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Jenny Palm has been appointed to the position of Director and Lena Neij, who has temporarily been managing the institute in 2021, will go back to focusing on research. Jenny holds a role as Professor in Sustainable Urban Governance at the IIIEE since 2017 and will start in her new role February 1. Fredrik Andersson, Chairman of the IIIEE board and Professor at Lund University School of Economics a

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/jenny-palm-new-director-iiiee - 2025-11-29

With each day that passes, I become more impressed by this organisation. In the early spring, we came out of the pandemic (well, not completely, but there was at least a loosening of restrictions that were paralysing society) to be met by a new uncertainty, which since then has unsettled us and caused anxiety – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Just as when the pandemic struck, Lund University showed

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/summer-greeting - 2025-11-30

Juryn har enhälligt enats om att ge Susanne Iwarsson Sohlbergpriset. För att komma i fråga ska kandidaten ha byggt upp en stark forskargrupp och initierat forskning av stor betydelse för utvecklingen inom gerontologi. Priset delas ut under öppningsceremonin för nordiska gerontologikongressen - 26NKG - i Odense den 8 juni. Priset ska gå till en forskare verksam i ett nordiskt land. Forskaren ska va

https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/susanne-iwarsson-tilldelas-sohlbergpriset-nordens-storsta-pris-inom-aldrandeforskning - 2025-11-29

Juryn har enhälligt enats om att ge Susanne Iwarsson Sohlbergpriset. För att komma i fråga ska kandidaten ha byggt upp en stark forskargrupp och initierat forskning av stor betydelse för utvecklingen inom gerontologi. Priset delas ut under öppningsceremonin för nordiska gerontologikongressen - 26NKG - i Odense den 8 juni. Priset ska gå till en forskare verksam i ett nordiskt land. Forskaren ska va

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/susanne-iwarsson-tilldelas-sohlbergpriset-nordens-storsta-pris-inom-aldrandeforskning - 2025-11-29

26 nya professorer installeras vid en högtidlig ceremoni i Universitetshusets aula med efterföljande mingel i Pelarsalen, bland dessa vår egen Ian Manners som presenteras i universitetets professorsinstallationsbroschyr med följande text: Forskningsfält: Europeiska unionen i planetarisk politik När jag upplevde slutet på kalla kriget frågade jag mig vad det betydde för det europeiska samarbetet? U

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/professorsinstallation-den-17-mars-mot-ian-manners - 2025-11-29

Fakulteterna har nu utsett sina hedersdoktorer för 2023. Det är många namnkunniga mottagare, bland annat Johannes Anyuru, Timbuktu (Jason Diakité), Rita Charon, Mimi Abramovitz och Jan Dohnt. Hedersdoktorerna kommer att promoveras vid doktorspromotionen den 26 maj. Se hela listan och gå in på respektive fakultet för att se om/när det arrangeras föreläsningar med hedersdoktorerna. Teologiska fakult

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/universitetets-hedersdoktorer-2023-utsedda-av-fakulteterna - 2025-11-30

Den tejpning av rekryters fötter som försvaret rekommenderar inför långa marscher, riskerar att ge livslånga kontaktallergier. Forskare vid Lunds universitet, har undersökt soldater vid ett par regementen och av de rekryter som undersökts uppvisade drygt 75 procent kontakteksem av tejpen. Kortfakta: klinisk forskning // diagnostisk inventering testserie // tillämpad forskning orsak-verkan-samband

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/tejpning-mot-skoskav-orsakade-kontaktallergier-hos-rekryter - 2025-11-30

Författaren, folkbildaren och filosofiprofessorn Jonna Bornemark är ny gästprofessor vid Institute for Public Affairs vid Lunds universitet. – Jag ser fram emot att bli en del av de nätverk som finns vid Lunds universitet i allmänhet, och vid Institute for Public Affairs i synnerhet. Jag är så förtjust i den inriktning som institutet har: de jobbar för att tillgängliggöra forskning utanför univers

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/jonna-bornemark-till-institute-public-affairs - 2025-11-29

In 2022, Sweden became the first country in the world to allow body checking in women's ice hockey. Major hockey nations are now following Lund University's research on the consequences of tougher plays on the ice. A first study shows that almost nine out of ten players in the Swedish women's hockey league are in favour of body checking – regardless of their own size. “We found that interesting. T

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/swedish-female-ice-hockey-players-favour-body-checking - 2025-11-29

