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On October 16-17th, 2024 Uzbekistan hosted the IV Tashkent Anticorruption Forum to promote innovation, strengthen compliance, and foster global cooperation. The Forum was organized by the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic Uzbekistan in collaboration with European Union, the consortium led by GIZ, UNDP and UNODC ROCA. The Forum brought together 250 representatives from anticorruption agencies,

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/iv-tashkent-anticorruption-forum-panel-discussion-nuruipa-mukanova-secretary-general-anticorruption - 2026-07-25

On Friday, January 24, Isabelle Karlsson defended her thesis titled "Making foreign policy matter: A discursive analysis of the strategic communication of Sweden's feminist foreign policy", which shows the complexity of strategic communication in an international context. Positive public opinion is important for states to realise foreign policy objectives and ambitions. Therefore, they strive to c

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/isabelle-karlsson-successfully-defends-her-doctoral-thesis - 2026-07-25

The 24th of October we conducted a traditional nailing ceremony as the departments doctoral student Marthe Nehl nailed her doctors thesis ”Infrastructuring independent cultural production: Empirical and conceptual explorations”. Nehl is defending her thesis during a defence the 19th of November. "This thesis, which is in the interdisciplinary realm of service studies, addresses current debates in

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/marthe-nehl-nailed-her-dissertation - 2026-07-25

The 21st of March we conducted a traditional nailing ceremony as the departments doctoral student Réka Tölg nailed her doctors thesis ”The (im)possibilities of circular consumption: Producing and performing circular clothing consumption in retail and household settings”. Réka is defending her thesis during a dissertation the 11th of April. In her dissertation "The (im)possibilities of circular con

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/reka-tolg-nailed-her-dissertation - 2026-07-25

The EU has awarded Rustamjon Urinboyev €4.73 million to lead a new doctoral network on law, religion, and governance in post-imperial Muslim-majority societies. Eleven European universities will recruit 15 PhD students for the programme. Four of these will be based at the Sociology of Law Department. The grant will fund the new doctoral network MINARET. The researchers will study how constitutiona

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/major-eu-grant-lund-led-phd-programme-islamic-legal-cultures - 2026-07-25

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/closing-international-student-career-programme-semester-event-internships - 2026-07-25

A point-of-care test developed by researchers at Lund University is poised to transform fertility treatment protocols globally. The innovation, backed by a clinical study published in Frontiers in Endocrinology, enables rapid identification of optimal hormone treatments for IVF patients, significantly improving success rates while minimising side effects. Led by Professor Yvonne Lundberg Giwercman

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/breakthrough-testing-method-ivf-treatment-shows-38-increase-babies-born - 2026-07-25

The Nordic-Baltic Sound Residency Network gathers institutions, programmes and shares opportunities for international sound artists on behalf of 8 network partners. Representing a growing number of partners in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Lithuania, The Nordic-Baltic Sound Residency Network is an initiative across the Nordics and Baltics. The partners within the network all offer residency program

https://www.iac.lu.se/article/new-nordic-baltic-sound-residency-network-connecting-opportunities-sound-artists-across-borders - 2026-07-25

On 11–12 December, the Board of the Faculty of Science and the Board of Lund University of Technology (LTH) made a decision regarding the faculties' joint establishment in Science Village and outlined the next steps in the process.The decisions, based on proposals from the Operations Steering Group (VSG) and the Science Village Stage 2 project group, include the following:Previous options for a Sc

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/board-decision-next-steps-universitys-establishment-science-village - 2026-07-25

The Faculty Office, ”Kansli S”, is currently preparing for a reorganisation at the turn of the year. The aim is to create a clearer, more efficient and better-coordinated organisation that meets the needs of the organisation and demands of the future more effectively. The Faculty Office has had an increasingly complex and growing workload for a long time. To meet this challenge and improve the wor

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-organisation-faculty-office-more-efficient-and-clearer-operational-support - 2026-07-25

Lund University is hiring 45 new assistant professors and visiting professors this spring. The initiative, which involves just over SEK 30 million in university-wide funding, represents a significant boost to operations – not least at the Faculty of Social Sciences, which is welcoming nine of the new recruits. The number of applications for Lund University’s international recruitment drive was hig

