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Associate Senior Lecturer Olena Bokareva has been granted SEK 7.8 million for the research project Sustainable Carbon Capture, Transportation and Storage: Liability and Governance in Light of International and EU Law. Associate Senior Lecturer Olena Bokareva, Lund University, and Associate Senior Lecturer Gabriela Argüello, University of Gothenburg, together with two postdoctoral researchers, will

https://www.law.lu.se/article/olena-bokareva-awarded-multi-million-grant-marianne-and-marcus-wallenberg-foundation - 2026-09-27

During the PhD Graduation Ceremony held in December 2023 at the University of Luxembourg, Nicole Citeroni received the Best Thesis Award 2023. During the ceremony, she briefly presented the topic of her PhD research titled “Systemic Economic Offences as a New Paradigm of International Crimes - Towards an Evolution or Revolution of International Criminal Law?”. The Thesis was also awarded a merit-b

https://www.law.lu.se/article/nicole-citeroni-wins-excellent-thesis-award-university-luxembourg-0 - 2026-09-27

In December, Alexander Hardenberger  successfully defended his dissertation with the title " Åberopsbörda i dispositiva tvistemål - En civilprocessuell studie i anslutning till 17 kap. 3 § andra meningen RB".Juris doctor Alexander Hardenberger has been awarded a grant for a position as a postdoctoral researcher from Institutet för Rättsvetenskaplig forskning for two years on the project "Haltande

https://www.law.lu.se/article/alexander-hardenberger-has-been-awarded-grant-postdoctoral-position-institutet-rattsvetenskaplig - 2026-09-27

Lennart Blecher and his family have donated SEK 15 million to the faculty to develop research on human rights in Sweden and the other Nordic countries. The funds will be used, among other things, to employ Visiting Professors. On 2023-12-21, the Vice-Chancellor has decided to employ three Visiting Professors. Their research focuses on different aspects of human rights. The Visiting Professors will

https://www.law.lu.se/article/three-new-visiting-professors-appointed-research-initiative-human-rights - 2026-09-27

During the current term of office 2024-2026, the Faculty of Law has a partly new management. The new Dean of the Faculty of Law is Professor Henrik Wenander and the new Pro Dean for Research is Professor Jessica Almqvist. Associate Professor Patrik Lindskoug continutes his second term as vice Dean for Education. Senior Lecturer Ellika Sevelin is the new Head of Department and Associate Professor L

https://www.law.lu.se/article/faculty-and-department-management-2024-2026 - 2026-09-27

Linne Wegerstad is awarded grants for the project Understanding sentencing - proportionality, conformity and sources of law in judicial decision-making. Linnea Wegerstad is awarded SEK 1,9 million for the project. This project aims to increase knowledge about sentencing in the Swedish legal system by investigating how judges decide what sentence to impose in a particular case: what factors are tak

https://www.law.lu.se/article/ragnar-soderberg-foundation-awards-grants - 2026-09-27

Professor David Lagnado has been appointed Honorary Doctor of the Faculty. The Faculty of Law has awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa for 2024 to Professor David Lagnado, University College London (UCL). Lagnado is a world-leading scholar in the field of legal evidence, and his interdisciplinary research approach combines law with decision theory and cognitive science. Lagnado investigates

https://www.law.lu.se/article/honorary-doctor-faculty-law - 2026-09-27

Marja-Liisa Öberg is coordinating (together with Rhiannon Pugh, CIRCLE and LTH) a new Advanced Study Group (ASG) at Pufendorf IAS entitled "(UN-)NATURAL BORDERS: Multi-disciplinary perspectives on the boundaries of European integration". ‘European integration’ is a social construct that exerts great impact on the natural environment while being both determined and limited by natural conditions, su

https://www.law.lu.se/article/marja-liisa-oberg-coordinating-new-pufendorf-advanced-study-group-asg - 2026-09-27

Tova Bennet has been awarded research funding of SEK 851 000 from Riksbankens jubileumsfond for the implementation of the project 'Acquitted after forensic psychiatric evaluation' (2024-2026).   The project is part of Tova's research approach on issues of responsibility and sanction for offenders with mental disorder or disabilities in the Swedish criminal justice system.Read more about Tova Benne

https://www.law.lu.se/article/tova-bennet-awarded-funding-riksbankens-jubileumsfond - 2026-09-27

