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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 - 2026-07-09

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 - 2026-07-09

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 - 2026-07-09

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 - 2026-07-09

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 - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In late May–early June, Lund University will hold a Nobel Symposium in Physics and Chemistry where newly discovered super-heavy elements will be discussed. The possibility for a Nobel Prize looms on the horizon, but the road ahead is not straightforward and competition between countries and researchers is fierce. Dirk

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-elements-be-discussed-lu-nobel-symposium - 2026-07-09

About the adventures of an electron in a laser field, beautiful spectra of titanium sapphire, and what it was like to grow up in republican France and all of a sudden sit next to the Swedish king at the Nobel banquet – Anne L’Huillier’s lecture at LTH’s own celebration of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics was about all this and more. A steady stream of eager celebrants entered LTH’s “Kårhuset” on

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2023/many-wanted-celebrate-anne-lhuillier - 2026-07-09

The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies in collaboration with Doc Lounge invites you to a presentation of the photographic exhibition “Wildfires in the Anthropocene” and screening of Alexander Abaturov's documentary film “Paradise”, followed by an open discussion. Registration is required to attend. Wildfires are now a frequent phenomenon perceived as a global threat that puts the future of l

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/photo-exhibition-and-film-screening-world-burning-20-paradise - 2026-07-09

Isabel Bramsen is the recipient of this year's Diploma Prize. The prize is worth DKK 150,000 and is awarded to young people who are expected to make a valuable contribution to Danish society. Congratulations Isabel! About the award winner and motivationIn the world we live in, the Hartmann Foundation believes that it is important to stimulate the work for peace and conflict resolution, and with th

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/isabel-bramsen-receives-hartmann-foundations-diploma-award - 2026-07-09

An upcoming book featuring reproductions of artworks from the Ravensbrück concentration camp tells the story of the horrific reality its female inmates had to endure. The book has been published entirely thanks to private donations.  In spring 1945, around seven thousand women, survivors of the Nazi concentration camp in Ravensbrück, came to Sweden as part of a Swedish-Danish rescue operation. Amo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/donations-help-highlight-ravensbruck-art - 2026-07-09

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/they-want-shine-light-dark-chapter - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The jet-setting habits of Bill Gates and Paris Hilton mean that they produce an astonishing 10,000 times more carbon emissions from flying than the average person. This was the conclusion of my research mining their social media accounts (tweets, Instagram and Facebook posts) as well as those of a number of other cele

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/these-celebrities-cause-10000-times-more-carbon-emissions-flying-average-person - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Stefan Gössling, Professor in Service Management and Service Studies has published and article on The Conversation based on his latest research which has been widely circulated in the media, in Sweden but also internationally during the week. Article published on The conversation, october 22 Author: Stefan GösslingThe

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/celebrities-cause-10000-times-more-carbon-emissions-flying-average-person - 2026-07-09

The size of dragonflies and damselflies varies around the globe. These insects are generally larger in temperate areas than in the tropics. According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, this is caused by a combination of temperatures and the prevalence of predators. In a large global comparative study of this ancient order of insects, researchers have studied how body size varies geogra

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/size-insects-are-shaped-temperature-and-predators - 2026-07-09

Increased use of solar cells in the future requires higher efficiency and lower production costs. Innovative research from the interdisciplinary centre NanoLund wants to optimize the nanowires so that sunlight can be harvested more efficiently. Meet three young international researchers in the PhD4Energy project, working on hunting the sun. Solar energy, which reaches our earth every day, correspo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sunhunters-knowledge-collect-light - 2026-07-09

Increased temperatures in connection with climate change are now inspiring researchers at CASE to identify challenges and develop measures to mitigate and manage excessive heat. On March 19, they will meet in a workshop led by Andrew Karvonen, Professor of Urban Design and Planning at LTH. Since the massive heat wave in Europe in August 2003, researchers have been investigating how cities can impl

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/scientists-gather-face-climates-hot-dangers - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Up to now, researchers have believed that birds stay at home and altruistically help raise younger siblings because this is the only way to pass on genes when you cannot breed yourself. But this idea is only partially true. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that birds benefit from being helpful because

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/birds-help-each-other-partly-selfish-reasons - 2026-07-09

The number of applicants to this autumn's international courses and programmes has increased by 16% across Sweden. As usual, Lund University is at the top in terms of the number of applications and has for the first time reached over 30,000 applications in total in the international Master's programme (Master HT25) with 31,947 applications. This represents an increase of around 15% compared to app

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/record-number-applicants-our-international-courses-and-programmes - 2026-07-10

Life can feel a little overwhelming in the times we live where society is less homogenous, and individualism prevails although many of our challenges require cooperation between different interests, ideologies, and countries. Human beings need to feel meaning, hope and motivation to overcome difficulties and to find new solutions. Therefore, we need to understand more about existential sustainabil

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/hope-and-meaning-sustainable-life - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Former doctoral student Firas Jumaah and supervisor Charlotta Turner have had a special bond since 2014, when Jumaah and his family got caught up in the first ISIS lightning offensive in Iraq.  Employing far-reaching means, Charlotta Turner managed to get them back to Lund unharmed. Now they have written a book togeth

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-she-became-professor-hardcore - 2026-07-09