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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For the first time, a Swedish municipality has placed large amounts of sand on its beaches as a way of combating coastal erosion. This would probably never have happened if it wasn’t for Hans Hanson, Professor of Water Resources Engineering at LTH, who has been “nagging the municipal leaders and the Government for the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sand-instead-stone-combat-coastal-erosion - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In this blog post by LUCSUS researcher Maja Essebo, she discusses academic critique, and highlights, that once we have identified the faults, we need to do what little or large we can to adress and amend them.‘There is no outside to spectacular capitalism. Any alternative must be found from the inside.’ Don Mitchell s

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/having-identified-faults-we-also-need-address-them-blog-post-maja-essebo - 2026-07-09

This is the question guiding a new study in the project “Consuming digital data”, with the purpose to see how the consumer experience and feels about the collection of their personal data. The study was conducted by Christian Fuentes, professor at Lund University and Niklas Sörum, Docent at University of Borås. Everything we do online is traced. Some information we provide our selves when we regis

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/new-study-how-do-consumers-experience-online-data-collection - 2026-07-09

Kompetensportalen, Lucat, Lupin, Lubas and LUCRIS. Those are the names of some of Lund University’s administrative systems. They are now also the names of five new bacteriophages that have recently been discovered in the ponds of Lund University’s Botanical Gardens. Bacteriophages – often abbreviated to phages – are viruses that attack bacteria. Phages are astonishingly effective assassins – these

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/fishing-phages-lund-universitys-botanical-gardens - 2026-07-09

Lund University has completed the first round of recruiting researchers in a drive to strengthen research and IIIEE has the honour to welcome one of the new researchers to our team starting this spring. Lund University has completed its largest international recruitment drive to date, resulting in 45 researchers from leading global universities joining the institution in spring 2026. The initiativ

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/lund-university-recruits-international-researchers-haein-cho-will-join-iiiee - 2026-07-09

Receiving grants from the Swedish Research Council is viewed as a quality mark and one of the critical steps for young scientists to establish an independent research group. Recently, five of MultiPark’s research leaders were awarded funding for their projects. This year’s support from the Swedish Research Council encouraged MultiPark’s ambition to be a multidisciplinary research area. Projects ra

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/multipark-scientists-granted-support-swedish-research-council - 2026-07-09

CMES scholar Pinar Dinc has been interviewed by Dagens Nyheter about the relationship between Turkey and Sweden in relation to Sweden's NATO application and recent protests in both countries. The article "Expert: Så bör Sverige agera efter hotet om bojkott" (In English "Expert: How Sweden Should Act After the Threat of Boycott"), written by Frida Bergkvist, was published on January 26, 2023 in Dag

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/pinar-dinc-interviewed-about-sweden-turkey-relations - 2026-07-09

Ida Karlsson's connection to the graduate school SWEAH is strong. She is the main supervisor of Peggy Ler, SWEAH doctoral student. She has also taken the postdoctoral course "From junior to senior researcher in research on aging and health" and participated in SWEAH's mentoring program for postdoctoral fellows. The focus of Ida Karlsson's research is the genetic epidemiology of ageing, where she u

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/prize-promising-researchers-gerontology-2022-awarded-ida-karlsson-sweah-supervisor - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It worked out – in the end. The enormous European investment in food development, “Food KIC”, did not go to the consortium of which Lund University was a part in 2016. But that was then. Now the board of the winning network, EIT Food, has decided that Lund University is to become a full member of their network instead

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/unexpected-development-lund-university-selected-join-european-multimillion-euro-investment-food - 2026-07-09

The EU Commission has presented the New European Innovation Agenda designed to strengthen European competitiveness through the green and digital transitions. At Lund University, we are well placed to take advantage of this and to raise our ambitions in deep tech innovation and solving today’s societal challenges. The EU Commission’s Agenda will involve many financial investments in innovation. The

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eus-innovation-agenda-applies-us-too - 2026-07-10

Do you have idea that contributes to sustainability? Now you can apply for funding from the Sustainability Fund to work on a new research idea or to find new sustainability solutions at the university. Lund University's Sustainability Fund is a university-wide fund for ecological, social and economic sustainability. The fund now offers two opportunities for funding – one aimed at researchers and o

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-funding-develop-and-test-ideas-related-sustainability - 2026-07-10

For six months, Jennifer Rainsford will be Artist in Residence at MAX IV – and will explore the research laboratories for synchrotron light. Inside the ring-shaped MAX IV building on the outskirts of Lund, extremely intense X-ray light known as synchrotron light is produced. The light, which is not visible to the naked eye, is used by researchers from around the globe to study materials, molecules

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/artist-takes-residency-max-iv - 2026-07-10

We are now initiating an open and transparent process to develop profile areas in order to be well prepared when it is time to submit an application for national profile areas, and also to become even better at getting together to address common issues at the University. The Swedish government states in both the Research Bill and in the autumn’s budget proposal that it intends to allocate part of

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-are-now-starting-identify-profile-areas - 2026-07-09

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-presents-new-travel-policy-reduce-work-related-emissions - 2026-07-09

Huntington's disease is known as the "dance disease" due to the patient's characteristic motor symptoms. However, Elna Dickson's Ph.D. project shows that the disease also leads to pathological changes outside the brain. February 17, she defends her thesis about metabolic alterations in Huntington's disease. Now, she shares perspectives on her research journey. Tell us about your research! "Hunting

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/huntingtons-metabolic-dysfunctions-phd-interview-elna-dickson - 2026-07-09

Christina Isaxon has always been interested in how small particles in the air affect our health. As society’s use of nanomaterials increases, research questions about safety are becoming urgent. ‟We need to know more about the conditions in which nanoparticles can affect us and how we can safely handle these materials.” Her research is about understanding how nanoparticles are generated and releas

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/better-knowledge-needed-about-handling-nanoparticles - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Strong external pressure is needed to stop the violence between Israel and Hamas, which  has harvested immense humanitarian suffering on both sides. And it must happen quickly, according to Peace and conflict researcher Lisa Strömbom. The UN warns of full-scale war if the ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas cont

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/israel-palestine-conflict-external-pressure-needed-bring-parties-negotiating-table - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Strong external pressure is needed to stop the violence between Israel and Hamas, which has harvested immense humanitarian suffering on both sides. And it must happen quickly, according to Peace and conflict researcher Lisa Strömbom. The UN warns of full-scale war if the ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas conti

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/israel-palestine-conflict-external-pressure-needed-bring-parties-negotiating-table - 2026-07-09

Times Higher Education (THE) published their latest ranking on 28 September. Lund University made 106th place, an improvement of 13 places compared with last year. The ranking is based on thirteen indicators within five areas. Factors that weigh heavily are the evaluation surveys sent to teaching staff and researchers from other higher education institutions who list the fifteen most important uni

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-106th-place-times-higher-educations-ranking - 2026-07-10

A newly procured case management system, a new Support Centre, LU Box clear out and a gentle reminder to obtain strong authentication – from 9 June it will also be required for booking business travel.The procurement of a new case management system for the entire University has now been completed. The new supplier and system is HaloITSM. HaloITSM is a British company with a long track record in ca

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/it-news-case-system-support-centre-and-document-clear-out - 2026-07-09