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Twelve researchers at Lund University have been appointed Wallenberg Scholars, a programme funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation that supports excellent basic research, primarily in medicine, technology and the natural sciences. The total funding amounts to SEK 239 million. The grants, which are for a five-year period, are worth up to SEK 18 million each for researchers in theoretical

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-universitys-wallenberg-scholars-are-announced - 2026-04-27

Apocalyptic beliefs are as old as humankind itself. So, why are we drawn to stories about the finite nature of everything? A group of researchers is trying to get to grips with the issue. “In fact, we have always been as close to or as far from an apocalypse, if by that we mean a global catastrophe that wipes out or radically alters life. The idea that human life is fragile and can come to an abru

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/end-world-nigh - 2026-04-27

What is worth sustaining? Steinunn Knúts-Önnudóttir's research is all about a theatre audience facing themselves with that profound question. "In my work I offer a frame or a situation for my guests to meet their own stories and their values through an encounter with a host in their own surroundings". For 20 years, the Icelander Steinunn Knúts-Önnudóttir has tried to create a meaningful dialogue w

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/no-man-island - 2026-04-27

Many of us have digital maps at our fingertips in our smartphones, but these maps are not adapted to guide us when walking or finding our way in new environments, for example, as tourists in an unfamiliar big city. Creating such maps requires in-depth knowledge about map design which can be further improved by using new technology that can process large amounts of data. “We are collaborating with

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/digital-maps-tomorrow-improve-how-we-find-our-way - 2026-04-27

Newborn babies are already being screened for mutations and genetic tests help families with hereditary breast cancer. Genomic-driven precision medicine (GDPM) is an emerging approach for disease treatment. Around 30 Swedish researchers suggest a direction forward in a review article in Journal of Internal Medicine (JIM). "At the moment newborns are screened for a small number of mutations. In the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/precision-medicine-emerging-approach-complex-diseases - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sweden is trending right now, with cultural concepts such as “lagom” (just enough) and “fika” (coffee break) selling everything from books to fashion. The nation is often seen as a social democratic model country, where people are egalitarian, wealthy and happy. As Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of the Swedish multinatio

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-ikeas-founder-exported-certain-image-sweden-frugality-fika - 2026-04-27

New research from Lund University found several inaccuracies in historical CPIs in popular online databases. The findings can have major consequences for future research. Faults in the data might already have influenced decisions made by politicians regarding economic policy, according to Jonas Ljungberg, Professor emeritus of Economic History. Jonas Ljungberg needed access to different European c

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/errors-detected-several-historical-consumer-price-indices - 2026-04-27

The 15th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors (ICNS-15) is just around the corner. Taking place in Malmö, July 6–11, the conference will showcase groundbreaking advancements in materials, physics, optical and electronic devices based on group-III nitride semiconductors. As the call for abstracts deadline for the upcoming conference ICNS-15 approaches, we asked one of the chairs, Vany

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/gearing-nitride-semiconductors-conference-icns-15 - 2026-04-27

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I samband med geologins dag i Sverige (12:e september) kommer Jorunn Falkenhaug, som vunnit SGU's pris för bästa examensarbete 2015 att prata om vattnets kretslopp (9.00), och Charlotte Sparrenbom (lektor vid Geologiska Institutionen) att prata om vattenkvalitet (13.00). Detta äger rum på Lilla Klåveröd, Söderåsen o

https://www.geologi.lu.se/artikel/foredrag-om-vatten-pa-geologins-dag-den-129 - 2026-04-27

https://www.sam.lu.se/internt/artikel/dags-att-nominera-kandidater-till-fakultetens-valberedning - 2026-04-27

https://www.ekonomiwebben.lu.se/artikel/preliminar-tidplan-infor-helarsbokslutet-2015 - 2026-04-27

Den 10 och 19 juli medverkar två av våra tidigare studenter i radioprogrammet Sommar i P1. Både Zećira Mušović och Olof Lundh är alumner från Ekonomihögskolan vid Lunds universitet. Sommar i P1 sänds varje sommar i Sveriges Radio. Varje programledare skapar sitt eget 1,5 timme långa program – med egenvald musik och vad de vill prata om. I år medverkar två alumner från Ekonomihögskolan i programmet

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/alumner-fran-ekonomihogskolan-sommarpratar-i-sommar-i-p1 - 2026-04-27

https://www.genus.lu.se/artikel/valkommen-till-vara-nya-lokaler - 2026-04-27

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/national-webinar-accessibility-education - 2026-04-27

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I samband med Lunds universitets 350-årsjubileum delar de stiftelser som förvaltas av universitetet ut 20 miljoner kronor mer än vanligt till forskare och studenter. – Allt sedan universitetet bildades har donatorer bidragit till att utveckla verksamheten. Att uppmärksamma jubileet genom en extra stor utdelning från

https://www.lu.se/artikel/stiftelserna-firar-350-arsjubileet-med-20-miljoner-kronor-extra - 2026-04-28

InfraVis, a national research infrastructure for data visualization wishes to inform about their workshops that will help you make the best application possible. To better reach out with their research, researchers at all higher education institutions in Sweden are offered the opportunity to engage InfraVis for data visualization. This applies to all subject areas, from the humanities and social s

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/infravis-call-2025-opens-october - 2026-04-27

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/managing-coastal-aquifer-salinity-risks-strategies-balance-recharge-and-crop-adaptation - 2026-04-27

During autumn 2020, a higher education institution review of Lund University was launched, focusing on the extent to which the University’s systematic quality assurance work functions satisfactorily in relation to the criteria set by the Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ). Now a decision and statement from the assessment group have been announced. UKÄ reviewed Lund University’s internal qual

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/results-announced-swedish-higher-education-authoritys-review-higher-education-institutions - 2026-04-27

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I samband med Lunds universitets 350-årsjubileum delar de stiftelser som förvaltas av universitetet ut 20 miljoner kronor mer än vanligt till forskare och studenter. – Allt sedan universitetet bildades har donatorer bidragit till att utveckla verksamheten. Att uppmärksamma jubileet genom en extra stor utdelning från

https://www.lu.se/artikel/stiftelserna-firar-350-arsjubileet-med-20-miljoner-kronor-extra-0 - 2026-04-27

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/tnu-members-present-research-fens-copenhagen - 2026-04-27