Tue, 18 Mar 2025 10:28:25 +0000Education/article/lund-university-invest-sek-37-million-new-total-defence-centreTue, 18 Mar 2025 10:28:25 +0000/article/lund-university-invest-sek-37-million-new-total-defence-centre�۶���Ƶ is taking an active step to meet society’s growing needs for security and crisis management. A new centre is being established at Campus Helsingborg with the aim of strengthening education, research and external engagement in total defence and preparedness on a broad front./article/lund-university-welcomes-new-international-students-arrival-dayMon, 13 Jan 2025 09:34:10 +0000/article/lund-university-welcomes-new-international-students-arrival-dayMonday 13 January marks Arrival Day – the day when �۶���Ƶ welcomes new international students for the spring semester. A total of 767 students have been admitted to the university for studies in spring 2025./article/lund-university-ranked-third-world-qs-sustainability-rankingTue, 10 Dec 2024 10:00:04 +0000/article/lund-university-ranked-third-world-qs-sustainability-ranking�۶���Ƶ continues its climb towards the top of the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, which ranks sustainable development at universities around the world. The University is now ranked 3rd in the world out of approximately 1,750 ranked universities. This places the University second in Europe, and number one in Sweden./article/lund-university-start-new-un-collaboration-focusing-waterFri, 22 Nov 2024 09:05:57 +0000/article/lund-university-start-new-un-collaboration-focusing-water�۶���Ƶ and the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) are establishing a joint hub, focusing on water. The initiative will strengthen �۶���Ƶ’s connection with the UN, and also offer a unique UN track for students./article/lund-university-top-100-rankingTue, 08 Oct 2024 23:05:37 +0000/article/lund-university-top-100-rankingToday, Times Higher Education (THE) published their latest ranking and �۶���Ƶ has been ranked 95. This is an improvement of 11 places compared to last year. This means that �۶���Ƶ has made strong progress in all three major rankings this year. /article/new-international-students-arrive-lund-universityTue, 20 Aug 2024 13:19:51 +0000/article/new-international-students-arrive-lund-universityOn Tuesday, 20 August, �۶���Ƶ welcomed new international students for the autumn semester./article/lund-university-retains-its-triple-crown-accreditationTue, 20 Aug 2024 09:54:21 +0000/article/lund-university-retains-its-triple-crown-accreditation�۶���Ƶ School of Economics and Management has now received its reaccreditation through both the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and The Association of MBAs (AMBA). /article/pernilla-august-named-honorary-doctor-lund-universityMon, 10 Jun 2024 10:15:59 +0000/article/pernilla-august-named-honorary-doctor-lund-universityA record number of doctors received their hat or laurel wreath during the University’s ceremonial highlight of the year – the Doctoral Degree Conferment Ceremony – on 31 May. A total of 266 doctors received their laurel wreath or hat together with 15 honorary doctors. At the same time, 67 doctors became jubilee doctors. /article/lund-university-climbs-global-ranking-wins-sustainability-awardTue, 04 Jun 2024 20:00:34 +0000/article/lund-university-climbs-global-ranking-wins-sustainability-award�۶���Ƶ has risen to 75th place in the prestigious QS annual ranking. This is an improvement of ten spots on the previous year, placing Lund as the top ranked comprehensive university in Sweden. In addition, the University has been awarded the QS Sustainability Champions Award./article/lund-university-welcomes-800-new-international-studentsTue, 09 Jan 2024 10:08:37 +0000/article/lund-university-welcomes-800-new-international-studentsTuesday 9 January is Arrival Day, when international students arrive at �۶���Ƶ from around the world./article/lund-university-ranks-top-10-global-sustainability-rankingTue, 05 Dec 2023 10:13:29 +0000/article/lund-university-ranks-top-10-global-sustainability-ranking�۶���Ƶ has been rated number 8 in the world out of 1,403 universities assessed in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, which ranks sustainable development at higher education institutions around the globe. This places the University third-best in Europe and highest in Sweden./article/most-innovative-lund-university-receive-awardsFri, 10 Nov 2023 12:56:31 +0000/article/most-innovative-lund-university-receive-awardsSix of the most innovative ideas and projects currently within �۶���Ƶ were spotlighted