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The University has revised the rules for partial pension. The new rules apply from 1 September 2024 and mean that you can apply for partial pension of up to 20 per cent from the age of 63 onwards. Under the University’s current rules, which apply until 31 August 2024, it is possible to apply for up to 20 per cent partial pension from the age of 61, but a greater scope may be approved if there are

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-rules-partial-pension - 2026-06-28

One of the world’s leading researchers in the field of magnetic resonance imaging, Professor Peter C.M. van Zijl, and Stig Ålund, whose efforts have been of great importance for research on the elderly, ageing and health, are to be honorary doctors at the Faculty of Medicine. They will be formally recognised in Lund Cathedral on 3 June 2022. Professor Peter C.M. van Zijl was born in Amsterdam and

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-honorary-doctors-faculty-medicine - 2026-06-27

Passports issued by fallen empires, decks of cards from the Iraq war, deceased Ukrainian students’ uncollected diplomas and much more. A new museum in Lund is collecting artefacts that show how international law affects people's lives. The initiative is being led by international law researchers who argue that we are currently witnessing a crisis of the entire international system. “International

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-museum-displays-war-artefacts-and-human-side-international-law - 2026-06-27

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Stroke är en av de vanligaste orsakerna till funktionshinder. Ca 30 000 personer om året drabbas. Vad händer med dem som får det i arbetsför ålder? Sociologen Maria Norstedt vid Lunds universitet har studerat hur livet efter stroke ter sig för människor som drabbas i relativt unga år. Varje år drabbas cirka 6 000 pe

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/livet-efter-en-stroke - 2026-06-27

Sustainability Week is an annual event where Lund University and the Lund Municipality invite you to participate in sustainability activities. It is a week full of discussions and lectures, serious issues and hopeful visions for the future. Here you can find all the events of the week with participants from the Centre for Environment and Climate Science. Monday 8 April - Friday 12 AprilSearching f

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/our-events-sustainability-week-lund-2024 - 2026-06-27

The men’s World Cup has kicked off, bringing together millions of fans and supporters around the world. Countries compete against one another to win the ultimate prize, but the sport itself is shared by the global community, albeit one shaped by today’s geopolitical reality. With a summer of football like this, I can’t help but draw parallels with academia, and in particular with basic research. A

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/building-and-fielding-strongest-national-academic-team - 2026-06-28

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Professorn i sociologi Anders Kjellberg skriver i den nya rapporten "Den svenska modellen 2020: pandemi och nytt huvudavtal" att den fackliga organisationsgraden steg för första gången sedan 1990-talets mitt. Rapporten har fått stor uppmärksamhet i media. Den fackliga organisationsgraden steg förra året för första g

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/allt-fler-gar-med-i-facket-var-expert-ser-att-trenden-vander - 2026-06-27

Why do people slack off at work? Last year it was revealed that 20 workers at a big Swedish mining company had been slacking off at work by taking turns clocking each other in and out. The scheme had been going on for several years - supposedly costing the company millions of dollars. How is such major slacking possible? In his new book “Empty Labor: Idleness and Workplace Resistance” (Cambridge U

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/book-release-empty-labor-idleness-and-workplace-resistance - 2026-06-27

A study center, a unified library, a student café, and an office for faculty management—plus a towering venue for events. Project manager and library director Kristina Holmin Verdozzi has grand visions for the Astronomy Building, which is set to undergo a complete transformation over the next three years. Anyone visiting Sölvegatan 27 on a September day in 2028 will hardly recognize it. Students w

https://www.science.lu.se/article/she-wants-create-space-scientific-curiosity - 2026-06-27

In the Colombian rainforest, cattle ranching is spreading and leading to forest fires and deforestation. This threatens the environment, climate and indigenous people in the Amazon. More efficient use of existing pastures and alternative livelihoods are some of the factors needed to protect the rainforest, according to a new thesis by Jesica López. Colombia's rainforest is part of the Amazon and i

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/new-thesis-highlights-sustainable-solutions-protect-amazon-rainforest - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. High blood pressure damages our blood vessels. It also damages our heart, our brain and our kidneys. A high blood pressure increases the risk of suffering a heart attack and stroke. However, it is not known exactly why a high blood pressure is so dangerous. – The reason is that we have effective antihypertensive medic

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/high-blood-pressure-bloody-serious - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. From despair to transformation: evidence-backed ways to think and act on the nature crisis. Looking at the bigger pictureThe UN Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has just published a global assessment of the state of nature, ecosystems and nature's contributions to people. Compi

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-research-biodiversity-comment-ipbes-global-assessment-report - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new trend among the food-conscious is to adopt a gluten-free diet. However, according to LU researchers studying coeliac disease (gluten intolerance), the trend is not solely a good thing as it may blur the line between illness and health. “The fact that patients with coeliac disease now have more food products to c

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/gluten-riddle-searching-triggers-coeliac-disease - 2026-06-27

When used as a diagnostic aid, artificial intelligence (AI) can help physicians save time and make more accurate diagnoses. However, physicians should also understand and be able to explain the computer’s decision to the patient to avoid jeopardising trust, says AI researcher Stefan Larsson. AI also puts us at a crossroads: do we want to reflect the world or change it? Stefan Larsson is a research

https://www.ai.lu.se/article/ai-can-both-strengthen-and-undermine-trust-healthcare - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new trend among food-conscious Swedes is to adopt a gluten-free diet. However, according to LU researchers studying coeliac disease (gluten intolerance), the trend is not solely a good thing as it may blur the line between illness and health. “The fact that patients with coeliac disease now have more food products t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/gluten-riddle-searching-triggers-coeliac-disease - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have launched a free app to help map the spread of infection in Sweden and increase knowledge of the coronavirus. “Data from the app will give us a clearer picture of the development of the disease and why some people only experience mild symptoms while others get seriously ill

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/covid-symptom-tracker-app-launched-sweden - 2026-06-27

The WCMM Fireside Chat is a series of articles dedicated to showcasing the remarkable work of researchers within and around the Lund Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM). Our goal is to encourage collaboration, communication, and inspiration among the scientific community by highlighting innovative research, breakthrough discoveries, and the people driving these advancements. This time

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-agnete-kirkeby - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Leadership is our greatest challenge for the future. We will not be getting more money, so we must learn to use what we have in the best possible way. That means we must look at the whole picture, which requires a new type of leadership.” Torbjörn von Schantz. That’s the view of Torbjörn von Schantz, who is now appro

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/torbjorn-von-schantz-leadership-our-greatest-challenge-future - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Torbjörn von Schantz finds that he has made good progress on the road to a united University. In his management group, he now sees more of a shared assumption of responsibility and less of a silo mentality and special interests. What he has missed most during his years as vice-chancellor is proximity to the rest of th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/outgoing-vice-chancellor-satisfied-see-more-people-taking-collective-responsibility - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It’s Friday night in Lund and soon Mikael Dolsten, acclaimed head of research and visiting professor of Pharmacology at the Faculty of Medicine, is about to tell the incredible but true story of how, in just nine months, his company developed one of the vaccines that could save us from the pandemic. It would have take

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/our-visiting-professor-tells-astonishing-story-vaccine-can-save-world-pandemic - 2026-06-27