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No 59, 15 April 2026 Welcome to a new addition of the NAISS training newsletter. Since the last edition we have added the course “AI in HPC”, which can be attended on-site in Stockholm and online. We still take late registrations for the “Using Python in an HPC environment” event next week. We remind on a number of events announced previously, which cover a wide range of topics. Our new use
https://www.compile.lu.se/article/naiss-training-newsletter-11 - 2026-05-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Tea Torbenfeldt Bengtsson, PhD in Sociology at the University of Copenhagen, will be working as a visiting researcher at the Department of Sociology for three months this autumn. Her main research areas are qualitative methods, crime, social work, risk-taking, and youth studies. – In my research I focus on youth, crim
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/visiting-researcher-looks-vulnerable-young-peoples-risk-taking - 2026-05-15
How long does it take to comfort someone? Does an egg need to be fried rather than boiled? LUM invited home care researchers from the School of Social Work and the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) for a conversation. They are meeting for the first time; their discussions cover stress, responsibility and participation. Their common goal is better home care, but they approach the issue from different pe
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/one-persons-workplace-anothers-home - 2026-05-16
A new international commission will pave the way for a global boost in maternal and newborn health. The project is led by a researcher at Lund University in Sweden, whose motivation stems from a formative experience witnessing a woman bleed to death unnecessarily during childbirth. “The time has come to put maternal and newborn health back at the heart of the global health agenda,” says Mehreen Za
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-global-initiative-maternal-and-newborn-health-be-led - 2026-05-15
A new international commission will pave the way for a global boost in maternal and newborn health. The project is led by a researcher at Lund University in Sweden, whose motivation stems from a formative experience witnessing a woman bleed to death unnecessarily during childbirth. “The time has come to put maternal and newborn health back at the heart of the global health agenda,” says Mehreen Za
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-global-initiative-maternal-and-newborn-health-be-led-sweden - 2026-05-15
A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that validated biomarkers can reveal an individual’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Using a model that combines the levels of two specific proteins in the blood of those with mild memory impairment, the researchers are able to predict the risk of developing Alzheimer’s. The researchers have also developed an app that doctors can use to give
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/app-predicts-risk-developing-alzheimers - 2026-05-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. High income and education level, and being married are beneficial if you end up unable to pay your mortgages. In a quantitative study published in the Journal of Consumer Policy, doctoral candidate in sociology of law Mikael Lundholm found that “higher socio-economic status is positively correlated with greater potent
As SciLifeLab continues to grow as a hub for cutting-edge life science research, collaboration and coordination are more important than ever. At SciLifeLab Lund, the coordinators play a vital role in connecting researchers, infrastructure units, and strategic initiatives across disciplines and sectors. We meet Anabella, Sophie and Wojtek, the three coordinators at SciLifeLab Lund. Each brings a un
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/enhancing-research-and-partnerships-new-coordinators-step-scilifelab-lund - 2026-05-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Kristin Asgermyr is Lund University’s new Data Protection Officer. She joins the University from the world of banking and has broad experience of working comprehensively on data protection, information security, risk management and observance of regulations. Kristin started in August and is based at the Legal Division
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/kristin-asgermyr-new-data-protection-officer - 2026-05-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Søren Brunak from Copenhagen - member of the LUDC-IRC Scientific Advisory Board - has been awarded the grand Nordic Prize for 2019 by the Eric K. Fernström Foundation. It is one of the largest Scandinavian research prizes in medicine and Søren Brunak receives the award for his work as a pioneer in the border
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/prestigious-prize-goes-pioneer-bioinformatics - 2026-05-15
This article was written by Paul W Franks, Professor in Genetic Epidemiology at Lund University, and Peter Nilsson, Professor of Epidemiology at Lund University for The Conversation (https://theconversation.com/uk). It was published on March 27th 2020. A growing number of Swedish doctors and scientists are raising alarm over the Swedish government’s approach to COVID-19. Unlike its Nordic neighbou
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sweden-under-fire-relaxed-coronavirus-approach-heres-science-behind-it - 2026-05-15
This year Prince Daniel's grant for particularly promising young researchers was awarded WCMM researcher Andreas Edsfeldt for his research on atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetes. The Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation wishes to foster the next generation of young researchers. One way in which it does this is by awarding grants to particularly promising young researchers. Andreas Edsfeldt, associate prof
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/prince-daniels-research-grant-andreas-edsfeldt - 2026-05-15
As part of the work with Global Dynamic Engagement (GDE), Lund University is announcing three calls for funding to stimulate collaboration and activities that strengthen our international impact in research, education, innovation and cooperation. Deadline for applications is 21 August 2024. Funded activities should be completed no later than 31 July 2025.Get Started Funding – funding to develop c
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/international-impact-actions - 2026-05-16
Researchers at Lund University want to use AI methods, population registers, mobile data and novel data sources to develop and evaluate applications that can be used to detect and combat pandemics in the future. A large collaborative project is funded by Vinnova, Sweden’s innovation agency. During the corona pandemic, it has been necessary for the authorities to act quickly and use available popul
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ai-help-combat-future-pandemics - 2026-05-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. BECC and the Swedish National Phenology network organised a symposium on how deliverables from phenology research and data monitoring can be used in planning and decision-making of stakeholders as well as for the general society for discovery and adaption to a changed climate. The symposium was held in connection to t
Lund University has recruited Trevor Forsyth to lead the development of LINXS, Lund Institute of advanced Neutron and X-ray Science. He also takes up the position as professor of biophysics at the Faculty of Medicine. This strategic recruitment is part of Lund University's efforts to develop new research using neutron and synchrotron light techniques - and is an important step to maximise the pote
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/top-international-researcher-will-maximise-potential-max-iv-and-ess - 2026-05-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Contagion spreads in various ways, with airborne viruses being especially difficult to protect oneself against. Norovirus, or the winter vomiting bug as it is sometimes known, is just such a virus. Carl-Johan Fraenkel, infectious disease and healthcare hygiene specialist, is currently defending his thesis at Lund Univ
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researchers-track-spread-norovirus-hospitals - 2026-05-15
Textilindustrin har stor klimatpåverkan och återanvändning av kläder ses som en del av den hållbara omvandlingen av branschen. Nu presenterar Daniel Hellström och John Olsson på Lunds universitet sin prisbelönade artikel om en cirkulär affärsmodell som skapar en mer hållbar modehandel. Utöver den faktiska affärsmodellen är arbetet intressant också genom att forskarna visar hur viktigt det är att s
https://www.ch.lu.se/artikel/forskare-uppmarksammas-cirkular-affarsmodell-textil - 2026-05-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The School of Social Work recently hosted an online seminar on grounded theory, which drew participants from New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Canada, the UK, Italy and Lithuania. The virtual meeting was the first gathering of a group that has emerged on Facebook, around a common interest in the research methodology. T
https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/grounded-theory-contentment-and-norwegian-fjord - 2026-05-15
