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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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 - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Luis Mundaca, Lead author of the IPCC Special Report and Summary for Policymakers, and Professor of Policy Analysis at the IIIEE at Lund University, comments on the report. The Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC was approved by the IPCC (the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) on Saturday in Incheon, Rep

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/ipcc-special-report-global-warming-15oc-has-been-approved-governments - 2026-05-19

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/network-meeting-23-call-proposals-sek-31-million-projects-focusing-preparedness-and-resilience - 2026-05-19

One of the world’s leading researchers in the field of magnetic resonance imaging, Professor Peter C.M. van Zijl, and Stig Ålund, whose efforts have been of great importance for research on the elderly, ageing and health, are to be honorary doctors at the Faculty of Medicine. They will be formally recognised in Lund Cathedral on 3 June 2022. Professor Peter C.M. van Zijl was born in Amsterdam and

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-honorary-doctors-faculty-medicine - 2026-05-19

The Vice-Chancellor has now decided on a revised Sustainability Plan for 2023-2026. The revised plan contains concrete measures with a high level of ambition. It is hoped that the revised plan will help the University achieve the ambitious goals set out in the 2019 Sustainability Strategy. The work on the revision has involved many bodies across the University: the Education Board, Research Board,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-will-work-broadly-sustainability-coming-years - 2026-05-20

Two research projects involving a total of 9 postdocs received a total of SEK 32.7 million in the second round of Lund University’s research programme for excellence, focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development. In March 2021, Lund University announced SEK100 million in new funding for a research programme for excellence, focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development for the years 20

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/nine-new-postdocs-through-excellence-programme-sustainable-development - 2026-05-20

The annual report for 2023 has now been finalised and submitted to the Government. It reports that the University continues to develop positively, with lots of reasons to be cheerful. The annual report summarises the University's activities with a complete set of figures and reports on the remit and achievement of objectives. The year 2023 saw the University receive its first Nobel Prize through A

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/annual-report-2023-now-complete - 2026-05-20

During the spring - April and May - a lot of exciting things are happening in research communication for researchers! There are several opportunities for you as a researcher to learn more about how to communicate your research. Pitch your idea to the Conversation – April session Researchers get exclusive time with an editor to discuss their article proposal. Each meeting is 20 minutes long. When?

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/curious-about-conversation - 2026-05-20

In this winter’s and spring’s major exhibition at Skissernas Museum, Gunilla Klingberg's latest artistic commissions for two renowned public spaces in Stockholm are presented, along with a selection of her international projects. For the exhibition Klingberg has also created new works generated from the material she has saved during her processes. Klingberg’s work Virvelvind (Whirlwind) at Sergels

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lunch-showing-exhibition-wringwrenchwhirlweave-0 - 2026-05-20

The Vice-Chancellor has decided to appoint Professor Titti Mattsson as the new holder of the Pufendorf Endowed Chair. The Vice-Chancellor appoints a professor at Lund University to the four-year professorship in the subjects of economics, political philosophy and jurisprudence in the spirit of Pufendorf. Titti Mattsson is the second woman to hold the professorship. In 2000, the University received

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/titti-mattsson-named-pufendorf-endowed-chair - 2026-05-20

It is estimated that 3,000-3,500 new international students will arrive at Lund University this autumn to study. A total of 1,394 international students arrived during Arrival Days (15-16 August). The Arrival Days are followed by the Orientation Weeks and both of these events together engage 250 LU employees, student workers and around one hundred mentors. The Arrival Days aim to welcome internati

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/arrival-days-international-students - 2026-05-20

Research Data in Transition: Infrastructure and Support at Lund University. An event that introduces the new Research Data Office (RDO), the growing network of data stewards, and the strategic initiatives at LU to help researchers meet these demands with confidence. Lund University is currently strengthening its support for research data management through the new Research Data Office (RDO) and a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-escience-hub-30-october-data-management-solutions-lund-university - 2026-05-20

The University Board has decided on a Security Policy. The Policy applies to the whole University and provides guidance for how we are to work together on security issues systematically and for the long term. The Policy is part of a larger initiative to work more proactively and systematically in both the long and short term. In addition, security guidelines are being developed, along with practic

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-aiming-higher-its-security-policy - 2026-05-20

The STEM PD clinical trial, a stem cell–based approach for Parkinson’s disease, is entering a new phase in its development. In May 2026, Cellular Intelligence, an AI native biotech company, announced that it has acquired global rights from the Danish pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk, to further advance the clinical development of the STEM PD programme. STEM‑PD is among a small number of plurip

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/stem-pd-enters-new-chapter-cellular-intelligence-acquires-global-rights-advance-stem-cell-therapy - 2026-05-21

Dear colleagues and collaborators,Welcome to a new year with MultiPark!Our Management group has now resumed its activities at full pace, and we are happy to share some fresh information as follows:(i) The dates for this year´s meetings of the MultiPark Board and Steering group have been set and posted under this link https://www.multipark.lu.se/about-multipark/management. We welcome Oxana Klementi

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/kicking-year-packed-program-ahead - 2026-05-21

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/altered-cell-behaviour-behind-resistance-neuroblastoma - 2026-05-21

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/demographic-changes-increase-risk-natural-fires - 2026-05-21

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/large-research-grant-mapping-linkage-between-stress-and-diabetes - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) will join a new IMI project - SOPHIA - which will contribute to a more patient-centric and equitable narrative around obesity and its multiple impacts on individuals from both a social and medical perspective. The project will provide evidence-based classification of predictors f

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/sophia-aims-improve-obesity-treatment-and-change-narrative-around-obesity - 2026-05-21

Title: HPV testing, methylation and genotyping in cervical cancer screening and treatment follow-up. Segerfalksalen, BMC A10, Sölvegatan 17 i Lund or Zoom: https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/67644898519Tid: 09:00Opponent: Ulf Gyllensten (Professor)Summary, in EnglishHPV testing has a higher sensitivity than cytology for identification of women at risk of cancer. Primary HPV testing was introduced in the orga

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/612-thesis-defense-ylva-lindroth - 2026-05-21