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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The yellow vest movement in France brings to the fore growing tensions between implementing global climate policy and social, economic and regional concerns. Nation states could learn a lot from identifying pockets of resistance says LUCSUS researcher Mine Islar who studies just transitions and social movements.  Mine

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/recognizing-resistance-crucial-sustainable-and-just-transition - 2026-05-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Last week, a new council for business (Näringslivsråd) was announced by Lund University, the main focus of which is to “be a natural forum for cooperation, where questions such as regional development, research, education, innovation and infrastructure are to be discussed”. The proposed council consists of 18 men and

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/open-letter-chancellor-torbjorn-von-schantz-regarding-unequal-representation-lu-business-council - 2026-05-27

The Department of Physics welcomes Jennifer Graham, previously a postdoctoral researcher at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland, as one of Lund University’s new Global Research Fellows. Drawn to Lund by ESS and a dynamic research environmentJennifer Graham was initially attracted to Lund because of the European Spallation Source (ESS), now taking shape just outside the city — a facility tha

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/jennifer-graham-appointed-global-research-fellow-faculty-science - 2026-05-27

The coast is changing. The sea is encroaching further inland, and the shoreline of childhood memory no longer looks the same. Climate change is impacting beaches and the sea, but time is also a factor. Someone who knows a lot about changes to the Skåne coastline is Caroline Hallin. She is a coastal engineer whose research focuses on erosion, storm surges and nature-adapted coastal protection at th

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/interdisciplinary-research-school-skanes-beaches - 2026-05-27

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/werner-meyer-ilse-award-yuhe-zhang - 2026-05-27

Since the 1980:s border policies in both Mexico and the United States have transformed the outflow of migrants from Central America. By the turn of the 21st century the outflow of migrants began to be called a humanitarian crisis by civil society. Priscilla Solano at the Department of Sociology in Lund has published the article "Migrating through the Corridor of Death: The Making of a Complex Huma

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/migration-transformed-crisis - 2026-05-27

In May, Salma Mahamed, Gustavo Cadenas Delascio, Marta Pitino and Ismail Bazine participated in our third doctoral course, coordinated by the University of Gothenburg: ‘Making Foreign Aid Work: Managing tensions between top-down and bottom-up approaches’. The participants took part in online literature seminars, but also our onsite workshop in Gothenburg.  The course brought together both doctoral

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/salma-mahamed-i-found-it-very-meaningful-discuss-practitioners-field - 2026-05-27

An experimental study from Lund University reveals for the first time that different Parkinson’s medications affect brain activity in distinct ways. This could explain why some patients develop impulsive and compulsive behaviors as a result of their treatment. The findings have been published in NPJ Parkinson’s Disease. Upon receiving treatment for their motor symptoms, many patients with Parkinso

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/brain-activation-pattern-behind-impulsivity-parkinsons-treatment-discovered - 2026-05-27

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/jan-marcus-dahlstrom-becomes-wallenberg-academy-fellow - 2026-05-27

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-report-2023 - 2026-05-28

Do you want to influence who becomes Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Lund University? Then make sure to nominate a representative to the Electoral College. They are the ones who make sure that staff and students are heard in the election process. The Electoral College also appoints three teachers to the University Board through elections and is responsible for any by-elections.  On b

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/time-nominate-electoral-college - 2026-05-27

If so, make sure to nominate a representative in the the by-election to the Electoral College. The representatives are the ones who make sure that staff and students are heard in the election process. No later than March 17. The Electoral College also appoints three teachers to the University Board through elections and is responsible for any by-elections.  There will be a vacancy among the facult

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/election-electoral-college-influence-who-becomes-vice-chancellor-and-deputy-vice-chancellor-lund - 2026-05-27

In March, Lund University’s Centre for Retail and Logistics – REAL – is organising a student competition in collaboration with the Swedish Trade Council and Stadium. The competition is called the Retail and Wholesale Challenge and gives students the opportunity to put their theoretical knowledge to the test in a creative and practical way. Retail is a constantly evolving sector where physical shop

https://www.real.lu.se/en/article/students-get-put-their-knowledge-test-retail-competition - 2026-05-27

Welcome to a whole-day seminar about artistic research data, at Inter Arts Center (IAC), Faculty of Arts, University of Lund. Conference: 4 November 2026, at 9:00–16:00Save the date! More information will be added closer to the date.The program will contain inspirational lectures about different aspect of working with artistic research data, along with group discussions. There will also be an intr

https://www.iac.lu.se/article/artistic-research-data-practices-perspectives-and-potential - 2026-05-27

Lund University has been rated number 8 in the world out of 1,403 universities assessed in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, which ranks sustainable development at higher education institutions around the globe. This places the University third-best in Europe and highest in Sweden. The QS World University Rankings: Sustainability is a framework for showing how universities are tack

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranks-top-10-global-sustainability-ranking - 2026-05-28

Gaming Disorder har introducerats som ny diagnos i WHOs senaste klassifikation av sjukdomar. Men det finns i dag otillräcklig kunskap om hur olika typer av dataspel bidrar till ett problematiskt spelande. Därför har forskare undersökt sambandet och resultaten presenteras en ny studie från Lunds universitet. För att uppfylla kriterierna för diagnosen Gaming Disorder (GD) ska en person ha ett okontr

https://www.lu.se/artikel/spelmarknaden-kan-behova-regleras-att-skydda-unga - 2026-05-28

Gaming Disorder har introducerats som ny diagnos i WHOs senaste klassifikation av sjukdomar. Men det finns i dag otillräcklig kunskap om hur olika typer av dataspel bidrar till ett problematiskt spelande. Därför har forskare undersökt sambandet och resultaten presenteras en ny studie från Lunds universitet. För att uppfylla kriterierna för diagnosen Gaming Disorder (GD) ska en person ha ett okontr

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/spelmarknaden-kan-behova-regleras-att-skydda-unga - 2026-05-28

I slutet av oktober samlas beslutsfattare från hela världen för att diskutera biologisk mångfald på nästa COP-konferens i Colombia. ”Besluten som fattas där avgör framtiden för vår jord” säger en av forskarna som reser dit, Jesica López vid Lunds universitet. Hon är ursprungligen från Colombia men där ansågs hennes forskning om avskogning i hemlandet för farlig. Den colombianska regnskogen är en d

https://www.lu.se/artikel/forskare-om-hur-amazonas-kan-raddas-aker-till-fn-konferens - 2026-05-28

Lägre pris, större tillgång och bättre funktionalitet. Detta är de viktigaste faktorerna för att öka användningen av biobaserad plast i livsmedelsförpackningar enligt industrin. En ny studie från Lunds universitet sammanfattar 17 svenska företags tankar kring att byta ut den fossilbaserade plasten. Biobaserad plast kan minska negativ miljöpåverkan från livsmedelsförpackningar i plast. Genom att an

https://www.lu.se/artikel/sa-kan-anvandningen-av-biobaserad-plast-i-livsmedelsforpackningar-oka - 2026-05-28

During its away day, the central administration’s management group (consisting of the heads of the faculty offices and the heads of division in the central administration) discussed the administration’s development areas – both what has been done so far and what remains to be developed. The central administration’s plan of operations highlights the following development areas for 2020 – 2022. To d

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/developing-central-administrations-support-and-work - 2026-05-27