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Anders Persson, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Biology, will receive SEK 2.8 million from the Kamprad Family Foundation. The grant will support research on artificial reefs aimed at helping the endangered Baltic cod.Congratulations on the grant, Anders – how does it feel?– It’s amazing! We’re a small group that has been working for a long time to develop methods for studying reefs, mostly wi

https://www.science.lu.se/article/biologist-receives-million-sek-grant-support-baltic-sea-cod-stocks - 2026-05-07

Scientific advice to decision makers requires transparent scientific assessments, in which communication of uncertainty is important in order to avoid over- or underestimating conclusions. In her dissertation ”Robust analysis of uncertainty in scientific assessments”, doctoral student Ivette Raices Cruz, who recently defended her dissertation at Center for Climate and Environmental Science (CEC),

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/important-express-scientific-uncertainty - 2026-05-07

CMES affiliated researcher Sarah Anne Rennick has co-edited a book published by the Arab Reform Initiative. The book, Knowledge as a Public Good: Reconceiving the Purpose and Methods of Knowledge Production, was co-edited by Jamil Mouawad (American University of Beirut), Sarah Anne Rennick (CMES and Arab Reform Initiative) and Andrew Findell-Aghnatios (Arab Reform Initiative).IntroductionThis volu

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/knowledge-public-good - 2026-05-07

Thank you for your lovely Valentine's greetings to colleagues, contagious kindness and hearty cake at the office. The social committee at Kansli M invited to heartwarming coffee with heart sprinkled cake and red heart-shaped balloons in connection with this year's Valentine's Day. "I think it's so cozy and nice that the social committee organises this activity. It reminds us that we should be nice

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/valentines-faculty-medicine-contagious-kindness - 2026-05-07

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ho-ho-ho-christmas-coming-first-few-tips-ahead-break - 2026-05-08

Every day, huge amounts of satellite images are collected from the Earth's surface – data that shows everything from deforestation to urbanization and the effects of climate change. Now, with the support of the Swedish National Space Board, a new competence center is being established to make it easier for social scientists to use space-based information. The new national center, the Swedish Compe

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-satellite-data-can-be-used-social-research - 2026-05-08

Efforts to strengthen leadership and protect academic freedom are underway, including new leadership programmes and a management forum. A project for academic leadership has also been established. Efforts to strengthen leadershipSome years ago, we completed a study on the leadership of the future at Lund University. The study gave rise to a number of recommendations, resulting in the introduction

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/strengthening-leadership-and-redoubling-efforts-academic-freedom - 2026-05-08

EduLab has been a successful project and has meant that the University has had an infrastructure in place to support and manage educational initiatives. As a result, the University’s EduLab experimental platform has now been extended until December 2026. All faculties have taken the opportunity and received assistance from EduLab to develop and expand their range of courses and financial support.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/edulab-continue-and-focus-x-courses - 2026-05-08

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Niklas Selberg och Amin Parsa, doktorander vid Juridicum, ställer tre frågor till universitetsledningen om vad universitetet gör i flyktingfrågan. Rektorsämbetet argumenterar med utgångspunkt i att universitetet idag inte har något särskilt ansvar att engagera sig för asylrätten och de människor som flyr undan krig

https://www.lu.se/artikel/tre-fragor-om-vad-lu-gor-flyktingar - 2026-05-07

The ongoing road construction in and around Lund affects you as a commuter and your ability to get to work. In the spring of 2026, it will get even worse when the Swedish Transport Administration starts work on the E22 between the Gastelyckan and Lund Norra junctions. Road construction presents challenges, but also opportunities to be inspired to find alternatives to the car. Major road constructi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tired-roadworks-around-lund-get-tips-alternative-ways-travel - 2026-05-06

The third ScienceBrew of 2024 hosted a trio of talented researchers in the fields of medicine and law. Read more about their presentations below and experience even more great talks on our next session of ScienceBrew in May! Thanks to Hanna, Sacharias and Manni for presenting their work at Café Ariman!Hanna, a PhD student at the Faculty of Medicine, explained her work on identifying genes that con

