is upending plant life in the Arctic. A new scientific study in Nature shows how one of the most fragile ecos

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/major-changes-biodiversity-arctic - 2026-07-07

CASE researcher Arlind Reuter holds an LMK Postdoc: Technology in the home - a path to independence and well-being for older people: is this the "new normal" after the covid-19 pandemic? Researchers in this field point out that technical solutions to support an aging population should be evaluated before they are implemented. A deep understanding of needs and desires after the pandemic is required

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/investigates-how-older-people-exercise-their-citizenship-home-using-digital-technology - 2026-07-07

China's relationship with durian has transformed dramatically, offering opportunities and challenges for Southeast Asian countries In the article, Ming and Tabita trace the rising popularity of durian in China, showing how this multibillion-dollar trade has offered political and economic opportunities for Southeast Asian countries, many of which seek further Chinese investment. At the same time, f

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/ming-gao-and-tabita-rosendal-have-published-article-conversation-about-chinas-durian-diplomacy - 2026-07-07

Diving headlong into the matter of economic inequalities in Kenya, Economic History doctoral student Valeria Lukkari looks at what factors drive these disparities. You are about to defend your thesis “Economic Disparities in Colonial Kenya – Income Inequality and Wage Differentiation”, what is the thesis about?My thesis project reconstructs and explains the long-run income inequality trends in Ken

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-valeria-lukkari - 2026-07-07

CMES Researcher Pinar Dinc has written an article published in the Conversation on the uncertain future of the Kurds in rebel-led Syria. AbstractMore than a month has passed since Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, the leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militant group, became the de facto leader of Syria. Since then, he has dropped his nom de guerre in favour of his real name, Ahmed al-Shara, and has s

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/why-kurds-face-uncertain-future-ahmed-al-sharas-rebel-led-syria - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The University of Jyväskylä in Finland invites participants to a conference entitled ”Poverty's Causes and Consequences in the Urban Developing World”, which will be held 4–6 August 2016. Anthropologists, ethnologists, sociologists, socio-economists, political scientists and development researchers among others are in

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/august-2016-jyvaskyla-conference-povertys-consequences-urban-developing-world - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Many BECC researchers has written a debate article that underlines that the demands from the youths are to be taken seriously and action is needed In a debate article at Dagens Nyheter more than 270 researchers, among them many involved in BECC, show respect and support for the demands the youths all over the world cl

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/becc-researchers-put-attention-school-strike - 2026-07-07

In connection with the ongoing main University building renovation project, the National Property Board (SFV) discovered during an inspection that the building’s four sphinxes are in such poor condition that they must be taken down and recast. This is to prevent the risk of injury to passers-by from falling pieces of concrete. It is hoped that the recast sphinxes will be in place in 2022. The top

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/main-university-buildings-sphinxes-are-be-renovated - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET researcher Admir Skodo has published an article on how American education and incarceration have become entangled, entitled: "Shades of the prison-house" in the Times Literary Supplement. After Donald Trump won the United States presidential election, stock prices increased for CoreCivic and the Geo Group, two

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/article-how-american-education-and-incarceration-have-become-entangled - 2026-07-07

Long-term effective methods are needed to curb the negative effects of coastal erosion. Within the LIFE Coast Adapt project, researchers from Lund University, together with officials from Region Skåne and several coastal municipalities in Skåne, have tested various nature-based methods to contribute to a practice in the field. The project has now come to an end with promising results. In the LIFE

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/collaboration-led-methods-can-protect-our-coastal-environments-erosion - 2026-07-07

The University continues to strengthen its international impact through Global Dynamic Engagement (GDE). Ahead of 2026, the Vice-Chancellor has established new roadmaps for the geographical areas in which the University operates. The roadmaps serve as guidance for the university-wide global work in research, education, innovation and collaboration, based on democracy and academic freedom. The focu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/global-roadmaps-2026-lund-university-strengthens-its-international-work - 2026-07-08

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For the next four years, Lund University will coordinate a new exchange programme with India. Over 100 Indian scholarship recipients will get the chance to study or do research in Europe. Lund University hopes that many of them will choose Lund as their destination. “We are pleased that the European Commission has put

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-coordinate-new-eu-exchange-india - 2026-07-07