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Your application case in Primula for 2024 needs to be completed by December 3, 2024. As of this year Lund University has introduced December 3 as the last date to apply for health promotion reimbursement. This is due to the Swedish Tax Agency regulations that stipulate that reimbursement as a general rule is to be paid in the same year as the application is submitted.Your application case in Primu

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/new-deadline-health-promotion-reinbursment-december-3 - 2026-10-13

Many interested visitors came to Forum Medicum on Culture Night on Saturday to learn more about medicine and medical science. All photos on Swedish Intramed, link below. Photo and captions: Julia Lundh Rafstedt.Click here for full photo story on Swedish Intramed.

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/photo-story-visitors-different-sizes-burning-thirst-knowledge-and-smorgasbord-knowledge-culture - 2026-10-13

Time to install three new Professors at the Faculty and 28 in all of Lund University. Everyone is welcome to attend the installation on October 18 in the Main University Building. Three of the 28 professors installed this year at Lund University belong to the Faculty of Medicine.  Lennart Greiff, ear, nose and throat diseases  Filipe Pereira, molecular medicine, regeneration, transplantation and r

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/ceremonial-installation-three-new-professors-faculty-we-had-chat-one-them - 2026-10-13

There are many exciting and useful courses that you can take at LU. Check out Kompetensportalen (the Competence Portal) to take a closer look at what´s on offer. Read more and apply in the Competence Portal (log in with your Lucat ID)

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/fall-new-learning-check-out-our-courses-kompetensportalen - 2026-10-13

The roof fire at BMC in May was caused by a loose contact in the fire brigade switch for the solar cells. The switch has been replaced and now the renovation begins. The first step is to restore the roof. Scaffolding and weather protection are in place. The roof has extensive damage and currently it's impossible to say when the work will be finished. Discussions about what the renovated premises s

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/cause-bmc-roof-fire-now-established - 2026-10-13

Karolin Hansén Nord will take on the role of Head of the Department of Laboratory Medicine (ILM) at the end of this year. What attracts most is the opportunity to influence and promote the development of the department. "We are facing several challenges, but I see them as opportunities for improvement," she says. How does it feel?"Very exciting! It´s a big responsibility, but I´m motivated and I l

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/change-head-department-ilm-it-should-be-easy-managers-do-right-thing - 2026-10-13

Ann-Ki Holmén-Pålbrink, biomedical analyst, has worked at the Faculty for almost four decades. It may seem a long time, but it´s been inspiring years with lots of fun at work, she says. "I stayed put, but everything around me has moved around". My job is constantly changing; new people, new methods, it drives me forward.How did you end up at the Faculty of Medicine?"In the last year of my educatio

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/my-medfak-i-think-its-fun-go-work-every-day - 2026-10-13

Are you ready to broaden the impact of your research? Join us for a session - in Malmö (Oct. 15) or Lund (Oct. 16) - designed to learn how to reach out on the platform The Conversation! Whether you are passionate about reaching policymakers, industry leaders or the general audience, this discussion will provide inspiration and ideas on how to elevate your communication. You’ll learn how to reach o

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/beyond-journals-expand-global-reach-your-research - 2026-10-13

Your research deserves to be communicated clearly, efficiently, and correctly. To develop your academic English, don't miss the opportunity to take part in the popular course “Written English for Scholarly Publication”. Register by 11 October. The course is organized by the English Unit at the Centre for Language and Literature and consists of eight seminars in November and December. The course is

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/popular-course-written-english-scholarly-publication - 2026-10-13

Anders Christensson, Anna Åkesson and Anders Grubb and collaborators have been awarded the Eldjarn prize 2024 for significant research efforts in kidney diseases. Anders Christensson reflects about why cross-field collaboration can be very valuable. Intramed asked Anders Christensson, Professor of renal medicine at Clinical Sciences Malmö and chief physician in renal medicine at Skåne University H

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/awarded-collaboration-interdisciplinary-research-provides-new-insights - 2026-10-13

