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Lund University is listed at place 38 in the ranking for law. Times Higher Education (THE) is one of the three leading international rankings of universities and higher education institutions, and is based on 13 indicators in teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. The THE ranking of universities for 2024 was published at the end of September, and Lund University was rank

https://www.law.lu.se/article/excellent-placement-times-higher-educations-ranking-2024 - 2025-12-21

On 9 October, the Academic Appointments Board decided to appoint Zvezda Vankova as Associate Professor of EU Law Dr Zvezda Vankova holds a PhD in EU migration law from Maastricht University. She is the principal investigator of the project ‘Refugee protection or cherry picking? Assessing new admission policies for refugees in Europe’ (2023-2026) funded by the Swedish Research Council. The overarch

https://www.law.lu.se/article/new-associate-professor-eu-law - 2025-12-21

We hereby announce that: Jur.kand. Alexander Hardenberger for the Degree of Doctor of Laws in EU Law has written a doctoral dissertation entitled: Åberopsbörda i dispositiva tvistemål – En civilprocessuell studie i anslutning till 17 kap. 3 § andra meningen RB The doctoral dissertation is made available at the university library.   The defense will take place at Pufendorfsalen, Lilla Gråbrödersgat

https://www.law.lu.se/article/aberopsborda-i-dispositiva-tvistemal-en-civilprocessuell-studie-i-anslutning-till-17-kap-3-ss-andra - 2025-12-21

We hereby announce that:LL.M Scarlet O´Donnell for the Degree of Doctor of Laws in Public International Law has written a doctoral dissertation entitled:International Responsibility for Activities in Outer Space in the Modern Space Age - Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty in the context of international space law and public international lawThe doctoral dissertation is made available at the univ

https://www.law.lu.se/article/scarlet-odonnells-final-defense-public-international-law - 2025-12-21

LL.D. Torvald Larsson is awarded German-Nordic Lawyers Association’s (DNJV)  Research Prize 2023/24 for the doctoral thesis “Judicial Review of Administrative Decisions. Swedish, Danish and Austrian Law in a Comparative Perspective. The jury considers the thesis to be convincing in terms of both form and content and has a clear German-Nordic connection due to its comparative character. It contribu

https://www.law.lu.se/article/torvald-larsson-awarded-german-nordic-lawyers-associations-research-prize - 2025-12-21

We hereby announce that:LL.M Max Hjärtströmfor the Degree of Doctor of Laws in  private law has written a doctoral dissertation entitled:Competition Law’s Market Failure Paradox: Economic Efficiency, Consumer Welfare and Public Policy in EU Antitrust and State Aid LawThe doctoral dissertation is made available at the university library  The defense will take place at Pufendorfsalen, Lilla Gråbröde

https://www.law.lu.se/article/max-hjartstroms-final-defense-private-law - 2025-12-21

Emilia Holmberg is awarded first prize in the law class for her essay in the Swedish Competition Authority's essay competition 2023. "Ne bis In Idem in EU Competition Law. The Application of the Principle on the Relationship between Article 102 TFEU and the Digital Markets Act" is the title of the thesis.In the essay jury's motivation, they emphasize that it is a clear, well-written and well-formu

https://www.law.lu.se/article/student-lund-awarded-swedish-competition-authoritys-essay-competition-2023 - 2025-12-21

LUCSUS is participating in several events during this year's Sustainability Week! It is an annual event in Lund organised as a joint venture by Lund University and Lund municipality. Sustainability Week is an important occasion for LUCSUS as a centre to engage with our local community in Lund, and share research findings with the public. It is also a good opportunity for our researchers and studen

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-sustainability-week-2025 - 2025-12-21

Congratulations Lina Lefstad, PhD student at LUCSUS, for receiving an honorable Mention in the The Lund University Agenda 2030 Award - for her research on how carbon capture and storage can help limit climate change from a global justice perspective. The award aims to promote innovative and interdisciplinary research on sustainable development by early career researchers at the University.Lina Lef

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lina-lefstad-receives-honourable-mention-lund-university-agenda-2030-award - 2025-12-21

LUCSUS research is global in scope and covers many topics and countries. Last year, in 2024, researchers conducted field work in places such as India, Nepal, Ghana, Colombia, USA and Kenya. Visiting the home of perennial research in Kansa, USALUCSUS researchers Elina Andersson, Lennart Olsson and Stefan Schuller, who are all working in the PERENNIAL project, participated in the project’s annual me

