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In November 2021, a private foundation was established to promote scientific research in pancreatic cancer, gastroenterology, and pain management at Lund University. The foundation will be endowed with a total of SEK 40 million and will be managed by Lund University. Earlier this spring, the first grants from the foundation were distributed – approx. SEK 3 million will support the efforts of five

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/sek-40-million-donation-faculty-medicine - 2026-06-29

Wildfires and deforestation are spreading in the wake of an expanding cattle industry in the Amazon rainforest. Now, Jesica López is being recognised for her research, which has brought together politicians, landowners, farmers and Indigenous communities in an effort to halt this development. "We must understand that the Amazon is an ecosystem every human being on the planet depends on," she says.

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/jesica-lopez-honoured-her-fight-future-amazon - 2026-06-29

Enäggstvillingar delar samma DNA, men är inte identiskt lika. En tvilling kan vara sjuk i typ-2 diabetes, medan den andra tvillingen inte utvecklar sjukdomen. En studie som har letts av Lunds universitet har nu upptäckt att det finns skillnader i genernas aktivitet hos tvillingar med och utan typ 2-diabetes. Forskarnas upptäckt kan bidra till utvecklingen av nya behandlingsmetoder. – Enäggstvillin

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/tvillingstudie-ger-nya-ledtradar-om-mekanismerna-bakom-typ-2-diabetes - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University invites you to a packed culture week between 11 and 17 September, when the King’s House will take centre stage with a new exhibition and guided tours. The University’s historical documents and papers will be displayed at Arkivcentrum Syd with an opportunity to hear about the University’s 350-year histo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/culture-week-offers-art-exhibitions-and-cultural-experiences-whole-family - 2026-06-29

It is time for the doctoral degree conferment ceremony, the University's major ceremony and the faculties' biggest academic celebration. It is time for the faculties' doctors, honorary doctors and jubilee doctors to be honoured. The doctoral degree conferment ceremony is a solemn ceremony in Lund Cathedral, during which the doctoral students who have completed their doctoral studies in the past ye

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/time-years-doctoral-degree-conferment-ceremony-23-may - 2026-06-30

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed an algorithm that combines data from a simple blood test and brief memory tests, to predict with great accuracy who will develop Alzheimer's disease in the future. The findings are published in Nature Medicine. Approximately 20–30% of patients with Alzheimer's disease are wrongly diagnosed within specialist healthcare, and diagnostic work-up

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/simple-diagnostic-tool-predicts-individual-risk-alzheimers - 2026-06-29

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Idag kräver den goda, snabba akademiska karriären många resor med ett högt koldioxidutsläpp. Hållbarhetsforskaren Hervé Corvellec menar att LU borde se över sitt meriteringssystem som en följd av detta. Och även fundera över studenternas flygresor. – Idag är det oreflekterat inbakat vid rekryteringar att det ger kva

https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/han-efterlyser-en-mer-hallbar-akademisk-karriarstege - 2026-06-29

What does working life look like for Swedish teenagers? A new doctoral thesis in sociology offers a unique insight into upper secondary school students’ experiences of working in low-wage service jobs – and how these jobs shape their self-understanding. Today, Friday 19 September, Anna Kallos successfully defended her doctoral thesis in sociology at the Socialhögskolan’s Gamla köket, just a stone’

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/teenagers-work-anna-kallos-defends-doctoral-thesis-young-peoples-working-conditions - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Swarming bats at mine entrance Photo:Jens Rydell During the day they are not visible. But at dusk, brown long-eared bats, pond bats and greater mouse-eared bats spread their wings and start hunting. LUM accompanied researcher and bat expert Jens Rydell to Hovdala castle for a bat inventory. The bat detector crackles a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/kings-night-take-over-hovdala-castle - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Threats against researchers are increasing, according to acting chief security officer Håkan Jönsson, who received 16 reports of threats last year. The rise is in online threats, whereas the number of disruptive or violent people on campus is dropping – probably thanks to more locked doors. “But the hidden figures are

