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With 10,000 new cases a year, prostate cancer is the most common cancer type in Sweden. To create equal, accessible and high-quality prostate cancer care, Region Skåne has introduced Organised prostate cancer testing, OPT. "Anyone who wants to should be allowed to be tested for prostate cancer. Studies show that early detection lowers long-term mortality", says Anders Bjartell, one of Sweden’s lea

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/organised-prostate-cancer-testing-provide-more-equal-care - 2026-10-07

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/young-multiparkers-working-group-takes-shape - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Can tumors teach us about animal evolution on Earth? Researchers believe so and now present a novel hypothesis of why animal diversity increased dramatically on Earth about half a billion years ago. A biological innovation may have been key. A transdisciplinary and international team, from Lund University in Sweden an

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/novel-hypothesis-why-animals-diversified-earth - 2026-10-07

The economic sanctions against Russian following the invasion of Ukraine are having spillover effects in Central Asia. With the prospect of economic and social strain forcing Russian employers to lay off migrant workers, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan are preparing to receive high numbers of newly unemployed men. The fall of the  Russian rouble in March - as a consequence of Western sancti

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/central-asian-migrant-workers-risk-mass-unemployment - 2026-10-07

In this autumn’s second "Dean's corner" Charlotta Turner reflects on the Faculty’s first Inspiration Day for Science Teachers and on the ongoing work to establish a Learning Lab in the Astronomy Building – a testbed for the teaching and learning environments of the future. It’s now been a week since the Faculty hosted its very first Inspiration day for science teachers, and I must say I still smil

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/deans-corner-charlotta-turner-education-something-we-create-together - 2026-10-07

The University's Management Group has visited Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Utrecht University has written a text about the visit "The Swedish University appreciates Utrecht's innovative power". Here you can read Utrecht University's text. In the next LU News, the University Management will describe the visit to Utrecht with their own words. They are similar in several ways: Lund Universi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/utrecht-university-writes-about-lus-management-groups-visit-utrecht - 2026-10-08

The Department of Clinical Sciences, Medical Oncology, in Lund, one of six departments at the Faculty of Medicine and the largest at the Lund University, has received a significant financial boost thanks to an anonymous donor. The grant of just over five million kroner is to be used within the framework of the project The Supportive and Early Palliative Care Lab, which focuses on developing future

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/donation-research-early-hospital-based-palliative-care - 2026-10-07

We interviewed a dietician to find out more about if and how your diet might affect your OA. Whether a certain diet can make a difference or even make It better when it comes to osteoarthritis (OA) is a question that has been asked several times. We spoke to a dietician called Erik Jönsson who works at several health centers in region Skåne. He has met patients with OA many times, even if that’s o

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/does-my-diet-affect-my-oa - 2026-10-07

Today, the Malmö Academy of Music boasts a vibrant research environment where postdoctoral positions play a vital role in driving the artistic field forward. One of those who has held such a position is tuba player Jack Adler-McKean, an internationally active musician and researcher. In his project, he has immersed himself in the history of the tuba family and challenged the conventional idea of t

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/postdocs-enrich-department-meet-jack-adler-mckean - 2026-10-07

When a patient with heart failure has received a new heart and survives – the transplantation is deemed a success. However, healthcare overlooks heart recipients who suffer from long-term and often severe symptoms, such as pain and fatigue. New research at Lund University in Sweden shows that simple support in symptom management can make a considerable difference to the patients’ wellbeing. Each y

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/heart-transplant-patients-need-support-managing-severe-symptoms - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University’s MOOCs have now started. First to launch was the Faculty of Law course in European Business Law, closely followed by Greening the Economy from the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), and later in the spring the Faculty of Medicine’s course in sexual health will take

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/mooc-launch-celebrated-fizz-and-folk-dance - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “My first project was about giving poor families in Thailand the opportunity to send their children to school. A student and I helped set up chicken farms at the schools, which the children took care of. The money they earned by selling the eggs on the markets covered their school fees”. Leif Bjellin. Photo: Gunnar Me

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/helping-earthquake-victims-nepal - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Giving yourself a pat on the back rather than thinking that you should have performed better – self-compassion is about being as friendly and kind to yourself as you would be to a close friend or colleague. Anna Pardo. Photo: Kennet Ruona Anna Pardo is a psychologist, registered psychotherapist and psychotherapy super

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/silence-your-inner-critic-its-stressful-will-not-improve-your-performance - 2026-10-07

Six researchers at Lund University’s Lund Stem Cell Center have been awarded SEK 13.4 million from the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund, Barncancerfonden, in its latest funding round. The projects address key challenges in childhood cancer, from understanding how the disease develops to designing treatments that are more precise and less harmful for young patients. In total, Barncancerfonden is inves

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/six-lund-stem-cell-center-researchers-awarded-sek-13-million-advance-childhood-cancer-research - 2026-10-07

A new academic year just started and the department has welcomed around 100 new master students, of which almost all of them are international students. Before starting their studies at our master programme with five different specializations, the students participate in our preparatory week learning to study the "LU-way" - the Lund University way. We have talked to the two teachers in charge of t

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/new-master-students-learning-lu-way - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 70 hospitals in 15 countries, 1 900 patients and three years of study – this is the framework for the world’s largest clinical study of cardiac arrest, TTM2, which is about to begin. The study is run by Niklas Nielsen, researcher at the Centre for Cardiac Arrest at Lund University and medical consultant at the general

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/largest-study-cardiac-arrest-world - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A major international study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden has proven for the first time that certain nocturnally migrating insects can explore and navigate using the Earth’s magnetic field. Until now, the ability to steer flight using an internal magnetic compass was only known in nocturnally migra

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-insects-also-migrate-using-earths-magnetic-field - 2026-10-07

A new study, published in the scientific journal PLOS One, reveals that a culture of silence surrounds sexual harassment in universities. The study was based on the supporting documents collected for the 2019-2020 Tellus report. The study, which ran from 2019-2020, was conducted via surveys sent to all staff and students at Lund University; the response rate was around one third in both groups. Th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/study-reveals-culture-silence-around-sexual-harassment - 2026-10-08

Per Augustsson, Enrico Ronchi, Mikkel Brydegaard, Andreas Nord and Yafa Shanneik have each been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. Enrico Ronchi, a researcher in fire safety engineering, is developing new ways to create an inclusive evacuation design for buildings. The research concerns investigating emergency evacuation solutions that are suitable for vulnerable groups such as older

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/five-lund-university-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grants - 2026-10-07

Life is like a marathon. According to Dr. Anders Björklund, a pioneer and expert in cell replacement strategies for patients with Parkinson’s Disease, so is life in academia. Along his scientific run he has passed several milestones, the most recent being a jubilee honorary doctorate awarded by Lund University in celebration of his decades of contributions to neuroscience. We sat down with Anders

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/looking-long-magnificent-road-neuroscientists-life-interview-anders-bjorklund - 2026-10-07