By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] pi [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 22 June 2023 The new Advanced Study Groups, who will start their work at the institute in September, will investigate questions related to: artistic processes in music and literary creation; land use conflicts in Sweden; the energy crisis impacts on households; industries and on the energy transition; and the li

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/institute-welcomes-four-new-advanced-study-groups-autumn - 2025-04-03

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] pi [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 8 September 2023 The Institute announces yearly calls for application to Themes and Advanced Study Groups. Researchers at Lund University are now invited to apply for Themes and Advanced Study Groups, starting in 2024. Theme applications  A Theme must be innovative in nature and revolve around a research issue w

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/call-applications-pufendorf-ias-are-now-open-0 - 2025-04-03

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] pi [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 22 September 2023 Mark Grimshaw-Aagaard is usually working as a professor of music at Aalborg University in Denmark, but for the coming six months he is joining the Theme Sound of Democracy at the Pufendorf IAS as a guest researcher. What is your background and research interests, and how does it connect to the

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/sound-engineer-and-roadie-professor-music-meet-guest-researcher-mark-grimshaw-aagaard - 2025-04-03

By cecillia [dot] von_arnold [at] pi [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 9 November 2023 Berit Løkensgard Strand is a professor in biopolymers and biomaterials at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. In autumn 2023 and spring 2024, she is an International Fellow at the Pufendorf IAS, working with the Theme Roadmap of Biomaterials 4.0. What is your background and resea

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/meet-guest-researcher-berit-lokensgard-strand - 2025-04-03

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] pi [dot] lu [dot] se (cecilia von Arnold) - published 24 November 2023 Marie Koldkjær Højlund is a composer, sound artist and associate professor of Sound Studies at Aarhus University. Marie Koldkjær Højlund is composer, sound artist and associate professor of Sound Studies at Aarhus University. In autumn 2023, she's an International Fellow at the Pufendorf IAS, wo

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/meet-guest-researcher-marie-koldkjaer-hojlund - 2025-04-03

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] pi [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 5 January 2024 Sierd de Vries is an associate professor at the department of Hydraulic Engineering at Delft University (Netherlands), and will be working as a guest researcher with the Theme Coastal Perspectives. What is your background and research interests?I work on the creation of sustainable coastal landsca

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/meet-guest-researcher-sierd-de-vries - 2025-04-03

By Eva [dot] Persson [at] pi [dot] lu [dot] se (Eva Persson) - published 15 January 2024 Lena Rubensdotter is a geologist working within Geohazards and rapid slope processes, also extensively in Geomorphology and Quaternary geological mapping, Periglacial geomorphology, Coastal geomorphology and Arctic permafrost related hazards. Lena Rubensdotter is a researcher at the Geohazard and Earth observa

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/meet-guest-researcher-lena-rubensdotter - 2025-04-03

Published 5 February 2024 The institute welcomes two new Advanced Study Groups, starting in February 2024: (Un-)natural borders; and Aesthetics in Business Creativity (ABC). The Advanced Study Group (Un-)natural borders: Multi-disciplinary perspectives on the boundaries of European integration, sets out to explore how natural conditions determine the features and boundaries of European integration

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/two-new-advanced-study-groups - 2025-04-03

By Eva [dot] Persson [at] pi [dot] lu [dot] se (Eva Persson) - published 23 February 2024 Jan de Boer is a full professor at the department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology. He is skilled in Stem Cells, Biomaterial Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. Jan de Boer is a biologist at the department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology in The Net

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/meet-our-new-guest-researcher-jan-de-boer - 2025-04-03

Published 10 April 2024 The real deal: Dionysos statue at Pufendorf IAS. Photo: K. Ruona Gifted and enthusiastic students work with the "layers of history" in our beautiful Sculpture Hall. Pufendorf IAS is situated in one of the most beautiful buildings in Lund (if we may say so ourselves), originally built in 1886. The last major renovation of the former Department of Physics and Classical Depart

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/welcome-back-classical-archaeology-and-ancient-history - 2025-04-03

Published 11 April 2024 Lights on for our new interdisciplinary Themes. Photo: Å. Thormählen At yesterday’s meeting, the board of Pufendorf IAS decided to invite four new Themes to the institute this fall. We received ten theme applications in December 2023, six of these were sent on to external experts for review and four of these are now invited to start in September 2024. The chosen Themes are

