Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:00:07 +0000Education/article/rare-copy-copernicus-book-found-lund-universityTue, 09 Dec 2025 09:00:07 +0000/article/rare-copy-copernicus-book-found-lund-universityA rare discovery of the book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium by astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus has been made at the 51�ؿ����� Library in Sweden. The book had seemingly been hiding in plain sight for over 100 years, and was only discovered when over 800,000 library catalog cards were digitised. /article/conference-breaking-barriers-climate-solutionsFri, 05 Dec 2025 15:35:38 +0000/article/conference-breaking-barriers-climate-solutionsClimate solutions exist – so why isn’t more happening? On 9 December, researchers from University of Cambridge and 51�ؿ����� will gather in Lund and online to try to find answers to how we can accelerate the climate transition./article/lund-university-ranked-best-world-sustainabilityTue, 18 Nov 2025 10:00:08 +0000/article/lund-university-ranked-best-world-sustainability51�ؿ����� has climbed to first place in the world in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026. The ranking includes around 2,000 higher education institutions from about 100 countries and measures how universities contribute to a sustainable future – through research, education, and the way they operate as organisations./article/recruitment-vice-chancellor-underwayMon, 17 Nov 2025 14:41:35 +0000/article/recruitment-vice-chancellor-underwayThe term of office for 51�ؿ�����’s Vice-Chancellor expires at the end of 2026, and a recruitment process is already underway. This is because the process takes a little over a year./article/lund-university-top-100-times-higher-education-rankingWed, 08 Oct 2025 23:05:19 +0000/article/lund-university-top-100-times-higher-education-rankingToday, Times Higher Education (THE) published its latest ranking and 51�ؿ����� has retained its position at 95. /article/lund-university-welcomes-autumns-international-studentsMon, 18 Aug 2025 17:28:28 +0000/article/lund-university-welcomes-autumns-international-studentsAround 1,500 students from all over the world are now arriving at 51�ؿ�����. During Arrival Day they receive a warm welcome and practical help with everything from SIM cards to bed linen and their new everyday life in Sweden./article/lund-university-rises-qs-rankings-2026-now-ranked-72nd-worldWed, 18 Jun 2025 22:00:11 +0000/article/lund-university-rises-qs-rankings-2026-now-ranked-72nd-world51�ؿ����� continues to rise in the QS World University Rankings 2026 and is rated number 72 in the world. That is three places higher than last year and means that 51�ؿ����� is the top-ranked higher education institution in Sweden./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-centre51�ؿ����� 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 51�ؿ����� 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-ranking51�ؿ����� 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-water51�ؿ����� 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 51�ؿ�����’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 51�ؿ����� has been ranked 95. This is an improvement of 11 places compared to last year. This means that 51�ؿ����� 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, 51�ؿ����� 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-accreditation51�ؿ����� 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-award51�ؿ����� 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 51�ؿ����� 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-ranking51�ؿ����� 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 51�ؿ����� were spotlighted at the Future Innovations Award, held on November 7th. The contributors shared a total of SEK 500,000 when 51�ؿ�����'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 51�ؿ����� 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 51�ؿ�����, 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 51�ؿ����� 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 51�ؿ����� 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 51�ؿ�����, 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-ranking51�ؿ����� 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, 51�ؿ����� 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. 51�ؿ�����, 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 51�ؿ����� 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 51�ؿ����� 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 51�ؿ����� 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 51�ؿ����� 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 51�ؿ����� 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 51�ؿ�����’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-ranking51�ؿ����� 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-development51�ؿ����� 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 51�ؿ����� 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-development51�ؿ����� 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-crown51�ؿ����� 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 51�ؿ����� 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-pfizer51�ؿ����� 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 51�ؿ�����./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 51�ؿ����� 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 51�ؿ����� 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 51�ؿ�����’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-10051�ؿ����� 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.