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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 - 2026-07-15

Can the arts and culture affect your wellbeing? The link between culture and health is an area attracting more and more interest. Max Liljefors, professor of art history at Lund University, was tasked by Region Skåne with identifying ways in which their extensive art collection can be put to better use. “There has been a shift in perspective when it comes to how we can give patients access to cult

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/art-displaying-right-art-healthcare-settings - 2026-07-15

COP16 in Cali, Colombia, is the first Conference of the Parties since the adoption of the landmark Biodiversity Plan in 2022 in which countries pledged to save 30 percent of Earth’s land and sea for nature by 2030. PhD student Valentina Lomanto is attending COP, which takes place 21 October – 1 November 2024, as a representative for the LUCSUS project Environmental Human Rights Defenders. In this

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/what-are-ideal-outcomes-cop16 - 2026-07-15

The UN Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) global assessment on nature highlights that 1 million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction. Dr. Mine Islar, one of the lead athors of the report, and senior lecturer and researcher at LUCSUS, explains the significance of the report’s findings, which was released today, 6th May 201

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/mine-islar-comments-ipbes-global-assessment-loss-biodiversity-crucial-climate-change - 2026-07-15

The climate cannot handle the amount of animals we eat. There needs to be a protein shift, according to researcher Karolina Östbring who is involved in the Sustainability Week. Her vision is to create a platform for research on vegetable proteins at LU. Karolina Östberg  Photo: Kennet Ruona. The human population is growing, while our ecological footprint needs to become much lower in order to redu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-need-protein-shift - 2026-07-15

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have conducted a clinical study to show how a woman’s genetic profile provides information on which hormone treatment is most effective for in vitro fertilisation (IVF). The researchers have now developed a simple oral swab test that shows which hormone therapy is the best option for IVF treatment About 15 per cent of all couples of reproductive age are inv

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/higher-success-rate-using-simple-oral-swab-test-ivf - 2026-07-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. "Now I dare to rejoice a little", says Sven Lidin, dean of the Faculty of Science. "The uphill task that establishment in Brunnshög had become at times is now much easier, as the whole Department of Chemistry has agreed to join in the move." Another person breathing a sigh of relief is Leif Bülow, who is in his fourth

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/chemists-jump-science-village-bandwagon - 2026-07-15

The university director has decided to change the Division of External Relations into a new division, Global Engagement, which will have a more explicit focus on international matters. The decision is based on an overview of the University’s organisation and working methods carried out in 2023. With the support of the Global Dynamic Engagement (GDE) initiative, there is a desire to create conditio

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/division-external-relations-become-division-global-engagement - 2026-07-14

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Michael Edgerton in exciting and new collaboration with ESS. Why do you collaborate with ESS and when did the collaboration start? -The collaboration began a little more than a year ago. For years I have collaborated with scientists on both artistic and research projects, and just generally been inspired by

https://www.arts.lu.se/article/new-and-exciting-collaboration-between-ess-and-academy-music - 2026-07-15

This is an update for everyone having questions regarding the application for the autumn. In short, it’s the first application period we have in our new housing system, it was the first time we randomized the queue time on the first day, and it’s the first time both me and my colleague has been chiefly responsible for the student application process. All of this has meant some people’s priorities

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/update-application-process - 2026-07-15

On Wednesday, Georgia de Leeuw nailed her thesis, "The Comfort of Alignment: Mining, Green Steel, and Killjoy Desires in Sweden/Sápmi" at the Department of Political Science, Eden. The public defense will take place on Friday 1 March 2024, kl. 10.15, in Eden auditorium, Allhelgona kyrkogata 14, Lund.The external reviewer is Associate Professor Mattias Borg Rasmussen, University of Copenhagen. Abst

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/georgia-de-leeuw-nailed-her-thesis - 2026-07-15

Georgia de Leeuw has successfully defended her thesis entitled 'The comfort of alignment: Mining, green steel, and killjoy desires in Sweden/Sápmi'. Congratulations! The comfort of alignment: Mining, green steel, and killjoy desires in Sweden/SápmiAbstractThis dissertation deals with Swedish extractivism in Sápmi through the examples of a planned iron ore mine in Gállok/Kallak and the hydrogen-bas

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/georgia-de-leeuw-has-successfully-defended-her-thesis - 2026-07-15

Did you miss the chance in the spring to apply for funds to develop a commissioned education course at your department, or would you like to try again? Now, the University is opening another round of applications, starting on 1 September. In order to provide further support for organisations within LU in the development of new commissioned education courses, a second round of applications for stra

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-opportunity-apply-funds-develop-commissioned-education-courses - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Over 50% of the global population lives in cities, and those cities all share the same pressing challenge: how can they provide economic prosperity and social cohesion in a sustainable way? One way of finding answers to that question is urban living labs, a type of testbed where social and technical innovations are te

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/book-release-urban-living-labs-experimenting-city-futures - 2026-07-15

This Regional Outlook focuses on the obstacles of delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza and the challenges of rebuilding and reconstructing the area after the war. In 2007, the blockade imposed by Israel and Egypt in Gaza transformed the Strip into an area entirely dependent on humanitarian aid and external support, with the movement of people and goods under Israeli and Egyptian control. The 7 Octo

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-humanitarian-exceptionalism-and-quest-post-war-reconstruction-gaza-strip - 2026-07-15

Welcome to another WCMM Fireside Chat, a series of articles dedicated to highlighting the work of researchers within and around the WCMM in Lund to promote collaboration and communication. We had a chat with the clinical WCMM researcher Gustav Smith, who to say the least, has a busy schedule. This time we present our chat with Gustav Smith, a clinician, group leader and former director at WCMTM in

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-gustav-smith - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund researchers have every reason to be proud regarding competition for EU grants. LU is the best in Sweden in terms of total funding and in the top three with the Karolinska Institute (KI) and Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) regarding the number of participations in different projects.  “We have the most ERC gra

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-top-eu-league-best-sweden-obtaining-grants - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On December 12, 2018, Anna Lindberg, affiliated researcher at SASNET, attended an International Conference on Afghanistan, organized in Stockholm by the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA). The aim of the conference was to address local Afghani perspectives on peace building, and explore the role of development pa

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/report-international-conference-afghanistan - 2026-07-15

The Leadership Academy has been offered at Lund University School of Economics and Management since 2007, and the program equips young leaders for the challenges that a leadership position in a student organisation often brings. The Leadership Academy at Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) is a leadership training program for students at Lund University, who are employed ful

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/leadership-academy-educates-leaders-student-organisations - 2026-07-14

Petter Pilesjö, Abdulghani Hasan, and Andreas Persson were tired of the feeling of writing articles and presenting at conferences without anything happening. Learn how they went from research results to making use of their findings by starting the company PluvioFlow. Petter Pilsjö is a Professor at Lund University Centre for Geographical Information Systems (GIS Centre), as well as a founder of Pl

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/they-started-company-spread-their-research-findings-we-need-get-better-handling-floods - 2026-07-14