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It is time to summarise 2021, a year in which nothing was the same as before, if a year can ever be like another. For me personally, it has been transformative to take over as vice-chancellor of Lund University together with a new management team: deputy vice-chancellor Lena Eskilsson and the five pro vice-chancellors Per Mickwitz, Kristina Eneroth, Ann-Kristin Wallengren, Jimmie Kristensson and V

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/time-ring-out-old-year-and-ring-new - 2025-12-20

A heated discussion under the hashtag Swedengate erupted on social media last spring. Swedes were accused of being strange as they did not invite their children’s friends to eat with them when the family was having dinner. The phenomenon was upsetting and ethnologist Håkan Jönsson was quickly inundated with questions. Are Swedes stingy? Swedengate came about when someone on the news and discussion

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/swedengate-disrespect-or-being-stingy - 2025-12-20

Net zero emission pledges by countries and companies are everywhere at the moment. Most of these pledges rely on massive amounts of carbon removal, yet details on how this will transpire remain largely absent. The COP26 agreement suggests that markets will play a central role, but there are significant problems with this approach. Carbon removal, also known as “negative emissions”, is the process

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/we-cant-let-markets-decide-future-removing-carbon-atmosphere - 2025-12-19

LUND SPRING SYMPOSIUM – When Katherine A. High began working with gene therapy, the field was new, promising – and riddled with uncertainty. Three decades later, she is a visiting professor at The Rockefeller University, CEO of RhyGaze AG, and former President and Head of R&D at Spark Therapeutics. Her research has led to life-changing treatments for patients with inherited diseases. But the road

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/rewriting-genetic-fate-katherine-high-and-rise-gene-therapy - 2025-12-19

Few people look forward to digital meetings, but the researchers at Design Sciences do just that. They have found meeting places that give them energy and smart structure. He is holding a virtual cup of coffee and looks a little like a figure in the Sims computer game. “Now, running remote meetings feels creative and enjoyable”, says Mattias Wallergård. His avatar leans in a relaxed manner against

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-fun-meet-avatars - 2025-12-20

Have you noticed that when scientists are asked whether or not a particular extreme weather event is due to climate change, they usually respond with something like "It fits the pattern, but we can't say for sure that this particular event is worse because of climate change"? Weather attribution is a new phenomenon that is changing this. Climate scientist Wilhelm May at Lund University helps us ge

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/weather-attribution-climate-scientist-wilhelm-may-helps-us-get-grips-concept - 2025-12-20

While it is well known that men and women have different health needs, have you ever considered why? The Systems Immunology research group, led by Camila Consiglio, has. Together, Lund Stem Cell Center’s newest members are working to uncover whether the answer lies in the differences between the female and male immune systems. “At the heart of our research is the question: how can we understand th

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/unveiling-gender-gap-immunity-camila-consiglio-joins-lund-stem-cell-center - 2025-12-19

Have you noticed that when scientists are asked whether or not a particular extreme weather event is due to climate change, they usually respond with something like "It fits the pattern, but we can't say for sure that this particular event is worse because of climate change"? Weather attribution is a new phenomenon that is changing this. Climate scientist Wilhelm May at Lund University helps us ge

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/weather-attribution-climate-scientist-wilhelm-may-helps-us-get-grips-concept - 2025-12-19

Johan Flygare, Coordinator of the Swedish National ATMP Research School talks about ATMP, about the school and explains why you should apply. Deadline: 15 February. –  ATMP is personally very important to me. Since I started as Deputy Coordinator of the Stem Cell Center, a specific task I have focused on is to make sure our research findings have the best possible chances to reach patients. A part

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/call-applications-swedish-national-atmp-research-school - 2025-12-19

During his research education, Jonathan Timpka wanted to elucidate what is affecting the ability to work for patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Defending his Ph.D. thesis on November 19th, Jonathan tells about his wide range of projects within the Restorative Parkinson Unit led by Per Odin. Tell us about your Ph.D. research! My research engagement has been quite diverse, ranging from reg

