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Varje dag samlas enorma mängder satellitbilder in från jordens yta – data där man kan se allt från skogsskövling till urbanisering och effekter av klimatförändringar. Nu inrättas – med stöd av Rymdstyrelsen – ett nytt kompetenscentrum som ska underlätta för samhällsforskare att använda sig av rymdbaserad information. Det nya nationella centret Swedish Competence Centre for Satellite-Enabled Social

https://www.lu.se/artikel/mer-satellitdata-ska-ge-ny-skjuts-samhallsforskningen - 2026-08-18

Vid månadsskiftet var forskarteamet på plats igen för att under två dagar följa upp Härnösands kommuns unika satsning på äldre hälsa och livskvalitet, ”Ett hälsosammare och friskare Härnösand”, tillsammans med representanter från kommunen och det vetenskapliga genomföranderådet. När andelen äldre ökar och fler lever längre med kroniska sjukdomar och kognitiva nedsättningar ökar efterfrågan på vård

https://www.lu.se/artikel/sa-ska-hemtjansttimmar-minskas-samtidigt-som-brukarna-blir-mer-nojda - 2026-08-18

När utlysningarna av de 14 internationella tjänsterna nu har stängt står det klart att intresset för Lunds universitet fortsatt är stort. Tjänsterna är fördelade över åtta av universitetets nio fakulteter. Utlysningen sker inom ramen för Lund University Programme for Global Excellence, den universitetsövergripande satsningen för att rekrytera framstående forskare från hela världen.Ansökningar har

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/andra-utlysningen-av-globala-excellensprogrammet-lockade-723-forskare-fran-74-lander - 2026-08-18

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Lunds universitet har ingått ett samarbete med det amerikanska läkemedelsföretaget Regeneron Genetics Center LLC (RGC) och universitetet i Helsingfors som innebär exom-sekvensering av 9 000 individer. Det är världens hittills största sekvenseringsstudie av familjer med diabetes och den syftar till att ge ny kunskap

https://www.lu.se/artikel/unik-genkartlaggning-ska-ge-ny-kunskap-om-diabetes - 2026-08-18

Antagningen till höstens utbildningar är nu klar. Totalt har 20 866 personer erbjudits en plats vid universitetet. Inför höstterminen 2026 sökte 72 707 personer någon utbildning vid Lunds universitet. Av dessa hade 32 215 Lunds universitet som förstahandsval. I det första urvalet blev 20 866 sökande antagna, varav 6 823 till programutbildningar och 13 442 till fristående kurser. Bland de antagna t

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/nastan-20-900-antagna-till-hostterminen - 2026-08-18

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/announcing-our-first-ever-lighthouse-projects - 2026-08-17

Renewable and affordable energy is key for societal and economic growth, and for achieving national and global climate goals. Research from LUCSUS is mapping the energy transition in Nepal and has identified how increasing energy access is closely linked to a new political awakening in the country.  "Nepal is a very interesting case study since it has been held up as a case for how a country can t

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/double-transition-energy-nepal - 2026-08-17

This CMES Regional Outlook (2026:1) by Hebatalla Taha and Dina Tawfik examines Iran’s nuclear posture beyond assumptions of weaponisation, highlighting its pursuit of nuclear latency and the implications for diplomacy and regional dynamics. There is a tendency to assume that Iran wants ‘the bomb’. This claim has been repeated – in the press and in some policy circles – with little nuance. However,

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/future-irans-nuclear-activities - 2026-08-17

https://www.eit.lth.se/en/article/masoud-nouripayam-near-memory-computing-architectures-future-ai-devices - 2026-08-17

https://www.eit.lth.se/en/article/vu-nguyen-code-based-cryptography - 2026-08-17

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/multipark-scientists-awarded-prestigious-vr-consolidator-grant - 2026-08-17

The 2026 Jeffrey L. Morby Prize has been awarded to researchers from Lund University and Washington University for a study published in Nature Medicine. The paper describes a blood test capable of detecting changes in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Oskar Hansson, Professor of Neurology, and Gemma Salvadó, Research Associate – both at Lund University – are co-authors of the article:

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/drop-blood-can-detect-alzheimers-international-award - 2026-08-17

The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies believes that the best decisions come from blending fresh perspectives with institutional memory. That’s why the institute doesn't replace its entire board at once. Board members are appointed by the Lund University Vice Chancellor for three-year terms, with the possibility of serving an additional three years. This December, the institute expressed war

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/pufendorf-ias-board - 2026-08-17

Earlier this spring, MERGE researchers gathered in Stockholm with their European colleagues to plan the final developments of the EC-Earth4 climate model that will underpin the next report of the IPCC, expected in 2028. The EC-Earth consortium, started in 2006, is a European consortium of national meteorological services and research institutes. From its original model it has been developed in thr

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/merge-researchers-met-develop-ec-earth4-climate-model-ahead-2028-ipcc-report - 2026-08-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Exercise, even in small doses, changes the expression of our innate DNA. New research from Lund University in Sweden has described for the first time what happens on an epigenetic level in fat cells when we undertake physical activity. “Our study shows the positive effects of exercise, because the epigenetic pattern o

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/epigenetic-changes-fat-cells-following-exercise - 2026-08-17

At the start of the new year, the Agenda 2030 Graduate School at Lund University welcomed thirteen new PhD candidates from seven faculties. This exciting addition to the Graduate School expands the school's interdisciplinary research efforts. The candidates' research cover a wide range of topics, from waste management and energy transition to biodiversity and the effects of a warming climate on ch

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/thirteen-new-phd-students-join-agenda-2030-graduate-school - 2026-08-17

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/milestone-collaboration-and-career-growth-first-national-wcmm-group-member-meeting - 2026-08-17

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/phd-viva-borders-and-pathways-essays-syrian-economic-development-and-migrant-integration - 2026-08-17

LUMES student Carolina Sandoval Marmolejo organised a workshop on how to densify Lund during Lund Sustainability Week together with fellow student Sari Nomura. With their stand in the city centre, they aimed to start a conversation on how the public would like to see their buildings and public spaces used. Passers-by were invited to place sticky notes on a map of Lund on spaces and areas they thin

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lumes-students-aim-densify-city-lund-preserve-green-spaces-and-build-community - 2026-08-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The process of establishing a new Nanolab in the immediate vicinity of MAX IV and ESS is moving further as decided by the Board of LTH. The lab – Nanolab Science Village – will be the first step to establishing Lund University’s research operations in Science Village. The location for Nanolab Science Village has been

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/important-step-towards-new-nanolab-science-village - 2026-08-17