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Nu är det dags att nominera fakultetens hedersdoktorer 2027. I år utsågs filosofen Jonna Bornemark och journalisten Sara Heyman till hedersdoktorer på fakulteten, och nu vill vi fortsätta att knyta andra ”stjärnor” till oss genom hedersdoktorat. Har du någon framstående person i ditt nätverk som du tycker skulle kunna passa som hedersdoktor? Se då till att nominera den personen senast 1 september
https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/har-du-en-lysande-hedersdoktor-i-byraladan-nominera-0 - 2026-10-20
Universitetets externa kulturråd träffades i förra veckan och flera intressanta diskussioner kring framtiden initierades. Kulturrådet är en viktig del i arbetet med universitetets kulturstrategi för att stärka samverkan mellan konst, kultur, utbildning och forskning. Från och med våren 2024 har kulturrådet förstärkts med nya ledamöter: Nina Andersson (VD för Folkets Hus och Parker), Jason Diakité
https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/kultur-ar-som-vatten-det-kommer-alltid-att-finnas - 2026-10-20
Forskare vid Lunds universitet har tagit fram ett recept som gör det möjlig att omvandla hjärnans stödjeceller till parvalbuminceller. Dessa celler fungerar som hjärnans supersnabba bromssystem och har betydelse bland annat vid schizofreni och epilepsi. Parvalbuminceller har en central roll i att hålla hjärnans aktivitet i balans. De styr tempot, dämpar överaktivitet och ser till att hjärnan arbet
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/celler-som-stoppar-kaos-i-hjarnan-nu-kan-de-skapas - 2026-10-20
För att få en uppfattning om någon ljuger studerar man ofta hur personen talar. Ny forskning tyder på att det kan vara lovande att också undersöka hur någon skriver. Detta enligt Kajsa Gullberg, forskare i allmän språkvetenskap, som hoppas att hennes avhandling kan ge insikter i människans komplexa språkförmåga. Kajsa Gullbergs forskning visar att sanningshalten i det man skriver kan påverka hur s
https://www.lu.se/artikel/hur-vi-skriver-kan-avsloja-logner-ny-forskning-kan-bli-verktyg-rattsvasendet - 2026-10-20
Iben Lundgaard’s vision is driving international collaboration in neuroscience. After initiating the first Glymphatic and Brain Clearance Symposium in Lund, Sweden, in 2024, her lab recently attended the second meeting at Oxford, UK, connecting with over 250 scientists to advance research on brain clearance mechanisms critical for understanding neurodegenerative diseases. From 30 March to 1 April
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/lundgaard-lab-attends-second-glymphatic-and-brain-clearance-symposium-oxford - 2026-10-19
Research Services will help you along the way, both with funding and support. Rolf Lood, Docent at Infectious medicine at IKVL, and currently on his way to Tanzania, is the coordinator of a project in Africa, and encourages more people to try out the role of coordinator. What is it like to be a coordinator? "Wonderful and stressful at the same time! Getting a group of about 50 researchers, represe
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/become-coordinator-eu-project - 2026-10-19
Teaching staff and researchers can now get access to ChatGPT free of charge. ChatGPT provides generative AI support for analysis and problem-solving in a secure environment. ChatGPT Edu has been developed specifically for higher education institutions and provides access to more powerful models and more stable performance. Focus on security and integrity A crucial difference between this licence a
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/free-one-year-chatgpt-licence-researchers-and-teaching-staff - 2026-10-19
There are still plenty of M365 Copilot licences available – and now is the perfect time to get started. This spring, we are offering practical Copilot workshops where you can try it out for yourself, ask questions and discover ways of working that will make a real difference to your everyday tasks. Here are three quick steps to get started: 1. Register for a workshop (places are limited)During the
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/secure-your-copilot-licence-get-started-quickly-workshops - 2026-10-20
On 31 March, the news arrived that many had been waiting for since last autumn, when the University submitted its applications to the Swedish Research Council’s eight new Strategic Research Areas (SRAs). Last year saw a great deal of effort go into the delicate work of coordinating researchers, faculty members and partner universities during what was a short window in which the call for proposals
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/great-easter-treat-sras - 2026-10-20
On 23 October, 31 new professors will be inaugurated at a formal ceremony in Stora salen, AF Borgen, followed by a reception open for everyone. The University’s new professors will be inaugurated by the Vice-Chancellor. As part of the inauguration ceremony for new professors, one of the new professors, Professor Åsa Hammar, will give a short popular science lecture. Elisabeth Roos Lindell, Chair o
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/inauguration-ceremony-new-professors23-october - 2026-10-20
Research Data in Transition: Infrastructure and Support at Lund University. An event that introduces the new Research Data Office (RDO), the growing network of data stewards, and the strategic initiatives at LU to help researchers meet these demands with confidence. Lund University is currently strengthening its support for research data management through the new Research Data Office (RDO) and a
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-escience-hub-30-october-data-management-solutions-lund-university - 2026-10-20
On 26 October, Times Higher Education (THE) published its Rankings by Subject. Lund University does very well in comparison to higher education institutions around the world. We are ranked best in Sweden in THE’s subject areas Law, Business and Economics, Social Sciences, and Arts and Humanities. Regarding Law, we are ranked 38th in the world.Our ranking improved in seven of the eleven subjects an
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-best-sweden-four-subjects-according-times-higher-education-2024 - 2026-10-20
Obesity is commonly diagnosed using BMI, but this approach has several limitations. Researchers at Lund University and AstraZeneca show that integrating measurements such as body fat percentage and waist circumference captures disease risks missed by BMI alone. In recent years, research has shown that there are several limitations with BMI alone when it comes to assessing adiposity quantity, dis
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-study-bmi-alone-does-not-fully-capture-health-risks-linked-obesity - 2026-10-19