Hanna Isaksson has developed a method to calculate fracture risk. Emma Hammarlund looks at hairs for early cancer diagnosis. Sang Hyun Pyo uses birch bark for make-up and other purposes. Photo: Johan Persson; Auraya Manaprasertsak and John Price The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) has released its list of ongoing Swedish research projects with the potential to create societal b

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/nine-projects-are-included-list-ongoing-swedish-research-projects-potential-create-societal-benefit - 2025-08-28

Free to Think is an annual report by Scholars at Risk’s Academic Freedom Monitoring Project. Lund University is a member of Scholars at Risk Sweden. Free to Think is an annual report by Scholars at Risk’s Academic Freedom Monitoring Project. The report explores concerning trends in attacks on higher education communities around the world with the aims of raising awareness and urging diverse state

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/webinar-current-state-academic-freedom-world - 2025-08-28

Do you want to know more about students' mental illness and experiences of discrimination? Are you also curious about the Eurostudent survey and what data can be obtained from the results? Time and place: 16 December at 13:00-14:00, on-line (in Swedish)The webinar is primarily aimed at those of you who in some way work with widening participation, equal treatment within the university, student hea

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/webinar-eurostudent-8-students-mental-illness-and-experiences-discrimination - 2025-08-28

Do you have experience in scientific research? Would you like to start an international career within a multicultural and diverse team? The European institutions are looking for scientific research administrators. Recruited officials (grade AD 7) will work mainly for the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). Most posts will be in various JRC sites (Brussels, Belgium; Geel, Belgium; Ka

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eu-looking-scientific-research-administrators - 2025-08-28

Are you innovative and want to develop a project within education, entrepreneurship, literature, medicine, music, technology or training? Sten K Johnsson's foundation can provide funding and LU Innovation can help you. The Sten K Johnson Foundation awards scholarships of up to 300,000 SEK. Its annual call for 2025 opens on January 16 and closes on February 13.At the information session, Lisbeth Ba

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/information-session-and-qa-about-sten-k-johnson-foundation-grants - 2025-08-28

New roles and working methods are now being gradually implemented together with the central administration as well as the faculties and departments. In parallel, the project is continuing to evaluate and define the design and technical aspects for the forthcoming joint education website at Lund University The aim of the new education website is to provide a better service to prospective students t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/project-unified-web-experience-education-entered-new-phase-autumn - 2025-08-28

With 89 defibrillators, Lund University has more defibrillators than any other Swedish higher education institution. These are to cover a campus area of around 550,000m2 and be available for about 39,000 staff and students. The magazine Universitetsläraren has conducted a survey to find out how many defibrillators there are at Sweden higher education institutions (HEIs). They sent out a questionna

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-has-most-defibrillators-1 - 2025-08-28

Christmas is approaching and we’re all starting to look forward to some relaxation and Christmas spirit. But before you wind down, here are a few reminders. It is high time to apply for annual leave for the Christmas and New Year periodIf you are planning to take annual leave days in the Christmas and New Year period, it is high time to put in your application. Bear in mind that your manager must

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/christmas-coming-first-few-tips-ahead-break - 2025-08-28

Don’t miss Odeum’s Christmas and Lucia concerts and the Christmas Oratorio performed by our ensembles, the Lund University Academic Orchestra, Lund University Academic Choir and Palaestra Vocal Ensemble. Book your tickets now. Lund University’s Christmas concertsCelebrate Christmas in the beautiful auditorium of the Main University Building with the Lund University Academic Choir and Lund Universi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/christmas-approaching-and-odeum-invites-you-christmas-concerts-lucia-festivities-and-bachs-christmas - 2025-08-28

Canvas won the procurement in the spring and in A new agreement is for four years, with the option to extend by one year at a time, up to a total of 12 years. This means that Lund University is bound for at least four years, but can use Canvas until 2036. The agreement also includes the video tool Canvas Studio.The agreement for Inspera, which is used for digital exams, has also been extended for

