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We are very happy to announce that Lund University have been granted a new Project within Climate-KIC. The project is called "An Insurance-based climate adaptation tool for potato farming". Potato Late blight (Phytophthora infestans) is a devastating potato disease which occurs earlier and earlier in the potato growing season over the last decades. Compared to other crops, potatoes require very hi

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/new-climate-kic-project-awarded-lund-university - 2026-01-01

The second Climate-KIC Nordic Ideation Day was held at DTU Skylab on the 27th of January 2017. From preparations all the way until the finishing drinks, the event was in every way a great success. No less than 59 idea suggestions were submitted in advance. Out of this great pool of ideas, a little more than a third (23) was selected and allowed to pitch at the event. The thought with Ideation Day

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climate-kic-nordic-ideation-day - 2026-01-01

Sofia Enhörning is the younger researcher in Scandinavia who wrote the best scientific article of the year within diabetes research. This means the Scandinavian Society for the Study of Diabetes (SSSD) which gives away the prize to her at the recent congress in Reykjavik.  - Really positive. And an acknowledgement that we have discovered something that others also find important, says Sofia Enhörn

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/prize-best-scientific-article-scandinavia - 2026-01-01

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/could-normal-water-prevent-diabetes-obesity-and-cardiovascular-disease - 2026-01-01

On 18 March, the University switched to digital education. However, already a few days prior to this, the course ‘Go online (CoVid-19)’ for LU teaching staff was launched. Now there are close to 20 people working on answering all the ‘what do I do-questions’ as teaching staff try to crack the code to digital education. Jenny Paldanius is one of the people answering the questions. Do you have a lot

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/your-navigators-digital-education - 2026-01-01

LUCSUS Professor Lennart Olsson is one of the participants in the upcoming seminar: Land: a Common Good, or a Good Investment? organised 9th November by LUCSUS, Latinamerikagrupperna, Svalorna Indien Bangladesh and Lund Inter Faculty Sustainability Network.Ahead of his participation, he discusses the most important issues surrounding land today, and reflects on why land is such a political subject

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/find-ways-harnessing-increasing-interest-land-sustainable-development-lennart-olsson-reflects-ahead - 2026-01-01

Are you curious about career opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry? This event is a must-attend for anyone with an interest in, or considering a career in the, pharmaceutical industry. Whether you're interested in scientific research, regulatory work, medical communication, or commercial/market access roles, this session will help you navigate your next steps.All researchers interested in t

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/unlocking-careers-pharma-insights-lif-medicon-valley-and-beyond - 2026-01-01

The European Council meeting of EU heads of state and government was hosted by the Department of Political Science, Lund university this week with great success. Guided by the Spanish presidency of the EU, the President of the European Council, and the European Commission, a meeting of the General Affairs Council and the Council working group on energy were held in the morning to hear of Commissio

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/european-council-negotiations-success-lund-masters-students - 2026-01-01

The winners of the Universitas 21 Global Ingenuity Challenge 2016 have been elected. Lund university was represented by Team Global Lund and won the category "Peer's Choice Award" together with Korea University, and received a special award for their contribution "Host-a-Home". The theme of this year's challenge was "Sustainable Housing" and the contribution Host-a-Home suggests a cost-effective,

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/winners-universitas-21-global-ingenuity-challenge-2016 - 2026-01-02

The budget bill for 2021 was presented on 21 September. The impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the economic crisis was evident in the bill. The investments in the budget are historically large and consist of both increased investments and tax relief. Most of the investments focus on jobs and welfare, which also includes increased and new investments in our sector. In the autumn, the Government

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/governments-budget-bill-2021 - 2026-01-02

Today, we are signing a university-wide collaboration agreement with UC Berkeley. This opens the door to new collaboration opportunities for the entire University. From 11 to 13 October, University management will host a unique visit from UC Berkeley. Among the guests are representatives for research, education, international issues, innovation and entrepreneurship. The aim of the visit is to furt

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-collaboration-agreement-uc-berkeley-provides-new-opportunities - 2026-01-02

What are the latest contributions to sustainability research, and who is working on the Global Goals? It is now possible to search for researchers, organisations, research output and projects that relate to the UN’s global goals. At the beginning of October, sustainability labels were launched to the public in Lund University’s Research Portal. The tagging can be used as one of many filters when l

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/53-910-taggings-sustainable-goals-universitys-research-output - 2026-01-02

Most of the grant goes to Isabel Schoultz's study of the strategies used by the parties in the upcoming Lundin Energy trial. About a quarter of the money is awarded to Rustamjon Urinboyev to write about Central Asian Muslim prisoners in Russian jails. The Riksbank's Jubilee Fund allocates a total of SEK 6 261 500 to the Sociology of Law Department. More than 4.8 million goes to Isabel Schoultz's r

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/sociology-law-department-receives-over-sek-6-million-riksbanks-jubilee-fund - 2026-01-01

Professor Christine Wamsler's research and extraordinary work on integrated inner-outer transformation for sustainability has made it into a musical! The musical is entitled ‘Pärlornas Sånger’. It is based on the latest book of the well-known bishop Martin Lönnebo. After his death in 2023, musician Helena Ritzén converted the book and its lyrics into a musical. Since a line in the book was referen

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/musical-tribute-featuring-christine-wamslers-work-and-vision-sustainable-future - 2026-01-01

Summer holiday? Not yet – at least not for the three high school students, who were chosen to spend two weeks at NanoLund right after the end of the school year. “This is great. We get a clearer view of the world of science and universities. I expect to get more insight and learn more about what it means to do a Ph.D. – and to learn more about Lund University,” says Alexander Lundh from the Tycho

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/getting-sneak-peek-science - 2026-01-01

Medvetenskapens Hus is a cross-faculty initiative that aims to accommodate creative meetings between science and human science. The activities are to be based on the complex issues of our time which in a natural way affect all faculties and subject areas. Medvetenskapens Hus highlights the importance of insights above the formation of opinions and creates conditions for joint creation of knowledge

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/medvetenskapens-hus-interdisciplinary-focus-human-science - 2026-01-02

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/profile-areas-lund-university-work-continues-no-word-government - 2026-01-02

In the autumn, I hope we in the university management can focus on the core issues that we want to drive forward. It has been a very unusual start for the new University Management, strongly characterised by the ongoing pandemic. I hope that developments now go in the right direction and that within the University Management we can focus more on the core issues that we want to drive forward. The c

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/intensified-focus-strategic-issues-education - 2026-01-02

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-are-sticking-plan - 2026-01-02

Stefan Karlsson has been active as a researcher at Lund University for 25 years and during that time has received many major grants and awards. However, never a gold medal. - It feels like a very great honor because the medal is only awarded every nine years for medical research efforts, says Stefan Karlsson The Royal Physiographic Society will be awarding the commemorative medal to Stefan Karlsso

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/professor-stefan-karlsson-awarded-gold-medal-research-efforts - 2026-01-02