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We usually associate ageing with a shrinking life span, sickness and death. The difficulty of imagining ourselves as old means that we go to great lengths to avoid planning for later life. Yet researchers argue that we have everything to gain by looking at life as a journey where preparations for the future provide opportunities for living a full life – until it really is over. We are all aware th

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-time-new-approach-ageing - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The bad news about malignant melanoma is that the disease is increasing more rapidly than most other types of cancer. The good news is that it is easy to cure, as long as it is detected in time. A research group in Lund has therefore started a project that it is hoped will make it easier to correctly diagnose suspicio

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tape-could-simplify-skin-cancer-diagnosis - 2026-05-19

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 - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ill-health resulting from sedentary, static or repetitive work causes major problems for employees. The University has now purchased a pause program, Pausit, which all employees can download to their computers. Pausit’s break program offers pause exercises during the working day. It is a computer-based tool that helps

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-pause-program-prevent-occupational-injuries - 2026-05-19

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-news-acrobat-reader-ownerless-teams-groups - 2026-05-20

East and South-East Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary subject that focuses on contemporary phenomena and processes in the region as a whole as well as in individual countries. The subject integrates theoretical and methodological perspectives from area studies with different disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Application deadline March 1, 2026. Announcement and applicationCaref

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/centre-announces-1-fully-funded-phd-position-east-and-south-east-asian-studies - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Government has now presented the Research and Innovation Bill for this mandate period, which indicates the way forward for Swedish research policy. The Government's starting point is that free research must be safeguarded while the research policy must respond to global and national societal challenges. In the bil

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/governments-new-research-bill - 2026-05-19

Researchers studied if auricular acupressure could work as pain relief in osteoarthritis patients at 65 years old or older. In the study, researchers also investigated the participants' sleep quality. All the participants were 65 years old or more and lived in nursing homes in Korea.  There is a link between osteoarthritis pain and poor sleep. According to the study, sleep quality in people withou

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/auricular-acupressure-relieve-oa-pain - 2026-05-19

Preschool and primary school children will now be able to learn more about insects, birds, flowers and plants, how valuable they are and how people can protect nature. The Natural Nations co-operation project is introducing biodiversity into the curriculum. In the past, knowledge of species and nature was part of general education, and knowledge was also transmitted between generations. Today, the

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/children-and-biologists-research-biodiversity-together - 2026-05-19

Promoting interdisciplinary collaboration within and between faculties is an important part of the University's research strategy. In recent years, Lund University has invested in initiatives such as Thematic Collaboration Projects, Profile Areas and research initiatives linked to Agenda 2030. The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies serves as an incubator for new research ideas and supports i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-starting-theme-or-advanced-study-group-pufendorf-institute-advanced-studies - 2026-05-20

The Administrative Prize for 2025 has been awarded to Head of Finance Charlotte Solberg, Department of Physics, and Curator Jenny Bergman, Historical Museum. The University’s Administrative Prize is an annual award for outstanding administrative efforts of an innovative nature that have contributed to the University’s development, or for exceptional service and efficiency. With this prize, the Uni

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/winners-universitys-administrative-prize-2025-announced - 2026-05-20

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/new-podcast-about-current-issues-culture-and-creativity-management - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Enlightenment philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft believed that living in hierarchies destroyed and corrupted people deep down in their souls. “For her, inequality was the greatest threat to democracy and liberty. It is still dynamite today, as the gulf between rich and poor widens and the world is divided into lords and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/reinterpreting-feminist-pioneer - 2026-05-19

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Gravida med typ 1-diabetes löper en högre risk att barnet föds för tidigt. Risken ökar när blodsockernivån stiger, men även kvinnor som håller en rekommenderad nivå löper risk att föda för tidigt. Det visar en studie av forskare från Karolinska Institutet och Sahlgrenska Akademin som publiceras i Annals of Internal

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/gravida-med-typ-1-diabetes-och-hogt-blodsocker-har-okad-risk-att-foda-tidigt - 2026-05-19

Den australiensiska bogong-fjärilen använder Vintergatans stjärnor som kompass under sina årliga 100-milsresor till svala grottor i inlandet. Det visar en banbrytande studie som också avslöjar att jordens magnetfält spelar en viktig roll för den gåtfulla fjärilens navigation. Bogong-fjärilen 'Agrotis infusa' är anspråkslöst gråbrun, lever i Australien och har en hjärna med storleken av en tiondels

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/nattfjaril-anvander-stjarnor-och-magnetfalt-som-kompass - 2026-05-19

Dealing with heat is about more than implementing technical solutions such as cold rooms, access to water, green areas and communication systems. Equally, if not more, important is to strengthen social networks, reduce income disparities and eliminate social vulnerability. Sustainability researcher Maryam Nastar comments on the heat wave in Canada and North America based on her research on extreme

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/reduced-inequality-and-better-social-networks-crucial-dealing-heatwaves - 2026-05-19

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/young-tunisia-value-democracy-choose-otherwise - 2026-05-19

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/young-tunisia-value-democracy-choose-otherwise - 2026-05-19

You now need to log in through a QR code in when using strong authentication. Other systems will also be subject to strong authentication; Outlook and Zoom are next in line. Get tips on how to improve your IT security. QR code login is being introduced, better access to Freja for international usersThe interface when you log in to the IT services that require strong authentication is changing. All

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-news-support-international-users-freja-and-tips-it-security - 2026-05-20

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/there-and-after-chatgpt - 2026-05-19