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The first submission deadline is on 24 November 2025. Lund University supports the SRA Collegium’s initiative to announce a call for seed funding aimed at supporting emerging and innovative interdisciplinary research topics for the university’s Strategic Research Areas (SRAs). A total of 6 MSEK has been allocated for this call, which also aims to foster novel collaborations among the SRAs.We now i

https://www.compile.lu.se/article/call-proposals-targeting-strategic-research-areas-sras-seed-funding-emerging-research-topics - 2026-09-07

What is the workshop about?Wavefunction methods, including multiconfigurational theory, are well-established techniques for electronic structure calculations of both ground and excited states in chemistry and molecular spectroscopy. However, these methods have been seldom applied in the context of solid-state systems due to their computationally intensive nature and the requirement for additional

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/wavefunction-methods-solid-state-matter-wfs-2025-2503-2803-2025-hotel-arkon-park-gdansk-poland - 2026-09-07

The Royal Physiographic Society of Lund has decided to award Nabanita Mandal endowments for the Natural Sciences, Medicine and Technology – Chemistry for a project on  “Unraveling Molecular Pathways of Toxic Aggregation in Amyloid Lateral Sclerosis” (100 kSEK).The Royal Physiographic Society of Lund has decided to award Gianluca Utzeri endowments for the Natural Sciences, Medicine and Technology -

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/nabanita-mandal-and-gianluca-utzeri-has-been-awarded-research-grants-royal-physiographic-society - 2026-09-07

Chemical Physics Reviews from American Institute of Physics (AIP) Publishing, appointed Petter Persson, Associate Editor.Read more about the news on Chemical Physics Reviews Twitter/X @ChemPhysRev or AIP Publishing's website.

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/chemical-physics-reviews-american-institute-physics-aip-publishing-appointed-petter-persson - 2026-09-07

Ulf RydeGrant: 600 000 SEK/ year, during 2 years.TitleDevelopment of methods to treat metal sites in ligand-binding calculationsAbstractCalculating accurate estimates for the binding affinity of small molecules (e.g. drug candidates) to a macromolecular receptor is one of the most important challenges of computational chemistry. The most promising approach is free-energy perturbation (FEP), which

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/ulf-ryde-and-valera-veryazov-received-grants-essence - 2026-09-07

TitleOptimised capacitive mixing and anomalous underscreening in salt solutionsAmount1.21MSEK PurposeEstablishment of postdoc scholarship

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/jan-forsman-received-funds-olle-engkvists-stiftelse - 2026-09-07

The SciLifeLab research community is a dynamic, interdisciplinary network of scientists from various fields within molecular life sciences, united by the goal of addressing critical challenges in health, biodiversity, and sustainability. With a unique mandate to promote biology-, technology-, and data-driven excellence in life sciences, SciLifeLab fosters collaboration and innovation, driving brea

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/marie-skepo-has-been-appointed-scilifelab-group-leader - 2026-09-07

Physical Review B with DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.111.115103

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/physical-review-b - 2026-09-07

Biochemical Society announcement of 2026 awardOur 2026 Inspiration and Resilience Award goes to Shina Caroline Lynn Kamerlin! Alongside outstanding research at the borders between chemistry, physics & biology, @lynnkamerlin.bsky.social advocacy for science policy and gender issues establishes her as a role model for young scientists. More information about Lynn Kamerlin and the Biochemical Society

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/lynn-kamerlin-receives-biochemical-society-inspiration-and-resilience-award-2026-3 - 2026-09-07

Photochemical reactions in which cobalt(II) complexes catalyze the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in aqueous solution has been studied by time-resolved spectroscopy and computational modeling. More information can be found in the Research Article by P. Persson, J. Lloret-Fillol, B. Dietzek-Ivanšić, E. Nordlander and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202582801). Cover illustration created by Iria Bo

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/photocatalysis-research-cover-chemistry-european-journal - 2026-09-07