at the Future Innovations Award, held on November 7th. The contributors shared a total of SEK 500,000 when �۶���Ƶ's and Sparbanken Skåne's Future Innovations Award was given out. The winning ideas included an energy storage system that makes use of upcycled electric vehicles batteries and a new method for assessing stroke risk./article/young-ukrainian-civil-servants-explore-human-rights-lundMon, 23 Oct 2023 09:25:33 +0000/article/young-ukrainian-civil-servants-explore-human-rights-lundIryna Tsunovska and Nataliia Kohutyuk from Ukraine are taking home many new insights on how they can contribute to the protection of human rights in their professional roles. They have just completed a training course at �۶���Ƶ for young policymakers, public servants and civil society workers from selected countries in the Baltic Sea Region/EU Eastern Partnership./article/anne-lhuillier-awarded-nobel-prize-physicsWed, 04 Oct 2023 14:48:15 +0000/article/anne-lhuillier-awarded-nobel-prize-physicsAnne L'Huillier, Professor of Atomic Physics at �۶���Ƶ, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics together with Pierre Agostini and Ferenc Krausz on Tuesday. “It feels absolutely incredible. Fantastic! I am very proud”, she says./article/arrival-day-4000-new-international-students-admittedTue, 15 Aug 2023 16:25:17 +0000/article/arrival-day-4000-new-international-students-admittedTuesday 15 August is Arrival Day, the day when �۶���Ƶ welcomes new international students./article/three-crops-we-might-see-supermarket-shelves-more-oftenThu, 06 Apr 2023 07:26:50 +0000/article/three-crops-we-might-see-supermarket-shelves-more-oftenDespite sweet lupin, buck wheat and amaranth being nutritious and climate-smart crops, we eat them only rarely. Engineering students studying food technology at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden have recently developed completely new experimental products in which those crops play a key role – and perhaps provide a clue to the range on offer in the food shops of the future./article/lund-university-welcomes-700-new-international-students-studies-during-spring-2023Mon, 09 Jan 2023 10:17:15 +0000/article/lund-university-welcomes-700-new-international-students-studies-during-spring-2023Monday 9 January is Arrival Day. The new students are checked in at the Ingvar Kamprad Design Center by staff and international mentors. /article/upskilling-swedens-engineers-through-unique-course-packageFri, 25 Nov 2022 15:25:18 +0000/article/upskilling-swedens-engineers-through-unique-course-packageHow do we create a safe environment in which humans and robots can collaborate on handling hazardous materials? What do those working in the industry need to know about sustainable production processes, re-use and critical raw materials? Companies need to up-skill their employees to have competences for the fourth industrial revolution, industry 4.0, with new technologies mainly in automation, the processing industry, manufacturing and sustainable production. /article/art-displaying-right-art-healthcare-settingsThu, 17 Nov 2022 14:36:34 +0000/article/art-displaying-right-art-healthcare-settingsCan the arts and culture affect your wellbeing? The link between culture and health is an area attracting more and more interest. Max Liljefors, professor of art history at �۶���Ƶ, was tasked by Region Skåne with identifying ways in which their extensive art collection can be put to better use. /article/arrival-days-welcome-international-students-lund-universityMon, 15 Aug 2022 07:34:06 +0000/article/arrival-days-welcome-international-students-lund-universityDuring Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 August international students are arriving in Lund. The autumn's Arrival Days take place in newly renovated premises in AF-borgen./article/lund-university-top-100-global-rankingThu, 16 Jun 2022 08:48:06 +0000/article/lund-university-top-100-global-ranking�۶���Ƶ has been ranked 95th in the world in the QS World University rankings, making it the top ranked comprehensive university in Sweden./article/soundwalk-imagines-climate-futureThu, 09 Jun 2022 07:58:55 +0000/article/soundwalk-imagines-climate-futureThe year is 2072, and the worst storm in two hundred years is about to hit Scania, in the south of Sweden. In Skanör-Falsterbo, a family is celebrating Christmas when the storm alarm sounds. The waves draw closer to the house, and the family dash towards the nearby church. What happens next is the result of many decades of decisions: did we work together, or did the lines of conflict become