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In February 2026, the University’s new unified education website, ESU, will be launched. The goal is to make it easier for students to find the right course or programme. The work encompasses new design, new underlying technology, reworked content and new working methods for information about education. The project, which has been in progress for several years, has involved many people from all pa

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-education-website-will-help-right-students-find-right-course-or-programme - 2026-10-08

For many years there has been an on-going discussion about how academic freedom is being challenged in many parts of the world, including Sweden. And when even some of the strongest academic bastions in the world such as Harvard are now fighting for their independence against the American federal administration’s political directives, it is clear that academia has not been crying wolf. Academic fr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/storm-clouds-gather-usa-institutional-freedom-and-independent-academia-are-essential - 2026-10-08

For two decades, researchers at Lund University's strategic research area, Lund Stem Cell Center, have focused on developing and refining stem cell research to improve human health. Now that the 20th anniversary is approaching, it is time to reflect on the progress made and the possibilities that researchers see for stem cell research in the future. Stem cells can make any inventor green with envy

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/vision-reality-20-years-cutting-edge-research-lund-stem-cell-center - 2026-10-07

IndiCell, short for Individualized Cell Therapy, is a national initiative in Sweden to speed up the development of advanced therapies that can help treat or cure a range of diseases and medical conditions. The project, led by researchers at the Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University, is now celebrating its second anniversary. Launched in 2021 with funding from Vinnova, the Swedish Innovation Age

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/innovation-environment-customised-stem-cell-treatments-turns-two - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A year ago LUCSUS researcher Sara Gabrielsson went to Tanzania to study the cultural acceptability and management challenges of different menstrual products among adolescent school girls in rural Tanzania. The study, which tested three types of menstrual products: the menstrual cup, disposable sanitary pads and washab

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/she-wants-break-silence-about-menstruation - 2026-10-07

The Lung Bioengineering and Regeneration research group is made up of about 15 researchers focusing on chronic lung disease. The group’s work includes the development of different methods to study disease models for conditions such as COPD and pulmonary fibrosis. One of the researchers, John Stegmayr, has been awarded SEK 700,000 from the Carl Tesdorpf Foundation to expand research into idiopathic

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/focusing-chronic-lung-disease - 2026-10-07

Wildfires and deforestation are spreading in the wake of an expanding cattle industry in the Amazon rainforest. Now, Jesica López is being recognised for her research, which has brought together politicians, landowners, farmers and Indigenous communities in an effort to halt this development. "We must understand that the Amazon is an ecosystem every human being on the planet depends on," she says.

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/jesica-lopez-honoured-her-fight-future-amazon - 2026-10-07

What is the perfect recipe for semiconductors? Vanya Darakchieva is working on the answer in her research on novel semiconductor materials. As a professor of solid state physics at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH), she is a “research chef” designing the future cookbook for sustainable and safe electronics. Understanding and explaining the mysteries of nature was Vanya Darakchieva’s dream during he

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-chef-refines-recipe-semiconductors - 2026-10-08

The Workplace of the Future project has now presented its first report to the Vice-Chancellor. It concluded with concrete suggestions for LU to continue working on in order to become an attractive and sustainable workplace for the long-term. The report describes what emerged from a total of eleven workshops with employees and managers from different categories of staff, who were asked what they th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/workplace-future-project-has-finished-its-first-report - 2026-10-08

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Six doctoral students from Lund University participated in the first meeting of the WASP-HS graduate school when 35 doctoral students from a number of Swedish universities gathered to discuss and dive deeper in artificial intelligence and the humanities and social sciences. “A very good start,” school director Christi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/graduate-school-future-groundbreaking-research - 2026-10-07

How does assessment affect students' learning? Professor Luke Dawson from the School of Dentistry in Liverpool confirms a clear connection between the type of assessment and the students' learning process. One morning in April, about thirty people who teach at the faculty gathered to discuss how feedback to students using forms during clinical training can be made meaningful and useful. As an intr

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/visiting-expert-useful-feedback-supports-learning - 2026-10-07

IIIEE Director Jenny Palm reflects on Lund University reaching first place in the world in the QS World University Rankings and what elements have contributed to that we have reached this far. Prof. Jenny Palm, Director of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics and Chair of the Sustainability Forum at Lund University, views the university’s top position in the QS Sustai

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-director-and-chair-sustainability-forum-lund-universitys-top-ranking-sustainability - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Congratulations to Cheng Luan, research engineer from China and postdoc in the research group Diabetes - Islet Patophysiology who is given the Chinese government award for outstanding self finance students abroad. – I would never forget how excited I was when I got the phone call from the Embassy of China in Sweden no

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/award-outstanding-chinese-student-abroad - 2026-10-07

For the autumn semester of 2025, more than 72,000 people applied to programmes at Lund University — and LUSEM continues to stand strong in the competition. LUSEM’s programmes remain highly attractive. According to the recently published application statistics from the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR), the Swedish Bachelor’s Programme in Business and Economics (Ekonomie kandidatprogrammet

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/top-application-numbers-lusem - 2026-10-08

Can innovation strengthen research? Heiner Linke, professor of nanophysics and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, has done exactly that by combining research and innovation. His own attitude towards utilisation and innovation has evolved from a sense of duty to passion: “Now I think it's genuinely exciting.” Do you see increasing integration of innovation within research?“Twenty year

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2025/best-both-worlds-heiner-linke-why-swedish-researchers-should-invest-innovation - 2026-10-07

On Tuesday, the PhD students who joined SWEAH 2026 met, at Forum Medicum in Lund. They introduced themselves and their research projects, received information about the graduate school, networked and met alumni and PhD students who have been involved with SWEAH for some time. As usual at the graduate school's introductory meetings, a wide range of research projects were presented. This involves co

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/these-are-years-new-sweah-phd-students - 2026-10-07

Can innovation strengthen research? Former NanoLund director Heiner Linke, professor of nanophysics and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, achieved this by combining research and innovation. His own attitude towards utilisation and innovation has evolved from a sense of duty to passion: “Now I think it’s genuinely exciting.” Do you see increasing integration of innovation within rese

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/best-both-worlds-heiner-linke-why-swedish-researchers-should-invest-innovation - 2026-10-07

Bringing together clinical insight and molecular research is essential for advancing modern medicine. With the appointment of Lisa Rydén as new Clinical Co-Director at the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine Lund, the centre aims to further strengthen the bridge between healthcare and academic research environments in Lund. A professor of surgery with long-standing experience in translational

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/lisa-ryden-appointed-clinical-co-director-wcmm-lund-strengthen-translational-research - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. "Empowerment of vulnerable groups is unlikely to arise through interventions from climate adaptation projects only. Yet, often these projects are seen as drivers for social change", says Stephen Woroniecki, PHD-candidate at LUCSUS.  He says that, in a warming and increasingly unequal world, more and more people are on

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/nature-based-solutions-climate-change-what-scope-empowerment-vulnerable-groups - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUCSUS researchers will be part of the upcoming 2020 Virtual Forum on Earth System Governance, where they will be organising a session on migration and climate change. LUCSUS and the University of Liége will be facilitating an innovative session on 16th of September, 2020 at 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (CEST) in the 2020 Virtua

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/2020-virtual-forum-earth-system-governance - 2026-10-07