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Sexual harassment, mental health issues, racism and non-European doctoral students engaged in uphill struggles with the Swedish Migration Agency to be allowed to remain in Sweden. These are examples of the sorts of things that Haro de Grauw has been faced with since becoming doctoral student ombudsman in Lund almost two years ago. Most often, however, it is another factor that makes doctoral stude
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ombudsman-rescue - 2026-09-10
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Overexpression of the Parkinson-related protein, α-synuclein, leads to blood-brain barrier leakage and pericyte activation in mice. A study published in Scientific Reports identifies pericytes as potential target cells for early interventions. Parkinson’s disease is a movement disorder caused by the accumulation and a
There are currently a large number of newcomers in Sweden from countries such as Syria, Iraq and the Ukraine that hold highly interesting academic degrees. To benefit from their expertise, Lund University in cooperation with Folkuniversitetet are offering the programme Korta vägen (“The shortcut”) – a project funded by the Swedish Public Employment Service. On 8 September, some 80 academic newcome
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/shortcut-academics-international-degree - 2026-09-09
During the course “Service Development and Entrepreneurship” the Master’s students of the Culture and Creativity management specialisation worked on a project together with the City of Helsingborg. With the project, the students explore the conditions, challenges, and opportunities for cultural and creative entrepreneurship in Helsingborg. Helsingborg is a multifaceted city with a vision of a stro
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/students-exploring-cultural-and-creative-entrepreneurship-helsingborg - 2026-09-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Amsterdam, examined how 18 years of drought affect the billions of vital bacteria that are hidden in the soil beneath our feet. The results show that this type of extreme weather determines how soils respond to future cli
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/historical-climate-important-soil-responses-future-climate-change - 2026-09-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This book analyses the tensions that emerge within strong welfare states when faced with large migration flows. It also interrogates the phenomenon of the 2015 'refugee crisis' and its foreplay and aftermath in the context of Northern Europe and challenges the notion of crisis as a feature of contemporary realities. "
Lund University takes another step towards establishing itself in Science Village, this as per the recent Vice-Chancellor decision made at the end of 2023. This decision builds upon previous decisions from December 2018 and April 2021, where the university board and Vice-Chancellor established guidelines for Stage 2, involving the co-location of the Department of Physics, significant portions of t
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Different values, cultures and language. Leading an international research group comes with additional challenges. Margareta Sandahl and Charlotta Turner are deliberately developing the emotional expertise in their group. "It pays off in terms of energy, even if it takes time. Furthermore, the doctoral students develo
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/focus-improving-groups-eq - 2026-09-09
Video games are easy to exploit, and are being used by actors ranging from IS and Hizbollah for recruitment, to Russia, who use it to spread propaganda during the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. This states a report from the Psychological Defence Research Institute at Lund University in Sweden. Since the 2016 US Presidential election, many democratic governments have paid close attention to how forei
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/how-video-games-are-being-used-malign-foreign-actors-and-extremists - 2026-09-09
Is anarchy really chaos? Not according to M.P.T. Acharya - India's renowned anti-colonial anarchist of the early 20th century. A new biography by Lund University researcher Ole Birk Laursen delves into the life and ideology of Acharya, the Indian fight for freedom, and global events that influenced it. It all started several years ago, as Ole Birk Laursen was conducting research on the Indian free
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/indian-nationalism-anarchism-untold-story-mpt-acharya - 2026-09-09
Perhaps not, argues Yulia Vakulenko. At least not when it comes to the delivery service needs and preferences of rural versus urban e-consumers in the age of consumer-centric supply chain management. The new age of consumer-centric supply chain management highlights the benefits of placing the consumer at the core of strategy development and operations design. Recent e-commerce shifts translate in
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/does-one-service-fit-all - 2026-09-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At what age are you considered old at work? Are you old when you are 48? Why do some people seem as if they never to want to retire, while others would not dream of working beyond 65? Kerstin Nilsson’s research concerns what makes us thrive at work and the factors that affect how long we are able, or want, to continue
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/48-considered-old-work - 2026-09-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Fast fashion has shrunk the fashion production cycle from three months to an unbelievable two weeks. New ideas are snapped up from the catwalk, interpreted and made into trendy clothes with a low price-tag, available in shops and online. Economists attribute the success of fast fashion to innovative large companies, b
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/korean-efficiency-behind-fast-fashion - 2026-09-09
Dear all, We are proud to welcome you to the first national scientific climate conference in Sweden - a unique opportunity for climate scientists to interact, reflect, and identify knowledge gaps and opportunities for the future. The Swedish Climate Symposium will highlight the main conclusions of the 6th Assessment Report (AR6) of the IPCC and its consequences for Sweden. In a series of topical p
https://www.merge.lu.se/article/welcome-swedish-climate-symposium - 2026-09-09
Dear all, We are proud to welcome you to the first national scientific climate conference in Sweden - a unique opportunity for climate scientists to interact, reflect, and identify knowledge gaps and opportunities for the future. The Swedish Climate Symposium will highlight the main conclusions of the 6th Assessment Report (AR6) of the IPCC and its consequences for Sweden. In a series of topical p
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/welcome-swedish-climate-symposium - 2026-09-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Rishi Jha and Deepak Kumar Nanda, PhD Scholars from School of Social Work at Tata Institute of Social Sciences in India, visited SASNET's office. Rishi Jha and Deepak Kumar Nanda are Erasmus + Visiting Doctoral Fellows at School of Social Work, Lund University from Jan, 2017 till May, 2017.Rishi Jha's doctoral thesis
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/phd-scholars-tiss-visited-sasnet - 2026-09-09
