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Mia Blatancic from Croatia is currently studying the Master's Programme with specialisation Sustainable Service Management. We asked her what she thinks about her studies and her future plans! What is the best thing about your programme? The best thing about the programme is that it prepares you for a very specific field and at the same time broadens your view by applying an interdisciplinary appr

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/best-thing-about-programme-it-prepares-you-very-specific-field-and-same-time-broadens-your-view - 2025-10-27

The Education Board’s plan of operations for 2022 has now been approved. The plan focuses on four areas and a vision and ideas document is to guide the development of our education over the next few years. The Education Board has now approved its plan of operations for 2022. The process of drafting the plan was different this time, starting as early as November last year, with a workshop with the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/education-board-focus-educational-development-lifelong-learning-and-widening-participation - 2025-10-25

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/winners-administrative-prize-2024-are-johan-telje-and-anna-sjosten - 2025-10-26

Work on the coordination of exam management at Lund University is proceeding. The Coordinated Examination Service has officially been a unit since 1 November and in connection with this has changed name to the Examination Office. Part two of the project began at the start of this year, and now Sparta will also be coordinated. The Examination Office has previously staffed and coordinated the exams

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/examination-office-coordinate-sparta-1-february - 2025-10-26

Congratulations to CASE researcher Giedre Gefenaite who has received so-called "research space" for three years from the Medical Faculty Board. Giedre is active in the research group Active and Healthy Aging at the Department of Health Sciences and has recently also been appointed associate professor. In 2019, the board decided to introduce a new type of support for younger researchers who already

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/case-studies-importance-environment-aging-receive-funding - 2025-10-27

Luis Sarmiento Pico, Senior Lecturer in Physics, has been recognised as Educator of the Year by the student union LUNA. He is honoured for his positive and infectious manner and his unwavering commitment to student understanding. The educator of the year is Luis Sarmiento Pico. He teaches physics to students on Lund University's physics and engineering programmes. The web editorial team had a few

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/pico-wins-students-top-award - 2025-10-27

- Sustainability is often studied from a large-scale, political or institutional perspective. I was interested in looking at sustainability from the other end, how individual inner transition could impact on global sustainability, says Professor Christine Wamsler from LUCSUS.This interest led her to conduct a study on sustainability and mindfulness – since mindfulness is generally linked to indivi

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/what-link-between-sustainability-and-mindfulness - 2025-10-27

Diego Galafassi, researcher at LUCSUS, is leading a new research project on emerging media practices. Using co-creation, and a practice-led approach, the aim is to analyse how emerging media - innovative media forms at the intersection of art, science and technology - can support transformations to realise the sustainable development goals. Key areas to explore are challenges, opportunities, risks

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-research-project-will-analyse-how-emerging-media-practices-and-art-can-support-sdgs - 2025-10-27

Curiosity and the desire to learn are strong driving forces behind Almut Kelber’s research and her work as Pro Dean for research at the Faculty of Science. Almut Kelber says that knowledge about the animals’ solutions can also provide answers to general problems. “In my work as pro dean, it is important that I also continue with my own research – not least in order to subject myself to my own idea

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/captivated-colour-vision-birds-and-moths - 2025-10-27

Drygt två veckor efter klimatmötet i Egypten möts ledare från världens länder på nytt, denna gång för att hantera en annan akut kris som mänskligheten står inför – förlusten av biologisk mångfald. Frågan är mindre känd än klimatkrisen och något ramverk motsvarande Parisavtalet finns inte på plats – något många hoppas att det kommande toppmötet i Montreal i december ska ändra på. Den kallas ibland

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/dags-att-satta-biologisk-mangfald-pa-agendan-fem-lundaforskare-om-utmaningarna-infor-cop15 - 2025-10-27

Finlay MacGregor, LUCID PhD candidate at LUCSUS was one of the participants at our first International Women’s Day event. Finlay reflects on why it is important to highlight gender and diversity in sustainability science – and discuss how to achieve equality in academia.Gender and Diversity in Sustainability ScienceTo me, a discussion about gender and diversity in sustainability science is ultimat

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/reflection-gender-and-diversity-sustainability-science-and-academia - 2025-10-27

Lund University and Imperial College London are strengthening their collaboration in research, education and innovation. A new agreement between the two universities will create opportunities for researchers. The agreement will make it easier for researchers at Lund University to collaborate with and spend time at the London based institution. “It is natural for Lund University to strengthen its c

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-and-imperial-college-london-deepen-their-collaboration - 2025-10-26

We are delighted to announce that the application for our second PhD course now is open for the next semester.  Please note that the application has been extended until the 26 January 5 pm. The course provides a critical introduction to the governance of sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals. It emphasizes the challenges of implementing the 2030 Agenda w

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/apply-our-phd-course-governance-and-sustainable-development-goals - 2025-10-27

Huge congratulations to our former Doctoral student Lea Porsager with the Eckersberg Medal, awarded by Akademiraadet, the council of the Royal Danish Academy of Art! Lea Porsager's works give us a new look at how the world and knowledge are materialized, entangled and connected. In the quantum world, we talk about entanglement: her works unfold in a wide range of media and dimensions, with titles

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/lea-porsager-awarded-eckersberg-medal - 2025-10-27

The world's oldest complete wooden hunting weapons are 200,000 years old, not 300,000 as previously believed. This is shown by a new dating study that Zoran Perić from the Department of Geology participated in, which has now been published in Science Advances and highlighted in international media. The discovery indicates that the spears originate from Neanderthals, deepening our understanding of

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/worlds-oldest-complete-wooden-hunting-weapons-are-younger-previously-thought-co-author-zoran-peric - 2025-10-27

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-forum-newsletter-16-december-2020 - 2025-10-27

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/nielsen-and-lindvall-trust-government-during-covid-19-epidemic - 2025-10-27

The new law on accessibility to digital public services (EU Web Accessibility Directive) comes into effect as of 23 September. The aim is to increase digital accessibility for all users, including those who are disabled. For Lund University,  the new law means that the content of all LU’s websites – webpages, documents, video etc. – are to be accessible according to the international web standard

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/forward-planning-important-accessibility-management - 2025-10-27

The 45th Annual Madison Conference on South Asia was held 20–23 October 2016. This year's theme was DECAY. The conference, sponsored by the Center for South Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, this year attracted over 750 scholars and specialists on South Asia, coming from countries all over the world and much of the United States. This year the Joseph W. Elder keynote lecture at the conf

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/lars-eklund-reports-45th-madison-south-asian-studies-conference - 2025-10-27

Lund University's holding company is changing its name from LU Holding to LU Ventures. The new name aims to better reflect the company's mission: to build companies that transform research into new products and services creating global impact. "We are third best in the world, but we should not be satisfied – more research must lead to innovations." said Rector Erik Renström and highlighted a repor

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-holding-becomes-lu-ventures-new-chapter-universitys-venture-builder - 2025-10-26