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A recurring item on the agenda during my first months as Head of the Department of Physics has been and remains the issue of decision-making. At head of department meetings, leadership training, department and divisional management meetings, it is always there.- Don't be afraid to make decisions, they can change, is a recurring advice.And yes, it is true. New decisions can be made and sometimes th
SASI07: Circular Economy – Managing Materials Sustainably The SASI07 Circular Economy – Managing Materials Sustainably an online course focusing on Circular Economy (CE); what CE is and how its emergence can be facilitated as the result of choices and strategies by suppliers, designers, businesses, policymakers, and all of us as consumers. How can we create a circular economy through sustainable m
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/education/special-area-studies-sas/sasi07 - 2026-05-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “I am a political activist and want to broaden and deepen the subject of film studies”, says Chris Holmlund, who is spending the spring as a visiting professor at Lund University. She is a prominent figure in the world’s largest organisation for film researchers and in that capacity will represent Lund University at c
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/visiting-professor-film-studies-prominent-among-film-researchers - 2026-05-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Exporting the Swedish welfare model is not a good idea. At least not as a recipe for achieving a more sustainable society, says Professor Max Koch, manager of a research team that links the climate crisis with welfare. Sweden’s relatively low carbon emissions, despite a high gross domestic product, are partly due to t
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/measuring-success-terms-economic-growth-devastating-our-climate - 2026-05-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The key to increased well-being in Africa lies in improving small scale farming – at least if you want to see improvements within a foreseeable future, according to Göran Djurfeldt. Together with Ola Hall, he has now launched a project using drones to understand why harvests vary so much from one field to the next, de
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/drone-images-could-solve-african-farming-mystery - 2026-05-27
Have you made adjustments to your garden to make it more welcoming for pollinators? If so, you have probably made a valuable contribution, according to a new study from Lund University. The researchers evaluated the national ‘Operation: Save the Bees’ campaign, and their results indicate that what private individuals do in their gardens really can make a positive difference. The fact that pollinat
https://www.science.lu.se/article/what-you-do-your-garden-help-pollinators-works - 2026-05-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Einar Smith is being awarded the Swedish Savings Bank Foundation scholarship for his thesis. A prospective study which demonstrates that the metabolite ergothioneine, independent of other risk factors, can be linked to a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and premature death. The study is published in BMJ Heart. E
An international group of clinicians and scientists, including MIT and Lund University , have analysed how individual genetic changes affect the heart muscle. The researchers have created a new computer tool to integrate genomic and clinical data to enhance medical and surgical decisions to support future therapies for patients with inherited heart disease. The new research was published in NPJ Ge
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/computer-method-help-predict-outcomes-and-tailor-treatments-heart-patients - 2026-05-27
Congratulations, Katarina Steding-Ehrenborg, Docent at Lund University! You’re one of six sports researchers who will take part in a two-year development program in which the Swedish Olympic Committee is now investing. What will the investment mean for you? – The support from the SOC means that we can carry out long-term studies on how strenuous exercise affects the heart and thus help make sports
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lund-researcher-joins-olympic-offensive - 2026-05-27
To meet the climate crisis, we urgently need more integrative policy approaches that link inner and outer dimensions of climate change, states a newly released report co-authored by LUCSUS Professor Christine Wamsler. – Climate change is a physical reality, demanding urgent political, structural and practical solutions. But its inner dimension, overlooked entirely by mainstream approaches, is a cr
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-report-about-meeting-climate-crisis-inside-out - 2026-05-27
Framing science through multiple lenses, from molecules to medicine and careers to collaboration, WCMM Research Day 2026 brought together WCMM Lund’s research community for a day of insight, exchange and forward-looking perspectives. LUND, March 26, 2026 — With the theme “A look through the lens,” the WCMM Research Day 2026 invited participants to explore science from multiple perspectives — from
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-research-day-2026-look-through-lens-science-collaboration-and-careers - 2026-05-27
Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender "Don't be afraid to jump on various opportunities that come your way!" Alumni portrait of alumna Emma, from the Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender. Interview was conducted in January 2024.You graduated from the Social Studies of Gender program in 2019. What have you been doing since then?Right after graduation in summer 2019, I got a tempora
https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/emma-ehrenberg - 2026-05-27
With a background in economics and law and extensive experience in financial and administrative management, Gisela Caesar today is the Administrative Manager for the CGB office. Going forward she has taken on the job to bring together different work cultures in the new organisation, as the new Administrative Manager for MGeo. How would you briefly describe your background and yourself as a person?
https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/meet-gisela-caesar-new-administrative-manager-mgeo - 2026-05-27
Polymer nanowires remain conductive after lithography-free manufacturing enabling an excellent path for intracellular bioelectronic manipulation of stem cells and algae. A new study spearheaded by NanoLundians Damien Hughes and Martin Hjort presents a simple, yet efficient way to bring conductive polymers into a nanowire shape suitable to interface with living cells – and even allowing them to get
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/making-conductive-polymer-nanowires-probe-cells - 2026-05-27
What do you get when you mix a flutist, non-profit adviser and high competence within brand management? You get the driven Italian Carlotta Zorzi-Chapman. We asked her about her journey from the small city of Lund to the big global brands. Editor's note: this interview is from 2024.Carlotta, tell us about what you do today!I work for Shopify, within the Partnerships team. Shopify helps entrepreneu
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/carlotta-zorzi-chapman-alumna-msc-international-marketing-and-brand-management-2014 - 2026-05-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Carla Azevedo is set to defend her PhD thesis titled “Oligodendroglial (dys)function in alpha-synucleinopathies” on Thursday 30th of April. Here, Carla answers a few questions about her PhD journey at Lund Stem Cell Center, researching in the iPSC Laboratory for CNS disease modeling. How did you end up doing a PhD at
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/thesis-defence-interview-carla-azevedo - 2026-05-27
Lund is just the starting point. As a student at LUSEM, you have plenty of opportunities to go abroad during your studies. Take the chance to gain international experience by spending a summer, or a whole semester, at one of LUSEM's partner universities. Exchange studiesStudy & Work ExchangeTuition-based mobility programmesInternational Master ClassDouble degreeSummer exchangeFreemoverKey dates an
https://www.lusem.lu.se/study/international-opportunities/studies-abroad-international-opportunities-lusem-students - 2026-05-28
Accessible materialsDo you have a reading impairment, such as dyslexia, visual impairment, or adhd? The Library of Science can help you borrow course literature in an accessible format. You can also borrow printed course books for extended loan periods (28 days).Talking books are produced by the Swedish Agency for Accessible Media, MTM, and registered in their catalogue, Legimus. Book an appointme
https://www.science-library.lu.se/student/reading-and-writing-support - 2026-05-27
9-10 & 12-13 February, 2026 To secure your place, please complete the online form below by January 19, 2026.The European Centre for SI-PASS (Lund University), partnering with UK consultants, is pleased to offer a comprehensive online Supervisor Training course. This training is the only recognized training for the SI-PASS programme.Those who complete the supervisor training will receive the offici
https://www.si-pass.lu.se/form/si-pass-supervisor-training-online-february-2026 - 2026-05-27
13-14 & 16-17 October, 2025 To secure your place, please complete the online form below by September 29, 2025.The European Centre for SI-PASS (Lund University), partnering with UK consultants, is pleased to offer a comprehensive online Supervisor Training course. This training is the only recognized training for the SI-PASS programme.Those who complete the supervisor training will receive the offi
https://www.si-pass.lu.se/form/si-pass-supervisor-training-online-october-2025 - 2026-05-27
