Search results

The Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanity and Society (WASP-HS) och SciLifeLab, Wallenberg National Program for Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS), has recently granted funds of 3 967 000 SEK to the project "Explainable and Just AI in Data-Driven Disease Surveillance".Atiye Sadat Hashemi and Yana Litins'ka are leading the project which constitutes an interdisciplinary coll

https://www.law.lu.se/article/yana-litinska-awarded-funding-interdisciplinary-project - 2026-05-05

The final of the European Law Moot Court Competition (ELMC), one of the most prestigious moot court competitions in the world (around 80 universities participating), was held at the Court of Justice of the EU in Luxembourg last week. Two teams of Lund University were competing in this truly historical moment (it was indeed the first time ever that two teams of the same University were competing ag

https://www.law.lu.se/article/great-success-moot-court-competition - 2026-05-05

The Foundation has now decided to award grants for the spring semester to applicants who are actively engaged in research at the Faculty. We are pleased to announce that the Rune and Lena Lavin Foundation for Legal Research at the Faculty of Law, Lund University, has decided at its spring meeting to award a total of SEK 169 200 to nine applicants.Information regarding the autumn 2025 call for appl

https://www.law.lu.se/article/award-rune-and-lena-lavin-foundation-legal-research - 2026-05-05

Katarina Olsson, Professor Emerita of Civil Law at the Faculty of Law, has been awarded the Medal for Significant Deeds for her many and varied contributions to Sweden's foundations. Nine medals were awarded during the Royal Patriotic Society's annual ceremony on 21 May at the Royal Swedish House of Knights. HRH Prince Daniel presented the medals. Katarina Olsson's contributions to the Swedish Fou

https://www.law.lu.se/article/katarina-olsson-has-been-awarded-medal-significant-deeds-0 - 2026-05-05

The Faculty's Research Day took place on 22 May to celebrate the Faculty's honorary doctors, the Jubilee Doctor and the newly awarded doctors. The day was opened by Dean Henrik Wenander. After the introduction, the Faculty's honorary doctors  Professor Jeremias Adams-Prassl, Professor at the University of Oxford, and Professor Marta Pertegás Sender, Professor at the University of Maastricht was pr

https://www.law.lu.se/article/facultys-research-day-0 - 2026-05-05

Alezini Loxa has published Sustainability and EU Migration Law: Tracing the History of a Contemporary Concept on Cambridge University Press. The book is published Open Access with support from the LU book fund.Access the bookAlezini Ioxa's profile page in Research Portal

https://www.law.lu.se/article/alezini-loxa-publishes-sustainability-and-eu-migration-law - 2026-05-05

The Faculty of Law is releasing a new podcast about crime and punishment: ‘Kriminalsamtal - a slightly different podcast about crime and punishment’. The podcast is aimed at anyone who wants to know more about the criminal justice system and the thoughts and ideas behind criminal law. At a time when criminal policy is very loud and dominant in the public debate, there is reason to take a step back

https://www.law.lu.se/article/kriminalsamtal-new-podcast-crime-and-punishment - 2026-05-05

The search is on for 25 researchers from around the world in Lund University’s largest ever international recruitment drive. The main focus will be on AI research and other areas in which the University has a strategic focus. “In an uncertain world where free research and education are under intense pressure, Lund University is making its largest ever investment in international recruitment. The a

https://www.law.lu.se/article/lund-university-launches-largest-ever-global-recruitment-drive-researchers - 2026-05-05

Per Samuelsson, professor emeritus, and Marcus Utterström, associate senior lecturer, have published the book Entreprenadrätten (Norstedts Juridik 2024).The book is available at Norstedts Juridik.Per Samuelsson's research in the university's research portal.Marcus Utterström's research in the university's research portal.

https://www.law.lu.se/article/samuelsson-and-marcus-utterstrom-have-published-book-entreprenadratten - 2026-05-05

Purpose: to promote legal research at the Faculty of Law in Lund. Through its activities, the Foundation will support, encourage and facilitate research at the faculty. Anyone actively conducting research at the Faculty of Law in Lund is eligible to apply for a grant. Grants will be awarded primarily for costs directly incurred while conducting or reporting on a research project. This includes suc

https://www.law.lu.se/article/rune-and-lena-lavin-foundation-legal-research-faculty-law-lund-0 - 2026-05-05

