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13 Apr 2026
Flag flown at half‑mast
The Department of Physics is today flying its flag at half‑mast following the sudden death of a member of staff.
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2 Apr 2026
Research at the Department of Physics contributes to two new strategic research areas
Researchers at the Department of Physics contribute key expertise to two new strategic research areas that the Swedish Research Council has recently recommended the government to e...
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13 Mar 2026
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences highlights Armin Tavakoli’s work on convex optimisation methods
Lund physicist Armin Tavakoli’s research centres on one of the most fundamental questions in quantum physics: What is actually possible? He is now being recognised by the Royal Swe...
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5 Mar 2026
Major research grant awarded to Anne‑Lise Viotti for ground‑breaking XUV studies
Anne‑Lise Viotti, researcher at the Division of Atomic Physics, has been awarded a five‑year research grant of SEK 15 million from ÅForsk. The funding will enable her group to deep...
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13 Feb 2026
In Memory of Ragnar Bengtsson
The Department of Physics wishes to honour the memory of Ragnar Bengtsson, who passed away on 22 January 2026. As a Professor of Mathematical Physics at LTH and a distinguished res...
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4 Feb 2026
Jennifer Graham appointed Global Research Fellow at the Faculty of Science
The Department of Physics welcomes Jennifer Graham, previously a postdoctoral researcher at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland, as one of Lund University’s new Global Resea...
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4 Feb 2026
Katerina Lipka appointed Visiting Professor in Particle Physics at Lund University
The Department of Physics is pleased to welcome Katerina Lipka, Professor of Experimental Particle Physics at the University of Wuppertal and DESY in Hamburg. She joins Lund Univer...
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22 Jan 2026
Alfred Larsson receives MAX IV’s Prize for Best doctoral thesis
Alfred Larsson, postdoctoral researcher in synchrotron radiation physics at the Department of Physics, Lund University, has been awarded MAX IV’s 2026 Doctoral Thesis Prize. The aw...
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12 Jan 2026
‘We need more perspectives in physics and mathematics’ – Lund in new EU project
When a new EU project focusing on gender equality and diversity in STEM got under way last autumn, Lund University was involved from the outset. Through the Department of Physics, ...
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9 Jan 2026
Lund University builds interdisciplinary capacity for the future of nuclear power
As nuclear power once again takes centre stage in the energy debate, the demand for new knowledge is growing. At Lund University, a new six‑year research project is now being launc...
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19 Dec 2025
Quantum entanglement unravelled in time: Lund study in the international spotlight
A new quantum study from Lund University is attracting international attention. PhD student Axel Stenquist, supervised by Associate Professor Marcus Dahlström, has, together with h...
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19 Dec 2025
Elegant solution for measuring ultrashort laser pulses discovered
Ultrashort laser pulses - that are shorter than a millionth of a millionth of a second -have transformed fundamental science, engineering and medicine. Despite this, their ultrasho...
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15 Dec 2025
Hannah Herde honoured for bold and inclusive teaching
Associate senior lecturer Hannah Herde at the Department of Physics is one of this year’s three recipients of Lund Students’ Prize for Excellent Teaching in 2026.
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19 Nov 2025
Full House at the Department of Physics’ Thesis Fair
The Department of Physics’ thesis fair on the 18th of November drew a packed audience, giving bachelor’s, master’s and engineering students the chance to discover projects spanning...
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14 Nov 2025
Cecilia Jarlskog receives Lund University's silver medal
Lund University awards Professor Cecilia Jarlskog the Silver Medal, an award that recognises individuals who make particularly significant contributions to the university and socie...
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6 Nov 2025
Lund physicists receive 31 million from the Swedish Research Council
Nearly SEK 31 million in research grants for the years 2026–2029. That is how much researchers at the Department of Physics will receive from the Swedish Research Council's major c...
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3 Nov 2025
Physics, Lund Laser Centre and NanoLund research highlighted by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) has highlighted two research projects with strong contributions from the Department of Physics, as well as the Lund Laser Ce...
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22 Oct 2025
From Quarks to Nanostructures - Two Physicists appointed Professors at Lund University
Two distinguished researchers at the Department of Physics have been promoted to professors at Lund University: David Silvermyr, specialising in high-energy heavy-ion physics, and ...
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21 Oct 2025
A new eye on the universe opens in Chile
Recently, a new instrument on the four-metre VISTA telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile captured its first starlight. This marks the start of a new era in astron...
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14 Oct 2025
Lund physicist appointed associate editor of Physical Review Letters
Armin Tavakoli, Associate Senior Lecturer at the Department of Physics at Lund University and researcher at the Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology (WACQT), has been appointed...