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Almost 14 million viewers have watched Anils Seth’s TED Talk “Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality”. In the beginning of May, he visits Lund University and Neuroscience Day to give this year's prestigious Segerfalk lecture. We meet on zoom for a conversation about AI, the mystery of consciousness and – of course – to find out what he knew about Sweden. … how would you explain consciousne
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/hello-there-anil-seth - 2026-07-23
Hej fina kollegor och tack för era fantastiska blomsterhälsningar! Året har 366 dagar, så fortsätt skicka in, vi fortsätter att publicera hälsningarna löpande. ... Lisette Eklund, arbetsmiljösamordnare, Kansli EMVJag vill ge Lisette ett stort fång med rosor för hennes engagemang, oerhört trevliga och proffsiga ledarskap. Hon lägger hela sin själ i att skapa en trygg arbetsmiljö där alla kan triva
https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/jag-vill-ge-en-blomma-till - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Emissions from business travel by air dropped by 86% compared with the previous year, but energy consumption was not much affected by the pandemic. The environmental management report for 2020 has now been submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency and shows that 5 out of 7 relevant environmental targets were me
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/results-2020-environmental-management-report - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researcher Steffen Malkowsky, together with research colleagues from Lund University, Sweden, and the University of Bristol, UK, has achieved a new world record in 5G technology, thereby surpassing the previous record that he himself contributed to last spring. The successful experiment is an important step towards a
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-set-new-5g-world-record-and-earn-multiple-awards - 2026-07-23
UniStem Day 2020 was another great success, with high school students visiting Lund University to enjoy a variety of activities introducing them to the fascinating world of stem cell research. The 6th UniStem day hosted by Lund University kicked off at the LUX Aula lecture theatre, Lund University, where over 200 high school students from over the Skåne region were welcomed by event co-ordinator A
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/bringing-stem-cell-research-next-generation-scientists - 2026-07-23
Scholars acknowledge the existence of intra-party divisions and the potentially negative electoral effects of disunity. Some assume that intra-party divides are between professional politicians and grassroots members, others highlight the importance of ideological blocs. Yet, precisely mapping factional structures, especially ideological factions, is difficult because of the “black box of intra- p
First round of offers for Autumn 2026 housing has now been sent out. The first round of housing offers has now been sent out.At this stage, only students with a confirmed housing guarantee have received an offer. If you are in this group and have received an offer, you can find detailed information and next steps in your housing account.If you have not received an offerIf you have a housing guaran
https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/housing-offers-first-round-update - 2026-07-23
Second round of offers has now been sent out. The second round of offers has now been sent out.At this stage it is still only students with a confirmed housing guarantee have received an offer. If you are in this group and have received an offer, you can find detailed information and next steps in your housing account. If you have not received an offerIf you have a housing guarantee but have not y
https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/housing-offers-second-round-update - 2026-07-23
Lund University has collected the top research of the university's twelve strategic reseach environments in a new book. MERGE is one of these environments. In 2008, the Swedish Government designated 20 ‘Strategic Research Areas’ (SRAs) in its research-policy bill. Within these 20 areas, 43 research environments were chosen for specific funding in a special evaluation in 2009. They were all conduct
https://www.merge.lu.se/article/todays-great-explorers - 2026-07-23
The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to professors Daron Acemoglu of MIT, Simon Johnson also of MIT and James Robinson of Chicago University. “For studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity” "Three well-known and widely read Nobel laureates in Economic Sciences, relevant to several fields. The book “Why Nations Fail” by Acemoglu
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/nobel-economics-prize - 2026-07-23
Lund University has collected the top research of the university's twelve strategic reseach environments in a new book. BECC is one of these environments. In 2008, the Swedish Government designated 20 ‘Strategic Research Areas’ (SRAs) in its research-policy bill. Within these 20 areas, 43 research environments were chosen for specific funding in a special evaluation in 2009. They were all conducti
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/todays-great-explorers - 2026-07-23
The search is on for 25 researchers from around the world in Lund University’s largest ever international recruitment drive. The main focus will be on AI research and other cutting-edge fields. Lund University’s body of researchers is getting reinforcements. If all goes according to plan, no fewer than 25 new researchers from all over the world will arrive in Lund this autumn. The recruitment targ
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/largest-global-researcher-recruitment-drive-ever - 2026-07-24
The University’s work on education has entered an exciting phase, with several important initiatives currently underway. The Education Board has begun work on the Plan of Operations for 2026, which ties in with the University’s revised Education Strategy for 2025-2027. Digitalisation within education and teaching remains a priority. On 11 December the Vice-Chancellor decided on a university-wide A
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lot-going-education - 2026-07-24
The University’s international engagement – Global Dynamic Engagement (GDE) – consists of continuous efforts to provide insight and focus, and ensure that the University’s international work is directed towards issues and areas that are important for the University and where we can benefit from common interests between the faculties. This could apply to issues in education, research, external enga
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/international-engagement-increasingly-vital-unpredictable-world - 2026-07-24
In November 2023, about a hundred LU employees met at Skissernas museum for a first cultural meeting, or tinder for cultural collaboration as we called it then. It was a success with several short presentations on how researchers and teachers use and integrate art and culture in teaching and research. The survey conducted afterwards revealed a desire for more in-depth exercises, longer time with t
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cultural-workshops-autumn - 2026-07-24
Most researchers want to do things correctly and much of the time this is straightforward: you do not need instructions in order to understand that you are to write your own text and not plagiarise others. But not all rules and processes are as obvious and some change over time. In interviews with researchers connected to the HR Excellence in Research project, it emerged that many struggle to alwa
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-guide-makes-it-easier-researchers-do-things-correctly - 2026-07-24
How can the Middle East move towards sustainability and peace amid escalating conflicts and environmental crises? This question was at the heart of a well-attended panel discussion hosted by the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) during Sustainability Week 2026. The event brought together researchers and students from across Lund University to share insights from political science,
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/sustainable-middle-east-turbulent-world - 2026-07-23
After 20 years of research on gene therapy and the rare blood disease, Diamond–Blackfan Anemia, DBA, researcher Johan Flygare had reached a point where he and his colleagues had done everything they could in the lab. Even though they had proof of concept their gene therapy would work, engaging companies had been difficult. Then, in 2021, he received an e-mail. The message came from American entrep
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/science-start-developing-gene-therapy-rare-blood-disorder - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University experts on international law and human rights give their views Gregor Noll is a professor of International Law at Lund University. He has conducted research on European migration and asylum law for more than two decades and has been consulted inter alia by the UNHCR, the European Commission and the Swe
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/experts-how-do-we-solve-mediterranean-migrant-crisis - 2026-07-23
PhD candidate Heraclitos Muhire's research focuses on politicians leaving politics and joining private companies. Movements between business and politics are almost uncontrolled, and the conflicts and consequences are understudied. Around the 2014 elections, Heraclitos Muhire noticed a potential conflict of interest as the outgoing government moved into high-level positions in the same sectors whe
