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During the PhD Graduation Ceremony held in December 2023 at the University of Luxembourg, Nicole Citeroni received the Best Thesis Award 2023. During the ceremony, she briefly presented the topic of her PhD research titled “Systemic Economic Offences as a New Paradigm of International Crimes - Towards an Evolution or Revolution of International Criminal Law?”. The Thesis was also awarded a merit-b

https://www.law.lu.se/article/nicole-citeroni-wins-excellent-thesis-award-university-luxembourg-0 - 2026-01-04

In December, Alexander Hardenberger  successfully defended his dissertation with the title " Åberopsbörda i dispositiva tvistemål - En civilprocessuell studie i anslutning till 17 kap. 3 § andra meningen RB".Juris doctor Alexander Hardenberger has been awarded a grant for a position as a postdoctoral researcher from Institutet för Rättsvetenskaplig forskning for two years on the project "Haltande

https://www.law.lu.se/article/alexander-hardenberger-has-been-awarded-grant-postdoctoral-position-institutet-rattsvetenskaplig - 2026-01-04

Lennart Blecher and his family have donated SEK 15 million to the faculty to develop research on human rights in Sweden and the other Nordic countries. The funds will be used, among other things, to employ Visiting Professors. On 2023-12-21, the Vice-Chancellor has decided to employ three Visiting Professors. Their research focuses on different aspects of human rights. The Visiting Professors will

https://www.law.lu.se/article/three-new-visiting-professors-appointed-research-initiative-human-rights - 2026-01-04

During the current term of office 2024-2026, the Faculty of Law has a partly new management. The new Dean of the Faculty of Law is Professor Henrik Wenander and the new Pro Dean for Research is Professor Jessica Almqvist. Associate Professor Patrik Lindskoug continutes his second term as vice Dean for Education. Senior Lecturer Ellika Sevelin is the new Head of Department and Associate Professor L

https://www.law.lu.se/article/faculty-and-department-management-2024-2026 - 2026-01-04

Linne Wegerstad is awarded grants for the project Understanding sentencing - proportionality, conformity and sources of law in judicial decision-making. Linnea Wegerstad is awarded SEK 1,9 million for the project. This project aims to increase knowledge about sentencing in the Swedish legal system by investigating how judges decide what sentence to impose in a particular case: what factors are tak

https://www.law.lu.se/article/ragnar-soderberg-foundation-awards-grants - 2026-01-04

Professor David Lagnado has been appointed Honorary Doctor of the Faculty. The Faculty of Law has awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa for 2024 to Professor David Lagnado, University College London (UCL). Lagnado is a world-leading scholar in the field of legal evidence, and his interdisciplinary research approach combines law with decision theory and cognitive science. Lagnado investigates

https://www.law.lu.se/article/honorary-doctor-faculty-law - 2026-01-04

Marja-Liisa Öberg is coordinating (together with Rhiannon Pugh, CIRCLE and LTH) a new Advanced Study Group (ASG) at Pufendorf IAS entitled "(UN-)NATURAL BORDERS: Multi-disciplinary perspectives on the boundaries of European integration". ‘European integration’ is a social construct that exerts great impact on the natural environment while being both determined and limited by natural conditions, su

https://www.law.lu.se/article/marja-liisa-oberg-coordinating-new-pufendorf-advanced-study-group-asg - 2026-01-04

Tova Bennet has been awarded research funding of SEK 851 000 from Riksbankens jubileumsfond for the implementation of the project 'Acquitted after forensic psychiatric evaluation' (2024-2026).   The project is part of Tova's research approach on issues of responsibility and sanction for offenders with mental disorder or disabilities in the Swedish criminal justice system.Read more about Tova Benne

https://www.law.lu.se/article/tova-bennet-awarded-funding-riksbankens-jubileumsfond - 2026-01-04

The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities has decided to award its most prestigious prize, the Gad Rausing Prize for Outstanding Humanities Research, to our honorary doctor Professor Heikki Pihlajamäki (Helsinki). All prizes and medals are awarded at the Academy’s Annual Meeting on 20 March, to mark its foundation in 1753. Gad Rausings prize  | Kungl. Vitterhetsakademien

https://www.law.lu.se/article/heikki-pihlajamaki-awarded-gad-rausing-prize - 2026-01-04