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/universitys-agreement-learning-platform-canvas-and-inspera-digital-exam-has-been-extended - 2025-08-28

With the Research Data Office, the University is working to improve support for researchers in the management of research data. Each faculty now has a data steward to assist researchers in their work with research data. The new Research Data Office will better support researchers in managing their research data according to legal requirements and security standards. This is achieved through techni

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-research-data-office-data-stewards-each-faculty - 2025-08-28

Photos from previous Sustainability Weeks. Photo: Stina Lundkvist; Kennet Ruona; Kennet Ruona. Sustainability Week is an annual event dedicated to sustainability, jointly organized by Lund University and Lund Municipality. The week features a wide range of activities, including discussions and initiatives that address today’s societal challenges while exploring hopeful visions for the future. In 2

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/contribute-next-years-sustainability-week-programme - 2025-08-28

By December 13, everyone who has a Lucat ID must change their password. This applies to all employees, students and others who work at the university. For IT security reasons, all passwords at Lund University need to be replaced as soon as possible. Therefore, everyone who has a Lucat ID, i.e. employees, students and others who are active at the university, must change their password no later than

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/mandatory-password-change-all - 2025-08-28

Research nurse Jessica Melin takes a blood sample from a study participant. In the film Åke Lernmark, principal investigator of the TEDDY study in Sweden, explains the most important results of the TEDDY-study. In 2025, children within the TEDDY study will submit their final samples at research clinics in Sweden, Finland, Germany and the United States. The international study has provided a lot of

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-knowledge-about-type-1-diabetes-large-scale-teddy-study-will-soon-be-completed - 2025-08-27

“Our goal is to make advances in stem cell therapy by modifying and adapting cells to the patient’s needs", explains Malin Parmar. Photo: Tove Smeds Malin Parmar, professor of cellular neuroscience, along with three researchers in Italy and Denmark, has been awarded the prestigious ERC Synergy Grant worth EUR 10 million. The four researchers aim to develop custom-made neurons from stem cells for c

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/erc-synergy-grant-awarded-development-custom-made-stem-cell-therapies - 2025-08-27

Foam cells visualised using confocal microscopy in tissue from a patient with glioblastoma. Shown are the nucleus (in blue), a marker for macrophages that are recruited from the bone marrow (in green) and lipid droplets that gave the foam cell its name. A research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered a certain type of cells – foam cells – in patients with the aggressive brain tumour gl

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/foam-cells-brain-tumours - 2025-08-27

Photo: iStock/SewcreamStudio When a patient with heart failure has received a new heart and survives – the transplantation is deemed a success. However, healthcare overlooks heart recipients who suffer from long-term and often severe symptoms, such as pain and fatigue. New research at Lund University in Sweden shows that simple support in symptom management can make a considerable difference to th

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/heart-transplant-patients-need-support-managing-severe-symptoms - 2025-08-27

Illustration: Inger Ekström/Pixabay A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has developed an AI tool that traces back the most recent places you have been to. The tool acts like a satellite navigation system, but instead of guiding you to your hotel, it identifies the geographical source of microorganisms. This means you can use bacteria to determine whether someone has just been to the b

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-gps-system-microorganisms-could-revolutionise-police-work - 2025-08-27

Hanna Isaksson has developed a method to calculate fracture risk. Emma Hammarlund looks at hairs for early cancer diagnosis. Sang Hyun Pyo uses birch bark for make-up and other purposes. Photo: Johan Persson; Auraya Manaprasertsak and John Price The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) has released its list of ongoing Swedish research projects with the potential to create societal b

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cancer-detection-through-hair-analysis-makes-prestigious-list - 2025-08-27

Photo: Wikimedia Commons Lund University and the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) are establishing a joint hub, focusing on water. The initiative will strengthen Lund University’s connection with the UN, and also offer a unique UN track for students. The new hub will be called Water in a Changing Environment (WICE). The initiative will run for five

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-start-new-un-collaboration-focusing-water - 2025-08-27