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Simon Boas, who wrote a candid account of living with cancer, passed away on July 15 at the age of 47. In a recent BBC interview, the former aid worker told the reporter: “My pain is under control and I’m terribly happy – it sounds weird to say, but I’m as happy as I’ve ever been in my life.”It may seem odd that a person could be happy as the end draws near, but in my experience as a clinical psyc

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/why-are-some-people-happy-when-they-are-dying - 2026-09-07

New research results now published from Lund University’s MASAI trial are even better than the initial findings from last year: AI-supported breast screening detected 29 per cent more cases of cancer compared with traditional screening. More invasive cancers were also clearly detected at an early stage using AI. Now the final part of the research study will focus on breast cancer missed by screeni

https://www.ai.lu.se/article/ai-supported-breast-cancer-screening-new-results-suggest-even-higher-accuracy - 2026-09-07

BECC regularly welcomes guest researchers to work in areas within its scientific framework, with the aim to further strengthen the research and research groups. Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein is head of the Chair of Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology at the University of Freiburg in Germany, who recently finished her timer as a BECC guest researcher. Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein from th

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/alexandra-klein-work-inspiration-and-tips-her-time-guest-researcher-becc - 2026-09-07

WISE, the Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability, is the largest-ever investment in materials science in Sweden and is financed by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. WISE is now investing 500 million SEK (45 million Euros) for equipment and infrastructure at seven universities in Sweden to establish a national infrastructure for research into sustainable materials. Close

https://www.sentio.lu.se/article/tremendous-impact-transformation-towards-sustainable-future - 2026-09-07

There is a solemn atmosphere among the researchers who are about to take the stage and talk about their research. They are all scholarship recipients from one of Hain's four foundations that distribute funds to Lund University research. This year, 17 researchers will share SEK 13.5 million. One presentation picks up where the other leaves off. Together, they give the audience an insight into the s

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2025/ticks-fossil-free-researchers-awarded-their-work-himani-garg-lth-one-them - 2026-09-07

Bringing together experts from diverse fields across the university along with a number of guest researchers, the Pufendorf theme "DigiJustice: Rethinking Digital Inequalities and Human Rights in the Age of AI" will showcase an interdisciplinary approach to digital justice and shaping an inclusive future. Co-led by Miranda Kajtazi, Associate professor in informatics, and Lena Halldenius, Professor

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/digijustice-interdisciplinary-approach-digital-equality - 2026-09-07

This year, the Swedish University Pitch Competition was held for the first time for students engaged in finance associations at Swedish universities. The Lund University Finance Society, LINC, both hosted the competition and won first prize with one of their participating teams. Hello Ture Eknor, President of LINC! Can you tell us about the Swedish University Pitch Competition?“It all started with

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/finance-society-linc-hosted-new-competition-won-first-prize - 2026-09-08

Lund University sociology student Julia Grahn is among those who receive learning support. She is deaf and is provided with sign-language interpretation during her studies. Cilla Riber Alm is one of the sign-language interpreters who work with deaf students at the University. LUM has spoken to both of them. “In all educational situations, such as lectures, seminars and group work, I have access to

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/when-studies-depend-interpretation - 2026-09-08

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/successful-outcomes-increased-research-funding-and-new-colleagues - 2026-09-08

The new research project, “Socioeconomic Segregation - The Impact of Neighborhoods, Schools and Policy Across the Life Course”, aims to establish a research environment involving health economists, education and labour market economists, geographers, and demographers, among others. We spoke about the new project with project leader Martin Dribe, director of the Centre for Economic Demography and p

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-project-explores-socioeconomic-segregation-then-and-now - 2026-09-08

Jens Alfred Raahauge In Jens Alfred Raahauge´s MFA exhibition “Bordurien-Flintholm” the space was filled with paintings in vibrant colors. Moving through the space, I was meet by numerous works, all of them drawing me in with imagery which either surprised me or reminded me of memories of my own.      What has the process been like creating this MFA exhibition?     Looking back, pretty smooth actu

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/mfa-student-interview-series-part-vii-jens-alfred-raahauge-and-ida-brockmann - 2026-09-07

De ekonomiska sanktionerna mot Ryssland efter invasionen av Ukraina har destabiliserande effekter även i Centralasien. Eftersom ekonomiska och sociala påfrestningar i Ryssland kan leda till omfattande uppsägningar av migrantarbetare förbereder sig Tadzjikistan, Kirgizistan och Uzbekistan för ett stort antal hemvändande arbetslösa män. Rubelns värdeminskning i början av mars till följd av västerlän

