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Apply by 7 June 2024! A 4-year fully funded PhD position is open in CMES researcher Lina Eklund's group on climate risk and adaptation in the Middle East. The research is focused on GIS, remote sensing and interdisciplinary approaches. Climate adaptation is fundamental for reducing vulnerability to climate change impacts, however the most recent Climate Report (IPCC AR6) found that we are not adap

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/job-opening-doctoral-student-climate-risk-and-adaptation-middle-east - 2026-05-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “When his head moves it makes me happy and I feel appreciated. I believe I like to think of him as a living thing. He is charming.” A test subject explains her feelings about the robot called Hobbit – a social robot that works as a communication tool, support and company for elderly persons. It can fetch pills, find k

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hobbit-robot-nice-companion - 2026-05-27

With a background in Marine Geology and a passion for connecting past ocean conditions to today’s environmental challenges, Professor Helena Filipsson is stepping into the role of Assistant Head of Department at MGeo. In her new position, she will focus on strengthening scientific infrastructure, supporting research, and building collaborations that help the department grow in visibility and impac

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/meet-helena-filipsson-new-assistant-head-mgeo-focus-scientific-infrastructure - 2026-05-27

Access to the best tools is the most efficient prerequisite to deliver world class research. Well-functioning research infrastructures provides both equipment and competent staff to enable innovative research of the highest quality. In the current situation with a turbulent environmental, political and financial climate it is extra important that we all contribute to use our resources wisely. To r

https://www.lbic.lu.se/article/gateway-european-biological-and-biomedical-imaging - 2026-05-27

Eleven postdocs from around the world, with a particular interest in research in ageing and health, visited Lund University at the beginning of the new year. Mentoring programs, constructive feedback on project proposals, CV and career plans were on the agenda when the national research school SWEAH arranged a workshop. The workshop on mentoring on 25th January was held by licensed psychologist Ka

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/so-can-alumni-structure-their-research-career - 2026-05-27

Salem Thawaba, Professor of Architecture and Urbanism at Birzeit University in Palestine, visited Lund at the end of April. He was there to participate in teaching activities and discuss potential collaborations with Lina Eklund from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (MGeo). On 30 April, he held a seminar entitled “Colonisation and ever-shifting borders: A Case from the West Bank”

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/researcher-highlights-effects-border-changes-west-bank - 2026-05-27

Salem Thawaba, Professor of Architecture and Urbanism at Birzeit University in Palestine, visited Lund at the end of April. He was there to participate in teaching activities and discuss potential collaborations with Lina Eklund from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (MGeo). On 30 April, he held a seminar entitled “Colonisation and ever-shifting borders: A Case from the West Bank”

https://www.science.lu.se/article/researcher-highlights-effects-border-changes-west-bank - 2026-05-27

Emelie Haettner, PhD-student in Sentio, reports back from a promising first survival test performed at Sandvik Coromant in Västberga. The unprotected semiconductor microstructures that were printed on tool inserts managed to survive the rough cutting process in the workshop. The results are promising for developing sensors that will work under such extreme conditions. Why did you go to Sandvik Cor

https://www.sentio.lu.se/article/rough-survival-test-sandvik-coromant - 2026-05-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Hildur Fjóla Antonsdóttir at the Sociology of Law Department defended her doctoral thesis “Decentring Criminal Law: Understandings of Justice by Victim-Survivors of Sexual Violence and its Implications for Different Justice Strategies” on Friday, 24 April. The thesis defence was a mostly digital occasion, with Hildur

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/hildur-fjola-antonsdottir-successfully-defends-her-doctoral-thesis - 2026-05-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Åsa Burman, like many humanities researchers, struggled alone with her thesis in philosophy. Now she helps other doctoral students to finish on time, and to feel better during the process. “However, I would never have made this idea a reality without my experiences as a consultant in the private sector and my practica

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/helping-doctoral-students-finish-time - 2026-05-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Summer days bring relaxing breaks in parks for many city dwellers. But how often do you look up from your picnic blanket and reflect on the surrounding wildlife and on how it would affect you if the birds went silent for good? Johan K. Jensen’s doctoral studies compares the wellbeing of some of our most common small b

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/how-life-urban-birds - 2026-05-27

This year, MultiPark has the pleasure of welcoming two new research groups. The Mackenzie Lab aims to decode the neurobiological underpinnings of emotion through experimental studies in animal models. Jacob Vogel’s team uses AI to analyze clinical data for improved understanding as well as patient-tailored diagnosis and care of neurodegenerative disease patients. Say hello to Åsa Mackenzie and Jac

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/multipark-grows-new-research-groups - 2026-05-27

The process for appointing the Vice-Chancellor and deputy vice-chancellor of Lund University has started. The term of office for the current management ends on 31 December 2026. The University Board has decided that a Recruitment Committee is to be appointed with the task of drafting proposals for both the Vice-Chancellor and deputy vice-chancellor. The Committee consists of eight members, of whom

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/recruitment-vice-chancellor-and-deputy-vice-chancellor-under-way - 2026-05-26

Nya resurser eLov + Jurabibliotek Juridiska fakultetens bibliotek har startat en prenumeration på eLov + Jurabibliotek; eLov is a full-text database of Danish legislation, legislative history and case law. The database also contains dictionaries and several useful legal documents such as legal ethic rules and various standard agreements. Through eLov, you also have access to Jurabibliotek, with ov

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-april-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-2 - 2026-05-27

https://www.genus.lu.se/artikel/congratulations-our-colleagues-helle-rydstrom-and-maria-tonini - 2026-05-27

For the autumn, I want to develop work on complete environments in which education and research collaborate, focus on lifelong learning and highlight diverse innovation activities. External engagement and innovation are the main areas in my portfolio as deputy vice-chancellor. Both are areas in which there is a lot happening that is new for us all. Not least, there is an increasing demand to be ab

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/focus-diverse-innovation-activities-and-lifelong-learning - 2026-05-25

Quantum physicist gets prize from renowned Academy for the Natural Sciences, Medicine and Technology, founded in 1772. Armin Tavakoli's research focuses on the complex phenomena that characterize the quantum world, where particles can affect each other at a distance and are governed by chance. His work explores both the fundamental aspects of quantum physics and its practical applications, such as

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/royal-physiographic-society-gives-sten-von-friesen-prize-armin-tavakoli - 2026-05-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Thursday 23 March 2017, 16.00 Ida Sofie Matzen held a lecture entitled: "Extremists of Love: Cosmological Activism among Pakistani Sufi Muslims in Lahore, Pakistan" at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES seminar room, Finngatan 16, Lund). The lecture was jointly organised by the Center for Middle Eastern St

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/extremists-love-cosmological-activism-among-pakistani-sufi-muslims - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers have discovered nematodes, or worms, in the brains of lizard embryos. This is the first time they have been found in reptile eggs, and it was previously believed that egg laying prevents parasites from being transmitted in this way. The discovery was made by an international research team led by Nathalie F

https://www.science.lu.se/article/worms-discovered-brain-lizard-embryos-first-time - 2026-05-27

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/impact-story-creating-impact-through-art - 2026-05-27