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Hani Alsafadi defended his Ph.D. thesis on the 13th of February, 2023. With a longstanding interest in biomedical research and a passion for better understanding one of the least regenerative organs in the body, the lung, he has spent the past four years helping to uncover some of the mechanisms that may drive a lung disease currently without a cure, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. In this intervie

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/exploring-role-yap-and-taz-lung-epithelium-phd-interview-hani-alsafadi - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Some forty Swedish top researchers and university delegations visited Singapore with the aim of developing research partnerships. Kristina Göransson, Senior Lecturer at the School of Social Work, represented Lund University's Faculty of Social Sciences at the Swedish Academic Collaboration Forum (SACF) in Singapore on

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/seminar-develop-contacts-singapore - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For a decade now, the Rehabilitation Medicine research group’s work on spinal cord injuries (SCI’s) has had a far-reaching impact. In many areas, this is research at the global cutting edge; not least, in terms of following the same group of individuals as they live – and age – with spinal cord injuries. Research grou

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lund-research-spinal-cord-injuries-continues-have-global-impact - 2026-07-15

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.multipark.lu.se/article/first-patient-receives-milestone-stem-cell-based-transplant-parkinsons-disease - 2026-07-15

Do you want to prepare yourself for the active learning classroom at Forum Medicum? Larry Michaelsen, the creator of Team Based Learning (TBL), is to hold workshops at the Faculty.  Register for the workshops no later than September 4th. Take the unique opportunity to take part in the workshops. The workshops are designed to cater to different levels of familiarity with TBL, so whether you are a b

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/workshops-creator-team-based-learning-tbl-our-new-active-learning-facilities - 2026-07-15

Raquel Garza Gómez is a Ph.D. student at Lund University, who will be defending her thesis on January 19, 2024. With a background in computational biology, Raquel's research focuses on studying the role of transposable elements in the human brain. Transposable elements refer to DNA sequences capable of moving from one part of the genome to another. Her research aims to provide a better understandi

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/transposable-elements-healthy-and-diseased-human-brain-phd-interview-raquel-garza-gomez - 2026-07-15

On 20 October, the Faculty of Science will for the very first time host an Inspiration Day for teachers. It will be a full day packed with pedagogical discussions, fresh ideas for the classroom, actor training, and opportunities to meet colleagues from across the faculty. We asked Charlotta Turner, Vice Dean for First- and Second-Cycle Education, why it is so important for our teachers to join – a

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/take-chance-spark-new-ideas-your-teaching-sign-years-inspiration-day-teachers - 2026-07-15

Work on Lund University's establishment in Science Village has continued this year, but with a new focus. At the end of 2024, the boards of LTH and the Faculty of Science decided not to proceed with scenario 5 – a co-location of the Department of Physics and the Department of Chemistry in the area – due to cost considerations and the challenges of running education across two sites.The project gro

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/light-and-materials-focus-lund-universitys-science-village-establishment-stage-2 - 2026-07-15

A new three-year term of office has begun for the University’s eight deans. Five are new in the role, while three have been around for some time. LUM has put a few questions to each of them. Annika Olsson, Faculty of Engineering (LTH), second term of office What’s the first thing you will be working on as dean? “Since I’m starting my second term as dean, LTH will continue with what we started duri

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-term-deans - 2026-07-16

Before and during COP26, young people have called for urgent climate action. The European Commission argues that climate action is the top priority for the EU. But is the speed fast enough? And what changes are to be expected by the EU Green Deal? These issues, among others, will be discussed in a breakfast seminar on 2 December. After two weeks of intense negotiations, the world's top leaders hav

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/eu-after-cop26-what-expect - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The archaeology team gets up with the sun at five o’clock each morning. They then work for seven hours under the burning sun in the middle of nowhere in Egypt’s desert landscape among venomous scorpions and lizards. They only stop work for lunch and a typical Egyptian chai tea break. “The most common danger is sunstro

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/leading-archaeological-super-team-banks-nile - 2026-07-15

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/more-lab-visiting-vice-chancellors-hanging-out-faculty-medicine - 2026-07-15

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnets-south-asia-library-norlind-now-open - 2026-07-15

The LU Faculty of Social Sciences will offer five Autumn Workshops in Methods and Methodologies this year. These are for teachers, researchers, and PhD candidates from all fields and faculties who desire to continue to broaden and deepen their knowledge of research methods. You may sign up for more than one workshop: their schedules do not conflict. And they are FREE for all Ph D students at Lund

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/autumn-methods-workshops-2023 - 2026-07-16

19 oktober: LINXS Workshop Today, synchrotron techniques are rarely used in the later stages of biomedical drug development. An upcoming workshop, organized within the framework of a new theme at LINXS, Integrative Pharmacology and Drug Discovery, highlights the possibilities of developing new drugs using synchrotron imaging.     - Synchrotron imaging techniques can, for example, be used when gett

https://www.msf-malmo.lu.se/article/biomedical-imaging-drug-discovery-development-opportunities-max-iv - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUCSUS is part of the annual Sustainability Week in Lund, 8-13 April. This year's theme "Transforming our world" focuses on the global goals and agenda 2030. LUCSUS will participate in, and host, several events about sustainable transformations at different levels. 8 AprilOpening  and guided tour of the exhibition Car

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-sustainability-week - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At a pub in Yokohama, history of religions scholar Andreas Johansson by chance came in contact with the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza. For two weeks, he was hanging out with the mafia, and will soon publish a book on the tattoos of the Yakuza and what they symbolise. It requires over 200 hours of painful pricks by hand,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researcher-intrigued-mafia-tattoos-japanese-mafia-photographed-lund-researcher - 2026-07-15

How important is collaboration for the sustainability crises? Kajsa M Paulsson, leader of the Faculty's working group Active collaboration for solving sustainability-related societal challenges, discusses the issue. Kajsa M Paulsson and the working group she leads are currently working with the Hanseatic Science Cloud (HSC), one of the work packages in Hanseatic Life Science Research Infrastructur

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/collaboration-necessary-solving-sustainability-problems - 2026-07-15

Tobias Dan Nielsen, PhD Candidate at the Department of Political Science and BECC researcher, is in Lima, Peru, for the UNFCCC COP20. Read about his experiences and thoughts on the Global Landscape Forum. Right now in Lima experts, civil society, practitioners and decision-maker gather to discuss solution to climate change at the UNFCCCs COP20. On December 6-7th. Lima also hosed the 2nd Global Lan

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/global-landscape-forum-future-forest-management - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 19-21 April 2017, the British Association of South Asian Studies (BASAS) will hold its annual conference in Nottingham. The conference is hosted by Nottingham University’s Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies (IAPS) and Nottingham Trent University’s Postcolonial Studies Centre. The keynote speaker is Urvashi Butal

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/basas-annual-conference-2017-nottingham - 2026-07-15