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https://www.nano.lu.se/article/pain-relief-without-side-effects-promising-technique-0 - 2026-06-25

On 24-25 November, the BECC Annual Meeting 2014 was held in Halmstad. The meeting focused on the future possibilities of research within BECC and what is to come. For those of you who could not join the meeting - and those of you who would like to see a particularly interesting presentation again - we have collected the presentations from the meeting here. The fifth annual meeting for BECC was hel

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/report-presentations-becc-annual-meeting-2014 - 2026-06-25

The Centre for European Studies has awarded Linda Neubauer the 2023 honourable mention for her master’s thesis “European Integration and Switzerland: A Synthetic Control Analysis of Switzerland’s Trade Potential if Switzerland Had Joined the European Union”. The Centre for European Studies reached out to Linda to ask her a few questions regarding the thesis and her experience writing it.First, how

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/linda-neubauer-receives-cfes-honorary-mention-2023 - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Boreal peatlands store large amounts of carbon, but warmer and drier conditions caused by climate change may turn these ecosystems into carbon sources. Equipped with drones and thermal cameras Julia Kelly, who recently received her doctorate at the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC), has studied what f

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/drones-offer-new-insights-boreal-peatland-co2-emissions - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A warmer world affects health, jobs, migration and welfare. We can no longer talk about the climate as a separate issue, says sustainability professor Emily Boyd. – Climate change has long been seen as something separate from society. People often talk about negative effects on our natural environment rather than how

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/time-stop-talking-about-climate - 2026-06-25

Hi Simon! You graduated from the Bachelor's programme in Economy and Society in 2023. Can you tell us a bit about what you’ve been doing since then – both academically and professionally?My studies at LUSEM sparked a deeper interest in economics, so I applied to various master’s programs and eventually ended up at the Stockholm School of Economics. The motivation for choosing that school was its c

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/simon-persson-alumnus-bsc-economy-and-society-2023 - 2026-06-26

The focus in the autumn will be to outline the research infrastructure of the future based on the Krantz report, follow up the results of the University’s e-infrastructure inquiry and highlight information and IT security at LU. The transition from dean of the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) to pro vice-chancellor for research infrastructure and digitalisation has been an exciting experience. Excitin

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/reviewing-our-research-infrastructure-and-information-security - 2026-06-25

On 27 April, the Government decided that Ingrid Petersson will be the new Chairperson of Lund University. She has had a long career in the public sector and on boards and among other roles has been Director General of the Formas research council (2013-2022). Ingrid Petersson took up the position on 1 May 2023. “Lund University is a strong research university and Ingrid Petersson is warmly welcomed

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ingrid-petersson-new-chairperson-lund-university - 2026-06-26

What’s new in this operational plan is that the management is presenting its strategic map formulated as LU = 5 K + C. (The letters in this formula are the initials of the key words in Swedish). Lund University is to further develop its Quality, Creativity, Integrity, Communication, Character and Campus. The annual operational plan is based on the University’s overall strategic plan. The operation

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/operational-plan-and-resource-allocation-2022-now-ready - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Enjoying your job is a condition for both academic success and freedom, according to pro vice-chancellor Jimmie Kristensson. He is in charge of the University’s new initiative for gender equality and equal opportunities. The work environment has also moved up on the agenda. Jimmie Kristensson is taking the opportunity

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/going-work-should-be-fun-0 - 2026-06-25

After a huge response with over 60 creative name suggestions from students and staff at the faculty, the decision has now been made: the Astronomy Building is getting a new name and will step into the future as Universum! In the coming years, the building will be developed into a natural meeting place for the natural sciences, bringing together the study centre, faculty management, the faculty off

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/astronomy-building-gets-new-name-welcome-universum - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Wolfgang Knorr, a researcher at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, is one of three authors of a high-profile climate article recently published in The Conversation. The article, about our future carbon footprint, has received widespread coverage after being shared on Twitter by Greta Thunberg.

https://www.science.lu.se/article/researcher-was-given-helping-hand-greta-thunberg - 2026-06-25

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/now-it-starts-lund-universitys-350th-anniversary - 2026-06-25

https://www.arts.lu.se/article/new-and-exciting-collaboration-between-ess-and-academy-music - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new method that slowly releases drugs locally in the brain has been developed by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The drug is encapsulated in nanoparticles and delivered to the brain tissue via flexible electrodes. The method has been tested on mice and published in the Journal of Nanobiotechnology among ot

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanoparticles-deliver-drugs-brain - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nicholas Loubere's book "Development on Loan: Microcredit and Marginalisation in Rural China" has been published open access by Amsterdam University Press. Key to China's plans to promote rural development is the de-marginalisation of the countryside through the incorporation of rural areas into the urban-based market

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-book-microcredit-and-development-rural-china-published - 2026-06-25

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/vote-election-electoral-college - 2026-06-25

Due to a vacancy in the Nominating Committee a by-election is now being held. You have until 26 November to cast your vote. The task of the faculty's Nominating Committee is to prepare nominations and to establish suggestions of candidates for the positions of dean and deputy dean as well as for the Faculty Board and the University Electoral College. As Magnus Jirström is leaving his position in t

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/vote-election-nominating-committee - 2026-06-25

Clara has been conducting her research at the Department of Economic History and defends her dissertation "Studies on the Effects of Mine Closures in Canada", on 27 May. We managed to get hold of her and ask her a few questions. You are about to defend your thesis, what is it about? I studied the impacts of boom-bust cycle of the mining industry on local communities. More specifically, I look at t

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-clara-dallaire-fortier - 2026-06-25

2023 turned out to be a year with many milestones such as an ever-growing alumni group (Batch 30 has joined!), a record diversity of student nationalities, new and highly relevant research projects, renovation work up to the roof (including solar panels!) and great achievements in our educational program and courses. The past year had not been possible without the devotion and involvement of all o

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/looking-forward-new-year-2024 - 2026-06-25