Are you a PhD student or a Postdoc at the Faculty of Medicine? Here's a golden opportunity for you to take part in a seminar that will give you new insights into why publishing is key to an academic career. In a rare opportunity the Australian Professor Sonya Girdler will share her academic journey and authorship.–  I will give you 16 life lessons for surviving and thriving as an academic, focusin

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/seminar-academic-publishing-and-research-career-myths-vs-reality-1710 - 2026-10-13

Positivity, humour and tireless energy have characterised Professor Roland Andersson's 40 years at the Faculty. As a happy retiree-to-be, he looks back on his time here. "My advice is to prepare in time", he says. Roland Andersson is a surgeon and professor. He is also one of the pioneers in life science and innovation and was involved in the founding of the Lund company Probi. For some time he wa

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/after-40-years-faculty-pioneer-retiring - 2026-10-13

Have your, your relatives` or your friends' hearing checked free of charge. The hearing tests are carried out for a few days during November and December, sign up today. The hearing examination is performed by students at the Audiology programme at Lund University, under the supervision of licensed audiologists. The examination will take place at Skåne University Hospital in Lund, Kioskgatan 11. T

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/free-hearing-examination-our-audiology-students-welcome - 2026-10-13

This year's theme for WHO Day is "Mental health at work". At the Stem Cell Centre, they took a joint mental break for coffee and mingle with colleagues in order to promote a supportive and inclusive work environment. This year's theme for WHO Day is "Mental health at work". At the Stem Cell Centre, they took a joint mental break for coffee and mingle with colleagues in order to promote a supportiv

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/world-mental-health-day-10-october-mental-health-work-celebrated-coffee-stem-cell-centre - 2026-10-13

Register no later than 24 October. Limited number of spots. This tutorial is aimed at researchers working within life sciences who work with machine learning models but do not have the skills to build applications for web. It is becoming increasingly popular to share machine learning models with the community as web applications with an easy-to-use interface. Users can then adjust parameters or su

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/event-building-and-sharing-machine-learning-demo-applications-within-life-sciences-practical - 2026-10-13

A new doctoral thesis in social anthropology sheds light on how Swedish men who pay for sex try to understand and justify their actions in a society where both legislation and public morality strongly condemn them. By examining their narratives, the research reveals how stigma, secrecy and ethical negotiations shape their everyday lives. In her dissertation, “In My Secret Life: Stigma, Moral Work,

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/research-deepens-understanding-morality-and-norms-surrounding-paid-sex - 2026-10-13

The Darknet is often described as criminal, lawless and in need of external control. New research by sociologist Tove Westberg, however, shows that cryptoforums on the Darknet function as complex social communities, shaped by norms, trust and informal social control. Today, Friday 10 April 2026, Tove Westberg marks the successful defence of her doctoral thesis in sociology at Lund University. The

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/beyond-common-misconceptions-new-research-sheds-light-darknet - 2026-10-13

The Department of Sociology is contributing to a strategic research area on crime prevention. The initiative strengthens research on children’s vulnerability, drug markets, and new technologies, including AI. The Swedish Research Council has identified Practice-oriented professional research on crime as a national strategic research area and has proposed funding for the initiative Building Resilie

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/sociological-research-part-national-initiative-combat-crime - 2026-10-13

On Monday, the Departments of Sociology and Psychology in Lund welcomed eight psychologists and university teachers from Ukraine. The visit centred on issues of mental recovery after work in war‑affected areas and included exchanges on research, academic practice and professional collaboration. Recovery and international exchangeThe visit to Lund University was part of a non-profit initiative for

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/ukrainian-psychologists-and-university-teachers-visit-lund-university - 2026-10-13

How are queer lives and worlds shaped through everyday storytelling? In a new doctoral thesis in Gender Studies, Sunny Gurumayum examines how queer worldmaking takes form through everyday language, culture and lived experience in Manipur, Northeast India. Today, Monday 15 June, Sunny Gurumayum has successfully defended his doctoral thesis in gender studies, Stories Telling Worlds: Queer Worldmakin

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/stories-telling-worlds-new-thesis-explores-queer-worldmaking-through-storytelling - 2026-10-13