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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Jan Teorell has authored the chapter “Measuring Institutions: What We Do Not Know“ in the book “A Research Agenda for New Institutional Economics” (the editors are C. Ménard and M. Shirley). This is a chapter in an edited volume issue by and, first and foremost, for economists. Its overarching theme is the future rese

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/teorell-measurement-institutions - 2026-05-01

The Public Health Agency recently announced that stage 4 in the easing of restrictions will be implemented as planned on 29 September, including the removal of the overall recommendation to work from home and the start of a general, but gradual, return to all Swedish workplaces. September has started in the best possible way with lovely late summer weather as more and more of the limitations that

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-are-sticking-plan - 2026-05-01

The human brain is an incredibly intricate organ that regulates everything from our motor skills to our memories. But how did it evolve into the complex structure we see today? Researchers at Lund University offer new insights in their latest study, published in Science Advances, detailing how a specific group of genetic elements have influenced the development of the human brain over time. Hidden

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/how-mobile-dna-shapes-human-brain - 2026-05-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Vid jubileumssymposiet ”Ten years of progress – From heterogeneity to personalized treatment” presenteras spetsforskning av såväl nationellt som internationellt inbjuda diabetesforskare. Symposiet äger rum i Jubileumsaulan i Malmö den 26-27 maj 2016. På tio år har Lunds universitets Diabetescentrum, LUDC, blivit vär

https://www.lu.se/artikel/lunds-universitets-diabetescentrum-tioarsjubilerar-med-symposium-om-framtidens-diabetesvard - 2026-05-01

NanoLund at Lund University has established a long-term strategic collaboration with the Olle Engkvist Foundation, which intends to support the purchase of equipment for Nanolab Science Village to the tune of SEK 100 million over five years. Through this collaboration, the foundation wishes to support the very strong, leading interdisciplinary research environment that is to be found at NanoLund.

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/strategic-collaboration-olle-engkvist-foundation-100-msek-nanolab-science-village - 2026-05-01

The American astronomer R. Michael Rich has charted the innermost parts of the Milky Way using spectroscopy. R. Michael Rich have been appointed honorary doctors at the Faculty of Science at Lund University. Professor R. Michael Rich is based at the University of California Los Angeles. For almost 30 years, he has explored the innermost parts of our galaxy with the help of spectroscopy. Through hi

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/world-leading-astrophysicist-appointed-new-honorary-doctor-science - 2026-05-01

In connection with Pride Week in Lund, the University invites you to join us in a pre-procession get-together, after which we can participate in the Pride parade together. The LundaPride parade takes place on 26 August and the University wishes to take part and highlight the event. There will be refreshments in the Main University Building before we go to the starting point of the parade together.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/join-us-lundapride-26-august - 2026-05-02

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Den sjukliga fetman bland typ 2 diabetiker i USA blir allt vanligare. Fler än var femte har ett BMI över 40 vilket motsvarar en övervikt på ungefär 50 kilo. I Sverige har kurvorna på övervikten för första gången på länge planat ut. - Ökningen av sjuklig fetma bland diabetiker går alarmerande snabbt och får mycket st

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/allt-fetare-diabetiker-i-usa-i-sverige-har-fetmaepidemin-hejdats - 2026-05-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Allt fler avgiftsstudenter söker sig till Lunds universitet. I år har 285 studenter sökt och betalat sin avgift, jämfört med 222 studenter förra året. Det ger en ökning på 28 procent. Flest avgiftsstudenter kommer från Kina, Indien och USA. De fakulteter som står för den största ökningen är Lunds tekniska högskola,

https://www.lu.se/artikel/allt-fler-avgiftsstudenter-valjer-lund - 2026-05-01

CMES PhD researcher Joel W. Abdelmoez recently returned from fieldwork in Tunisia. Tell us, why Tunisia? As a PhD student in political science with a focus on comparative politics in the Middle East, I investigate feminist activism and gender politics in the Middle East and North Africa, with a particular focus on Tunisia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. What interests me is largely that feminism is usual

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/joel-w-abdelmoez-fieldwork-tunisia - 2026-05-01

Lund University researcher Inta Gribonika is one of five early-career scientists to be awarded the 2026 Michelson Medical Research Foundation grant of $150,000. She recieves this for her research on the homeostatic cooperation between skin microbiota and skin’s intrinsic immune system, and how it can be harnessed to develop topical, non-invasive and effective vaccines. Inta Gribonika is one of fiv

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/2026-michelson-prize-next-generation-grant-inta-gribonika - 2026-05-01

Tomas Deierborg, Head of Department at EMV, has worked to ensure the Faculty has access to BioRender. And now the user license is up and running. BioRender illustrations in this article: Yiyi Yang.BioRender is a tool for creating clear and visually appealing scientific content, even for less tech-savvy people."This is a fantastic graphic tool for our employees at the Faculty, which makes it easy f

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/his-efforts-have-borne-fruit-free-access-scientific-graphic-tool-biorender - 2026-05-01

Meet new guest researcher Professor Simon Clegg, University of East Anglia (U.K.) and University of California, Davis (U.S.A.). His main research focus is on the fundamental physical chemistry of atmospheric aerosol particles, and on the development of chemical speciation models of seawater and other natural waters. Simon is working with MERGE until the end of November. Simon will be working mainl

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/new-guest-researcher-focus-aerosols-water - 2026-05-01

Linnéa Jönsson and Patrik Nilsson were two of the PhD students who seized the opportunity to have a research visit financed by NanoLund last year. This is a support that NanoLundians – PhD students as well as senior scientists – can apply for at any time. “Do it! You have to take the opportunity to do something like this if you get the chance,” says Linnéa Jönsson. As a researcher at NanoLund, you

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/electrospray-and-surface-plasmon-resonance-spectroscopy-phd-students-broadened-their-horizons - 2026-05-01

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 - 2026-05-01

It is still unclear how much students and staff will be on campus in the autumn, but a gradual return is being planned. Discussions are also being held as to whether technical and administrative staff will be able to continue working from home after the pandemic. At the University, teaching staff and researchers have long been able to choose to work from home when that was most effective for them

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-are-we-work-autumn - 2026-05-01

Researchers in Lund have discovered an antitoxin mechanism that seems to be able to neutralise hundreds of different toxins and may protect bacteria against virus attacks. The mechanism has been named Panacea, after the Greek goddess of medicine whose name has become synonymous with universal cure. The understanding of bacterial toxin and antitoxin mechanisms will be crucial for the future success

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-multipurpose-switch-inhibiting-bacterial-growth - 2026-05-01

On November 21-22, SWEAH's research conference is arranged for everyone who is active in the research school at the 13 affiliated universities – a big event and the first major event for most of the future researchers in the conference committee. Chairman Mahwish Naseer and the other junior researchers on the committee have busy days. For several months, they have planned this year's SWEAH confere

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/they-create-years-sweah-conference-chance-you-have-take - 2026-05-01

All University employees can now apply for an M365 Copilot license via Lucat. Currelntly, the offer is primarily aimed at employees working in administration at the faculties and departments. Copilot is most effective at streamlining administrative tasks within the Microsoft Office suite. An AI solution for teaching staff and researchers will be procured; more information will be available soon.Us

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/get-copilot-free-charge-2026 - 2026-05-01

Ten postdoc positions and at least eight doctoral studentships on the 2030 Agenda and sustainable development will be announced at Lund University on 30 August. The announcement is part of the university’s research programme for excellence in sustainable development. Lund University aspires to be a part of the sustainable solution and contribute to the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development. The

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-positions-research-sustainable-development - 2026-05-01