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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This autumn, Lund University will offer its first three free open online courses, known as MOOCs. They will be in green economy, global health and European business law. Despite this decision, opinions are still partially divided. Some see MOOCs as a motor for development that will rejuvenate and adapt higher educatio
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/green-light-three-moocs - 2026-05-07
Every year, the Bo and Kerstin Hjelt Diabetes Foundation awards three diabetes researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) each a project grant of 47,500 euro. One of the researchers awarded a grant this year studies atherosclerotic plaques in patients with type 2 diabetes. These patients are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease due to plaque rupture compared to people without t
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/type-2-diabetes-researchers-receive-support-hjelt-diabetes-foundation - 2026-05-07
Professor Petter Pilesjö has been appointed Head of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, which will be established at the turn of the year. Security, integration, and joy will be high on his agenda during the first year. How would you briefly describe your background and yourself as a person?– I see myself as a broad geographer. After completing my undergraduate studies in geoscienc
https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/petter-pilesjo-appointed-head-facultys-new-department - 2026-05-07
Who are you – a separator or an integrator? Mobiles and laptops have created a working life where it is possible to work anytime and anywhere. In a major study, work environment researchers have identified how seven different personality types set boundaries – or not – between work and free time. "Everyone has their own standard which they think is right. However, there are often different views i
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/who-are-you-work - 2026-05-07
LUSEM has climbed to an even higher position in the Financial Times annual ranking of the world's best master's programmes in Finance and has thereby once again strengthened its position as an attractive school for studies in finance. Today (12 June 2023) the results of the latest FT Masters in Finance ranking are official and LUSEM has climbed 3 steps from #39 (2022) to #36. This year’s ranking i
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-climbs-again-ft-masters-finance-ranking - 2026-05-07
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Filippa Säwe och Johan Hultman forskare vid institutionen har under året planerat en stor konferens om det hotade kustnära fisket i Östersjön. Syftet är att samverka med myndigheter och politiker och samtidigt få till stånd en kraftsamling som ska rädda Östersjöfiskets framtid. – Det här är ett sätt för oss att ge n
https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/forskare-ordnar-konferens-om-ostersjofiskets-framtid - 2026-05-08
The war in Gaza has caused conflict at universities in Sweden and abroad. Overcoming the differences between protestors and university managements and within groups of employees is likely to take time. We met with both Lund University’s Vice-Chancellor and protestors from the encampment in Lundagård. In this edition of LUM, they share their visions of how to move forward. We have also interviewed
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/after-palestinagard-way-forward - 2026-05-08
Astronomers can use supercomputers to simulate the formation of galaxies from the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago to the present day. But there are a number of sources of error. An international research team, led by researchers in Lund, has spent a hundred million computer hours over eight years trying to correct these. The last decade has seen major advances in computer simulations that can real
https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-insights-how-galaxies-are-formed - 2026-05-07
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Insulinproducerande betaceller kan föröka sig. I vart fall de första 30 åren av livet. Sedan upphör celldelningen. Det är omstritt bland forskarna om betaceller hos människor överhuvud kan dela sig. Kan den det får det konsekvenser för både typ 1 och typ 2 diabetes. Forskare från Lawrence Livermore National Laborato
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/betacellen-delar-sig-i-30-ar-sedan-ar-det-slut - 2026-05-07
Apply for doctoral positions in social resilience for the Agenda 2030 Graduate School at Lund University. Applicants can choose Sustainability sciences as their subject area - and come work at LUCSUS! The Faculty of Social Sciences is offering two doctoral student positions in social resilience. Social resilience can be broadly understood as the ability of groups or communities to withstand and re
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/doctoral-positions-now-open-agenda-2030-graduate-school-lund-university - 2026-05-07
Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Sweden, have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding a joint initiative on immunotherapy, a rapidly developing field within cancer research, among other areas. The aim is to accelerate work on new immunotherapies and develop joint strategies to translate research into patient benefit. Immunotherapy harnesses the body’s own immune system to figh
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-initiative-aims-take-immunotherapy-research-patient-benefit - 2026-05-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. High demands from industry for an online contract education course resulted in better education also on campus. This is a good example of when contract education promotes development in several different ways, according to lecturer Veronika Tarnovskaya. Veronika Tarnovskaya and Jessica Hansson. The contracted course
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/contract-education-refreshed-teaching-methods - 2026-05-07
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Påminnelse om följande två datum i den preliminära tidplanen för årsbokslutet (Pengaktuellt nr 321):30 novemberRegistrering av anläggningstillgångar anskaffade fram till och med november 2015 samt uttag av ”Buntöversikt registrering av tillgång” (fyll inte i datumparametrarna).4 december kl 10.00Tillgångsposter som
https://www.ekonomiwebben.lu.se/artikel/paminnelse-tillgangsregistrering - 2026-05-07
The agreement for Inspera, which is used for digital examinations at Lund University, has been extended for another four years. This means that both teachers and students can continue to use the tool until September 2028. Inspera facilitates grading and contributes to a more secure examination environment. Meanwhile, preparations for a new procurement process for future needs are underway. Photo:
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/agreement-inspera-extended-continued-opportunity-digital-exams - 2026-05-07
“English is like a membrane between us and reality”. The quote comes from a teacher at a Swedish higher education institution and describes their experience of teaching Swedish students in English. “Today, there are often no educational reasons why a particular course in the first-cycle is taught in English,” argues Peter Svensson, senior lecturer in Business Administration at Lund University Scho
https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/poorer-learning-if-teaching-anglicised - 2026-05-07
“English is like a membrane between us and reality”. The quote comes from a teacher at a Swedish higher education institution and describes their experience of teaching Swedish students in English. “Today, there are often no educational reasons why a particular course in the first-cycle is taught in English,” says Peter Svensson, senior lecturer in Business Administration at the School of Economic
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/poorer-learning-if-teaching-anglicised - 2026-05-08
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In order to consolidate its presence in Afghanistan and to maintain, expand and ensure better impact of its current output, AAN is seeking to recruit one or two new research staff members. Depending on skills, training and experience they will be hired for the position of Junior or Senior Analyst. The deadline for app
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/position-available-juniorsenior-analyst-afghanistan-analysts-network - 2026-05-07
