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Lund, Sweden - 4 November 2025The Sociology of Law Department at Lund University hosted a seminar organised under the MOCCA ("Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia") and the POLCA ("The Political Economy of Legal and Governance Reform in Central Asia") projects, together with participants of the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility programme, an exchange programme financed by the Europ

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/seminar-social-identity-and-local-governance-uzbekistan-lund-university - 2025-12-19

Lund, Sweden - 4 November 2025The Sociology of Law Department at Lund University hosted a seminar organised under the MOCCA ("Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia") and the POLCA ("The Political Economy of Legal and Governance Reform in Central Asia") projects, together with participants of the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility programme, an exchange programme financed by the Europ

https://www.mars.lu.se/article/seminar-social-identity-and-local-governance-uzbekistan-lund-university - 2025-12-19

CMES PhD researcher Behshid Khodaei and researcher Hossein Hashemi have co-authored an article published in the journal Science of the Total Environment. The article "Can river flow prevent land subsidence in urban areas?" was co-authored by Alireza Sharifi (University of Oulu), Behshid Khodaei (CMES), Amirhossein Ahrari (University of Oulu), Hossein Hashemi (CMES) and Ali Torabi Haghighi (Univers

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/groundwater-depletion-and-land-subsidence-iran - 2025-12-19

The Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) announces the availability of grants for Lund University employees for preparing research applications on European matters. The grant may be used for various types of research applications, including applications for Horizon Europe. The research topic must deal with Europe, European conditions, and/or questions of clear European relevance. I

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/grants-preparing-research-applications-5 - 2025-12-19

Dr. Viswanath Venkatesh attracted a large crowd to his seminar "Let's Get Ready to Contextualize", where he spoke about the importance of contextualization in research. Dr. Venkatesh shared some of his latest research on contextualization, including discussions on: Problems tied to lack of context in research;What researchers face in new contexts; How to think about the concept of scientific contr

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/viswanath-venkatesh-holds-seminar-informatics - 2025-12-20

On Tuesday 21 November Otso Harju, PhD student in Gender studies at the University of Helsinki, held a lecture on "Power, learning and the politics of friendship in intercultural fieldwork" at Asian Studies. In 2016 Otso Harju conducted a fieldwork for his Master thesis with the help of SASA travel grant. Feminist fieldwork – power, learning and the politics of friendship in intercultural fieldwor

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/lecture-power-learning-and-politics-friendship-intercultural-fieldwork - 2025-12-19

When Lund University Commissioned Education (LUCE) is phased out in March 2025, the Faculty of Medicine will take over responsibility for its commissioned education. To ensure a smooth transition and establish a long-term structure, a new steering group has been appointed. LUCE has previously managed the administration of commissioned education across the University, but a central reorganization n

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/new-steering-group-faculty-structure-commissioned-education - 2025-12-19

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/freja-morris-thesis-highlights-documentation-burden-swedish-schools - 2025-12-19

As the summer holidays approach, we would like to remind all of our scientists about the imminent start of our special interest groups (SIGs). Meetings and activities will start after the summer. So take a look at the SIG in the blue box and contact the convening person to ensure that you are not missing any occasion. We look forward to showcasing the goals and the activities of our SIGs both on t

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/summer-greetings - 2025-12-19

“We aim to contribute to the broader dialogue between academia and industry, ensuring that our work remains relevant and impactful in addressing contemporary issues.” This is how Joakim Gullstrand, Professor of Economics and the new Dean of Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) describes his ideas for the near future. Professor Joakim Gullstrand’s research focuses on internati

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusems-new-dean-joakim-gullstrand-leadership-and-collaboration - 2025-12-20

Electrotherapy using injectable nanoparticles delivered directly into the tumour could pave the way for new treatment options for glioblastoma, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. “By drop casting the nanoparticles into the tumour cavity after an operation, we could electrify the edges while the immune system is also activated”, says Roger Olsson, professor of Chemical Biology

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/electrotherapy-offers-hope-glioblastoma-treatment - 2025-12-20

In this series, we continue our reporting on the timeline of surgical treatment of late stage osteoarthritis. Today we meet Sven, who has had problems with pain and limited mobility in one of his knees for several years. After visiting his primary care health center, Sven received physical therapy and has been doing exercises at home, carefully following instructions. He has also received several

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/reportage-come-sven-his-surgery - 2025-12-19

Malmö Innovation Platform: Sustainable renovating takes social skills Sustainable renovation of the Swedish Million Homes Programme is a challenge in all aspects – economic, social and ecological. In this platform, IIIEE researchers contribute to the development of joint innovation capacity in the southeast of Malmö.  During the 1960s and the 1970s, more than a million apartment homes were built i

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-kes-mccormick-0 - 2025-12-19

Centre for European studies has awarded Katarina Bungerfeldt an honorary mention for her Master’s thesis “Money Talks: The potential of an EU financial conditionality mechanism linked to the rule of law”. The thesis is about rule of law conditionality in the EU. Is it possible to persuade political actors (such as the governments of certain EU member states) to respect fundamental principles of ru

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/katarina-bungerfeldt-receives-honourable-mention-her-thesis - 2025-12-19

The European Research Council today announced the winners of its latest Consolidator Grant competition: 301 top scientists and scholars across Europe. Funding for these researchers, part of the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, is worth in total EUR 600 million. Filipe Pereira at Lund University in Sweden is one of the 89 selected researchers, and will be awarded an ERC Consolidator

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/prestigious-erc-grant-innovative-immunotherapy-research - 2025-12-19

Ana Maria Vargas has been awarded the FALF-prize for best doctoral thesis in Sweden 2016 in the field of work and working environment. Her thesis is called "Outside the Law - An Ethnographic Study of Street Vendors In Bogota". The jury consisting of the board of FALF, forum for working life research, motivates the choice of thesis as follows:Ana Maria Vargas' thesis provides a very good ethnograph

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/award-winning-account-street-vendors-and-rickshaws-bogota - 2025-12-19

Maysam Behravesh has successfully defended his thesis entitled 'Political Psychology of Revisionist Behavior in World Politics: State Subjectivity, Ontological (In)Security, and Iranian Foreign Policy'. Congratulations Doctor Maysam! AbstractDriven by a core curiosity about the political psychology of change and change-seeking as opposed to continuity and status quo-keeping in world politics, this

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/maysam-behravesh-has-successfully-defended-his-thesis - 2025-12-20

ALL MY RELATIONS 2 is a 3-days transdisciplinary workshop that explores the ecological potential of performance, performativity and eco-pedagogy. Extended deadline to apply, 9 august. For the second time we now arrange this three-day workshop in Gylleboverket, a center for ecological art located in the Skåne countryside.  The purpose of this  event is to study the possibilities and limitations of

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/all-my-relations-2 - 2025-12-19

The Swedish Research Council has announced this year’s grant decisions in medicine and health, awarding more than SEK 1.2 billion nationally for 2025. Several researchers from the Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University are among the recipients, securing new funding to advance stem-cell and regenerative medicine research with strong translational and clinical potential. The awards include seven g

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-swedish-research-council-grants-strengthen-stem-cell-and-regenerative-medicine-research-lund - 2025-12-19

Industrial policy is seeing a revival, but it does hardly address Circular Economy. New research from IIIEE, published in Sustainable Production and Consumption, shows how the necessary circular transition in industry can be supported by new types of industrial policies. This exploratory contribution aims to gain an understanding on how an industrial policy for Circular Economy (CE) transition in

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-research-shows-how-circular-economy-can-be-supported-new-industrial-policies - 2025-12-19