The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities has decided to award its most prestigious prize, the Gad Rausing Prize for Outstanding Humanities Research, to our honorary doctor Professor Heikki Pihlajamäki (Helsinki). All prizes and medals are awarded at the Academy’s Annual Meeting on 20 March, to mark its foundation in 1753. Gad Rausings prize  | Kungl. Vitterhetsakademien

https://www.law.lu.se/article/heikki-pihlajamaki-awarded-gad-rausing-prize - 2026-09-27

A carnivorous fruit fly living in bubbling African streams may sound like a fever dream. However, with the help of DNA analysis of a pinned insect from a museum in Zurich, researchers have managed to draw an evolutionary map of a mysterious species that has not been seen since 1981. Researchers at Lund University have successfully mapped the genome of one of the world’s most unusual fruit flies -

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-strange-fruit-fly-became-bloodthirsty-underwater-hunter - 2026-09-28

A team of international researchers led by senior lecturer Åsa Mackenzie at Lund University has received a $9 million USD grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, in partnership with The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), to advance understanding of Parkinson’s disease treatment, with a particular focus on depression, anxiety, and other psychiatr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/9m-usd-safer-treatment-psychiatric-and-cognitive-symptoms-parkinsons-disease - 2026-09-28

Extreme weather poses a big threat to birds. Yet there is a lack of both knowledge and methods for measuring its negative effects. In a new study, researchers from Lund University in Sweden have identified knowledge gaps and propose practical tools for analysing the risks to birds. Extreme weather has become increasingly common worldwide, often in the form of combinations of heat and drought. Thes

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/birds-can-suffer-serious-harm-heatwaves - 2026-09-28

A new hub for the humanities, innovation and society is taking shape in Lund. On 8 May, Lund University and partners from the business sector and civil society launched Lund Humanities Village, which is set to become a new platform for knowledge and innovation where the humanities and theology are linked more closely to today’s societal challenges. Having a Humanities Village as part of an innovat

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-launches-unique-humanities-hub - 2026-09-28

Patients born with heart defects experience their first acute heart attack at a significantly earlier age than others. This is shown by a new national study from Lund University in Sweden. However, despite this earlier onset of illness, there is no difference in survival rates or the risk of further heart attacks between those with congenital heart defects and others. The study includes 214 patien

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/patients-congenital-heart-defects-are-more-likely-suffer-heart-attack-earlier-age-0 - 2026-09-28

As more and more countries move away from democracy and only seven per cent of the world’s population lives in liberal democracies, Europe’s self-image is being put to the test. At the university’s debate forum, ‘Debatt i Lund’, journalists and researchers came together to discuss whether the EU’s values and soft power still matter - or whether the world has already moved on. The liberal democracy

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/debate-does-anyone-care-about-europe-anymore - 2026-09-28

Four Master’s programmes at Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) kicked off their studies with an interactive business simulation on the theme of sustainability. During a full day at AF-borgen, participants tackled real-world challenges alongside companies from the business sector. Around 230 new Master’s students take their seats at the many tables in the big hall at AF-borg

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/unique-business-simulation-new-masters-students - 2026-09-28

As part of the work with Global Dynamic Engagement (GDE), Lund University is announcing calls for funding to stimulate collaboration and activities that strengthen our international impact in research, education, innovation and cooperation. This is a call for applications with deadline 20 October 2026. Get Started Funding 2027 with select partner universitiesFunding to develop collaborations with

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/international-impact-actions-autumn-2026-current-calls-0 - 2026-09-28

Fyra masterprogram på Ekonomihögskolan startade utbildningen med en interaktiv företagssimulering på temat hållbarhet. Under en heldag i AF-borgen tränade deltagarna på verklighetsbaserade utmaningar tillsammans med företag från näringslivet. Sorlet stiger när runt 230 nya masterstudenter tar plats bland de många bord som fyller Stora Salen i AF-Borgen. Det är utbildningens andra dag och på schema

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/unik-foretagssimulering-nya-masterstudenter - 2026-09-28

Hur fattar framtidens ledare beslut när hållbarhet, ekonomi och samhällsansvar ställs på sin spets? PRESSMEDDELANDE FRÅN EKONOMIHÖGSKOLANDen 27 augusti startar omkring 250 internationella masterstudenter vid Ekonomihögskolan i Lund sina utbildningar med en heldagssimulering på temat ”Exploring sustainability”, där de arbetar med realistiska affärsutmaningar kopplade till hållbarhet och värdeskapan

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/ekonomistudenter-i-unik-foretagssimulering - 2026-09-28