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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 18 March, the University switched to digital education. However, already a few days prior to this, the course ‘Go online (CoVid-19)’ for LU teaching staff was launched. Now there are close to 20 people working on answering all the ‘what do I do-questions’ as teaching staff try to crack the code to digital education

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/your-navigators-digital-education - 2026-06-21

On Monday, 23 February, the Swedish Dental and Pharmaceutical Benefits Agency (TLV) announced its decision. They have declined to subsidize Wegovy, which has quickly become one of the most discussed medications for obesity. Wegovy, which contains the now well‑known substance semaglutide, is used to help people with obesity lose weight. Novo Nordisk, the company behind the drug, had applied for it

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/medication-wegovy-obesity-will-not-receive-reimbursement - 2026-06-21

På mötet 26 mars kommer Lunds universitets IT-direktör John Westerlund och Gruppchef för Operativ IT-säkerhet Martin Sunnerdahl och berättar om IT-säkerhet och det jobb som görs på universitetet för att säkerställa att vi har en säker IT-miljö. OBS: Mötet hålls på engelska.Vi hälsar alla anställda välkomna till vårt digitala Fakultetens morgonmöte. Detta är återkommande månadsvisa informationsmöte

https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/fakultetens-morgonmote-263-it-sakerhet-pa-lunds-universitet - 2026-06-23

https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/dags-framtidsdagarna - 2026-06-23

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I år är det 20 år sedan Botnia-projektet startade. Det övergipande syftet är att bättre förstå varför krocken mellan våra gener och välfärdssamhället orsakar typ 2 diabetes samt att finna metoder som kan motverka denna process. - Internationellt spelar Botnia-projektet en viktig roll i diabetesforskningen. Inte mins

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/botnia-projektets-utforskande-av-diabetes-fyller-jamnt - 2026-06-23

INTERVIEW. Margaret McNamee, professor of fire safety engineering, is now part of the LTH management team. She will have specific responsibility for research issues – and already has her sights set on further honing work on LTH's top-class research infrastructure. First off, could you mention something that not many people know about you?“I was born and raised in Australia, and came to Sweden in 1

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2024/it-felt-right-because-i-am-interested-strategic-development-lth - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. After your PhD, the clock starts ticking fast. For a young researcher there are no guarantees that you will have a long career in research. Still, you have to give it your all, often while combining it with having small children. There is no time for you to draw up a plan B. In this equation, Pontus Nordenfelt from Fu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-people-should-be-sharing-grants - 2026-06-21

CCT, Consumer Culture Theory, annually arrange an international conference on consumer culture. This year it was organized on 27-30 June by the School of Economics and Management at Lund University. The conference was attended by 317 participants from 25 different countries. Four researchers from Service Studies contributed to the conference. Dystopia or utopia – how does it affect consumer behavi

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/fashion-textile-care-cryptocurrency-and-seaweed-cct-conference - 2026-06-21

NEW THESIS IN PARTICLE PHYSICS: Timea Vitos aims to provide accurate predictions for important measurements at particle facilities like the Large Hadron Collider at Cern, which will aid in the search for new physics beyond the Standard Model and advance our understanding of the fundamental particles and their interactions in the universe. What is your thesis about? "Currently the best model for th

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/pushing-precision-frontier - 2026-06-21

The disciplinary board at Lund University exists to ensure that all students have a fair and safe study environment. The board handles matters such as cheating, interference and harassment and ensures that rules and guidelines are followed and that everyone can feel safe and respected at the university. Elisabet Londos is a member of the disciplinary board and tells us more about the board's missi

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/disciplinary-board-where-humor-takes-break - 2026-06-21

På mötet 26 februari kommer Sofia B Liljedahl, projektledare för Lunds universitets nya gemensamma utbildningswebb, och Sara Liedholm, fakultetens samordningsredaktör, att berätta om den nya webben som lanserades i februari. Utbildningswebben är en samlad ingång till alla våra utbildningar på universitetet och den vänder sig till presumtiva studenter. OBS: Mötet hålls på svenska.Vi hälsar alla ans

https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/fakultetens-morgonmote-262-nya-utbildningswebben-presumtiva-studenter - 2026-06-23

Recently, a new instrument on the four-metre VISTA telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile captured its first starlight. This marks the start of a new era in astronomy, where researchers will map the sky in unprecedented detail. The instrument, called 4MOST (Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope), does not take ordinary images of the night sky. Instead, it collects spectra or colour

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/new-eye-universe-opens-chile - 2026-06-21

From 1 December, a new framework and procedures apply for renting premises at the Faculty of Medicine. In connection with the review and the work on the faculty's empty premises, it has become clear that there is a need for clearer frameworks and procedures for renting premises. Vice Dean Karin Jirström explains:“In order to protect the work environment for our employees and at the same time bette

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/new-framework-and-procedures-renting-premises - 2026-06-21

Following several years of project work, the university's unified education website has now been published at lu.se and lunduniversity.lu.se. Students looking for summer courses and autumn programmes will find new and redesigned education pages where programmes and courses are presented step by step based on the prospective student’s decision-making process. The unified education website focuses e

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/lund-university-unified-education-website-now-live - 2026-06-21

On Friday, January 24, Isabelle Karlsson defended her thesis titled "Making foreign policy matter: A discursive analysis of the strategic communication of Sweden's feminist foreign policy", which shows the complexity of strategic communication in an international context. Positive public opinion is important for states to realise foreign policy objectives and ambitions. Therefore, they strive to c

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/isabelle-karlsson-successfully-defends-her-doctoral-thesis - 2026-06-21

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/renewable-energy-projects-poland - 2026-06-21

Victoria O’Bryan is in her fourth semester of the Bachelor's Programme in Design of Information Systems at the School of Economics and Management. We asked her a few questions about her experiences so far. (The interview is translated from Swedish.)What is your background? “After graduation, I chose to study a technical foundation year at Malmö University, where mathematics was my favorite subject

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/bsc-student-portrait-victoria-obryan - 2026-06-21

Antibodies are the body's superheroes, recognizing and eliminating disease-causing substances. By combining parts from antibodies, researchers at Lund University have designed a hybrid antibody that better stimulates the immune system against both the SARS-CoV-2 virus and streptococcal bacteria. Antibodies can be likened to keys, with antigens as the corresponding locks. Each antibody is uniquely

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/recipe-great-antibody - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LP3 was successful in its application for renewal of beamtime access at BioMAX (the X-ray macromolecular crystallography beamline of MAX IV). The protein structure pipeline at LP3 is now established. Users can get their protein samples crystallised and the resulting crystals can on a regular basis be evaluated for dif

https://www.lp3.lu.se/article/renewal-beamtime-access-biomax-and-allocated-time-scilifelab-cryo-em-facility - 2026-06-21

While we are inundated with data on rising temperatures, carbon dioxide levels and melting glaciers, there are other areas that are also affected by a warming planet. Political scientist Christie Nicoson explores the relationship between gender, climate change and peace and finds that they are closely linked. She is now receiving the Agenda 2030 Award for 2024. Can you tell us about your backgroun

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/phd-student-christie-nicoson-agenda-2030-award-winner-2024 - 2026-06-21