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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. With two articles published in quick succession from his time as a research fellow at Cambridge University, UK, Christopher Douse has moved to Lund Stem Cell Center to develop a research programme on newly-discovered guardians of the human genome. More than half of the human genome consists of transposons, DNA sequenc

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/hush-and-morc2-new-players-transposon-regulation-during-human-development - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Government has appointed Erik Renström as the vice-chancellor of Lund University for the term of office 2021–2026. Renström, a physician and professor of experimental endocrinology, has extensive academic experience. He is currently the dean of Lund University’s Faculty of Medicine. “It feels very exciting and a l

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/erik-renstrom-be-vice-chancellor-lund-university - 2026-06-17

The palm house in the Botanical Garden is to be renovated and the environment improved for both staff and visitors. Production is planned for 2024 and expected to take just over a year. The project was initiated by the University and the Botanical Garden because the cycads and other plants in the palm house require more space while the glass and technical systems in the building need reviewing and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/palm-house-botanical-garden-be-remodelled - 2026-06-17

Dear staff members, In times like these marked by so much uncertainty in the world, the upcoming festive season is a welcome break, allowing time for reflection and relaxation. It is an impossible task to sum up everything that has happened at a university during a year, but the international context has been a focal point for work at the management level. This year, we have worked to equip oursel

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-time-review-2023-and-look-ahead-next-year - 2026-06-18

Professors of literature Torbjörn Forslid and Anders Ohlsson helped bring the concept of shared reading to Sweden. They have now received funding from LU Innovation to develop and adapt it for use in upper-secondary schools. Shared reading is originally a British concept, which essentially involves a reading circle with reading aloud taking place in groups. When the group meets, the leader reads a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/received-help-improve-experience-reading - 2026-06-18

Digitalisation and AI affect us all – whether we work in research, teaching, administration or management. In order to face the future with the right tools and knowledge, we have formed an Ad hoc group to support our employees in developing their expertise in digitalisation and AI. We are launching an AI course for all staff as the semester gets underway. It is a basic course, aimed at those who a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-ad-hoc-ai-group-bolster-staff-expertise-digitalisation-and-ai - 2026-06-18

For this year’s Kulturnatten, the theme at LUSEM was AI, and we dove into the subject from three different perspectives, represented by researchers from Marketing, Business Law and Informatics. Patrik Stoopendahl from Marketing took us on a consumer’s voyage from starting to look for a thing they wanted to buy and through a more an more mazelike jungle of back and forths of searches, suggested alt

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/kulturnatten-lusem - 2026-06-19

Associate professor Christel Nielsen who works at the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Lund University has been appointed vice coordinator of the strategic research area EpiHealth. - EpiHealth is one of the reasons why I chose to move from Uppsala to do research at Lund University. The EpiHealth cohort and Swedish registers contain vast amounts of data and provide a unique fo

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/meet-our-new-vice-coordinator-epihealth-christel-nielsen - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nudging: A tool for sustainable behaviourSometimes, a gentle nudge is all it takes for us to do the right thing. With a report written by three IIIEE researchers, nudging as a behavioural tool has gained interest among a broad Swedish audience.Most of us wish to make sustainable choices and do well for ourselves as we

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-oksana-mont - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During regulation of blood glucose levels, various hormones interact and counteract with each other in a complex manner. Together, these hormones maintain stable glucose levels. The recent mapping of hormonal interactions, carried out by scientists at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC), aimed to explain why an imb

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/stable-glucose-levels-are-result-complex-hormonal-balancing-act - 2026-06-19

Understanding the very first pathological events at the molecular level is key to developing treatments preventing neurodegenerative diseases. With a novel microspectroscopy approach combining optical and photothermal imaging, MultiPark researchers can follow early alterations of proteins involved in Alzheimer’s disease, before neurons degenerate. Their discoveries are published in the Journal of

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-imaging-approach-visualizes-early-structural-changes-amyloids-living-brain-tissue-0 - 2026-06-19

Swedish healthcare is supposed to be guided by a principle of need, treating the most urgent cases first. Political reforms in recent decades have also introduced freedom of choice as a guiding principle. The rise of online doctor services on the healthcare market has made it clear that the two principles clash, suggests sociologist of law Peter Bergwall, who recently defended his dissertation on

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/online-doctors-expose-deficiencies-swedish-healthcare-system - 2026-06-19

New data presented by researchers at Lund University and others in the journal Oceanologia show that the air along the coasts is full of hazardous nanoparticles from sea traffic. Almost half of the measured particles stem from sea traffic emissions, while the rest is deemed to be mainly from cars but also biomass combustion, industries and natural particles from the sea. “This is the first time an

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/sea-traffic-pollutes-our-lungs-more-previously-thought - 2026-06-19

Lena Rubensdotter is a researcher at the Geohazard and Earth observation team at the Geological Survey of Norway (NGU) and University Centre of Svalbard, where she is adjunct associate professor. In spring 2024, she´s an International Fellow at the Pufendorf IAS, working with the Theme Coastal Perspectives. What is your background and research interests?I am educated at Stockholm University, as a

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/meet-guest-researcher-lena-rubensdotter - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have shown that well-developed eyes come at a surprising cost to other organ systems. The study involving Mexican cavefish shows that the visual system can require between 5% and 15% of an animal’s total energy budget. Researchers have long associated the presence of a well-d

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/large-eyes-come-high-cost - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New data presented by researchers at Lund University and others in the journal Oceanologia show that the air along the coasts is full of hazardous nanoparticles from sea traffic. Almost half of the measured particles stem from sea traffic emissions, while the rest is deemed to be mainly from cars but also biomass comb

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sea-traffic-pollutes-our-lungs-more-previously-thought - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Cross-disciplinary collaborations, the development of new technology and investment in a technical laboratory are key success factors, according to Professor Susanne Åkesson, coordinator of CAnMove, which is now preparing for its mid-way evaluation. The research in CAnMove was awarded a Linnaeus grant in 2008. Susanne

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cross-disciplinary-approach-factor-canmoves-success - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. … Professor of Functional Zoology and Cancer Cell Biology, who is helping to develop a world-class cell culture laboratory in Bolivia. It is part of a SIDA-funded project to study how medicinal plants can influence cancer cells. What is your collaboration with Bolivia like? “This is the third in a line of SIDA-funded

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/meet-stina-oredssonabout-collaboration-bolivia - 2026-06-19

75 percent of all people with haemophilia around the world are left untreated, which causes a great deal of suffering and many severe disabilities. But it is possible to lead a healthy life. This is what the internationally known contract education Haemophilia – from diagnosis to therapy is about. Some 10 years ago, a discussion began outside of Sweden about the difficulty in recruiting physicians

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/pioneering-course-decreases-suffering-people-haemophilia-around-world - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Tomas Bergström is stepping down as head of department after nine years at the helm, twelve if you count his time as assistant head of department. During his time as head of department, the department grew by 50 per cent, external funding tripled, internationalisation proceeded at record speed, English became the work

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/tomas-bergstrom-hands-over-growing-eden - 2026-06-19