Late last year, Markus Gunneflo was appointed by the vice-chancellor to lead the Lund University Agenda 2030 graduate school. Markus has always felt at home in interdisciplinary environments, and working with PhD students has been the most enjoyable part of his professional life. A perfect combination for the new coordinator of the Agenda 2030 Graduate School. "I am excited about my new role and t

https://www.law.lu.se/article/markus-gunneflo-appointed-new-coordinator-graduate-school-critical-societal-challenges - 2026-05-05

The Academic Appointments Board has today 4 April 2024 decided to appoint Anna Nilsson as Associate Professor (docent) in human rights. Anna Nilsson defended her PhD at the Faculty of Law in 2017 with a thesis on whether and, if so, under what circumstances, compulsory mental health care is lawful under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. After defending her dissertation,

https://www.law.lu.se/article/new-associate-professor-human-rights - 2026-05-05

The Academic Appointments Board has 13 May 2024 decided to appoint Matthew Scott as Associate Professor (docent) in public international law. Matthew Scott defended his PhD thesis in public international law at the Faculty of Law in 2018. The focus of his research was on the application of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees in situations of cross-border climate- and disaster-re

https://www.law.lu.se/article/new-associate-professor-public-international-law - 2026-05-05

The government has decided to appoint Mia Rönnmar as Vice-Chancellor of Malmö University for the period 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2030. The Dean of the Faculty of Law Henrik Wenander says:– We are proud and happy that Mia Rönnmar has been given this exciting assignment. She has the qualities and experience required to lead and develop Malmö University. It is of course sad for the faculty that she is

https://www.law.lu.se/article/mia-ronnmar-appointed-new-vice-chancellor-malmo-university - 2026-05-05

Every year, the Law Students' Union (Juridiska Föreningen or JF) presents a pedagogical prize to a teacher at the faculty who students consider to be an excellent educator and who has thereby contributed to a better education. In 2024, Yana Litins'ka, senior lecturer, is being awarded the prize. The motivation states that Yana Litins'ka is awarded the prize for teaching with passion, engagement an

https://www.law.lu.se/article/yana-litinska-awarded-pedagogical-prize-law-students-union - 2026-05-05

The Law Students' Union (Juridiska Föreningen or JF) has decided to award a prize for outstanding service to students to a teacher at the Faculty. Ellika Sevelin, Senior Lecturer at the Faculty, is awarded the prize 2024. The motivation states, that Ellika Sevelin is being recognized for always considering the students' perspectives and for her efforts to improve the situation for students.  The m

https://www.law.lu.se/article/ellika-sevelin-awarded-prize-law-students-union-particularly-outstanding-efforts-towards-students - 2026-05-05

Cambridge University Press has published Valentin Jeutner’s latest book, entitled The Reasonable Person: A Legal Biography. In the book, Valentin traces the common law’s concept of the reasonable person across time and space, and across a diverse number of legal fields including (ancient) legal history, contract, tort, and criminal law as well as jurisprudence and international law. The book is av

https://www.law.lu.se/article/valentin-jeutner-publishes-biography-reasonable-person - 2026-05-05

Valentin Jeutner and Hannah Strømmen (Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, CTR) have received 2.3 million SEK from the LMK- Foundation for a project on biblical and legal studies. The project will fund a postdoctoral position hosted at CTR and linked to Juridicum. The objective of the position is to study how biblical and legal studies relate to eachother in a contemporary European context. 

https://www.law.lu.se/article/valentin-jeutner-awared-funding-lmk-foundation-law-religion-project - 2026-05-05

Through a collaboration between Ragnar Söderbergs stiftelse and the Royal Swedish Academy of Science, Julian Nowag will arrange an academic conference at the Royal Academy during 2025-2026.The collaboration is aimed to provide distinguished, younger researchers to arrange an academic conference with internationally renowned speakers. With this initiative Ragnar Söderbergs stiftelse wants to suppor

https://www.law.lu.se/article/julian-nowag-arrange-conference-royal-swedish-academy-science - 2026-05-05

On 30 May, the Faculty held its annual Research Day, where this year's honorary doctor and the new doctorates gave inspiring lectures. Pictured, from left, are Faculty Marshals Richard Croneberg and Anna Zemskova, new doctors Alexander Hardenberger, Lovisa Häckner Posse and Alezini Loxa, and Honorary Doctor David Lagnado.  The ceremony took place on 31 May.  

https://www.law.lu.se/article/facultys-research-day - 2026-05-05