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Writing a thesis can be both lonely and difficult to get started with. To support students in the writing process, the Faculty of Science Library and the Academic Support Centre at Lund University have launched a joint digital initiative combining focused writing sessions with Q&A drop-ins.“We noticed that students often come to us with questions that fall somewhere between the library and the Aca
Work on Lund University’s establishment in Science Village has continued this year, but with a new focus. At the end of 2024, the boards of LTH and the Faculty of Science decided not to proceed with scenario 5 – a co-location of the Department of Physics and the Department of Chemistry in the area – due to cost considerations and the challenges of running education across two sites. The project gr
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/light-and-materials-focus-lund-universitys-science-village-establishment - 2026-07-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new app will make it easier for people on sick leave due to anxiety and depression to get back to work. In the project mWorks, Professor Ulrika Bejerholm and her research colleagues focus on what strengths, abilities and new strategies can help people on sick leave successfully transition back to working life. The r
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-app-help-people-return-work-following-sick-leave-due-mental-illness - 2026-07-15
Elite ice hockey players with a history of concussion report heightened mental health symptoms, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. In addition, one in five female hockey players suffered symptoms of burnout, and both sexes reported an alcohol consumption at a risk-level. The researchers based their study on Sweden’s two highest hockey divisions for men – the SHL and Hockeyall
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/professional-ice-hockey-depressive-symptoms-and-burnout-linked-more-concussions - 2026-07-15
Dick Harrison is 57 years old and has written 105 books. He lectures all over the country, is a regular expert on TV and radio, runs a podcast, and writes articles for magazines and two columns a week in one of Sweden’s largest newspapers. “Teaching is my calling, though, the thing closest to my identity.” It’s winter and muddy on the drive in front of the Harrisons’ Art Nouveau villa in Åkarp. On
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dick-harrison-brand - 2026-07-16
From a rejected article to world-leading Alzheimer’s research. Kaj Blennow has made it possible to detect Alzheimer’s disease up to 20 years before symptoms appear – an achievement that has not only transformed research but also laid the foundation for new therapies. He has now been awarded the Eric K. Fernström Nordic Prize for his groundbreaking research. Professor Kaj Blennow also enjoys gettin
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lund-world-stage-meet-fernstrom-prize-winner-kaj-blennow - 2026-07-15
The date for the annual salary review is 1 October, and the new salary applies from this date. You will receive it retroactively when the University starts paying the new salaries. Discussions are ongoing between Saco-S and the University about the implementation of the new salaries. Lund University and Saco-S are in negotiations regarding the process for this year's salary review. The new salarie
What happens when 200 high school students step inside a research center for a full day of science? Curiosity ignites, questions multiply, and for many, new futures begin to feel possible. At the end of March, Lund Stem Cell Center welcomed students from Lars Erik Larsson gymnasiet in Lund, Söderslättsgymnasiet in Trelleborg, and Malmö Borgarskola, Malmö Latinskola, and Sjölins Gymnasium in Malmö
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/unistem-day-2026-opening-door-life-science - 2026-07-15
The new EU framework programme Horizon Europe is more generous than ever. It makes just over EUR 95.5 billion available for European researchers and innovators to share. The first calls for applications have opened and the remainder will be announced continuously over the next seven years. “It is time to prepare applications for the next round now”, says Caroline Sundberg, EU Policy Officer at the
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eu-more-generous-ever - 2026-07-15
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Magnus Jirström är en av arkitekterna bakom masterprogrammet i utvecklingsstudier, LUMID. Själv har han både forskat och undervisat i flera afrikanska länder under många år. Nu är det dags att utveckla nya kontakter i södra Afrika inom såväl lärar- som studentutbyten. Magnus Jirström flankeras av Tshepo Poitshego oc
