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Research excellence areas

Research that meets the challenges of our time

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Attaching cap and electrodes for an EEG experiment. Photo: Johan Persson.

Our research increases our understanding of the world, makes complex issues comprehensible and addresses global challenges in areas such as democracy, digitalisation, health and sustainability.

Better health

Our research generates new knowledge for disease prevention, healthier living, improved diagnostics and innovative treatments.

Better health – new advances in medicine, life and health

Future technology

New technologies are essential for society, for treatment of diseases and for the development of efficient, clean and secure energy.

Future technology – advanced technologies that are changing our lives as we know it

Open societies

Through interdisciplinary collaboration, we can address global social problems, promote human rights and contribute to social sustainability.

Open societies – challenges in sustainable community building and democracy

Sustainable planet

Our research contributes to a better understanding of the problems around us, but also to solving current and future environmental and climate crises.

Sustainable planet – environmental and sustainability challenges

Contact information

Press and media enquiries

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Lotte Billing
International Press Officer
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Questions about the research portal

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Librarian
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Research Portal

In the Lund University Research Portal you can search for:

  • Active researchers and doctoral students within our research areas
  • Research outputs, for example publications
  • Research projects
  • Research infrastructures
  • Research units

Lund University Research Portal

The Department of Philosophy's robot lab. Photo: Johan Bävman.

Profile areas

Lund University's five profile areas aim to improve people's lives and help solve global societal challenges.

Strategic research areas. Illustration: Unknown.

Strategic research areas

Lund University is involved in 11 national research areas of strategic importance for Sweden.

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Thematic collaboration initiatives

Interdisciplinary partnerships within academia collaborating with organisations outside the university.

Page manager: editors-research [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se | 19 Feb 2024