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The Division for Higher Education Development (AHU) invites all teachers and educational staff at Lund University to a new Educational Inspiration Day. The day will be packed with exciting lectures, engaging workshops, and practical tips that you can apply directly to your teaching. It’s also a great opportunity to connect with colleagues and share experiences across faculty boundaries.More inform

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/join-us-inspiring-day-26-may-2025 - 2026-05-30

Clay is a material that has been used since ancient times for protecting, building and carrying things. If we learn more about how to change various properties of clays, such as through the addition of certain molecules or salts, we can use them for new and sustainable products in the fields of medicine, architecture and building materials. The strategic research area eSSENCE supports a new collab

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/clay-ancient-material-great-future - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A chance meeting in a Yokohama pub led Lund University researcher Andreas Johansson straight to the heart of the Japanese Yakuza mafia. For two weeks, he was “embedded” with a well-known Yakuza clan, enabling him to document their tattoos through photography. He is now releasing his book of photos ”Yakuza Tattoo”. In

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-glimpse-world-japanese-mafia-tattoos - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a water purification plant that provides clean water far beyond the reach of the electrical grid – thanks to solar cells. With the help of Nobel Peace Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus, these small and portable solar cell stations have now been placed across rural B

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-solar-cells-help-purify-water-remote-areas - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In their quest to find new and better methods to make cancer cells more susceptible to treatment, Karin Lindkvist and her research group at Lund University in Sweden are looking into the world of molecules, using the X-rays at the MAX IV laboratory. The researchers believe that limiting the cells' access to sugar will

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-believe-sugar-and-obesity-can-make-cancer-cells-more-difficult-kill - 2026-05-29

Is it possible to improve the antibodies that the body produces to fight SARS-CoV2? In a study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden, this was investigated by redesigning antibodies and combining them against the virus. The modified antibodies have been tested in human cells and with mice. Many antibodies used to treat covid infection during the pandemic have been so-called neutralizin

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cocktail-modified-antibodies-provides-strong-effect-against-sars-cov-2 - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. As resistance to existing antibiotics increases, new approaches to serious bacterial infections are needed. Now researchers at Lund University in Sweden, together with colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) in the US, have investigated one such alternative. “We were able to show that a tai

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/specially-designed-protein-fights-several-species-bacteria - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University’s 350th anniversary is highlighted with two stamps produced by PostNord, Sweden’s postal authority. Although the stamps were first released on 10 November in Stockholm, today was the official ceremonial launch in Lund. The ceremony that took place in the main University building was attended by the Vic

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-honoured-jubilee-stamps - 2026-05-29

Three researchers from Lund University in Sweden have been awarded grants by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation totalling SEK 87 million for research on the semiconductors for the future, our immunological memory and next-generation immunotherapies. The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has awarded SEK 835 million in grants to 30 projects in medicine, the natural sciences and engineering

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/three-lund-researchers-awarded-knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation-grants - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Research for the next generation 5G network is in progress. World unique measuring equipment has been constructed at Lund University in cooperation with Ericsson and Sony. The aim is to create a mobile network that is considerably faster and more stable than previously. The 5G network is in the process of being rolled

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/next-generation-5g-being-developed-lund-university - 2026-05-29

Monday 9 January is Arrival Day. The new students are checked in at the Ingvar Kamprad Design Center by staff and international mentors. Arrival Day aims to welcome the international students to Lund University, provide them with information and ensure that they are settled in before the start of the semester. On Arrival Day staff from Lund University welcome the students at Kastrup and show them

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-welcomes-700-new-international-students-studies-during-spring-2023 - 2026-05-29

Around 80% of people with Down syndrome develop Alzheimer’s disease, often when they are between 40 and 50 years old. A study led by Lund University in Sweden has shown that a simple blood test can detect Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome with a high degree of certainty. The findings are important for several reasons, not least the ability to make a correct diagnosis without invasiv

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/blood-test-detects-alzheimers-people-down-syndrome - 2026-05-29

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranked-top-100 - 2026-05-29

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lu-swedens-top-ranked-university-qs-world-university-rankings-2020 - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University has strengthened its position as a world top 100 university, with a 67th place ranking in the 2013 QS World University Rankings, released today. Lund’s four-notch improvement places it safely in the global top 100 for the 6th year running, retaining the spot as Sweden’s top university.The QS World Univ

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-improves-top-100-position - 2026-05-29

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/top-100-rank-20-lund-university-subjects-new-qs-subject-ranking - 2026-05-29

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lu-student-named-global-swede-2019 - 2026-05-29

During the pandemic, physical summits were replaced by Zoom meetings, and global political leaders had to quickly adjust. How did they visually convey their status in this new world of digital diplomacy? A new study from Lund University in Sweden analysed over 50 photos from the first virtual G20 meeting in 2020. When political leaders meet, there is usually a strict protocol, and national attribu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-politicians-project-their-status-virtual-meetings - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University is once again the most popular choice for international students wanting to study their Master’s degree in Sweden, with 1/3 of all applicants from the latest application round choosing Lund University programmes. Of the total 74,620 students who applied to autumn 2017 Master’s degree programmes at Swed

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-once-again-top-choice-sweden-international-applicants - 2026-05-29

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/expert-american-patriotism-and-welfare-researcher-awarded-honorary-doctorates - 2026-05-29