In 2022, Sweden became the first country in the world to allow body checking in women's ice hockey. Major hockey nations are now following Lund University's research on the consequences of tougher plays on the ice. A first study shows that almost nine out of ten players in the Swedish women's hockey league are in favour of body checking – regardless of their own size. “We found that interesting. T

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/swedish-female-ice-hockey-players-favour-body-checking - 2025-11-30

In this interview, Ebba Brink reflects on the specific set of sustainability challenges facing informal settlements in India, and how they can be addressed. She is part of the project BInUCom which focuses on how Indian planning and architecture schools can develop their curricula to better address the complex challenges of informality, environmental risks and social exclusion faced by the urban p

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/urban-dynamics-such-shortage-affordable-land-and-housing-force-urban-poor-settle-hazardous-marginal - 2025-11-29

Metformin is often described as the first-line medication for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. However, not all patients respond to the drug. Researchers at Lund University have discovered a combination of biomarkers that can predict which patients will benefit from the treatment. This work is now continuing in order to confirm the results in a larger patient group, with the intention of developi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/diabetes-research-collaboration-can-pave-way-innovation - 2025-11-30

On November 15, the Alzheimer's Foundation invited to a gathering with an award ceremony in the German Church in Stockholm. H. M. Queen Silvia's prize for a young Alzheimer's researcher is instituted by the Alzheimer's Fund, and this year the DDLS Fellow Jacob Vogel had the honour of receiving this prestigious prize of 500,000 kroner for his discoveries in Alzheimer's research. H.M. Queen Silvia’s

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/ddls-fellow-jacob-vogel-receives-hm-queen-silvias-prize-young-alzheimers-researcher - 2025-11-29

With an approval rate of just 17 %, this year’s Swedish Research Council grants were harder than usual to secure. Still, several of MultiPark’s group leaders were awarded major grants in Medicine and Health 2025. Receiving grants from the Swedish Research Council is seen as a mark of quality and an important step in advancing an independent research group. Recently, five MultiPark researchers were

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/multipark-scientists-awarded-prestigious-vr-consolidator-grant - 2025-11-29

This year, Media and Communication Studies instituted an award for exceptional master's theses in the subject. The papers given the Peter Dahlgren Excellent Dissertation Award had been publicly defended and received the highest grade."We instituted this prize to celebrate the hard work our international master programme students put into their theses every year and the amazing results that yields,

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/first-recipients-peter-dahlgren-excellent-dissertation-award - 2025-11-29

The climate crisis has received less media coverage during the corona pandemic despite that many think the climate challenges demand equally urgent attention. During the coming two weeks the United Nations gather the world in the Climate Dialogues 2020 “to increase the momentum for greater climate ambition” in an online format. Our climate researcher Markku Rummukainen comments on the event. When

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/global-climate-dialogues-boost-climate-work - 2025-11-29

Over 40 billion euro is given annually to European agriculture as direct payments under the Common Agricultural Policy. Yet, the policy fails to deliver on what EU citizens are promised. This is a key message from new research by AgriFood Economics Centre and Centre for Environmental and Climate Research at Lund University. Direct payments are area-based income support under the Common Agricultura

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/eu-payments-farmers-fail-deliver-competitiveness-and-sustainability - 2025-11-29

William Sidemo Holm, PhD student within Environmental Science and BECC, has received a scholarship from the Swedish trade association, Foder och Spannmål for his thesis "Improving agricultural pollution abatement through result-oriented Remuneration schemes". On February 3, 2016, the trade association Foder och Spannmål, announced its’ annual scholarship for the best thesis in economics at the gra

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/becc-phd-student-wins-scholarship-best-thesis - 2025-11-29

Can a very common allergy medicine improve survival among patients suffering from the serious skin cancer, malignant melanoma? A new study from Lund University in Sweden indicates that this may be the case. “Previous studies have shown that the same antihistamines have survival benefits in breast cancer. Now we see the same thing concerning malignant melanoma. However, more research is required to

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/antihistamines-may-help-patients-malignant-melanoma - 2025-11-29

On 15-17 May, the second edition of the Swedish Climate Symposium will take place in Norrköping. The symposium offers is a unique opportunity for scholars and societal actors to seek greater scientific understanding of climate change and its consequences for the environment and society. David Wårlind is part of the steering group for the symposium, and we asked him three questions about why you do

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/three-questions-david-warlind-about-swedish-climate-symposium - 2025-11-29