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There has been a record-breaking number of applicants for Lund University’s international recruitment drive. The original total of 25 advertised positions has been increased to 45 – researchers from some of the world’s leading universities who are now heading to Lund. The recruited researchers come from higher education institutions such as Harvard University, the University of Oxford, the Humbold

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unprecedented-interest-lund-universitys-international-recruitment - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. PhD student Martina De Santis will be defending her thesis titled ‘Next generation bioengineering of lung tissue for transplantation’ on Friday 19th February 2021. In this interview, Martina tells us about her research in the Lung Bioengineering and Regeneration group and time spent at Lund Stem Cell Center. Can you t

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-martina-de-santis - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nowadays, the lives of the majority of all children with cancer can be spared. However, the cure for the disease comes with a price: some of the survivors will suffer long-term injury from the treatment. A study from Lund University in Sweden now shows that commonly used chemo toxins impair the eyesight in childhood c

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/eye-movement-affected-former-childhood-cancer-patients - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Åsa Burman, like many humanities researchers, struggled alone with her thesis in philosophy. Now she helps other doctoral students to finish on time, and to feel better during the process. “However, I would never have made this idea a reality without my experiences as a consultant in the private sector and my practica

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/helping-doctoral-students-finish-time - 2026-05-25

Extreme differences in flight altitude between day and night may have been an undetected pattern amongst migratory birds – until now. The observation was made by researchers at Lund University in Sweden in a study of great snipes, where they also measured a new altitude record for migratory birds, irrespective of the species, reaching 8 700 metres. Great snipes are shorebirds that breed in Sweden,

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/astonishing-altitude-changes-marathon-flights-migratory-birds - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Stortorget, the main square in the centre of Malmö, has looked the same for the past 35 years or so but the way in which the city’s inhabitants use the space has changed. These changes provide a picture of the development of the city and community, from an industrial society to a society based on services and consumpt

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/fewer-malmo-city-dwellers-take-break-stortorget - 2026-05-25

Extreme differences in flight altitude between day and night may have been an undetected pattern amongst migratory birds – until now. The observation was made by researchers at Lund University in Sweden in a study of great snipes, where they also measured a new altitude record for migratory birds, irrespective of the species, reaching 8 700 metres. Great snipes are shorebirds that breed in Sweden,

https://www.science.lu.se/article/astonishing-altitude-changes-marathon-flights-migratory-birds - 2026-05-25

In February 2026, the University’s new unified education website, ESU, will be launched. The goal is to make it easier for students to find the right course or programme. The work encompasses new design, new underlying technology, reworked content and new working methods for information about education. The project, which has been in progress for several years, has involved many people from all pa

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-education-website-will-help-right-students-find-right-course-or-programme - 2026-05-26

Examensarbeten som kombinerar originalitet, akademisk kvalitet och praktisk relevans för samhällets omställning uppmärksammas med Sparbanken Skånes Center för Hållbar Näringslivsutvecklings (SSCEN) hållbarhetspris. Jurygruppen har nu utsett 2025 års vinnare: ett examensarbete från Lunds tekniska högskola (LTH) och ett från Ekonomihögskolan (EHL) vid Lunds universitet. ”Vi är mycket nöjda med årets

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/vinnare-av-sscens-hallbarhetspris-examensarbeten-2025 - 2026-05-25

Diabetesforskare vid Lunds universitet har tidigare visat att det är möjligt att dela in diabetes i fem olika grupper med olika sjukdomsutveckling. En ny studie av samma forskare ger ökat stöd för att indelningen kan bli användbar inom sjukvården i framtiden. Forskarna har dessutom gjort nya fynd som visar på skillnader mellan grupperna när det gäller utvecklingen av komplikationer. Många patiente

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/ny-forskning-om-klassificering-av-diabetes-pekar-ut-sarskilt-riskfylld-grupp - 2026-05-26

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Join us on a journey through the centuries, a hunt for the point where the present and the past merge. The history of the University is alive and well among us. After all, it is the same city, the same streets and buildings now as then. The only thing that distinguishes us from our colleagues from the 1600s, from a pu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/jubilee-journey-through-time-and-space - 2026-05-25

For a researcher to be successful, he or she not only needs to produce good research – it also has to gain exposure. However, there is competition for space in scientific and popular science journals. This has led to the growth of a grey area with unprofessional journals that take payment from researchers who want their work to appear. Kristoffer Holmqvist recommends the information on the Univers

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/unprofessional-open-access-publishing-new-industry - 2026-05-25

LUCSUS PhD students, Fabiola Espinoza Córdova and Alicia N’Guetta, share their insights from their experience at COP27. The COP27 UN Climate Change Conference came to an end on 20 November. Since then, researchers have analysed the outcomes, highlighting both successes and failures.  LUCSUS PhD students Fabiola Espinoza Córdova and Alicia N’Guetta were both at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt to ob

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/reflections-cop27-fabiola-espinoza-cordova-and-alicia-nguetta - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In a new study, Lund University economic historian Erik Bengtsson debunks the myth that Sweden was destined to become a social democratic country. Instead, he argues that it was actually against all odds, as Sweden in the early 1900s was one of the western world’s most unequal countries – and the least democratic in w

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-sweden-went-least-democratic-welfare-state - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “The increased risk of diabetes has previously been explained by the fact that cystic fibrosis causes damage to the pancreas, where the blood-sugar regulating hormone insulin is produced. We are the first research group to show that the mutated gene that causes cystic fibrosis also plays an important role in the relea

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/cystic-fibrosis-and-diabetes-link-explained - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University is following the Government and Public Health Authority’s new recommendations regarding measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. The University has therefore decided that education and examinations should be conducted using online alternatives (distance education) from 18 March. University fac

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/students-transition-distance-education-march-18-2020 - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Using harmless viruses to insert genes that produce healthy, healing substances into the brain... transplanting cells, possibly from the patient’s own skin... or, most sci-fi of all, controlling special treated nerve cells with light signals in the brain. These are three different paths to a possible treatment for epi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-paths-treatment-epilepsy - 2026-05-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Kursen "Climate Change: a question of justice" (Klimatförändring: en fråga om rättvisa) kommer att hållas lagom till FN: s klimattoppmöte i Paris i december och är en kurs som är öppen för alla utan avgifter. Statsvetenskapliga institutionen vid Lunds universitet samarbetar med det interdisciplinära distansutbildnin

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/fn-s-klimattoppmote-i-paris-fokus-interaktiv-oppen-online-kurs - 2026-05-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Över hela världen pågår nu intensiv forskning om covid-19. Bara under första veckan i maj i år publicerades 4 000 vetenskapliga artiklar om sjukdomen – en mängd som gör det svårt för vårdpersonal, beslutsfattare och forskare att hålla sig uppdaterad. Sonja Aits och hennes forskargrupp utvecklar nu textanalysverktyg

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/ai-ska-hitta-ratt-bland-all-covid-forskning - 2026-05-25

Flyttmönster bland 106 000 personer födda 1957 har undersökts av CASE-doktoranden Regina Samu Mtutu i forskargruppen Åldrande och hälsa. Nyligen publicerade hon sin första vetenskapliga studie. – Vi ser att man flyttar redan innan pensioneringen, det är alltså inte den som avgör, säger hon.Mtutu har jämfört flytt- och hälsodata från SCB och Socialstyrelsen mellan de som flyttar och de som bor kvar

https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/ny-studie-sa-forandras-aldres-boendesituation-kravs-battre-bostadsplanering - 2026-05-25