Lund University Alumni Network

We are delighted to pass along an invitation from the Consul General of Sweden in New York, Erik Ullenhag, to a Swedish alumni mixer featuring discussions on entrepreneurship.

Swedish alumni from all fields of study are encouraged to join for an evening of networking and light refreshments.

📅 Thursday, October 15
🕕 6:00–8:30 PM
📍 The Swedish Residence
600 Park Avenue at 64th Street
New York City

Please RSVP by October 13. Registration link in the alumni_lunduniversity Instagram bio. ✨

Congratulations to this year’s Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine 👏 We are especially happy as Karl Deisseroth (pictured in red) is an honorary doctor at the Lund University Faculty of Medicine and has long-standing research collaborations with colleagues in Lund 🥳
A very warm congratulations to all the laureates – and an extra cheer from Lund! 🎉

📸 Private collection

We are delighted to pass along an invitation from the Consulate General of Sweden in Houston and Sweden’s Honorary Consul in Dallas for an evening of networking and conversation with fellow DFW-area alumni who have studied in Sweden.

Whether you spent an exchange semester in Sweden, completed a degree, or pursued research at a Swedish university, we look forward to bringing this community together to reconnect with Sweden, meet fellow alumni, and expand your network in North Texas.

📅 Thursday, October 15, 2026
🕡 6:30–8:30 PM
📍 Residence of the Honorary Consul of Sweden in Dallas
6307 Vickery Blvd, Dallas, TX 75214
🥂 Refreshments and light snacks will be served.
👔 Dress code: Business casual

Please RSVP by October 10. Registration is available via the link in the Instagram bio.

This event is hosted by the Consulate General of Sweden, which also manages registrations. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

📱💡 What if choosing a health centre was based on data, not guesswork?

LTH alumnus Arvid Pilhall turned open public data into Vårdbetyg, a platform that helps patients compare health centres across Sweden. 🩺📊

In a guest post on the Alumni Network blog, he shares the story behind the app, from idea to launch, and why transparency and open data matter when making healthcare choices.

Today, Vårdbetyg covers more than 1,100 health centres and attracts around 20,000 visits each month. 🚀

👉 Read Arvid's story here: https://alumni.blogg.lu.se/alum-to-alum-lth-alumnus-turns-open-data-into-health-centre-ratings/

🎉 Lund alumna awarded the “Genius Grant”

Big congratulations to Holly Jean Buck (MSc, Lund University, 2011), who has been named a recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, often informally known as the “genius grant”!

The fellowship comes with a no-strings-attached $800,000 award, giving recipients the freedom to pursue their work wherever it may lead.

A sociologist and energy policy researcher, Holly explores the social, ethical and political dimensions of climate and energy policy, as well as emerging technologies. The MacArthur Foundation recognised her exceptional creativity and potential for future contributions, placing her among a select group of researchers, artists and thinkers honoured each year.

We are proud to see a Lund alumna making a global impact through her work on some of the most pressing climate and energy challenges of our time.

Our warmest congratulations, Holly! 🎉

📸 Photos: © John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, used with permission.

🔗 Read more on The Alumni Network Blog: https://alumni.blogg.lu.se/lund-alumna-awarded-the-genius-grant/

📍 Right now in Lund
📚 Lund City Library (Stadsbiblioteket i Lund)
🕧 12:15 | 30 September

Looking for something inspiring to do this autumn? 🍂

The Crafoord science lunches (Crafoords vetenskapsluncher) bring Lund University’s research to the heart of the city. Throughout the autumn, researchers share fascinating insights into everything from life-saving antibodies 🦠 and birdlife in a changing climate 🌍 to home healthcare 🏥, segregation 🏙️ and the tradwives phenomenon.

📅 Upcoming talks:

🦠 30 September
Antikroppar som räddar liv (Antibodies that save lives)
👤 Pontus Nordenfelt

🐦 7 October
Fågelliv i förändrat klimat (Birdlife in a changing climate)
👤 Andreas Nord

🧩 14 October
Barn, övervikt och autism (Children, obesity and autism)
👤 Kajsa Järvholm

🪨 21 October
In i kalkstenens kärna (Into the heart of limestone)
👤 Sara Johansson

🏥 4 November
Framtidens hemsjukvård (The future of home healthcare)
👤 John Molvin

🏙️ 11 November
Hur uppstår segregation? (How does segregation arise?)
👤 Anna Tegunimataka

🩸 18 November
Järnbrist hos tonårsflickor (Iron deficiency in teenage girls)
👤 Moa Wolff

👒 25 November
Tradwives – hemmafru som ideal (Tradwives: the housewife as an ideal)
👤 Rachel Irwin & Talieh Mirsalehi

✨ Free admission
☕ Perfect for your lunch break

Which lecture would you most like to attend? 👇