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-jonathan-timpka - 2025-12-19

Three researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) have each been awarded a project grant of 47,500 euro by the Hjelt Diabetes Foundation. The aim of all three projects is to improve our understanding of diabetes and ultimately enable better treatments of type 2 diabetes and its complications. One of the three projects uses advanced technology to learn more about the mechanisms behind dia

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-funding-hjelt-diabetes-foundation-improve-understanding-diabetes - 2025-12-19

What happens when a group of people share a big interest, want to develop this, and spread it further? Well, if this group consists of PhD students, master students, teachers and researchers at LUSEM really good things can happen, as the establishment of a new Data Science Lab. Data Science Lab (DSL) is a network of PhD students and master students who keep a lab open regularly aiming for helping

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/data-science-lab-passionate - 2025-12-20

As a young man, when Mats Bohgard was working at a chemical factory during a leave from studies, he was urged to “Come back and fix the work environment to make it fit for human beings!”. Mats Bohgard. “Even though they said it half-jokingly, the truth is that they were experiencing every conceivable work environment problem: chemical exposure, noticeable alcohol abuse, extreme noise levels and ma

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/work-environment-champion - 2025-12-19

Lund University’s researchers are good at applying for and obtaining external research grants. But many funding bodies require faculties and departments to co-fund research projects, something that is becoming a major financial challenge for the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) and others. “Of course there is a limit to what we can do,” says Magnus Genrup, head of the Department of Energy Sciences. Re

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/co-funding-increasingly-difficult-challenge - 2025-12-20

In a pioneering nano experiment, a research team in Lund has successfully constructed a new and very efficient microwave photon detector. The discovery could accelerate the development of future quantum computers. Microwaves are a collective term for electromagnetic radiation in the higher radio frequency bands; they can be used for everything from warming up fish dishes to searching for extraterr

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/successful-experiment-microwaves-could-result-better-quantum-computers - 2025-12-19

In a pioneering nano experiment, a research team in Lund has succeeded in constructing a new and very efficient microwave photon detector. The discovery could accelerate the development of future quantum computers. Microwaves are a collective term for electromagnetic radiation in the higher radio frequency bands; they can be used for everything from warming up fish dishes to searching for extrater

https://www.science.lu.se/article/successful-experiment-microwaves-could-result-better-quantum-computers - 2025-12-19

In a pioneering nanoexperiment, a research team in Lund has succeeded in constructing a new and very effecient microwave photon detector. The discovery could accelerate the development of future quantum computers. Microwaves are a collective term for electromagnetic radiation in the higher radio frequency bands; they can be used for everything from warming up fish dishes to searching for extraterr

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/successful-experiment-microwaves-could-result-better-quantum-computers - 2025-12-19

The Afrint research group and Development Geography in Lund warmly welcome you to the 15th Development Research Day: End hunger and achieve food security by 2030 Date: Thursday November 10, 2016. Time:  9.30-17.00 | Geocenter I, Sölvegatan 10, LUNDThe Development Research Day is an annual event at Lund University bringing together all fields working on development to share and discuss their resear

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/15th-development-research-day-end-hunger-and-achieve-food-security-2030 - 2025-12-19

Last fall, Lund University's first course in research coordination started at the Faculty of Medicine. Course leaders Cecilia Lenander and Peter Svensson have all reasons to be happy about the number of applicants to the course in research coordination: 109 applicants, of which 74  first-hand applicants, shows that there is a high demand for education in the field.Last fall, Lund University's firs

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/high-number-applicants-popular-course-research-coordination - 2025-12-19

The type of tree you plant – whether you choose native or non-native species – is of great significance for insect life in a city, more so than researchers previously thought. This is what emerges from a new study by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, who investigated the parks in the city of Malmö. Trees are crucial to insects, birds and even people in a city. They lower the temperature, p

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/choice-trees-carries-great-significance-city-insect-life - 2025-12-19