Lund University continues its climb towards the top of the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, which ranks sustainable development at universities around the world. The University is now ranked 3rd in the world out of approximately 1,750 ranked universities. This places the University second in Europe, and number one in Sweden. QS World University Rankings: Sustainability is a framework

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-ranked-third-world-qs-sustainability-ranking - 2025-08-30

Anna Löthman and Tove Eriksson: "Right now LU is a race car! Ordinarily, LU is a great ship with hundreds of smaller boats moving in its wake. Every movement is slow. Usually, it is practically impossible to turn that ship. Now things have happened fast! How has life and work changed during the pandemic? LUM has met coworkers with widely different situations, starting with Tove Eriksson and Anna L

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/everyday-life-wake-corona-crisis - 2025-08-29

The four medical students and the professor outside the cathedral. From left: Olha Zhurakivska, Oksana Tymoshchuk, Dariia Hrynevych, Viktoriia Bedei and Khrystyna Zhyhalo. Photo: Private. Professor Oksana Tymoshchuk came to Lund with her children as soon as the opportunity arose. She also wanted to help students from her home university escape the ongoing turmoil in Ukraine. Now four medical stude

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/ukrainian-medical-students-arrive-lund-after-lightning-fast-application-process - 2025-08-29

Maria Blasi Romero took her strong drive and engagement to the UN Conference of the Parties on Biodiversity, COP15, in Montreal. Photo: Kennet Ruona We need to prioritise nature even if there are other conflicting interests – biodiversity is essential to all of us on the planet and ultimately to our health and wellbeing. The statement comes from Maria Blasi Romero, researcher in Biodiversity and C

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/young-scientists-eager-influence-policy-makers-biodiversity - 2025-08-29

2017 was a very productive and successful year for us at SASNET. Our researchers and staff published books, peer-reviewed articles and made over 40 public appearances. Our many followers on social media were continuously kept updated on research and other activities. During 2018 SASNET will continue to grow as Sweden's leading center for South Asian Studies. Research During 2017 SASNET has been en

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/2017-productive-year-sasnet - 2025-08-29

Fr. left: Nilla Andersson, Susanne Iwarsson, Cate Pemble, Mahwish Naseer, Anna Nivestam, Sadhana Jagannath, Maria Glans, Mary Njoki, Ana Luiza Moraes, Amy Prescott, Theresa Westgård, Wenqian Xu and Katarina Billing. Photo: Lill Eriksson Eleven postdocs from around the world, with a particular interest in research in ageing and health, visited Lund University at the beginning of the new year. Mento

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/so-can-alumni-structure-their-research-career - 2025-08-29

The graduate school's basic course "Theories of ageing" is proceeding according to plan. This week, around 25 doctoral students from all over the country are participating in a two-day workshop in Lund. There will be lectures on the theories of ageing by the biogerontologist Suresh Rattan from Denmark's second oldest university, Aarhus University, and by acclaimed Boo Johansson, senior Professor o

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/here-theories-ageing-are-practiced - 2025-08-29

An on-site meeting, discussing PhD projects and the varying conditions under which they conduct them. Three PhD students from the institution, originating from South Korea, China and Mexico, and Isabelle von Saenger (second from left). Photo: Private This winter SWEAH PhD student, Isabelle von Saenger, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, visited the Edson College of Nursing and Health

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/traveling-and-changing-perspectives-best-energy-boost - 2025-08-29

As part of efforts to modernise its healthcare services, Russia is striving to improve radiation protection. Lund University is helping towards a successful outcome. Aleksandr Vodovatov has a key role in work to establish national guidelines for x-radiation at Russian hospitals. He is carrying out part of his research project at Lund University. Many people in Russia are x-rayed considerably more

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/doctoral-student-set-improve-radiation-protection-russian-healthcare - 2025-08-29

Sierd de Vries is an associate professor at the department of Hydraulic Engineering at Delft University (Netherlands), and will be working as a guest researcher with the Theme Coastal Perspectives. What is your background and research interests?I work on the creation of sustainable coastal landscapes. With my background in coastal engineering and coastal sciences, I study how Nature Based Solution

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/meet-guest-researcher-sierd-de-vries - 2025-08-29

