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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This autumn she was awarded SEK 22 million in ERC grants for her Alzheimer’s research. In addition, she is a member of the Nobel Prize committee for chemistry, she has written children’s books, won the veterans’ European Championship in orienteering and is director of Humlegården, a day centre for people with autism.
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/multi-tasking-top - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “The state sold us for 49 years.” These are the words of one of the farmers that doctoral student Mine Islar has interviewed in Turkey. Her recently completed thesis is about the conflicts that have arisen when the government gives private companies the right to the water in several Turkish rivers. Mine Islar. “The ri
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/local-community-protests-against-leasing-rivers - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Mikael Lund is a chemist who doesn’t wear a lab coat. Instead, his research involves computer models of atoms and molecules. Being named a Future Research Leader means both freedom and new challenges. “Using computer models, we can zoom in on molecular details to gain insights that are difficult to achieve with classi
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-funding-provides-valuable-freedom - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Linde Lindkvist is on the way to becoming Sweden’s first Doctor of Philosophy in Human Rights Studies. He is the first to reach this goal within the subject, which combines law, history and philosophy. “This is an intense time, I am trying to isolate myself in order to finish.” He explains two doctoral students have b
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/set-become-swedens-first-doctor-human-rights - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. High spirits, a magnificently versatile show, and long beer queues, as Lund University staff and students celebrated the 350th anniversary with a big birthday bash. But the party came close to not being held on historic ground. Photo: Kennet Ruona. The National Property Board of Sweden, which manages the buildings in
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-party - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A night at the opera is associated with reverential listening and a formally dressed audience. But during an opera improvisation, a performance emerges organically. The audience may contribute with their thoughts and ideas before it starts. Sara Wilén Photo:Kennet Ruona Sara Wilén is Sweden’s – and probably the world
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/doctor-opera-improvisation - 2026-06-27
In mid-June, the University’s biologists fine-combed grass, bushes, trees, asphalt and waterways around the department’s buildings. Their aim was to find out what species of plants and animals lived there. Now their mapping project is complete, and their findings include 21 endangered species and six species never previously encountered in Sweden. “All six of them are hymenoptera. In addition, two
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/biologists-found-new-insect-species-just-around-corner - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “When his head moves it makes me happy and I feel appreciated. I believe I like to think of him as a living thing. He is charming.” A test subject explains her feelings about the robot called Hobbit – a social robot that works as a communication tool, support and company for elderly persons. It can fetch pills, find k
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hobbit-robot-nice-companion - 2026-06-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. International sustainability policies set out clear goals for protecting ecosystems and biodiversity, but how to actually achieve these goals remains elusive in practice, as biodiversity loss continues at an alarming rate. A new study published in the journal Nature Sustainability by an international team of 32 scient
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/clear-goals-murky-path-ecosystem-sustainability-key-knowledge-gaps-identified - 2026-06-27
Corona och den följande nedstängingen av universitet över hela världen har betytt att vi alla behövt lära oss undervisa på distans i ett högt tempo. Pedagoger över hela världen har samlat erfarenheter och utvärderat hur det fungerat och talar ofta om samtiden som ”det nya normala” och avser då en situation där både lärare och studenter förväntar sig att undervisning tar tillvara kunskaper och färd
https://www.education.lu.se/artikel/det-nya-normala-en-litteraturoversikt - 2026-06-27
