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Round 3 of offers was sent earlier this week. Round 4 will be sent next week, and Batch 2 published in early January. Earlier this week, the approximately 40 remaining housing offers were sent out. Applicants who have received an offer need to respond by Sunday 22 December.If an applicant has not received an offer at this time, the chances are very low that we will be able to offer any housing. Mo

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/student-housing-application-update-december-2024 - 2026-06-21

LU Accommodation will be closed over the Easter holidays. Meanwhile, the Spring Queue for student accommodation has closed, and the Autumn Queue opens on 28 April. All applicants who apply during the 24 hours of 28 April (Swedish time, CEST) will receive a randomized queue time. Easter holidaysLU Accommodation will be closed Friday 18 April and Monday 21 April in observance of national holidays. T

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/easter-holidays-and-student-application-period-dates - 2026-06-21

Education is often compared to a journey – throughout your life, you continue to fill up your store of knowledge through training and experience from various sources. From the Vice-Chancellor's blog: The doctoral graduates have completed just such a journey – they have presented their doctoral theses, hopefully full of the new knowledge and insights they have acquired on their path through life an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/salve-time-doctoral-degree-conferment-ceremony-here-again - 2026-06-21

Three researchers at Lund University in Sweden, all with a long list of significant research credentials, have been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant worth EUR 2.5 million each to further develop and advance their research projects. One of these researchers is neuroscientist Oskar Hansson, who will use blood tests for rapid screening of drugs in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The European Rese

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/erc-advanced-grant-alzheimers-research - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Last summer's extreme drought hit farmers and horse stables in county Skåne hard. Yields were smaller than normal and the price of fodder has increased.  Now, researchers from LUCSUS and Lund University want to gather farmers’ experiences of the drought to find out more about the major challenges to adapt the Swedish

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-researcher-will-gather-farmers-experiences-extreme-summer-drought - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University shall work on reducing its climate impact. New regulations have been produced for all travel paid for by Lund University (for staff and external guests as well as students). The new regulations are part of Lund University’s responsibility to reduce its climate impact and ensure the safety of its staff

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-sustainable-travel-lund-university - 2026-06-21

An increasing number of Swedes are getting tattoos and Sweden’s population is now one of the most tattooed in Europe. At the same time, the incidence of melanoma is increasing. A new epidemiological study from Lund University in Sweden suggests that tattoos could be a risk factor for melanoma. The state of research on tattoos and cancerIn view of the lack of knowledge concerning the long-term heal

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/tattoos-could-be-risk-factor-melanoma - 2026-06-21

A team of researchers from Lund University and the Lund Stem Cell Center have developed a new memory-efficient tool for single-cell genomic analysis called Scarf. Now available in Nature Communications, this innovative, bioinformatics software has the potential to help researchers navigate a growing treasure trove of data and set them on the path to answering new scientific questions related to hu

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/introducing-scarf-memory-efficient-solution-single-cell-genomic-analysis - 2026-06-21

How might low-grade inflammation be linked to depression? New research findings show that depression can be alleviated when patients with mild elevations of inflammatory markers in blood samples take omega-3 supplements. The antidepresssant effect was greater in those with low-grade inflammation than in those with no inflammation. “We saw a significant improvement in symptom severity,” says resear

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/omega-3-can-alleviate-symptoms-depressed-patients-inflammation - 2026-06-21

The climate cannot handle the amount of animals we eat. There needs to be a protein shift, according to researcher Karolina Östbring who is involved in the Sustainability Week. Her vision is to create a platform for research on vegetable proteins at LU. Karolina Östberg  Photo: Kennet Ruona. The human population is growing, while our ecological footprint needs to become much lower in order to redu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-need-protein-shift - 2026-06-21

The silencing of social leaders in Colombia who are defending their territories leads to a historical erasure of social struggles, a decreased capacity to progress environmental and human rights, and risks jeopardizing the goal of a stable and durable peace. This is according to a new study from LUCSUS. – The fight for land and the environment is also a fight for human rights, traditions, shared m

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/silencing-social-leaders-colombia-leads-historical-erasure-social-struggle - 2026-06-21

With SEK 36 million in funding, stakeholders in Skåne are joining forces to develop and commercialise breakthrough ATMP research – Advanced Therapy Medical Products. The aim is to accelerate the next generation of these therapies so that more potentially life-saving ATMP treatments reach patients who currently lack effective treatment options Through the ATMP Path2Patient project, stakeholders wil

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/major-investment-accelerates-advanced-therapies-research-patient - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Research from King’s College in London, UK, and Lund University in Sweden could explain why diabetes drugs which have worked in animal experiments are not equally successful in humans. The researchers discovered differences – but also unknown similarities – in the function of insulin-producing beta cells. The team hav

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-research-describes-differences-between-mice-and-humans - 2026-06-21

I took part in two interesting seminars a few weeks ago. The first was entitled “The academic book stands firm: Why a leading university needs its own Press in turbulent times”. The other seminar focused on how to apply for and obtain grants from the European Research Council (ERC). The seminar on how to write and publish academic books commendably highlighted the importance of books in the conduc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/international-interest-also-extends-swedish-phenomena - 2026-06-22

In collaboration with Lund University Commissioned Education (LUCE) the department of Service studies offers a new international education programme with start later this spring. Focus is on the region around Lake Victoria in east Africa and prefect Mattias Wengelin, responsible for the programme, hope to share knowledge about sustainable services. LUCE contacted Mattias Wengelin in his prefect ro

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/service-studies-starts-education-programme-great-lakes-region - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New research shows that it is possible to predict the development of type 1 diabetes. By measuring the presence of autoantibodies in the blood, it is possible to detect whether the immune system has begun to break down the bodys own insulin cells. "In the TEDDY study we have found that autoantibodies often appear duri

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/early-signs-young-children-predict-type-1-diabetes - 2026-06-21

A sensational book discovery, forbidden ideas and Lund’s most beloved student tradition come together in the University Library’s new exhibition. On 8 May, ‘Freedom of Thought – from Copernicus to the Celestial Carnival’ opens – an exhibition that brings together science, satire and academic freedom in a highly topical narrative. It all started with an unexpected find in a depository.The Universit

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/banned-science-carnival-satire-new-exhibition-university-library - 2026-06-21

A sensational book discovery, forbidden ideas and Lund’s most beloved student tradition come together in the University Library’s new exhibition. On 8 May, ‘Freedom of Thought – from Copernicus to the Celestial Carnival’ opens – an exhibition that brings together science, satire and academic freedom in a highly topical narrative. It all started with an unexpected find in a depository.The Universit

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/banned-science-carnival-satire-new-exhibition-university-library - 2026-06-22

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Right now, everything is focused on managing the coronavirus. However, even before COVID-19, viral pandemics around the world were increasing and the ’ordinary’ influenza virus and common cold virus cost society enormous amounts of money each year. Swedish virus researchers say they could improve the world with the he

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/virus-war - 2026-06-21

Huntington’s disease is hereditary, genetic and usually begins between the ages of 30 and 50. In Sweden, around 1,000 people have the diagnosis and several thousand live with the risk of getting the disease. Even more people have a connection to the disease as its symptoms also affect those close to the patient to a high degree. The disease leads to premature death and there are no treatments that

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/huntingtons-complex-brain-disease-affects-movement-thoughts-and-feelings - 2026-06-21