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As nuclear power once again takes centre stage in the energy debate, the demand for new knowledge is growing. At Lund University, a new six‑year research project is now being launched to examine what future reactor technologies will mean for the environment, safety and society. Backed by SEK 27 million in new funding from the Swedish Research Council, the initiative will enable researchers to esta

https://www.science.lu.se/article/lund-university-builds-interdisciplinary-capacity-future-nuclear-power - 2026-06-27

As nuclear power once again takes centre stage in the energy debate, the demand for new knowledge is growing. At Lund University, a new six‑year research project is now being launched to examine what future reactor technologies will mean for the environment, safety and society. Backed by SEK 27 million in new funding from the Swedish Research Council, the initiative will enable researchers to esta

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/lund-university-builds-interdisciplinary-capacity-future-nuclear-power - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The interdisciplinary Pufendorf Institute has received excellent reviews in an international evaluation. The way people there think, experiment and collaborate across boundaries is impressive. According to the evaluators, the institute is now ready to also play a strategic role as the engine of interdisciplinary resea

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/pufendorf-institute-ready-become-interdisciplinary-engine - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The 24th European Conference on South Asian Studies – ECSAS 2016 will take place at the University of Warsaw, Poland from 27 to 30 July 2016. The biannual conference, organised by the European Association for South Asian Studies (EASAS) is this time hosted by the Faculty of Oriental Studies at University of Warsaw. Th

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/49-panels-accepted-24th-european-conference-south-asian-studies-warsaw - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Carola Aili has published a co-authored article on "Dual learning – a challenge for higher education in the new landscape of governance” in the journal Tertiary Education and Management (online publication August 18, 2015, together with Lars-Erik Nilsson). The article is aimed at those who are interested in how higher

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/how-does-governance-affect-higher-education - 2026-06-27

Last spring, the major military exercise Aurora took place. Participating was Stefan Hansson, professor, obstetrician and reserve officer – and as a patient also communicator Tove Smeds. – The most important lesson is a focus on teamwork, and that everyone, regardless of grade/position, contributes in an important way to the task they have been given. I sometimes feel that the team spirit is lacki

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/hi-stefan-hansson-what-can-academia-learn-military - 2026-06-27

A new regulation from the government that takes effect on 1 January 2023 decides how universities are allowed to supply housing to its students. This means some groups we have previously housed, are no longer eligible to get housing with us in the new year. Note however that current contracts and contracts already offered before 1 January 2023 are still valid and go by the higher precedent of "pos

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/new-regulations-regarding-possibility-universities-supply-housing - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Urban sharing of assets, spaces and skills has emerged as a promising future solution to sustainability challenges faced by cities. It is also the subject of a new project by Oksana Mont, professor in sustainable consumption and production at IIIEE, who recently received the Swedish Foundations’ Starting Grant – a new

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/urban-sharing-promising-future-solution-sustainability-challenges-cities - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Several coworkers have been featured in the media. Jutta Holst, researcher at the department, was interviewed about how a helium balloon was able to travel from Lund to Binnareboda in Småland. Holst says that a lot of luck is required as well as the right weather.Dan Metcalfe, senior lecturer at the department, was in

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/co-workers-featured-media-0 - 2026-06-27

UNESCO has added the unique archive of 500 in-depth interviews with Holocaust survivors to the Memory of the World Register. It recognises the Ravensbrück Archive as an example of a cultural heritage of great value to humanity. The University Library manages this documentary heritage and keeps the archive protected and digitally accessible to all. On 10 April, UNESCO decided to add the Ravensbrück

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/ravensbruck-archive-receives-memory-world-status - 2026-06-27

The Faculty of Medicine’s new building Forum Medicum on Sölvegatan is now ready for move-in. Forum Medicum is a new knowledge centre that connects the old BMC premises with a new building that offers 16,000 square metres of new space. The building is one of Akademiska Hus’ and Lund University’s biggest ever joint investments. The new building contains functional premises for education, research an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/forum-medicum-faculty-medicines-new-building-now-ready-move - 2026-06-28

Global Responsible Engagement is the University's overall framework for international collaboration. For many years, our international collaborations have been entirely positive and have contributed to the emergence of new research findings. As geopolitical pressures increase, so too do demands to balance the positive aspects of international collaboration with more careful consideration of which

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/working-gre-more-turbulent-world-demands-careful-consideration-international-collaboration - 2026-06-28

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/looking-forward-new-year-2024 - 2026-06-27

Marko Antonio Naranjo, a student in the Master's Programme in Sociology of Law, received the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Director's Award for his performance during his internship in the autumn semester of 2022. The Museum director gives the accolade to volunteers and interns who make special contributions to promoting the memory of Auschwitz. "I feel that this recognition is not just for me b

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/masters-student-awarded-internship-performance-auschwitz-birkenau-state-museum - 2026-06-27

Our group works with medical laser diagnostics, specifically aimed at monitoring of oxygen in lungs using the GAs in Scattering Media Absorption Spectroscopy (GASMAS) technique. This has found successful application in the monitoring of the lung function for preterm infants, where careful monitoring of spatially distributed oxygen content can lead to optimal respiratory support and prompt detectio

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/monitoring-oxygen-lungs-using-light-amplification-suggested-thesis-project - 2026-06-27

Application deadline: 19 May 2025. We are looking for a historian holding a doctoral degree and specialising in Middle Eastern history who is at the beginning of their career. This is a 4 year fixed-term position.The successful candidate will divide their time between The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) and the Department of History. The Department of History has three divisions:

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/job-opening-associate-senior-lecturer-history-specialisation-middle-eastern-history - 2026-06-27

Together with İmren Borsuk (Berlin Forum Transregionale Studien & Stockholm University), Sinem Kavak (Lund University) and Pınar Sayan (Beykoz University), CMES researcher Pınar Dinç has edited the book "Authoritarian Neoliberalism and Resistance in Turkey: Construction, Consolidation, and Contestation". This book offers new clarity on three important political concepts: authoritarianism, neoliber

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/authoritarian-neoliberalism-and-resistance-turkey - 2026-06-27

Three Lund University research projects have been selected for the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) 2026 list, which highlights Swedish research with the potential to benefit society. Previously known colloquially in Sweden as the "100 list" and published annually between 2019 and 2024, IVA's list returns in 2026 in a renewed and more selective form, highlighting around 30 ongoi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/three-lund-university-projects-ivas-2026-list - 2026-06-28

When the late summer sun falls over Ireland’s Wicklow Mountains, the slopes turn purple with blooming heather. Honeybees are moved to the heathlands for the sought-after heather honey, but their presence affects wild bumblebees. An Irish-Swedish research team has shown in a new study that wild bumblebees change their behaviour and are smaller in size when the number of beehives increases. The rese

https://www.science.lu.se/article/honeybees-crowd-out-bumblebees-even-flower-rich-heathlands - 2026-06-27

CMES researcher Svante Lundgren has written an article about the ongoing crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh published in the journal the Conversation. The article "Nagorno-Karabakh: the world should have seen this crisis coming – and it’s not over yet" was published on September 29, 2023 and updated on October 2, 2023 by Svante Lundgren.  For the first time in two millennia, the region of Nagorno-Karabakh

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/crisis-nagorno-karabakh-its-not-over-yet - 2026-06-27