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Alexandra Pongracz is a researcher at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Lund University and the programme chair for the Swedish Climate Symposium (SCS). With registration now open, we asked her to reflect on the symposium’s holistic approach, the highlights of this year’s programme, and why researchers, policymakers, and practitioners should take part. The theme of SCS 2026 is

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/alexandra-pongracz-why-you-shouldnt-miss-swedish-climate-symposium-2026 - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Better communication between different waste actors is paramount”. LUCSUS researchers present policy brief on how to address challenges linked to urban solid waste management in Kisumu, Kenya. The collection and handling of municipal solid waste pose a significant challenge in urban Kisumu. The demand for more sustai

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/four-ways-address-challenges-urban-solid-waste-new-policy-brief-developed-city-kisumu-kenya - 2026-07-05

With the kick-off at the start of October, the 23/24 WCMM Research School has officially begun. As this year marks the fifth anniversary of the WCMM Research School, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the past and present, and to check in with some current and past attendees to hear their thoughts on the school. Since a month has already passed and activities are in full swing, we started of

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/research-school-fifth-anniversary - 2026-07-05

In June, pediatric cancer experts from 16 countries gathered in Brussels for the annual meeting of the NOPHO-DB-SHIP consortium—an EU-wide collaboration working to improve outcomes for children with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). In Sweden, the trial is coordinated by Lund University and Skåne University Hospital. At the center of this collaboration is the CHIP-AML22 trial—an international phase II

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/brussels-meeting-advancing-personalised-treatment-childhood-aml-across-europe - 2026-07-05

A meeting at the kitchen table, with lots of coffee and snus. And a donation of SEK 250 million. That’s what happened when Ingvar Kamprad met LTH’s dean in 1998 to talk about the future of industrial design education at the University. The kitchen table belonged to the then dean of LTH Thomas Johannesson, who had invited the founder of IKEA to his house to discuss a collaboration between the desig

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ingvar-kamprad-design-center-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary - 2026-07-05

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/lund-university-reopens-tuesday - 2026-07-05

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/lund-university-reopens-tuesday - 2026-07-05

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/lund-university-reopens-tuesday - 2026-07-05

The role of a research administrator can look very different. For Lisette Jelivi, the focus is more on administration and less on finances. "I really enjoy my work, it's incredibly varied," she says. What does a research administrator do? "I support researchers, heads of divisions and the 74 doctoral students in "my" departments. It can be anything from handling incoming invoices in Lupin, study a

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/25-dissertations-four-years-its-fantastic-be-involved - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Timos Karpouzoglou visited LUMES and LUCSUS on 24th November to hold a round table discussion on the ‘elephant in the room – power’. Here is his guest blog on reflecting on the round table discussion:Bringing the Elephants to the table: What is the role of power in sustainability research? We live in a warming and inc

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/elephants-room-guest-blog-timos-karpouzoglou - 2026-07-05

The jury has unanimously agreed to award the Susanne Iwarsson Sohlberg Prize. To be eligible, the candidate must have built up a strong research group and initiated research of great importance for the development of gerontology. The prize will be awarded during the opening ceremony of the Nordic Gerontology Congress - 26NKG - in Odense on June 8. The prize goes to a researcher working in a Nordic

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/susanne-iwarsson-awarded-sohlberg-prize-nordic-regions-largest-prize-ageing-research - 2026-07-05

The jury has unanimously agreed to award the Susanne Iwarsson Sohlberg Prize. To be eligible, the candidate must have built up a strong research group and initiated research of great importance for the development of gerontology. The prize will be awarded during the opening ceremony of the Nordic Gerontology Congress - 26NKG - in Odense on June 8. The prize goes to a researcher working in a Nordic

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/susanne-iwarsson-awarded-sohlberg-prize-nordic-regions-largest-prize-aging-research - 2026-07-05

You will recognize them by the black uni tees, the 15 young summer workers now on site at BMC (mainly) who work hard to put all in place after the intense moving carousels. On the command bridge: Joel Johansson and Zippo Prajz, both at Medservice. Sure are busy and hot summer work days for 15 hard-working extra workers at Medfak right now. – They´re doing work at HSC as well as in buildings E, F,

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/swarm-summer-workers-putting-life-medfak-order - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Engagement with alternative health theories and a scepticism towards authorities, politicians and pharmaceutical companies seem to unite the heterogeneous group of vaccine sceptics. “Many of them are not afraid of becoming infected with infectious diseases because they are convinced it will not happen”, says ethnologi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-vaccine-sceptics-think - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University reopens on TuesdayA decision to reopen Lund University was taken in the afternoon of Monday 12 October following the closure that has been in force since Sunday night. Activities are expected to be running as usual from Tuesday morning.  The decision is based on new information from the Region Syd poli

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/lund-university-opens-again - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Martin Leijnse, researcher in solid state physics at Lund University in Sweden, has received a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) synergy grant worth EUR 1.5 million. He shares the total grant amount of EUR 10 million with three researchers from the University of Copenhagen. The four researchers have worked t

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/erc-grant-research-unusual-quantum-state - 2026-07-05

The Edstrandska Foundation awards three of Sweden's largest art scholarships and four scholarships to newly graduated Master students. In collaboration with Malmö Art Academy, all the scholarship recipients will be shown in a group exhibition opening on 23 October. This year, the Edstrandska Scholarship Foundation has awarded a scholarship of SEK 500,000 each to the artists Maria Jacobson, Marcus

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/edstrand-foundation-scholarships-2025 - 2026-07-05

IIIEE researcher Jenny Palm together with Tor Håkon Jackson Inderberg and Eivind Hjort Matthiasen (both at Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway) have published a new article “Flexible electricity consumption policies in Norway and Sweden: Implications for energy justice”. In the article the consultation processes around electricity grid tariff models in Norway and Sweden are compared. Policies for sh

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/fresh-new-article-flexible-electricity-consumption-policies-norway-and-sweden-implications-energy - 2026-07-05

Travelling on business can present challenges and risks, especially when visiting areas with heightened security risks. To ensure safe and well-planned journeys, a new checklist has been launched, providing comprehensive guidance and concrete tips when travelling on business. The new checklist has been developed to support staff and managers in making informed risk assessments for every business t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-checklist-improves-safety-when-travelling-work - 2026-07-06

Thomas Malm, Professor of Human Ecology, has published the anthology On Interdisciplinary Paths - Thoughts and Memories. This collection of essays focuses mainly on Oceania, the part of the world where Thomas has traveled and researched the most. The book takes readers on a journey through time and space and in a highly interdisciplinary trajectory. This aligns with Thomas' research career, which

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/thomas-malm-publishes-anthology-his-life-researcher - 2026-07-05