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It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Emeritus Gunnar Törnqvist on April 7th, 2024. Born in 1933 Professor Törnqvist had a long career, marked by his significant contributions to the study of industrial location, the diffusion of innovation, creativity in time and space, and the evolving economic geography of Europe. Also of note was his public service on expert groups and c

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/memory-gunnar-tornqvist - 2026-10-07

Mingle with colleagues, enjoy the refreshments and take The Grand Tour. Sign up deadline: June 30. We welcome all employees at the Faculty of Medicine to the inauguration of Forum Medicum, the Faculty's new knowledge center for education and research. Please register for the inauguration of Forum Medicum here, no later than June 30. Program 15:30 Admission begins 16:30 Ribbon cutting and speeches

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/forum-medicum-inauguration-party-see-you-there - 2026-10-08

During May 16th 2024 Malmö Theatre Academy hosted a day-event that explored practices and histories of alternative pedagogies in relation to art, education and ecology. Tracing ideas of urban transformation, spaces of social participation and critical publics, the event seeks to explore how unlearning environments and daily practices of support, play and organising might offer fundamental experime

https://www.thm.lu.se/artikel/pedagogies-symbiosis - 2026-10-07

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/bridging-communities-guest-researcher-exploring-and-redefining-energy-citizenship - 2026-10-07

Lund University offers commissioned education programs aimed at companies, organisations and authorities to develop their business and staff. One such program – Innovation in Governance for Urban Nature-based Solutions - is developed by the IIIEE in collaboration with LUCE (Lund University Commissioned Education). This summer, the IIIEE and LUCE had the pleasure of welcoming alumni and current par

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/successful-sweden-week-programme-innovation-governance-urban-nature-based-solutions - 2026-10-07

A kind reminder to register for the 2022 edition of the Swedish Bioinformatics Workshop (SBW)! This year it will take place at Umeå University, October 27-28. The two days will be filled with inspiring talks, including keynote talks by Kerstin Lindblad-Toh (Uppsala University/Broad Institute), Debora S. Marks (Harvard University), and Simon Anders (Heidelberg University). There will also be three

https://www.lubi.lu.se/article/swedish-bioinformatics-workshop-2022 - 2026-10-07

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/master-students-visit-town-hall - 2026-10-07

Which natural areas should be protected, and which can be developed? Biodiversity indicators can help companies make more sustainable decisions. But only nine per cent of the world’s largest companies in sectors with a major impact on nature use such indicators, according to a new study from Lund University. The researchers also provide seven recommendations for the future use of biodiversity indi

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/companies-risk-misjudging-their-impact-biodiversity - 2026-10-08

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It is time for a new Climathon in Lund! Climathon is a 24-hour hackathon for climate solutions that is taking place in over 100 cities all around the world on the 26-27th of October. We face a number of common serious climate challenges and we need to work together, beyond traditional boundaries, in order to find new

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-lund-2018 - 2026-10-07

For this year’s Kulturnatten, the theme at LUSEM was AI, and we dove into the subject from three different perspectives, represented by researchers from Marketing, Business Law and Informatics. Patrik Stoopendahl from Marketing took us on a consumer’s voyage from starting to look for a thing they wanted to buy and through a more an more mazelike jungle of back and forths of searches, suggested alt

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/kulturnatten-lusem - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. He is checking out at the same fighting weight as when he checked in, and does the same number of push-ups (40!) now as he did then. He has been through several tough rounds and had to fight to defend his convictions and his views on the University’s development. Per Eriksson summarises his time as vice-chancellor as

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eriksson-you-have-dare-take-risks-sometimes-if-you-want-make-things-happen - 2026-10-07

In today's scientific world, microscopic images have become a powerful resource for research. With access to advanced microscopes, researchers can now create unique images of structures and objects. Beautiful and captivating images that can also convey complex context to a wider audience. Microscopic images offer a clear advantage over purely quantitative measurements: they allow us to see the str

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/making-invisible-visible-magic-microscopic-images - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. As of the new year, a new University management team will take over the helm. For the next term of office, 2021-2026, the University will be led by vice-chancellor Erik Renström and deputy vice-chancellor Lena Eskilsson, together with five pro vice-chancellors and the University director. “The choice of pro vice-chanc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-university-management-2021-2026 - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Just before Christmas, his department lost out on a top international researcher, an investment worth over SEK 100 million. A month later, his group reported a major breakthrough in pheromone research. Professor Christer Löfstedt, head of the Department of Biology, one of the largest departments at Lund University, fe

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/rollercoaster-life-head-department - 2026-10-07

Inflammation researcher Ben King studies the function of two different proteins in connection with diabetes. In the future, such knowledge may be important for the development of new treatments for people with diabetes. Ben King is this year’s recipient of the Medeon Award for his innovative research. “I was very surprised and feel very honored to receive the award. In my role, I do a lot of exper

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/award-protein-research-may-lead-new-treatments-diabetes - 2026-10-07

Inflammation researcher Ben King studies the function of two different proteins in connection with diabetes. In the future, such knowledge may be important for the development of new treatments for people with diabetes. Ben King is this year’s recipient of the Medeon Award for his innovative research. “I was very surprised and feel very honored to receive the award. In my role, I do a lot of exper

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/award-protein-research-may-lead-new-treatments-diabetes - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Enjoying your job is a condition for both academic success and freedom, according to pro vice-chancellor Jimmie Kristensson. He is in charge of the University’s new initiative for gender equality and equal opportunities. The work environment has also moved up on the agenda. Jimmie Kristensson is taking the opportunity

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/going-work-should-be-fun-0 - 2026-10-07

Lund University consists of the people who work or study here. We have various roles, we are in different locations, carrying out different duties but together, we form a successful university with great breadth. We are to be a world-class university that works to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition. This is a vision that presupposes academic freedom but also a good w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-plan-universitys-work-equal-opportunities - 2026-10-07

LP3 extends its portfolio of machines available for biophysical analysis by welcoming the OMNISEC system from Malvern Panalytical. Thanks to a grant from Olle Engkvisits foundation to Prof. Anders Malmström (Experimental Medical Sciences, Lund University), we now host a state of the art multi-detection size exclusion chromatography (SEC) system: OMNISEC. The OMNISEC system is now available to user

https://www.lp3.lu.se/article/now-lp3-absolute-molecular-weight-determination-proteins - 2026-10-07

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/are-you-afraid-being-zoom-bombed - 2026-10-07