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LU Box users have previously been able to log in either with an externally set password or via single sign-on (SSO). On May 26, the option to log in with an external password will be removed. After that date, users will only be able to log in to LU Box using single sign-on (SSO).If you have been using an externally set password to access LU Box and wish to switch to single sign-on (SSO), you can f
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/changes-lu-box - 2026-08-10
The University has been awarded an EU grant of 8.3 million euros for a new international doctoral programme in regenerative medicine and advanced therapy medicinal products. The aim is to improve the environment for regenerative medicine and ATMPs in Europe and facilitate cooperation between research and clinical application. It started as an idea at the Lund Stem Cell Center to train a new genera
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/83-million-euros-doctoral-programme-regenerative-medicine-and-atmp - 2026-08-10
The courses in English for all LU staff will be offered again in autumn 2025. In the autumn of 2025, we offer five different English courses for university staff that you may sign up for, but please make sure that you get an approval first from your head of department or equivalent. These are the five courses we offer in the spring (please click on the links (you have to log in to Kompetensportale
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/english-lu-staff-autumn-2025 - 2026-08-10
Explore Skill School, the Social Sciences Method Center's exclusive workshop series, tailored for doctoral students and senior researchers at Lund University! In September and October, we offer eight exciting workshops that will enhance your skills and give you the chance to network with other method enthusiasts from across the university. The initiative is aimed at academic staff from all faculti
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/explore-skill-school - 2026-08-10
Alumni are a group that we sometimes almost manage to overlook, but given that our network of alumni is approaching 50,000 individuals, they are certainly worthy of our attention! Even more so, perhaps, as we approach the end of an academic year with many students about to take the step to becoming alumni. Getting alumni involved in activities brings many advantages for a university. This might in
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/our-alumni-are-universitys-best-ambassadors - 2026-08-10
It is time for the doctoral degree conferment ceremony, the University's major ceremony and the faculties' biggest academic celebration. It is time for the faculties' doctors, honorary doctors and jubilee doctors to be honoured. The doctoral degree conferment ceremony is a solemn ceremony in Lund Cathedral, during which the doctoral students who have completed their doctoral studies in the past ye
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/time-years-doctoral-degree-conferment-ceremony-23-may - 2026-08-10
The current telephony contract will end on 31 March 2026, and a call for tenders is now being launched so that a new contract can enter into force the following day. The new contract will involve changes taking place. Therefore, a project is now being launched to get everything in place. Find out what you need to do to be ready. Two suppliers become oneLund University's current telephony solution
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-procurement-telephony-underway-landline-telephones-are-being-phased-out - 2026-08-10
Jonas Midlöv has assumed the post of chief security officer for the entire University on 12 May. He comes from the Swedish Police Authority, where he has many years of experience in security-related work. Jonas Midlöv has a background with the police and has spent the last ten years working in the Swedish Police Authority’s regional investigative unit. He has held a variety of specialist and manag
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/universitys-new-chief-security-officer-jonas-midlov - 2026-08-10
Travelling on business can present challenges and risks, especially when visiting areas with heightened security risks. To ensure safe and well-planned journeys, a new checklist has been launched, providing comprehensive guidance and concrete tips when travelling on business. The new checklist has been developed to support staff and managers in making informed risk assessments for every business t
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-checklist-improves-safety-when-travelling-work - 2026-08-10
Lund University can nominate up to three candidates for participation in the application round for STINT Teaching Sabbatical 2025. The STINT Teaching Sabbatical is a programme that offers researchers and teachers the opportunity to spend the autumn semester at one of STINT’s thirteen partner institutions in Botswana, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and the USA.The programme aims to develop both indiv
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-stint-teaching-sabbatical-2025 - 2026-08-10
