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At the moment, feverish activity is underway to compile the graduate school's eleven-year activities. Before the summer, Lund University's vice-chancellor decided that an external evaluation of SWEAH should be carried out in the spring of 2025. – It is very important to have an external review, because Lund University and the other 12 universities that finance SWEAH need information before decisio

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/graduate-school-will-be-reviewed - 2026-06-09

Consumer electronics, radar and mobile antennas, quantum technology, lasers, and lighting. These are just some of the applications that can benefit from Nitride semiconductors – a research field that plays an important role in sustainable development. On July 6, the 15th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors is on. We got to talk to Vanya Darakchieva about what to expect.Why are Nitri

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/detailed-program-icns-15-published - 2026-06-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Is water a dangerous substance? Can water scarcity lead to armed conflict? And what does the term shit matters actually mean? These and other issues will be discussed by 350 high school students from Spyken high school when LUCSUS and Lund University is marking World Water Day on 22nd March.A programme of educational

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-celebrates-world-water-day-hundreds-high-school-students-lund - 2026-06-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Join LUCSUS and Lund University in a discussion about the global sustainable development goals.17 global sustainable development goals - set to achieve three things by 2030. To end extreme poverty, inequality and climate change. Raise your voice and be part of the discussion of how we together can create a sustainable

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/raise-your-voice-sustainable-future - 2026-06-09

On December 1, 2025, at 10.15 a.m, at EC2:101, Lund, CMES PhD student Rami Zalfou will defend the PhD thesis titled: Borders and Pathways. Essays on Syrian Economic Development and Migrant Integration. The faculty opponent is Associate Professor Mohamed Saleh, London School of Economics.AbstractOver the past century, Syria and the broader Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have undergone p

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/phd-viva-borders-and-pathways-essays-syrian-economic-development-and-migrant-integration - 2026-06-09

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/winner-european-entrepreneurship-education-award-2025 - 2026-06-10

During the excursion week this spring, Master’s students from the Department of Geology visited Öland and the Danish town of Faxe. This year there was also a new location in the programme. Students had the opportunity to learn more about the Cretaceous period and its fossil remains in the bat-filled Tykarp Cave, which is actually an old limestone mine. Anders Lindskog and Johan Lindgren suddenly c

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-collaboration-between-university-and-underground-world - 2026-06-10

I hope that you have all had an enjoyable summer and holiday! Two important reviews were completed during the summer: an examination of the Central Administration’s organisation and working methods and a pre-study on professional and career development for technical and administrative staff. Both reviews are very much in line with the University’s Platform for Strategic Work, which specifies measu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/proposals-new-measures-more-benefit-driven-and-value-creating-administrative-organisation - 2026-06-10

Last week, Lund University's external Cultural Council convened and several interesting discussions about the future were initiated. The Cultural Council is an important part of the university's cultural strategy to strengthen collaboration between art, culture, education, and research. As of spring of 2024, the council has been reinforced with the following new members: Nina Andersson (CEO of Fol

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/culture-water-essential-and-enduring - 2026-06-10

The University started the year on a high in The Conversation, the international platform where researchers write about research and analyse current social issues. This year, 21 articles have already been published. This means that 2025 could be another record year. Researchers from several faculties have contributed to this year’s productive start. The Faculty of Social Sciences accounts for eigh

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-gets-flying-start-conversation-2025 - 2026-06-10

The search is on for 25 researchers from around the world in Lund University’s largest ever international recruitment drive. The main focus will be on AI research and other cutting-edge fields. Lund University’s body of researchers is getting reinforcements. If all goes according to plan, no fewer than 25 new researchers from all over the world will arrive in Lund this autumn. The recruitment targ

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/largest-global-researcher-recruitment-drive-ever - 2026-06-10

Many very positive things are happening within management and leadership development right now. It is around a year since our new policy for academic leadership was approved, and a couple of weeks ago our new head of department programme was launched. I am truly glad that we are now able to offer a leadership programme that is specifically aimed at heads of department. The HR Division is now worki

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-managers-forum-and-new-leadership-programme - 2026-06-10

A new thesis is here. It is called "Trees Like Cabbages", by Philipp Jonas Kreutzer, who does his research at the Department of Economic History at LUSEM. The dissertation asks if the bioeconomy can deliver on its promises of replacing fossils when tested against innovations that the forest sector has actually produced. We asked Philipp to tell us a little about himself and his thesis and the firs

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-thesis-three-questions-philipp-jonas-kreutzer - 2026-06-10

On 8 May, Lund Humanities Village will be launched at LUX. It is a new initiative designed to make humanities and theological knowledge more accessible, visible and relevant to society. Humanities Village will become a natural hub for collaboration between the University and stakeholders in the cultural sector, the public sector, civil society and the business community. In an age characterised by

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-humanities-village-new-hub-external-engagement-humanities-perspective - 2026-06-10

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Long-time NanoLund collaborator Dr. Heike Riel is one of three newly appointed honorary doctors by Lund University’s Faculty of Engineering in 2015/2016. She is the leader of the highly successful  Materials Integration & Nanoscale Devices (MIND) group at IBM Research in Zürich. Heike Riel has collaborated with NanoLu

https://www.nano.lu.se/heike-riel-appointed-honorary-doctor - 2026-06-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Apply for travel grants to attend womENtourage 2015! womENcourage is a scientific event, and also an event aimed at networking and exploring career opportunities for women in computer science and related disciplines. The program includes technical presentations and also discussions related to career issues in academic

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/womentourage-2015 - 2026-06-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On March 24th at BMC, Lund University, WINGS hosted a lunch seminar with Charlotte Sjödell. Charlotte Sjödell is an industrial designer educated in the US. Charlotte used to be the Chief Designer of the European Colour and Materials Department at Ford Motor Company located in Germany. In 2003 she was listed as one of

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/lunch-seminar-charlotte-sjodell - 2026-06-09

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/smoluchowski-award-maria-messing - 2026-06-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The course takes place at the LU Centre for Theology and Religious Studies and deals with religious diversity in contemporary India. The course ”Brahmaner, imamer och heliga mödrar: religiös mångfald i dagens Indien” (Brahmins, Imams and Sacred Mothers: Religious Pluralism in Modern India) offers an introduction to th

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-sponsors-course-lund-university - 2026-06-09

https://www.regenerative-neurobiology.lu.se/article/malin-parmar-awarded-distinguished-professor-grant-within-medicine-and-health - 2026-06-09