Word cloud over qualities of a good manager according to the managers at the Department of Clinical Sciences in Lund. How do you become a good manager? During IKVL's inspiration day for managers, various challenges linked to the managerial role were discussed – and how to achieve recovery. A good manager is responsive, clear and listening. Having a good manager creates security, gives employees fr

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/ikvls-managers-day-about-being-manager-and-recovery - 2025-08-29

Oksana Tymoshchuk, professor from Ukraine, came to Sweden in April 2022 when a full-scale war broke out in her country. A grant from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation brought Oksana and Iben Lundgaard together and today Oksana is working in the Lundgaard lab trying to find out more about the mysterious glymphatic system. We are all well aware of the situation in Ukraine. Prof Oksana Tymoshc

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/story-oksana-tymoshchuk-and-mysterious-glymphatic-system - 2025-08-29

Anny Matamoros, Ingrid Altamirano, Clara Heil, Diamantis Almpantis, Kimberly Montañez, Emmelina Eriksson, Anton Wrisberg, Abigail Starkey, Veronika Widengren and Maria João Silva. (Missing are Florencia Radeljak, Dylan Pashley and Jennifer Carey.) At the start of the new year, the Agenda 2030 Graduate School at Lund University welcomed thirteen new PhD candidates from seven faculties. This excitin

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/thirteen-new-phd-students-join-agenda-2030-graduate-school - 2025-08-29

Maj Hasager Maj Hasager is herself educated at Malmö Art Academy and has for the past nine years been teaching at the Master's Program. From January 1, she will take on the role as Rector. What are your feelings about your new assignment? -I feel great joy, recognition and trust being elected as Rector, and I look forward to entering the role. Trust is key when it comes to conducting artistic educ

https://www.arts.lu.se/article/maj-hasager-elected-new-rector-malmo-art-academy - 2025-08-29

The view from one of the balconies of house C at Eddan by Marie Abigail Morales Amador LU Accommodation will be closed over the Easter holidays. Meanwhile, the Spring Queue for student accommodation has closed, and the Autumn Queue opens on 28 April. All applicants who apply during the 24 hours of 28 April (Swedish time, CEST) will receive a randomized queue time. Easter holidaysLU Accommodation w

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/easter-holidays-and-student-application-period-dates - 2025-08-29

Sahana Subramanian recently completed her master’s degree at Lund University. Her thesis “Expanding Freedoms and Improving Commons through Labour”, studies Kerala’s Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme and, for this, she received this year’s SASNET Best South Asia Thesis Award.  Sahana Subramanian, recently admitted as a doctoral student at LUCSUS, was introduced to the concept of ‘urban em

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sahana-subramanian-urban-india-facing-twin-crisis - 2025-08-29

Meet the new guest professor at Lund University Cancer Centre (LUCC) Mary Beth Terry from Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, US. Mary Beth Terry was recently employed as guest professor at Lund University Cancer Centre from March 2025 until 2028. She will be working 10% of full time and her employment is supported by LUCC and Mrs Berta Kamprad Foundation.She recently visited Lund

https://www.lucc.lu.se/internal/article/meet-new-guest-professor-cancer-epidemiology-and-prevention - 2025-08-29

Jan Sunquist (Photo: Johan Bävman) Professor and family physician Jan Sundquist at the Center for Primary Health Care Research at Lund University in Sweden has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant from the European Research Council in the 2017 call for applications. ERC Advanced Grant (ERC AdG) is awarded to world-leading researchers in support of excellent and innovative research. Professor Jan Sun

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/jan-sundquist-lund-university-awarded-erc-advanced-grant - 2025-08-29

Maj Hasager Maj Hasager is herself educated at Malmö Art Academy and has for the past nine years been teaching at the Master's Program. From January 1, she will take on the role as Rector. What are your feelings about your new assignment?-I feel great joy, recognition and trust being elected as Rector, and I look forward to entering the role. Trust is key when it comes to conducting artistic educa

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/maj-hasager-elected-new-rector-malmo-art-academy - 2025-08-29

Summaries from two recent ClimBEco events, Annual Meeting and Greenhouse Gas Summer School. ClimBEco annual meetingA warm thank you to all partcipants in the ClimBEco Annual Meeting in Höllviken, August 24-25! After an inspiring and thought-provoking mini-workshop about assertive communcation and the ClimBEco mentorship program, we went on to learning how different research topics and questions ti

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/highlights-climbeco - 2025-08-29