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January 2024 is the start of a new electoral term for MultiPark’s management. While Angela Cenci Nilsson will remain the coordinator, Oskar Hansson will be replaced for the next three years. The vice coordinator's mission will be shared between a health scientist and a clinician. Maria H. Nilsson and Per Odin explain how they will contribute to leading MultiPark. According to MultiPark’s steering

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/double-multipark-gets-two-new-vice-coordinators - 2026-01-03

Sowdambika is currently enrolled on our one-year international Master's Programme in Information Systems. Having completed her first three months, we asked her a few questions about her experience so far. Why did you choose Lund?“Lund University stood out to me not only because of its stellar academic reputation but also because of its strong commitment to sustainability and innovation. As one of

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/msc-student-portrait-sowdambika-baskaran - 2026-01-04

How do you get a robot to behave in an ethical and moral way? Christian Balkenius is giving this a lot of thought, as it is the topic of his research project. However, he is also thinking about ethics among robot researchers.  “It’s often said that we have advanced further than we actually have done. The aim of the research is not fulfilled if we are not honest.”  Robots pique the imagination and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/robots-not-so-smart-we-would-think - 2026-01-03

How can youth movements influence and promote democratisation and social justice in the Middle East? Can researchers support and contribute to democratic reform? These are questions that political scientist Sarah Anne Rennick is working on as a researcher at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies. Sarah Anne Rennick is a familiar face among political scientists in Lund. She received her do

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/sarah-anne-rennicks-research-profiled-lund-university-magazine - 2026-01-04

By combining satellite data, mathematical and statistical ecosystem modeling, and artificial intelligence, it is now possible to generate earlier and more reliable crop yield forecasts—an essential step toward ensuring future food security in a changing climate. This is demonstrated in a new doctoral thesis by Xueying Li, PhD at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, and membe

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/more-reliable-crop-forecasts-ai-and-satellite-data - 2026-01-03

By combining satellite data, mathematical and statistical ecosystem modeling, and artificial intelligence, it is now possible to generate earlier and more reliable crop yield forecasts—an essential step toward ensuring future food security in a changing climate. This is demonstrated in a new doctoral thesis by Xueying Li, PhD at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, and membe

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/more-reliable-crop-forecasts-ai-and-satellite-data - 2026-01-03

The time has now run out for applications for the vice-chancellor position and it is time for the recruitment group to select suitable candidates for interviews. This work will take place throughout the spring. LUM has talked to staff at different levels within several faculties about how they view the role of vice-chancellor, how important the vice-chancellor is to them and which areas of develop

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/vice-chancellor-wishlist-central-administrator - 2026-01-03

When it comes to some people, one can't help but think of the old quote Veni Vidi Vici*. And about Saonee Sarker, Professor of Informatics at Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM), this is fitting: She came in the middle of the pandemic and quickly became a part of LUSEM, she saw the possibilities of the department and the School, and yes, absolutely... conquered. Now she is l

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/saonee-sarker-new-dean-virginia-tech-pamplin-college-business - 2026-01-03

Professor Christine Wamsler's research and extraordinary work on integrated inner-outer transformation for sustainability has made it into a musical! The musical is entitled ‘Pärlornas Sånger’. It is based on the latest book of the well-known bishop Martin Lönnebo. After his death in 2023, musician Helena Ritzén converted the book and its lyrics into a musical. Since a line in the book was referen

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/musical-tribute-featuring-christine-wamslers-work-and-vision-sustainable-future - 2026-01-03

On January 13th, London-based designers Guillaume Couche & Richard Shackleton held a guest lecture at the Department of Informatics. The guest lecture was delivered to students enrolled in the course Human-Computer Interaction - Design, part of the Master's Programme in Information Systems. The industry experts were invited by Lecturer and Course director Markus Lahtinen.Guillaume, who first visit

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/industry-experts-inspire-students-interface-design - 2026-01-04