The Royal Physiological Society in Lund has decided to award Oskar a scholarship of 50,000 SEK.Fund: Torsten och Karin Alméns stiftelseProject title: An integrative study of antimicrobial peptides and the intrinsically disordered protein hydration layer  

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/oskar-svensson-has-been-awarded-scholarship-royal-physiographic-society-lund - 2026-09-07

News report,TV4 News, 28 September 2025Solar energy stored in the form of fuel is something scientists hope could partially replace fossil fuels in the future. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden may have solved a long-standing problem that has hindered the development of sustainable solar fuels. If solar energy can be used more efficiently using iron-based systems, this could pave the way fo

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/solar-fuel-conundrum-nears-solution-0 - 2026-09-07

   The Tiselius Prize for best PhD thesis in Physical Chemistry 2025We welcome nominations for the Tiselius Prize for the best doctoral thesis in physical chemistry 2025. Theses defended at a Swedish University during 2025 can be nominated for this year’s prize. The prize winner will be invited to present their thesis at the meeting The Svedberg Centennial Workshop: Physical Chemistry in Sweden 20

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/tiselius-prize-best-phd-thesis-physical-chemistry-open-nominations - 2026-09-07

The Royal Physiographic Society of Lund, endowments for the Natural Sciences, Medicine and Technology – Chemistry, has decided to award David Ribar a research grant of 83 kSEK for the project entitled  “Experimental investigation of ion clustering in concentrated aqueous electrolyte solutions”.The Royal Physiographic Society of Lund, endowments for the Natural Sciences, Medicine and Technology – C

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/royal-physiographic-society-lund-has-decided-award-david-ribar-and-xiaopian-tian - 2026-09-07

Congratulation Oskar Svensson to The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stiftelsen Stipendium Berzelianum scholarship for 200.000 SEK. The granted scholarship is connected to project Histatins: Peptides with important function for our innate immune system. 

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/oskar-svensson-has-received-scholarship-royal-swedish-academy-sciences - 2026-09-07

September 28th- October 2nd, 2026 Cluj-Napoca, Romania What is the school about? The school provides an overview of modern methods used to describe the ground and excited states, with a focus on multiconfigurational methods. The teaching is not limited to lectures about the methods; it also includes intensive hands-on sessions For whom it may be interesting? The school is designed for PhD students

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/quantum-chemistry-excited-states-qces-2026 - 2026-09-07

University of Iowa, July 13-15, 2026 What is the workshop about? This three-day (lunch-to-lunch) workshop provides an overview of modern methods for accurate theoretical descriptions of the electronic structure of solids. The focus will be on multiconfigurational methods and embedding cluster techniques applied to challenges in spectroscopy. In addition to lectures, participants will take part in

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/multiconfigurational-methods-electronic-structure-impurities-solids-mess-2026 - 2026-09-07

The Young Academy of Sweden, an interdisciplinary academy for a selection of the most prominent younger researchers in Sweden, has launched "A Beginner’s Guide to Swedish Academia", a guide for international researchers, to help navigate Swedish academia and remove time-consuming obstacles. The Young Academy of Sweden (YAS) is an independent platform that provides young researchers with a strong v

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/beginners-guide-swedish-academia - 2026-09-07

The WCMM centre has got yet another new doctor! Roberta Battistella, PhD student in the Lundgaard lab, successfully defended her thesis this month. Roberta Battistella, PhD student in the Lundgaard lab and part of MultiPark, defended her PhD thesis entitled “Methods to study glymphatic system in rodents´ brain during physiological and pathophysiological processes” on the 1st of December. Roberta w

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-wcmm-doctor-0 - 2026-09-07

Karin Tran Lundmark was awarded funding from the Heart-Lung Foundation for the project "Synchrotron-based imaging to decipher cardiovascular pathobiology". The funding includes 800.000 SEK per year for 3 years. The main purpose of this project is to find novel treatments for pulmonary hypertension. To achieve this, Karins group aims to:  Use synchrotron-based imaging combined with other methods to

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/karin-tran-lundmark-receives-heart-lung-foundation-grant-24-million-sek - 2026-09-07