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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 fie

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/lecture-power-learning-and-politics-friendship-intercultural-fieldwork - 2026-05-19

What are the latest contributions to sustainability research, and who is working on the Global Goals? It is now possible to search for researchers, organisations, research output and projects that relate to the UN’s global goals. At the beginning of October, sustainability labels were launched to the public in Lund University’s Research Portal. The tagging can be used as one of many filters when l

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/53-910-taggings-sustainable-goals-universitys-research-output - 2026-05-20

The risk of exposure to covid-19 virus particles increases the closer you are to a patient, the higher virus levels of the patient, and if ventilation is inadequate. Measurements of viruses in the hospital air by researchers at Lund University provide new knowledge on how best to adapt care to reduce the risk of infection. The international guidelines that currently exist in healthcare need revisi

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/new-knowledge-virus-particles-air-can-reduce-spread-infection-hospitals - 2026-05-19

Every year, the best PBL tutor is appointed. The medical students nominate and the Swedish Medical Association, Student in Lund appoints. The 2023 award went to Senior Lecturer Catarina Rippe. Congratulations! How does it feel, Catarina Rippe, Department of Experimental Medical Science?"It feels great and I'm very happy about the award. What does the award mean to you personally? "It means a lot t

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/about-catarina-rippe-pbl-tutor-2023-best-one-ive-ever-had - 2026-05-19

Clara has been conducting her research at the Department of Economic History and defends her dissertation "Studies on the Effects of Mine Closures in Canada", on 27 May. We managed to get hold of her and ask her a few questions. You are about to defend your thesis, what is it about? I studied the impacts of boom-bust cycle of the mining industry on local communities. More specifically, I look at t

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-clara-dallaire-fortier - 2026-05-19

Why is listening important and how can we as employees and organisations become better at it? These and other questions are answered in a new book aimed at those who want to become a more customer-oriented organisation and to develop good relations both internally and externally. Despite the positive impact of listening and the fact that organisations have more communication channels than ever, to

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/new-book-why-it-so-important-listen - 2026-05-19

Livet i staden är hårt – om du är fågelunge påverkas du tydligt av en viss typ av luftförorening, samt av vilka träd som finns i närheten av boet, visar ny forskning från Lund. Bakom studien ligger ett nytt mer detaljerat sätt att undersöka vilka faktorer i urban miljö som ger en effekt på fåglar och djur. Städer är generellt en tuff miljö för fåglar och andra djur att leva i, men varför det är så

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/fagelungar-i-staden-paverkas-tydligt-av-luftfororeningar-och-vilka-trad-de-omges-av - 2026-05-19

Den vanligaste cancerformen hos barn är en viss typ av lymfatisk leukemi. Idag överlever de flesta barn som drabbas, men behandlingen är tung. I ett försök att hitta en mer skonsam behandling har forskare vid Lunds universitet utvecklat en immunterapi som i avancerade experimentella modeller effektivt dödar cancerceller i en undergrupp av leukemi. För bara 80 år sedan dog i stort sett alla barn me

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/ny-teknik-oppnar-upp-nya-terapier-vid-leukemi-hos-barn - 2026-05-20

Livet i staden är hårt – om du är fågelunge påverkas du tydligt av en viss typ av luftförorening, samt av vilka träd som finns i närheten av boet, visar ny forskning från Lund. Bakom studien ligger ett nytt mer detaljerat sätt att undersöka vilka faktorer i urban miljö som ger en effekt på fåglar och djur. Städer är generellt en tuff miljö för fåglar och andra djur att leva i, men varför det är så

https://www.lu.se/artikel/fagelungar-i-staden-paverkas-tydligt-av-luftfororeningar-och-vilka-trad-de-omges-av - 2026-05-20

We now welcome the visiting professors recruited to the Faculty of Science through last year's international call for applications. Their collective expertise and international experience will strengthen the academic environment and create conditions for continued development in research, education and collaboration. To provide an overall picture of their backgrounds and assignments, all participa

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/our-new-visiting-professors-and-their-expertise - 2026-05-19