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/online-threats-against-researchers-are-rise - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers have discovered nematodes, or worms, in the brains of lizard embryos. This is the first time they have been found in reptile eggs, and it was previously believed that egg laying prevents parasites from being transmitted in this way. The discovery was made by an international research team led by Nathalie F

https://www.science.lu.se/article/worms-discovered-brain-lizard-embryos-first-time - 2026-06-29

Boost your knowledge, understanding and skills for navigating urban transformations and creating sustainable cities and communities in countries across the world by taking a specialisation on the Coursera platform. This specialisation combines three Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). In this specialisation you will learn how to drive change in cities and communities towards sustainable, climate

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-launches-sustainable-cities-and-communities-specialisation-coursera-platform - 2026-06-29

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/awarded-popular-science-article - 2026-06-29

The IIIEE alumna Iryna Stavchuk, student in our Master in Environmental Management and Policy, 2004-2005, is nominated as one of the BBC 100 most inspiring and influential women 2023! There is a lot going on about our alumna Iryna Stavchuk. The war pushed her out of her deputy-minster of the environment post in Kiev and out of her country, picking new roles in relation to Ukraine and climate issue

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-alumna-bbc-100-list-most-inspiring-and-influential-women-2023 - 2026-06-29

After nailing his thesis to the wall at LUSEM, Henrik Bengtsson will now be preparing for its defense on 28 February. Henrik has been conducting his research at the department of Statistics and the name of the thesis is: "Approximating excursion distributions using regenerative processes." You are about to defend your thesis Henrik, what is it about?I think the title summarizes the thesis quite we

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-henrik-bengtsson - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 10 - 11 October the IIIEE is hosting a conference with the title "Third decade of EPR - What lessons and experiences can be used for light sources and other products?"The IIIEE wishes to follow up the two decades of positive experiences in bringing together stakeholders and researchers around topical Extended Produ

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/third-decade-epr-what-lessons-and-experiences-can-be-used-light-sources-and-other-products - 2026-06-29

Lund University has been rated number 8 in the world out of 1,403 universities assessed in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, which ranks sustainable development at higher education institutions around the globe. This places the University third-best in Europe and highest in Sweden. The QS World University Rankings: Sustainability is a framework for showing how universities are tack

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranks-top-10-global-sustainability-ranking - 2026-06-30

The 8 March, Lund University will send out a questionnaire to 8,800 researchers associated with the University in order to gain a picture of how well LU is fulfilling the European Charter for Researchers. The questionnaire, which is open for two weeks, aims to provide a broad picture of how researchers at LU feel the University is living up to the European Charter’s principles for working conditio

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-conducting-major-survey-principles-strong-research-environments - 2026-06-30

För första gången på två år är LTH och Lunds universitet på plats i Visby för Almedalsveckan. I tider av kris och krig är den demokratiska mötes­platsen viktigare än någonsin. ”En magisk plats för dialog, utbyte och oväntade möten som bidrar till att utveckla vårt samhälle”. Visionen för Almedalsveckan sätter ord på det som lockar den samhällsintresserade till Visby – att föra diskussioner med bes

https://www.lthin.lth.se/artikel/2022/almedalen-en-mojlighet-lth-att-mota-beslutsfattare - 2026-06-29

Musikhögskolan i Malmö har fått en ny violinprofessor. Nästa läsår välkomnar skolan Erik Heide, konsertmästare i Göteborgs Symfoniker och The Danish Chamber Orchestra. – Jag ser fram emot att börja på Musikhögskolan i Malmö. Jag har ju bott i Danmark och verkat i Öresundsregionen väldigt länge så geografiskt är det en plats jag är van att vara på. Båda mina föräldrar är ursprungligen från Malmö oc

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/erik-heide-borjar-som-violinprofessor-vid-musikhogskolan - 2026-06-29