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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In brilliant sunshine, the new doctors, honorary doctors and jubilee doctors walked in procession from the main University building to the Cathedral for the most important event in the academic calendar – the doctoral degree conferment ceremony. The ceremony took place on 24 May and the flags on the roof of the main U

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/happy-doctors-escaped-rain - 2026-07-23

Emma was drawn to Lund by the opportunity to study in English, in Sweden. In the Bachelor's programme Economy and Society she gets to combine her interests for business and economics, society and international perspectives. Below Emma explains how she chose her education and offers advice to prospective students. Emma Jacobi is studying the international Bachelor’s programme Economy and Society, w

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/us-lund-emma-chose-international-programme - 2026-07-24

On 1 January, the faculty's new deans will take office. Who are they and what is their role? Agnes Andersson, DeanWhich of the faculty management’s areas will you be responsible for?To keep the whole together, with a focus on the faculty's major issues during the coming period – campus development, the organisational project and internationalisation. I will also be responsible for certain specific

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/meet-our-new-faculty-management - 2026-07-23

The heads of the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC), the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science (INES), and the Department of Geology have agreed on a proposed name for a joint department, contingent upon a co-organisation decision in September. Below is a background on how the departmental representatives, tasked with developing name proposals, have crafted the pre

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/name-suggestions-potential-joint-department - 2026-07-23

With the kick-off at the start of October, the 23/24 WCMM Research School has officially begun. As this year marks the fifth anniversary of the WCMM Research School, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the past and present, and to check in with some current and past attendees to hear their thoughts on the school. Since a month has already passed and activities are in full swing, we started of

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/research-school-fifth-anniversary - 2026-07-23

Fredrik Nilsson successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis on May 10, 2023. For the last four years, Fredrik has explored the use of patient-specific cells in cell replacement therapy for Parkinson's disease to identify strategies to safeguard these transplanted cells from disease-related degeneration. In this interview, he tells us about his findings, their potential implications for future therapies

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/investigating-cell-replacement-therapy-parkinsons-disease-phd-interview-fredrik-nilsson - 2026-07-23

Biology researchers Courtney Stairs and Sissel Sjöberg have been awarded just over SEK 15 million each in starting grants from the European Research Council, ERC. Their five-year projects will study marine interactions between microorganisms and complex migratory bird behaviour. Congratulations Courtney! Can you tell us a little bit about your project?- If we look through a microscope at a single

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/two-lund-university-biologists-awarded-erc-starting-grants - 2026-07-23

Charlotte Ling, a professor of epigenetics and diabetes at Lund University, has been awarded a distinguished professor grant in medicine and health by the Swedish Research Council.  The grant of 50 million SEK over a period of ten years will allow Charlotte Ling to develop the research environment within epigenetics and diabetes at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC).  “I am very grateful for t

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/distinguished-professor-grant-researcher-epigenetics-and-diabetes - 2026-07-23

Last year he was teacher of the year at LUSEM and now Björn Svensson is recognized by the university as a whole, alongside Per Carlsson at the department of Biology “Honestly I didn’t even know about the nomination until the day before the announcement that I would receive the prize. It’s a pretty big surprise and I am very happy and honored. I mean it’s always nice when you get recognition for yo

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-teacher-awarded-lund-students-prize-excellence-teaching-2025 - 2026-07-23

The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded grants within Medicine and health 2024. Our total grant amount for 2024-2030 is more than 1, 26 billion SEK. The Swedish Research Council has announced its grant recipients for Medicine and Health 2024. This year, the acceptance rate for project grants, which typically hovers between 20–28 percent, dropped to a challenging

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-ddls-lund-fellows-awarded-swedish-research-council - 2026-07-23

The second batch of housing for Autumn Semester 2024 has just been published. There are approximately 160 accommodations available in the batch. There are still at least as many Guaranteed applicants in the queue. Today (26. June 2024), the second batch of available housing for Autumn Semester 2024 was published, with approximately 160 rooms and apartments.The batch is open for application up unti