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/sciencebrew-april-2024-stem-cells-heart-surgery-and-law-dying - 2026-05-07

The international conference EuroNanoForum 2023, funded by the EU and Vinnova, and organized by us at NanoLund together with Chalmers, brought together leading scientists, innovators, and policymakers from Europe, USA, and China to discuss groundbreaking research and foster collaboration. It gathered almost 400 participants, including the Swedish Minister of Education Mats Persson, the Director Ge

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/listen-learn-and-then-act - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Master’s Programme in Service Management just got more flexible. Sustainable Service Management is the latest addition to the range of available options for our new students. They can now chose from no less than five different specialisations while applying. The Master's Programme in Service Management at Lund Uni

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/wanted-future-leaders-sustainable-businesses - 2026-05-07

Malte Breiding has successfully defended his thesis entitled 'European Sexual Dis/Integration: An Agonistic Paradox of Legitimacy in a Contested Union'. Congratulations to Dr. Breiding ! External reviewer: Professor Phillip Ayoub, University College LondonSupervisors:Ian Manners, SupervisorNiklas Altermark, Assistant supervisorMore information about the thesis is available in the Lund University R

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/malte-breiding-has-successfully-defended-his-thesis - 2026-05-07

Plan for a change of telephony provider and the freeze on new subscriptions 9 February to 10 March. Allow for longer delivery times for the purchase of mobile phones and computers in 2026. Change of operator: Plan changes and orders for mobile phone subscriptionsLund University is implementing a change of operator for telephony services. The existing contract ends in March 2026. The new supplier w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-news-smoother-2026-plan-your-telephony-and-computing-needs - 2026-05-08

This course is aimed at doctoral students and research faculty who write and publish in English, and who wish to strengthen their language and writing skills. Over six sessions (a total of 16h), we discuss central aspects of English scholarly writing, ranging from ways of communicating one’s research more efficiently and effectively to issues of language choices and style. Participants are given i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/written-english-scholarly-publication-spring-2025 - 2026-05-08

This year's prestigious Segerfalk lecture will be given by Eero Castrén, Research Director at the Neuroscience Centre at the University of Helsinki. In his research on brain plasticity, he has discovered clues about which mechanisms in the brain are affected by antidepressants – and they could explain why these medicines work. Eero Castrén conducts research on brain plasticity and is primarily int

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/brain-plasticity-and-link-depression - 2026-05-07

Research is like solving a puzzle, some might say. One of the biggest of these is the body’s proteins – with over 90,000 pieces to keep track of. LUM meets three professors of protein to understand what makes the subject so fascinating and how they are working to understand when proteins go wrong in the body. If a research field were to be evaluated based on the number of Nobel Prizes it has been

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/protein-professors-puzzle - 2026-05-08

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Sunda statsfinanser och en låg statsskuld. Det är Sveriges ess i rockärmen i den ekonomiska krisen som det nya coronaviruset har orsakat. Åsa Hansson är docent i nationalekonomi på Ekonomihögskolan vid Lunds universitet och hoppas att krisen blir kortvarig. ”Osäkerheten gör att krisen blir ovanligt svår att hantera”

https://www.lu.se/artikel/om-regeringens-krispaket-smaforetag-det-blir-tufft-men-kriser-foder-ocksa-kreativitet - 2026-05-08

När tvättmaskinen, matbutikens kassasystem och cykelbanas lyktstolpar förvandlas till digitala funktioner blir vår vardag smidigare. Men med fler digitala enheter som med jämna mellanrum behöver uppdateras uppstår nya möjligheter för hackare att nästla sig in. Forskare undersöker hur luckorna kan tätas. För många svenskar blev frågan om digital säkerhet främst kännbar sommaren 2021. Då tvingade en

https://www.ch.lu.se/artikel/ju-fler-uppkopplade-prylar-desto-storre-risk-hackerattacker - 2026-05-07