After eight years of connecting research, policy and practice, the Swiss Learning Health System project concluded in 2025. Its legacy continues through the Competence Center for Learning Health Systems, established by the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine to advance knowledge translation and health system improvement.

At the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, a total of 43 people have successfully completed their doctorates. Together with their families and friends, they celebrated this important milestone.

The University of Lucerne has appointed Professor Bryan van de Wall as Titular Professor of clinical-medical sciences.

The University of Lucerne honoured three distinguished academics with honorary doctorates at its Dies Academicus on 22 October 2026.

The University of Lucerne has appointed Juliana Chueri and Petter Törnberg to the Chair in Political Science and Blockchain. They will work at the university and at the externally funded "Zug Institute for Blockchain Research" (ZIBR).

A new anthology brings theology and the social sciences into dialogue to explore how leadership and spirituality can be understood and shaped today. It was co-edited by Professor Christian Preidel and Dr Patrick Renz from the Faculty of Theology.

During the 2026 autumn semester, Professor Amy-Jill Levine will be a visiting scholar at the Institute for Jewish-Christian Research (IJCF). In her lecture "Parables of Jesus", the renowned Jewish New Testament scholar will examine Jesus' parables from a Jewish perspective.

The period from conception to shortly after birth can have a lasting impact on health. An international group of researchers and practising clinicians is calling for a shift in how we approach the prevention of chronic diseases.

On 22 October, the University of Lucerne will hold its academic celebration, the Dies Academicus. This year, honorary doctorates will be awarded to Professor Stephan Meier, Professor Susanne Walitza, MD, and Professor Joseph Ciarrochi.