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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The more times metastasised melanoma has mutated and the patient’s immune system has been activated against the tumour – the better the chances of survival after immunotherapy. This is what emerges from a research collaboration between Lund University in Sweden and Herlev university hospital in Denmark. The findings a
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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 - 2026-07-03
With funding from the Faculty of Social Science, the Department of Service Studies has implemented a strategic initiative aimed at strengthening the international impact of research on sustainability. Through smaller and more focused formats, researchers have deepened relationships with international colleagues and identified common research issues. The initiative was based on two key principles:
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/strategic-initiative-strengthens-international-cooperations - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. As of January 1, 2021, Maj Hasager will be the new Rector at Malmö Art Academy. Gertrud Sandqvist, who has been Rector at Malmö Art Academy since 2011 (she also held the post between 1995 and 2007), then becomes vice rector at the school. Below, Gertrud herself writes about the handover of the post. After 22 years as
https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/gertrud-sandqvist-hands-over-maj-hasager - 2026-07-03
The strategic research areas (SRAS) host half-day workshops that discuss sustainability across research environments at Lund University. After nine engaging workshops, three more workshops are planned on topics of equality in research environments, research impact of multidisciplinary collaborations, and writing policy briefs. “Not everyone sees their research as relevant to sustainability,” says
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sra-workshops-sustainability-continue-fall - 2026-07-03
Open Academy has concluded its first joint workshop with representatives from the cities of Malmö, Helsingborg, Lund, Lund university, Malmö university, and SLU Alnarp, among others. In April, the knowledge platform Climate-neutral cities 2030 – Open Academy held its first joint workshop on the theme of mobility and transportation. Emissions related to mobility and transportation account for a lar
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/joining-efforts-climate-neutral-cities-workshop-mobility-and-transportation - 2026-07-03
On 5 June, the faculty management and Faculty Office S will vacate their premises in G:a Kirurgen and move into newly refurbished, activity-based premises in Allhelgonaskolan on 20 August. An official opening ceremony for Allhelgonaskolan will take place in September. Invitations to the opening ceremony will be sent out at a later date. During the summer period, between 10 June and 20 August, staf
https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/faculty-office-s-moving-new-premises-several-shared-spaces - 2026-07-03
BECC researchers are co-authors of a paper in Nature Climate Change: Optimal stomatal behavior around the world. Plants trade water for carbon. Every litre of water they extract from the soil allows them to take up a few more grams of carbon from the atmosphere in order to grow. A new global study published 2 March in Nature Climate Change shows that plants use their water wisely. They are adapted
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/nature-climate-change-paper-optimal-stomatal-behavior-around-world - 2026-07-03
The Board of the Faculty of Medicine (MFS) has held a meeting. The meeting began with the chair of the Future Faculty Alina Blusch presenting her organisation, which was followed by information from Vice Dean Thomas Hellmark about the audiology programme which is proposed to be paused from autumn 2027. Deputy Dean Jonas Larsson then informed about the calls for visiting professors and the status o
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/report-faculty-board-meeting-3-december-2025 - 2026-07-03
After this summer meeting, one cannot understate the importance of and unmistakeable delight in meeting in-person after a long, pandemic-sized hiatus. On the shores of the Baltic Sea, in the crisp early autumn of Skåne, a group of 28 ClimBEco PhD students spent two nights and two days getting to know one another and learning about the topic of sustainable coastal environments. Hosted by the Simris
https://www.merge.lu.se/article/reflections-climbeco-summer-meeting-2022 - 2026-07-03
After this summer meeting, one cannot understate the importance of and unmistakeable delight in meeting in-person after a long, pandemic-sized hiatus. On the shores of the Baltic Sea, in the crisp early autumn of Skåne, a group of 28 ClimBEco PhD students spent two nights and two days getting to know one another and learning about the topic of sustainable coastal environments. Hosted by the Simris
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/reflections-climbeco-summer-meeting-2022 - 2026-07-03
Trelleborg Municipality annually allocates funds to relevant collaboration, development and research projects connected with Lund University. The aim is to stimulate collaboration and innovation. The Municipality has allocated SEK 1 million for 2025. Projects and research focusing on sustainable urban development that takes into account social, economic and environmental sustainability will be pri
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-funds-trelleborg-competence-development-fund - 2026-07-04
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET organizes a conference entitled ”Modern Matters: Negotiating the Future in Everyday Life in South Asia” from 20 – 22 September 2016 at Lund University. The conference will explore what it means to consider oneself modern or outside the limits of modernity, in an extremely diverse region. It will also examine ho
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/papers-invited-sasnet-2016-conference-modernity-south-asia - 2026-07-03
The quest for cohesion was symbolized by tying the strings together instead of cutting a ribbon. The strings represent different structures that can be formed by different molecules, reminding us of the diversity that enriches our research. The picture shows Emma Sparr together with Per Persson, Dean at the Science Faculty January 22-2024, Opening of the COMMONS Center 14.15 Welcome & Opening o
https://www.commons-center.lu.se/article/commons-kick-jan-22-2024 - 2026-07-03
Choosing what to study can feel overwhelming – especially if you are not sure exactly what you want to do in the future. For Liza, student in the International Business programme at Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM), the decision became clear after learning more about Lund and visiting the city. Liza's first introduction to Lund University came through her father.“It was m
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/one-visit-was-enough-why-liza-chose-lusem - 2026-07-04
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Wine connoisseur with a taste for Pinot noir? You probably need to rethink your position. Wines made from the most popular grapes could disappear because of climate change, according to LUCSUS researcher Kimberly Nicholas. “As a society, we must drastically reduce emissions of greenhouse gases in order to ensure the f
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/climate-change-uncertain-future-favourite-wines - 2026-07-03
A Swedish consortium will help building a new international research network – New Roots International – with the aim of promoting research, development and policies for a perennial revolution in agriculture. The consortium will be one of six institutional pillars, coordinated by The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas, USA. When the idea of radically reinventing agriculture by developing new perenni
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/towards-perennial-revolution-agriculture - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. – Sanitation is a major challenge in India. It is partly to do with the high population density, there are more people sharing the same space, and a historically higher cultural and religious acceptance of poor sanitation, says Sara Gabrielsson from Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies, LUCSUS. Her resear
