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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It was 17 December 1944. The American B-24 bomber aircraft, better known as the Tulsamerican, was circling the island of Vis off the coast of Croatia. The plane was damaged following an attack by the Germans and finally crashed into the sea. Seven of the ten crew members survived but three died, among them the pilot,
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/deep-diving-history - 2026-05-19
Despite not being part of the winning team in the EU’s enormous culture and innovation push, Lund University regards itself as a clear winner. The preparatory work on the application acted like a beacon and all the faculties joined in to work together and find interdisciplinary innovation and collaboration projects. That engagement now continues. “We have unique values within art and culture, whic
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/rallied-competition-lu-continue-investment-creatives - 2026-05-20
The MOCCA project (Multi-level Orders of Corruption in Central Asia), in collaboration with the MARS project, hosted an international research seminar at Lund University on January 22, bringing together scholars and early-career researchers to examine critical issues at the intersection of migration, governance, labor mobility, and higher education reform in Central Asia.Organized by Professor Rus
The MOCCA project (Multi-level Orders of Corruption in Central Asia), in collaboration with the MARS project, hosted an international research seminar at Lund University on January 22, bringing together scholars and early-career researchers to examine critical issues at the intersection of migration, governance, labor mobility, and higher education reform in Central Asia.Organized by Professor Rus
In May, Salma Mahamed, Gustavo Cadenas Delascio, Marta Pitino and Ismail Bazine participated in our third doctoral course, coordinated by the University of Gothenburg: ‘Making Foreign Aid Work: Managing tensions between top-down and bottom-up approaches’. The participants took part in online literature seminars, but also our onsite workshop in Gothenburg. The course brought together both doctoral
Cell replacement therapy has long been a hope for patients with Parkinson’s disease and efforts are on their way to use stem cell derived-dopaminergic neurons in clinical trials. On 14 October, Jessica Giacomoni defends her thesis. Her project about the direct conversion of human glial cells into therapeutic neurons directly within the brain has the ultimate goal to become an alternative to cell t
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/turning-glia-neurons-inside-brain-phd-interview-jessica-giacomoni - 2026-05-19
29th of May, it will be 70 years since one of the world’s tallest mountains, Mount Everest, was climbed for the very first time. An important moment to bring attention to how glacial melt not only threatens the tourism industry in the region, but the livelihoods of over a billion people depending on the Himalayas for water, according to sustainability researcher Mine Islar. Mine Islar, senior lect
He has been around for a couple of months now, Jonathan Andrew, Research Fellow at GENEVA ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS, Switzerland. I meet him in his cosy office at Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies, under the rustic roof beams and him in the red sofa. I begin with a. apologising handsomely for not interviewing him until now and b. thanking him for all the var
https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/international-fellow-jonathan-andrew - 2026-05-19
During two snowy half-days, we organised the conference Ett LU för alla (One LU for everyone) at Stadshallen in Lund. Approximately 110 participants listened to presentations on accessibility and inclusion in teaching and work. The presentations were given by teachers, researchers, students and representatives from the world of work. You can read more about the various presentations in the link be
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/summaries-ett-lu-for-alla-one-lu-for-everyone-2025 - 2026-05-19
Eleven research centers across four thematic areas have been awarded funding in Forte's call for Research center grants 2025. Two of these centers will be led from Lund University, focusing on the themes of severe mental illness and women’s health and disease. The two new research centers at Lund University that have been granted long-term funding from Forte will be led by Ulrika Bejerholm in the
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/forte-research-center-grants-2025 - 2026-05-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “With small means and good will you can accomplish a lot in a short period of time”, says Henrik Lundgren, CEO of EFL, the School of Economics and Management’s foundation for executive education. In six weeks, the foundation started an integration project for newly arrived academics in Sweden, several of whom have alr
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/integration-course-last-spring-resulted-several-permanent-employments - 2026-05-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Using new technology it is possible to get a detailed colour image of all retinal layers without inserting any instrument into the eye. The technology will be used by eye researcher Elisabeth Wittström, who studies diseases of the macula. Her colleague, Linnéa Taylor, is researching the link between inflammation and d
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-technology-facilitates-studies-macula - 2026-05-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Pulmonary fibrosis is a severe and life shortening chronic condition. Although most people experience mild symptoms of COVID-19, some patients develop serious and life-threatening conditions with severe lung damage. In order to influence the outcome of the disease, lung researchers in Lund are currently establishing m
Three research projects involving a total of 10 postdocs received grants in the first round of Lund University’s research programme for excellence, focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development. A total of 33 applications were submitted, of which 28 were reviewed by an external, international panel. “This is the first time that Lund University has launched such an extensive excellence progra
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ten-postdocs-kick-excellence-programme-sustainable-development - 2026-05-19
Find your unique selling point – and enjoy your studies and your studentlife. That were some of the advice and topics that were touched upon on the webinar “From Lund to leaders – Meet the CEOs of Handelsbanken, SEB and Swedbank” on 13 April. The CEOs also talked about science-based targets and actions for banking. Watch the full webinar whenever you like to learn more! ”We long for Lund! Lundagår
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ceos-handelsbanken-seb-and-swedbank-their-student-life-lund-and-usp-career-banking - 2026-05-19
A few years ago, Maria Ekelin, programme director for our midwifery programme at the University of Texas, taught within the framework of STINT Teaching Sabbatical. "I'm passionate about educational issues and always have the University of Texas and how they did it in the back of my mind". A few years ago, Maria Ekelin, program director for our midwifery education, was in Austin, University of Texa
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/time-apply-teaching-sabbatical-108-among-most-fun-things-ive-done-teacher - 2026-05-19
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Boxen med nedkylda insulinproducerande betaceller landar på Sturups flygplats där en förbeställd taxi väntar för transport till det nya ö-cellslaboratoriet på LUDC i Malmö. Där är forskarna övertygade om att cellerna kommer att tillföra mycket ny och viktig kunskap. Den första värdefulla lådan med ungefär 70 000 cel
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/nytt-laboratorium-ska-ge-vardefull-kunskap - 2026-05-19
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Idag, på internationella kvinnodagen den 8 mars, har LTH vid Lunds universitet sammanställt en lista på ett antal kvinnliga forskare som kan uttala sig inom annars mansdominerade forskningsfält. Akustik och ljudmiljö: Delphine Bard, docent i akustik, 046-222 95 88, delphie [dot] bard [at] construction [dot] lth [dot
https://www.lu.se/artikel/kvinnor-och-teknik-expertlista - 2026-05-19
Ekonomihögskolan, LTH och Sparbanken Skåne grundar ett gemensamt centrum för hållbar näringslivsutveckling vid Lunds universitet. Sparbanken Skåne bidrar med 25 miljoner kronor och Lunds universitet medfinansierar med flera miljoner kronor. Redan till hösten ska centrumbildningen välkomna nya doktorander i olika forskningssamarbeten. I fokus står omställningen till ett mer hållbart samhälle – med
https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/storsatsning-pa-nytt-tvarvetenskapligt-centrum-hallbar-naringslivsutveckling-i-lund - 2026-05-20
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Departementsbesök, Öresundssamarbete, TEDx, ledningsgruppens resa till Rom, professorsinstallation, Ormens år, Step up, LERU, seminarium i Alexandria och Medicon Village är några av punkterna i detta rektorsbrev. TEDx. Den 22 april kommer Lunds universitet att arrangera sitt första TEDx-event. På Skissernas museum k
https://www.lu.se/artikel/rektorsbrev-15-mars - 2026-05-20
