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Sociologist of religion Linnea Jensdotter conducts research on the role of religion in politics. She has analysed 20,000 Facebook comments on articles from Sweden’s biggest news sites. Her analysis shows that religion is becoming more politicised. Some comments point to religion to assert “Swedish values”. Others display a genuine interest and a willingness to discuss. “What surprised me was that

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/religion-politicised-social-media - 2026-05-02

The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies in collaboration with Doc Lounge invites you to a presentation of the photographic exhibition “Wildfires in the Anthropocene” and screening of Alexander Abaturov's documentary film “Paradise”, followed by an open discussion. Registration is required to attend. Wildfires are now a frequent phenomenon perceived as a global threat that puts the future of l

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/photo-exhibition-and-film-screening-world-burning-20-paradise - 2026-05-01

Isabel Bramsen is the recipient of this year's Diploma Prize. The prize is worth DKK 150,000 and is awarded to young people who are expected to make a valuable contribution to Danish society. Congratulations Isabel! About the award winner and motivationIn the world we live in, the Hartmann Foundation believes that it is important to stimulate the work for peace and conflict resolution, and with th

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/isabel-bramsen-receives-hartmann-foundations-diploma-award - 2026-05-01

The Centre for European Studies has awarded Olivia Rachwol the 2021 honorary mention for her Master of Cultural Sciences thesis on Conspiracy Theories in Polish Daily newspapers. Olivia Rachwol’s study is called “Conspiracy Theories and the Polarized Polish Press: Systemic and Event Conspiracy Narratives in Polish Daily newspapers during the Presidential Election Campaign in 2020.” She was granted

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/rachwols-masters-thesis-receives-honourable-mention - 2026-05-01

Environmental pioneer Henrik Smith has won a major international ecology prize. He is also keen to emphasise the importance of research activity’s interaction with society – gone are the days when writing an extensive study and then leaving it to gather dust was enough. Henrik Smith, professor of animal ecology at Lund University, has been awarded the internationally renowned Marsh Awards for Ecol

https://www.science.lu.se/article/award-environmental-pioneer-has-message-academia - 2026-05-01

What are your thoughts on death? How would you like to spend your last days? These kinds of existential questions are explored at so-called death cafés - gatherings that Jamie Woodworth began organising before she was 25, as a way of dealing with her anxiety about climate change. Now she has been awarded an honourable mention for her doctoral thesis on end-of-life care in the Swedish welfare state

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/when-care-becomes-luxury-jamie-woodworth-end-life-care-swedish-welfare-state - 2026-05-01

Elin Trägårdh is a professor of clinical physiology and nuclear medicine at Lund University affiliated to the Wallenberg centre of Molecular Medicine and a chief physician at Skåne University Hospital. She is recognized for her interdisciplinary research that combines high-tech imaging research at the cellular level with clinical care for patients with prostate cancer. The field of medical imaging

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/years-medical-award-lmk-foundation-elin-tragardh - 2026-05-01

The Swedish Climate Policy Council released its annual report on 19 March 2026. The report provides a comprehensive review of climate policy over the government’s most recent term. It concludes that Sweden is not on track to meet its climate targets for 2030 and 2040, that the gap to the targets has widened, and that necessary decisions have been postponed. The Council stresses that decisive actio

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/five-questions-anna-maria-jonsson-swedish-climate-policy-council - 2026-05-01

Alfred Larsson, postdoctoral researcher in synchrotron radiation physics at the Department of Physics, Lund University, has been awarded MAX IV’s 2026 Doctoral Thesis Prize. The award was presented during the MAX IV User Meeting held on 19–21 January 2026. The award recognises the best doctoral thesis with a clear connection to MAX IV over the past two years, highlighting research that combines sc

https://www.science.lu.se/article/alfred-larsson-receives-max-ivs-prize-best-doctoral-thesis - 2026-05-01

