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For many cancer patients, successful treatment depends on whether the disease is detected early or responds to existing therapies. With new grants from the Swedish Cancer Society (Cancerfonden), three postdoctoral researchers at Lund University’s Lund Stem Cell Center will investigate new drivers of cancer development and how the immune system can be more effectively mobilised against tumors. In M

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/cancerfonden-grants-support-early-career-researchers-exploring-new-approaches-understanding-and - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. PhD student Nicola Guzzi will be defending his thesis titled “Post-transcriptional control of stem and cancer cell fate - new roles for an old RNA modification” on Thursday 24th of September 2020. In this interview, Nicola tells us about his PhD journey within the RNA and Stem Cell Biology research group at Lund Stem

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/thesis-defence-interview-nicola-guzzi - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In this short interview, Dana R. Fisher, visiting professor at LUCSUS, gives us an insight into her research interests, what she is working on, and what excites her at the moment. Professor Fisher is a professor of  sociology and Director of the Program for Society and the Environment at the University of Maryland.Wha

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/intersectionality-resistance-us-fascinates-me-visiting-professor-dana-r-fisher - 2026-07-23

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/hi-maria-our-new-library-manager - 2026-07-23

Hello Ian Manners! Lund University has recently committed itself to student-centred education to improve the quality of learning and teaching on campus. Could you tell us more about the motivation behind this focus? – Certainly! Lund University aims to create a learning environment where students are at the heart of the educational process, and a crucial part of that is the implementation of activ

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/professor-ian-manners-active-learning-social-science - 2026-07-23

This autumn, the pedagogical course “Active Learning in Social Sciences” has been offered for the first time at Lund University. Ian Manners, who has been active in developing the course, talks about the course and how we can work to promote student-centered learning and teaching. You are involved in the new student-centered pedagogical course “Active Learning in Social Sciences”, which aims to im

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/ian-manners-implementing-active-learning-education - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Many Swedes have large debts, and being in debt is often expected to lead to poor health. However, economist Therese Nilsson at the School of Economics and Management finds that we still do not know enough to determine whether it is the debt itself that leads to ill health – or if ill health leads to debt. Economist T

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/does-debt-create-ill-health-or-does-ill-health-create-debt - 2026-07-23

In the 1960s, Europe’s largest steel plant was built in Taranto, Italy. While transforming the local economy, it generated pollution that has been linked to illness and premature death among residents. In his doctoral thesis, Carlo Nicoli Aldini shows how law has both contributed to the crisis and been used as an instrument to seek justice by the local population. Carlo Nicoli Aldini recently comp

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/taranto-environmental-crisis-reveals-laws-ambivalent-role - 2026-07-23

A short workshop series to critically review the use of digital tools in teaching. Who is this series for?   This short workshop series is designed for directors of study, programme leaders and directors, or anyone involved in the design of first or second cycle courses at LU. It is intended to help you to think critically about the use of digital technologies to support teaching and assessment, a

https://www.education.lu.se/artikel/new-course-digital-technology-your-course-and-programme-design - 2026-07-23

The first two days in Uppsala included a course on machine learning in epidemiology. The third day was a conference day with presentations from the large Swedish cohorts. PhD student Josefine Andreasson participated all three days and was a bit surprised: "Machine learning is more accessible than I thought!" Josefine Andreasson is a PhD student in epidemiology and population studies (EPI@Lund), an

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/lessons-learnt-8th-swedish-cohort-meeting-uppsala - 2026-07-23

In 2022, Stefany graduated with a master's degree in information systems from the Department of Informatics at Lund University. Editor's note: this interview is from 2024.Tell us about what you do today!I am a technology graduate at Nordea in Copenhagen, during my graduate programme of 2 years I have been trying different roles such as IT project manager, business analyst and now I am trying out t

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/stefany-firera-colmenares-alumna-information-systems-2022 - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Engagement with alternative health theories and a scepticism towards authorities, politicians and pharmaceutical companies seem to unite the heterogeneous group of vaccine sceptics. “Many of them are not afraid of becoming infected with infectious diseases because they are convinced it will not happen”, says ethnologi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-vaccine-sceptics-think - 2026-07-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University has decided to apply for the European Commission’s HR Excellence in Research Award. This award is given to organisations that follow the European Charter and Code for Researchers and the principles of Open and Transparent Merit-based Recruitment. In March 2005, the European Commission issued the Recomm

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hr-strategy-researchers - 2026-07-23

On 29 August 2024, TV4 viewers could catch Björn Svensson on the programme Efter fem (After five). He was invited to talk about how universities can counteract AI cheating. Björn Svensson, Director of studies at the Department of Informatics at LUSEM, has early on shown great interest in the opportunities and risks that generative AI may bring to university education. He is also a member of the LU

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/bjorn-svensson-speaks-about-ai-cheating-tv4 - 2026-07-23

Lund University is proposing changes to clarify how its operations in Helsingborg are strategically managed. The reason for this is that it is not always clear at present who is responsible for what, and that there is sometimes overlap between different parts of the organisation. Responsibility for education and research remains with the faculties. Here you will find the latest updates on the chan

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/internal/article/management-and-governance-helsingborg - 2026-07-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. ESS, internationella studenter, delårsrapport, Debatt i Lund, hälsningsgille, LUX och MOOC:s är några av punkterna i detta rektorsbrev. ESS. I morgon är det äntligen dags att sätta spaden i jorden för att inleda bygget av ESS. Det sker vid en ceremoni där utbildningsminister Jan Björklund samt hans danska kollega So

https://www.lu.se/artikel/rektorsbrev-1-september - 2026-07-24

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Congratulations, Aleksander Giwercman, Professor of Reproductive Medicine at Lund University and Senior Physician at Skåne University Hospital Malmö. You have recently been asked to take over as the new co-editor of the journal Andrology. How does it feel? — I’m really looking forward to this exciting job. It’s fun to

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/aleksander-giwercman-new-co-editor-andrology - 2026-07-23

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/romanian-ambassador-sweden-visits-iiiee - 2026-07-23

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-workshop-explores-regionalisation-crisis-response-gulf-states - 2026-07-23

Anders Uhlin has together with Håkan Johansson and Malin Arvidson published the article “Capital and Closure in the EU Field. Advancement in the European Economic and Social Committee” in Journal of Common Market Studies. The article explores what it takes to advance to the top of an EU institution (the European Economic and Social Committee). The article combines Bourdieu’s theories of field and

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/uhlin-career-advancement-eu-institution - 2026-07-23