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Vid månadsskiftet var forskarteamet på plats igen för att under två dagar följa upp Härnösands kommuns unika satsning på äldre hälsa och livskvalitet, ”Ett hälsosammare och friskare Härnösand”, tillsammans med representanter från kommunen och det vetenskapliga genomföranderådet. När andelen äldre ökar och fler lever längre med kroniska sjukdomar och kognitiva nedsättningar ökar efterfrågan på vård

https://www.lu.se/artikel/sa-ska-hemtjansttimmar-minskas-samtidigt-som-brukarna-blir-mer-nojda - 2026-05-22

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Lunds universitet har ingått ett samarbete med det amerikanska läkemedelsföretaget Regeneron Genetics Center LLC (RGC) och universitetet i Helsingfors som innebär exom-sekvensering av 9 000 individer. Det är världens hittills största sekvenseringsstudie av familjer med diabetes och den syftar till att ge ny kunskap

https://www.lu.se/artikel/unik-genkartlaggning-ska-ge-ny-kunskap-om-diabetes - 2026-05-22

Varje dag samlas enorma mängder satellitbilder in från jordens yta – data där man kan se allt från skogsskövling till urbanisering och effekter av klimatförändringar. Nu inrättas – med stöd av Rymdstyrelsen – ett nytt kompetenscentrum som ska underlätta för samhällsforskare att använda sig av rymdbaserad information. Det nya nationella centret Swedish Competence Centre for Satellite-Enabled Social

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/mer-satellitdata-kan-anvandas-i-samhallsforskning - 2026-05-22

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/announcing-our-first-ever-lighthouse-projects - 2026-05-21

Renewable and affordable energy is key for societal and economic growth, and for achieving national and global climate goals. Research from LUCSUS is mapping the energy transition in Nepal and has identified how increasing energy access is closely linked to a new political awakening in the country.  "Nepal is a very interesting case study since it has been held up as a case for how a country can t

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/double-transition-energy-nepal - 2026-05-21

John’s journey from LUSEM to a global role at Givaudan began with an internship that opened the door to the fast-moving world of flavours, innovation and international collaboration. In this alumni portrait, John reflects on how the Managing People, Knowledge and Change programme helped him develop the analytical and creative skills needed to navigate change and build a career across cultures and

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-internship-led-john-world-flavours-givaudan - 2026-05-22

Professor Thoas Fioretos is the first recipient of Lunds Innovatörspris (the Lund Innovator Award), a newly established prize that recognises research that has been successfully transformed into innovation with a tangible impact on society and the environment. Fioretos receives the award for his pioneering work in blood cancer research and his ability to translate scientific discoveries into life-

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/award-winning-cancer-researcher-revolutionises-diagnosis-and-treatment-worldwide - 2026-05-21

Earlier this spring, MERGE researchers gathered in Stockholm with their European colleagues to plan the final developments of the EC-Earth4 climate model that will underpin the next report of the IPCC, expected in 2028. The EC-Earth consortium, started in 2006, is a European consortium of national meteorological services and research institutes. From its original model it has been developed in thr

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/merge-researchers-met-develop-ec-earth4-climate-model-ahead-2028-ipcc-report - 2026-05-21

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/multipark-scientists-awarded-prestigious-vr-consolidator-grant - 2026-05-21

The 2026 Jeffrey L. Morby Prize has been awarded to researchers from Lund University and Washington University for a study published in Nature Medicine. The paper describes a blood test capable of detecting changes in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Oskar Hansson, Professor of Neurology, and Gemma Salvadó, Research Associate – both at Lund University – are co-authors of the article:

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/drop-blood-can-detect-alzheimers-international-award - 2026-05-21

The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies believes that the best decisions come from blending fresh perspectives with institutional memory. That’s why the institute doesn't replace its entire board at once. Board members are appointed by the Lund University Vice Chancellor for three-year terms, with the possibility of serving an additional three years. This December, the institute expressed war

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/pufendorf-ias-board - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Exercise, even in small doses, changes the expression of our innate DNA. New research from Lund University in Sweden has described for the first time what happens on an epigenetic level in fat cells when we undertake physical activity. “Our study shows the positive effects of exercise, because the epigenetic pattern o

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/epigenetic-changes-fat-cells-following-exercise - 2026-05-21

https://www.science.lu.se/article/cerns-breakthrough-physics-prize-highlights-lund-universitys-global-impact - 2026-05-21

Researchers have developed a model that can calculate individual countries' carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel burning using observations from space. The new results could be put to use within the Earth observation programme Copernicus, when satellites will be sent into space in the coming years. At the COP26 climate summit, the nations of the world agreed on a new document that for the fir

https://www.science.lu.se/article/satellites-enable-monitoring-carbon-dioxide-emissions - 2026-05-21

Lund University has seen a record number of applications for its international recruitment initiative, Global Excellence. Eleni-Ira Panourgia is now joining the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts as an assistant professor specializing in artificial intelligence (AI).Global Excellence is the university's largest international recruitment initiative to date and aims to strengthen world-leading rese

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/record-numbers-international-recruitment-ai-researcher-joins-faculty-fine-and-performing-arts - 2026-05-21

At the start of the new year, the Agenda 2030 Graduate School at Lund University welcomed thirteen new PhD candidates from seven faculties. This exciting addition to the Graduate School expands the school's interdisciplinary research efforts. The candidates' research cover a wide range of topics, from waste management and energy transition to biodiversity and the effects of a warming climate on ch

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/thirteen-new-phd-students-join-agenda-2030-graduate-school - 2026-05-21

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/milestone-collaboration-and-career-growth-first-national-wcmm-group-member-meeting - 2026-05-21

Lund University has seen a record number of applications for its international recruitment initiative, Global Excellence. Eleni-Ira Panourgia is now joining the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts as an assistant professor specializing in artificial intelligence (AI).Global Excellence is the university's largest international recruitment initiative to date and aims to strengthen world-leading rese

https://www.arts.lu.se/article/record-numbers-international-recruitment-ai-researcher-joins-faculty-fine-and-performing-arts - 2026-05-21

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/cerns-breakthrough-physics-prize-highlights-lund-universitys-global-impact - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The time has now run out for applications for the vice-chancellor position and it is time for the recruitment group to select suitable candidates for interviews. This work will take place throughout the spring. LUM has talked to staff at different levels within several faculties about how they view the role of vice-ch

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/vice-chancellor-wishlist-union-st - 2026-05-21