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Forskning om klimatförändringar, genus och fred, hållbar migration och elsparkcyklar uppmärksammas i årets upplaga av Agenda 2030 Award. Vinnare är Christie Nicoson, doktorand vid Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, och hon kommer att firas och presentera sin forskning på Hållbarhetsveckan i Lund. Christie Nicosons forskning inrymmer klimatförändringar, genus och fred, och hur dessa är sammankopplad

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/hallbarhetspris-till-klimatforandringar-genus-och-fred - 2026-06-20

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Why does Lund University manage farms in Skåne? It’s a matter of tradition. From 1666 and for a long time afterwards the entire University was funded by the farms that dowager queen Hedvig Eleonora donated – known as “akademiska hemman” – the academic homesteads. These are still managed by the University and the curre

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/farms-valuable-heritage-university - 2026-06-19

The internal combustion engine is a subject that has been described as nasty and outdated. In fact, it is not outdated at all – but an area of cutting-edge research that is an important part of a sustainable energy transition. Martin Tunér is a professor of Internal Combustion Engines at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) and he explains that a functioning and egalitarian society needs transport, so

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/internal-combustion-engine-will-remain-important - 2026-06-20

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Using harmless viruses to insert genes that produce healthy, healing substances into the brain... transplanting cells, possibly from the patient’s own skin... or, most sci-fi of all, controlling special treated nerve cells with light signals in the brain. These are three different paths to a possible treatment for epi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-paths-treatment-epilepsy - 2026-06-19

Although Lund University’s 350th anniversary celebrations are drawing to a close, some projects will live on, along with the working method known as the jubilee model. Carina Jensen, soon to step down from her role as jubilee coordinator, talks about Sunday’s big kick-off for the future, which is open to all. “It will start with an open house event in the main University building, celebrating the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/jubliee-concludes-kick - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A previously unknown language has been found in the Malay Peninsula by linguists from Lund University in Sweden. The language has been given the name Jedek. “Documentation of endangered minority languages such as Jedek is important, as it provides new insights into human cognition and culture”, says Joanne Yager, doct

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/listen-unknown-language-discovered-southeast-asia - 2026-06-19

This year’s Laureate of the Prize in Economic Sciences – Claudia Goldin – receives the prize for her work on uncovered key drivers of gender differences in the labour market. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2023 to Claudia Goldin, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA. This was announced on 9 October

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-honorary-doctor-receives-prize-economic-sciences-2023 - 2026-06-19

Lund University’s Administrative Prize 2026 is awarded to Digitalisation Coordinator Håkan Håkansson and Library Assistant Tomasz Lesniak of the Lund University Library. Through far-sighted and innovative work on the Ravensbrück Archive, they have developed a unique research resource which has been recognised internationally and added to the UNESCO Memory of the World register. The Lund University

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/universitys-administrative-prize-2026-recognises-work-ravensbruck-archive - 2026-06-20

Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art – will present a solo exhibition by Fredrik Strid in the spring and summer of 2024. The starting point for the exhibition Making Nature is the process-based sculpture project Alla fåglar i Sverige (All Birds of Sweden). Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art – will present a solo exhibition by Fredrik Strid in the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lunch-showing-exhibition-making-nature-fredrik-strid - 2026-06-20

Earlier this fall, Milda Pucetaite was one of the 400 European researchers to receive an ERC Starting Grant for her project “Tracing single-cell scale chemical signalling between interacting soil fungi". As Milda is a member of BECC, we were curious to know a little bit more about her grant. The ERC Starting Grant is intended for early-career researchers and the only selection criterion is scienti

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/milda-pucetaite-receiving-erc-grant - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Malmö Innovation Platform: Sustainable renovating takes social skills Sustainable renovation of the Swedish Million Homes Programme is a challenge in all aspects – economic, social and ecological. In this platform, IIIEE researchers contribute to the development of joint innovation capacity in the southeast of Malmö.

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-kes-mccormick-0 - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NanoLund researchers Martin Hjort, Yang Chen, and Martin Borgström have been awarded the Lund University and Sparbanken Skåne’s prize for future innovations. Their projects are named “Overcoming the shortage of blood stem cell donations with the help of nanotechnology” and “Transparent solar cells: solar cell windows”

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/double-innovation-prize-nanolund - 2026-06-19

Jakob has both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from the Department of Informatics at Lund University. He finished his master's degree during the spring of 2018. Editor's note: The below interview is from 2024 and translated from Swedish.Tell us about what you do today!“I currently work as a Project Manager at Alfa Laval. The role means that I am responsible for the operational and strate

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/jakob-bratthall-tideman-alumnus-msc-information-systems-2018 - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The night vision of frogs and toads appears to be superior to that of all other animals. They have the ability to see colour even when it is so dark that humans are not able to see anything at all. This has been shown in a new study by researchers from Lund University in Sweden. Most vertebrates, including humans, hav

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/frogs-have-unique-ability-see-colour-dark - 2026-06-19

Many of the University’s staff members state that they seldom or never use AI at work, according to a survey conducted by the Ad Hoc Group. As previously mentioned in LU News, a questionnaire on the use of AI was sent to a random selection of technical and administrative (TA) staff at the University. The survey was conducted within the framework of the University’s digitalisation and AI initiative

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ta-staff-opinions-are-divided-ai - 2026-06-20

Pathologists and coroners are now commonplace in crime novels and TV crime series and are often depicted as slightly odd people. Elisabet Englund has worked at the Division of Pathology in Lund for over 40 years. She has often been told that she is a little ‘too happy’ to be a pathologist. “Yes, there is a stereotype of people who work with dead people, which perhaps contributes to the mystificati

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/death-our-textbook-life - 2026-06-20

Att sova mycket på natten och att ta långa tupplurar på dagen kan vara kopplat till sämre kognitiva förmågor visar ny forskning där 5631 deltagare medverkat från fem olika nordiska studier från ”the National E-infrastructure for Aging Research” (NEAR)*.(Overton et al., 2023) Människan sover nästan en tredjedel av livet och sömnen är en grundläggande faktor för vår hälsa och välbefinnande. Förekoms

https://www.geriatrik.lu.se/artikel/ny-forskning-visar-att-langa-tupplurar-pa-dagtid-associeras-med-samre-kognition-hos-aldre - 2026-06-19

Oskar Hansson, professor i neurologi vid Lunds universitet, har utsetts till mottagare av Torsten Söderbergs Akademiprofessur i medicin, för sin banbrytande forskning kring biomarkörer för neurodegenerativa sjukdomar. Motivering:för banbrytande forskning kring biomarkörer för neurodegenerativa sjukdomar, med relevans för tidig diagnostik, prognosbedömning och utveckling av nya behandlingar.Oskar H

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/lundaforskare-tilldelas-torsten-soderbergs-akademiprofessur-i-medicin - 2026-06-19

Kimberly Nicholas was appointed professor in Sustainability Science in June 2024. After more than 15 years at Lund University, her commitment to stopping climate change is stronger than ever. “We need to keep our eyes on the prize and focus on where the problem is to address it.” What has been the most important moment in your career? I got to witness the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015. T

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/professor-kimberly-nicholas-mission-combat-climate-change - 2026-06-19

Nicholas Leigh came from the United States to Sweden and Lund University four years ago to study salamanders and how they can regenerate everything from legs, tails and even parts of the heart. In addition to his research, he has also been advocating for more inclusive research environments. It was the ability of moose to grow new antlers after shedding that first sparked Nicholas Leigh’s interest

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/searching-switch-cancer - 2026-06-19