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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The time has now run out for applications for the vice-chancellor position and it is time for the recruitment group to select suitable candidates for interviews. This work will take place throughout the spring. LUM has talked to staff at different levels within several faculties about how they view the role of vice-ch

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/vice-chancellor-wishlist-central-administrator - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The time has now run out for applications for the vice-chancellor position and it is time for the recruitment group to select suitable candidates for interviews. This work will take place throughout the spring. LUM has talked to staff at different levels within several faculties about how they view the role of vice-ch

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/vice-chancellor-wishlist-students - 2026-07-03

The Pufendorf theme “DigiJustice: Rethinking Digital Inequalities and Human Rights in the Age of AI” has wrapped up with a conference and exhibition. The interdisciplinary group has shifted its focus throughout the year-long theme. What began as discussions on AI's part in amplifying digital inequality became a practical exploration into how this is happening. On 15 May 2025, the group invited fri

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/science-meets-art-digijustice-finale - 2026-07-04

The Pufendorf theme DigiJustice has now completed its first semester. Two theme members and researchers from the Department of Informatics share their experiences with the theme so far. Miranda Kajtazi, Associate professor in informatics, is co-leading the current Pufendorf theme DigiJustice along with Professor in human rights studies Lena Halldenius. The Department of Informatics is also represe

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/autumn-digijustice-informatics-perspective - 2026-07-04

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When Lund University switched to digital teaching there were many challenges both for the teaching staff and students. How exams and assessment were to be conducted now that the students were not on-site was an important question and a very difficult challenge. The existing tools for digital on-campus exams were teste

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/digital-exams-campus-and-remote-solutions - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A risk assessment system developed by researchers at Lund University in Sweden shows which patients, with a certain type of streptococcal bacteria in the blood, need to be examined for a heart valve infection – a serious condition requiring prolonged medical treatment. “Our assessment system can help reduce unnecessar

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-method-helps-rule-out-heart-valve-infection - 2026-07-03

There is a lot happening at the moment within the University concerning LU’s engagement in the work environment and equal opportunities. It is time to elect health and safety representatives – a very significant role. We are also marking 150 years since women gained the right to study at university and highlighting the fantastic attendance when LU took part in Pride for the first time. Take the op

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/health-and-safety-representative-election-150-years-female-students-and-participation-pride - 2026-07-04

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Urban Living Labs: Visiting researcher James Evans in search of success factors Can urban living labs create more sustainable urban development? Manchester researcher James Evans and colleagues at the IIIEE are studying and comparing four Scandinavian cases, seeking common drivers of success – and of failure.  – Today

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-visiting-iiiee-researcher-james-evans - 2026-07-03

A lot has happened in coagulation medicine since Jan Astermark first started his research in the 1980s. The most recent progress is in gene therapy and the first patients with severe haemophilia who were treated in Malmö last year. “It is fantastically exciting to work in a research field where so much is happening. The research and the progress in treatment that have taken place in recent decades

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/promising-results-new-gene-therapy-method - 2026-07-03

Why are some people with obesity protected from type 2 diabetes? Who is at risk of developing gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes? The Hjelt Diabetes Foundation awards two diabetes researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre grants for projects that are seeking new answers to these questions. Gestational diabetes happens when the body cannot produce enough insulin during pregnancy. The con

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/research-obesity-and-gestational-diabetes-receive-support-hjelt-diabetes-foundation - 2026-07-03

SOCIOLOGIDAGARNA 2018: The Swedish Sociological Association's bi-annual conference titled "Sociology in a Polarized World" took place in Lund last week and was hosted by the Department of Sociology. This year's conference, March 7-9, was among the largest in the history of the association, with a peak of 268 delegates attending on International Women’s Day, March 8th. It was also among the first o

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/hundreds-sociologists-came-lund-discuss-divided-world - 2026-07-03

After earning his master’s degree in Finance from LUSEM in 2022, Craig’s career has taken him across different countries and industries. He has worked at KPMG in Stockholm and now thrives as a management consultant at Oliver Wyman in Johannesburg. In this interview, Craig shares insights into his career path, his time at LUSEM, and his advice for aspiring consultants. Hi Craig! You graduated from

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/craig-eckleton-alumnus-msc-finance-2022 - 2026-07-04

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. All over the world, thousands of experts are sitting entering information about their home countries into a huge democracy database. Soon, three quarters of the world’s countries will have been entered. “In my megalomaniac moments, I usually compare the database to the CERN particle accelerator. It will be as importan

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/gigantic-database-stores-information-about-democracy-worldwide - 2026-07-03

Given the current warming climate, many of us have wondered if snow around Christmas time is slowly becoming a thing of the past. We asked Alex Vermeulen, Director of the ICOS Carbon Portal at Lund University, what Europeans can expect going forward. Only one thing seems certain: the weather will change in unpredictable ways, with more extreme weather likely. Around what time will Europeans experi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/can-europeans-still-dream-about-white-christmas - 2026-07-03

The COP climate meetings are organised in a way that benefits richer and larger countries at the expense of smaller and poorer countries, according to a new study from Lund University and the University of Leeds. The study also labels the participating countries as either Radicals, Opportunists, Hypocrites or Evaders. Every year, the UN organises its global climate change Conference of the Parties

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/un-climate-meetings-organised-way-benefits-richer-larger-countries - 2026-07-03

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. At the graduation ceremony for all the master students at the Faculty of Social Science earlier in June, Stella Zimpfer received the Sparbankstiftelsen award for best master thesis in strategic communication, a thesis focusing on startup branding in the Öresund region. I asked Stella a few questions about her work.

https://www.isk.lu.se/artikel/stella-about-her-award-winning-master-thesis-i-hope-my-thesis-helps-get-startups-thinking-about - 2026-07-03

New twin research shows that innate IQ plays a major role in predicting your future socio-economic status. The study, which follows twins during the crucial early adult years, reinforces the view that heredity and genes shape our life opportunities – and the people we become. The saying “to be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth” suggests that wealth and prosperity stem from the parents’ fortu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-twin-study-highlights-power-genetics - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Johannes Stripple was one of nearly 1,000 people who ran a relay race, organised by the Swedish theatre company Riksteatern, from the Arctic to Paris – for life and the climate. Each participant had their own reasons why they wanted to participate in this climate initiative. For Johannes Stripple, it was about the fru

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/he-runs-climate - 2026-07-03

Is it possible to know exactly where to point a microscope in order to capture the precise moment a bacterium or a virus infects a cell? In order to take high resolution microscopic images of living biological material, you need to know exactly where to point the microscope. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now developed a software solution for smart, data-driven microscopy, which mak

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/smart-microscopy-works-out-where-take-picture - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How do you feel when you spend a large proportion of your waking hours noting facts about a planet in crisis? What is it like when every day you take a long, hard look at issues concerning global warming and the loss of biodiversity? Quite OK despite everything, is the answer when the question comes up during the Clim

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/beyond-climate-anxiety-there-sadness-and-hope - 2026-07-03