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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Veronika Burcar Alm, a teacher at the Department of Sociology, has this year been named Qualified Teaching Practitioner by the Faculty of Social Sciences' Teaching Academy. Meet the department's Qualified Teaching Practitioner Veronika Burcar Alm as she talks about her views on teaching and why she applied to the facu

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/teaching-and-learning-interaction - 2026-06-01

As part of the FORMAS-funded research project "Fair Gold? Institutionalising Labour and Environmental Standards Along the Certified Gold Supply Chain" led by researcher Muriel Côte, a seminar was recently organised at the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, in collaboration with several partner institutions. The seminar brought together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and small-scale g

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/we-felt-seen-gold-miners-researchers-and-policymakers-found-common-ground-paris - 2026-06-01

Professor Timur Dadabaev is conducting a 12-month research stay at the Sociology of Law Department. The visiting professorship marks the launch of a long-term effort to establish a Transregional Decolonial Studies Hub at Lund University. Timur Dadabaev is a Professor of International Relations, the founding Director of the Special Program for Japanese and Eurasian Studies at the University of Tsuk

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/timur-dadabaev-joins-department-visiting-professor - 2026-06-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “The increased risk of diabetes has previously been explained by the fact that cystic fibrosis causes damage to the pancreas, where the blood-sugar regulating hormone insulin is produced. We are the first research group to show that the mutated gene that causes cystic fibrosis also plays an important role in the relea

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/cystic-fibrosis-and-diabetes-link-explained - 2026-06-01

Mark Grimshaw-Aagaard is usually working as a professor of music at Aalborg University in Denmark, but for the coming six months he is joining the Theme Sound of Democracy at the Pufendorf IAS as a guest researcher. What is your background and research interests, and how does it connect to the Theme Sound of Democracy ? As my parents were teachers working for the British government, I was fortunat

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/sound-engineer-and-roadie-professor-music-meet-guest-researcher-mark-grimshaw-aagaard - 2026-06-01

At yesterday’s meeting, the board of Pufendorf IAS decided to invite four new Themes to the institute this fall. We received ten theme applications in December 2023, six of these were sent on to external experts for review and four of these are now invited to start in September 2024. The chosen Themes are (in no particular order):Theme: DigitaxToday’s principles for taxation requires that value cr

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/four-new-themes-during-2024-2025 - 2026-06-01

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/stress-may-trigger-male-defense-against-predators - 2026-06-01

Apply to become a post-doctoral fellow at CMES in earth observations of land cover and vegetation dynamics in the Middle East before 20 November 2023! For assessment criteria, terms of employment, instructions on how to apply and other information, please see the job listing. Type of employment: Temporary position Employment expires: 2025-12-31 Contract type: Full time First day of employment: 202

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/job-opening-cmes-postdoctoral-fellow-earth-observations-middle-east - 2026-06-01

CMES Visiting Fulbright Professor Dalia Dassa Kaye has been interviewed about the war in Gaza and the need for new leadership as the only way forward. The war in Gaza will end when Israel realises that its two goals are mutually exclusive - it will not be able to both destroy Hamas and free the hostages. This is what the new visiting Fulbright professor at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern St

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-visiting-fulbright-professor-dalia-dassa-kaye-war-gaza - 2026-06-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEWCOMERS (New Clean Energy Communities in a Changing European Energy System), an EU Horizon 2020 project, has launched Our Energy, an online platform for education, awareness-raising, and networking, focusing on new clean energy communities, energy transitions and related topics. Our Energy offers short, interactive,

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/newcomers-project-launched-our-energy-online-platform-education-and-awareness-raising-citizens-and-0 - 2026-06-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. History and European studies Docent Sanimir Resic, now on leave from the joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology in Lund, is taking over as Rector of Malmö Academy of Music after Ann-Charlotte Carlén. How does it feel? -Good, the new year has now officially started with my first day here at the Academy of Music, it

https://www.arts.lu.se/article/sanimir-resic-new-rector-malmo-academy-music - 2026-06-01

A research team has created artificial animals that over time develop functioning vision from scratch – from simple light sensitivity to the ability to discern objects. This happened despite the fact that the digital creatures weren’t given any instructions. The results show how AI can be used to understand the inner secrets of evolution. Imagine that you are sitting in front of a computer. In the

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/researchers-create-ai-animals-simulate-evolution-vision - 2026-06-01

Gustavo is a mechanical engineer from Colombia. During his master's studies, Gustavo got the opportunity to conduct an internship in Lausanne, Switzerland. In Lausanne, he worked in orthopedics and studied the mechanical response of knee implants for total knee replacements using numerical modeling. When Gustavo came home from Lausanne, he was offered a PhD position at the University of Eastern Fi

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/will-it-be-possible-predict-future-health-status-your-knee-tissues - 2026-06-01

Lack of choice, clashing views and time pressure are findings in a first article on welfare technology, from the Welfare@home project, which includes SWEAH PhD student Samantha Svärdh, Lund University. Her second article gives us information about four different challenges. – Older adults and staff were often given devices without being involved in the decision. We also saw that technologies that

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/welfare-technology-not-solution-without-user-engagement - 2026-06-01

As artificial intelligence reshapes the retail industry, it is crucial not to lose sight of its essence. Researchers, students, and industry representatives gathered for a NEXUS seminar moderated by marketing researcher Patrik Stoopendahl at LUSEM. The discussion centered on how new AI capabilities can be integrated into retail without losing what has always been fundamental: customer understandin

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/snapshot-nexus-seminar-series-ai-capabilities-integrated-retail - 2026-06-01

With over 40 exhibitors and thousands of visitors, this year’s ATLAS Career Fair was the largest to date! The annual career fair, organised by LUNA – the Science Student Union – with support from the Faculty of Science, brings together students, PhD candidates, companies and organisations with a shared focus: creating opportunities for the natural scientists of the future.ATLAS offers undergraduat

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/record-interest-years-atlas-career-fair - 2026-06-01

With a background in Marine Geology and a passion for connecting past ocean conditions to today’s environmental challenges, Professor Helena Filipsson is stepping into the role of Assistant Head of Department at MGeo. In her new position, she will focus on strengthening scientific infrastructure, supporting research, and building collaborations that help the department grow in visibility and impac

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/meet-helena-filipsson-new-assistant-head-mgeo-focus-scientific-infrastructure - 2026-06-01

Interview with Carina Jarl, new Education coordinator at the Faculty office. Congratulations on your new role! Can you tell us a bit about what it involves?Thank you! I’m really excited to take on this role and to focus on strengthening the connection between our programmes and the society around us. My role will be quite varied, with several important areas of responsibility, but overall it’s abo

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/we-need-show-how-socially-relevant-our-programmes-really-are - 2026-06-01

SWEAH affiliated Arianna Poli, at Linköping University, is defending her dissertation entitled "A Divided Old Age through Research on Digital Technologies". Having access to and being able to use digital technologies is crucial for participating in today digital societies, but the access and the use of digital technologies are unequally distributed among older people.  Groups of older people in lo

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/towards-better-understanding-what-leads-digital-inequalities-old-age - 2026-06-01

In a week or so it’s time for the National graduate school on ageing and health, SWEAH's biennial conference for affiliated researchers. For some, the first real event in a scientific context awaits. But what should you pack, wear and what else is good to think about? SWEAH's research administrator Stina Elfverson, with extensive experience as a tour guide, gives her best tips. She started as a to

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/stinas-tips-conference - 2026-06-01