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Application is now open for a tenure track position as assistant professor (called associate senior lecturer in the Swedish system) in Contemporary Korean Society. The Centre for East and South-East Asia is excited to expand its staff with an expert on contemporary Korea. The new colleague will be part of a vibrant community of scholars focusing on China, Japan, Cambodia, Myanmar and Indonesia in

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/tenure-track-position-contemporary-korean-society - 2026-05-13

All Lund University employees and students are welcome to participate in this year's edition of the Future Innovations Award. Applications are open until May 5. The Future Innovations Award celebrates groundbreaking ideas from Lund University. Ideas with the potential to change our world. It has now opened for applications for 2025. Since its start in 2017, it has become an important platform for

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/future-innovations-award-2025-competition-opens-over-1-million-sek-prizes - 2026-05-14

A new instrument on the four-metre VISTA telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile has recently captured its first starlight. This marks the beginning of a new era in astronomy, as researchers prepare to map the sky in unprecedented detail. The instrument does not take ordinary images of the night sky. Instead, 4MOST – the Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope – collects spectra, that

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-eye-universe-opens-chile - 2026-05-13

Recently, a new instrument on the four-metre VISTA telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile captured its first starlight. This marks the start of a new era in astronomy, where researchers will map the sky in unprecedented detail. The instrument, called 4MOST (Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope), does not take ordinary images of the night sky. Instead, it collects spectra or colour

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/new-eye-universe-opens-chile - 2026-05-13

Raquel Garza Gómez is a Ph.D. student at Lund University, who will be defending her thesis on January 19, 2024. With a background in computational biology, Raquel's research focuses on studying the role of transposable elements in the human brain. Transposable elements refer to DNA sequences capable of moving from one part of the genome to another. Her research aims to provide a better understandi

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/transposable-elements-healthy-and-diseased-human-brain-phd-interview-raquel-garza-gomez - 2026-05-13

As from 2024, Lund University has introduced 30 November as the last date to apply for health promotion reimbursement. This is because the Swedish Tax Agency regulations stipulate that reimbursement as a general rule is to be paid in the same year as the application is submitted. Your application case in Primula needs to be fully completed by 30 November. You therefore need to register the case in

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-health-promotion-reimbursement-30-november - 2026-05-14

New webpage covering what you need to know about your work phone, email tips for the summer and information about Microsoft's new M365 portal. Information page on telephony The Staff Pages has a new webpage dedicated to telephony, which makes it easier to find up-to-date and correct information on telephony at Lund University. Here, you can find information on aspects such as buying mobile phoness

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-news-telephony-microsoft-365-teams-and-email - 2026-05-14

During this semester activities for both doctoral students and postdocs, from all faculties, continues to be offered. Take the change to meet your colleagues from all over the university and explore and develop your career path, inside or outside academia. Among the activities you can find a lunch seminar on research output and innovation, a workshop on time management, as well as get an insight i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/joint-career-development-academic-staff - 2026-05-14

Last week, Thesis Support Week at LUSEM took place for the third time; a week packed with lectures and workshops preparing students for their thesis writing. Daniel Gunnarsson, Library Manager at Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM), explains how the idea to provide students with support early in the thesis writing process came to be. Getting started on your thesis and unders

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/helping-students-through-thesis-process - 2026-05-14

Science denial is a widespread phenomenon, not least regarding climate issues. Different groups call into question the role research and knowledge have in society and who can be considered as experts. The Sustainability Forum and the Agenda 2030 Graduate School invite you to two events about climate change denial and the importance of science in society’s decision-making. The events are organised

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/discussions-about-science-denial-30-january - 2026-05-14

The Lund Stem Cell Center’s Annual Image Competition returned this year with another vibrant display of creativity, curiosity, and scientific discovery. From intricate cellular landscapes to artistic interpretations of research, this year’s submissions once again highlighted the diverse and inspiring work of our research community. Now in its fourth year, the Lund Stem Cell Center Annual Image Com

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/celebrating-art-science-images-2025-image-competition - 2026-05-13

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease that usually requires lifelong treatment. A central goal for many diabetes researchers is to develop new cell therapies that can cure the disease. The Bo and Kerstin Hjelt Diabetes Foundation provides support to two diabetes researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre who contribute with new knowledge to this research field. Type 1 diabetes is a condition wh

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/hjelt-diabetes-foundation-supports-research-can-pave-way-new-cell-therapies - 2026-05-13

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease that usually requires lifelong treatment. A central goal for many diabetes researchers is to develop new cell therapies that can cure the disease. The Bo and Kerstin Hjelt Diabetes Foundation provides support to two diabetes researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre who contribute with new knowledge to this research field. Type 1 diabetes is a condition wh

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/hjelt-diabetes-foundation-supports-research-can-pave-way-new-cell-therapies - 2026-05-13

The first pair of WCMM ScienceBrew popular science talks was a success. Stay tuned for the many exciting plans we have for our popular science talks series! Thanks to all the speakers for their fantastic performance at Café Ariman! At the inaugural WCMM ScienceBrew we heard from: Luís, on turning skin into immune cells to fight disease. Zackarias, on the "sweet" science of sugars that decorate our

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/two-wcmm-sciencebrews-down-many-more-come - 2026-05-13

Veterinarian in charge Anders Forslid is retiring after 30 years working to improve the welfare of research animals at Lund University. He has witnessed a paradigm shift in animal health and animal experiments, and the way animal testing and humans’ obligations are viewed has changed. When Anders Forslid started out as a laboratory animal veterinarian at Lund University, he received a fairly cool

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/if-we-are-going-have-animal-testing-then-we-have-do-it-well - 2026-05-14

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Var är debatten om Strut-utredningens förslag och dess konsekvenser? Det undrar de tre forskarna Kristian Pietras, Hanna Isaksson och Emma Sparr som oroar sig särskilt över ett av förslagen. – Förstärkta basanslag på bekostnad av att forskningsråden försvagas kan innebära att forskningen tappar sin frihet och intern

https://www.lu.se/artikel/strut-utredningen-den-fria-forskningen-i-fara - 2026-05-13

LUSEM's long-standing heritage of case competitions has now been revived after some years' intermission and it is a welcomed event both by students and collaborating partners. On 21 November, nine teams gathered to showcase their skills in an intense day of preparation and case solving! The case method is one of the cornerstones of Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) present

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/case-competition-2024 - 2026-05-13

SWEAH:s resenärer lämnade ett nästan 30-gradigt Sverige och anlände i typiskt septemberregn och ett hälften så varmt Stirling. Men så kom solen och ett späckat program med bland annat föreläsningar och workshop om kvantitativa och kvalitativa metoder, och en tävling där bästa presentationerna korades. Postdoktorerna tävlade i en egen klass, där vann Thomas Lowe från Nederländerna med en presentati

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/gamla-och-nya-kontakter-knyts-i-storbritannien - 2026-05-13

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Många unga får idag sina nyheter från annat håll än via det ordinarie nyhetsutbudet. Vad händer med deras verklighetsuppfattning? Och hur ska de kunna göra politiska ställningstaganden? Medievetaren Joanna Doona har forskat om unga människor som följer program där politik och nyheter blandas komedi och underhållning

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/skamtsamt-om-politik-skapar-medvetna-medborgare - 2026-05-13

On 8 May, The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth (Tillväxtverket) is hosting a digital call seminar on upcoming funding opportunities through the EU’s Regional Development Fund in Skåne-Blekinge. The seminar is aimed at municipalities, higher education institutions, industry associations, and civil society organisations, and provides information about eight calls for project funding o

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/call-seminar-green-transition-8-may - 2026-05-13