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The Centre for European Studies has awarded Olivia Rachwol the 2021 honorary mention for her Master of Cultural Sciences thesis on Conspiracy Theories in Polish Daily newspapers. Olivia Rachwol’s study is called “Conspiracy Theories and the Polarized Polish Press: Systemic and Event Conspiracy Narratives in Polish Daily newspapers during the Presidential Election Campaign in 2020.” She was granted

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/rachwols-masters-thesis-receives-honourable-mention - 2026-07-01

Environmental pioneer Henrik Smith has won a major international ecology prize. He is also keen to emphasise the importance of research activity’s interaction with society – gone are the days when writing an extensive study and then leaving it to gather dust was enough. Henrik Smith, professor of animal ecology at Lund University, has been awarded the internationally renowned Marsh Awards for Ecol

https://www.science.lu.se/article/award-environmental-pioneer-has-message-academia - 2026-07-01

Environmental pioneer Henrik Smith has won a major international ecology prize. He is also keen to emphasise the importance of research activity’s interaction with society – gone are the days when writing an extensive study and then leaving it to gather dust was enough. Henrik Smith, professor of animal ecology at Lund University, has been awarded the internationally renowned Marsh Awards for Ecol

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/award-environmental-pioneer-has-message-academia - 2026-07-01

How do we create a safe environment in which humans and robots can collaborate on handling hazardous materials? What do those working in the industry need to know about sustainable production processes, re-use and critical raw materials? Companies need to up-skill their employees to have competences for the fourth industrial revolution, industry 4.0, with new technologies mainly in automation, the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/upskilling-swedens-engineers-through-unique-course-package - 2026-07-01

Can AI think? The short answer is no, at least not in the way humans think. AI does not have incentives, opinions, or empathy. Even two-year-olds possess something that our artificial systems lack – the capacity to think in terms of cause and effect, according to Peter Gärdenfors, professor of Cognitive Science at Lund University. Since ChatGPT was introduced to great fanfare in 2022, the debate a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ai-lacks-common-sense-why-programs-cannot-think - 2026-07-01

Nominate for the Internationalisation Award in Education. Last day to nominate: 28 February 2026. Sweden’s medical faculties have set up a joint prize, starting in 2017, for the internationalisation of first and second-cycle education in order to encourage their teachers, teaching teams and other teaching staff to actively raise the level of internationalisation in higher education by bringing an

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/nominate-have-you-your-teacher-or-your-teaching-team-contributed-increased-internationalisation - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ceremonies have a certain power that speaks more to the emotions than to the intellect. This is the opinion of the newly inaugurated vice-chancellor Erik Renström, who sees the value in academic traditions. In his management team, however, new winds are blowing, bringing with them the values of “integrity” and “charac

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/integrity-and-character - 2026-07-01

The Swedish Climate Policy Council released its annual report on 19 March 2026. The report provides a comprehensive review of climate policy over the government’s most recent term. It concludes that Sweden is not on track to meet its climate targets for 2030 and 2040, that the gap to the targets has widened, and that necessary decisions have been postponed. The Council stresses that decisive actio

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/five-questions-anna-maria-jonsson-swedish-climate-policy-council - 2026-07-01

Elin Trägårdh is a professor of clinical physiology and nuclear medicine at Lund University affiliated to the Wallenberg centre of Molecular Medicine and a chief physician at Skåne University Hospital. She is recognized for her interdisciplinary research that combines high-tech imaging research at the cellular level with clinical care for patients with prostate cancer. The field of medical imaging

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/years-medical-award-lmk-foundation-elin-tragardh - 2026-07-01

Alfred Larsson, postdoctoral researcher in synchrotron radiation physics at the Department of Physics, Lund University, has been awarded MAX IV’s 2026 Doctoral Thesis Prize. The award was presented during the MAX IV User Meeting held on 19–21 January 2026. The award recognises the best doctoral thesis with a clear connection to MAX IV over the past two years, highlighting research that combines sc

https://www.science.lu.se/article/alfred-larsson-receives-max-ivs-prize-best-doctoral-thesis - 2026-07-01

Two lecturers at the Malmö Academy of Music, Ann-Sofi Härstedt and Elin Waileth Wikström, have been awarded development grants from the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts to revive and further develop a nearly forgotten technique – a form of breathing and movement training that was once central to artistic education in Sweden. Together, they have developed a new stand-alone course that highlights

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/breathing-movement-and-artistic-foundation-revived-legacy-malmo-academy-music - 2026-07-01

Alfred Larsson, postdoctoral researcher in synchrotron radiation physics at the Department of Physics, Lund University, has been awarded MAX IV’s 2026 Doctoral Thesis Prize. The award was presented during the MAX IV User Meeting held on 19–21 January 2026. The award recognises the best doctoral thesis with a clear connection to MAX IV over the past two years, highlighting research that combines sc

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/alfred-larsson-receives-max-ivs-prize-best-doctoral-thesis - 2026-07-01

Arabic cultural event organized by Rafah Barhoum Language training expert at Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University: Teaching Arabic at CMES  with Rafah is not merely about teaching the Arabic language; rather, it is an immersive engagement with Arab culture, as well as the customs and traditions of Arab societies—an experience that students actively live through dialogue, p

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/arabic-cultural-event-cmes - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 26 October 2017, Kes McCormick at the IIIEE, presented online the early findings on nature-based solutions from the Urban Regional Innovation Partnerships in Naturvation to the National Cities Forum organized in Melbourne, Australia.This national forum examined approaches to catalysing urban transformation for low

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/re-inventing-city-nature-based-solutions - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Heart failure is known to be more common in certain families but whether this familial transition is caused by genetic or lifestyle factors. By studying adoptees in relation to both their biological parents and adoptive parents, a new population study in Sweden has found that genetic heritage is the dominant factor wh

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/study-highlights-genetic-risk-heart-failure - 2026-07-01

Lund University is proposing changes to how operations in Helsingborg are managed. The background to this is that it is not always clear who is responsible for what, and that there is sometimes overlap between different parts of the organisation. The aim is to make governance simpler and more cohesive, so that what already works well can be further developed. At the same time, strategic leadership

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/proposal-new-governance-structure-helsingborg - 2026-07-02

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The conference "Nation, Gender and History: Asian Cinemas in Perspective" will be held at Vilnius University, Centre of Oriental Studies 7 - 9 September 2017. Abstracts should be submitted no later than 30 April 2017. Asian Arts Centre and The Centre of Oriental Studies of Vilnius University invite scholars, film prof

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/conference-asian-cinemas-vilnius-lithuania - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUCSUS is starting a new capacity building programme to develop knowledge and leadership among leaders and decision makers from across Africa about the Agenda 2030. ‘Land is Life’ is a novel 2 MSEK pilot program on capacity development for Agenda 2030 funded by the Swedish Institute. The programme aims to train future

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-leads-new-capacity-building-programme-agenda-2030 - 2026-07-01

What are your thoughts on death? How would you like to spend your last days? These kinds of existential questions are explored at so-called death cafés - gatherings that Jamie Woodworth began organising before she was 25, as a way of dealing with her anxiety about climate change. Now she has been awarded an honourable mention for her doctoral thesis on end-of-life care in the Swedish welfare state

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/when-care-becomes-luxury-jamie-woodworth-end-life-care-swedish-welfare-state - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Para-athletics is growing in strength worldwide. However, behind the Paralympics that we watch on TV from our sofas there are greater challenges than those related to results. A new thesis from Lund University demonstrates how Paralympic athletes run the risk of sustaining injuries as a result of strict training as we

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/paralympic-athletes-double-struggle-against-injuries-and-diseases - 2026-07-01