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/read-about-lucsus-fieldwork-2024 - 2025-12-21

LUMES student Carolina Sandoval Marmolejo organised a workshop on how to densify Lund during Lund Sustainability Week together with fellow student Sari Nomura. With their stand in the city centre, they aimed to start a conversation on how the public would like to see their buildings and public spaces used. Passers-by were invited to place sticky notes on a map of Lund on spaces and areas they thin

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lumes-students-aim-densify-city-lund-preserve-green-spaces-and-build-community - 2025-12-21

A new research paper by LUCSUS postdoc Felix Schulz examines German labour unions' visions and ideas for social change, and how these visions compare with proposals emerging from the post-growth discourse. German trade unions are deeply embedded in the country’s corporatist political system. They influence not only labour conditions through collective bargaining, but also public policy through ins

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/investigation-german-trade-unions-and-decarbonisation-new-lucsus-study - 2025-12-21

- I’m expecting interesting and exciting entries, says Ann Åkerman, LUCSUS.On Thursday (16h February), Ann Åkerman and Chad Boda, also from LUCSUS, will travel to the high school ProCivitas in Helsingborg to nominate best student entry for a project called Sustainable Innovations. As part of the project, which runs throughout the spring, first year students have to come up with creative innovation

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/who-will-win-best-innovation-lucsus-procivitas - 2025-12-21

Belief in free markets and individualism may be holding back climate action globally. A new study finds that people who embrace neoliberal values are consistently less likely to support government-led environmental policies, no matter where they live. LUCSUS researcher Felix Schulz and his colleague, Christian Bretter of the University of Queensland, investigated how people's ideologies affect the

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/neoliberalism-linked-climate-policy-resistance - 2025-12-21

In its new Report 6.2 the WaterWarmth project identifies key takeaways on how decision-making and rules support the success and growth of aquathermal energy pilot projects. The EU-funded Interreg North Sea Programme Project, WaterWarmth, aims to accelerate the shift to sustainable energy use through collective surface water heat pump systems. The project focuses on heating and cooling buildings us

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/learning-and-networking-essential-aquathermal-energy-initiatives - 2025-12-21

A new thesis explores the effects of loss and damage associated with climate change in small-scale tropical fisheries—a sector at the frontline of climate change impacts and crucial to sustaining livelihoods, way of life, and food security. With Martinique (France) as a case study, the research shows that loss and damage must be understood as a complex and contextual multidimensional issue—one tha

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/beyond-economics-rethinking-loss-and-damage-tropical-fisheries-new-phd-thesis - 2025-12-21

A new mini LUCSUS documentary, The Beans Of/For Change, introduces the challenges and opportunities around specialty coffee in Colombia. It is based on research results from field visits to Antioquia and Quindío in Colombia, as part of the FORMAS-supported project, Unravelling climate change impacts on migrant farmworkers in agrifood production. Dianne Kok has produced and edited the documentary.

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/documentary-beans-offor-change-shines-light-challenges-and-opportunities-around-specialty-coffee - 2025-12-21

What happens when scientists, municipal actors, and private sector stakeholders from six European countries come together to question the future of aquathermal energy? At LUCSUS, we just found out. June 17 to 19, the Interreg North Sea WaterWarmth partner meeting took place in Lund, hosting partners from Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. LUCSUS’s researchers Sara Broo

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/ideas-action-shaping-aquathermal-futures - 2025-12-21

Why do some people strongly back climate action while others do not? A new international study by LUCSUS researcher Felix Schulz and Christian Bretter, University of Queensland, finds that the answer may be simpler than previously thought. The researchers analysed survey data from nearly 12,000 people across six countries. They discovered that three well-known explanations of environmental behavio

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-study-reveals-key-drivers-climate-policy-support - 2025-12-21

PhD student Tilde Krusberg is using creative future visioning methods to transition the Swedish food system to fossil-free energy as part of the AgroDrive project. She is motivated by how these methods allow for more radical imaginations of the future and for rethinking our present society. What attracted you to the position and to LUCSUS?I had been curious about LUCSUS for a long time and even co

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/phd-student-tilde-krusberg-using-creative-future-visioning-methods-transition-swedish-food-system - 2025-12-21