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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Two universities within 20 km of each other will become a reality next year when the higher education institution in Malmö will receive full university status. What this will mean for Lund is unclear. Will the university in Malmö be a complement or a competitor? In Lund, the feeling is cautiously optimistic. Huset Ork
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/complement-or-competitor - 2026-07-01
With 10,000 new cases a year, prostate cancer is the most common cancer type in Sweden. To create equal, accessible and high-quality prostate cancer care, Region Skåne has introduced Organised prostate cancer testing, OPT. "Anyone who wants to should be allowed to be tested for prostate cancer. Studies show that early detection lowers long-term mortality", says Anders Bjartell, one of Sweden’s lea
https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/organised-prostate-cancer-testing-provide-more-equal-care - 2026-07-01
Rachel Forsyth of the Unit for Educational Services has been selected to be one of the EU's experts in the Digital Education Content (DEC) expert group, which is a sub-group of the EEA, the European Education Area. Photo: Johan PerssonWhat issues does DEC work with, specifically?The Digital Education Content (DEC) expert group has been set up by the European Commission. The group works with the Di
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/rachel-forsyth-elected-eu-digital-education-content-expert-group - 2026-07-01
What if ordinary skin cells could be effectively reprogrammed to become brain cells and help with diseases like Alzheimer's? And what if machine learning allowed surgeons to precisely remove tumour cells on the operating table? These are the areas of research that Emil Andersson has been exploring to get closer to a solution. He successfully defended his PhD in computational biology at CEC. His th
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/one-step-closer-towards-improving-cancer-surgery-and-reprogramming-cells - 2026-07-01
The names of the 45 new assistant professors (associate senior lecturers) and visiting professors who will become our colleagues have been published. University Management has previously written about the remarkable interest these initiatives have generated. This resulted in a total of 1,327 applications. We now have the opportunity to get to know our new colleagues Our new colleagues come from ma
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/welcoming-our-new-colleagues-around-world - 2026-07-02
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Swedish cities of Malmö, Lund, Oskarshamn and Bjuv are looking for creative partners with innovative solutions that can be involved in a new venture, to convert waste heat into urban food or other biological production through an Open Innovation Competition. Clean residual heat emitted from a diverse range of sour
https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/urban-food-residual-heat-open-innovation-competition - 2026-07-01
The inclusion of biochar as a method to remove carbon in Denmark's short term climate targets can lead to mitigation deterrence. This is according to a policy brief written by Inge-Merete Hougaard. She undertook the research during her time as postdoctoral researcher at LUCSUS. Policy Brief: Biokuls rolle i dansk klimapolitik Download the policy brief (PDF, in Danish) Enacting biochar as a climat
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/use-biochar-method-remove-carbon-can-lead-mitigation-deterrence - 2026-07-01
China currently faces challenges related to climate change and environmental degradation. Though daunting, work to combat these problems is on-going. MERGE and BECC researchers at the University of Gothenburg currently enjoys a number of research collaborations with researchers in the field at Chinese universities. “We need to take decisive action to stop the destruction of the environment. At the
https://www.merge.lu.se/article/project-china - 2026-07-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The number of cases of disease caused by Leishmania, a parasite that is spread via bites by sand flies which are mainly found in tropical and subtropical areas and in countries around the Mediterranean, has increased in Sweden. The most serious form of the disease usually leads to death if untreated. First published:
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/study-shows-increase-parasite-disease-sweden - 2026-07-01
Our new website is now published and available to visitors. What was our approach to building the new website? After several months of rethinking, decluttering, updating and designing, we are now proud to present our new website. We had been using a very old LU interface under a separate URL, www.ics.lu.se, for a long time. In connection with the change of publication tool and the move to LUSEM's
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/welcome-new-informatics-website - 2026-07-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Somewhere in an abandoned chalk quarry in northeastern Skåne lurks the skeleton of an 84 million-year-old dinosaur. A group of geologists is convinced of it. Now that a number of teeth have been found, the treasure hunt has intensified. The September sun blazes over the extensive chalk quarry outside the Skåne village
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hunt-missing-dinosaur - 2026-07-01
A machine allowing researchers to rely on objective, automatized readouts instead of subjective manual counting under the microscope. Incredible pictures. And the possibility to follow live cellular events. The Operetta is the answer to these demands. The interest in using the new MultiPark infrastructure is big. In March, MultiPark received the new Operetta CLS instrument, upgrading the former Ce
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/seven-tones-operetta-multiparks-new-high-content-analysis-platform - 2026-07-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Being able to take care of one’s hygiene, cook food and cope independently in the home are examples of feeling in control of one’s life. But how easy is it for an elderly person with a spinal cord injury to feel actively in control of their life in the home? Lizette Norin, occupational therapist and researcher, has wr
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/accessibility-home-key-person-spinal-cord-injury - 2026-07-01
Students from all over the world are now arriving at Lund University. During Arrival Day they receive a warm welcome and practical help with everything from SIM cards to bed linen and their new everyday life in Sweden. The reception for international students for the autumn semester was on 19 August. The students come from over 100 countries, with the largest groups from Germany, China, the USA, N
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/1415-international-students-were-welcomed-during-arrival-day - 2026-07-02
When the researchers from the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) cross the border into Bhutan, the first thing that strikes them is the sense of calm and peacefulness. But it is not just the tranquillity of nature that attracts them, they are here to deepen the collaboration between Swedish engineering know-how and Bhutanese sustainability philosophy – an international exchange that has been going on fo
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/land-happiness-learning-lund - 2026-07-02
A new city report from the Urban Sharing project focuses on Melbourne and in three sectors: space, mobility, and physical goods. The report finds that although the sharing economy in Melbourne is among the most vibrant and diverse in Australia, and most know of the larger sharing platforms, many smaller initiatives remain virtually unknown and struggle to scale up. As part of the Urban Sharing and
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/report-state-sharing-economy-melbourne - 2026-07-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Carl Antonson, a PhD and specialist in general medicine at Lund University receives 1 066 000 SEK from AFA Insurance to investigate why construction workers decline medical examinations of injuries caused from working with vibrating tools. Working with vibrating tools can cause nerve and vascular damage to the hands a
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Deadline June 11 Joint MERGE and BECC funding instrument for Short Projects MERGE Short Projects MERGE workshops MERGE welcomes proposals for 1. short research projects for the years 2021-22 with the MERGE Research Strategy 2020-2025 as a point of departure. 2. MERGE workshops during 2021 3. MERGE-BECC joint short pro
https://www.merge.lu.se/article/3-merge-calls-open - 2026-07-01
In the event of a terrorist attack and other deadly violence in progress, you need to act quickly. Here is some guidance about what you can do. If someone is bleeding heavily, you also need to act quickly. How to act in case of a terrorist attack or other armed aggression Run – Hide – TellRunGet yourself to safety. Leave the scene as quickly and safely as possible and avoid crowds.HideIf you are u
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/violent-deadly-attacks-how-act-short-digital-course - 2026-07-01
Application statistics for studies starting in spring 2026 show that Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) continues to offer some of the most popular programmes at Lund University – and in Sweden. Among first-choice applicants, the Bachelor's programme in Business and Economics is the second most applied-to programme at Lund University, and is also the most popular Bachelor's
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-tops-swedens-spring-application-lists - 2026-07-02