Increasing attention is being paid to the impact of honey bees on wild bees. In a new report from Lund University in Sweden, researchers observed that honey bees compete with wild bees for flower resources, and that more research and knowledge are needed to create the conditions for coexistence between bee-keeping and the conservation of wild bees in Sweden over the long term. In recent years, the

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/wild-bees-and-honey-bees-compete-food - 2026-01-03

From historical hardships to modern resurgence. In a recent co-hosted SASNET seminar, Professor Knut A Jacobsen uncovered the story of Hindu diasporas and their influence on sacred spaces beyond South Asia. On 20 March, Professor Knut A. Jacobsen from the University of Bergen visited Lund to hold a seminar on the subject of “Hindu Diasporas and Hindu Sacralization of Space Beyond South Asia”. Prof

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/beyond-south-asia-diasporas-and-sacred-geography-hinduism - 2026-01-03

This year’s first interdisciplinary CASE Scientific Session yesterday, about digital technology, was a collaboration between the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Medicine. And gathered more researchers than usual to these sessions. PhD students from the latter, Samantha Svärdh and William son Galanza, presented their preliminary findings on their work with technologies used in care for older adul

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/hot-topic-ai-and-digital-technology-older-adults - 2026-01-03

Associate Professor Dalia Abdelhady has studied how a Turkish newspaper's attempts to write inclusive portrayals of Syrian refugees still contributed to politicising and "othering" them as a group. In a paper published in Mashriq & Mahjar: Journal of Middle East and North African Migration Studies, Dalia Abdelhady studies portrayals of Syrian refugees in the Turkish newspaper Zaman from 2011 to 20

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/turning-refugees-politics-impedes-their-social-integration - 2026-01-03

Odeum’s autumn programme includes lots of exciting concerts and conversations about music. The autumn’s events begin with a European guest performance as our own ensembles welcome the German national youth choir, Bundesjugendchor, (14 September). A little later in the autumn, yet another first-class performance awaits when the distinguished S:t Jacobs Vocal Ensemble from Stockholm visit the Lund C

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/experience-odeums-series-concerts-and-events-autumn - 2026-01-04

Young women who spend all their spare time shopping. Lost, superficial souls with no purpose in life? Or creative and productive people? Emma Samsioe, who has spent several years studying their behaviour, wants to show a more nuanced picture of the phenomenon. Emma Samsioe. It all started when Emma Samsioe was out shopping and noticed the young girls who mostly seemed to be just hanging out in the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/fast-fashion-constant-search-latest-thing - 2026-01-03

It is now time for Lund’s University’s traditional celebrations in Lundagård to mark 30 April and 1 May. In keeping with tradition, there will be the donning of student caps on 30 April and on 1 May you can attend the students' May Day speech to the Vice-Chancellor and hear the Lund Student Singers welcome the spring in song. The donning of student capsTime: 30 April 17:20 to 18:00Place: Tegnérspl

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/its-time-celebrate-spring-lundagard - 2026-01-04

The PALS program, funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW) for 2024–2028, continues to foster ground-breaking research through its collaboration between WCMM, DDLS, and SciLifeLab Fellow programs. Following an evaluation process in the second annual call for collaborative PALS projects, eight projects have been approved for funding. We are thrilled to announce that WCMM Lund Fellow

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/success-wcmm-lund-fellows-pals-call-2024 - 2026-01-03

Phil Flores, former doctoral student at LUSEM and the Agenda 2030 Graduate School, now received an honorable mention in connection to the Agenda 2030 Award for research on climate change, gender and peace. For the third year in a row, the Agenda 2030 Award is presented at Lund University. The award was established by the interdisciplinary Agenda 2030 Graduate School in cooperation with the textile

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/phil-flores-received-honorable-mention - 2026-01-04

In early December, the University’s new plan for gender equality and equal opportunities was approved. It extends over a six-year period and is based on the University’s strategic plan. Its aim is to meet the government’s gender mainstreaming requirements as well as the EU Commission’s requirements for a gender equality plan. Above all, the plan reflects the goals towards which Lund University int

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-plan-gender-equality-and-equal-opportunities-approved - 2026-01-04