https://www.lu.se/artikel/afrika-forsta-steget-mot-utbyte-inom-utvecklingsstudier - 2026-07-15
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Genom tredimensionell bildtagning av bröst – brösttomosyntes – är det möjligt att upptäcka mer än 30 procent fler cancertumörer än vid traditionell mammografiscreening. Det visar slutresultaten från en omfattande klinisk studie vid Lunds universitet och Skånes universitetssjukhus. Länk till filmad intervju med Sophi
https://www.lu.se/artikel/stor-studie-bekraftar-att-3d-screening-hittar-fler-brostcancertumorer - 2026-07-15
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Lunds universitets investeringsbolag, LU Holding AB söker nu en portföljansvarig för life science-bolag. LU Holding är ett av Sveriges ledande universitetsholdingbolag och vi arbetar aktivt med att starta och bygga jämställda och hållbara tillväxtbolag baserade på framgångsrika forskningsresultat och kunskaper från
https://www.innovation.lu.se/artikel/ledig-tjanst-portfoljansvarig-life-science - 2026-07-15
Ett möte i en kökssoffa med mycket kaffe och snus – och en donation på 250 miljoner kronor. Så kan sammankomsten summeras när Ingvar Kamprad träffade LTH:s rektor 1998 för att prata om framtiden för universitetets utbildning inom industridesign. Kökssoffan tillhörde dåvarande LTH-rektorn Thomas Johannesson som hade bjudit hem IKEA-grundaren för att diskutera samarbete mellan designutbildningen och
https://www.lu.se/artikel/tjugo-ar-med-ikdc - 2026-07-16
Idag är Alzheimers sjukdom den vanligaste dödsorsaken för personer med Downs syndrom. Forskare vid Lunds universitet har därför, i samarbete med Alzheimer’s Biomarker Consortium – Down Syndrome i USA, undersökt biomarkörer i blodplasman hos denna grupp. Dessa markörer kan hjälpa till att förutsäga framtida förändringar i hjärnan och kognitiv nedsättning vid Alzheimers sjukdom, för personer med Dow
https://www.lu.se/artikel/blodprov-kan-forutse-demens-vid-downs-syndrom - 2026-07-16
I november anordnade Centrum för europaforskning, CFE, ett seminarium för att uppmärksamma trettioårsdagen för den svenska folkomröstningen om EU-medlemskap. Elva inbjudna talare delade med sig av sina erfarenheter och kunskaper om medlemskapets påverkan på Sverige genom decennierna. Allan Larssons inledningstal: ”The inside story”Seminariets inledningstalare var tidigare finansminister Allan Lars
https://www.cfe.lu.se/artikel/trettio-ar-sedan-folkomrostningen-om-eu - 2026-07-15
For many people who suffer from depression, the condition is not just about feeling down, but also about a loss of motivation and difficulty finding pleasure in activities they used to enjoy. A study conducted in Sweden at Lund University and Region Skåne shows that a medicine used to treat Parkinson’s disease can be used as an add-on therapy to alleviate these symptoms in some patients with treat
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/parkinsons-medication-shows-promise-treating-treatment-resistant-depression - 2026-07-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Is the world becoming a better place? This question will be asked by researchers when the first science week of the 350th anniversary celebration takes place in March. Debatt i Lund panellists will start off the week by approaching the question from different angles, followed by five days of discussions and lectures o
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/world-becoming-better-place-checkpoint-sweden - 2026-07-15
For Jane Pinyapat, the master’s programme in Data Analytics and Business Economics opened the door to programming and equipped her with skills she considers invaluable. After graduating in 2022, she began her European career as a Data Engineer Specialist in Copenhagen. Read Jane’s story for her favorite programming tools, passion for Pink Programming, and top advice for LUSEM students aiming for a
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/coding-community-and-career-janes-path-after-lusem - 2026-07-15
Nearly four in ten female upper secondary school students suffer from iron deficiency. Among vegetarians and vegans, seven in ten have low iron levels, according to a new study led by Agenda 2030 PhD student Anna Stubbendorff. The research has received considerable attention in the press, radio and television. "We were surprised by the results," says Anna Stubbendorff. The past two weeks have been
https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/nearly-four-ten-female-students-suffer-iron-deficiency - 2026-07-15
