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The University wants to improve its ability to recruit research talent from other countries. A working group has identified existing gaps and developed proposals to address them in order to increase recruitment. Other Swedish higher education institutions are more successful in nominating, recruiting and obtaining funding for international research talent in relation to Wallenberg Academy Fellows,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/promise-employment-attract-foreign-research-talent - 2026-05-04

Up to 20 percent of Swedish couples have difficulty having children. Now a new research project will seek to find the answer to the riddle of infertility. In a group effort to combat involuntary childlessness, researchers within the Öresund collaboration ReproUnion are creating a register that includes 5,000 Swedish and Danish childless couples. The biobank is named ReproUnion Biobank and Infertil

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/reprounion-joins-forces-combat-involuntary-childlessness-creating-biobank - 2026-05-03

Two separate studies show that grocery retail chains are increasingly gaining ground with their own brands. One is a study from the Master’s Programme in International Marketing and Brand Management at LUSEM, and the other is a new report from AgriFood. The study conducted by master’s students Frida Lesniak and Greta Berzell is based on observations of 18 different product categories in 21 stores

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/retailers-private-label-products-are-taking-increasing-shelf-space - 2026-05-04

Donald Trump’s trade wars have dominated the news cycle for quite some time. According to economist Fredrik NG Andersson, we risk becoming blind if we only focus on the short term. What is happening is not just about immediate effects but about the dawn of a new global order and the end of the world order that emerged in the 1990s after the Cold War. The trade wars have clearly affected the global

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/bid-1990s-fare-well - 2026-05-04

Although the establishment will be less extensive than initially planned, LTH's board wants to see a new nanolab and the establishment of more activities in Science Village. “We now have a positive decision from the board, and at LTH we look forward to seizing the opportunities created around the world-leading research facilities MAX IV and ESS,” says Annika Olsson, Dean of LTH. Need for a new nan

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2025/lth-faculty-board-wants-new-nanolab-science-village - 2026-05-03

Life in the city is tough – if you are a baby bird you are markedly affected by a certain type of air pollution and by which trees are close to the nest, new research shows. Underlying the study is a new more detailed way of investigating what factors in an urban environment impact birds and animals. Cities are generally a harsh environment for birds and other animals to live in, but researchers d

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/nestling-birds-city-clearly-affected-air-pollution-and-which-trees-surround-them - 2026-05-03

Three researchers within the Social Science Faculty at Lund University have compiled an anthology challenging the notion of the refugee crisis of 2015. The book also investigates how Germany, Sweden, and Denmark use bureaucracy to control, discipline, and shape asylum seekers’ lives. In 2015, the number of asylum seekers arriving in the EU doubled from the previous year, totalling at over 1.3 mill

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/how-northern-european-welfare-states-exercise-bureaucratic-violence-asylum-seekers - 2026-05-03

Despite the pandemic, the mood is good among those working with international students. Richard Stenelo and Louise Corrigan think it is fantastic that so many of them have managed to arrive in Lund. “They have defied obstacles such as closed airports and vacated embassies. The most creative students seem to have made it here – and these are exactly the type of students we want”, they observe. Ther

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/international-students-managed-arrive-lund - 2026-05-03

Following a recent afternoon talk at LUSEM discussing Lund Innovation District (Lund ID), its significance is evident. Renowned for blending research, entrepreneurship, and collaboration, it prompts intriguing discussions about Lund University’s role. Kristina Eneroth, Vice-Chancellor at Lund University and Senior Advisor at LUSEM, shares insights below, shedding light on the district's operations

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ideas-impact-lunds-innovation-district-and-future-tech - 2026-05-03

Peat‑free garden soil, filters for pharmaceutical residues, and community spaces that support student mental health. Four new projects have been granted funding from Lund University’s Sustainability Fund to develop sustainable solutions that can be tested in practice. The call The Sustainable Proposal Testbed is open to all university employees and offers an opportunity to create a more sustainabl

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/four-new-projects-be-funded-sustainability-fund - 2026-05-04

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An extensive global gene-mapping project has identified a large number of loci that dictate whether a person is tall or short. The aim of the project is to find out more about how many genes interact to form biologically interesting mechanisms behind diseases. "Height on its own is perhaps not tremendously interesting

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/height-study-casts-light-genetic-mechanisms - 2026-05-03

With funding of up to 150,000 SEK available per project, the Call is designed to allow researchers to explore early-stage ideas. Researchers and doctoral students at Lund University will soon have a new opportunity for funding to support activities outside existing research projects that can play a crucial role in the transition to a sustainable society. The aim is to give researchers the opportun

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-funds-sustainable-idea-exploration-call-opens-january-15 - 2026-05-04

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainable-workplace-project-wins-award - 2026-05-04

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. "Small-scale solar electricity in buildings - power for change in energy systems and everyday life" Prof. Jenny Palm at the IIIEE has reported the results from the project “Small-scale solar electricity in buildings – power for change in energy systems and everyday life” The research was done in collaboration with Upp

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/results-finalized-research-project-solar-electricity-buildings - 2026-05-03

The date for the annual salary review is 1 October, and the new salary applies from this date. You will receive it retroactively when the University starts paying the new salaries. Discussions are ongoing between Saco-S and the University about the implementation of the new salaries. Lund University and Saco-S are in negotiations regarding the process for this year's salary review. The new salarie

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/years-salary-review-imminent-there-disagreement-between-saco-s-and-employer-about-arrangements-it - 2026-05-04

Welcome to IKDC for a public hearing with the candidates proposed by the LTH Nominating Committee for the positions of Dean and Deputy Dean. Staff and students will have the opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the candidates’ backgrounds, perspectives, and views on the future of LTH. About the hearingThe LTH Nomination Committee has proposed two candidates for the term 1 January 2027

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/hearing-candidates-dean-and-deputy-dean-lth-7-may - 2026-05-03

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/two-researchers-department-physics-named-future-research-leaders - 2026-05-03

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/report-faculty-board-meeting-5-june-2024 - 2026-05-03

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/unraveling-link-between-agricultural-patterns-and-dust-storm-occurrence-mesopotamia - 2026-05-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sara Virkelyst, project manager at the Planning office of the Office of the Vice-Chancellor, and Johan Lind, finance officer at the Department Office of Clinical Sciences, are awarded the Lund University’s Administrative Prize 2019. Sara Virkelyst och Johan Lind will each receive SEK 15 000 for their own professional

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-universitys-administrative-prize-2019 - 2026-05-03