even deeper? That’s up to you to decide. /article/lund-university-signs-agreement-taras-shevchenko-national-university-kyivWed, 20 Apr 2022 09:18:06 +0000/article/lund-university-signs-agreement-taras-shevchenko-national-university-kyivIn view of the war in Ukraine, �۶���Ƶ has signed a general student exchange agreement with the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. So far, five students have started studies within the exchange and preparations are being made for a further 45 places. /article/new-cultural-council-stimulates-cultural-dialogueThu, 24 Mar 2022 13:44:46 +0000/article/new-cultural-council-stimulates-cultural-dialogueArt and culture help us to understand society and ourselves. �۶���Ƶ, with its artistic and cultural knowledge formation, has a key role to play in this. A new Cultural Council has now been formed to act both as a forum for ideas and a discussion partner in this work. “There are entirely new, fresh eyes that see our cultural richness, that see opportunities and connections associated with creative culture where we least expect it”, says Ann-Kristin Wallengren, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education. /article/leo-flynn-appointed-honorary-doctor-2022-faculty-lawFri, 11 Feb 2022 09:47:13 +0000/article/leo-flynn-appointed-honorary-doctor-2022-faculty-lawThe Faculty of Law at �۶���Ƶ has appointed Deputy Director and Principal Legal Advisor at the European Commission Leo Flynn as the faculty's Honorary Doctor for 2022. Leo Flynn will be promoted at the doctoral degree conferment ceremony 3 June./article/new-collaboration-between-lund-university-and-volvo-carsFri, 04 Feb 2022 10:11:09 +0000/article/new-collaboration-between-lund-university-and-volvo-carsThe Faculty of Engineering at �۶���Ƶ and Volvo Cars have signed an agreement to strengthen existing research collaborations and identify new areas for mutual benefit and development – and in this way contribute to solutions for sustainability. The partnership focuses on five areas: electrification, wireless communications, security-critical software, circular materials, and machine learning and AI./article/lund-university-reaches-semifinals-prestigious-mba-competitionTue, 01 Feb 2022 10:15:44 +0000/article/lund-university-reaches-semifinals-prestigious-mba-competitionAs only the second team ever, the LU team made it to the semifinals and finished sixth in this year's John Molson MBA International Case Competition – the largest case competition of its kind./article/getting-butterflies-fly-formation-art-managing-performance-anxietyThu, 20 Jan 2022 15:28:59 +0000/article/getting-butterflies-fly-formation-art-managing-performance-anxietyFrancisca Skoogh, an international concert pianist, psychologist and researcher at the Malmö Academy of Music, wants to support tomorrow's trained musicians to get to know themselves better, thereby enabling them to manage stage fright. "We must dare to talk about stress in order to get past it", is her advice to music students taking the course 'The Performing Person', which examines psychological reactions to being in the spotlight./article/adapted-arrival-day-lus-incoming-international-studentsMon, 10 Jan 2022 09:44:12 +0000/article/adapted-arrival-day-lus-incoming-international-studentsThe Arrival Day for international students who are to begin their studies at �۶���Ƶ in the spring of 2022 is Monday 10 January, 2022. All the events during the reception day and introductory weeks have been adapted due to the Covid-19 pandemic./article/focus-sustainable-development-new-sida-course-africa-and-lundTue, 30 Nov 2021 09:20:25 +0000/article/focus-sustainable-development-new-sida-course-africa-and-lundMany developing countries are making progress, whereas others are stalling or falling behind. In the latter cases, transformation capacity needs to be reinforced to enable the countries to meet present and future societal challenges. In view of this, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has now signed a four-year agreement with �۶���Ƶ in Sweden regarding commissioned education courses in innovation, transformation and resilience for sustainable development. The course provider will be the Department of Economic History. /article/adapted-arrival-days-lus-incoming-international-studentsMon, 16 Aug 2021 10:47:09 +0000/article/adapted-arrival-days-lus-incoming-international-studentsThe Arrival Days for international students who are to begin their studies at �۶���Ƶ in the autumn of 2021 are Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 August. All