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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ghana’s “overall best student 2018” is studying Sociology of Law in Lund. Labiks’s story shows how far hard work and perseverance can get you. Ghana’s Inter Tertiary Excellence Award 2018 for Overall Best Student 4th Year in the academia category went to Thomas Duke Labik Amanquandor, who is studying the second semest

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/student-our-masters-programme-earns-prestigious-award-after-years-struggle-high-school-exam - 2026-06-23

Father and son collected soda cans, begged and froze in a tent. Now they both work in our restaurant kitchen. Marian Hristov is 26 and tries hard not to think about what it was like back then. When he collected soda cans, begged and lived in a tent."It wasn't good," he says in fine Swedish when we meet in the warmth of Stamstället in Forum Medicum, after the lunch session."I'm quite shy, it was ha

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/stamstallet-life-bright-side-now-father-and-son - 2026-06-23

Soroor Mansouryar has been a LUSEM student for five years, first in the bachelor's programme in International Business and then in the master's programme in International Strategic Management. When she graduated in 2023 she felt ready to step into her dream job as a management consultant. Editor's note: this interview is from 2024.Hi Soroor! Can you share a bit about what you have been up to since

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/soroor-mansouryar-alumna-international-strategic-management-2023 - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Some people say it’s about time, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Eva Wiberg agrees that the time is now ripe. After an intensive week in South Africa and Botswana, with visits to seven universities, alumni events and official openings, it is time for Lund University to put its Africa strategy down on paper. The delegation

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-visits-first-step-towards-africa-strategy - 2026-06-23

He has been around for a couple of months now, Jonathan Andrew, Research Fellow at GENEVA ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS, Switzerland. I meet him in his cosy office at Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies, under the rustic roof beams and him in the red sofa. I begin with a. apologising handsomely for not interviewing him until now and b. thanking him for all the var

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/international-fellow-jonathan-andrew - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. As a young man, when Mats Bohgard was working at a chemical factory during a leave from studies, he was urged to “Come back and fix the work environment to make it fit for human beings!”. Mats Bohgard. “Even though they said it half-jokingly, the truth is that they were experiencing every conceivable work environment

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/work-environment-champion - 2026-06-23

He started his PhD studies in the mid nineties, started lecturing in macroeconomics here at LUSEM in 1998, and simply never looked back "LundaEkonomerna and the Education Committee proudly present Pontus Hansson, from the Economics Department, as the Teacher of the Year 2024. Pontus has been praised by LUSEM's students for his engaging pedagogics during lectures, making large courses comprehensibl

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/pontus-hansson-teacher-year-lusem - 2026-06-23

Complete Anatomy is a digital 3D tool for the study of anatomy that students can use for self-study. Digital tour: November 19. The tool includes an atlas, videos, courses, and other learning materials. – For the time being, students will have access for self-study, but we are looking at possibly using the tool during class time from next year," says Sara Regnér, Programme Director for the Medical

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/cutting-peeling-turning-3d-tool-complete-anatomy-now-our-learning-material-arsenal-tour - 2026-06-23

For the first time, the University has investigated the collective climate footprint of the entire organisation. Emissions of greenhouse gases fell sharply during the pandemic, almost exclusively due to the suspension of travel. However, there is still a long way to go to meet the emission targets for 2023 in the sustainability plan. The recent report shows that, in 2018, the University emitted a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/goods-and-equipment-affect-environment-most - 2026-06-23

The libraries at Lund University are launching a new search system, making searching easier. LUBcat and LUBsearch will close on 1 October, and the new search tool Finn will replace them. With the shift to a single search system, the libraries aim to make it easier for students, staff, and other users.Finn helps you find all the books, journals, articles, and databases at Lund University. You can m

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/searching-becomes-easier-finn - 2026-06-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Den första transplanteringen av stamceller till patienter med Parkinsons sjukdom är snart inom räckhåll. Ett problem var länge att sådana celler i djurförsök gett ganska varierande resultat, trots att alla sett lika lovande ut från början. Forskare från Lunds universitet har nu hittat källan till variationen och utv

https://www.lu.se/artikel/forbattrad-tillverkning-av-dopaminceller-parkinsons - 2026-06-24

Here we outline what is going on now, and what we are doing next with the autumn student applications. If you don’t yet have housing and wish to get an offer from us, you need to join this second application period, that opens next week. Closing the first applicationWe have already sent out the last offers of the first application period that started 28 April. Make sure to double-check your housin

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/closing-first-autumn-application-and-opening-second-application-period - 2026-06-23

After 20 years of research on gene therapy and the rare blood disease, Diamond-Blackfan Anemia, DBA, researcher Johan Flygare had reached a point where he and his colleagues had done everything they could in the lab. Even though they had proof of concept their gene therapy would work, engaging companies had been difficult. Then, in 2021, he received an e-mail. LONGREAD. The message came from Ameri

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/science-start-developing-gene-therapy-rare-blood-disorder - 2026-06-23

Are you thinking about starting to commute to work by bike now that the spring is coming, but maybe you can't quite get started? Here are some of the university's test cyclists, in Innovation Skåne's project Case: Supercycle routes, with their best tips. Recently you could read in LU News about how both fitness and sleep improved for most of the test cyclists, even though the project only lasted s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/test-cyclists-best-tips-bike-commuting - 2026-06-24

How do you apply for a job at the European Commission and what skills are in demand? And what is it like to work for the Commission? In March 2022, Helena Larsson Haug, Senior Expert at the European Commission’s Directorate-General Competition (DG COMP), visited Lund and shared her experiences and thoughts on these questions with students envisaging the option of an EU-career. With more than 20 ye

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/working-european-commission - 2026-06-23

Hur kan filosofin hjälpa oss att förstå de teknologier som formar våra vardagar? En helt ny doktorandkurs utforskar dessa idéer och andra beröringspunkter mellan filosofi och teknologi. Doktorandkursen Introduction to Philosophy of Technology, ett samarbete mellan Institutionen för informatik vid Ekonomihögskolan, Lunds universitet (LU) och Avdelningen för informatik vid Högskolan Väst (HV), lanse

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/kurs-om-teknologi-och-filosofi-far-berom-av-doktorander - 2026-06-24

Belief in free markets and individualism may be holding back climate action globally. A new study finds that people who embrace neoliberal values are consistently less likely to support government-led environmental policies, no matter where they live. LUCSUS researcher Felix Schulz and his colleague, Christian Bretter of the University of Queensland, investigated how people's ideologies affect the

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/neoliberalism-linked-climate-policy-resistance - 2026-06-23

The interface when you log in to the IT services that require strong authentication is changing. All users will see a partially altered login flow. This will better support both international Freja users and logins on mobile phones. The change will be implemented shortly. Please note: If you are already using strong authentication and an authentication app such as Google Authenticator, you can con

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/qr-code-login-introduced-facilitate-international-users - 2026-06-24

När Malmöbor födda i Irak erbjöds matlagningskurser och information om hälsa minskade de i vikt och mådde bättre – viktiga resultat i en befolkningsgrupp där risken att utveckla typ 2-diabetes är hög. Forskaren och läkaren Louise Bennet ledde en studie som gjordes 2015 inom ramarna för den större studien MEDIM (Migration och etnicitet för diabetesutvecklingen i Malmö). I MEDIM-studien deltog cirka

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/risken-diabetes-minskade-med-nya-vanor - 2026-06-23

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 - 2026-06-23