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It was during a conference that Pouya Movahed Rad first heard about the small foundation Norrsken Mind. Together with colleagues, he wrote an application. The result: SEK 6.7 million in three years. Congratulations, what are you going to do with the money?"We have received just over SEK 6.7 million to conduct a pilot study that examines the potential of psilocybin in the treatment of anorexia nerv

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/finding-small-and-unknown-funders-networking-led-multi-million-grant - 2026-05-27

In early December, the University’s new plan for gender equality and equal opportunities was approved. It extends over a six-year period and is based on the University’s strategic plan. Its aim is to meet the government’s gender mainstreaming requirements as well as the EU Commission’s requirements for a gender equality plan. Above all, the plan reflects the goals towards which Lund University int

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-plan-gender-equality-and-equal-opportunities-approved - 2026-05-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A spinach extract containing green leaf membranes called thylakoids decreases hedonic hunger with up to 95% - and increases weight loss with 43%. This has been shown in a recently published long-term human study at Lund University in Sweden. WATCH:"My cravings were gone from day one"Hedonic hunger is another term for

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/spinach-extract-decreases-cravings - 2026-05-27

The Vice-Chancellor has recently decided to implement a project aimed at strengthening the work against sexual harassment among students. The project represents a major step forward on this important issue and will be implemented together with the three main student stakeholders – the Academic Society, the nations and the students’ unions. This is the first time we are taking such a clear collecti

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-are-supporting-students-their-work-against-sexual-harassment - 2026-05-28

Transistors that can change properties are important elements in the development of tomorrow’s semiconductors. With standard transistors approaching the limit for how small they can be, having more functions on the same number of units becomes increasingly important in enabling the development of small, energy-efficient circuits for improved memory and more powerful computers. Researchers at Lund

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/cutting-edge-transistors-semiconductors-future - 2026-05-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Kidney exchange, refugee placements and choosing schools. Separate things but with the common denominator that, with digitalisation's new tools, it is possible to save both time and money – and to save lives.  "I don't like it when I see things that are wrong which research could solve. Then it is up to me to take my

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/algorithm-maker-saving-lives - 2026-05-27

What made IKEA go against the grain and move into town? This week, IKEA opened a bedroom store in central Stockholm. The store in The Lobby on Regeringsgatan is the latest in a series of smaller, city-centre formats that IKEA is currently testing in various parts of the world. It is an interesting development, at a time when other retailers are moving out of the city. And it represents another imp

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ikea-bedroom - 2026-05-27

This year, the Swedish University Pitch Competition was held for the first time for students engaged in finance associations at Swedish universities. The Lund University Finance Society, LINC, both hosted the competition and won first prize with one of their participating teams. Hello Ture Eknor, President of LINC! Can you tell us about the Swedish University Pitch Competition?“It all started with

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/finance-society-linc-hosted-new-competition-won-first-prize - 2026-05-28

The University's Management Group has visited Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Utrecht University has written a text about the visit "The Swedish University appreciates Utrecht's innovative power". Here you can read Utrecht University's text. In the next LU News, the University Management will describe the visit to Utrecht with their own words. They are similar in several ways: Lund Universi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/utrecht-university-writes-about-lus-management-groups-visit-utrecht - 2026-05-28

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University Diabetes Centre has entered into a collaboration with the Regeneron Genetics Center LLC (RGC) and the University of Helsinki involving exome-sequencing and whole genome array genotyping of greater than 9,000 individuals. The collaboration will involve the largest sequencing study in diabetes families t

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/lund-initiates-genetic-sequencing-study-diabetes-families-provide-new-insights-what-causes-disease - 2026-05-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A few weeks after the terrorist attack on Drottninggatan in Stockholm, researchers caution against describing reality as a black-and-white struggle between good and evil. If you want to protect society against extremism, it is important that you understand how and why it occurs. Although radicalised youth who return f

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/segregation-graver-threat-isis-returnees-long-run - 2026-05-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Patients with diabetes or Parkinson’s disease can be cured with stem cells at a clinic in China. Multiple sclerosis, stroke and cerebral palsy are treated at a stem cell clinic in Mexico, and in Thailand, the deadly disease ALS can be cured with stem cells... at least according to advertising from these and other clin

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hyped-hope-shady-stem-cell-clinics-take-advantage-desperate-patients - 2026-05-27

Some time ago, I was asked, “What does Lund University want in terms of AI and research?” At first, I was a little surprised and thought, is the University to have an explicit position on this? But then I started thinking about the University’s other clearly-stated ambitions. We want to be a “world-class university,” we want to “understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.” S

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/are-we-use-ai-when-conducting-research - 2026-05-28

Forskare, lärare och studenter från logopedprogrammet demonstrerar logopediska bedömnings- och behandlingsverktyg i atriet på Forum Medicum under förmiddagen. Kom vettja! Årets tema för Internationella logopeddagen är samverkan, ett av våra viktiga uppdrag här på universitet. Hur samverkar ni?– Logopedin är ett tvärvetenskapligt ämne, så vi samverkar dagligen med forskare och lärare från andra ämn

https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/internationella-logopeddagen-6-mars-hittar-vara-logopeder-pa-nagot-extra-festligt - 2026-05-27

Kan sex veckors cykelpendling ­mellan Södra Sandby och Lund få LUM:s r­eporter att förvandlas från soffpotatis till supercyklist? Jag och tjugo andra testcyklister började den sex veckor långa prövningen en måndag i september – en dag när regnet vräkte ner. Men trots den mindre charmiga väderleken vid starten har min tid som testcyklist mellan Södra Sandby och Lund gett mersmak. Det finns något ma

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/satsar-pa-att-bli-supercyklist-pa-sex-veckor - 2026-05-28

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund researchers have every reason to be proud regarding competition for EU grants. LU is the best in Sweden in terms of total funding and in the top three with the Karolinska Institute (KI) and Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) regarding the number of participations in different projects.  “We have the most ERC gra

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-top-eu-league-best-sweden-obtaining-grants - 2026-05-27

The UNEXPECTED event that took place 1 June in Lund gathered unique and diverse minds and organisations, that exemplifies the dynamism of human creativity. With limitless possibilities that emerge when we break down barriers, we can embrace the unexpected. The international arts and science innovation forum, UNEXPECTED attracted researchers, politicians, civil servants, and entrepreneurs from acro

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/innovation-happens-edges-0 - 2026-05-27

Should climate researchers let their findings speak for themselves, or does the state of the planet mean that it is a duty to take to the barricades? How can science get its message across in the best way and does climate activism by researchers impact their credibility? These questions were the focus of Debatt i Lund this May. The panel consisted of sustainability researcher Kimberly Nicholas, so

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/climate-researchers-and-activism - 2026-05-28

Bokfonden slut Bokfonden, som bestod av medel från det uppsagda Elsevier-avtalet (från juli 2018 till december 2019) är förbrukad. Fonden bestod av totalt ca 13 miljoner kr som nu betalats ut eller öronmärkts för publicering av 111 böcker. Nu går bokfonden i stället in i den ordinarie modellen för finansiering av Open Access-publicering, tillsammans med stöd till publicering i Open Access-tidskrif

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-maj-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-3 - 2026-05-27

Urbanisation and a warmer climate means that more people want to swim in canals, harbours, and urban beaches. However, this means that they may swimming close to where treated wastewater and stormwater are discharged – including bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens that might make people sick. A new method tested in Sweden by Lund University, can provide both faster and more complete answers on

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/contaminated-bathing-water-easier-detect - 2026-05-27