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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) holds its next Biennial Conference at the Australian National University in Canberra on 5 – 7 July 2016. The South Asian Studies Association of Australia (SASAA) – the organisation behind the excellent South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies – actively participates

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/craig-jeffrey-keynote-speaker-asaa-conference-canberra - 2026-07-23

CMES Researcher Lina Eklund and the collaboration Decentralised Damage Mapping Group have been granted a prestigious award by the European Space Agency. The European Space Agency's Earth Observation Excellence Award is presented annually to early-career researchers, in recognition of outstanding contributions to scientific advancement and innovation using Earth observation data. This year, the awa

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/lina-eklund-wins-european-space-agencys-earth-observation-excellence-award - 2026-07-23

Jenny Palm from the IIIEE is invited to the Swedish government's annual round-table discussions on climate actions and policy. The meeting aims to bring together all societal actors to discuss pathways forward in climate policy and for a climate neutral future. Industry representatives, EU politicians and environmental policy spokespersons have been invited, but also academia, think tanks, trade u

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-invited-national-climate-summit - 2026-07-23

The University has revised the rules for partial pension. The new rules apply from 1 September 2024 and mean that you can apply for partial pension of up to 20 per cent from the age of 63 onwards. Under the University’s current rules, which apply until 31 August 2024, it is possible to apply for up to 20 per cent partial pension from the age of 61, but a greater scope may be approved if there are

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-rules-partial-pension - 2026-07-24

To further professionalise the leadership role, the faculty management, in collaboration with the University's central HR section, has developed a year-long leadership programme to be offered to senior lecturers or newly appointed professors. Lena Eliasson, Vice Dean with special responsibility for employeeship, work environment and infrastructure, explains. Why have you developed a new leadership

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/new-faculty-course-better-leaders-imply-stronger-research-environments - 2026-07-23

Every person ages, yet only some develop Parkinson’s Disease, and scientists still don’t know why. A new international effort involving a research team from Lund University aims to uncover what makes certain aging brains more vulnerable than others, focusing on the epigenetic changes that accompany growing older. Their work is supported by a new 81 million SEK grant from the Aligning Science Acros

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/81-million-sek-drives-new-international-effort-study-aging-and-epigenetic-changes-parkinsons-disease - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This summer, Lund University doctoral student Sofia Blomqvist will be investigating how pollinating insects such as bumblebees and solitary bees are faring in flower-rich roadside habitats. However, there is one problem: bumblebee nests are very difficult to find. Now she hopes to be able to train Ylle the dog to help

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/bumblebee-detection-dog-research-duty - 2026-07-23

A unique long-term study, in which samples were collected from the same population of blue tits over a 30-year period, shows that rising spring temperatures have doubled the incidence of avian malaria in southern Sweden. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have collected samples every year from hundreds of blue tits in a single population at a local breeding area outside Lund. This has prov

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/warmer-nordic-springs-double-incidence-avian-malaria - 2026-07-23

Laura Elo at University of Turku is awarded the Leif C. Groop Award for outstanding research on type 1 diabetes. The mathematician from Finland has developed methods which have helped increase the understanding of how type 1 diabetes develops at molecular level. She hopes her research will help prevent and delay the progression of the disease and individualise the treatment of type 1 diabetes. Jus

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/laura-elo-awarded-leif-c-groop-award-outstanding-research-type-1-diabetes - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nirjhar Mazumder from Utrikespolitiska Institutet in Stockholm joined us to give an overview of recent developments in Bangladesh in view of the ongoing pandemic. For this episode, Hanna Geschewski spoke to Nirjhar Mazumder of the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) about the spread of coronavirus in Bangl

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/podcast-episode-coronavirus-pandemic-bangladesh - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. ‘JSAP fellow’ is presented to individuals who have remarkably contributed to the progress of applied physics through the continuous activities in Japan Society of Applied Physics. Lars Samuelson, Professor of Solid State Physics and founder of NanoLund receives the Award of ”JSAP Fellow International” for ”Creation an

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/lars-samuelson-receives-award-japan-society-applied-physics - 2026-07-23

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/2022-phd-positions-human-geography - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Many BECC researchers has written a debate article that underlines that the demands from the youths are to be taken seriously and action is needed In a debate article at Dagens Nyheter more than 270 researchers, among them many involved in BECC, show respect and support for the demands the youths all over the world cl

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/becc-researchers-put-attention-school-strike - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Christer Jönsson has published the article "Relationships between Negotiators: A Neglected Topic in the Study of Negotiation" in the latest issue of the journal International Negotiation. The abstract of the article:“Negotiation can be seen as a dynamic social process. Perspectives emphasizin

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/christer-jonsson-social-relationships-between-negotiators - 2026-07-23

Based on the new government framework agreements adopted on 1 October, local negotiations are now under way regarding the signing of local negotiation procedures between the University as employer and the respective employee organisations with which the University has collective agreements (OFR/S, Seko and Saco-S). Salary-setting appraisal for non-union employees and Saco-S members For those who a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/salary-review-under-way - 2026-07-24

Climate change is damaging public health and is also leading to premature deaths. At the same time, the healthcare sector itself is responsible for significant emissions. Studies of intensive care and surgical care in Sweden show that over 60 per cent of the climate impact in intensive care is driven by the growing volume of single-use products, according to research by Linn Hemberg at Lund Univer

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/climate-change-threatens-public-health-and-healthcare-sector-contributes-emissions - 2026-07-23

Climate change is damaging public health and is also leading to premature deaths. At the same time, the healthcare sector itself is responsible for significant emissions. Studies of intensive care and surgical care in Sweden show that over 60 per cent of the climate impact in intensive care is driven by the growing volume of single-use products, according to research by Linn Hemberg at Lund Univer

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/climate-change-threatens-public-health-and-healthcare-sector-contributes-emissions - 2026-07-25

On 23 May, the Faculty of Science hosted an inspiring afternoon for students who have applied to one of the faculty’s Bachelor of Science programmes starting this autumn. The aim? To offer a first glimpse of life as a student in Lund – and to give participants the chance to meet some of their future classmates.— This is the second year we’re running this event, and it’s been very well received. Ma

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/appreciated-meet-inspiration-and-future-talks-our-prospective-students - 2026-07-23

In many parts of the world, grass and forest fires pose a threat to animals and humans. According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, while climate change is likely to cause more and larger fires, in the future, more and more people will become directly affected as a result of demographic changes. Wolfgang Knorr at Lund University, together with colleagues from Germany and China, has st

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/demographic-changes-increase-risk-natural-fires - 2026-07-23

A research team at Lund University in Sweden has succeeded in producing two molecules that are otherwise only formed by microorganisms from extremely contaminated wastewater in an abandoned mine in South Korea. The method, which took four years to develop, could pave the way for new types of drugs. The study is published in Journal of the American Chemical Society. Glionitrin A and B are two molec

https://www.science.lu.se/article/researchers-crack-synthetic-code-rare-molecules-sought-after-drug-development - 2026-07-23