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https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/summary-faculty-science-board-meeting-17-december-2025 - 2026-05-17

On October 9, Debatt i Lund/Debate in Lund focused on the recent Qur'an burnings in Sweden and freedom of expression. The discussion is now available to watch on YouTube. CMES Director Karin Aggestam discussed how the Qur’an burnings in Sweden travel transnationally and go viral, and get hijacked by political leaders in the MENA region for their agendas. The digital space is thus a powerful tool.

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/watch-panel-discussion-quran-burnings-and-freedom-speech - 2026-05-17

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/interactions-governmental-policies-and-business-models-circular-economy-systematic-literature-review - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In early April we were informed that Lund University was awarded no less that two Climate-KIC Pathfinder Projects. Read more about the two awarded Projects here. An Auditing Tool for Climate Effective PackagingAssociate Professor Henrik Pålsson and Associate Professor Daniel Hellström of the Packaging Logistics depart

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/two-climate-kic-pathfinder-projects-awarded-lund-university - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Jakob Skovgaard has co-authored the article “Bureaucratic politics and the allocation of climate finance” with Lauri Peterson (Uppsala University). The article is published in the journal World Development. It concerns how bureaucratic politics has influenced the allocation of aid for climate mitigation and adaptation

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/skovgaard-bureaucratic-politics-and-allocation-climate-aid-between-developing-countries - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Catarina Kinnvall has published the article “Populism, ontological insecurity and Hindutva: Modi and the masculinization of Indian politics”, which has been published in the journal “Cambridge Review of International Affairs”. Abstract In an era increasingly defined by insecurity and populist politics, India has emerg

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/kinnvall-populism-india - 2026-05-17

A lack of phosphorus in forest soil could lead to an acceleration of global climate change. This is shown by new research that has investigated the complex balance between carbon dioxide fertilisation, phosphorus deficiency and tree growth. The world’s forests are vital in the fight against climate change, as they absorb around a quarter of the greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. Trees

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/phosphorus-deficiency-may-exacerbate-climate-problems - 2026-05-17

Researchers have investigated the possibilities of independent, global monitoring of fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions globally based on satellite observations. This would improve the quality of the monitoring compared to today, which is built on individual reporting by countries. Three researchers from our department contributed to this study. In the updated Paris Agreement from COP26 Climate

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/improved-model-monitoring-co2-emissions - 2026-05-17

Isabel Bramsen just published a PRIO case brief, “Controversies of Inclusion in the Colombian Peace Process: The Balancing Act of Introducing New Norms and Gaining Popular Support”, where she discusses the peace vs. inclusion dilemmas taking point of departure in the Colombian peace process. The question of justice versus peace has long been accepted as a core dilemma in peace studies and practice

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/bramsen-controversies-regarding-inclusion-peace-processes - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We would like to announce some good news about our staff's special achievements this month - publiched papers, articles and funds! Tomas Germundsson has published a paper ”Flerkärnighet – det bästa av två världar?” in the journal PLAN – Planering av stad & land, nr 3, 2017.Markus Grillitsch (and Björn Asheim and Micha

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/good-news-october-2017 - 2026-05-17

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/field-study-biodiversity - 2026-05-17

In a new article published in Cooperation and Conflict Roxanna Sjöstedt, together with Erik Noreen (Uppsala University), examines the dynamics of so-called pluralistic security communities in relation to the management of external threats. Focusing on the Nordic states in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic and the geopolitical tensions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the articles finds that

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/securitization-security-community-cooperation-and-conflict-nordic - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. PUBLICATION: Doctor of Sociology Terese Anving has published the article “Struggling to Make Ends Meet: Lone Mothers and Intergenerational Support in Sweden” in the journal Studies in the Maternal. Read or download the article at mamsie.bbk.ac.ukAbstractEconomic divisions have deepened in Sweden in recent years, and l

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/lone-mothers-struggling-make-ends-meet - 2026-05-17

With the aim of strengthening and developing the University’s international impact in research, education, external engagement and innovation, a new way of working has been decided by the Vice-Chancellor. The University’s international work is to be based on an approach called Global Dynamic Engagement (GDE). GDE is to be a proactive way of working on international matters and act as support for n

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-way-working-international-matters-global-dynamic-engagement - 2026-05-18

After three years’ work, the newly cast sphinxes have returned to the roof of the Main University Building. The work, which uses a crane, began on 2 October. Now all the four of theme are landed. It was during an inspection of the University Main Building’s facade that the National Property Board of Sweden discovered that the building’s four sphinxes were in such poor condition that they needed to

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sphinxes-have-landed - 2026-05-18

Under tisdagskvällen delades Lunds universitet och Sparbanken Skånes pris för framtidens innovationer ut. Tre forskar- och tre studentprojekt fick ta emot ära, applåder och totalt 200.000 kronor. Prisutdelningen var en del av Lunds universitets Innovationskickoff 2018. Det var andra året som Lunds universitet och Sparbanken Skåne, med stöd av Sparbanksstiftelsen Finn, delade ut priset. Tävlingen v

https://www.innovation.lu.se/artikel/framtidens-innovationer-prisbelonade-0 - 2026-05-17

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Under tisdagskvällen delades Lunds universitet och Sparbanken Skånes pris för framtidens innovationer ut. Tre forskar- och tre studentprojekt fick ta emot ära, applåder och totalt 200.000 kronor. Prisutdelningen var en del av Lunds universitets Innovationskickoff 2018. Det var andra året som Lunds universitet och Sp

https://www.lu.se/artikel/framtidens-innovationer-prisbelonade - 2026-05-17

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Överviktiga kvinnor som drabbas av bröstcancer rekommenderas ofta att gå ner i vikt. Men är viktnedgång verkligen bra för kvinnor som opererats för en bröstcancer? En ny studie gjord av forskare vid Lunds universitet och Skånes universitetssjukhus i Lund, letar svar på den frågan. Överlevnaden hos bröstcancerpatient

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/viktforandringar-efter-brostcancer-bra-eller-daligt - 2026-05-18

I höst har de första studenterna påbörjat sina studier på det nya sexåriga läkarprogrammet. Samtidigt tog Medicinska fakulteten tillfället att arrangera en konferens där den nya utbildningen betraktas ur ett internationellt perspektiv. På programmet stod frågeställningar om framtida kompetensbehov i Sverige och andra länder samt internationella kvalitetsstandarder.  Och kommer läkarstudenterna som

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/nya-lakarutbildningen-i-ett-internationellt-perspektiv - 2026-05-17

En viktig målsättning med precisionsmedicin är att minska risken för fel och att göra rekommendationer inom hälso- och sjukvården mer träffsäkra, men för att nå hela vägen krävs bättre evidens. Ett internationellt konsortium lett av Paul Franks vid Lunds universitet presenterar nya riktlinjer som kan bidra till att öka den kliniska relevansen av forskning inom precisionsmedicin. Författarna till e

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/sa-ska-forskningen-inom-precisionsmedicin-bli-mer-traffsaker - 2026-05-17