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The number of students with some form of impairment at Lund University has increased by almost 300 per cent in the last ten years. “My staff have more to do every year,” says Kia Olsson, head of office for Student Support and Advising Services. Lund University is not unique in experiencing an increase in the number of students requiring different types of support. The same trend has been evident a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/significant-increase-students-need-learning-support - 2026-05-06

Teaching staff, researchers, doctoral students and administrative staff can apply for Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (ICM) funding to visit a university in South Africa and/or invite a visiting teacher/staff from a university in South Africa. Eligible activities are teaching (lectures, seminars, supervision and examinations) and staff training (job-shadowing, etc.) Applications for mobilit

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/mobililty-cooperation-south-africa-call-applications-teachingtraining-mobility - 2026-05-08

We all remember the disruptive boys in the class. The ones who shoplifted, got into playground fights and started smoking early. Some of these boys were quite simply displaying normal defiance and are now living a good and stable life as adults. But for a few of them, these were warning signs of risky behaviour that later led them on to a life of crime. Almost all teenagers have a tendency to brea

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/early-signs-ending-life-crime - 2026-05-07

The international application period is over and we can conclude that once again, LUSEM has some of the most popular master's programmes both within Lund University and nationally. What do the programme managers themselves think about the two most popular programmes, and what do the present and former students say? For many years, our Master's programme in International Marketing & Brand Managemen

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/lusem-claims-top-spot-among-most-applied-masters-programmes - 2026-05-07

The first round of admissions to this spring’s courses and programmes is now complete. In total, 12,996 students have been offered a place, which equates to around a third of the total number of applicants (35,842). Of those admitted, around 1,632 have got onto programmes, while 11,552 have been offered places on freestanding courses. Approximately 218 people have been admitted to both a programme

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/almost-13000-students-admitted-spring-semester - 2026-05-06

If you want to read about the Prime Minister’s visit to Lund Nano Lab, our new Wallenberg Scholars, the WISE investment in Lund, the strengthening of Swedish semiconductor capability, the Tech Girl of the Year (yes, she is an LTH student), and how to score maximum points in an EU application – open your mailbox, because perhaps, somewhere in the dusty corners of the quarantine-function, you will f

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/spring-newsletter-here - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Mats Fred will be carrying out research studies in Wellington, New Zealand for three months thanks to the Political Science department's involvement in the EU project KEEENZ. His PhD concerns the projectification of the public sector and Mats Fred is planning to do field work in Wellington. During his stay (3 months)

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/research-studies-new-zealand - 2026-05-07

Together with Sparbanken Skåne, Lund University is giving out SEK 500 000 to students and researchers with ideas that can make a difference. Ideas that are so good they can become Future Innovations. Do you have an idea that could make a difference? An idea that answers a real need, that is sustainable, thinks long-term and brings societal benefit? Here is your chance to put it into action!   Six

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-are-looking-future-innovations - 2026-05-08

On 14 October 2022, Jessica Giacomoni will defend her Ph.D. thesis. With the ultimate goal to develop a possible, future alternative to cell transplantation for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, her research efforts have focused on the direct conversion of human glial cells into therapeutic neurons directly within the brain. Here, she tells us about future possibilities with this emerg

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/turning-glia-neurons-inside-brain-phd-interview-jessica-giacomoni - 2026-05-07

Our national project partner in Kyrgyz Republic, The Anti-Corruption Business Council under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic (hereinafter referred to as the Council) headed by Nuruipa Mukanova, Secretary General, visited Washington, D.C. and New York from August 10 to August 19  to exchange experiences, build capacity of staff and members of the Council, as well as employees of the government

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/strengthening-capacity-and-promoting-experience-exchange-fight-against-corruption - 2026-05-07

In her teaching in organization and leadership at Lund University School of Economics and Management, Nadja Sörgärde works in line with what is called "blended learning". Here she talks about how she thinks about course design and use of video in teaching. Photo: Surface on Unsplash.com and Johan Bävman. My idea is that the students should be given the best possible conditions for deep learning an

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/blended-learning-practice - 2026-05-07

Nyligen var Luke Dawson, gästprofessor vid MedCUL i Lund och professor i dental utbildning vid universitet i Liverpool, på besök vid Lunds universitet. Han har arbetat med utveckling av digitala pedagogiska verktyg i många år och är imponerad av QPS-arbetet i Lund. Hämtad från MedFaks tidigare QPS-blogg. Publiceringsdatum: 2019-11-15 | Författare: Teresa Lindstedt What is your overall impression w

https://www.qps.education.lu.se/artikel/has-potential-show-world-what-possible - 2026-05-07

A picture says more than a thousand words. LUCSUS postdoctoral researcher, Emma Johansson, uses art as a research method to create impacts beyond academia among farmers, pastoralists, organisations and policy makers in Tanzania and Sweden. An artist herself, physical geographer, Emma Johansson, has used paintings in her research for more than seven years; since she first visited Tanzania for her P

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/impact-story-creating-impact-through-art - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Boreal peatlands store large amounts of carbon, but warmer and drier conditions caused by climate change may turn these ecosystems into carbon sources. Equipped with drones and thermal cameras Julia Kelly, who recently received her doctorate at the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC), has studied what f

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/drones-offer-new-insights-boreal-peatland-co2-emissions - 2026-05-07

The state is a necessity for implementing human rights, right? Starting her PhD thesis, Dr. Therese Boje Mortensen wanted to challenge the presumptions behind this philosophy, studying the case of NGOs in India. Five years later, we have the results. In December of 2023, Dr. Therese Boje Mortensen successfully defended her dissertation NGOs as Child Rights Implementers in India at Lund University.

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/duty-bearers-beyond-state-role-ngos-upholding-human-rights-india - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It feels almost shameful to admit, but climate change has always felt like something abstract and far away. Of course, I know that climate change is happening. I can explain the greenhouse effect. I even use climate change as an argument for banning meat from my diet, reducing my consumption of animal-based products,

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/blog-post-when-climate-change-becomes-personal-reflection-researching-non-economic-loss-and-damage - 2026-05-07

The Ig Nobel Euro Tour offers an entertaining and thought-provoking event at which winners of the Ig Nobel Prize present their offbeat, amusing and unexpected research projects. Some of the University’s own Ig Nobel prize-winners will present the research behind the prizes at the event in Lund. Along with previous Ig Nobel prize-winners and researchers  from Lund University, the founder of the Ig

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ig-nobel-coming-lund-21-april-part-its-european-tour - 2026-05-06

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Patients with diabetes or Parkinson’s disease can be cured with stem cells at a clinic in China. Multiple sclerosis, stroke and cerebral palsy are treated at a stem cell clinic in Mexico, and in Thailand, the deadly disease ALS can be cured with stem cells... at least according to advertising from these and other clin

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hyped-hope-shady-stem-cell-clinics-take-advantage-desperate-patients - 2026-05-07

Early-stage doctoral researchers from various universities across Ghana underwent four days of intensive training in September, participating in the Methodology and Field Studies course. The Methodology and Field Studies course aims at enhancing participants' knowledge in research methodology, particularly in the study of topics related to Sustainable Development Goals.  The 18 doctoral researcher

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/18-doctoral-researchers-completed-methodology-course-ghana - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New results from the Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study showed an association between prolonged enterovirus infection and the development of autoimmunity to the insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells that precedes type 1 diabetes (T1D). Notably, researchers also found that early adenovi

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/unexpected-viral-behavior-linked-type-1-diabetes-high-risk-children - 2026-05-07