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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Join us for a digital seminar on the occasion of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's 100th anniversary, post-colonial leader and the founder of Bangladesh. Register here to attend the Zoom Webinar.The speakers will also present Anisur Rahman's book Jag är Sheikh Mujib. Bengali-Swedish author Rahman's epic monologue I

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/upcoming-seminar-sheikh-mujib-icon-postcolonial-liberation - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The South Asia across the Nordic Region Conference (SANR) 2019 took place on June 11 and 12 in Uppsala and had participants from various Swedish and foreign academic institutions. The 2019 SANR conference was hosted by Sasnet/Lund University, the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI), Stockholm, and Swedish

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-co-hosted-successful-nordic-south-asian-conference - 2026-05-09

Bioenergy plays a vital role in the transition to a fossil-free society. However, the "unused" agricultural land, so-called marginal land, deemed suitable for bioenergy cultivation in southern Sweden is practically nonexistent, according to a new study from Lund University. Much of the land is already in use, for example, for horse grazing. "Our study shows that the potential for bioenergy product

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/land-identified-crucial-swedish-bioenergy-already-occupied-new-study-shows - 2026-05-09

A recent review article in Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems proposed a new conceptual model on nitrogen (N) cycle responses to elevated CO2: gross N mineralization is stimulated in N-limited ecosystems only, but not in phosphorus limited ones. Authors are BECC researchers Tobias Rütting and Louise C. Andresen. The researchers have conducted a meta-analysis on gross N transformations in free air

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/new-article-about-climate-change-effects-soil-nitrogen-dynamics - 2026-05-09

Paul Bourgine and his group have been awarded the prestigious EIC Pathfinder grant for the establishment of a consortium named "The BuonMarrow project". The consortium is led by Prof. Marco Rasponi's research group at the Politecnico di Milano. Currently, lung cancer relapse is only diagnosed late by radiological evidence as other tools are lacking, which drastically reduces patients’ survival pro

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/bourgine-group-awarded-eic-pathfinder-grant - 2026-05-09

In a new Swedish study by Lund University, researchers looked at how common it is with comorbidities in osteoarthritis of the knee and/or hip. The study was published in the American journal Arthritis Care & Research. The study analyzed data collected from the province of Scania's population between the years 1998 and 2017. Newly diagnosed osteoarthritis patients were at a slightly higher risk of

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/common-comorbidities-osteoarthritis - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Governance of nature-based solutions in the city at the intersection of justice and equity. A NATURVATION inspired special issue been has published in “Cities”. On the one hand the volume provides a diagnosis of the justice implications embedded in recent efforts to renature cities.  Placed in the breadth of existing

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/special-issue-nature-based-solutions-journal-cities - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How do different societies deal with bullying and degrading behavior at schools? Antoinette Hetzler and Colm Flaherty investigate this by examining the ways in which Sweden and the US attempt to guarantee the social rights of students at school. Their article has just appeared in the European Journal of Cultural and P

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/hetzler-and-flaherty-guaranteeing-social-rights-students-us-and-swedish-schools - 2026-05-09

This years first nailing ceremony took place at the department when Rui Liu nailed her thesis "Tinkered care: Assembling Medicine Consumption in Grey Zones". The topic is medical and health services, and falsified medical products. The aim of the dissertation is to advance knowledge about care as situated practices within and beyond medical institutional settings. It addresses the phenomenon of su

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/rui-liu-nailed-her-dissertation - 2026-05-09

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/ruth-pottgen-awarded-tage-erlander-prize-science-and-technology-2025 - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Jan Teorell has published the article ”A Quality of Government Peace? Explaining the Onset of Militarized Interstate Disputes, 1985–2001” in the journal International Interactions: Empirical and Theoretical Research in International Relations. AbstractThat democracies do not wage wars against

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/quality-government-well-influence-democracy-prevents-war - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The review summarizes key findings of 53 peer-reviewed publications, published in English in the period 1994–2020 identified with the search terms “global learning” and “sustainable development”, sustainability or GLSD, respectively.   Despite continued efforts by educators, UN declarations and numerous international

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/global-learning-sustainable-development-historical-review-cmes-helen-avery - 2026-05-09

Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) is once again listed among the top 100 business schools in Europe in the Financial Times European Business School Rankings 2025, securing place 75 on this year’s list. The FT ranking is one of the most influential assessments of business education in Europe. It is based on the combined results of several programme rankings—MBA, Executive M

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-among-europes-top-100-business-schools - 2026-05-10

An artwork based on the MAX IV Laboratory control system is about to land on the Moon. Filip Persson, Assistant Head of Accelerator Operations at MAX IV, has created the ’MAX IV Control System’ – a digital artwork visualising the connections within the MAX IV control system. By transforming data into imagery, Filip has produced an art piece that resembles galaxies and star clusters – as a tribute

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/max-iv-artwork-heading-moon - 2026-05-10

At the School of Economics, Per Jochumzen teaches courses on mathematics and microeconomics. He believes that there are major challenges around how to handle cheating in areas where students’ knowledge cannot be tested through, for example, essays. Peter writes: In my opinion, the biggest challenge with home exams is to prevent cheating. This especially applies to situations where you want to eval

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/creating-conditions-avoid-cheating - 2026-05-09

A few questions to CASE's young future researchers before the big conference in Stockholm this week. Samantha Svärdh, PhD student for the research group Applied Gerontology, Center for Ageing and Supportive Environments (CASE). How will you participate at NKG?– I will be doing a poster presentation about one of the sub-studies in my PhD project. The sub-study focuses on user experiences of welfare

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/their-way-nordic-highlight-year - 2026-05-09

Jonas Johansson is a professor of physics and develops new knowledge for the production of materials at the nanoscale. Anastasia Tsioki is a first-year student on LTH's MSc in Engineering Nanoscience programme. When Jonas was about to publish a scientific article, he turned to Anastasia to illustrate a proposed cover image. The magazine immediately accepted her illustration as the front page image

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/snails-illustrate-how-new-materials-can-be-built-nano-level - 2026-05-09

Jonas Johansson is a professor of physics and develops new knowledge for the production of materials at the nanoscale. Anastasia Tsioki is a first-year student on LTH's MSc in Engineering Nanoscience programme. When Jonas was about to publish a scientific article, he turned to Anastasia to illustrate a proposed cover image. The magazine immediately accepted her illustration as the front page image

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/snails-illustrate-how-new-materials-can-be-built-nano-level - 2026-05-09

With the help of satellite images and interviews, researchers in Lund can present new information about how the drought that hit Syria between 2007 and 2009 affected migration patterns. Their study shows that farmers left their land only when war broke out in 2011, an idea which is at odds with the accepted view of drought as the starting point for migration. When the war in Syria broke out in 201

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/war-not-drought-reason-mass-migration-syria - 2026-05-09

Swedish journalists lack trust in the judicial system's ability to protect them from illegal online harassment, according to a recent study. The primary reason is the judicial system's tendency to downplay the harm caused by online harassment. Oscar Björkenfeldt, a PhD student in the Sociology of Law department, believes that the judiciary needs to change attitudes toward online offences. "There i

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/swedish-journalists-perceptions-inadequate-legal-protection-against-unlawful-online-harassment - 2026-05-09