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Lunds universitet kommer att delta i och samordna två forskningsprojekt som rör den europeiska demokratins framtid. Det ena projektet ska undersöka extremism och polarisering, medan det andra ska granska EU:s utvidgning. – Detta visar på Lunds universitets förmåga att både leda och bidra till stora internationella forskningssamarbeten kring frågor som har direkt relevans för Europas demokratiska f
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Parkinsons sjukdom är starkt kopplad till nedbrytningen av specifika rörelsecentrum i hjärnan. Senaste årtiondet har dock frågan om var sjukdomen tar sin början lett forskare till en annan del i den mänskliga anatomin. År 2003 presenterade den tyska patologen Heiko Braak en teori som föreslog att sjukdomens spridnin
https://www.lu.se/artikel/omstridd-tes-om-parkinsons-sjukdom-starks-sjukdomen-kan-starta-i-magen - 2026-07-20
On 13th of February, a transplant of stem cell-derived nerve cells was administered to a person with Parkinson’s at Skåne University Hospital, Sweden. The product has been developed by Lund University and it is now being tested in patients for the first time. The transplantation product is generated from embryonic stem cells and functions to replace the dopamine nerve cells which are lost in the p
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/first-patient-receives-milestone-stem-cell-based-transplant-parkinsons-disease - 2026-07-19
Our brand new organisation, Centre for Research Infrastructure in Health and Life Sciences (CRI), has gone live. It is led by SciLifeLab Lund's Director, Markus Heidenblad. Read more the vision and how the consolidation will provide new momentum. New year, new job as Director of CRI, the Centre for Research Infrastructure in Health and Life Sciences. Congrats, Markus Heidenblad!“Thank you! I’m bot
In a master’s course in commercial theory where the regular exam was conducted in writing in a physical classroom before the pandemic, the re-examinations were conducted orally via Zoom Photo by ThisisEngineering RAEng on Unsplash The course had about 20 students and to emulate the design of the physical exam, the exam was performed in two parts. The students were given different start times for t
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/oral-examination-zoom - 2026-07-19
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Varje år dör flera tusen personer i förtid i Sverige till följd av luftföroreningar och det finns tydliga bevis för att människor som bor i områden med sämre luft har högre dödlighet. Forskare har räknat på vad som händer om man tar bort avgaser från bensin- och dieseldrivna fordon i Malmö och vilka effekter det ger
https://www.lu.se/artikel/minskade-avgaser-skulle-radda-malmobor - 2026-07-19
At the end of October Laura Duran Lozano successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis. Motivated by the idea of helping patients and families impacted by cancer, and as part of the EU CanFaster Program, she has spent the past four years working to identify predisposing genes for a type of bone marrow cancer known as Multiple Myeloma. In this interview, we learn how her collaborative research efforts hav
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Where is the debate on the Strut inquiry's proposals and their consequences? That is the question being asked by the three researchers Kristian Pietras, Hanna Isaksson and Emma Sparr who are particularly worried by one of the proposals. – An increase in direct government funding at the cost of weakened research counci
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researchers-call-debate-future-distribution-resourcesresearch-freedom-danger - 2026-07-19
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Fackets nya roll och förhållandet mellan innovation och kvalitet på arbetet är innehållet i två nya sociologiska artiklar publicerade i tidskriften "European Journal of Workplace Innovation". Anders Kjellberg, Susanne Boethius och Chris Mathieu medverkar i ett specialdubbelnummer av tidskriften "European Journal of
https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/tre-sociologer-medverkar-i-specialnummer-om-den-hallbara-europeiska-arbetsplatsen - 2026-07-19
Gamification – spelifiering på svenska – blir alltmer populärt på arbetsplatser. Men att införa spelmoment på jobbet är inte enbart positivt, menar organisationsforskaren Sverre Spoelstra. Spelifiering (gamification) syftar oftast på att använda digitala spel- eller tävlingselement i sammanhang som inte är traditionella spel, som på arbetsplatsen eller i skolan. Det kan handla om att samla poäng e
https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/spelifieringens-morka-sidor - 2026-07-19
