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Significant inflation in Sweden means a raised Customer Price Index. This in turn raises our rents to the different property owners of our housing areas. This means that in most of our student housing areas, we will have to raise the rent. Not all areas are affected, however. Due to significant inflation in Sweden, we will have to increase the rent at most of our student housing areas by 8%. As y
https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/rental-increase - 2025-10-01
A new regulation from the government that takes effect on 1 January 2023 decides how universities are allowed to supply housing to its students. This means some groups we have previously housed, are no longer eligible to get housing with us in the new year. Note however that current contracts and contracts already offered before 1 January 2023 are still valid and go by the higher precedent of "pos
https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/new-regulations-regarding-possibility-universities-supply-housing - 2025-10-01
As of around 10 o'clock today the applications webpage is down. We will try to keep this page updated with the latest information. 11:16: It seems to be working again now. The application period for Programme students and Joint degree programmes opened today at 9:00 and approximately one hour later, at 10 o'clock the web page went down. We are scrambling to find out why that is the case, and we
https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/application-web-page-back - 2025-10-01
As of 15:40 CEST 16th May 2023, our Housing Account and Application web page is out of service. From 25th May, the page is up again. It has been working for 5+ hours, but we are still monitoring the situation. 25th May 2023, 15:00 CEST The issue seems to have been resolved. We are continuing to monitor the situation. 25th May 2023, 10:45 CEST The housing portal is up again. Troubleshooting remains
https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/housing-account-page-out-service-solved-25th-may - 2025-10-01
Gedea Biotech secures €1.3 million (14 MSEK) to advance its antibiotic-free vaginal infection treatment pHyph towards market launch. Gedea Biotech, part of LU Holding’s portfolio, announced in May that it has raised €1.3 million (14 MSEK) for additional development activities of their product pHyph for antibiotic-free treatment of vaginal infections. The funds will be used for: • An ongoing proof-
https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/gedea-biotech-secures-eu13-million - 2025-10-01
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
The Magical Garden is a pedagogical system for preschool mathematics created around a digital learning-through-play game. The system is based on more than 10 years of research and development. Now, it’s been awarded a proof-of-concept grant. Learning early math is not just fundamental for children to do better in math; it’s a key predictor of overall school success, according to Agneta Gulz, profe
PluvioFlow, a pioneering technology company specializing in flood modeling, announces the appointment of Jonatan Green Brzezinski as its new CEO and Inriver founder Johan Billgren as Chairman of the Board. Simultaneously, the company is launching a pilot program following highly positive market feedback. "I'm excited to join the team and get started," says Jonatan Green Brzezinski, the new CEO. "I
To address the unique needs of Sweden's innovative and fast-growing startups and scaleups, a new collaborative initiative called Sweden Startup Nation has been established. This initiative aims to serve as an independent, national knowledge hub that enhances understanding of startups, scaleups, and their ecosystem through comprehensive data collection, analysis, and accessibility. The initiative i
https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/new-initiative-strengthen-swedens-startups-and-scaleups - 2025-10-01
Much of the world's infrastructure is made of concrete, which presents a challenge when it cracks and needs repair. Traditional repair methods involve cutting away a large amount of material. Now researchers at Lund University are investigating an innovative solution: using fungi to mend concrete. This groundbreaking research got off the ground with a Sustainable Idea Exploration grant and support
THINK TEAM. Don't strive for perfection, take small steps instead. And dare to ask the really tough questions. Annika Lindström, Innovation Developer at LU Innovation, gives advice to aspiring entrepreneurs. To "succeed" in realising an idea, the most fundamental thing in my eyes is to be truly driven by the desire to solve a problem and create value for an end user or customer.It's easy to fall i
https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/dont-fall-love-your-own-idea - 2025-10-01
Trauma surgeon Dr. Gabriel Börner often saw patients suffer from complications after open abdominal surgery. Inspired by evidence that the small-bites technique could significantly reduce these issues, he founded Suturion in 2018. Now Suturion has entered the first commercial production of SutureTOOL™. Resembling an advanced surgical sewing device, SutureTOOL™ enables surgeons to adopt the recomme
https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/bench-bedside-suturion-enters-first-commercial-production-suturetooltm - 2025-10-01
“It's an amazing feeling to see your research put to practical use in the real world," explains Magnus Gäfvert, new Innovation Developer at LU Innovation who works with researchers at LTH. After having been co-founder and CEO of the software company Modelon, which is based on LTH research, he has now returned to Lund University. Now he wants to help the next generation of researchers transform the
A point-of-care test developed by researchers at Lund University is poised to transform fertility treatment protocols globally. The innovation, backed by a clinical study published in Frontiers in Endocrinology, enables rapid identification of optimal hormone treatments for IVF patients, significantly improving success rates while minimising side effects. Led by Professor Yvonne Lundberg Giwercman
https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/breakthrough-testing-method-ivf-treatment-shows-38-increase-babies-born - 2025-10-01
Here's what you should know and what investors look for. Most startup companies need investment at some point in their journey, but a lot of companies struggle to find it. Investors come in many shapes and at different times of the journey, from perhaps early investors like family and friends to business angels and later-stage venture capital. It is not one-size-fits-all, so make sure to consider
https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/getting-investment-startup - 2025-10-01
Ideation is a creative process for generating ideas, lots of ideas. It can help you to think outside-the-box, and is an essential part of the design process. First of all, you need to come up with a problem or challenge that you want to solve. Look around - what problems do you or people in your surroundings encounter? When you've located this and narrowed the problem down, you need some technique
https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/ideation-increase-innovation-potential - 2025-10-01
Det är alltid spännande att komma in i en ny studentlägenhet. Kanske tänker du att alla studentlägenheter ser ungefär likadana ut, både i planlösning och inredning, men det är långt ifrån sanningen. På Furutorpsgatans studentboende bor Ellen Tössberg i en etta på tjugo kvadrat. Lägenheten må vara liten, men den har stor personlighet. När jag kliver in i Ellens lägenhet är det första som fångar min
https://www.ch.lu.se/artikel/valkommen-hem-till-ellen - 2025-10-01
Marknadsföreningen i Helsingborg (MiH) startar ett nytt pris för att uppmärksamma studenter på Campus Helsingborg och deras examensarbeten. Priset till de vinnande studenterna delas ut på deras årliga Näringslivsgala MiH Guld, som i år äger rum 26 oktober. - Det känns väldigt roligt att vi kommer belysa en viktig del och uppgift för vår förening, nämligen att vara en brobyggare mellan studenter oc
https://www.ch.lu.se/artikel/studentprestationer-ska-hyllas-under-gala-i-host - 2025-10-01
I framtiden kommer våra kläder att innehålla en tagg som vi kan skanna för att få information. På så vis kan vi få se hur plaggen är producerade, var vi kan få dem lagade och hur de kan återvinnas. Kanske kan vi till och med se vem som tidigare har burit plagget eller ges möjlighet att hyra ut det. Under våren startades ett innovationsprojekt där studenter på Campus Helsingborg tar reda på vad kon
https://www.ch.lu.se/artikel/kladerna-far-en-egen-identitet - 2025-10-01
Nu finns en ny podd som lyfter frågor om hur offentlig sektor leds, organiseras och styrs. Bakom CLOO-podden är forskare vid Lunds universitet, knutna till nätverket Centrum för ledning av offentliga organisationer vid Lunds universitet. Första avsnittet är ute och handlar om expanderande administration. Med i första poddavsnittet är Robert Holmberg, lektor i psykologi som samtalar med Johan Alveh
https://www.ch.lu.se/artikel/premiar-cloo-podden - 2025-10-01