The University Board has allocated strategic funds to strengthen research and education at Campus Helsingborg. Employees can now apply for funding for research and development projects within the framework of Campus Helsingborg's strategic initiatives. The purpose of the initiative is to stimulate interdisciplinary collaborations, support established research environments with growth potential, an
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/strategic-funds-research-and-collaboration-campus-helsingborg - 2026-08-10
Lund University is initiating collaboration with two higher education institutions in the West Bank in Palestine. This makes it possible for Palestinian students, doctoral students and teaching staff to come to Lund on exchanges with their living costs covered by grants. "There is a great deal of knowledge and expertise at the Palestinian universities, and increasing interchange among both staff a
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-expands-collaboration-higher-education-institutions-palestine - 2026-08-10
Then it's time to apply for affiliation to SWEAH, Sweden's only national graduate school in ageing and health. As an affiliate, you get access to a unique network, high-level courses, interdisciplinary collaborations, and the opportunity to strengthen your research profile in a rapidly growing field. SWEAH brings together PhD students and supervisors from all over the country – this is where futur
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/are-you-phd-student-within-ageing-and-health-become-part-sweah - 2026-08-10
Artist and researcher EvaMarie Lindahl has examined the art collections of Skissernas Museum and Lund University. With an artist’s perspective and through methods from critical animal studies, Lindahl investigates which individuals are hiding in the collections and how their stories can be told. In her art projects, Lindahl questions our human-centred art history by rewriting and imagining new (ar
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lunch-showing-12-june-new-exhibition-museum-fauna - 2026-08-10
Det blir en omställning på många sätt för David Fenyö när han efter 34 år i USA får en möjlighet att återvända till Sverige. Genom ett rekryteringsanslag på 50 miljoner kronor från Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse kan han flytta sin forskning inom precisionsmedicin till Lunds universitet. Och svenska språket har han med sig sedan barnsben. – Vi kom från Ungern till Sverige när jag var fem år o
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/fran-1st-ave-i-new-york-till-solvegatan-i-lund - 2026-08-10
Forskare vid Lunds universitet har undersökt samband mellan exponering för PFAS och utveckling av astma. Resultaten visar att bland de barn vars mammor hade mycket hög PFAS-exponering under graviditeten var risken för astma betydligt högre än hos barn vars mammor hade lägre PFAS-exponering. PFAS (per- och polyfluoralkylsubstanser) är en stor grupp av syntetiska ämnen som kan förekomma i många prod
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/samband-mellan-mycket-hog-pfas-exponering-och-astma-hos-barn - 2026-08-10
När i livet vi går upp i vikt kan ha stor betydelse för hälsan långt senare. I en studie med över 600 000 personer har forskare vid Lunds universitet undersökt hur viktförändring från 17 till 60 års ålder hänger ihop med risken att dö i olika sjukdomar. Resultaten visar ett tydligt mönster: viktökning tidigt i vuxenlivet har störst betydelse. Att övervikt och obesitas ökar risken för flera sjukdom
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/tidiga-kilon-kan-fa-livslanga-konsekvenser - 2026-08-10
Malin Parmar, professor i cellulär neurovetenskap vid Lunds universitet och föreståndare för Lunds stamcellscentrum, har valts till vice president för International Society for Stem Cell Research, en världsledande organisation inom stamcellsforskning och regenerativ medicin. International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) är en oberoende, ideell global organisation som samlar forskare inom st
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/malin-parmar-vald-till-vice-president-i-international-society-stem-cell-research - 2026-08-10
Samtidigt som mer resurser i Sverige har lagts på att bygga ut öppenvården inom psykiatrin, minskar antalet vårdplatser i slutenvården kontinuerligt. En studie från Lunds universitet visar ett statistiskt samband mellan färre psykiatriska vårdplatser och högre suicidtal. Studien publiceras i tidskriften The Lancet Regional Health Europe. Efterfrågan på psykiatrisk vård ökar och under 2024 rapporte
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/samband-mellan-minskad-slutenvard-och-suicid - 2026-08-10
Män med kraftigt nedsatt fertilitet, löper större risk att utveckla andra sjukdomar i livet. Nu visar ett forskarteam från Lunds universitet att dessa män även oftare drabbas av tjock- och ändtarmscancer samt sköldkörtelcancer. Ett relativt nytt forskningsområde inom reproduktiv hälsa, är sambandet mellan manlig infertilitet och ökad risk för sjukdom. Tidigare studier har visat att det finns en ty
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/okad-cancerrisk-kopplad-till-manlig-infertilitet - 2026-08-10