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/unprecedented-interest-international-recruitment - 2026-07-25

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/international-workshop-green-extractivism - 2026-07-25

RuoXuan Xu has been awarded first prize in the Swedish Demographic Association’s 2026 thesis competition for a study on declining fertility intentions among Generation Z women in China. The Swedish Demographic Association has named RuoXuan Xu the winner of its 2026 thesis competition for the thesis “Why Are Fertility Intentions Declining Among Generation Z Women? Insights from the Chinese Context”

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/lund-sociology-student-wins-award-thesis-family-and-fertility - 2026-07-25

Obesitas diagnosticeras ofta genom mätning av BMI, men metoden har flera begränsningar. Forskare vid Lunds universitet och AstraZeneca visar att mätning av både kroppsfettprocent och midjemått bättre fångar risk för sjukdom jämfört med mätning av enbart BMI. På senare år har forskning visat att det finns flera begränsningar med mätning av enbart BMI när det gäller att bedöma mängden och fördelning

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/ny-studie-matning-av-enbart-bmi-fangar-inte-alla-halsorisker-med-obesitas - 2026-07-23

Obesitas diagnosticeras ofta genom mätning av BMI, men metoden har flera begränsningar. Forskare vid Lunds universitet och AstraZeneca visar att mätning av både kroppsfettprocent och midjemått bättre fångar risk för sjukdom jämfört med mätning av enbart BMI. På senare år har forskning visat att det finns flera begränsningar med mätning av enbart BMI när det gäller att bedöma mängden och fördelning

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/ny-studie-matning-av-enbart-bmi-fangar-inte-alla-halsorisker-med-obesitas - 2026-07-24

Obesitas diagnosticeras ofta genom mätning av BMI, men metoden har flera begränsningar. Forskare vid Lunds universitet och AstraZeneca visar att mätning av både kroppsfettprocent och midjemått bättre fångar risk för sjukdom jämfört med mätning av enbart BMI. På senare år har forskning visat att det finns flera begränsningar med mätning av enbart BMI när det gäller att bedöma mängden och fördelning

https://www.lu.se/artikel/ny-studie-matning-av-enbart-bmi-fangar-inte-alla-halsorisker-med-obesitas - 2026-07-24

Det är dags att summera året, detta 2021, då ingenting varit sig riktigt likt, om ett år nu någonsin kan vara likt ett annat. För mig personligen har det varit omvälvande att ta över som rektor för Lunds universitet tillsammans med en ny ledning: prorektor Lena Eskilsson och de fem vice männen och kvinnorna Per Mickwitz, Kristina Eneroth, Ann-Kristin Wallengren, Jimmie Kristensson och Viktor Öwall

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/dags-att-ringa-det-ar-som-gatt-och-ringa-det-ar-som-kommer - 2026-07-23

Efter examen från masterprogrammet Managing People, Knowledge and Change (MPKC) började John arbeta på Givaudan – världsledande inom smaker och dofter. Resan dit började redan under studietiden genom en praktikplats via Lunds universitet. I dag arbetar han i en internationell roll där analys, kreativitet och innovation möts, och där kunskaperna från MPKC hjälper honom att navigera förändring och s

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/praktiken-blev-starten-pa-johns-karriar-inom-smak-och-innovation - 2026-07-24

I-PROTECT är ett nytt skadepreventionsprogram för ungdomshandboll i Sverige som utvecklats av forskare vid Lunds universitet i nära samarbete med spelare och tränare. Programmet genomförs inom den ordinarie träningen och kombinerar fysiska och mentala övningar. En studie visar nu att I-PROTECT är minst lika lätt att följa som handbollens etablerade uppvärmningsprogram. Skador inom handbollen är va

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/ungdomshandboll-nytt-skadeforebyggande-program-som-fungerar-i-praktiken - 2026-07-24

https://www.lu.se/artikel/israel-usa-och-iran-attackerna-som-kan-vara-krigsbrott - 2026-07-24