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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In late October, Lund University arranged a follow-up seminar in Rwanda on children’s rights at school. Some 30 representatives from the school sector in six different countries in West and East Africa participated and presented change projects that they have been working on with professional supervision for almost a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-helps-strengthen-school-pupils-rights-africa-1 - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Workplace incivility should be treated with the utmost seriousness. This is the finding of three psychologists at Lund University in Sweden who surveyed nearly 6 000 people on the social climate in the workplace. Their studies show that being subjected to rudeness is a major reason for dissatisfaction at work and that

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/rudeness-work-contagious - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Four promising young top researchers from the Faculty of Science at Lund University get over 1 million Euro each in so-called "Starting Grants" from the European Research Council, ERC. These are the biologists Jessica Abbott and Helena Westerdahl, the physicist Caterina Doglioni and the mathematician Erik Wahlén. Read

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/promising-young-researchers-receive-european-research-council-grants - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “For us in the social sciences, it is very important to highlight that there is no simple link between climate change and migration”, says Dr. Angela Oels, a visiting professor at the Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS). “In fact, multiple factors influence the decision to migrate.” Angela Oels

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/climate-migration-focus-official-cop21-side-event - 2026-05-29

On this page, you’ll find key information about how contract education tailored to your organisation's needs works and how you, as an employer, can develop your staff’s skills through this form of training. Contract education refers to university-level courses offered to professionals for a fee, typically paid by employers or public authorities. Contract education is also known as commissioned edu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/study/professional-development-and-lifelong-learning/contract-education-tailored-your-organisations-needs - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Wednesday 9 December all those who are interested can visit the Historical Museum and meet the founder of Lund University, Bishop Peder Winstrup (1605-1679). Peder Winstrup’s mummy and several fascinating artefacts from the coffin will be exhibited at the museum 10:00-20:00. Admission is free.“This is a unique oppo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/open-house-unique-chance-see-mummy-peder-winstrup - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For 25 years Charlotte Erlanson-Albertsson at Lund University in Sweden has conducted research on appetite control, the energy balance of the body, and how we should eat to stay healthy and happy – both our bodies and our brains. Here’s her dietary advice captured in one compelling film. We eat too much, too often, an

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/video-shows-food-body-and-brain - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The KPMG International Case Competition is one of the largest case competitions in the world for economics students. The top eight teams from eight different business schools and universities in Sweden compete every year for the honour of representing Sweden in the international finals. This year it was a team from Lu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-students-are-best-casework-all-sweden - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Anne L'Huillier and Sara Snogerup Linse chair their respective Nobel Committees at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; Anne for Physics and Sara for Chemistry. Both have worked extensively at Lund University and are among the few women who are, or have been, committee chairs. Here they talk about how the work proce

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/they-choose-years-nobel-prize-winners - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have discovered that our drinking water is to a large extent purified by millions of “good bacteria” found in water pipes and purification plants. So far, the knowledge about them has been practically non-existent, but this new research is about to change that. Watch video A

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-our-water-pipes-crawl-millions-bacteria - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Offenders sentenced to forensic psychiatric care do not consider their mental illness to be the main reason for their crime. Instead, they point to abuse, poverty or anger toward a particular person. This is shown in a new doctoral thesis by Pontus Höglund, PhD student at Lund University in Sweden, and ethics coordina

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/psychiatric-patients-and-staff-have-different-views-effects-mental-illness - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Can "borrowed" genes contribute to ecological adaptation in plants? A recently published article in the scientific journal Proceeding of the Royal Society B suggests that this may be the case. Transgenes are genes that have moved from a donor to a recipient organism in the absence of sexual reproduction. Whereas the g

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/natural-transgenes-could-help-plants-adapt-local-conditions - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “I am so happy to be here”, says Alvina Erman, this evening’s perhaps newest alumnus. She completed her studies in Lund in Sweden last year and, together with her Canadian friend and former Lund student Jean-François Trinh Tan, she has come to attend Lund University’s very first alumni event in Washington DC. It is a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-holds-its-first-ever-alumni-event-washington-dc - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Lund University is launching a new Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) in the Greening the Economy series in January. How can we shape urban development towards sustainable and prosperous futures?A new open online course will explore sustainab

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/open-online-course-focusing-sustainable-cities-starts-18-january - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Arrival Day will be held at Lund University on Monday 11 January. About 650 international students will participate, most of whom are exchange students here to study for at least one semester. The reception on Arrival Day will take place between 09:00 and 19:00. The students will be greeted by their international ment

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-welcomes-students-around-world-arrival-day - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers have created a digital audio platform that can modify the emotional tone of people’s voices while they are talking, to make them sound happier, sadder or more fearful. New results show that while listening to their altered voices, participants’ emotional state change in accordance with the new emotion. “Ve

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/way-you-sound-affects-your-mood - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sepsis is a very complicated and precarious condition. Research groups in Lund and Zurich have now developed a way to use mass spectrometry to measure hundreds of proteins in a single blood sample. With the help of protein patterns it is then possible to determine the severity of the condition and which organs have be

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/protein-patterns-new-tool-studying-sepsis - 2026-05-29

As a student at Lund University you can print, copy and scan documents using the PaperCut printing system. The service is connected to your student account and printers are available in many university buildings and libraries. Log in to PaperCutGo to the PaperCut portal and log in with your student account. Once you have logged in, you can manage your print jobs, check your balance and add credit

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/current-students/student-services-and-support/it-resources-and-assistance/printing-and-copying - 2026-05-29

Other scholarships available to current students There are several places where you can apply for scholarships. If you have questions or want to apply to any of the ones listed below, please contact each scholarship provider directly. Academic Society (AF) scholarshipsScholarships from the Academic Society are advertised at the beginning of the semester. More information and forms to apply are ava

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/current-students/financial-matters/scholarships-current-students/find-more-scholarships - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Swedish soprano Nina Stemme has been appointed Honorary Doctor by the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts at Lund University. Nina Stemme is one of the foremost singers of today. Her international career has involved high-profile appearances at the most prestigious international opera stages, such as in London, Pa

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/soprano-nina-stemme-appointed-honorary-doctor-lund-university - 2026-05-29