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On Friday 13 December, Petra Östergren successfully defended her thesis ‘Sweden's Ban on Sex-Purchase: Morality politics and the governance of prostitution’ and can now call herself a doctor in social anthropology. The thesis examines Sweden's 1998 ban on buying sex. The material was collected between 2009 and 2019 and analyses the law from legal, political and social perspectives as well as withi

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/petra-ostergren-has-defended-her-thesis-swedish-sex-purchase-act - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When the pandemic is over, it is important that information is preserved about how Lund University faced and managed the crisis. What decisions were made? What measures were taken? How was the organisation and its activities affected? Preserved information constitutes a basis for research and learning for the future.T

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/swedish-national-archives-urge-everybody-preserve-documents-containing-information-about - 2026-06-15

At the start of a new academic year, it is good to remind yourself of the procedures that apply in the workplace. If you are involved in an occupational injury or incident, you are to report it in the IA system. This is important for several reasons – including to prevent it from happening again and to ensure that you receive any compensation. What to report?In addition to occupational injuries an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/help-make-our-workplace-safer-always-report-occupational-injuries-incidents-and-risk-observations - 2026-06-16

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Protecting, planting and restoring coastal ecosystems has attracted increased attention as a way of capturing and storing carbon in mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows. In her dissertation, Terese Thoni has investigated the importance of these ecosystems in relation to the political climate negotiations. Ten

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/broader-view-blue-carbon-gives-climate-summit-input - 2026-06-15

For the second year in a row, Careers Centre at the Faculty has collaborated with Medicon Village to organize a Career Day for 170 life science students, including PhD students, and early career researchers. This year's Career Day took place at Medicon Village on December 5th. Last year proved successful and appreciated by both attendees, speakers and exhibiting companies. This year, plenary sessi

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/career-day-2023-know-your-future-job-market - 2026-06-15

While researchers at Lund University have long contributed to understanding the heterogeneity of diabetes, a new report from the U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) – co-chaired by Professor Paul W. Franks at Lund University – sets out an unprecedented global roadmap for the field. We spoke with Professor Paul W. Franks, who co-chaired the working group be

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/global-call-rethink-diabetes - 2026-06-15

The Research and Innovation Bill of December 2024 promised substantial new funding through a number of targeted calls for applications. At the same time, it was also decided that new core funding for research would be allocated to universities based on indicators, external grants received and the number of highly cited publications per institution. We are now beginning to see some of the results a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/successful-outcomes-increased-research-funding-and-new-colleagues - 2026-06-16

Eight researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University have been awarded 41.4 million SEK in the latest announcements from the Swedish Research Council. This funding will support biomedical research on aging, health, disease, and bioengineering over the next several years. Stem cells are the building blocks of modern medicine and hold the key to tackling some of the most complex diseases

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/stem-cell-research-aging-health-and-disease-gets-funding-boost-swedish-research-council - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 2020 will be remembered as the year when the coronavirus paralysed the world. At the same time, the negative effect of climate change became increasingly apparent, and the pleas to listen to the scientist and the calls for action became even more urgent. What changes for the climate do researchers want to see in 2021?

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/climate-researchers-wish-list-2021 - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 2020 will be remembered as the year when the coronavirus paralysed the world. At the same time, the negative effect of climate change became increasingly apparent, and the pleas to listen to the scientist and the calls for action became even more urgent. What changes for the climate do researchers want to see in 2021?

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/climate-researchers-wish-list-2021 - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Cross-disciplinary collaborations, the development of new technology and investment in a technical laboratory are key success factors, according to Professor Susanne Åkesson, coordinator of CAnMove, which is now preparing for its mid-way evaluation. The research in CAnMove was awarded a Linnaeus grant in 2008. Susanne

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cross-disciplinary-approach-factor-canmoves-success - 2026-06-15

MARS project members participated in the joint conference of the CESS and ESCAS on January 8-10, 2025 in Lisbon A few MARS project members presented their research at the joint CESS and ESCAS conference, which took place on January 8–10, 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal. The international Conference «Geopolitics, Migrations and Identities in Central Eurasia» featured Professor Timur Dadabaev from the Inst

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/participation-joint-conference-cess-and-escas - 2026-06-15

Our national project partner in Kyrgyz Republic, The Anti-Corruption Business Council under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic (hereinafter referred to as the Council) headed by Nuruipa Mukanova, Secretary General, visited Washington, D.C. and New York from August 10 to August 19  to exchange experiences, build capacity of staff and members of the Council, as well as employees of the government

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/strengthening-capacity-and-promoting-experience-exchange-fight-against-corruption - 2026-06-15

One of the world’s most renowned rankings, the FT Masters in Management Ranking, was released today. The results show that LUSEM is the second highest ranked in Sweden and retains its global position at 47, the same as last year. The FT Master’s in Management ranking covers programmes worldwide and is based on data from schools and alumni three years after graduation, including salaries, career go

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/steady-top-lusem-keeps-its-ranking - 2026-06-16

Can innovation strengthen research? Heiner Linke, professor of nanophysics and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, has done exactly that by combining research and innovation. His own attitude towards utilisation and innovation has evolved from a sense of duty to passion: “Now I think it's genuinely exciting.” Do you see increasing integration of innovation within research?“Twenty year

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2025/best-both-worlds-heiner-linke-why-swedish-researchers-should-invest-innovation - 2026-06-15

In 2011, Harvard Professor Claudia Goldin became an honorary doctor at Lund University School of Economics and Management. Her honorary doctorate was conferred along with the other new doctors in Lund Cathedral. In 2023, she becomes the first female researcher ever to solely, in their own name, receive the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Maria Stanfors is a

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/professor-maria-stanfors-nobel-economics-prize-laureate-claudia-goldin-great-inspiration - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 19-21 April 2017, the British Association of South Asian Studies (BASAS) will hold its annual conference in Nottingham. The conference is hosted by Nottingham University’s Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies (IAPS) and Nottingham Trent University’s Postcolonial Studies Centre. The keynote speaker is Urvashi Butal

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/basas-annual-conference-2017-nottingham - 2026-06-15

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 - 2026-06-15

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 - 2026-06-16

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The ability to capture the largest possible part of the spectrum of sunlight – with as little material as possible. Physics professor Magnus Borgström is dedicated to finding more efficient ways of utilising solar energy. The ordinary solar cells currently on the market can convert around 15–20 per cent of solar energ

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hunting-worlds-best-solar-cell - 2026-06-15