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Read the director’s message, explore the latest research news, discover upcoming events, and browse our recent publications. The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies has commenced the autumn semester with a strong program of academic and outreach activities. The semester began with the launch of the new MECW project on satellite-based water monitoring in contexts of conflict and governance s

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-1 - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 29 November, a project meeting in the Smart Cities Accelerator research programme (SCA) was held at IIIEE. Participants came from Swedish and Danish universities, and Swedish and Danish corporations in the energy sector. Almost 40 participants attended the meeting. The SCA project – funded by Interreg - deals with

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/smart-cities-accelerator-research-programme-meeting-iiiee - 2026-07-09

The Department of Physics’ thesis fair on the 18th of November drew a packed audience, giving bachelor’s, master’s and engineering students the chance to discover projects spanning everything from nanomaterials to dark matter. Interest was high and the range of topics broad – from nanoscale materials research and advanced quantum mechanics to astrophysics and insect population measurements using L

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/full-house-department-physics-thesis-fair - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Carl Antonson, a PhD and specialist in general medicine at Lund University receives 1 066 000 SEK from AFA Insurance to investigate why construction workers decline medical examinations of injuries caused from working with vibrating tools. Working with vibrating tools can cause nerve and vascular damage to the hands a

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/afa-insurance-awards-grant-investigate-examination-vibration-injuries-construction-industry - 2026-07-09

From 1 December, a new framework and procedures apply for renting premises at the Faculty of Medicine. In connection with the review and the work on the faculty's empty premises, it has become clear that there is a need for clearer frameworks and procedures for renting premises. Vice Dean Karin Jirström explains:“In order to protect the work environment for our employees and at the same time bette

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/new-framework-and-procedures-renting-premises - 2026-07-09

What is the perfect recipe for semiconductors? Vanya Darakchieva is working on the answer in her research on novel semiconductor materials. As a professor of solid state physics at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH), she is a “research chef” designing the future cookbook for sustainable and safe electronics. Understanding and explaining the mysteries of nature was Vanya Darakchieva’s dream during he

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-chef-refines-recipe-semiconductors - 2026-07-10

Thanks to stem cell research, we now understand much more about the earliest stages of human development and what underlies many of our diseases. In recent years, the field has been revolutionised by several discoveries that have completely changed the landscape of stem cell research. Since its establishment as a strategic research centre, the Lund Stem Cell Center has become one of the strongest

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/twenty-years-revolutionary-stem-cell-research - 2026-07-10

This event explains key features of a contemporary HPC cluster, such as deployed within NAISS and a number of Swedish universities.  It will explain the principles behind the job scheduler and how the scheduler can be used to accomplish your computational work in an efficient manner.  The examples will utilise the SLURM scheduler, which is deployed on the NAISS and university resources.The event i

https://www.lunarc.lu.se/article/running-jobs-clusters-25-november-2025 - 2026-07-09

https://www.msf-malmo.lu.se/article/invitation-seminar-msf-malmo-lund - 2026-07-09

Third round of offers has now been sent out. The third round of offers has now been sent out.We have now sent offers to all students with a confirmed housing guarantee and have also begun sending offers to students with prioritized status. If you are in this group and have received an offer, you can find detailed information and next steps in your housing account.About the queue and your positionA

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/housing-offers-third-round-update - 2026-07-09

Photochemical smog, including tropospheric ozone and fine particles, is an important environmental concern over large parts of the world with strong connections to climate change climate policies. Especially in densely populated regions of the world with fast growing economies, such as China and India, there is a great risk for rising levels of air pollutants such as ozone with important environme

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/smog-ozone-and-particles-beijing-becc-focus - 2026-07-09

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/polk-and-karreth-new-study-voter-responses-social-democratic-party-ideological-moderation - 2026-07-09

The employment agency Academic Work conducts the Young Professional Attraction Index (YPAI) survey annually, in close collaboration with polling firm Kantar. This year Lund University finished as Sweden’s eighth most attractive employer when asked what they feel is most important when choosing an employer. Their survey asks young people in various professional categories which employer they would

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lund-university-swedens-eighth-most-attractive-employer - 2026-07-09

Gustavo Jasso Ahuja, a researcher at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, has been awarded funding within the framework of the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation’s mathematics programme. The grant will be used to recruit a researcher from overseas to a postdoc position in Lund. The mathematics programme is a long-term initiative by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. Between 2014 and 2029

https://www.science.lu.se/article/maths-researchers-receive-funding-study-mysterious-algebras - 2026-07-09

At the Faculty Board meeting on 5 November, a decision was made to advertise two faculty-wide assistant senior lecturer positions in computational science within the natural sciences in 2026. The Faculty Board also approved the operational plan and resource allocation for 2026, followed by a financial report.The Dean provided an update on the ongoing establishment in Science Village, and the Board

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/summary-faculty-science-board-meeting-5-november-2025 - 2026-07-09

Too much focus has been on how long animals can move. Important issues such as what they eat, how fast they breed and how well they adapt to different habitats have been neglected. Paul Caplat, researcher at the Centre for Environmental and Climate and BECC, is one of the researchers behind the review published in the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution. Paul Caplat, BECC researcher at Lund Univ

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/broader-view-needed-predict-wildlife-climate-change-survival - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A Dutch pilot, a safety manager from Australia, an average-adjuster from Denmark and twelve others who work with safety in high-risk industries came together a week before Christmas in Lund to hone their critical thinking skills. They are all studying the distance-learning MSc in Human Factors and System Safety, and i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/scattered-risk-students-gather-lund - 2026-07-09

For Marcus Ascard, the interest in artificial intelligence (AI) started in his early studies – he was fascinated by how a computer could play a computer game by itself. Today, the engineering student has gained working experience in artificial intelligence from two different companies, and pictures a future career within AI. Marcus is in his fifth and final year of the civil engineering program in

https://www.ai.lu.se/article/marcus-ascard - 2026-07-09

What is the link between atherosclerosis and gut and mouth bacteria? Researchers behind a large new study have found several new connections. In the long term, this knowledge can benefit people with type 2 diabetes, a group with an increased risk of developing atherosclerosis. In atherosclerosis, fat and calcium have accumulated in the artery walls over time, forming so called atherosclerotic plaq

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/gut-and-mouth-bacteria-give-researchers-new-clues-about-atherosclerosis - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. There are plans to build a new animal testing facility at Brunnshög in north-east Lund. It is a strategic decision by the Faculty of Medicine based on the need to replace the present animal facility, which is no longer optimal for breeding, and the desire aim to offer international researchers a safer research environ

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/safer-research-new-animal-testing-facility - 2026-07-09