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The Strategic Research Area initiative for research funding was launched by the Swedish Government in the research and innovation bill of 2008. 43 Swedish strategic research areas (SRA’s) was funded by the Swedish government from 2010-2014. MERGE is one of the SRA’s that now have been evaluated. Today the evaluation, together with recommendations for the future, was published and we are happy to a

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/positive-evaluation-merge - 2026-07-05

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/road-construction-around-lund-continues-tips-alternative-commuting-options - 2026-07-06

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. "Small-scale solar electricity in buildings - power for change in energy systems and everyday life" Prof. Jenny Palm at the IIIEE has reported the results from the project “Small-scale solar electricity in buildings – power for change in energy systems and everyday life” The research was done in collaboration with Upp

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/results-finalized-research-project-solar-electricity-buildings - 2026-07-05

Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art – will present a solo exhibition by Fredrik Strid in the spring and summer of 2024. The starting point for the exhibition Making Nature is the process-based sculpture project Alla fåglar i Sverige (All Birds of Sweden). Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art – will present a solo exhibition by Fredrik Strid in the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lunch-showing-exhibition-making-nature-fredrik-strid - 2026-07-06

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A lot of research on human behaviour is based entirely on words: researchers read, ask questions, send out questionnaires and write reports. But this means they miss a lot of elements concerning sound, sights and people’s interaction with their physical surroundings. Devrim Umut Aslan wants to study consumers’ attitud

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/consumers-attitudes-captured-film - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Children rarely get seriously ill in COVID-19. However, they can suffer from troublesome secondary diseases, the most serious being MIS-C, a hyper-inflammatory condition that often requires intensive care. In Skåne, around 30 children have been affected by MIS-C. Skåne University Hospital is leading the work to care f

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-research-skane-university-hospital-shed-light-mis-c - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Photo: INGEMAR EDFALK/SVERIGES RIKSDAG The Sweden Democrats’ pivotal position in the Riksdag has not led to chaos and inefficiency, as many predicted after the last election. On the contrary, the parties have adapted and decisions are made through new coalitions and cross-party cooperation. However, there are other ca

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/expected-parliamentary-chaos-never-materialised-storm-clouds-are-looming - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Three researchers joined the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine at Lund University (WCMM LU) during the spring. In total, there are now 24 research team leaders recruited to the WCMM at Lund University – 14 clinical researchers and 10 basic researchers. Together, they drive forward research within regenerative m

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/three-new-researchers-wcmm - 2026-07-05

Olof the bird – a stuffed bird of prey with a stern expression – currently stands in the heart of The Science Student Union (LUNA), keeping watch over students’ discussions and union activities. But few are eager to get too close. A sign next to him warns that his plumage contains arsenic.  The warning has become a talking point – is Olof really so toxic that he should be placed behind protective

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/stuffed-bird-olof-full-arsenic-new-measuring-device-gives-us-answers - 2026-07-05

SWEAH alumna Anna Nivestam, at the partner university Kristianstad University, is currently publishing a new scientific article on how well Nordic research focuses on the concept of health promotion and on the participation of older adults. Life expectancy is increasing in all the Nordic countries, and health-promoting research is crucial to meet both opportunities and challenges as society has an

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/much-health-promoting-research-sweden-older-adults-are-rarely-involved - 2026-07-05

The current recession is affecting everyone, and the University and central administration are no exceptions. We, like many other organisations, are affected by cutbacks and a tough economic climate. The entire university sector is being asked to make savings of 0.5%. This is coming as inflation is high and many things have become more expensive: rents, equipment, licences, etc. Like other LU orga

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tougher-times-everyone-including-universities - 2026-07-06

During May 16th 2024 Malmö Theatre Academy hosted a day-event that explored practices and histories of alternative pedagogies in relation to art, education and ecology. Tracing ideas of urban transformation, spaces of social participation and critical publics, the event seeks to explore how unlearning environments and daily practices of support, play and organising might offer fundamental experime

https://www.thm.lu.se/artikel/pedagogies-symbiosis - 2026-07-05

For the first time, researchers have shown that bird populations in Europe and the Unites States respond similarly to climate change. BECC researcher Åke Lindström is one of the authors of the study. This is the first time ever that a comparative study of this magnitude has been executed. The study is based on data that have been collected over 30 years in the US and Europe. Åke Lindström, profess

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/major-study-how-climate-change-affects-birds - 2026-07-05

On 30 June, some of our buildings will change address. This is to make it easier for the emergency services to find us. The small road that goes past the Ecology Building and continues behind the Biology Building has been named Kontaktvägen. This means that the main entrance to the Ecology Building is at Kontaktvägen 10. The main entrance to the Biology Building will remain on Sölvegatan but will

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/we-are-changing-address - 2026-07-05

Are we too constrained by the demands of funders and politicians? Are we silenced by self-censorship and ideological conformity? What does academic freedom really mean, and how can Lund University strengthen it? Welcome to a conversation on academic freedom! Together with colleagues, you will have the opportunity to deepen your understanding of what academic freedom means for you, share experience

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/lets-talk-about-academic-freedom - 2026-07-05

On 28-29 April the 2016 MERGE Spring Meeting will take place in Norrköping, focusing on CMIP6 and EC-Earth. Sign up before 12 Apri! On 28-29 April the 2016 MERGE Spring Meeting will take place in Norrköping, focusing on CMIP6 and EC-Earth. MERGE researchers have been actively contributing to EC-Earth developments ahead of CMIP6 experiments with EC-Earth. The coming months and years will see even m

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/sign-merge-spring-meeting-2016 - 2026-07-05

Five English language courses for University staff will be offered in spring 2025. The courses are freestanding and range from general English to more specific language skills. The courses focus on oral and written language proficiency or English for presentations. The following courses will be offered in spring 2025:General Proficiency Course for University Staff 1 (registration deadline: 6 Febru

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/english-language-courses-university-staff - 2026-07-06

From 1 January 2026, a new collective bargaining agreement on working hours for researchers and associate researchers at the University will take effect. As part of the agreement, these groups will transition to annual working hours. The annual working hours entail a total of between 1,700 and 1,756 hours over the course of a calendar year, depending on the number of annual leave days. The workloa

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-collective-bargaining-agreement-working-hours-researchers - 2026-07-06

It was during a conference that Pouya Movahed Rad first heard about the small foundation Norrsken Mind. Together with colleagues, he wrote an application. The result: SEK 6.7 million in three years. Congratulations, what are you going to do with the money?"We have received just over SEK 6.7 million to conduct a pilot study that examines the potential of psilocybin in the treatment of anorexia nerv

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/finding-small-and-unknown-funders-networking-led-multi-million-grant - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How accessible are Swedish homes to the elderly? Pensioners, teachers and students all over Sweden will be helping researchers at the Centre for Ageing and Supportive Environments (CASE) at Lund University to find out in the ForskarFredag (Researchers’ Friday) 2020 mass experiment – the Housing Experiment. Professor S

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/out-tape-measure-first-time-sweden-mass-experiment-involving-elderly - 2026-07-05