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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have launched a free app to help map the spread of infection in Sweden and increase knowledge of the coronavirus. “Data from the app will give us a clearer picture of the development of the disease and why some people only experience mild symptoms while others get seriously ill

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/covid-symptom-tracker-app-launched-sweden - 2026-06-29

With his cycling helmet perched on his head, he rushes in like a whirlwind, fires off monosyllabic replies to emails and then asks thoughtful questions during meetings while simultaneously managing to work away on his computer. For Henrik Smith, life moves at a hundred miles an hour. But he is also a lauded professor with an awful lot to do. Henrik Smith, you see, wants to save the world. Has he g

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/henrik-smith-visionary-who-never-slows-down - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. By studying identical twins, researchers from Lund University in Sweden have identified mechanisms that could be behind the development of type 2 diabetes. This may explain cases where one identical twin develops type 2 diabetes. The study involved 14 pairs of identical twins in Sweden and Denmark. One twin had type 2

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/study-identical-twins-reveal-type-2-diabetes-clues - 2026-06-29

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Sista dag för att anmäla sig till chefsforumet är den 29 april. För spridning till chefer med personalansvar. In English Inbjudan till chefsforum om distansarbete/arbete hemifrån, den 7 maj Sektionerna HR och Företagshälsovården arrangerar den 7 maj två digitala chefsforum (ett på svenska och ett på engelska) på tem

https://www.hr-webben.lu.se/artikel/anmalan-senast-294-chefsforum-om-distansarbetearbete-hemifran - 2026-06-29

Now they are here, to scrutinize SWEAH’s operations inside and out. Yesterday three external evaluators landed in Lund, to review the Swedish National Graduate School on Ageing and Health. During tuesday and wednesday this week, they will meet with Lund University’s Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Lena Eskilsson, the SWEAH management, alumni and about 30 students who are s

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/evaluators-we-want-learn-about-all-your-secrets - 2026-06-29

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Den kraftiga ökningen av typ 1 diabetes beror på att alltfler barn med lägre genetisk risk drabbas idag. Så var det inte för några decennier sedan. Den mest sannolika förklaringen är att någonting har gjort vår omgivning mer "diabetesframkallande". Det är forskare från Melbourne Hospital i Australien som har kartlag

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/nya-riskgener-typ-1-diabetes-allt-viktigare - 2026-06-29

Patricia Gerdes, a postdoctoral researcher specializing in transposable elements and their impact on the human genome, has been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) program. The grant will support a research project which focuses on understanding the role of transposable elements in human brain evolution, shedding light on healthy and disordered brain fu

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/cracking-code-human-brain-evolution-patricia-gerdes-awarded-msca-fellowship - 2026-06-29

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/what-happens-when-plants-have-stress-reactions-touch - 2026-06-29

Welcome to another WCMM Fireside Chat, a series of articles dedicated to highlighting the work of researchers within and around the WCMM in Lund to promote collaboration and communication. We had a chat with the clinical WCMM researcher Gustav Smith, who to say the least, has a busy schedule. This time we present our chat with Gustav Smith, a clinician, group leader and former director at WCMTM in

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-gustav-smith - 2026-06-29

The AI ​​chat can answer questions, translate, write code, or write an exciting short story. The possibilities fascinate and perhaps worry some, but what is ChatGPT really about? "The way I see it, the chat bot mainly fulfills two functions; as a coach and as a productivity tool," says Björn Svensson, Director of studies and lecturer in informatics at LUSEM. Björn Svensson is part of a working gro

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/there-and-after-chatgpt - 2026-06-29

Lund University has recruited Trevor Forsyth to lead the development of LINXS, Lund Institute of advanced Neutron and X-ray Science. He also takes up the position as professor of biophysics at the Faculty of Medicine. This strategic recruitment is part of Lund University's efforts to develop new research using neutron and synchrotron light techniques - and is an important step to maximise the pote

https://www.science.lu.se/article/top-international-researcher-will-maximise-potential-max-iv-and-ess - 2026-06-29

With the Research Data Office, the University is working to improve support for researchers in the management of research data. Each faculty now has a data steward to assist researchers in their work with research data. Ann-Sofie Zettergren has the role of data steward at the Faculty of Social Sciences. The new Research Data Office will better support researchers in managing their research data ac

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/new-research-data-office-data-stewards-each-faculty - 2026-06-29

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 - 2026-06-30

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Many Swedes have large debts, and being in debt is often expected to lead to poor health. However, economist Therese Nilsson at the School of Economics and Management finds that we still do not know enough to determine whether it is the debt itself that leads to ill health – or if ill health leads to debt. Economist T

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/does-debt-create-ill-health-or-does-ill-health-create-debt - 2026-06-29

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/national-comparison-shows-lund-university-has-lowest-sick-leave - 2026-06-30

CASE-anslutna doktoranden Carina Tordai har en fot kvar i verkligheten på jobbet som arbetsterapeut inom psykiatrin. I dagarna publicerades resultaten från hennes studie, med både väntade och förvånande resultat. – Mycket var väntat, jag arbetar deltid inom specialiserade psykiatrin i Region Skåne så jag visste redan att det är svårt att hjälpa äldre personer med allvarliga psykiska problem ute i

https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/aldre-med-allvarlig-psykisk-sjukdom-forsummas-av-kommunerna - 2026-06-29

Är du som forskare intresserad av att förstå individers arbete, hälsa och välfärd? Vill du veta om vi verkligen har rätt att forska om individers arbete, hälsa och välfärd? Då är du välkommen till en informationsföreläsning och ett panelsamtal om forskningsdatabaser med personuppgifter. Informationsmöte: Intresserad av att arbeta med individbaserade forskningsdatabaser? Databaserna utgör viktiga g

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/intresserad-av-individbaserade-forskningsdatabaser-delta-den-27-november - 2026-06-30

Michael Edgerton, professor at Malmö Academy of Music, has been awarded the Grand Prize in Music Composition from the 5th Ise-Shima International Composition Competition. Established in 2016, the Ise-Shima International Composition Competition recognizes composers of outstanding achievement who have produced significant achievements in the field of composition.  Edgerton received the award for his

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/michael-edgerton-wins-grand-prize-international-competition - 2026-06-29

Michael Edgerton, professor at Malmö Academy of Music, has been awarded the Grand Prize in Music Composition from the 5th Ise-Shima International Composition Competition. Established in 2016, the Ise-Shima International Composition Competition recognizes composers of outstanding achievement who have produced significant achievements in the field of composition.  Edgerton received the award for his

https://www.mhm.lu.se/artikel/michael-edgerton-wins-grand-prize-music-composition-international-competition - 2026-06-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In a tumour, cancer cells grow and multiply in an uncontrolled manner. However, the cancer cells also need help from other, normal cells for the tumour to develop. This network of ‘helper cells’ is the focus of Kristian Pietras’ research. Two years ago, Kristian Pietras left Karolinska Institutet for Lund, attracted b

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/charting-how-normal-cells-help-cancer-cells - 2026-06-29