Edstrandska stiftelsen delar ut tre av Sveriges största konststipendier samt fyra stipendier till nyexaminerade Masterstudenter. I samarbete med Konsthögskolan i Malmö visas alla stipendiaterna i en grupputställning som öppnar den 22 oktober. Edstrandska stipendiestiftelsen har i år tilldelat ett stipendium om 500 000 kr vardera till konstnärerna Melanie Kitti, Sandra Mujinga och Matti Sumari. Vid
https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/edstrandska-stiftelsens-stipendiater-2026 - 2026-06-27
Edstrandska stiftelsen delar ut tre av Sveriges största konststipendier samt fyra stipendier till nyexaminerade Masterstudenter. I samarbete med Konsthögskolan i Malmö visas alla stipendiaterna i en grupputställning som öppnar den 22 oktober. Edstrandska stipendiestiftelsen har i år tilldelat ett stipendium om 500 000 kr vardera till konstnärerna Melanie Kitti, Sandra Mujinga och Matti Sumari. Vid
https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/edstrandska-stiftelsens-stipendiater-2026 - 2026-06-27
Tillfälliga uppehållstillstånd är på väg att bli ny europeisk standard. Men de försätter individen i limbo och riskerar att underminera välfärdsstatens själva idé, enligt en ny studie. Enligt Tidöavtalet vill regeringen och samarbetspartiet Sverigedemokraterna skapa ett vad de kallar “paradigmskifte” i synen på asylmottagande i Sverige. Skydd för den som flyr ska erbjudas tillfälligt. Det har även
https://www.lu.se/artikel/tidsbegransat-flyktingskydd-ny-trend-i-europa - 2026-06-28
Forskare vid Lunds universitet visar i en studie att kraftig övervikt, obesitas, ökar risken för fler cancerformer än vad man tidigare känt till. Resultaten visar på samband mellan obesitas och risken att utveckla 31 olika cancerformer eller subgrupper till cancerdiagnoser. Kraftig övervikt, även kallat fetma eller obesitas, är en kronisk sjukdom som ofta kräver långsiktig behandling och som även
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/kraftig-overvikt-kopplas-till-okad-risk-31-cancerformer - 2026-06-28
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Fetmaoperationer är den mest effektiva och på sikt enda hållbara metoden för kraftigt överviktiga att gå ned i vikt. 15 års uppföljning visar att ingreppet räddar liv, dramatiskt minskar insjuknandet i diabetes samt att många som har diabetes blir botade av ingreppet. Den svenska studien Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS)
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/operationen-som-forhindrar-och-botar-diabetes - 2026-06-27
Stora vägbyggen runt Lund kommer snart påverka pendlingsmöjligheterna. Om du arbetar i Lund men bor utanför stan kan det vara bra att planera hur du ska ta dig till jobbet i förväg. Vägprojekten berör E22 vid trafikplats Lund Södra och väg 108 mellan Staffanstorp och Lund. Stora vägbyggen runt Lund kommer snart påverka pendlingsmöjligheterna. Om du arbetar i Lund men bor utanför stan kan det vara
https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/aktuella-vagbyggen-som-kan-paverka-din-pendling - 2026-06-28
Forskare vid Lunds universitet visar i en studie att kraftig övervikt, obesitas, ökar risken för fler cancerformer än vad man tidigare känt till. Resultaten visar på samband mellan obesitas och risken att utveckla 31 olika cancerformer eller subgrupper till cancerdiagnoser. Kraftig övervikt, även kallat fetma eller obesitas, är en kronisk sjukdom som ofta kräver långsiktig behandling och som även
https://www.lu.se/artikel/kraftig-overvikt-kopplas-till-okad-risk-31-cancerformer - 2026-06-28
Over the past few years, we have been working to develop a Core Curriculum for doctoral education at the faculty. This initiative has grown out of a need that has become increasingly clear: that our doctoral students should not only develop deep specialist knowledge through their research projects, but also the broader competencies that are part of doctoral education.The background for this work a
She conducts research on how AI can improve product development and industrial processes. At the Department of Design Sciences, LTH's new Lise Meitner Professor hopes to inspire the next generation of researchers in an emerging academic field, especially young women. Hello and welcome to LTH! How did your career as an expert in your field begin?“If I look back, my career didn’t start with one big
https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2025/welcome-lth-lise-meitner-professor-ibtissam-el-hassani - 2026-06-27
Jamirah Nazziwa will defend her thesis: Dynamics of HIV-1 infection within and between hosts. Date: 2022-06-15 Time: 13:00 Place: Agardh lecture hall, CRC, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, Malmö or you can join by Zoom, https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/5911574417 Opponent: Professor Fernando Gonzalez Candelas, University of Valencia, Spain Dynamics of HIV-1 infection within and between hosts-Lund University. Pop
https://www.virology.lu.se/article/156-thesis-defense-jamirah-nazziwa - 2026-06-27
