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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Message from the LUDC Executive Board. Dear Friends and colleagues,We are all now well aware that the COVID-19 pandemic is spreading fast in Sweden and around the world. There is a lot of information to digest. Some of this is factual and helpful, but there is also a great deal of poorly informed speculation, that ris
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/updates-covid-19 - 2026-05-29
The Econometric Game in Amsterdam is a competition known as the ”World Championship in Econometrics”. In 2021 LUSEM won the game and now it is time again! LUSEM was represented by a team of four: two first-year PhD students in Economics, Christina Maschmann and Tilman Bretschneider, as well as two master’s students Ida Haggren and Benjámin Olivér Maday who are currently embracing their final month
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-team-wins-world-championship-econometrics-0 - 2026-05-29
A new international study shows that ice loss in the Arctic is leading to increased evaporation from Arctic marginal seas, such as the North Sea, and that the increased atmospheric moisture has clear consequences for precipitation in the Northern Hemisphere. It is well known from research that climate change has contributed to a doubling of temperatures in the Arctic compared to the global average
https://www.merge.lu.se/article/melting-arctic-sea-ice-affects-precipitation-patterns - 2026-05-29
Together with Sonia Sabbahi (Université de Carthage), Layla Ben Ayed (Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie), Monia Trad (Université de Carthage) and Panagiotis Karanis (University of Nicosia Medical School), CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has authored the article "Parasitological Assessment of Sewage Sludge Samples for Potential Agricultural Reuse in Tunisia", available in The Internati
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/reuse-wastewater-sludge-tunisian-agriculture - 2026-05-29
Travel grants for the SANORD conference 22 – 25 September 2026 in NamibiaSANORD (Southern African–Nordic Centre) is a network aiming at facilitating, expanding, and strengthening collaborations and contacts between higher education institutions in southern Africa and the Nordic region. The SANORD annual scientific conference will be held at the University of Namibia 22 – 25 September 2026 and the
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University is once again the most popular choice for international students wanting to study their Master’s degree in Sweden, with 1/3 of all applicants from the latest application round choosing Lund University programmes. Of the total 74,620 students who applied to autumn 2017 Master’s degree programmes at Swed
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-once-again-top-choice-sweden-international-applicants - 2026-05-29
Read the director’s message, explore the latest research news, discover upcoming events, and browse our recent publications. Read CMES newsletter here.Spring is slowly transforming the lawns across Lund into brilliant shades of blue as early flowers come into bloom, also around the Forsman Villa, home to researchers at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies. Another clear sign of the seas
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-59 - 2026-05-29
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Finland har sedan länge den högsta andelen typ 1 diabetiker i världen. Nu visar en ny kartläggning att ökningstakten är större än någonsin och att den är störst bland barn under fyra år. I flera decennier har Finland haft den högsta andelen typ 1 diabetes i världen. Den nya kartläggningen som spänner över insjuknand
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/ovantad-snabb-okning-av-diabetes-bland-finska-barn - 2026-05-29
The course “Climate Change: a question of justice?” will be held in English and is free and open for registration now. The MOOC focuses on social science perspectives of climate change and features well-known experts and activists in the field of climate justice. Course start is September 28th. BECC researchers Johannes Stripple, Fariborz Zelli, Tobias Nielsen and Angela Oels from the Department o
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/new-online-course-subject-climate-change-and-justice - 2026-05-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ninety thousand people die in Sweden every year. Despite 80 percent of Sweden’s population stating they would like to donate their organs after death, fewer than 200 people actually become organ donors each year. Why? This is due to, among other reasons, our limited legislation and organs not being made available beca
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/overstretched-intensive-care-leads-fewer-donations - 2026-05-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Open inspirational seminar 5th of March with Simon Bates, University of British Columbia, Canada. “Learning science and educational research has contributed to a huge body of knowledge into how we can make teaching (and therefore learning) more effective for our students. However, for faculty members within discipline
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-learning-research-can-tell-us-about-effective-blended-learning-course-design - 2026-05-29
For Jane Pinyapat, the master’s programme in Data Analytics and Business Economics opened the door to programming and equipped her with skills she considers invaluable. After graduating in 2022, she began her European career as a Data Engineer Specialist in Copenhagen. Read Jane’s story for her favorite programming tools, passion for Pink Programming, and top advice for LUSEM students aiming for a
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/jane-pinyapat-alumna-msc-data-analytics-and-business-economics-2022 - 2026-05-29
For a researcher to be successful, he or she not only needs to produce good research – it also has to gain exposure. However, there is competition for space in scientific and popular science journals. This has led to the growth of a grey area with unprofessional journals that take payment from researchers who want their work to appear. Kristoffer Holmqvist recommends the information on the Univers
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/unprofessional-open-access-publishing-new-industry - 2026-05-29
This is an update for everyone having questions regarding the application for the autumn. In short, it’s the first application period we have in our new housing system, it was the first time we randomized the queue time on the first day, and it’s the first time both me and my colleague has been chiefly responsible for the student application process. All of this has meant some people’s priorities
https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/update-application-process - 2026-05-29
Are we too constrained by the demands of funders and politicians? Are we silenced by self-censorship and ideological conformity? What does academic freedom really mean, and how can Lund University strengthen it? Welcome to a conversation on academic freedom open to all staff categories. At the meeting you will have the opportunity to deepen your understanding of what academic freedom means for you
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/make-impact-lets-talk-about-academic-freedom - 2026-05-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Wednesday 23 November 2016, Liaqat Javed, Executive Director for the Backwards Rehabilitation and Improvement Commission Pakistan (BRIC), visited SASNET at Lund University. Javed had come to Lund - as part of a Sweden tour - on invitation from the regional outfit of ABF, Sweden’s largest adult non-profit educationa
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/pakistani-activist-against-bonded-labour-visited-sasnet - 2026-05-29
