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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. As of January 1, 2021, Maj Hasager will be the new Rector at Malmö Art Academy. Gertrud Sandqvist, who has been Rector at Malmö Art Academy since 2011 (she also held the post between 1995 and 2007), then becomes vice rector at the school. Below, Gertrud herself writes about the handover of the post. After 22 years as

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/gertrud-sandqvist-hands-over-maj-hasager - 2026-05-13

The strategic research areas (SRAS) host half-day workshops that discuss sustainability across research environments at Lund University. After nine engaging workshops, three more workshops are planned on topics of equality in research environments, research impact of multidisciplinary collaborations, and writing policy briefs. “Not everyone sees their research as relevant to sustainability,” says

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sra-workshops-sustainability-continue-fall - 2026-05-14

The aim of the course is to provide participants with a basic understanding of bioinformatics concepts and methods. ObjectivesThe aim of the course is to provide participants with a basic understanding of bioinformatics concepts and methods.ContentsThe course will provide awareness, from theoretical as well as practical perspectives, of bioinformatics resources and tools available in the different

https://www.compute.lu.se/article/medical-bioinformatics-introduction-vt-2021-study-period-ii-15-ects - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At the Photoacoustic Center we want to inspire the future generation of engineers and researchers! As a part of this, we have invited Mustafa Rajabi to do his High School Thesis within the Photoacoustic Center. Mustafa is studying his final year at the technical program and will work on developing a new analytical pro

https://www.photoacoustics.lu.se/article/inspiring-future-generation-engineers-and-researchers - 2026-05-13

“Vinzent is an independent and creative researcher who shows exceptional ability in combining large historical data sets with modern quantitative methods and theoretical modelling.” This is how the researcher who wrote the best thesis of the year at LUSEM is described in the prize nomination. Congratulations, Vinzent Ostermeyer! In his doctoral thesis, titled “Why Firms Grow: The Roles of Institut

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-research-swedens-industrialisation-process-receives-lusem-award-best-doctoral-thesis-2023 - 2026-05-13

The symptom profiles of different neurodegenerative diseases often overlap, and diagnosing age-related cognitive symptoms is complex. A patient may have multiple overlapping disease processes in the brain at the same time. Now, researchers at Lund University have developed an AI model showing that it is possible to detect several neurodegenerative diseases from a single blood sample. The study is

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-ai-model-can-detect-multiple-cognitive-brain-diseases-single-blood-sample - 2026-05-13

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 - 2026-05-14

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET organizes a conference entitled ”Modern Matters: Negotiating the Future in Everyday Life in South Asia” from 20 – 22 September 2016 at Lund University. The conference will explore what it means to consider oneself modern or outside the limits of modernity, in an extremely diverse region. It will also examine ho

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/papers-invited-sasnet-2016-conference-modernity-south-asia - 2026-05-13

The quest for cohesion was symbolized by tying the strings together instead of cutting a ribbon. The strings represent different structures that can be formed by different molecules, reminding us of the diversity that enriches our research. The picture shows Emma Sparr together with Per Persson, Dean at the Science Faculty January 22-2024, Opening of the COMMONS Center 14.15    Welcome & Opening o

https://www.commons-center.lu.se/article/commons-kick-jan-22-2024 - 2026-05-13

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-internal-research-funding-preparedness-and-resilience - 2026-05-14

After this summer meeting, one cannot understate the importance of and unmistakeable delight in meeting in-person after a long, pandemic-sized hiatus. On the shores of the Baltic Sea, in the crisp early autumn of Skåne, a group of 28 ClimBEco PhD students spent two nights and two days getting to know one another and learning about the topic of sustainable coastal environments. Hosted by the Simris

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/reflections-climbeco-summer-meeting-2022 - 2026-05-13

After this summer meeting, one cannot understate the importance of and unmistakeable delight in meeting in-person after a long, pandemic-sized hiatus. On the shores of the Baltic Sea, in the crisp early autumn of Skåne, a group of 28 ClimBEco PhD students spent two nights and two days getting to know one another and learning about the topic of sustainable coastal environments. Hosted by the Simris

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/reflections-climbeco-summer-meeting-2022 - 2026-05-13

Marie Koldkjær Højlund is composer, sound artist and associate professor of Sound Studies at Aarhus University. In autumn 2023, she's an International Fellow at the Pufendorf IAS, working with the Theme Sound of Democracy. What is your background and research interests?When I was I child I was a bad sleeper, because I was listening. My ears just would not sleep, trying to understand all the overhe

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/meet-guest-researcher-marie-koldkjaer-hojlund - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In brilliant sunshine, the new doctors, honorary doctors and jubilee doctors walked in procession from the main University building to the Cathedral for the most important event in the academic calendar – the doctoral degree conferment ceremony. The ceremony took place on 24 May and the flags on the roof of the main U

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/happy-doctors-escaped-rain - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Wine connoisseur with a taste for Pinot noir? You probably need to rethink your position. Wines made from the most popular grapes could disappear because of climate change, according to LUCSUS researcher Kimberly Nicholas. “As a society, we must drastically reduce emissions of greenhouse gases in order to ensure the f

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/climate-change-uncertain-future-favourite-wines - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In 2009, homosexuality was decriminalised in India. Gender studies scholar Maria Tonini happened to be there and decided to write a doctoral thesis on how decriminalisation affected LGBTQ people in everyday life. Maria Tonini recently defended her thesis in Gender Studies . “Many of the young people I interviewed belo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/demanding-family-relationships-pressure-lgbtq-youth-india - 2026-05-13

Den viktigaste insikten är att studenter är olika och behöver olika sätt att bli motiverade, olika sätt att ta till sig kunskap och olika sätt att presentera sin kunskap. Studenterna ska kunna fokusera på sitt lärande och känna sig välkomna. Hur ska jag hinna med? Som lärare och studierektor frågar jag mig själv, och får frågor om, hur man som lärare ska hinna med att göra sin undervisning mer til

https://www.education.lu.se/artikel/gor-din-undervisning-mer-tillganglig-och-inkluderande-steg-steg - 2026-05-13

Inom forskningen presenteras nya resultat som pekar på att ätsvårigheter hos barn är relativt vanligt. Men även om kunskapen ökar, står Sverige till stora delar utan rätt resurser för att hjälpa barnen. Det säger erfarna forskare vid Lunds universitet, som sett problematiken från olika håll. – En tidig upptäckt av barn med troliga ätsvårigheter är sannolikt viktig för att barnet inte ska få större

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/atsvarigheter-hos-barn-samordnad-vard-saknas - 2026-05-14

Inom forskningen presenteras nya resultat som pekar på att ätsvårigheter hos barn är relativt vanligt. Men även om kunskapen ökar, står Sverige till stora delar utan rätt resurser för att hjälpa barnen. Det säger erfarna forskare vid Lunds universitet, som sett problematiken från olika håll. – En tidig upptäckt av barn med troliga ätsvårigheter är sannolikt viktig för att barnet inte ska få större

https://www.lu.se/artikel/atsvarigheter-hos-barn-samordnad-vard-saknas - 2026-05-14

Dr. Ozoda Islomova, project member of the MARS project and representative of the Ozbek Kadin Haklari Dernegi (Association for the Protection of Uzbek Women’s Rights), took part in the international scientific and practical conference titled “The Role and Importance of Women in Ensuring Socio-Economic Development and Social Stability.” The high-level conference brought together policymakers, resear

https://www.mars.lu.se/article/mars-project-member-dr-ozoda-islomova-participates-international-conference-womens-role-socio - 2026-05-13