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The winter season virus has struck – and covid-19 is still part of everyday life. But unlike during the pandemic, we now know more about how the virus is spread through the air we breathe. Research results from Malin Alsved and Jakob Löndahl show that it only takes a few minutes in the same room as an infected person to catch the virus. The aerosol researchers at LTH are behind the study, in which

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/how-fast-you-can-catch-covid-19-through-air - 2026-07-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Kidney exchange, refugee placements and choosing schools. Separate things but with the common denominator that, with digitalisation's new tools, it is possible to save both time and money – and to save lives.  "I don't like it when I see things that are wrong which research could solve. Then it is up to me to take my

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/algorithm-maker-saving-lives - 2026-07-11

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Under våra avslutningsceremonier firade några studenter lite extra, nämligen de som fick ta emot stipendium för sina examensarbeten. Det delades ut tre olika stipendium som premierade uppsatser inom retail, hälsa och logistik samt utmärkelser från institutionen till bästa examensarbeten inom service management. Hels

https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/stipendier-till-arets-basta-examensarbeten - 2026-07-11

Karin Smirnoff, andraårsstudent på Författarskolan vid Lunds universitet har fått vara med om det många författare drömmer om och få får uppleva. Hennes debutroman Jag for ner till bror är nominerad till årets Augustpris i den skönlitterära kategorin. Det betyder att en expertjury vaskat fram den och fem andra verk ur årets utgivning och att den nu läses av 21 elektorer, lika många bibliotekarier

https://www.lu.se/artikel/student-nominerad-till-arets-augustpris - 2026-07-11

Megan Andrews is in her second semester of the Bachelor's Programme in Design of Information Systems at the School of Economics and Management. We asked her a few questions about her experiences so far. (The interview is translated from Swedish.)What is your background? “I am originally from Canada, but moved to Sweden four years ago to live with my fiancé. In my home country, I studied psychology

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/bsc-student-portrait-megan-andrews - 2026-07-12

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Margarita Chumarina, from the iPSC laboratory for CNS disease modeling, will be defending her PhD thesis on Wednesday 15th of January. Researching in the group led by Laurent Roybon, Margarita has been utilizing stem cell-based models to study cellular alterations in Parkinson’s disease. Here, Margarita answers a few

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/thesis-defence-interview-margarita-chumarina - 2026-07-11

How do some planets end up extremely close to their host stars, despite appearing to have formed much farther away? A new international study, led by the University of Southern Queensland in collaboration with MIT, seeks to answer this question. From Lund University, Judith Korth contributed key dynamical analysis.The study focuses on TOI‑1130b, a mini‑Neptune orbiting a star about 190 light‑years

https://www.astro.lu.se/article/when-planets-migrate - 2026-07-11

Bringing together clinical insight and molecular research is essential for advancing modern medicine. With the appointment of Lisa Rydén as new Clinical Co-Director at the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine Lund, the centre aims to further strengthen the bridge between healthcare and academic research environments in Lund. A professor of surgery with long-standing experience in translational

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/lisa-ryden-appointed-clinical-co-director-wcmm-lund-strengthen-translational-research - 2026-07-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Meet Paul Franks... ... Professor of Diabetes Research and sportsman, who raised money for diabetes research by competing in the Copenhagen Ironman* triathlon race a while ago. How have the race and the fundraising gone? “I think it’s gone well. Despite a broken toe, I finished the race in just over 10 hours. I beat m

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/running-diabetes - 2026-07-11

How do some planets end up extremely close to their host stars, despite appearing to have formed much farther away? A new international study, led by the University of Southern Queensland in collaboration with MIT, seeks to answer this question. From Lund University, Judith Korth contributed key dynamical analysis. The study focuses on TOI‑1130b, a mini‑Neptune orbiting a star about 190 light‑year

https://www.science.lu.se/article/when-planets-migrate-lund-researcher-contributes-key-analysis - 2026-07-11

Soumi Banjeree, 28, is currently doing a PhD at Lund University’s School of Social Work and occupied the coordinator position at SASNET during the autumn. Alongside organising and making sure panellists make their way to Lund for our seminars, she has drafted research articles and worked on her PhD thesis this past semester. However, Banerjee's position as coordinator in 2022 was not her first ass

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/soumi-banerjee-shrinking-civic-spaces-india-ngos-are-attempting-shift-away-activism - 2026-07-11

How do some planets end up extremely close to their host stars, despite appearing to have formed much farther away? A new international JWST study, led by the University of Southern Queensland in collaboration with MIT, seeks to answer this question. From Lund University, Judith Korth contributed key dynamical analysis. The study focuses on TOI‑1130b, a mini‑Neptune orbiting a star about 190 light

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/when-planets-migrate-lund-researcher-contributes-key-analysis-jwst-study - 2026-07-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A modern version of collegial leadership! That is the objective for Charlotte Simonsson – a management consultant who returned to the University and became a manager herself. Here, she finds a forum for continuous discussion about leadership is lacking. “We are so good at analysing and examining everything else – but

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/management-consultant-who-became-head-department - 2026-07-11

With SEK 36 million in funding, stakeholders in Skåne are joining forces to develop and commercialise breakthrough ATMP research – Advanced Therapy Medical Products. The aim is to accelerate the next generation of these therapies so that more potentially life-saving ATMP treatments reach patients who currently lack effective treatment options Through the ATMP Path2Patient project, stakeholders wil

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/major-investment-accelerates-advanced-therapies-research-patient - 2026-07-11

The Econometric Game in Amsterdam is a competition known as the ”World Championship in Econometrics”. And now, after many years of Top 3 positions, the competing LUSEM student team has won the 2021 Game! LUSEM was represented by master’s students Ester Trutwin and Natalie Irmert, and doctoral students Devon Spika and Matthew Collins. They all study Economics at Lund University School of Economics

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-team-wins-world-championship-econometrics - 2026-07-11

The excitement has been palpable in recent weeks following the award of the Nobel Prize in Physics to Anne L’Huillier, a researcher at Lund. This is the first time a researcher at Lund University has received a Nobel Prize, and atomic physicist Anne L’Huillier is only the fifth woman ever to be awarded the prize in Physics. By now it is widely known where atomic physicist Anne L’Huillier was when

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/anne-lhuillier-received-lunds-first-nobel-prize - 2026-07-12

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “I am so happy to be here”, says Alvina Erman, this evening’s perhaps newest alumnus. She completed her studies in Lund in Sweden last year and, together with her Canadian friend and former Lund student Jean-Francois Trinh Tan, she has come to attend Lund University’s very first alumni event in Washington DC. House of

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-breaks-new-alumni-ground-washington - 2026-07-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. One of the two recent Lund University jubilee stamps depicts the young diabetes researchers Anna Edlund and Jones Ofori. They are pleased to be featured on the stamps – but it was a complete surprise to them both. “Obviously we knew that our picture had been taken. A couple of years ago, there was a photographer here

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/unknowing-researchers-became-stamp - 2026-07-11

Renewable and affordable energy is key for societal and economic growth, and for achieving national and global climate goals. Research from LUCSUS is mapping the energy transition in Nepal and has identified how increasing energy access is closely linked to a new political awakening in the country.  "Nepal is a very interesting case study since it has been held up as a case for how a country can t

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/double-transition-energy-nepal - 2026-07-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Following criticism from the Swedish Research Council for delays and unclear leadership at MAX IV, the organisation is now headed in the right direction. Efficiency has increased through stricter deadlines, clearer priorities among the projects and increased clarity in the decision chains. “We are on the right path an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/max-iv-sees-light-end-tunnel - 2026-07-11