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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new research project aims to contribute to greater understanding between Central Asian and EU business and legal cultures, and lower the risk of foreign companies becoming involved in corruption. To achieve this, about a dozen universities in Europe and Central Asia are involved in an extensive exchange scheme of re
In October, the Swedish Biodiversity Symposium 2025 took place – Sweden’s largest interdisciplinary conference on biodiversity. The event brought together researchers, experts and stakeholders from across sectors to encourage positive developments in the field. The theme for this symposium was “Social Transformation – from Knowledge to Action?” Around 400 participants attended to discuss how effor
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/full-house-swedish-biodiversity-symposium-2025 - 2026-10-29
A few questions to CASE's young future researchers before the big conference in Stockholm this week. Samantha Svärdh, P hD student for the research group Applied Gerontology, Center for Ageing and Supportive Environments (CASE). How will you participate at NKG? – I will be doing a poster presentation about one of the sub-studies in my PhD project. The sub-study focuses on user experiences of welf
https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/their-way-nordic-highlight-year - 2026-10-29
Professor Anders Mikkelsen, here outside the Department of Physics, is looking forward to starting work on the new centre of competence. Photo: Johan Joelsson. Anders Mikkelsen, professor of synchrotron light physics and director of NanoLund, is the project manager for a new centre that has received funding from Vinnova. For five years, a multi-headed brain trust from the university and industry w
https://www.sentio.lu.se/article/he-leads-new-centre-competence - 2026-10-29
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 - 2026-10-29
Hello Rebecca Baxter, moderator on SWEAH Alumni Interdisciplinary Network, SAIN’s panel discussion at NKG June 11. A few questions before the big conference starts next week. A lot of ageing events are arranged for researchers - why participate at NKG in particular? – The NKG is an excellent opportunity to connect with people who are at the forefront of ageing research in the Nordics, and internat
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/exploring-what-i-should-have-told-myself-30-years-ago - 2026-10-29
Dear Virologists, The registration for Smögen is now open. The link to the registration is currently https://www.swedishvirology.se/smogen-meeting-registration/Information will be found also through the Swedish Virology website ( www.swedishvirology.se ) shortly. Please find a preliminary program attached. This is subject to change depending on the number of participants. Also this year the meeti
https://www.virology.lu.se/article/21st-smogen-summer-symposium-virology - 2026-10-29
Lund University has risen to 75th place in the prestigious QS annual ranking. This is an improvement of ten spots on the previous year, placing Lund as the top ranked comprehensive university in Sweden. In addition, the University has been awarded the QS Sustainability Champions Award. QS has published annual university rankings since 2004. On 4 June, QS published its latest list (ranking 2025) fo
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-climbs-global-ranking-wins-sustainability-award - 2026-10-30
Lund University will appoint Queen Margrethe of Denmark as an Honorary Fellow at the University’s annual academic ceremony in January. Lund University has established the award of Honorary Fellow, which is to be conferred on individuals who through outstanding contributions in public or individual activities have been of great significance for the University and society. The award was given for th
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/danish-queen-named-honorary-fellow - 2026-10-30
What’s new in this operational plan is that the management is presenting its strategic map formulated as LU = 5 K + C. (The letters in this formula are the initials of the key words in Swedish). Lund University is to further develop its Quality, Creativity, Integrity, Communication, Character and Campus. The annual operational plan is based on the University’s overall strategic plan. The operation
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/operational-plan-and-resource-allocation-2022-now-ready - 2026-10-30
Professor Marko Milanovic is appointed as Raoul Wallenberg Visiting Chair in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law from September 2025. The Faculty of Law is honoured and pleased to announce that Professor Mark Milanovic, University of Reading, has been appointed as Raoul Wallenberg Visiting Chair in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law from September 2025 until August 2027, and affiliated to the Faculty
https://www.law.lu.se/article/professor-marko-milanovic-appointed-raoul-wallenberg-visiting-chair - 2026-10-29
Each year the Faculty of Social Sciences announces a number of recurring grants that are available to apply for certain categories of faculty staff. Also, please note the deadlines concerning appointments and courses for teaching in higher education. Grants Faculty travel and research grants Researchers, doctoral students, lecturers or readers at Lund University can apply for the faculties’ travel
https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/important-application-dates-2026 - 2026-10-29
In November 2023, about a hundred LU employees met at Skissernas museum for a first cultural meeting, or tinder for cultural collaboration as we called it then. It was a success with several short presentations on how researchers and teachers use and integrate art and culture in teaching and research. The survey conducted afterwards revealed a desire for more in-depth exercises, longer time with t
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cultural-workshops-autumn - 2026-10-30
Are you a university lecturer, teacher, student teacher, or researcher in educational science? Or just generally interested in school issues and higher education? You are warmly welcome to this fall’s Higher Seminars in Educational Science. At four different sessions, you’ll have the opportunity to delve into topics such as emotional challenges in teaching, the role of the teacher in knowledge tra
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/discover-falls-seminars-educational-science - 2026-10-30
Most researchers want to do things correctly and much of the time this is straightforward: you do not need instructions in order to understand that you are to write your own text and not plagiarise others. But not all rules and processes are as obvious and some change over time. In interviews with researchers connected to the HR Excellence in Research project, it emerged that many struggle to alwa
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-guide-makes-it-easier-researchers-do-things-correctly - 2026-10-30
Do you want to be better at summarising your research in an engaging and easily understandable way? If so, the Researchers’ Grand Prix could be for you. The Researchers’ Grand Prix is Sweden’s biggest presentation technique competition for researchers. The challenge is to convey your research in just four minutes and make it as simple, inspiring and educational as possible. At the same time, the
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hone-your-presentation-skills-researchers-grand-prix - 2026-10-30