the events during the reception days and introductory weeks have been adapted due to the Covid-19 pandemic./article/ten-postdocs-kick-excellence-programme-sustainable-developmentMon, 21 Jun 2021 11:02:22 +0000/article/ten-postdocs-kick-excellence-programme-sustainable-developmentThree research projects involving a total of 10 postdocs received a total of SEK 23.5 million in the first round of �۶���Ƶ’s research programme for excellence, focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development. /article/lund-university-climbs-global-top-100-rankingWed, 09 Jun 2021 09:13:22 +0000/article/lund-university-climbs-global-top-100-ranking�۶���Ƶ has been ranked 87th in the world, climbing 10 spots in the QS World University Rankings 2022. This makes Lund the top ranked university in Sweden, and one of two Swedish universities currently in the top 100./article/how-lund-university-can-contribute-sustainable-developmentMon, 03 May 2021 08:55:35 +0000/article/how-lund-university-can-contribute-sustainable-development�۶���Ƶ is organising its first ever all-faculty research conference on sustainable development. The pro-vice chancellor for research, sustainability and campus development, Per Mickwitz, and Emily Boyd, Director of �۶���Ƶ Centre for Sustainability Studies, are both moderating sessions at the conference which aims to highlight how research can contribute to change, and spread knowledge about the complex sustainability challenges that lie ahead./article/lund-university-announces-major-international-research-programme-sustainable-developmentThu, 04 Mar 2021 14:18:15 +0000/article/lund-university-announces-major-international-research-programme-sustainable-development�۶���Ƶ is investing SEK 100 million in an interdisciplinary research programme focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development. The programme is to attract international research expertise and to bring about the establishment of more internationally leading research environments in sustainability. /article/lund-university-joins-top-global-business-schools-awarded-triple-crownWed, 03 Mar 2021 09:41:21 +0000/article/lund-university-joins-top-global-business-schools-awarded-triple-crown�۶���Ƶ School of Economics and Management has received its third accreditation through the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), and thereby joins the ranks of top business schools worldwide awarded a “Triple Crown”./article/mats-urde-wins-prestigious-teaching-excellence-awardFri, 05 Feb 2021 17:16:00 +0000/article/mats-urde-wins-prestigious-teaching-excellence-awardMats Urde, brand researcher at �۶���Ƶ School of Economics and Management, has been named Outstanding Case Teacher 2021. He has been a committed advocate of the case methodology throughout his professional life. Now, he is rewarded for his efforts. On “World Case Teaching Day” 5 February, he is named – as the first Swede – Outstanding Case Teacher./article/webinar-mikael-dolsten-head-research-pfizerThu, 28 Jan 2021 09:06:00 +0000/article/webinar-mikael-dolsten-head-research-pfizer�۶���Ƶ welcomes Mikael Dolsten, head of research at Pfizer, as invited speaker to a webinar: ”Pfizer Rapid Response: Rising to Meet the Crisis” on February 12th at 15.45-17.15. Preregistration is required./article/mikael-dolsten-head-research-pfizer-appointed-visiting-professor-lund-university-0Fri, 11 Dec 2020 08:51:08 +0000/article/mikael-dolsten-head-research-pfizer-appointed-visiting-professor-lund-university-0Mikael Dolsten was an advisor to President Obama, worked with Joe Biden on Cancer Moonshot, was involved in the R&D for some 30 drugs – and he is now leading the development of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine as head of research at Pfizer. It is an impressive career to say the least, and it started in Lund, Sweden. The circle will be closed on 1 January 2021, when he takes up his visiting professorship in Pharmacology at �۶���Ƶ./article/mikael-dolsten-head-research-pfizer-appointed-visiting-professor-lund-universityFri, 11 Dec 2020 08:42:55 +0000/article/mikael-dolsten-head-research-pfizer-appointed-visiting-professor-lund-universityMikael Dolsten, head of research at Pfizer, who led the development of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine, will take up the appointment of visiting professor of Pharmacology at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden on 1 January 2021. “During my years as a student and researcher in Lund I had many mentors who inspired me. I want to give something back and share my experience