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INAUGURATION OF NEW PROFESSORS: Hanna Bäck has been promoted to full professor at the department and will take part in the inauguration ceremony today (16th October). Hanna Bäcks personal pageLearn more about the new professors (PDF) In Lund, the inauguration of new professors is a public ceremony presided by the vice-chancellor. At least one such ceremony is held each semester, in which the new p
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/back-new-professor - 2025-10-03
NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Fariborz Zelli is one of two editors of the newly released book Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Governance and Politics. Providing its readers with a unique point of reference, as well as stimulus for further research, the Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Governance and Politics is an indispensable tool for anyone interested in the governance and politics of the
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/zelli-provides-pluralistic-knowledge-base-global-environmental-governance - 2025-10-03
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/zoom-lu-and-security - 2025-10-03
You are welcome to visit the Main University Building on the following dates in August and September. Visitors can look in at the atrium, Main Auditorium, Pillared Hall and Consistory Room. The Main University Building will open its doors at the start of the semesterThe Main University Building was completed in 1882 and is now in need of renovation. Renovation is planned to commence in 2025, and c
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/visit-main-university-building - 2025-10-04
Desks, office chairs, chairs and tables in lecture rooms and study spaces – the University handles a large volume of furniture every year. The impact on the climate from all this equipment makes up a large part of our total footprint. LU Estates is working hard to promote the reuse and recycling of more of our furniture. A new government framework agreement area, Circular Furniture Flow, has been
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-government-framework-agreement-furniture-recycling - 2025-10-04
Trelleborg Municipality annually allocates funds to relevant collaboration, development and research projects connected with Lund University. The aim is to stimulate collaboration and innovation. The Municipality has allocated SEK 1 million for 2025. Projects and research focusing on sustainable urban development that takes into account social, economic and environmental sustainability will be pri
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-funds-trelleborg-competence-development-fund - 2025-10-04
A research group at Lund University has studied how a molecular sensor located in the blood vessel wall, controls how the vessel compensates for high blood pressure. As we age, the sensor deteriorates, which can worsen vascular damage caused by high blood pressure and consequently lead to secondary diseases affecting the heart, brain, or other organs. In mice, the researchers demonstrate that the
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/how-your-blood-vessels-tolerate-high-blood-pressure - 2025-10-03
When physical geographer Daniel Metcalfe explains what he does in the simplest possible way, he says he examines holes in leaves. However, the project is far more sophisticated than that, and could lead to a better way of caring for the forests of the world in the future. Daniel Metcalfe is an associate senior lecturer at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science. A couple of mont
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/project-finds-ways-better-care-worlds-forests - 2025-10-03
What happens if there is a power cut and the heating stops working for a long period of time? Besides the obvious consequences – that technology doesn’t work and it gets cold – how do we, as a society, prepare for such a crisis? Do we know who is supposed to do what when it happens? And who gets to decide on the crisis plans? There are many different unexpected and sudden events that can happen. A
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/everyone-must-be-included-crisis-planning - 2025-10-03