Graduation was approaching and alumnus Erik Månsson didn't know what he wanted to do. A few months later he received the diploma in his hand, as well as his first job - CEO for a start-up within Food Tech. We had a talk with Erik about his job - as well as the start-up world, student life and sources of inspiration. Editor's note: this interview is from 2024.Erik, tell us about what you do today!I

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/erik-mansson-alumnus-bsc-business-and-economics-2019 - 2026-05-19

Tobias Dan Nielsen, PhD Candidate at the Department of Political Science and BECC researcher, is in Lima, Peru, for the UNFCCC COP20. Read about his experiences and thoughts on the Global Landscape Forum. Right now in Lima experts, civil society, practitioners and decision-maker gather to discuss solution to climate change at the UNFCCCs COP20. On December 6-7th. Lima also hosed the 2nd Global Lan

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/global-landscape-forum-future-forest-management - 2026-05-19

Every four years, the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies is evaluated to monitor how the institute meets its overall objectives and follows its basic principles. This year, an external panel has evaluated the activities during the years 2018–2021 (yes, including the pandemic years), the model on which the Pufendorf Institute rests and what makes the institute unique. The panel consisted of M

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/pufendorf-institutes-sustainable-principles - 2026-05-19

High school students from all over the Skåne region will be visiting Lund University to spend a whole day discussing the current state of stem cell research, discovering what it is like to work in a research setting, and exploring the exciting future possibilities that stem cells have to offer. Building on the success of the previous five years, Lund Stem Cell Center is hosting UniStem Day March 6

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/continued-interest-stem-cells-among-high-school-students - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Better communication between different waste actors is paramount”. LUCSUS researchers present policy brief on how to address challenges linked to urban solid waste management in Kisumu, Kenya. The collection and handling of municipal solid waste pose a significant challenge in urban Kisumu. The demand for more sustai

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/four-ways-address-challenges-urban-solid-waste-new-policy-brief-developed-city-kisumu-kenya - 2026-05-19

A new year is approaching and when the Faculty enters 2025, it will be with nine departments instead of the current eleven. The Faculty of Social Sciences will gradually develop towards fewer units over the next six years, according to a policy decision from 2023. After initial preparatory work, it is now time for the first changes to take place at the end of the year:The Department of Communicati

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/eleven-departments-nine-turn-year - 2026-05-19

Med Medicinska fakulteten som en av grundarna har nätverket European Network for Climate and Health Education nyligen grundats. Andreas Vilhelmsson är en av Lunds universitets kontaktpersoner i nätverket, vars mål är att utbilda nästa generations läkare om klimatförändringarnas hälsoeffekter och om en hållbar sjukvård. Medicinska fakulteten vid Lunds universitet är numera medlem och en av grundarn

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/nytt-natverk-vill-mota-klimatforandringarnas-hot-mot-folkhalsan - 2026-05-20

The Vice-Chancellor has decided to appoint Professor Titti Mattsson as the new holder of the Pufendorf Endowed Chair. The Vice-Chancellor appoints a professor at Lund University to the four-year professorship in the subjects of economics, political philosophy and jurisprudence in the spirit of Pufendorf. Titti Mattsson is the second woman to hold the professorship. In 2000, the University received

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/titti-mattsson-named-pufendorf-endowed-chair - 2026-05-20

An international research team led from Lund University, has identified epigenetic biomarkers that can predict which people with type 2 diabetes are at risk of cardiovascular disease. The study is now published in Cell Reports Medicine. People with type 2 diabetes are up to four times more likely to have heart attacks, strokes, anginas and other coronary heart diseases than healthy people. Therefo

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/biomarkers-reveal-risk-cardiovascular-disease-type-2-diabetes - 2026-05-19

An international research team led from Lund University, has identified epigenetic biomarkers that can predict which people with type 2 diabetes are at risk of cardiovascular disease. The study is now published in Cell Reports Medicine. People with type 2 diabetes are up to four times more likely to have heart attacks, strokes, anginas and other coronary heart diseases than healthy people. Therefo

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/biomarkers-reveal-risk-cardiovascular-disease-type-2-diabetes - 2026-05-19