Welcome to LTH, Lise Meitner Professor Ibtissam El Hassani
She conducts research on how AI can improve product development and industrial processes. At the Department of Design Sciences, LTH's new Lise Meitner Professor hopes to inspire the next generation of researchers in an emerging academic field, especially young women.
From Lund to Lutsk: Design management and determination in wartime Ukraine
Ingenuity in the classrooms, table tennis matches in the lobby, and minutes of silence in honour of fallen soldiers – an ordinary day at a university in a war-torn country. Andreas Hopf, who teaches at the School of Industrial Design at LTH, talks about his latest trip to Ukraine.
Natural materials in focus at the industrial design students’ exhibition
Master's students at the School of Industrial Design, LTH, exhibit their latest projects, in which they explore the materials terracotta and alder wood. They have drawn inspiration from civilisations of bygone eras and from study trips to Asia.
Fly ash at the Culture Night: Waste in a new light
Waste and ash were the themes of aerosol researcher Jenny Rissler's seminar during the Culture Night 2025. The ashes left over after waste incineration contain more than just rubbish. Zinc, a metal that is predicted to be in short supply in the future, can be recovered – but how easy this is depends on the design of the incineration plant and the [...]
When art meets technology – LTH invests in didactic renewal
Lund Faculty of Engineering (LTH) has established a new professorship in artistic didactics to strengthen research and pedagogical development in the artistically oriented programmes at the faculty. The position has been taken up by Ylva Hofvander Trulsson, who most recently comes from Stockholm University of the Arts.
From workplace to atmosphere – air at the centre of Aerosols’ annual meeting
Air was on the agenda during Aerosol’s full day with the profile area. Air pollution, air environment in the workplace and atmospheric aerosols were some of the topics covered. The annual meeting – the third since the profile area started its work – attracted around seventy participants.
How fast you can catch COVID-19 through the air
The winter season virus has struck – and COVID-19 is still part of everyday life. But unlike during the pandemic, we now know more about how the virus is spread through the air we breathe. Research results from Lund University show that it only takes a few minutes in the same room as an infected person to catch the virus.
New initiatives and projects receive strategic funding
Six different projects and initiatives at Campus Helsingborg will now receive strategic funding from Lund University. One of the projects comes from the department of Design Sciences. The projects focus on topics such as AI technology in retail, sustainable fashion, social service interventions, defence and democratic resilience, and career [...]
Environmental impact of disposable and returnable packages
Packaging is for the most part a necessary thing in order to protect a product and make it handleable. However, it becomes a problem when turned into waste.
Business model innovation and design thinking in Bolivia – licentiates in Transformative innovation
Working on business model innovation and design thinking in small and medium-sized companies is important for economic growth in Bolivia. But there are challenges that hamper innovation efforts.