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/second-batch-available-housing-published - 2026-07-23

Yuhe Zhang, a recent PhD graduate from the Department of Physics, has been awarded the Werner Meyer-Ilse Prize. She is honoured for her work on using deep learning for 2D, 3D and 4D X-ray images. Congratulations, how does it feel to receive this award?- Thank you very much! It feels amazing and I am really honoured. It is a great recognition of the work I have done and will motivate me to continue

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/young-researcher-wins-prestigious-award - 2026-07-23

From January 2024 LUSEM will have a new Dean, Joakim Gullstrand. How does he feel about his new role? And why does he want to become the Dean of LUSEM? Keep reading! In Joakim's office, in the Alfa 1 building, there is an abundance of books (with titles such as International Trade, Regional Integration and The Global Food Chain) and papers, yet the office looks organised and is pleasant to enter.

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/meet-our-future-dean-joakim-gullstrand - 2026-07-23

On 26 May, a large number of emails were sent to University employees regarding a meeting between demonstrators and the University Management. This was not an IT security breach, but legitimate way of reaching many recipients since all staff email addresses are listed on the University’s website.Our freedom of speech provides space for large numbers of different opinions to be expressed and dissem

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/emails-over-weekend-about-demonstrations - 2026-07-24

Last month, Ella Quist defended her Ph.D. thesis. After beginning her research journey as a master’s student within our Ph.D. Preparatory Program, she dedicated the last several years to developing more efficient methods that can be used to generate functional and mature astrocytes for disease modeling of neurological disorders. In this interview, we learn more about her efforts to facilitate futu

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/generating-human-astrocytes-disease-modeling-phd-interview-ella-quist - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Batch 26, the final-year students in the IIIEE Master in Environmental Management and Policy, have showed that they are capable of delivering value in a professional setting. Our capstone consulting course challenged the teams, this year with seven clients: Ikea, Axis, Oatly, Volvo Penta, Diab, Elkretsen and the Swedi

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/driving-sustainability-change-times-restriction - 2026-07-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Richard Shearmur is Professor at the School of Urban planning, McGill university in Montreal, Canada. Richard is an international leading scholar in a broad spectra of areas in economic geography including research on urban, regional and rural development and different dimensions on cities and firm level innovations

https://www.keg.lu.se/artikel/geographies-innovations-confusions-perplexities-and-ways-forward - 2026-07-23

On Thursday, 11 September, many of the university's staff and students lost access to their Microsoft 365 accounts. Everything was restored on Friday, 12 September. What happenedOn Thursday morning 11 September, approximately 6,000 university employees lost contact with their Microsoft 365 accounts. In addition, approximately 60,000 student accounts lost contact with Microsoft 365. Email was prima

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/disruption-office-microsoft-365-current-situation - 2026-07-24

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Det undersöker just nu studenterna bakom FLOW, som är en av tolv idéer skapade av årets entreprenörskapsstudenter. Under året har de utvecklat sina egna innovativa affärsidéer vilka nu presenteras under årets Demo Day den 5 april på Ideon Agora i Lund. Studentmässan Demo Day består av studenter från magisterprogramm

https://www.lu.se/artikel/demo-day-kan-du-rappa-dig-till-battre-sjalvkansla - 2026-07-23

"Du måste stärka dina benmuskler" heter det ofta när det gäller personer med artros, som uppmanas att styrketräna och gå på långa promenader. Men den sortens träning är inte vad de i första hand behöver, menar Eva Ageberg, docent i sjukgymnastik. - Om en person haltar när hon går för att knäet ska göra mindre ont, så hjälper det ju inte att promenera. Det befäster bara ett felaktigt rörelsemönster

https://www.lu.se/artikel/artros-viktigt-att-rora-sig-ratt-innan-man-borjar-trana-styrka - 2026-07-24