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During the pandemic, many fell through the cracks of the safety net. For people with long Covid, this became painfully clear: they existed – but were not acknowledged. Now, a new study from Lund University shows how ordinary citizens, in the midst of illness, organised digitally and challenged the authorities’ narrative of what Covid really is. When the body gives out but society turns a blind eye

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/who-counts-when-we-talk-about-healthcare-and-rights-new-article-stina-melander-and-julia-bahner - 2026-06-29

From 1 February, all travel bookings are to be made through BCD Travel, replacing the old agreement with Egencia. You will find everything you need to know on How to book a trip | Staff Pages (lu.se). This includes how to book using the new booking system and which contacts apply. You can also find out how to access your Egencia bookings during the transition period until the end of February. Trai

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/1-february-we-change-travel-agency - 2026-06-30

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Compared with other migratory birds, the common swift follows a very unusual pattern when it migrates from the breeding areas in Europe to its wintering locations south of the Sahara. This is what researchers have observed in a major eleven-year international study of the birds. “Our study is very significant for unde

https://www.science.lu.se/article/rare-pattern-observed-migrating-common-swifts - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Cancer patients responded better to immunotherapy and had a better prognosis if their melanoma tumours contained specific clusters of B cells, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden. The study is published in Nature. B cells linked to effective cancer immunotherapyCancer patients responded better to

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/b-cells-linked-effective-cancer-immunotherapy - 2026-06-29

Where were the suspects located before a crime was committed? Where was a bomb assembled or a batch of drugs produced? A new technique that analyzes environmental DNA could help provide answers. Geneticist Eran Elhaik at Lund University has developed an AI-based tool designed to support forensic investigations. The technology uses environmental DNA (eDNA) to help determine geographical origin from

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-dna-technology-could-support-police-investigations - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A unique pilot study from Tanzania, exploring the link between health – economy – well-being for women using menstrual cups, shows that extended menstrual cup use has multiple direct and indirect health outcomes, impacting women's physical and physiological health. Efforts to reduce period poverty for girls and women

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-study-shows-multiple-health-outcomes-women-using-menstrual-cups-tanzania - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The largest study of prescription drug abuse in Europe shows that more than 12 per cent of Swedes over age 12 have abused prescription medication. The results, published in the scientific journal BMC Psychiatry, are based on studies in five European countries – Denmark, Germany, the UK, Spain and Sweden – and include

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/prescription-drug-abuse-europe - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A skeleton was found during construction work at Leine castle in Niedersachsen, Germany in the summer of 2016. This is where Swedish count Philip Christoph Königsmarck disappeared 322 years ago – could it be him? Lund University in Sweden follows the dangerous love story between Philip Königsmarck and Georg Ludwig’s w

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-could-300-year-old-murder-mystery-finally-be-solved - 2026-06-29

Can fat injections relieve knee osteoarthritis? Knee osteoarthritis is a common and painful joint disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Researchers are constantly looking for new treatments to relieve pain and improve the quality of life for those affected. A new study has investigated whether a single injection of the body's own fat, called microfragmented adipose tissue, can be an e

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/new-study-has-investigated-use-bodys-own-fat-relieve-symptoms-knee-osteoarthritis - 2026-06-29

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/hot-topic-ai-and-digital-technology-older-adults - 2026-06-29

COP29, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, has just started in Baku, Azerbaijan. Running from 11th to 22nd November, a key priority for this year's climate conference is to secure a new goal on climate finance, ensuring every country has the means to take much stronger climate action, slashing greenhouse gas emissions and building resilient communities. Professor Emily Boyd at Lund Unive

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/professor-emily-boyds-expectations-cop29 - 2026-06-29

Hello there, Björn Ekman and Jesper Sundewall! You’re both researchers in social medicine and global health at Lund University, and now you’ve been granted SEK 600,000 from the Expert Group for Aid Studies to study the effects of global health development aid. What are you going to do within the context of your research project? – We will analyse global development assistance in the area of sexual

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/research-projects-will-examine-effects-development-assistance-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and - 2026-06-29

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-phds-lusem-spring-2026 - 2026-06-30

The fact that June’s EU meeting held in Lund had the theme “The Potential of Research Data: How Research Infrastructures Provide New Opportunities and Benefits for Society,” clearly shows the enormous opportunity that research data could represent. Now it is time to make that potential a reality. The University’s research generates increasingly large volumes of data and the need to know where and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/common-approach-research-data-e-infrastructure-project - 2026-06-30

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The events leading up to Cyprus gaining independence from Great Britain in 1960 were not the result of instrumental rational calculations, argues sociologist Chares Demetriou in a recently published paper. Instead, a complicated series of interactions between several actors clouded the colonizer's judgement, ultimatel

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/british-strategy-dividing-cyprus-ultimately-enabled-its-independence - 2026-06-29

President Trump says China is operating the Panama Canal. But is that the case?  Tabita Rosendal, PhD Candidate at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, was interviewed by France 24 on January 22, 2025, about President Trump's claims that China controls the Panama Canal. In the interview, Tabita explains that China has no direct influence over the canal: It is administered by the Panam

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/tabita-rosendal-was-interviewed-about-chinas-involvement-panama-canal - 2026-06-29

It will be Oskar Jonsson who will be SWEAH's researcher with collaborative assignment of 20 percent this year. The completely new assignment includes collaborating within the welfare and community building sector, with politicians, interest organisations, business and the media - both nationally and internationally. The goal is to strengthen the conditions for translating research results from SWE

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/he-contributes-research-reaching-practice - 2026-06-29

Malmö Academy of Music at Lund University has been awarded funding from the Nordplus Higher Education programme for the project “Artists as Leaders – NEXT75”, a large-scale Nordic–Baltic network focusing on artistic leadership, democracy, and social responsibility in higher music education. The project has received a total grant of EUR 38,945 for the period May 2026 to October 2027 and will suppor

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/malmo-academy-music-receives-nordplus-funding-major-nordic-baltic-network-artistic-leadership - 2026-06-29

CMES researcher Nina Gren has been interviewed in Sydsvenskan about the Palestinian ambivalence towards war with Israel. The article "De flesta palestinier känner en djup ambivalens inför kriget" (English translation: "Most Palestinians feel a deep ambivalence about the war") was written by Albert Capuder and published in Sydsvenskan on 10 October, 2023. The article discusses Palestinian demonstra

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/most-palestinians-feel-deep-ambivalence-about-war - 2026-06-29

CMES Director Karin Aggestam has been interviewed by Swedish news service Omni about the next steps in the war between Israel and Hamas. The article "Vad blir nästa steg – det håller experterna ögonen på i konflikten" (English translation: "What will be the next step - what the experts are watching for in the conflict") was written by Louise Cassemar and Josefin Pehrson and published by Omni on 10

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/what-happens-next-war-between-israel-and-hamas - 2026-06-29