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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 11 February 2021 at 10.00-14.00 all students and recent graduates from Lund University and Malmö University are invited to a virtual career fair. During the fair you will get the opportunity to network with over twenty different employers through chat and video calls. The participating organisations offer full-tim
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/virtual-career-fair-2021 - 2026-08-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Online support, meet-ups and events - Campus Online is a new joint effort between all faculty programmes, departments and the Social Sciences Student Union. The aim is to create a meeting space for you at a time when physical meet-ups are discouraged. You can read more about the initiative and join at Canvas.
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/campus-online - 2026-08-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Last application date 25th of February. To read more about the position and how to apply, visit this page. More information on the PhD program at the Department of Human Geography
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/1-4-doctoral-candidate-positions-human-geography - 2026-08-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Due to the current spread of covid-19 in Sweden, teaching is right now carried out using digital tools (online). Teaching that needs to be campus-based is conducted in adapted forms in order to follow the recommendations to reduce spread of infection. We are striving to ensure that all courses will have campus-based
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/digital-2021-spring-semester - 2026-08-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What can the research community at Lund University bring to the table in order to advance the knowledge for sustainable development? Call for abstract open until March 21 What can the research community at Lund University bring to the table in order to advance the knowledge for sustainable development? At this confere
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/knowledge-sustainable-development-lund-university-research-conference - 2026-08-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Coffee Break with Researchers is an online platform that strives to make scientific knowledge accessible to all through the production of videos and podcasts with researchers while having a coffee. The project cover published papers, research projects, and teaching content. To read more about the award-winning initiat
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/coffee-break-researchers-marcus-grillitsch - 2026-08-07
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sustainability Week is an annual event in Lund organised as a joint venture by Lund University and the City of Lund. Sustainability week serves as a platform for bringing together ideas, for cross-disciplinary collaborations, for raising public awareness and for inspiring sustainable change. This year's sustainability
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/sustainability-week-2021-3-8-may - 2026-08-07
In a recent study from Lund University, researchers have discovered that metabolic changes in the blood cell, affect the development of blood during the fetal stage. They found a previously unknown metabolic regulator - a kind of switch - which turns out to be crucial for how different types of blood cells develop. In the long run, this could mean that natural killer cells, a type of white blood c
A multidisciplinary research team at Lund University has innovatively tackled what has long been a major problem in stem cell research. The project has now been awarded a Proof of Concept grant from the European Research Council, ERC. Jonas Larsson, Professor of Molecular Medicine, and his research colleague Ludwig Schmiderer, together with Martin Hjort, a researcher at NanoLund, have developed th
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/how-nanostraws-can-increase-number-blood-stem-cells - 2026-08-07
Each year, Lund Stem Cell Center presents one of its members with its Article of the Year Award. This year three distinguished nominees contended for the title. Among them, Marie Jönsson, representing the research group Molecular Neurogenetics, was awarded Article of the Year 2021, for their work in revealing how the activation of ancient viruses during brain development causes inflammation. In th
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/scc-article-year-award-goes - 2026-08-07
A team of researchers from Lund University and the Lund Stem Cell Center have developed a new memory-efficient tool for single-cell genomic analysis called Scarf. Now available in Nature Communications, this innovative, bioinformatics software has the potential to help researchers navigate a growing treasure trove of data and set them on the path to answering new scientific questions related to hu
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/introducing-scarf-memory-efficient-solution-single-cell-genomic-analysis - 2026-08-07
Researchers at Lund University and Lund Stem Cell Center in Sweden have developed a new method for studying age-related brain disorders. The researchers have focused on the neurodegenerative disorder Huntington’s disease and the results have now been published in the journal Brain. Basic medical research often faces the challenge of developing disease models that correspond to specific disease mec
Sofia Wijk will defend her Ph.D. thesis on the 8th of September 2022, with a vision to contribute to the development of future cell-based therapies for patients with chronic lung disease. She has dedicated the last several years to better understanding the regenerative properties and processes of stem cells in our airways. In this interview, she tells us about her research, her journey in academia
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-sofia-wijk - 2026-08-07
A large amount of lungs donated cannot be used for transplantation. Researchers at Lund Stem Cell Center, Lund University in Sweden and Skåne University Hospital have conducted an animal study bringing hope that more donor lungs could be used in the future. The researchers have launched a pilot study to investigate whether the treatment will have the same positive effects on human beings. About 19
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-treatment-could-result-more-donor-lungs - 2026-08-07
Sarah Warsi will defend her Ph.D. thesis on the 4th of October 2022. Driven by the desire to improve patient outcomes, she has dedicated the last several years to studying both in the clinic and the lab. During that time, her research efforts have centered on a better understanding of the functionality and fate of blood stem cells to contribute to developing improved clinical therapies for patient
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-sarah-warsi - 2026-08-07
The Student Office at the Department has opened up again, but now virtually. The office is open via zoom in order to help with any study administrative issues or questions you might have. We can for instance help you with Registration and re-registration on courses Reporting of study results Access to course pages on Canvas Issuing of study certificates and official transcripts of records with a
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/virtual-student-office - 2026-08-07
Hereby, the Torsten Hägerstrand Fund announces two scholarships, to an amount of 12000 Swedish crowns each. One scholarship is directed to human geography, and one to physical geography. They are primarily directed at younger doctors or doctoral students in the latter part of their studies. The scholarships are meant to cover costs for fieldwork or travel to conferences. An account of the work is
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/torsten-hagerstrand-scholarship-announcement - 2026-08-07
Johan Pries at the Department talks about the densification of Malmö. We are happy to share this news article with you, in which Associate Senior Lecturer Johan Pries discuss the densification of Malmö. You can find the article at this link: https://www.dn.se/sverige/upprort-nar-politiker-vill-fortata-stadernas-mest-utsatta-delar/.
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/johan-pries-dn - 2026-08-07
Mariko discuss the femwashing of clothing commercials in Dagens Nyheter. We are happy to share yet another news article from DN in which our Department is represented! PhD student Mariko Takedomi Karlsson discussed Femwashing and Greenwashing in the clothing industry, which is related to her research project. You can read the article HERE. To read similar research by Mariko, you can follow this LI
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/mariko-takedomi-karlsson-discuss-femwashing-dn - 2026-08-07
How vulnerable is humanity in relation to climate change? And how is it impacting livelihoods today? These are some of the questions answered by the IPCC on February 28th. Martina Angela Caretta, senior lecturer at the department, is authoring one of the chapters in the final report. Here you can read more about the IPCC and the report, and here you can read more about Martina Angela Caretta.
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/martina-angela-caretta-author-un-climate-report - 2026-08-07
