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The course “Climate Change: a question of justice?” will be held in English and is free and open for registration now. The MOOC focuses on social science perspectives of climate change and features well-known experts and activists in the field of climate justice. Course start is September 28th. BECC researchers Johannes Stripple, Fariborz Zelli, Tobias Nielsen and Angela Oels from the Department o

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/new-online-course-subject-climate-change-and-justice - 2026-05-05

Doctoral education student Markus Arnez-Wegelius will defend his thesis on 26 April. Get a quick glimpse of his thesis, experiences and near future. You are about to defend your thesis “A Dynamic Capabilities Approach to Sustainable Business Model Innovation”. In short, what is your thesis (doctoral dissertation) about?“My thesis in a nutshell focuses on which capabilities firms need to innovate t

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-markus-arnez-wegelius - 2026-05-05

Lisa Strömbom has co-authored the article ‘The Abraham Accords’ implications for peace in the Middle East’, published in the latest issue of Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift. The Abraham Accords, signed by Israel and four Arab states in 2020, were one of President Donald Trump’s most renowned foreign policy successes. But what type of peace has emerged following the Abraham Accords? Departing from the

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/lisa-strombom-abraham-accords-implications-peace-middle-east - 2026-05-05

Hanna Bäck, Robert Klemmensen and Florence So have received a three-year grant from Riksbankens Jubileumsfond for the project "Divided Parliaments? Polarization, Moralization, and the Risk of Gridlock". The project will start next year. Congratulations! Description In well-functioning democracies, political representatives are capable of compromising to pass legislation that solve problems facing

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/hanna-back-robert-klemmensen-and-florence-so-receive-three-year-grant-riksbankens-jubileumsfond - 2026-05-05

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/annika-bjorkdahl-and-johanna-mannergren-selimovic-receive-grant-project-womens-experiences-holocaust - 2026-05-05

Hanna Bäck, Emma Renström and Royce Carroll have co-authored the article, ”Protecting the Ingroup? Authoritarianism, Immigration Attitudes, and Affective Polarization”, which is published in Frontiers in Political Science. Abstract: What makes people affectively polarized? Affective polarization is based on the idea that partisanship can be a social identity leading to polarization in the form of

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/hanna-back-immigration-attitudes-and-affective-polarization - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What does a defense lawyer actually do in court when performing loyalty towards her/his clients? Lisa Flower has just published a new article on courtroom work of defense lawyers in the “Journal of Contemporary Ethnography”. AbstractThe courtroom work of defense lawyers has received surprisingly little sociological at

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/performing-drama-courtroom - 2026-05-05

A new project is reviewing university-wide information about student support, with plain language as the guiding principle. The aim is to user-test the resources, tailor to the audience, and provide staff training. Using plain language is not only a legal requirement but also builds trust in the university and improves the students' working environment. Photo: Jason Leung from Unsplash.com.At Lund

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/time-plain-language-every-student-has-right-understand - 2026-05-05

A new international study shows that ice loss in the Arctic is leading to increased evaporation from Arctic marginal seas, such as the North Sea, and that the increased atmospheric moisture has clear consequences for precipitation in the Northern Hemisphere. It is well known from research that climate change has contributed to a doubling of temperatures in the Arctic compared to the global average

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/melting-arctic-sea-ice-affects-precipitation-patterns - 2026-05-05

Cecilia Heule and Arne Kristiansen, researchers and teachers at the School of Social Work share their experiences in gap-mending pedagogy in a new European anthology: The Service User as a Partner in Social Work Projects and Education. The anthology is one of the outcomes that can be traced back to a unique mobilisation course that started 11 years ago at Lund University. The anthology gives for t

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/new-anthology-describes-gap-mending-europe - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CEC is one of the actors behind a new international education programme with the purpose to strengthen innovation in the public sector and support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. The target group is public service professionals in Indonesia and Turkey, and it is now open for applications. The programme is a par

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/cec-provides-education-co-design-and-inclusive-public-environments - 2026-05-05

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/ostriches-challenged-temperature-fluctuations - 2026-05-05

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/new-study-sheds-light-how-x-and-y-chromosomes-interact - 2026-05-05

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/anne-lhuillier-receives-erc-proof-concept-grant - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Our latest study on COVID-19 transmission risk among healthcare professionals, a collaboration between Prof Magnus Rasmussen (Dep. of Infection Medicine) and Associate Professor Yang De Marinis (Dep. of Clinical Sciences).  The study was conducted on ~500 healthcare professionals and staff members from 9 units at the

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/study-covid-19-among-healthcare-professionals - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Tuesday October 9 at 11-13 Professor Ashok Swain i will give a talk on climate change and river disputes in South Asia at : LUMES Josephson - Room Maathai (3rd floor). Ashok Swain is a Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, UNESCO Chair of International Water Cooperation, and the Director of Research School of I

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/talk-climate-change-and-river-disputes-south-asia - 2026-05-05

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-issue-sydasien-now-available-0 - 2026-05-05

Business travel at the University took off again in November last year compared with the same month the year before. More business trips could mean that the University’s climate footprint is increasing again and that the drop seen in 2020 was a one-off phenomenon. For a time last autumn, the pandemic restrictions were eased and people started to travel again. Some employees made the most of the op

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/business-travel-university-rise - 2026-05-05

Times Higher Education (THE) published their latest ranking on 28 September. Lund University made 106th place, an improvement of 13 places compared with last year. The ranking is based on thirteen indicators within five areas. Factors that weigh heavily are the evaluation surveys sent to teaching staff and researchers from other higher education institutions who list the fifteen most important uni

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-106th-place-times-higher-educations-ranking - 2026-05-06

The University continues the work of strengthening and developing our international impact through Global Dynamic Engagement (GDE). There are now roadmaps for 2024 decided by the Vice-Chancellor for all geographical areas where the University operates. The roadmaps describe prioritised activities in research, education, innovation and cooperation and guide the university-wide global engagement. At

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/global-dynamic-engagement-roadmaps-2024-are-now-available - 2026-05-06