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The sustainability project Sustainable Future Hub at the Lund University School of Economics and Management is now starting the Change Maker Future Track. In October, the initiative kicks off with a series of live calls with well-known sustainability profiles. Students, staff and the general public are welcome to the webinars. How to do business that impact the world with Rebecka Carlsson In the f

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/inspiration-activists-and-leading-creators-lusems-new-sustainability-track - 2026-05-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Ett omfattande internationellt forskningsprojekt har studerat över 125 000 personer i 17 länder för att hitta ett samband mellan stress och fetma. Slutsatsen är: det finns inget. – Resultaten visar att utvecklingen av fetma bör förklaras med andra faktorer än stress, säger Annika Rosengren, forskare vid Sahlgrenska

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/stress-bidrar-inte-till-utveckling-av-fetma - 2026-05-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Simmande fiskar tycks inte använda sitt krockvarningssystem på samma sätt som flygande insekter. Det visar en ny forskningsstudie från Lunds universitet där man har jämfört hur zebrafiskar och humlor gör för att undvika kollisioner. Fiskarna överraskade forskarna. Alla djur behöver någon form av varningssystem som h

https://www.lu.se/artikel/fiskar-krockar-hellre-humlor - 2026-05-02

Sociologist Mikael Klintman warns that some apps meant to reduce anxiety might actually increase it. In The Conversation, he explains how constant alerts and dramatic messages can make users more stressed, not less. In his book 'Framing – The Social Art of Influence', Mikael Klintman asks which kinds of signalling strike a chord with different audiences in particular situations like advertising an

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/stress-apps-can-make-you-more-anxious-research-shows-how-deal-it - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Anders Lindroth, Professor Emeritus, has been interviewed in Swedish TV4 news regarding effects of the 2018 drought. The ICOS research station in Hyltemossa measures, among other things, the exchange of carbon dioxide (CO2) between the forest ecosystem and the atmosphere. During recent years, the forest has been able

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/feedback-loop-anticipated-after-2018-record-drought-decreased-forests-uptake-carbon-dioxide - 2026-05-01

A new face appears in the Applied Gerontology research group's premises in Forum Medicum, Lund. The PhD student, economist and self-taught programmer Johannes Malm, now divides his time between Lund and Jönköping Universities (Schools of Health Sciences), as well as Blekinge Institute of Technology. In addition to personal reasons, Johannes Malm had several reasons for moving to Lund at the end of

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/he-wants-contribute-better-life-people-dementia - 2026-05-01

Mattias Collin, is the new Head of Department at Clinical Sciences in Lund, IKVL, as of January, 2025. For Intramed, he reveals what attracts him to the assignment: "To be able to raise your sights a little and work for the good of an entire department, instead of a single research area or education," he says. How does it feel to be appointed Head of Department at IKVL?"It feels great that my coll

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/ikvls-head-department-be-i-find-genuine-joy-facilitating-others-do-their-best - 2026-05-01

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 - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. MERGE welcomes proposals for short research projects within the vision and aims of MERGE for the years 2018-19.This is a call from Lund University where partners are invited as long as a co-founding attestation is provided. The call is up to 1 million SEK and aims at a continued consolidation of the collaboration betw

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/call-open-merge-short-projects-and-merge-workshop-grants - 2026-05-01

Det är viktigt att följa upp och säkerställa att erforderliga semesteruttag sker och registreras korrekt i Primula. In English: Follow-up of annual leave taken Huvudregeln är att semester ska tas ut som ledighet. Enligt de statliga kollektivavtalen ska arbetsgivaren förlägga hela årssemestern under året, om det inte finns särskilda skäl eller om en anställd framställt önskemål om att spara semeste

https://www.hr-webben.lu.se/artikel/uppfoljning-av-semesteruttag - 2026-05-01

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/welcome-open-house-cmes - 2026-05-01

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/new-becc-newsletter - 2026-05-01

At Lund University's grand annual ceremony, the Student Award for Excellence in Teaching was presented to Oriana Quaglietta Bernal, Department of Sociology. Oriana Quaglietta Bernal completed her PhD last year and was surprised that she has already been awarded the prize. At the award ceremony, held at the University’s annual academic ceremony on 26 January, she was joined by a Nobel laureate and

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/oriana-quaglietta-bernal-awarded-honourable-teacher-prize - 2026-05-01

At Lund University's grand annual ceremony, the Student Award for Excellence in Teaching was presented to Oriana Quaglietta Bernal, Department of Sociology. Oriana Quaglietta Bernal completed her PhD last year and was surprised that she has already been awarded the prize. At the award ceremony, held at the University’s annual academic ceremony on 26 January, she was joined by a Nobel laureate and

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/oriana-quaglietta-bernal-awarded-honourable-teacher-prize - 2026-05-01

Trots att den förlegade synen på äldre är utbredd och det flödar av stereotypa bilder är medvetenheten om så kallad ålderism begränsad. En ny snabbguide ger enkla tips om hur du i din kommunikation kan motverka diskriminering av äldre. Världshälsoorganisationen (WHO) och Förenta Nationerna (FN) har i snart 20 år uppmärksammat ålderism, som enkelt uttryckt kan beskrivas som en fördomsfull inställni

https://www.lu.se/artikel/sex-skrivtips-att-motverka-alderism - 2026-05-02

Sofia graduated from Lund University’s master’s program in Economic Growth, Population and Development in 2022 and has since built a career in international relations, currently working as an Adviser at the UN Headquarters in New York. In our interview, Sofia shares her journey from studies to the UN, reflecting on what inspired her to choose this path and the experiences that prepared her for it.

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/sofia-brannstrom-alumna-msc-economic-growth-population-and-development-2022 - 2026-05-01

On April 29, Lund University presented the strengths with which it aims to contribute to the world’s largest investment in cultural and creative sectors. The ‘Buzz of Europe’ conference showcased opportunities that the broad University can offer. Held in a packed university auditorium, the event was aimed at anyone interested in joining the Creatives & Friends network, which has now been establish

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-creative-and-cultural-expertise-can-serve-force-solve-significant-social-challenges - 2026-05-02

Our researcher is part of the Swedish Olympic Committee’s development programme “Tomorrow’s Sports Researchers” and her research on para-athletes’ health and wellbeing aims to ensure that people with physical disabilities can play sports safely. Presently she is in China to provide support for the Swedish Paralympians at the Winter Paralympics. In terms of performance, it is Sweden’s best Winter P

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researcher-supporting-our-athletes-most-successful-paralympic-winter-games-long-time - 2026-05-01

21st of March is celebrated in many parts of the world, including in Central Asian countries. It marks the spring equinox, when the night and day are equal. In Central Asia, this holiday is celebrated with festivals, food, music and dancing. For this occasion, the project team at Lund University invited guest researchers and staff of the Sociology of Law Department to an academic event on the 21st

https://www.centralasianlaw.lu.se/article/21st-march-outdoors-event - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Catarina Kinnvall has, together with Helle Rydström, edited the book “Climate Hazards, Disasters, and Gendered Ramifications”. This book focuses on the challenges of living with climate disasters, in addition to the existing gender inequalities that prevail and define social, economic and political conditions.Social i

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/kinnvall-living-climate-disasters - 2026-05-01