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TorTalk is a speech synthesiser for which the university has held computer licenses for many years. Now the app is also available. This increases accessibility, since you can now have all kinds of texts read aloud, in different kinds of situations and environments. Photo: Johan Bävman. Who is TorTalk for? TorTalk is a speech synthesis programme that you can install on your computer or download to

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/lund-university-now-holds-license-tortalk-app - 2025-12-31

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 - 2025-12-31

Some students work harder than others, arranging this year's work fair, Agoradagen, while studying full-time. But when you are an engaged student you also benefit. The work fair of Campus Helsingborg celebrates fifteen years. The event is managed by a project group within the students' union, the participants of which signed up for long days of unpaid work on the side of their full-time studies.Pr

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/campus-engagement-prepares-students-work-life - 2025-12-31

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 - 2025-12-31

We hereby announce that the Best South Asia Thesis Award of 2024/2025 is granted Fatima Ali Shah for her excellent and impressive thesis "From Ashes to Access: A Dual-Framework Formative Evaluation of the Super Seeder Subsidy in Faisalabad, Pakistan". Since 2022, SASNET annualy grants a Lund University student the Best South Asia Thesis Award for an excellent Bachelor or Master thesis in the human

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/fatima-ali-shah-granted-best-south-asia-thesis-award-20242025 - 2025-12-31

Korinna Zapp and Armin Tavakoli, two young researchers at the Department of Physics, have been awarded the Sten von Friesen Prize 2024. The prize was presented at the Royal Physiographic Society's annual meeting on 2 December in Lund. Korinna Zapp is a theoretical particle physicist who studies quarks, gluons and the unique state of quark-gluon plasma. She develops models to describe how these par

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/two-young-physicists-receive-sten-von-friesen-prize - 2025-12-31

The strategic research area Epihealth at Lund University hereby announces research space for two years (SEK 750,000/year including OH) corresponding to a postdoctoral position. Around 200 employees (researchers and other staff) are attached to the Epihealth network who work with epidemiological research to improve the understanding of the spread and etiology of both chronic and infectious diseases

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/call-proposals-research-space-postdoc-2025-application-closed - 2025-12-31

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/vacuum-cleaner-effect-fungi-can-hold-nanoplastics-bay - 2025-12-31

SWEAH was represented at the conference 'Ageing is Living: Building Age-Friendly Communities in the Nordic-Baltic Region', organized in Copenhagen this week by WHO, The Nordic Welfare Centre and the Centre for an Age-friendly Norway. Two PhD students presented their doctoral projects on site at UN City in Copenhagen, followed by a discussion. One of them was SWEAH PhD student Helena Bjurbäck, Link

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/sweah-contributed-who-meeting-age-friendly-societies - 2025-12-31

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/grazing-zooplankton-severely-impacted-nanoplastic-particles - 2025-12-31

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 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 - 2026-01-01

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 - 2025-12-31

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 - 2025-12-31

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 - 2025-12-31

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 - 2026-01-01

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 - 2026-01-01

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 - 2026-01-01

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 - 2026-01-01

Getting external funds for your research project is often what makes or breaks it at an early stage, but finding one that suits is a challenge, as is finding one that accepts applications at the right time. Welcome to the jungle! On LUSEM’s “Research grants” page you will find a lengthy list of funders and it is well worth the time spent searching through them. Some offer one or two grants yearly,

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/funds-grants - 2025-12-31