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This year’s four new Themes at the Pufendorf Institute have now been chosen. In total, the Institute received eighteen Theme applications in December 2022, of which eight were sent to external experts. In March, the Board selected four proposals that were invited to form Themes at the Institute. The four newly adopted Themes will start at the Institute in September 2023. Autumn Themes at the Pufen

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-autumn-themes-pufendorf-institute - 2026-06-22

On 27 September he will be defending his doctoral dissertation: Roots Across the Atlantic: Social Networks and Economic Outcomes from the Swedish Mass Migration to the United States, 1880–1920. But before that we wanted to get to know a little bit more about Marcos Castillo and his work ad the department of Economic History. You are about to defend your thesis, what is it about?My dissertation exp

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-marcos-castillo - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ylva van Meeningen will enter the stage in a tough competition to show her skills. Forskar Grand Prix is a competition in presenting science in the most catching way, in few minutes. The audience in Lund will be hundreds of students at Polhemsskolan in Lund, on October 7th.There will also be an expert jury of three pe

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/ylva-van-meeningen-researcher-grand-prix - 2026-06-21

Who approves your research agreement? What are the rules on secondary employment? What actually needs to be registered in the registration system? There are many rules that researchers employed by a public authority such as Lund University need to take into account. In order to help you get clarity about the many sets of rules surrounding research, the University has produced an online guide to fo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/now-easier-researchers-do-things-correctly - 2026-06-22

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. To avoid the harmful impacts of unconscious bias in research and research grant funding it is becoming increasingly clear how important unconscious bias in training of academics is in order to help us understand our own biases. Karin Steen, head of the the Gender, Diversity and Equality committee at LUCSUS and one of

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/karin-steen-about-unconscious-bias - 2026-06-21

The year 2024 was a record year for Lund University in terms of the number of articles published in The Conversation. Fifty-five articles by 50 researchers amassed a total of 1.6 million reads. Mikael Roll, a researcher at the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology, topped the list with an article about the brain and reading. The Conversation is an international news website that gives researc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-breaks-record-conversation-2024 - 2026-06-22

By injecting a solution of nanoparticles around the heart, a temporary heart stimulator self-assembles, which can correct heart arrhythmia in emergencies with the help of an external power source. After treatment, the electrode spontaneously disappears from the body. The study was conducted on animals. Arrhythmia occurs when there are disturbances in the heart’s electrical signals, causing it to b

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/injectable-heart-stimulator-emergency-situations - 2026-06-21

By injecting a solution of nanoparticles around the heart, a temporary heart stimulator self-assembles, which can correct heart arrhythmia in emergency situations with the help of an external power source. After treatment, the electrode spontaneously disappears from the body. The study was conducted on animals. Short facts about the study: arrhythmia // basic research // experimental study // anim

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/injectable-heart-stimulator-emergency-situations - 2026-06-21

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have compared the effects of intravenous ketamine treatment with ECT treatment in severe depression. The results support the view that ketamine is a possible treatment, but also show that ECT treatment helps more people. In recent years, ketamine has emerged as a new treatment for depression, after studies have shown it to be a fast-acting antidepressant. “

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/ect-more-effective-ketamine-severe-depression - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Johanna Lissinger Peitz is working as Chief negotiator for the Swedish delegation to the climate negotiations in Paris 2015. Home country: Sweden Current work position: Deputy Director, Division for Climate, Ministry of the Environment and Energy Graduation year from the IIIEE: 2000 Describe your job and the most exci

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/deputy-director-division-climate-ministry-environment-and-energy-career-iiiee-alumna - 2026-06-21

An entire day full of scientific talks, poster mingling, and plenty of opportunities to discuss all varieties of playing with the energies inside materials. The NanoLund Annual Meeting was held, dinner was enjoyed – and several prizes were given to the awardees. Once a year, NanoLundians meet in Lund for an annual meeting. This year’s theme was “Materials – building the world” and the exciting pro

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/recap-annual-meeting-2022 - 2026-06-21

Market economics, not degrowth, will enable sustainable societies. For economist Fredrik N G Andersson the answer is crystal clear – researchers advocating for degrowth are wrong. “They miss the mark by attacking growth instead of the actual problem,” he says. The subject of degrowth awakes a lot of interest. Its critics are as vocal as its proponents. Fredrik N G Andersson, assistant professor at

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/advocates-degrowth-miss-mark - 2026-06-22

#Odeumintervjuar presenterar människor bakom Odeums kulisser och ger röst åt våra tre studentbaserade ensembler Akademiska kapellet, Lunds akademiska kör och Palæstra vokalensemble, samt inbjudna gäster. Här intervjuas filmmusikologen Emilio Audissino, världsledande film- och medieforskare och docent vid institutionen för medier och journalistik vid Linnéuniversitet Kalmar Växjö, som specialiserat

https://www.odeum.lu.se/artikel/odeum-intervjuar-emilio-audissino - 2026-06-23

The Sociology of Law department of Lund University hosted the conference of the Research Committee on Sociology of Law (RCSL) on August 30-31 and September 1, 2023. The conference titled “Law, Society and Digital Pasts, Presents and Futures”, aimed to understand how past, present and future societies are mediated through digital technologies and law. The conference gathered socio-legal scholars fr

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/mocca-project-participants-presented-their-research-rcsl-conference - 2026-06-21

The Sociology of Law department of Lund University hosted the conference of the Research Committee on Sociology of Law (RCSL) on August 30-31 and September 1, 2023. The conference titled “Law, Society and Digital Pasts, Presents and Futures”, aimed to understand how past, present and future societies are mediated through digital technologies and law. The conference gathered socio-legal scholars fr

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/central-asian-law-project-participants-presented-their-research-rcsl-conference - 2026-06-21

We are delighted to invite you to submit your abstract for the Swedish Climate Symposium: a symposium dedicated to advancing scientific understanding of climate change and its environmental and societal consequences. The Swedish Climate Symposium serves as a national platform for advancing climate knowledge and driving action. It brings together researchers, policymakers, and societal stakeholders

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/swedish-climate-symposium-2026-call-abstracts-now-open - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This event is designed to explore the various challenges and opportunities associated with university entrepreneurship and innovation from a gender perspective. The panel’s speakers will reflect on if and why changes are necessary, what changes have been introduced, the outcome of these changes, and what still needs t

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/gender-entrepreneurship-and-innovation-exploring-challenges-and-opportunities-associated-university - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Women in Great Sciences (WINGS) welcome you to StepUp 2016: How to talk like a TED-speaker Workshop 9th March 2016 Hörsalen, Medicon Village, Scheelevägen 2, Lund TED is a world famous conference that posts its best presentations free on the Internet (www.ted.com) - TED (Technology, Education, Design) is a platform fo

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/stepup2016 - 2026-06-21

LUCSUS warmly congratulates the recently announced 2022 Right Livelihood Award laureates: Fartuun Adan and Ilwad Elman (Somalia), Oleksandra Matviichuk/Center for Civil Liberties (Ukraine), Cecosesola; Central de Cooperativas de Lara (Venezuela) and the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (Uganda). Since 1980, the Right Livelihood has recognized individuals and organizations for their exception

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/congratulations-2022-right-livelihood-award-laureates - 2026-06-21

After three years’ work, the newly cast sphinxes have returned to the roof of the Main University Building. The work, which uses a crane, began on 2 October. Now all the four of theme are landed. It was during an inspection of the University Main Building’s facade that the National Property Board of Sweden discovered that the building’s four sphinxes were in such poor condition that they needed to

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sphinxes-have-landed - 2026-06-22