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SASNET affiliated researcher Kristina Myrvold will join the Center for Theology and Religious Studies as a guest professor in 2020. Kristina Myrvold, currently Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Linnaeus University, was awarded the Hedda Andersson Professorship for a least one year, starting in 2020. Myrvold will work at the Center for Theology and Religious Studies (CTR). The professorsh

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/kristina-myrvold-joins-lund-university - 2025-10-21

Shripad Dharmadhikary came to Lund in early December and held a number of lectures and interactive sessions at various departments of Lund University. SASNET was honoured to welcome Shripad Dharmadhikary from Pune, India. He was a full-time activist for 12 years with the Narmada Bachao Andolan (Save the Narmada Movement), founded by Right Livelihood Award winner Medha Patkar. Shripad is also the f

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/indian-water-expert-and-activist-visited-sasnet - 2025-10-21

Murray Scown and Kimberly Nicholas, researchers at LUCSUS, have analysed in detail how EU agricultural subsidies flow down to the local level. The new data show that most income support payments go to intensively farmed regions already above median EU income, while climate-friendly and biodiverse farming regions, as well as poorer regions, are insufficiently funded. Consequently, the majority of p

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-researchers-analyse-how-billions-eu-farming-funding-subsidies-are-being-spent - 2025-10-21

Göran Jönsson, professor of molecular oncology, receives SEK 31 million from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation to enhance the effect of immunotherapy in the treatment of cancer patients. About 30 per cent of patients with metastatic melanoma benefit from immunotherapy. At the same time, this means that 70 per cent of all melanoma patients still have no effective treatment option. Göran Jöns

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/sek-31-million-enhance-effect-immunotherapy-treatment-cancer-patients - 2025-10-21

On Friday 22 November, the Sentio partner IUC Syd (Industrial Development Centre South) organized Skåne Industry Day focusing on sustainability, efficiency and Lean manufacturing. Christina Windmark was there representing Sentio. During the Skåne Industry Day several companies shared their journey on how to become more efficient and include sustainability in their decisions and development. They a

https://www.sentio.lu.se/article/sentio-participated-skane-industry-day-1 - 2025-10-21

Lund University has an open internal call for 7 million SEK aiming at Strategic Research Areas (SRAs) as for example BECC. All 7 million comes from SRA-funding. Send in your suggestion before August 19! In shortA call for 5 millions for research infrastructure (Forskningsinfrastruktur) and 2 millions for joint SRA projects (Gemensamma projekt).Funding needs to be used within a year from day of dec

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/wanted-suggestions-joint-sra-projects-and-funding-infrastructure-lu-internal - 2025-10-21

Welcome to BECC annual meeting at Radisson Blu Metropol, Helsingborg. Day 1:             The Ecosystem Service Concept in Science10.00                Registration and coffee10.45                Introduction and the aim of the meeting11.00                Plenary lecture 1: Professor Janne Bengtsson, SLU Uppsala12.00                Lunch13:15                How does the ES concept relate to your res

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/becc-annual-meeting-november-7-8 - 2025-10-21

Declarations and policies drafted by the UN, EU and individual nations basically promise accessibility for people with disabilities. But rhetoric is one thing, practice another. Disabled people have to use creative ways to access many places or resources in their everyday life. The sociologist David Wästerfors has studied what people with various disabilities do to manage troubles with accessibili

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/folk-methods-deal-inaccessibility - 2025-10-21

Work is going ahead on several new research projects about extreme weather in the light of last summer’s extreme drought. Three of these projects concern extreme weather’s impact on algal blooms, its consequences for bumble bee colonies, and the use of climate models to investigate effects on political, legal and social engagement. The government research council, Formas, recently granted SEK 50 m

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-research-extreme-weather - 2025-10-21

The EU has set ambitious goals for reducing emissions and cutting energy use in buildings, but when it comes to everyday renovation projects, energy efficiency still struggles to gain ground.  A recent article by Katharina Reindl, Georgios Pardalis, and Jenny Palm explored why, by taking a closer look at how energy-related decisions are actually made during the early planning and design phases of

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/why-energy-efficiency-still-struggles-take-center-stage-building-renovations - 2025-10-21

The current platform for strategic work applies until the end of this year, but a decision on an updated version for the period 2025-2027 has already been taken. The platform describes the University’s strategic work for the years ahead and will support us in adapting the University’s operations more quickly in an unpredictable world. The fact that the updated platform for strategic work is alread

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/platform-strategic-work-2025-2027 - 2025-10-22

We are happy to announce that Mars is our latest partnership company addition at Lund University School of Economics and Management. Very known for their chocolate bars, but what was more of a news flash for some of us  was the company’s strong stakes within pet food, owning brands like Royal Canin, Pedigree, Whiskas and also Ben’s Original rice and Dolmio pasta sauces, to name but a few.“We are v

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/welcome-mars - 2025-10-21

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/save-date-devres-conference-21-23-october - 2025-10-21

A new research project, led by LUCSUS research fellow Felix Schulz, aims to explore how work identities shape attitudes toward climate action and policies, highlighting both challenges and opportunities in the transition to a decarbonized future. Felix Schulz, who recently moved from Leeds to Lund to begin his new role at LUCSUS, is studying how workers in diverse sectors and occupational groups p

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/understanding-identity-climate-transition - 2025-10-21

Read Barry Ness, associate professor at LUCSUS’ travel reflection:Can place attachment be fostered through local food traditions? Can regional food dishes and cooking traditions in Japan be used to foster social sustainability in a steadily urbanizing and aging society?These were a few of the questions that a group from the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School in Sustainability Science – Global L

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/japan-through-lens-food-place-and-sustainability - 2025-10-21

This autumn, teachers at the faculty can attend pedagogical workshops on Canvas and Inspera. Take this opportunity to develop and learn more about these platforms! The workshops are an initiative of the faculty's Education Council with the aim of increasing digital pedagogical competence. Become an expert on Canvas Canvas is the platform where you can gather and structure all information about you

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/pedagogical-workshops-teachers - 2025-10-21

A day that encourages a more responsible approach to electronic goods. On 24 January is Circular Electronics Day. It is a day that aims to encourage organizations and consumers to take a more responsible approach to the electronic goods they use.The IIIEE together with several organisations stand behind the initiative: Chalmers Industriteknik, Dustin, European Environmental Bureau, CATAPA, Closing

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-calls-sustainable-action-circular-electronics-day - 2025-10-21

Kristina Bäckström at the Department of Service Management and Service Studies leads the project, which aims to dive into the challenges met by employees in service encounters of today. The Role of the Employee in the Service Encounter: Challenges and Change Management for Retail Employees The future physical store is much debated in the area of retail. In recent years, digitalization and multicha

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/research-service-encounters-receives-funding - 2025-10-21

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/altermark-and-plesner-how-welfare-cutbacks-condition-narratives-sickness - 2025-10-21

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/israel-hamas-war-key-concepts - 2025-10-21