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Two world-leading American researchers known respectively for their research within medical humanities, and the sensory nervous system and perception of pain and temperature have been named honorary doctors at the Faculty of Medicine. The honorary doctorates will be conferred on 26 May 2023. Ever since David Julius’ discovery of the temperature and pain receptor TRPV1, he has contributed crucial d

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/honorary-doctors-named-faculty-medicine - 2026-06-25

Father and son collected soda cans, begged and froze in a tent. Now they both work in our restaurant kitchen. Marian Hristov is 26 and tries hard not to think about what it was like back then. When he collected soda cans, begged and lived in a tent."It wasn't good," he says in fine Swedish when we meet in the warmth of Stamstället in Forum Medicum, after the lunch session."I'm quite shy, it was ha

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/stamstallet-life-bright-side-now-father-and-son - 2026-06-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Många sökande, Lunds universitet växer, Arrival Day, MOOC-seminarium, professorsinstallation, Jordanienbesök, stipendieceremoni, Innovation in Mind, Medicon Village, Lärosäten Syd och Shanghairanking är några av punkterna i detta rektorsbrev. Varmt välkomna tillbaka till en ny termin! Vi hoppas att sommaren har vari

https://www.lu.se/artikel/rektorsbrev-2-september - 2026-06-26

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Högt blodtryck skadar våra blodkärl. Det skadar också vårt hjärta, vår hjärna och våra njurar. Ett högt blodtryck ökar också risken att drabbas av hjärtinfarkt och stroke. Exakt varför högt blodtryck är farligt vet man dock inte. – Skälet till det är att vi länge haft effektiva blodtryckssänkande mediciner, och då h

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/hogtryck-pa-blodigt-allvar-karlforskare-vill-intensifiera-jakten-pa-orsakerna - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Behind every successful man there is a woman”, according to an old saying. So what about successful women? And what about couples where both are successful – how do they manage family life? LUM met Olle Melander and Marju Orho-Melander, who are among the Lund University researchers to have been awarded most prizes an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/planning-key-success-researcher-couple - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University sits at number 11 of 29 Swedish universities when it comes to most flights per employee. The new travel policy currently being prepared for approval places emphasis on the need for managers to consider a travel-free meeting or a train trip before approving a flight for an employee. The Swedish Environm

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/heads-should-help-reduce-flying - 2026-06-25

No 45, 17 September 2025 In this newsletter we advertise a wide variety of NAISS training events, scheduled for the autumn term.  Since last time we have added an Introduction to Python on HPC systems.An overview on our events is available on the NAISS website.OverviewNAISS trainingOnline workshops: Mondays with Matlab, 23 SeptemberOnline training seminar: Introduction seminar for Alvis users, 1 O

https://www.compile.lu.se/article/naiss-training-newsletter-0 - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A sun drenched day in the allies of Västra Hamnen. A whirlwind of black and white tails, snouts and barks are on duty at the townhouse door. Dog dad, Professor of Immunology Tomas Leanderson, hushes, admonishes, welcomes into the kitchen table and coffee. In a few days, this rare specimen of the old kind of professor

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/one-last-ones-out-old-school-professors - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. His ambition is to awaken our longing for a life which doesn’t revolve around wage labour. “If I had a citizen’s salary, I would do the same things I do now – read, write and have an occasional go with a scrubbing-brush, to make life more real. Others might play computer games, which would of course be perfectly OK”,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/igniting-debate-shorter-working-hours - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The research quality evaluation, RQ20, is now in full swing. The evaluation-fatigue that project leaders Freddy Ståhlberg and Mats Benner expected to see among their university colleagues has not materialised. “We have encountered a strong engagement and interest!” The 200 or so external advisors for the 32 panels are

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/strong-engagement-rq20 - 2026-06-25

Missiologist Mika Vähäkangas thinks that Scandinavians can be a little self-righteous. He says that he has become who he is in great part thanks to his research in Africa – there he learnt what he knows about compassion.  Over nearly thirty years, he first carried out missionary work and then research, teaching and fieldwork in Africa on African Christianity.    "It has always been Africa. My pare

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/africa-has-given-me-more-i-could-ever-give-back - 2026-06-25

There is a solemn atmosphere among the researchers who are about to take the stage and talk about their research. They are all scholarship recipients from one of Hain's four foundations that distribute funds to Lund University research. This year, 17 researchers will share SEK 13.5 million. One presentation picks up where the other leaves off. Together, they give the audience an insight into the s

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2025/ticks-fossil-free-researchers-awarded-their-work-himani-garg-lth-one-them - 2026-06-25

A lot of research explains which diets may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Much research remains to be done about how our genes respond to the foods we eat. A new study led by researchers at Lund University adds to evidence that variations in the AMY1 gene may affect the way the body breaks down starchy foods. Unhealthy food habits are risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes. An

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/bread-study-examines-role-genes-breaking-down-food - 2026-06-25

The Nature Medicine Commission on Data-Driven Obesity Management will bring together global experts and datasets to tackle the growing burden of obesity-related noncommunicable diseases through data-driven decision support. “Our goal is to generate evidence that supports better and more equitable care for people living with obesity worldwide,” says the Commission Chair and Professor Paul Franks at

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/lund-university-professor-leads-nature-medicine-commission-data-driven-obesity-management - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. RQ20, the new major research quality evaluation, is underway! It is based on self-evaluations and will involve around 5 000 members of staff. In contrast to the last time, in 2008, there is no extra money for the fields of research that come out best. There will be no grades or gold stars. “However, the evaluation wil

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-be-evaluated-without-grades-or-gold-stars - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Vice-Chancellor Torbjörn von Schantz is convinced that leadership at the University is a momentous question. “If we are perceived as being incapable of making uncomfortable decisions, there is a risk that we will see the same changes here as in other places such as Denmark – that collegial leadership is replaced by pu

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/vice-chancellor-its-important-managers-be-able-make-uncomfortable-decisions - 2026-06-25

Economists are obsessed with growth. So says economist Timothée Parrique, who has recently attracted attention for his research into degrowth. He thinks that creativity is missing from economic theory. “Economists stubbornly attempt to solve today’s problems with yesterday’s theories,” he says. Trusting one’s gut instinct can bring rewards. In Timothée Parrique’s case that was certainly true – tod

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/degrowth-path-future - 2026-06-26

Visible matter in the universe represents only five per cent of everything that exists. The rest is invisible dark matter and dark energy. Particle physicist Ruth Pöttgen is one of the Lund University researchers involved in the search for the mysterious dark matter of the universe. She is standing at her whiteboard in a small office at Fysicum. With the help of her pen, Ruth Pöttgen tries to pain

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/search-shadow-invisible - 2026-06-26

You are at the shop to buy food for the weekend. The shop’s security guard is keeping a close eye on you and you start to get nervous. He approaches you and you feel that you are starting to break out in a sweat. What the heck does he really want? This is not happening for real. It is just a situation in a virtual world, tailor-made for violent criminals to train them to control their aggression.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/captivating-vr - 2026-06-26

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It weighs 1 265 kilograms, is nearly 70 years old and gave rise to MAX IV. After collecting dust in a museum warehouse, the University's first electron accelerator is now on show at the Faculty of Engineering. Behind the exhibition 'UrMAX – Light from Lund' are a group of enthusiasts who wish to preserve the historica

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/urmax-has-come-home - 2026-06-25