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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What makes for a successful transition to a low-carbon energy system? Local involvement, perceived fairness and information sharing, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden. The researchers studied two cases, one in Samsø (Denmark) and one in Feldheim (Germany) of successful implementation of low-carb

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/how-local-communities-can-transition-sustainable-energy-systems - 2026-06-15

Focusing on the concept of the rule of law, the article looks at how China employs established legal terms like the rule of law to make itself more understandable to the international community. However, this willingness to adopt familiar terminology does not necessarily translate to strict adherence to their original definitions. Martin Lavička, visiting research fellow at the Centre for East and

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-publication-martin-lavicka-has-published-new-article-hague-journal-rule-law - 2026-06-15

https://www.aclu.lu.se/en/article/book-andrade-forhallanden-now-available-purchase - 2026-06-15

On Friday 24 May, PhD Student Mathilde Martin defended her thesis “Mattering at the periphery – Geographies of peri-urban life and its discontents.” Curious about Mathilde’s thesis? Here’s what it’s all about: Amid rising social discontent in the peripheries of Western European democracies, this thesis offers an exploration of “places that don't matter” through the lens of the French Yellow Vests.

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/mathilde-martin-defended-her-thesis-about-french-yellow-vests - 2026-06-15

CMES Researcher Pinar Dinc has written an article published in the Conversation on the future of the self-governing region in Syria’s north-east, after the fall of the Assad regime. AbstractAfter more than a decade of brutal civil war, it took Islamist militants just 11 days to sweep through Syria and topple the regime of Bashar al-Assad. The offensive, which has been driven by the Turkish-backed

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/syrias-self-governing-democratic-north-east-comes-under-attack-country-flux - 2026-06-15

The presence of wheelchair users may affect the evacuation decision of others. Researchers at CASE have investigated how exit choice is influenced by the presence of wheelchair users, and the design of the exits. Virtual Reality was used to design an experiment.  – Results show that exit choice was positively influenced by other people choosing the exit. Especially when the other person was a whee

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/exit-choice-and-wheelchair-users - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Catarina Kinnvall has written the article "Borders and Fear: Insecurity, Gender and the Far Right in Europe", recently published in the Journal of Contemporary European Studies. Abstract:In this article I analyze how far right movements and parties in Europe are challenging European notions o

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/kinnvall-european-far-right - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. IIIEE researchers Yuliya Voytenko and Kes McCormick have joined a group of international researchers to act as guest editors for a Special Issue on smart and sustainable cities in the Local Environment journal. The special issues brings together a diverse collection of papers that explore the relationship between urba

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researchers-guest-editors-special-issue-smart-and-sustainable-cities - 2026-06-15

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Ellen Palms år som utbytesstudent i Chile började lite oväntat med en studentstrejk som la utbildningen på is i två månader. Men hon ägnade tiden år att bekanta sig med landet och putsa på sin spanska, och tycker i efterhand att den oväntade starten blev riktigt lyckad. Ellen Palm är utbytesstudent i Chile. Ellen Pa

https://www.lu.se/artikel/utbytesaret-i-chile-inleddes-med-tva-manaders-studentstrejk - 2026-06-15

Plattform för strategiarbete 2023–2024 Rektor har under januari beslutat om ett par olika strategidokument som rör bl.a öppen vetenskap. I Plattform för strategiarbete 2023-2024 betonas vikten av en fungerande infrastruktur för bl.a. tillgängliggörande av forskningsdata. Vidare ska universitetet: Arbeta proaktivt för att säkerställa att öppen vetenskap stödjer forskares möjligheter till nydanande

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-februari-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-2 - 2026-06-15

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I år fokuserar ”Certec informerar” på universell utformning som sedan ett par år står högst upp på den funktionshinderpolitiska agendan. − Universell utformning handlar om alla människor, inte enbart människor med funktionsnedsättningar. Universell utformning bygger på att göra rätt från början för att undvika kosts

https://www.lu.se/artikel/med-fokus-pa-design-alla-certec-informerar-25-oktober - 2026-06-15

Karin Smirnoff, andraårsstudent på Författarskolan vid Lunds universitet har fått vara med om det många författare drömmer om och få får uppleva. Hennes debutroman Jag for ner till bror är nominerad till årets Augustpris i den skönlitterära kategorin. Det betyder att en expertjury vaskat fram den och fem andra verk ur årets utgivning och att den nu läses av 21 elektorer, lika många bibliotekarier

https://www.lu.se/artikel/student-nominerad-till-arets-augustpris - 2026-06-15

How do some planets end up extremely close to their host stars, despite appearing to have formed much farther away? A new international study, led by the University of Southern Queensland in collaboration with MIT, seeks to answer this question. From Lund University, Judith Korth contributed key dynamical analysis. The study focuses on TOI‑1130b, a mini‑Neptune orbiting a star about 190 light‑year

https://www.science.lu.se/article/when-planets-migrate-lund-researcher-contributes-key-analysis - 2026-06-15

How do some planets end up extremely close to their host stars, despite appearing to have formed much farther away? A new international study, led by the University of Southern Queensland in collaboration with MIT, seeks to answer this question. From Lund University, Judith Korth contributed key dynamical analysis.The study focuses on TOI‑1130b, a mini‑Neptune orbiting a star about 190 light‑years

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/when-planets-migrate - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dr. Brigitte Mühlenbruch honoured with Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for pioneering work in the promotion of women in science. EPWS President Dr. Brigitte Mühlenbruch has been honoured with the Order of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany in acknowledgement of her pioneering work in

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/epws-president-receives-order-merit - 2026-06-15

How do some planets end up extremely close to their host stars, despite appearing to have formed much farther away? A new international JWST study, led by the University of Southern Queensland in collaboration with MIT, seeks to answer this question. From Lund University, Judith Korth contributed key dynamical analysis. The study focuses on TOI‑1130b, a mini‑Neptune orbiting a star about 190 light

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/when-planets-migrate-lund-researcher-contributes-key-analysis-jwst-study - 2026-06-15

https://www.architecture.lth.se/article/book-launch-nature-based-solutions-cities-global-south-18-november-2025-1500-1700 - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dr. Mona Kanwal Sheikh from the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) held an Asia Dynamics lecture at University of Copenhagen on Friday 11 November 2016, 10.00-12.00. She spoke about ”Talking with the Pakistani Taliban”. Venue: Faculty of Humanities, Room 10-4-05, Karen Blixens Vej 4, Copenhagen.The ques

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/copenhagen-seminar-talking-pakistani-taliban - 2026-06-15

Karin Aggestam and Tim Dunne have co-authored the chapter “The failure of diplomacy and protection in Syria”, in Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases (3d edition), eds S. Smith, A. Hadfield, and T. Dunne, Oxford: Oxford University Press AbstractThis chapter argues that the international community’s response to the Syrian civil war was a failure of resolute diplomacy. It first recounts how a pop

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/failure-diplomacy-and-protection-syria - 2026-06-15

We congratulat Sandra Mujinga for winning the Preis der Nationalgalerie 2021 Jury’s statement: Sandra Mujinga works across a variety of media, with her presentation at Hamburger Bahnhof placing a focus on her sculptural practice. On the one hand, the works display a great sensibility for craft and materiality. Yet, with them, Mujinga is also able to reconcile contradictory experiences: ostensibly

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/alumna-sandra-mujinga - 2026-06-15