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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The construction of a dam in Ethiopia could solve many problems for the growing population along the Nile. However, when the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam began, it was met with warmongering from countries downstream. Egypt in particular felt threatened by the dam, which would regulate the Nile,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/nile-lifeblood-and-source-conflict - 2026-07-23

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 - 2026-07-24

The IIIEE Podcast series "Advancing Sustainable Solutions" we highlight important sustainability topics with the purpose to offer research insights and suggestions on concrete actions to Advancing Sustainable Solutions. The Podcast was launched in 2018 and is now welcoming a new production team who have been eager to produce a brand new season! We are happy to announce that we have a new team of P

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-podcast-welcome-new-crew-and-season - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When Jonas Hafström swings his gavel at the board meeting in June, he will do so in front of an almost entirely new University Board. He himself maintains his seat, comfortable in his role as chair which he began two years ago. Jonas Hafström, chairman of the University board. When former chair Margot Wallström resign

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/donald-trump-and-brexit-affects-agenda-board - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the abnormal accumulation and spread of the tau protein in the brain. An international study can now show how tau spreads according to four distinct patterns that lead to different symptoms with different prognoses of the affected individuals. The study was published in Nature M

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/alzheimers-disease-composed-four-distinct-subtypes - 2026-07-23

It is halftime for Vice-chancellor Erik Renström and his team. Three years of his term of office have passed, and three remain. Here in LUM, he sums up the first-half performance, looks ahead and explains how he approaches a job in which everyone wants a bit of his time. Word is that he is always on time to meetings, but almost never arrives early. Heading up the stairs to his office on the second

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/halftime-vice-chancellor-erik-renstrom - 2026-07-24

The Magical Garden is a pedagogical system for preschool mathematics created around a digital learning-through-play game. The system is based on more than 10 years of research and development. Now, it’s been awarded a proof-of-concept grant. Learning early math is not just fundamental for children to do better in math; it’s a key predictor of overall school success, according to Agneta Gulz, profe

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/innovative-system-teaching-preschool-maths-receives-sek-38-million-proof-concept-funding-wallenberg - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. PORTRAIT. Michael Edgerton is a composer, world citizen and since the summer of 2019, Professor of Artistic Research at the Malmö Academy of Music. How come you decided to apply for a job in Sweden and move here? - In 2002, I began to work with guitarist Stefan Östersjö and then later ensemble Ars Nova, and the Stockh

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/unusual-sounds-complex-contexts - 2026-07-23

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-news-acrobat-reader-ownerless-teams-groups - 2026-07-24

Take a look at Odeum's spring programme, which is filled with exceptional concerts and discussions about music for everyone to enjoy. A warm welcome to our spring concert programme featuring musical discoveries, world-class musicians and exciting discussions about music! This time, we are highlighting both the university's own ensembles and international guests, while the 281-year history of the A

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/odeums-spring-programme-2026-now-available - 2026-07-24

Researchers in Lund have discovered an antitoxin mechanism that seems to be able to neutralise hundreds of different toxins and may protect bacteria against virus attacks. The mechanism has been named Panacea, after the Greek goddess of medicine whose name has become synonymous with universal cure. The understanding of bacterial toxin and antitoxin mechanisms will be crucial for the future success

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-multipurpose-switch-inhibiting-bacterial-growth - 2026-07-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Wherever the Sunbeam falls May 8 - June 6 Curator: C. Grace Chang As long as there’s light, life carries on—the only variable is the form it takes. Through play and elements of speculative fiction, this exhibition explores this vital connection. In both Kenji Hirotomi and Yankun Yang’s interactive installation Speec

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/alumn-lealveileby - 2026-07-23

Lund University School of Economics and Management received two prestigious accreditation messages during the summer. We are now accredited for five years by both EQUIS and AMBA, and hence belong to the top 1 per cent of Business Schools globally that hold both accreditations. John Abrahamson, Chair of the Faculty Board, and Lars Ljungälv, Chair of the Senior Corporate Advisory board for the Schoo

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/school-acquires-double-accreditations-holds-high-international-standard - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A social sciences centre in the Paradis quarter and a continued reinforcement of the Knowledge Highway are priorities in the new premises plan that presents the University’s intended renovations, extensions and new builds for the next five years. “It will be nice to complete the major projects that have been underway

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-premises-plan-reveals-universitys-future-building-projects - 2026-07-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Ana Maria Vargas har tilldelats pris för bästa avhandling i Sverige inom forskningsområdet arbetsliv och arbetsmiljö 2016 för avhandlingen “Outside the Law – An Ethnographic Study Of Street Vendors In Bogota”. Juryn, som består av styrelsen för FALF– forum för arbetslivsforskning, motiverar valet enligt följande:"An

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/artikel/prisbelont-skildring-av-gatuforsaljare-och-cykel-taxis-i-bogota - 2026-07-23

Ekonomihögskolan vid Lunds universitet har utsett Jens Henriksson, vd för Swedbank, till 2022 års hedersdoktor vid fakulteten. Han promoveras vid en högtidlig ceremoni i Lund den 3 juni. Jens Henriksson (född 1967) är verkställande direktör vid Swedbank och med nära och djupa band till Lund och Lunds universitet. Han har en civilingenjörsexamen i elektroteknik från LTH och en civilekonomexamen frå

https://www.lu.se/artikel/jens-henriksson-ny-hedersdoktor-vid-ekonomihogskolan - 2026-07-24

The mandate Head of Department rarely spans more than six years. Matthias Baier held it at the Sociology of Law Department for eleven. This spring, the former prefect resumed his position as Senior Lecturer. Accompanied by his partner and two dogs in their rural home outside of Lund, Matthias Baier spent the spring semester phasing himself out of the department's top managerial position and back t

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/matthias-baier-has-stepped-down-head-department-and-back-classroom - 2026-07-23

Hållbarhetsveckan är ett årligt evenemang där Lunds universitet och Lunds kommun bjuder in till aktiviteter kring hållbarhet! Det är en vecka fylld med diskussioner och föreläsningar, allvarliga frågeställningar och hoppfulla framtidsvisioner. Här hittar du alla veckans evenemang med medverkande från Centrum- för miljö och klimatvetenskap. Måndag 17 april Andas frisk luft och höra fågelsång i e

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/vara-arrangemang-pa-hallbarhetsveckan-17-22-april-2023 - 2026-07-23

Den 15 februari var sista datum för att skicka in föranmälan för att föreslå ett profilområde med preliminär titel och kontaktperson. Vid en överblick utifrån preliminär titel täcker dessa 26 föranmälningar universitetets bredd mycket bra. De innehåller många förväntade ämnen där Lunds universitet har en stark ställning, men också några välkomna överraskningar. Dessa 26 förmälningar utgör en bra g

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/26-foranmalningar-profilomraden-har-kommit - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Every chair is taken and the leaders of the workshop have had to turn participants away. Among doctoral students, there is clearly great interest in the topic – to finish your thesis on time and feel good along the way.   “I think the workshop is great, it opens your mind and the techniques seem realistic to use in yo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-survive-your-thesis - 2026-07-23