of what drives good innovation”, says Mikael Dolsten. /article/newly-launched-mooc-africas-developmentWed, 02 Dec 2020 12:26:22 +0000/article/newly-launched-mooc-africas-developmentIs Africa rising? That’s one of many questions covered in LUSEM’s newly launched open global online course (MOOC) – African development, from the past to the present. Taking on an economic history perspective of the continent, the course covers the past centuries – with an emphasis on the past hundred years./article/erik-renstrom-be-vice-chancellor-lund-universityThu, 19 Nov 2020 12:16:01 +0000/article/erik-renstrom-be-vice-chancellor-lund-universityThe Government has appointed Erik Renström as the vice-chancellor of �۶���Ƶ for the term of office 2021–2026. Renström, a physician and professor of experimental endocrinology, has extensive academic experience. He is currently the dean of �۶���Ƶ’s Faculty of Medicine. /article/students-make-fermented-protein-drink-ancient-peasTue, 16 Jun 2020 14:10:33 +0000/article/students-make-fermented-protein-drink-ancient-peasThere are plenty of protein drinks on the shelves of supermarkets these days. However, a vegan, fermented version made from locally grown field peas is definitely unique. That’s exactly what a group of food technology students came up with for an assignment./article/lund-university-ranked-top-100Wed, 10 Jun 2020 10:18:01 +0000/article/lund-university-ranked-top-100�۶���Ƶ has been ranked as the top university in Sweden in the QS World University Rankings 2021. LU places 97th in the world, according to the prestigious ranking./article/facts-and-fallacies-about-perfumes-and-body-odoursMon, 08 Jun 2020 08:59:53 +0000/article/facts-and-fallacies-about-perfumes-and-body-odoursIf you have ever sniffed yourself dizzy at a perfume counter, you have perhaps also come across claims that pH values, fragrance notes and pheromones affect the scent. Are these and other claims true? And what is it that actually makes us smell nice – or nasty? Chemistry Professor Ulf Ellervik separates the scents from the nonsense./article/students-and-teachers-share-their-stories-distance-learning-due-covid-19Thu, 02 Apr 2020 11:44:33 +0000/article/students-and-teachers-share-their-stories-distance-learning-due-covid-19Better than expected, but not without its challenges, especially socially. That’s how a couple of our students and staff tell the story of how we went from campus education to distance learning methods in a matter of days./article/message-vice-chancellor-lund-university-studentsFri, 27 Mar 2020 11:49:43 +0000/article/message-vice-chancellor-lund-university-studentsWe find ourselves in trying times. Much of what we know and take for granted is being turned on its head. Around the world, we see the spread of the coronavirus affecting country after country. As an international student, you are far away from your loved ones at a time when your studies, mobility, travel and socialising are being severely tested./article/university-makes-transition-distance-educationWed, 18 Mar 2020 16:18:28 +0000/article/university-makes-transition-distance-education�۶���Ƶ is following the Government and Public Health Authority’s new recommendations regarding measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. The University has therefore decided that education and examinations should be conducted using online alternatives (distance education) from 18 March. University facilities will remain open./article/lund-university-world-top-100-rankingThu, 12 Sep 2019 10:36:30 +0000/article/lund-university-world-top-100-ranking�۶���Ƶ has climbed from #98 to #96 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020, once again securing a place among the top 100 universities in the world./article/lu-student-named-global-swede-2019Wed, 17 Apr 2019 07:19:37 +0000/article/lu-student-named-global-swede-2019Congratulations to Salma Kikhia, a student at the Master’s programme in Public Health at �۶���Ƶ, who will be awarded the title Global Swede at a ceremony at the Swedish Institute in May./article/can-new-methods-help-doctors-find-high-risk-patientsThu, 14 Feb 2019 12:57:53 +0000/article/can-new-methods-help-doctors-find-high-risk-patientsHeart attacks and strokes are the most common causes of death in the world. One of the biggest risk factors for these diseases consists of elevated levels of blood lipids. Researchers are currently working on developing and testing new methods to help doctors find patients at high risk of these diseases. If proven successful, they could also help patients with diabetes.