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Within third-cycle education, as in the University as a whole, we are all different and as such we need to work according to the different subject conditions of the faculties. At the same time, we are more alike than we sometimes believe and there are advantages to having the same procedures and rules where possible, particularly when we see more interdisciplinary projects crossing departmental an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lus-comprehensive-approach-third-cycle-education - 2026-05-06

Who is Professor Jan Henrik Nilsson? What does he say about the masters's programme in Service managment, specialisation Tourism? What is he currently working on in terms of research projects? And what will students be surprised to find out about him? What is your academic background and what did you do before you started teaching at Lund University? "I have a teacher's education (history, social

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/meet-our-teachers-jan-henrik-nilsson - 2026-05-05

How much water do we need to drink to stay healthy? How do different diets affect our metabolism? Studies of various hormones in the body are providing diabetes researchers with new answers to these questions. The goal is to develop individualized treatments and dietary recommendations that could lower the risk of developing obesity and diseases such as type 2 diabetes. The endocrine system and th

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/learning-more-about-endocrine-system-could-lead-fewer-cases-type-2-diabetes-and-obesity - 2026-05-05

No 46, 8 October 2025 In this newsletter we advertise a wide variety of NAISS training events, scheduled for the autumn term.   Since the last time, we added an introduction to the Linux command line and the Programming Formalism course.An overview on our events is available on the NAISS website.OverviewNAISS trainingOnline training workshop: Basic Singularity/Apptainer workshop, 13 October, 2025O

https://www.compile.lu.se/article/naiss-training-newsletter-1 - 2026-05-05

Lund University has recruited Trevor Forsyth to lead the development of LINXS, Lund Institute of advanced Neutron and X-ray Science. He also takes up the position as professor of biophysics at the Faculty of Medicine. This strategic recruitment is part of Lund University's efforts to develop new research using neutron and synchrotron light techniques - and is an important step to maximise the pote

https://www.science.lu.se/article/top-international-researcher-will-maximise-potential-max-iv-and-ess - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Being director of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics is about choosing what to do, and what not to do. At the start, Lena Neij travelled a lot, but now she sees representing the institute abroad as a responsibility shared by all the staff. She still supervises doctoral students, but doe

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/there-are-lot-duties-role - 2026-05-05

What kind of an image of yourself do you present on social media? And why? Carys Egan-Wyer, researcher in Consumer Culture, believes that in some ways leisure time has become a type of work. Showing off the perfect meals, gardens and jogging sessions also says something about us and our time. You probably know what it's like. Despite the burnt pots and sauce all over the stove: a photo of a beauti

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/leisure-time-ordeal-enjoy - 2026-05-05

Congratulations Anna Blom, Professor of Medical Protein Chemistry at Lund University and the recipient of the Swedish Society of Medicine’s Berzelius Medal in Gold 2021 for innovative research in the field of medical chemistry. How does it feel to receive this prestigious award? – It’s a great honour for me to be awarded the Berzelius Medal and for our research to receive such notice. I began my p

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/anna-blom-receives-2021-berzelius-medal-advances-medical-chemistry - 2026-05-05

On Friday, February 15, Alicia Fjällhed defended her thesis, "Strategic moral communication: A metatheoretical and methodological response to the normative perspective on strategic communication," which challenges the assumption that strategic communication is immoral. The basis for understanding strategic communication as immoral, a notion prevalent among many social scientists, Alicia Fjällhed s

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/alicia-fjallhed-successfully-defends-her-doctoral-thesis - 2026-05-05

Although Sweden is an advanced society, there is always more to do to create more inclusive environment. That became clear when the accessibility researcher Mikiko Terashima from Dalhousie University, visited a CASE Scientific Session at Lund University. Terashima leads a research laboratory at Dalhousie'e School of Planning named "Planning for Equity, Accessibility, and Community Health (PEACH) R

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/least-heard-are-real-accessibility-experts - 2026-05-05

This week, a first workshop was held for SWEAH PhD students who want to learn more about impact, collaborating with actors outside academia and how to reach decision-makers and achieve real change. It is not always easy and it requires structured work, the participants noted. On October 15, SWEAH is arranging a second workshop, when a tool that can facilitate this will be examined in more detail.

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/they-want-create-real-change-their-research - 2026-05-05

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 - 2026-05-05

On courses where students often work in groups and need to meet online, using Zoom and its breakout rooms may seem cumbersome, in which case you may use Teams – an alternative to Zoom that is integrated into the Canvas learning platform. At the Faculty of Science’s Department of Biology, Christoffer Johansson is a lecturer on a course where students often work in groups. After trying various digit

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/managing-online-group-exercises-teams - 2026-05-05

You are welcome to celebrate Culture Night with us! Browse among all our activities for all ages that run from the morning to late evening. On the programme are music, try-out activities, theatre, art exhibitions and much more. Faculty of Medicine at Forum MedicumThis year we are holding an open house at Forum Medicum where we arrange exciting stations, lectures and try-out activities on the theme

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/culture-night-21-september-2024 - 2026-05-06

Do you want to expand the scope of your research within one of the Europe's most successful university alliances? Would you like to strengthen existing collaborations with colleagues at University of Paris-Saclay, Lund University, Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich, University of Porto and University of Szeged? Are you interested in getting to know and access the vast network of Excellence Cor

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/call-application-euglohria-seeding-grant-deadline-january-15th-2023 - 2026-05-06

Although Lund University’s 350th anniversary celebrations are drawing to a close, some projects will live on, along with the working method known as the jubilee model. Carina Jensen, soon to step down from her role as jubilee coordinator, talks about Sunday’s big kick-off for the future, which is open to all. “It will start with an open house event in the main University building, celebrating the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/jubliee-concludes-kick - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Meet Carina Jensen, coordinator of LU350, Lund University’s 350th anniversary, which will be celebrated from December 2016 to January 2018. How is the work on the jubilee going? “Well, we’ve passed the ideas stage and are now into the preparation phase. The LU350 committee received over 270 ideas that have been whittl

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-work-jubilee-lu-350-going - 2026-05-05

As part of the work with Global Dynamic Engagement (GDE), Lund University is announcing calls for funding to stimulate collaboration and activities that strengthen our international impact in research, education, innovation and cooperation.  The purpose of the seed funds is to pave the way for new collaborations with leading international universities and create exchanges of experience that furthe

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-funding-international-collaborations-and-activities-2026 - 2026-05-06

At least a third of the glaciers in the Himalayan range could melt due to climate change. This will have severe consequences for almost 2 billion people, including the village communities in Nepal, since the glaciers are an important water and energy source. Researcher Mine Islar is examining the future of renewable energy through micro-hydro power in Nepal by looking at collective action to find

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/how-are-communities-nepal-managing-locally-produced-renewable-energy-age-climate-change - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUCSUS researchers will be part of the upcoming 2020 Virtual Forum on Earth System Governance, where they will be organising a session on migration and climate change. LUCSUS and the University of Liége will be facilitating an innovative session on 16th of September, 2020 at 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (CEST) in the 2020 Virtua

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/2020-virtual-forum-earth-system-governance - 2026-05-05