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No 57, 13 March 2026 Welcome to a new addition of the NAISS training newsletter. Our event “Efficient use of the Grace Hopper GPU nodes on Dardel and Arrhenius” is about to close registration. Since last week we added two more events. The first one is our advanced programming course on parallel programming with MPI. The second one are our NAISS induction training days. These are a set of m
https://www.compile.lu.se/article/naiss-training-newsletter-10 - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Smoke - Ingrid Furre & Olof Nimar - Opening: 26th of nov, 7pm Bikini WaxBenjamin Franklin 20Interior 2, Colonial EscandonMexico CityThere is something comfortable with the house, almost lazy. The carpet crumbles when John snuffles over the floor. People are home, but no one has turned on the lights. The concrete walls
https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/ingrid-furre-olof-nimar-mexico-city - 2026-05-01
Next week, it’s time for the annual Doctoral degree conferment ceremony at Lund University. One of the honorary doctors this year is Ulla Vogel, a member of the NanoLund Scientific Advisory Board. She will give a talk on nanoparticle safety at a popular science breakfast seminar on May 25. Be sure not to miss out! Ulla Vogel is head of Nanotoxicology and Occupational Hygiene at the National Resear
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanosafety-expert-ulla-vogel-awarded-honorary-doctorate - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University is once again the most popular choice for international students wanting to study their Master’s degree in Sweden, with 1/3 of all applicants from the latest application round choosing Lund University programmes. Of the total 74,620 students who applied to autumn 2017 Master’s degree programmes at Swed
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-once-again-top-choice-sweden-international-applicants - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A well visited full day with engaged and broad audience and speakers were the results of the first official BECC grand seminar jointly organized with MERGE. A grand seminar is defined as a full day filled with speakers and possibilities for discussions. November 26, BECC and MERGE jointly presented The Science and Pol
https://www.merge.lu.se/article/report-science-and-politics-15c-seminar - 2026-05-01
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 - 2026-05-02
CMES is organising the Third Annual Swedish Middle East and North Africa Network (SWEMENA) Conference, Lund University, 22-23 August 2024. This interdisciplinary annual conference reflects SWEMENA’s main objective to bring together different communities of researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers across Sweden with an interest in the Middle East and North Africa region SWEMENA encourages the
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/swemena-annual-conference-2024 - 2026-05-01
NanoLund researchers engage in three of the competence centres invested in by Sweden’s Innovation Agency, Vinnova. It has been a productive year for all of them – below, you can read their reports from 2024. C3NiT, managed by Vanya Darakchieva has for the second time arranged its yearly meeting in Lund with great success together with industrial and academic partners. The updates on the six projec
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/strong-year-our-vinnova-competence-centres - 2026-05-01
What does it feel like to help shape our understanding of the universe – and still be searching for answers 50 years later? On Friday 5 September 2025, Lund University welcomes Professor Frank Wilczek, Nobel Laureate in Physics (2004), for a public lecture open to everyone. A lifetime with quantum physicsFrank Wilczek is best known for discovering asymptotic freedom, a breakthrough that led to Qua
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/meet-nobel-laureate-frank-wilczek-gives-public-lecture-lund - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Universities all over the world have closed their campuses and turned to digital teaching solutions. Even though students are stuck at home, the new environment may have advantages over the conventional academic setting. Martin Joormann, Postdoc at the Sociology of Law Department, represents Lund University in Virtual
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/will-travel-bans-lead-more-internationalized-classrooms - 2026-05-01
The Faculty of Social Sciences will during the autumn term 2023 elect a new dean, deputy dean and Faculty Board for the upcoming three-year term (1 January 2024 - 31 December 2026). The Faculty Nominating Committee now wishes to receive nominations to these positions no later than 20 April. Nomination letter The nomination letter below has been sent by e-mail to all staff at the Faculty of Social
The 7th joint Nordic Development Research Conference (NorDev) is held 21-23 August 2023. It is organized by Uppsala University and the Swedish Development Research Network (SweDev). The thematic focus for the conference is Co-creation for transition towards a sustainable society. The conference will be held on-site from the 21st of August 12.00 am until the 23rd of August 13.00 pm (CEST) in Uppsa
https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/call-papers-nordev2023-uppsala-21-23-august-2023 - 2026-05-01
Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art now welcomes all employees at Lund University to a guided lunch tour through the exhibition! Skissernas Museum’s major exhibition for the spring and summer highlights the architect Sigurd Lewerentz (1885–1975) and some of his most famous buildings. The projects presented in the exhibition – the Eastern Cemetery with chapel and flower ki
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lunch-showings-exhibition-architecture-sculpture-sigurd-lewerentz-petra-gipp - 2026-05-02
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Associate Professor Yuliya Voytenko Palgan has produced six videos to showcase the role of cities in regulating the Sharing Economy. Associate Professor Yuliya Voytenko Palgan at the IIIEE has worked to understand the role of cities in regulating the Sharing Economy. She has produced six videos to describe several rol
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/role-cities-regulating-sharing-economy - 2026-05-02
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. If in the future electrodes are inserted into the human brain – either for research purposes or to treat diseases – it may be appropriate to give them a ‘coat’ of nanowires that could make them less irritating for the brain tissue. However, the nanowires must not exceed a certain length, according to new research from
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/extra-short-nanowires-best-brain - 2026-05-01
The complement proteins that circulate in our blood are an important part of our immune system. They help identify bacteria, viruses and other harmful organisms, making it easier for our white blood cells to find and neutralise dangerous microbes. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now discovered a previously unknown function of the central complement protein, C3, which describes how C3
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-function-key-component-immune-system-discovered - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Directly after birth, the immune system completes production of a subtype of antibody-producing immune cells, B-1, that are to last for a lifetime. No more B1-cells are formed after that point. However, these cells are self-reactive – they produce not only antibodies against foreign substances, but also against the bo
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/how-self-reactive-immune-cells-are-allowed-develop - 2026-05-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease is often difficult, as several other conditions can cause similar symptoms. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now discovered a blood marker that can accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s in the early stages of the disease. ‟This is a major breakthrough. I believe this blood test ca
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/blood-test-enables-early-diagnosis-alzheimers-disease - 2026-05-01
The first round of application for autumn semester accommodation has now closed. LU Accommodation will verify all applications, and then start sending out offers. Offers are projected to be sent out within two weeks. On 23rd May, the application for the first round of available housing for Autumn 2024 was closed. In the next step of the process, the following will happen:LU Accommodation will veri
https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/autumn-application-closed-what-happens-now - 2026-05-01
