Search results

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Friday 15 September, Lund University celebrated its 350th anniversary together with staff and students. To start off the festivities, the USV Centres had a pre-party where SASNET researchers Admir Skodo and Maria Tonini, amongst other USV researchers, held mini talks to highlight the work and research of the USV. T

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-researchers-held-mini-talks - 2026-04-29

We invite nominations for the Lund University Agenda 2030 Award, which recognises innovative contributions to sustainable development. The award includes a prize of 25,000 SEK. Early career researchers who are studying or have completed their PhD at Lund University, or who are currently employed at Lund University, can be nominated.The winner will be announced and celebrated at the annual Lund Sus

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-agenda-2030-award-nominations-open - 2026-04-30

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: The recently concluded research programme Transdemos- Democracy Beyond the Nation State? has published a final report for Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (RJ). "Democracy Beyond the Nation State? Transnational Actors and Global Governance", abbreviated “Transdemos”, was a political science research

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/transdemos-difficulties-democracy-beyond-nation-state - 2026-04-29

Lund University is announcing new funding for thematic collaborative initiatives, TSI, for the period 2023-2025. Up to four initiatives will receive funding of SEK 1 million per year over three years Applications must be multi-disciplinary and include at least three faculties as well as at least one external partner, preferably more. New for this call is that it will also welcome applications that

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/information-meeting-1-june-new-call-funding-thematic-cooperation-initiatives - 2026-04-29

As of 1 November, the University returns to being an organisation without limitations imposed by Covid-19 restrictions. This applies in accordance with the vice-chancellor’s decision on 17 June 2021 and means that, as a starting point, activities are to be conducted on campus. Regarding education for which special reasons apply, the return may be completed by 16 January 2022 at the latest. Covid-1

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-are-back-campus-1-november - 2026-04-29

At the September meeting you will meet Vice-Dean David Gisselsson Nord and our guests Cicilia Jeppsson, international coordinator, Division of Global engagement, and Erika Söderstjerna, policy officer, Office of the Vice-Chancellor, who will walk us through how we work with improving our international ranking, specifically the QS ranking, and what we can do to contribute.  NOTE: This meeting will

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/faculty-morning-meeting-259-improving-our-international-ranking - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We are looking for an ambitious political scientist in the beginning of her/his career who aims for a future career as university lecturer and researcher. The successful candidate will conduct independent research and enjoys the freedom to choose his or her own research questions, develop his or her own theoretical id

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/becc-hiring-associate-senior-lecturer-focus-environmental-politics - 2026-04-29

The movie "The Bee Effect" is a movie about pollinators, the changes in the agricultural landscape and human impact. Researcher Maj Rundlöf is one of the interviewed researchers in the movie, which can be seen on SVT Play. About the movie:"In recent years there has been a dramatic reduction of pollinators, mainly due to pesticides, diseases and changes in the agricultural landscape. If this trend

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/bee-effect-movie-about-pollinators-and-human-influence - 2026-04-29

ECT, or electroconvulsive therapy, is an effective treatment for severely depressed patients. However, many patients are worried about side effects, especially long-term memory difficulties. Researchers at Lund University have investigated whether ECT affects the levels of the Alzheimer's-related protein beta-amyloid in the mouse brain. The article was published in the journal Scientific Reports.

https://www.neuroinflammation.lu.se/article/new-study-mice-ect-and-alzheimers-protein - 2026-04-29

The IIIEE graduate Hedda Roberts has been awarded first prize in an annual competition with her thesis on the topic "Take-Make-Destroy - Exploring Unsustainable Production-Consumption Systems and Policies to Address Product Destruction". IIIEE master thesis wins SYSAV scholarship Hedda Roberts won the first prize in SYSAV’s annual thesis competition. SYSAV, the South Scania Waste Company, is owned

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-master-thesis-wins-sysav-scholarship - 2026-04-29

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/drawing-closer-alzheimers-blood-test-primary-care - 2026-04-29

During the week beginning with December 4, all mailboxes will be migrated to a new e-mail service, Exchange online. The benefit of moving to Microsoft's online servers, instead of e-mails going through e-mail servers at Lund University, is that we get access to better monitoring and management systems for malicious e-mails. As a user, you will not notice any difference, except that the text ***SPA

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/better-handling-malicious-e-mails-upgrade-lus-central-e-mail-service - 2026-04-29

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/merge-almedalen-week - 2026-04-29

The application deadline to programmes in the international admissions round was 15 January. Once again, we are seeing an increase in the total number of applicants to programmes at the Faculty of Social Sciences. While the number of first-choice applicants to the Faculty remains unchanged compared to last year, the total number of applicants has increased by three per cent.The programmes with the

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/more-applicants-facultys-international-masters-programmes-0 - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Magdalena Bexell and Kristina Jönsson have published an article entitled "Country Reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals–The Politics of Performance Review at the Global-National Nexus" in the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities. Debates on governance through goal-setting and performance review have

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/new-article-politics-sustainability-performance-review - 2026-04-29

At the February meeting you will get an opportunity to meet the new Faculty management team. At the February meeting you will get an opportunity to meet the new faculty management team when dean Maria Björkqvist, deputy dean Jonas Larsson and vice deans Eva Ageberg, David Gisselsson Nord, Thomas Hellmark, Karin Jirström and Niklas Nielsen present themselves to us.NOTE: This meeting will be held in

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/faculty-morning-meeting-82-meet-our-new-faculty-management - 2026-04-29

Vice Dean David Gisselsson Nord, on crisis planning and more. Registration open until meeting starts. All employees are welcome to join our digital Faculty Morning Meeting. At the March meeting you will meet Vice Dean David Gisselsson Nord who will talk about how we can build a crisis resilient Faculty and also share some information about the work he does with the NATO Science and Technology Orga

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/faculty-morning-meeting-march-7-building-crisis-resilient-faculty - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Karin Aggestam och Ann Towns have edited a new book on Gendering Diplomacy and International Negotiation (Palgrave). About the book:This path-breaking book addresses the oft-avoided, yet critical question: where are the women located in contemporary diplomacy and international negotiation? The text presents a novel re

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/new-book-aggestam-towns-gendering-diplomacy-and-international-negotiations - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Hanna Bäck has, together with Emma Bäck, Marie Gustafsson Sendén and Sverker Sikström, co-authored the article ”From I to We: Group Formation and Linguistic Adaption in an Online Xenophobic Forum”, which was recently published in Journal of Social and Political Psychology. The article focuses on processes of group ide

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/how-do-individuals-adapt-groups-online - 2026-04-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On November 5 and 6 2019 the annual event "Forskningens Dag" (Research Day) will take place in Malmö and Lund. Forskningens Dag is popular-scientific event with a specific theme each year, where the participating researchers present the current research in their field. The event is organized by the Faculty of Medicine

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/research-day - 2026-04-29