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/artikel/centralasiatiska-gastarbetare-hotas-av-massarbetsloshet - 2026-09-07

På fysiska institutionen är hon Stina Loo, utbildningsadministratör på grundutbildningen. Men hon kan också titulera sig som språkvetare, egenföretagare och tv-personlighet. Och nu, med en dröm som gått i uppfyllelse: Författare. Boken ”Hitta din historia – släktforskning för alla” som Stina skrivit tillsammans med Ingeborg Arvastsson släpps i början av september. Förhoppningen är att boken kan in

https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/stina-gor-historien-levande-med-ny-bok - 2026-09-07

Edstrandska stiftelsen delar ut tre av Sveriges största konststipendier samt fyra stipendier till nyexaminerade Masterstudenter. I samarbete med Konsthögskolan i Malmö visas alla stipendiaterna i en grupputställning som öppnar den 22 oktober. Edstrandska stipendiestiftelsen har i år tilldelat ett stipendium om 500 000 kr vardera till konstnärerna Melanie Kitti, Sandra Mujinga och Matti Sumari. Vid

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/edstrandska-stiftelsens-stipendiater-2026 - 2026-09-07

Bertrand Chavarría-Aldrete has been a doctoral student at the Malmö Academy of Music since September 2020 and will soon be defending his dissertation project “Plastic Extension of Music” (22 May 2025). Part of his doctoral defence is a large exhibition that will take place at IAC (16–23 May 2025). What is your dissertation project about?My research is called “Plastic Extension of Music” and it's q

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/if-your-music-was-sculpture-what-would-it-look-meet-bertrand-chavarria-aldrete-find-out-more - 2026-09-07

Det har gått ett decennium sedan världens länder skrev under Parisavtalet. Statsvetaren Fariborz Zelli summerar vad som överraskat – både positivt och negativt – i klimatpolitiken under de senaste tio åren och blickar även framåt. Vilken har varit den största framgången med Parisavtalet hittills?Jag skulle nog säga att den största framgången är att FN lyckats behålla sin centrala roll i det global

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/vantat-och-ovantat-tio-ar-efter-parisavtalet - 2026-09-07

Edstrandska stiftelsen delar ut tre av Sveriges största konststipendier samt fyra stipendier till nyexaminerade Masterstudenter. I samarbete med Konsthögskolan i Malmö visas alla stipendiaterna i en grupputställning som öppnar den 22 oktober. Edstrandska stipendiestiftelsen har i år tilldelat ett stipendium om 500 000 kr vardera till konstnärerna Melanie Kitti, Sandra Mujinga och Matti Sumari. Vid

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/edstrandska-stiftelsens-stipendiater-2026 - 2026-09-07

Ny resurs: Digital Theatre+ Konstnärliga fakultetens bibliotek har startat en prenumeration på Digital Theatre+. Digital Theatre+ innehåller strömmande video, digitala lärresurser och texter inom scenkonstområdet. Plattformen samarbetar med giganter som the Royal Shakespeare Company, Broadway HD och BBC men också med mindre teatrar och scenkonstutbildningar runt om i världen. Länk till resurs i da

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-mars-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-2 - 2026-09-07

Det är en högtidlig stämning bland forskarna som strax ska gå upp på scen och berätta om sin forskning. De är alla stipendiater hos en av Hains fyra stiftelser som fördelar medel till Lundaforskning. I år delar 17 forskare på 13,5 miljoner kronor. Den ena presentationen tar vid där den andra slutar. Tillsammans ger de publiken en inblick i stipendiaternas forskning vars ämnen rör allt från fästing

https://www.lthin.lth.se/artikel/2025/fran-fastingar-till-fossilfritt-lundaforskare-prisas-sina-insatser-himani-garg-vid-lth-en-av-dem - 2026-09-07

När forskningsresultat ska ta steget från labb till patient, skruvas kraven upp. Det är just där många lovande projekt börjar hacka. – Vi vill vara bryggan mellan forskningen och patienten, så att lovande projekt inte fastnar i den svåra övergången, säger den nya pre-GMP-facilitetens föreståndare, Sara Nolbrant. Och så försvinner hon in i facilitetens labb-labyrint med nästa grupp intresserade; fo

https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/en-traningsarena-cell-och-genterapier-nya-pre-gmp-faciliteten-vill-underlatta-vagen-fran-ide-till - 2026-09-08