Alfred Larsson, postdoctoral researcher in synchrotron radiation physics at the Department of Physics, Lund University, has been awarded MAX IV’s 2026 Doctoral Thesis Prize. The award was presented during the MAX IV User Meeting held on 19–21 January 2026. The award recognises the best doctoral thesis with a clear connection to MAX IV over the past two years, highlighting research that combines sc

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/alfred-larsson-receives-max-ivs-prize-best-doctoral-thesis - 2026-05-01

Two lecturers at the Malmö Academy of Music, Ann-Sofi Härstedt and Elin Waileth Wikström, have been awarded development grants from the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts to revive and further develop a nearly forgotten technique – a form of breathing and movement training that was once central to artistic education in Sweden. Together, they have developed a new stand-alone course that highlights

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/breathing-movement-and-artistic-foundation-revived-legacy-malmo-academy-music - 2026-05-01

About the adventures of an electron in a laser field, beautiful spectra of titanium sapphire, and what it was like to grow up in republican France and all of a sudden sit next to the Swedish king at the Nobel banquet – Anne L’Huillier’s lecture at LTH’s own celebration of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics was about all this and more. A steady stream of eager celebrants entered LTH’s “Kårhuset” on

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2023/many-wanted-celebrate-anne-lhuillier - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Stefan Gössling, Professor in Service Management and Service Studies has published and article on The Conversation based on his latest research which has been widely circulated in the media, in Sweden but also internationally during the week. Article published on The conversation, october 22 Author: Stefan GösslingThe

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/celebrities-cause-10000-times-more-carbon-emissions-flying-average-person - 2026-05-01

Increased temperatures in connection with climate change are now inspiring researchers at CASE to identify challenges and develop measures to mitigate and manage excessive heat. On March 19, they will meet in a workshop led by Andrew Karvonen, Professor of Urban Design and Planning at LTH. Since the massive heat wave in Europe in August 2003, researchers have been investigating how cities can impl

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/scientists-gather-face-climates-hot-dangers - 2026-05-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Sedan den 1 februari är Lunds universitet den första icke-engelska medlemmen i brittiska The Conversation. Det innebär en ny väg för Lunds universitets forskare att nå ut med sin forskning till en internationell publik. Och de forskare som varit med är nöjda... Forskning om otvättade jeans fick stort internationellt

https://www.lu.se/artikel/conversation-forskare-far-hjalp-att-sprida-sina-resultat-over-varlden - 2026-05-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Lingvisten Niclas Burenhult har tilldelats närmare 14 miljoner kronor av Riksbankens Jubileumsfond för projektet "Språket som nyckel till perceptuell mångfald: ett tvärvetenskapligt grepp på sinnena". Projektet har satt ihop ett unikt och högt kvalificerat team från olika discipliner som ska undersöka den mänskliga

https://www.lu.se/artikel/spraket-ar-nyckeln-till-att-forsta-vara-sinnens-mangfald - 2026-05-02

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/they-want-shine-light-dark-chapter - 2026-05-01

https://www.cencip.lu.se/artikel/cip-kurs-genomford-i-venedig-viu - 2026-05-01

Inter Arts Center is happy to announce two Open Calls: "1,2,3 Playtime" in collaboration with Region Skåne (deadline 29 September) and a one-month residency call for composers and sound-artists in Lithuania! 1,2,3 Playtime. A lecture and workshop series in the field of gamification. Games constitute a multidisciplinary field which the workshop series reflects by exploring various methods and tools

https://www.arts.lu.se/article/two-open-calls-inter-arts-center-deadline-september - 2026-05-01

Do you know an excellent Bachelor or Master thesis on the topic of South Asia? Nominate it now for the annual SASNET Best South Asia Thesis Award. SASNET annually grants a Lund University student the Best South Asia Thesis Award for an excellent Bachelor or Master thesis in the humanities or social sciences. You are now able to nominate a thesis for the ongoing academic year of 2024/2025.To be eli

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/nominate-now-best-south-asia-thesis-award-20242025 - 2026-05-01