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The City of Lund and Lund University have approved a joint strategy to foster the local innovation environment and business community. This means that efforts to attract companies and talent and to bolster Lund’s international position are now being stepped up.“It sends out a strong signal that we speak with one voice. Sweden ranks high in terms of patents from academia. Lund University is third i

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-statement-intent-city-lund - 2026-10-13

The University is now launching a new round of excellence initiatives to bolster the recruitment of top international researchers through the Wallenberg Academy Fellows (WAF) programme. With this initiative, the University aims to foster its international research presence and provide early-career researchers with the best opportunities to advance their careers.Learn more on LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-round-excellence-initiatives-early-career-researchers-and-wallenberg-academy-fellows-2027 - 2026-10-13

Lund University makes annual purchases totalling SEK 1.5 billion. Together, these purchases make up a large part of the University’s carbon footprint. How can we meet the high demands of research on materials and products, and at the same time become a resource-efficient organisation with a carbon footprint that is as small as possible?Learn more on LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/importance-sustainable-purchasing-and-procurement - 2026-10-13

An event packed week with inspiration, tips, and discussions about teaching. Thank you to all who participated or helped organize the activities. The week kicked off with Professor Katarina Mårtensson, who gave an introduction to how we could develop teaching skills through open classroom observations.“My biggest takeaway was the potential we have to strengthen our teaching together by fostering c

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/pedagogical-week-lusem - 2026-10-13

On 2 April, it was time for the the annual FEK Table Tennis Tournament again, and this year also marked its 10th anniversary! The competition first started in 2013 but has had three breaks over the years, which is why the 10-year celebration is taking place this year. (See the fact box for more details on past years and winners.)A total of 22 players battled fiercely until the very end, and this y

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/who-made-it-podium-years-fek-table-tennis-tournament - 2026-10-13

Although emissions from air travel at Lund University have slightly decreased compared to last year*, longer journeys remain a major source of emissions. Now, a group of five researchers from different departments is tackling the challenge of shifting travel norms and reducing air travel with fresh perspectives.Funded by the University's Sustainability Fund ("Hållbarhetsfonden"), the project, ‘Big

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/researchers-aim-change-travel-norms-and-reduce-air-travel-lund-university - 2026-10-13

A unique archive in Lund, Sweden, holds 500 in-depth interviews with survivors of the Ravensbrück concentration camp. The interviews were conducted immediately after the survivors arrived in Sweden in spring 1945.The archive has now been nominated to the UN agency UNESCO to become part of the Memory of the World Register, as a piece of written cultural heritage of great value to humanity.Learn mor

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/ravensbruck-archive-lund-university-has-been-nominated-unesco-memory-world - 2026-10-13

The aim of the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies is to stimulate interdisciplinary research within Lund University. The Institute supports researchers working together across disciplinary borders.  One of the instruments available for interdisciplinary research is the Advanced Study Group (ASG). Take the opportunity to apply for an ASG at Pufendorf IAS! The ASG provides a flexible format fo

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/start-advanced-study-group-pufendorf-institute-advanced-studies - 2026-10-13

Ten years’ work has paid off – UNESCO has added the unique archive of 500 in-depth interviews with Holocaust survivors to the Memory of the World Register. This means the Ravensbrück Archive is recognised as an example of cultural heritage of great value to humanity.  Learn more on LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/ravensbruck-archive-lund-receives-memory-world-status-0 - 2026-10-13

Skissernas Night is back – bigger and bolder than ever! Expect more daring art, experimental music, international performances, engaging talks, and creative workshops. Immerse yourself in a vibrant atmosphere with DJs, delicious food, and refreshing drinks. This year, the line between indoors and outdoors blurs with a new music stage, a food truck, and a large workshop area in the Sculpture park.S

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/skissernas-night - 2026-10-13

An international consortium led by the Sociology of Law Department has received the equivalent of 61.5 million SEK to establish a PhD programme exploring social and legal structures in authoritarian countries in Central Asia.The programme will involve 17 doctoral researchers doing their PhDs at the consortium's 14 member universities in Europe and Canada.Learn more on LU Staff Pages

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/eu55-million-grant-establish-international-phd-programme-coordinated-lund-university - 2026-10-13

Getting external funds for your research project is often what makes or breaks it at an early stage, but finding one that suits is a challenge, as is finding one that accepts applications at the right time. Welcome to the jungle! On LUSEM’s “Research grants” page you will find a lengthy list of funders and it is well worth the time spent searching through them. Some offer one or two grants yearly,

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/funds-grants - 2026-10-13

Linn recently nailed her thesis to the wall here at LUSEM, as is tradition. She has been doing her research at the Department of Economic History and her work is called " Garment Workers and the Labour Issue in Development". She is now preparing the defense of the dissertation, which will take place on 25 April at 10:15, in EC3:207. Congratulations on your dissertation, please tell us, what is it

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-linn-ternsjo - 2026-10-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dr Dan Metcalfe is co-author to a Nature paper now out, based upon his work with the Global Ecosystem Monitoring Network. From observations across a network of forest plots in the Amazon basin, the study finds that tree keep growing but cut back on respiratory metabolism during severe drought.This remarkable result su

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/drought-impact-forest-carbon-dynamics-and-fluxes-amazonia - 2026-10-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. VINNOVA, Energimyndigheten and Formas have selected Smart Built Environment as one out of five new Swedish strategic innovation projects. The government and industry will initially invest up to 200 million SEK in the program over three years.The investments will cover research, development and innovation in the fields

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/smart-built-environment-new-strategic-innovation-area-sweden - 2026-10-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the latest issue of LUM, Jonas Ardö, Senior Lecturer at our department, discusses how to make resources suffice in the Sahel region. Read the article here.

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/family-planning-new-weapon-against-threatened-sahel - 2026-10-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Emma Li Johansson, PhD student, collaborates with Scientific American graphic science team for visualizing large scale land acquistions for their May 2015 issue. Read article in Scientific AmericanEmma Li Johansson staff page

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/emma-li-johansson-contributed-graphic-scientific-american - 2026-10-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. QS Top University ranking for 2015 places Lund University as the world's twentieth by subject (Geography & Area Studies). The QS World University Rankings places Lund University as number 20 world wide in Geography & Area Studies. This is an improvement from last year's position of 21. Lund University as a whole also

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/ranked-20-among-geography-departments-world-wide - 2026-10-13

New biomarkers are making it easier to detect Alzheimer’s disease and improve diagnosis, which is increasingly important as new treatments become available. MultiPark researchers are also developing an AI model that could detect several dementia-related conditions from a single blood test. At the same time, MultiPark researchers are exploring how dementia might be prevented, including why brain in

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/world-alzheimers-month-how-multipark-research-contributes-understanding-diagnosing-and-treating - 2026-10-13

Four years after body-checking was introduced, have injury rates in Swedish women’s ice hockey changed? Yes, markedly. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now been able to show that, in the short term, the number of insurance claims almost doubled. In 2022, body-checking became permissible in the SDHL, the top-flight Swedish women’s ice hockey league. Sweden was thus the first country in

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/more-injuries-following-policy-change-body-checking-womens-ice-hockey-players-are-positive-about - 2026-10-13