A computational science hub, COSHE, has been established at Lund University. The aim is to become a creative hub for computational science with a focus on interdisciplinary research in the fields of health, climate and the environment. This type of project requires a commitment to the research problems with a focus on the end result, that you familiarize yourself with experiments and data together

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/computational-science-hub-sharpen-research-environment-and-health - 2026-01-04

I took part in two interesting seminars a few weeks ago. The first was entitled “The academic book stands firm: Why a leading university needs its own Press in turbulent times”. The other seminar focused on how to apply for and obtain grants from the European Research Council (ERC). The seminar on how to write and publish academic books commendably highlighted the importance of books in the conduc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/international-interest-also-extends-swedish-phenomena - 2026-01-04

On Saturday 4 May, Lund’s city centre was taken over by Lundaloppet. This year, there was a record number of participants, 8,179, who ran or walked in the races. Among those competing were 784 staff members from Lund University. Lund University was one of the largest employers represented in the race. Many fleet-footed LU staff members took part and we had several runners among the top finishers.A

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-did-your-colleagues-fare-years-lundaloppet - 2026-01-04

This year’s doctoral degree conferment ceremony, the University’s ceremonial highlight and the faculties’ most important academic celebration, will break the record for the number of conferees. It is time to celebrate the faculties’ doctors, honorary doctors and jubilee doctors. In a solemn ceremony at Lund Cathedral, the doctoral students who completed their doctoral studies in the past year and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/record-number-conferees-doctoral-degree-conferment-ceremony-31-may - 2026-01-04

According to the Swedish Tax Agency’s regulations on payment of health promotion reimbursement, the reimbursement must be paid, as a rule, during the year for which the application applies. For this reason, as of 2024 Lund University will make 30 November the deadline for health promotion reimbursement applications. Please note that your case needs to be completed in Primula by 30 November. You th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-deadline-health-promotion-reimbursement-applications - 2026-01-04

A COIL involves two different courses at two universities in different countries where students collaborate digitally during a part of the course. Each course follows its own syllabus, and the teachers grade their respective students. Virtual exchanges are a way to provide many students with international experience, as highlighted by Erik Renström in a recent blog post For several years, Lund Uni

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/do-you-want-take-opportunity-develop-coil - 2026-01-04

The faculties’ honorary doctors for 2024 have been announced. They will be honoured at the doctoral degree conferment ceremony on 31 May 2024. You can hear the talking between 29-30 May. Lund University School of Economics and Management30 May 13:00 to 14:15 | Open lecture with professor Martha Bailey and the Swedish Riksbank’s first deputy governor Anna BremanMartha Bailey, professor in Economy a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/see-open-lectures-faculties-honorary-doctors - 2026-01-04

On 26 May, a large number of emails were sent to University employees regarding a meeting between demonstrators and the University Management. This was not an IT security breach, but legitimate way of reaching many recipients since all staff email addresses are listed on the University’s website.Our freedom of speech provides space for large numbers of different opinions to be expressed and dissem

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/emails-over-weekend-about-demonstrations - 2026-01-04

Several faculties have merged different departments or are about to do so. The Faculty of Engineering (LTH) merged two departments at the turn of the year, the Facult of Social Sciences has decided on one merger and is on the way to a second, while the Faculty of Science will make a decision after the summer. In a policy decision last year, the Faculty of Social Sciences decided that within a few

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/concern-when-departments-are-merged - 2026-01-04

Around 100 select astronomy books dating from 1545 to 1799 have been relocated from the Astronomy Library to the University Library. LUM was there as the books were packed away, and again, several months later, after they had been quarantined and it was time to catalogue, encapsulate and put them in storage. Next year, the rarest volumes will be digitalised and perhaps even be displayed. Outside A

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/star-studded-tomes-astronomy-library-move-new-home - 2026-01-04

What happens when people meet? How do they interact? How do they react? Annika Nyman, lecturer at Malmö Theatre Academy, regards helping students to understand these things as the most important aspect of her teaching duties. Inside the Malmö Theatre Academy’s premises on Bergsgatan in Malmö, a group of acting students are busy rehearsing their degree project, a production that will be staged at B

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/flair-dramatic - 2026-01-04