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Lund University shall work on reducing its climate impact. New regulations have been produced for all travel paid for by Lund University (for staff and external guests as well as students). The new regulations are part of Lund University’s responsibility to reduce its climate impact and ensure the safety of its staff and public resources. They enter into force on 31 January 2019 with the main aim

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-sustainable-travel-lund-university - 2025-10-01

LUCSUS researchers present new guidelines and principles on how to improve climate change adaptation collaboration between, and for, citizens and municipalities. Municipalities and their residents are facing increasing challenges as a result of a changing climate. Floods, heat waves and storms are expected to increase in number and strength, while sea level rise and erosion threaten local communit

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/guidelines-and-principles-improved-city-citizen-cooperation-climate-change-adaptation - 2025-10-01

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lund-university-climbs-72nd-qs-world-rankings-2026 - 2025-10-02

During 2021, Lund University made several major investments in sustainability, in research, education, external engagement and its own organisation. Everything from solar cells on the roofs to new doctoral students and postdocs focused on Agenda 2030. Lund University’s sustainability work is now presented in an annual summary. Knowledge about the path to a sustainable society is needed now more th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ambitious-plans-and-new-initiatives-sustainable-development - 2025-10-01

The Vice-Chancellor is launching a new initiative to promote the recruitment of prominent international researchers with groundbreaking ideas suitable for the Wallenberg Academy Fellows (WAF) programme. The purpose of the initiative is to support faculties that want to work strategically to recruit outstanding up and coming international researchers conducting groundbreaking research with a profil

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-initiative-and-coming-researchers-supported-vice-chancellor - 2025-10-02

Petra Östergren is a social anthropologist who has received SEK 3 million to participate in a major new EU project about how to tackle human trafficking by studying demand. Around 15 researchers from eight countries are taking part in the project, the goal of which is to reduce the suffering that results from the worst forms of exploitation. Petra Östergren. “No. We often think about women being l

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/human-trafficking-primarily-about-prostitution - 2025-10-01

As soon as the guns fall silent in Syria, the people will begin to rebuild their country and their lives – this is the strong conviction of Tareq Emtairah, a reader at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE). For that reason, he and his colleagues are starting visionary workshops in which exiled researchers and Lund University researchers will sketch out an outli

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researchers-exile-meet-visionary-workshops - 2025-10-01

There is still much we don’t know about the tiny plastic particles thought to be all around us. In a new study, Tommy Cedervall and his research group show that the rate of degradation may be faster for nanoplastics than for larger plastic debris. The reason is that UV radiation plays a role in the degradation process, and the radiation seems to have a greater effect on smaller particles. “This is

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/study-nanoplastics-surprises-scientists - 2025-10-01

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/swemena-conference-2024 - 2025-10-01

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/hannerz-two-articles-subcultural-and-using-instagram-researching-graffiti - 2025-10-01

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/enso-threatens-food-supply-southern-africa - 2025-10-01

Mia Blatancic from Croatia is currently studying the Master's Programme with specialisation Sustainable Service Management. We asked her what she thinks about her studies and her future plans! What is the best thing about your programme? The best thing about the programme is that it prepares you for a very specific field and at the same time broadens your view by applying an interdisciplinary appr

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/best-thing-about-programme-it-prepares-you-very-specific-field-and-same-time-broadens-your-view - 2025-10-01

Last fall, Lund University's first course in research coordination started at the Faculty of Medicine. Course leaders Cecilia Lenander and Peter Svensson have all reasons to be happy about the number of applicants to the course in research coordination: 109 applicants, of which 74  first-hand applicants, shows that there is a high demand for education in the field.Last fall, Lund University's firs

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/high-number-applicants-popular-course-research-coordination - 2025-10-01

So many lovely tips. 378 nature reserves in Skåne alone. Thank you! The Sustainability Forum has a mission from the  Vice-Chancellor: to support the core activities in realising the intentions of the University's sustainability strategy. Jenny Hansson, Communications Officer and project manager at the Sustainability Forum, gives us many, great tips on sustainable and exciting holiday activities in

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/holiday-tips-our-sustainability-forum-travel-sustainably-summer - 2025-10-01

Josefine Östrup Backe defended her thesis Enacting "the local" in culinary tourism: A study of culinary actors and their practices on february 7. As the competition between destinations grows, the need to stand out and offer memorable and unique experiences also grows. Culinary experiences and activities with elements of “the local” are a growing niche, which mirrors the trend of knowing where the

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/enacting-local-culinary-tourism-study-culinary-actors-and-their-practices - 2025-10-01

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tent-camp-lundagard - 2025-10-02

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-thesis-three-questions-jonathan-jayes - 2025-10-02

Through Global Dynamic Engagement (GDE), we strengthen and develop the University's international impact. Just before Christmas, the Vice-Chancellor decided on new roadmaps for 2025 for all geographical areas where the university is active. The roadmaps are based on continuous analysis of the world around us and describe prioritised activities in research, education, and innovation. They guide the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/global-dynamic-engagement-roadmaps-2025-now-published - 2025-10-02

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/radio-interview-asa-petersen - 2025-10-01

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/new-publication-9 - 2025-10-01