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Linne Wegerstad is awarded grants for the project Understanding sentencing - proportionality, conformity and sources of law in judicial decision-making. Linnea Wegerstad is awarded SEK 1,9 million for the project. This project aims to increase knowledge about sentencing in the Swedish legal system by investigating how judges decide what sentence to impose in a particular case: what factors are tak

https://www.law.lu.se/article/ragnar-soderberg-foundation-awards-grants - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Catarina Kinnvall has together with Ian Manners and Jennifer Mitzen published an edited volume entitled “Ontological Insecurity in the European Union” (London: Routledge, 2019). The European Union (EU) faces many crises and risks to its security and existence. While few of them threaten the lives of EU citizens, they

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/kinnvall-new-book-ontological-insecurity - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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 - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new collaborative research project led by researchers Torsten Krause and Barbara Schröter will investigate the global value chains of cattle (meat / leather), gold, tin and palm oil - commodities that are all imported to the European market, and originally produced in Brazil, Colombia and Indonesia. What is the proj

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/global-value-chains-meat-gold-tin-and-palm-oil-spotlight-new-research-project - 2026-10-07

Industrial design students take the lead in this year's Advent calendar at LTH. Since 2007, the Advent calendar from LTH has been a regular feature in December. This year it is made by industrial design students, which a new take. It opens up for new features, in addition to the classic experiments in physics and chemistry. In an article in Sydsvenskan, students Karolina Sjölund and Nicci Myrsäter

https://www.industridesign.lth.se/en/article/lth-advent-calendar-2025-made-industrial-design-students - 2026-10-07

A new Campus Plan covering all campuses in Lund, Malmö, Helsingborg and Ljungbyhed has been drawn up with a view to 2050. The Plan is a strategic tool designed to support the University's development in a changing world, contribute to a more efficient use of premises and outdoor environments, and enable future expansion in the coming decades. The Campus Plan is aimed at everyone involved in campus

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-campus-plan-sights-set-2050-adopted - 2026-10-08

Britta Padberg (PhD), tidigare ansvarig för Center for Interdisciplinary Research vid Bielefeld University i tolv år och föreståndare för The New Institute i Hamburg, har varit här på Pufendorf IAS sedan slutet av augusti på en fyra veckor lång forskningsvistelse. Vi känner henne sedan tidigare: Britta Padberg var en del av vår utvärderingspanel under 2024 och besökte oss både i maj och i oktober

https://www.pi.lu.se/artikel/valkommen-tillbaka-till-pufendorfinstitutet-britta-padberg - 2026-10-07

Välkommen till pressvisning av Bulverket som ordnas onsdagen 10 juli kl. 8.30 i Tingstäde träsk på Gotland. Arkeologen Peter d’Agnan från Lunds universitet kommer, på plats från sin båt, att berätta om årets undersökningar i hans projekt som pågår från 2024 till 2026. Nu finns det möjlighet att få veta mer om årets undervattenarkeologiska undersökningar av det mystiska Bulverket, en stor träplattf

https://www.lu.se/artikel/pressvisning-av-den-arkeologiska-undersokningen-av-bulverket-pa-gotland - 2026-10-08

...Markus Holdo! You just came back from Italy where you've done fieldwork, tell me, what have you done and how did it go? –  Yes, it was very exciting! I'm gathering material for a study on how people in rural areas think about politics and development. It became particularly clear after Brexit that there's a lot we don't understand. For example, it's interesting, and some might say paradoxical, 

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/hello-there - 2026-10-07

The University's Management Group has visited Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Utrecht University has written a text about the visit "The Swedish University appreciates Utrecht's innovative power". Here you can read Utrecht University's text. In the next LU News, the University Management will describe the visit to Utrecht with their own words. They are similar in several ways: Lund Universi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/utrecht-university-writes-about-lus-management-groups-visit-utrecht - 2026-10-08

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In a large hall on Margaretavägen in Lund, next to LDC, the air is full of the hum of computers. The supercomputers Alarik, Erik and Platon – the most powerful in southern Sweden – are busy computing complex problems that Lund University researchers are not able to solve on their own. At the moment, a simulation of a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lunarc-universitys-powerhouse - 2026-10-07

Over the past academic year it has been fantastic to see how the organisation has begun to operate as a fourth generation university! The fourth generation university is based on the realisation that it is becoming increasingly crucial for the universities of the future not only to create and disseminate knowledge, but also to actively drive the search for solutions to the societal problems we fac

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/fourth-generation-universities-understanding-explaining-and-improving - 2026-10-08

Are we too constrained by the demands of funders and politicians? Are we silenced by self-censorship and ideological conformity? What does academic freedom really mean, and how can Lund University strengthen it? Welcome to a conversation on academic freedom! Together with colleagues, you will have the opportunity to deepen your understanding of what academic freedom means for you, share experience

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/lets-talk-about-academic-freedom - 2026-10-07

The "Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia" (MOCCA) project, funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe program, held a two-day online workshop on October 21-22, 2024. The event focused on advancing research on law, society, and corruption in Central Asia. During the workshop, project members talked about the possibilities of doing an edited volume as part of the MOCCA project. Editor

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/mocca-workshop-law-society-and-corruption-central-asia - 2026-10-07

Congratulations to Joss Bland-Hawthorn from the University of Sidney Jonathan (Joss) Bland-Hawthorn, Professor of Physics at the University of Sydney, Australia, is one of the world’s leading researchers in galactic astrophysics. He has helped develop research areas such as near-field cosmology and galactic archaeology, which link the motions and chemical composition of stars to the cosmic origins

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/acclaimed-galaxy-professor-named-new-honorary-doctor-science - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In mid-June, Amin Parsa, postdoctoral fellow at the Sociology of Law Department, participated in the “Expert Workshop on Race, Borders, and Digital Technologies”. Parsa presented parts of his research on the use and development of digital technologies of mobility monitoring within the context of the European border co

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/amin-parsa-contributes-un-expert-meeting-race-technology-and-international-borders - 2026-10-07

Frans Libertson, doctoral student at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, has published a new report on user perspectives on smart charging. Electric vehicles will play a significant role in decarbonizing the transport sector. However, if not coordinated, the increase in electricity use threatens to overload the energy system. The charging of the vehicles must theref

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/flexibility-and-control-what-do-users-think-smart-charging - 2026-10-07

The Swedish Research Council has announced this year’s grant decisions in medicine and health, awarding more than SEK 1.2 billion nationally for 2025. Several researchers from the Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University are among the recipients, securing new funding to advance stem-cell and regenerative medicine research with strong translational and clinical potential. The awards include seven g

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-swedish-research-council-grants-strengthen-stem-cell-and-regenerative-medicine-research-lund - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In a new article, researchers at Lund University have studied a new ice-skating technique that is more energy efficient than the traditional stride technique. By skating in arcs, ice hockey players can move just as quickly but with less energy loss. The authors say this could lead to better performance on the ice, as

https://www.science.lu.se/article/lund-researchers-have-analysed-alternative-skating-technique-could-revolutionise-ice-hockey - 2026-10-07

Lund University has a world-class art collection worth hundreds of millions of Swedish crowns. But many of the less valuable paintings are currently hidden in attics and cellar storage rooms. “With the initiative entitled ‘When collections come to life’ and a new open warehouse, we want to highlight the art collection and make it more accessible”, says Annie Lindberg, archivist and acting director

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/art-treasures-taken-out-hiding - 2026-10-07