LU News 10 | 2026
Published 10 June.
University-wide news
On the University Management’s agenda
Kristina Eneroth, Pro Vice-Chancellor
"Over the past academic year it has been fantastic to see how the organisation has begun to operate as a fourth generation university!"
Fourth generation universities: understanding, explaining and improving
See photos and video from this year’s doctoral degree conferment ceremony - 29 May
In bright sunshine - and with only a few raindrops - 290 doctoral graduates and 16 honorary doctors, wearing hats and wreaths, were conferred during Lund University’s grand ceremony, the doctoral degree conferment ceremony. At the same time, 48 jubilee doctors were also honoured.
How a cancer survivor developed a blood test that can change cancer care
As a teenage cancer patient, Lao Saal experienced firsthand how science can rewrite a life. As a reseracher at Lund University, he developed a blood test that can detect signs of cancer relapse far earlier than today’s clinical standards.
”I think teenage me would be really proud. That experience is always with me – it’s the entire reason why I became a researcher.”
