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On 22-23 August, CMES is organising the Third Annual SWEMENA Conference at Lund University. This interdisciplinary annual conference reflects SWEMENA’s main objective to bring together different communities of researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers across Sweden with an interest in the Middle East and North Africa region SWEMENA encourages the dissemination and discussion of new research on
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/swemena-conference-2024 - 2026-06-19
The CMES seminar room was filled with researchers, students and interested attendees as Pelle Valentin Olsen presented his ongoing research on leisure and everyday life in modern Iraq. The seminar, based on a forthcoming book project, offered a shift away from traditional political narratives, instead focusing on how ordinary people experienced and shaped modern Iraqi society. Everyday life beyond
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/leisure-morality-and-modern-iraq-new-perspectives-cmes - 2026-06-19
How regional, local and national governments decide to develop coastal regions affects 21st century flood exposure more than climate threats according to a new study, focusing on China. The research, which for the first time integrates projected land use change under different policies, sea-level rise, extreme events, and land subsidence, identifies that strategic coastal planning can have huge ef
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/coastal-development-planning-matters-more-21st-century-flood-risk-climate-change - 2026-06-19
Welcome to the fifth edition of the "WCMM Fireside Chat" series, an ongoing initiative, which showcases and highlights the work of researchers affiliated with or connected to WCMM in Lund. In this edition, we turn our spotlight to this years' WCMM Research day organizers Oscar van der Have, Swathi Pakirisamy and Iran Augusto Silva. Two oft them, Oscar and Iran, shared their motivations, experience
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-organizers-research-day - 2026-06-19
How can the Middle East move towards sustainability and peace amid escalating conflicts and environmental crises? This question was at the heart of a well-attended panel discussion hosted by the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) during Sustainability Week 2026. The event brought together researchers and students from across Lund University to share insights from political science,
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/sustainable-middle-east-turbulent-world - 2026-06-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Leif Groop, professor in diabetes and endocrinology at Lund University Diabetes Centre and consultant at the Endocrinological Department at Skåne University Hospital Malmö, has been elected to the diabetologist of the year by the Swedish Society of Diabetology. - I am of course honored and happy that my work is apprec
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/leif-groop-diabetologist-year-2010 - 2026-06-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Building engines – out of proteins. That’s the aim for a research project, coordinated by Heiner Linke at NanoLund, Lund University in Sweden. The project is now being funded by the European Research Council (ERC) – it received a EUR 10 million ERC Synergy Grant. The 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to resear
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/erc-grant-awarded-research-project-protein-motors - 2026-06-19
Queer asylum seekers to the EU must conform to fixed notions of gender and sexuality for migration authorities to believe them. In a recent study, Sophia Zisakou exposes the migration authorities' biased expectations of LGBTQI asylum seekers within the European asylum process. Persons facing persecution, discrimination, or violence based on their sexual orientation or gender identity have grounds
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/queerness-mechanism-creating-europes-borders - 2026-06-19
For the first time, researchers have been able to prove that city lights limit the ability of nocturnal animals to navigate by natural light in the night sky. Instead, they are forced to use streetlamps, neon light or floodlights to orient themselves. The findings are published in Current Biology. Some animals, including migratory birds, seals and moths, use light from the moon, stars and Milky Wa
https://www.biology.lu.se/article/artificial-light-disrupts-dung-beetles-sense-direction - 2026-06-19
For one week in April, the Malmö Academy of Music served as a hub for teachers and students from 16 different music academies across the Nordic and Baltic regions. This event only returns to Malmö every fifteen years. This year, the occasion was used to highlight folk music from minority groups. Nordtrad is a Nordplus-funded network for music academies offering folk and world music programs. The n
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/nordtrad-2026-malmo-spotlights-minority-folk-music - 2026-06-19
Once again, we are now seeing an increase in the spread of infection, in particular in Europe; this week, the Public Health Agency of Sweden announced new recommendations to avoid crowding, among other things. We are still offering on-campus education but everyone is to avoid crowding and large gatherings. We are carefully monitoring the situation and trying to keep the organisation updated on any
This year, we have initiated spring dialogues (formerly operational dialogues) between faculty and University management, and the response thus far has been very positive! These dialogues are a first step in the further development of the University's work on quality development and quality assurance, which will continue next semester with autumn dialogues (previously quality assurance dialogues).
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ranking-and-quality-issues-what-link - 2026-06-20
How does migration and globalisation shape the lives of individuals in various countries and how does it affect the children of immigrants in terms of integration, identity, and cultural expressions? Do they themselves use the word integration? These questions occupy sociologist Dalia Abdelhady who is about to conclude a study of three populations in the US, in France and in Germany, based on thei
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/other-side-story-how-children-immigrants-experience-life - 2026-06-19
How does migration and globalisation shape the lives of individuals in various countries and how does it affect the children of immigrants in terms of integration, identity, and cultural expressions? Do they themselves use the word integration? These questions occupy sociologist Dalia Abdelhady who is about to conclude a study of three populations in the US, in France and in Germany, based on thei
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/other-sides-story-how-immigrants-children-experience-life - 2026-06-19
The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, IIIEE, is taking the lead on open, month-long online courses, known as MOOCs. The investment in MOOCs has been quite a success. In recent years, every sixth student has stated that the online courses influenced them to apply for one of the IIIEE’s traditional courses or programmes. That MOOCs attract students to study programmes i
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/moocs-more-popular-during-pandemic - 2026-06-19
3 opportunities to discuss proposals for BECCs open call for research funding 2018-2020.Theme meeting Carbon and ClimateLocation: LundTime: 12 September preliminary 10.15-16Contact: Edith Hammer edith [dot] hammer [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] seRegistration at the latest September 8thTheme webbTheme meeting Ecosystem ServicesLocation: HalmstadTime: 13 September preliminary 10-15Contact: Cecilia Aksels
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/becc-theme-meetings-august-september - 2026-06-19
We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2024 PhD Conference on Sustainable Development! The conference aims to showcase ongoing research and promote networking opportunities for PhD students at Lund University who are interested in sustainable development. It will serve as a platform for exchanging ideas, presenting research and strengthening existing collaborations, while
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/4th-phd-conference-sustainable-development-societal-transformation-and-university - 2026-06-20
Parkinson’s disease, a condition whose complications worsen as the years go by, can mean that getting older becomes particularly challenging. How can life be made easier for these individuals, so that they can continue to be active and participate in society? This is the aim of a multi-year study that examines the interplay between health and home among people ageing with Parkinson’s disease. Sinc
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/living-parkinsons-challenge-everyday-life - 2026-06-19
The procurement process is concluded. It has been decided that Vectura Fastigheter will host Lund University’s Nanolab Science Village, a lab for manufacturing nanomaterials and semiconductor components. The lab will be a neighbour of the major research facilities ESS and MAX IV, and together they will form a hub of scientific facilities that will create a competitive research environment with gre
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/vectura-landlord-future-nanolab-science-village - 2026-06-19