Två tematiska forskningsgrupper, en rad framgångsrika publikationer och nya finansieringsinitiativ inleder en ny fas för Institutionen för informatik. Forskningen inom informationssystem vid institutionen fortsätter att utvecklas i takt med nya tekniska och samhälleliga utmaningar. Med etableringen av forskningsgrupperna Digital societies och Hybrid intelligence skapar forskarna vid institutionen
https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/framgangar-och-nasta-steg-forskning-i-informationssystem - 2026-07-19
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I år är det totalt 23 forskare i Sverige som får ERC Starting Grant (StG), varav 6 stycken vid Lunds universitet Rik Ossenkoppele, biträdande universitetslektor vid Klinisk minnesforskning, Medicinska fakulteten, får 1,5 miljoner euro under fem år arbeta med projektet TAU-NOW ”Tau pathology in Alzheimer's disease: S
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/lundaforskare-far-dela-pa-100-miljoner-kronor-fran-europeiska-forskningsradet - 2026-07-19
What happens when people meet? How do they interact? How do they react? Annika Nyman, lecturer at Malmö Theatre Academy, regards helping students to understand these things as the most important aspect of her teaching duties. Inside the Malmö Theatre Academy’s premises on Bergsgatan in Malmö, a group of acting students are busy rehearsing their degree project, a production that will be staged at B
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/flair-dramatic - 2026-07-20
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When Jonas Hafström swings his gavel at the board meeting in June, he will do so in front of an almost entirely new University Board. He himself maintains his seat, comfortable in his role as chair which he began two years ago. Jonas Hafström, chairman of the University board. When former chair Margot Wallström resign
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/donald-trump-and-brexit-affects-agenda-board - 2026-07-19
How does migration and globalisation shape the lives of individuals in various countries and how does it affect the children of immigrants in terms of integration, identity, and cultural expressions? Do they themselves use the word integration? These questions occupy sociologist Dalia Abdelhady who is about to conclude a study of three populations in the US, in France and in Germany, based on thei
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/other-side-story-how-children-immigrants-experience-life - 2026-07-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The recent hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria highlight the potential for the climate system to cause loss and damage. “Loss and damage” is a phrase used in different ways by people who work on climate policy, negotiation and adaptation/resilience. A new study clarifies these different perspectives which is a key issue
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/clarifying-perspectives-promote-action-loss-and-damage-climate-change - 2026-07-19
Welcome to the Fourth Edition of the "WCMM Fireside Chat". An ongoing initiative aimed at showcasing the research and innovations of scientists affiliated with WCMM in Lund. In this edition, we highlight Anders Wittrup, a clinical WCMM fellow specializing in RNA therapeutics. Anders and his team focus on overcoming the key challenge in RNA-based cancer therapeutics—delivery. We met WCMM clinical r
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-anders-wittrup - 2026-07-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Supervisors who do not have time for their doctoral students, or research which is used without giving the doctoral student credit as an author…. Aleksandra Popovic hopes that the newly established Research Programmes Board will result in increased initiative when it comes to dealing with the doctoral students’ proble
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/some-doctoral-students-find-their-supervisors-unreliable - 2026-07-19
Sophia New is the new lecturer and tutor at the MA program Performing Arts as Critical Practice at Malmö Theatre Academy. Previous to her role here, Sophia has been the course Leader for MA programmes at Wimbledon College of the Arts, UAL. We took the opportunity to ask Sophia New a few questions to get to know her better. Hi Sophia! Please tell us how you found your calling in the theatre, and
https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/get-know-sophia-new-new-lecturer-ma-program - 2026-07-19
Kimberley Nicholas is a researcher from California who came to Lund with a passionate commitment to climate issues and strong interest in food and wine. “What nature gives us is what makes life worth living”, she says. She was in Paris for the climate conference that generated hope for the future, and she is successful in sharing her thoughts and research through social media. Kimberley Nicholas l
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/working-healthy-planet - 2026-07-19