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/four-new-themes-during-2024-2025 - 2025-04-03

Published 16 May 2024 Özlem Çelik Özlem Çelik is currently visiting the Pufendorf IAS as part of a new exchange programme of NordIAS´s fellows. She is a visiting scholar at the University of Helsinki and a Senior Researcher at the Department of Social Research, University of Turku and Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS) Collegium Fellow. You were a postdoc at Lund University in 2018-2019,

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/welcome-back-ozlem-celik - 2025-04-03

By asa [dot] thormahlen [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Thormählen) - published 17 June 2024 Today, on the 17 of June, the board of the Pufendorf IAS decided to accept three applications to form three new Advanced Study Groups - all starting in September 2024! These ASGs will pursue interdisciplinary research ideas within Oaths and Courts – from Forum to the Future;Neobiogenesis: The Inevitability

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/three-new-advanced-study-groups-and-five-new-themes-2024-2025 - 2025-04-03

By asa [dot] thormahlen [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Thormählen) - published 4 September 2024 The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies in Lund, a "home" for interdisciplinary research. Photo: Johan Persson. The Pufendorf IAS stimulates interdisciplinary research within Lund University. The Institute supports researchers working together across disciplinary borders to develop new areas of re

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/call-applications-pufendorf-institute-advanced-studies - 2025-04-03

By asa [dot] thormahlen [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Thormählen) - published 6 November 2024 Proper evaluation calls for accurate material. Photo: Pavel Danilyuk/Pexels Every four years, the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies is evaluated to monitor how the institute meets its overall objectives and follows its basic principles. This year, an external panel has evaluated the activities du

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/pufendorf-institutes-sustainable-principles - 2025-04-03

By asa [dot] thormahlen [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Thormählen) - published 7 November 2024 Pufendorf IAS' beautiful façade and windows. Photo: Johan Persson A couple of weeks have passed since our symposium: Conducting research in interdisciplinary teams. On the 21 of October, we had the great pleasure of welcoming both Martin Cloonan and Britta Padberg, two of our external evaluators, back t

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/constructive-friction-context - 2025-04-03

Publicerad 27 januari 2014 Hur påverkar våra matvanor kroppens fettdepåer? Var lagras fettet någonstans, hur växer mängden och vilken sorts fett är det? Med avancerad bildteknik kan det för första gången bli möjligt att ge en detaljerad bild av vad som händer i kroppen vid bl.a. fetma och övervikt. I takt med de växande problemen med övervikt görs också nya framsteg inom fetmaforskningen. I en avh

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/skillnad-pa-fett-och-fett-avancerade-bilder-kartlagger-sjukdomsrisk - 2025-04-03

Publicerad 27 januari 2014 Kan tidiga erfarenheter i livet påverka hur och vad vi äter i vuxen ålder? Det ska ett nytt forskningsprojekt ta reda på med hjälp av drygt 80 miljoner kronor från EU, varav 13 miljoner går till Göteborgs universitet. Forskningsprojektet, som leds av universitetet i Edinburgh, syftar till att undersöka hur våra matvanor utvecklas och hur valet av livsmedel påverkas av hu

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/stort-projekt-ska-forklara-vad-som-styr-vara-matval - 2025-04-03

Publicerad 27 januari 2014 Det har redan tidigare slagits fast att en kost baserad på nordiska livsmedel har flera positiva effekter, bland annat sänkt kolesterol, blodtryck och förbättrad insulinkänslighet. Vissa av de kolesterolsänkande effekterna är relaterade till den förbättrade fettkvaliteten i den nordiska kosten, och vår nordiska grötfrukost kan ha oväntade positiva effekter. Det framgår a

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/nordisk-kost-och-grotfrukost-kan-motverka-hjart-karlrisk - 2025-04-03

Publicerad 28 januari 2014 En ny metod gör det möjligt att i stor skala få fram mänskliga embryonala stamceller av hög klinisk kvalitet. Det går dessutom att göra utan att något embryo dödas. Upptäckten innebär ett stort kliv framåt för stamcellsforskningen  och för de stora förhoppningar som finns om att kunna ersätta skadade celler och på så sätt bota svåra sjukdomar som diabetes och Parkinsons

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/ny-metod-okar-tillgangen-pa-embryonala-stamceller - 2025-04-03