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Social relationships and personality matter more than factors such as income, according to a major new study of Swedes’ well-being. The results also confirm a clear generational divide, with younger adults reporting lower well-being than older people - a shift that began during the pandemic. Researchers analysed responses from more than 34,000 Swedes and compared a wide range of factors - includin

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-examines-well-being-swedes - 2026-07-17

Obesity is commonly diagnosed using BMI, but this approach has several limitations. Researchers at Lund University and AstraZeneca show that integrating measurements such as body fat percentage and waist circumference captures disease risks missed by BMI alone.   In recent years, research has shown that there are several limitations with BMI alone when it comes to assessing adiposity quantity, dis

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-bmi-alone-does-not-fully-capture-health-risks-linked-obesity - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In brilliant sunshine, the new doctors, honorary doctors and jubilee doctors walked in procession from the main University building to the Cathedral for the most important event in the academic calendar – the doctoral degree conferment ceremony. The ceremony took place on 24 May and the flags on the roof of the main U

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/happy-doctors-escaped-rain - 2026-07-17

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/reminder-call-abstracts-scorai-europe-2025-conference - 2026-07-17

New research could enable better healthcare for patients with benign tumours of the adrenal glands. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified the levels of cortisol produced by the tumours which are associated with higher mortality rates. Up to half of benign adrenal tumours produce excessive amounts of the hormone cortisol. Until now, researchers did not know at which levels the co

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-findings-benign-adrenal-tumours-could-improve-care - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Kristin Asgermyr is Lund University’s new Data Protection Officer. She joins the University from the world of banking and has broad experience of working comprehensively on data protection, information security, risk management and observance of regulations. Kristin started in August and is based at the Legal Division

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/kristin-asgermyr-new-data-protection-officer - 2026-07-17

Do you want to expand the scope of your research within one of the Europe's most successful university alliances? Would you like to strengthen existing collaborations with colleagues at University of Paris-Saclay, Lund University, Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich, University of Porto and University of Szeged? Are you interested in getting to know and access the vast network of Excellence Cor

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/call-application-euglohria-seeding-grant-deadline-january-15th-2023-2 - 2026-07-17

The EU is now focusing efforts on innovation work – and it is also important for LU to pick up the pace! The question “How can a university sharpen up its innovation environment”, was on the agenda at the LERU meeting “Policy group enterprise and innovation” recently. Universities in Europe have started to position themselves more clearly in terms of the role the universities can, and perhaps simp

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/innovation-work-european-perspective - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Aiming for blue Beijing skies An increasingly ambitious environmental legislation has not reduced economic growth in the EU – indicating it will not do so in China either. This is good news for Chinese environmentalists, who have asked IIIEE researchers for evidence that supports their work for a greener China under b

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-philip-peck - 2026-07-17

Linnéa Jönsson and Patrik Nilsson were two of the PhD students who seized the opportunity to have a research visit financed by NanoLund last year. This is a support that NanoLundians – PhD students as well as senior scientists – can apply for at any time. “Do it! You have to take the opportunity to do something like this if you get the chance,” says Linnéa Jönsson. As a researcher at NanoLund, you

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/electrospray-and-surface-plasmon-resonance-spectroscopy-phd-students-broadened-their-horizons - 2026-07-17

For hundreds of years, people have made a living from livestock herding in rural Kenya. Today, their traditional way of life is increasingly burdened by the effects of climate change and population growth. In his doctoral thesis, Billy Jones examines why development aid projects in the region often fail – and how sustainable progress could instead be achieved with the help of local actors. Thirtee

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/research-shows-sustainable-development-requires-locally-rooted-aid - 2026-07-17

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/strengthened-it-security-and-better-support-research-data-two-crucial-steps-forward-tomorrows - 2026-07-18

The Centre for East and Southeast Asian Studies conducts research and teaching on Asia, and is looking for an intern. The successful candidate will contribute to both research and administration at the Centre and for the in-house journal, Asia in Focus. As part of their internship, the candidate will write an article, with feedback from researchers at the Centre, for submission to Asia in Focus (o

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/internship-position-centre-open-applications-1 - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Food waste is completely bananas, according to a group of Master’s students in Food Technology at Lund University in Sweden. In fact, a significant amount of the 100 million tonnes of bananas produced annually worldwide is discarded before it even reach consumers. WATCH: Students make gluten-free banana flourThe Lund

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-students-create-gluten-free-banana-flour - 2026-07-17

Are you interested in virus–host–vector interactions and the transmission dynamics of mosquito-borne diseases? Or would you like to learn about the latest developments in pandemic preparedness? If so, don’t miss these upcoming NDP-VIP events in 2026 for PhD students and postdocs!🦟 Mosquito-Borne Vectors and Their PathogensThis course combines lectures, fieldwork, laboratory training and epidemiol

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/ndp-vip-events-2026-phd-students-and-postdocs-0 - 2026-07-17

Many students at Lund University are curious about start-ups and innovation. To offer more people the opportunity to test idea development, VentureLab by Lund University organises an annual Lund Innovation Challenge. During the weekend of 19–21 November, around 100 students from all over the University took part in the 48-hour competition for ideas on the theme of the ‟Future of Education”. They w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/100-students-participated-innovation-challange - 2026-07-17

The focus in the autumn will be to outline the research infrastructure of the future based on the Krantz report, follow up the results of the University’s e-infrastructure inquiry and highlight information and IT security at LU. The transition from dean of the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) to pro vice-chancellor for research infrastructure and digitalisation has been an exciting experience. Excitin

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/reviewing-our-research-infrastructure-and-information-security - 2026-07-17

“Our main conclusion is that nanowires are promising building blocks for the next generation of high efficiency solar cells at economically viable cost that are sustainable, flexible and radiation hard,” says NanoLund researcher Lukas Hrachowina. “Generating sustainable energy is not only crucial to mitigate global warming, but it is also important for geopolitical reasons to be independent of fos

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanowires-promise-high-efficient-economical-solar-cells - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Nordic Centre in India announces two new grants for its member universities. NCI will be supporting collaborative academic activities between member universities and Indian higher educational institutions through Academic Activity Grants that will be announced twice a year NCI will also support travel grants to In

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-nci-grants - 2026-07-17

The administrative prize will be presented at the University’s annual academic ceremony in January 2025. Staff members and students are welcome to nominate candidates for the University’s administrative prize 2025. Your nomination must be submitted before 11 November. The Lund University Administrative Prize is awarded annually for outstanding administrative efforts of an innovative nature that ha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/nominate-candidates-lund-university-administrative-prize-2025 - 2026-07-18