Professor emeritus Lennart Lundquist and literary historian Lena Törnqvist have been appointed honorary doctors at Linnaeus University.

Once again Linnaeus University sets a new record when it comes to the number of applications to the programmes and courses offered in the autumn semester of 2013. When the application period ended on April 17 it became clear that the number of people who had applied for an education at Linnaeus University came close to 56,700.

Negative attitudes among the general public put homosexuals at risk of being treated unfairly on the labor market, according to a new study carried out by researchers at Linnaeus University.

Every fifth person who lives in an apartment is disturbed by his or her neighbor, according to the Swedish Union of Tenants. And this is irrespective of building material. However, it is more common for people living in wooden buildings to feel that their houses are not as good as indicated by the noise class. But how does the sound actually spread from one apartment to another? Is it possible to design a computer model that calculates how sound vibrations are established? This is something that Åsa Bolmsvik at Linnaeus University studied in her doctoral thesis.

Media technology launches a project that is to strengthen Kosovo’s environmental and ICT research and help the region in its socio-economic development.

What are the results of considering advanced mathematics as an art form? The answer is given at an exhibition at Linnaeus University in Växjö between 27 November and 5 December.

The Department of Media Technology at Linnaeus University is one of the partners behind JuxtaLearn, a new European research initiative to encourage students to explore complex scientific ideas through creative means.

Recently released figures show that Linnaeus University is the Swedish higher education institution with the biggest increase in the number of applications for Spring 2013 compared with Spring 2012. Linnaeus University has had the biggest rise not only in terms of the total number of applicants but also the number of first choice prospective students.

System developed in Växjö for mobile data collection integrates with a geographic information system, GIS, from the National Geographic Society which has been designed to support geographic investigations and encourage collaboration between young citizens and researchers.

Marie Alricsson, visiting professor at Linnaeus University, has carried out a new study in which she has investigated whether a physical training programme can have an effect on physical self-esteem and performance in inactive girls at upper secondary school in areas of Stockholm with high proportions of immigrants. The project has been financed by the Swedish National Sports Association and CIF (the Centre for Sport Research).