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Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Östersjön har världens största yta av syrefattiga havsbottnar orsakade av människan. Forskare från bland annat Lunds universitet kan i en ny studie konstatera att de döda havsbottnarnas storlek har ökat tiofaldigt under de senaste 115 åren. Ett internationellt forskarlag rapporterar nu att omfattningen av syrebrist

https://www.lu.se/artikel/tio-ganger-mer-dod-botten-i-ostersjon - 2026-06-18

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Att funktionshindrade människor har sexuella behov är erkänt i både Danmark och Sverige. Men i Danmark finns flera hundra särskilt utbildade sexualrådgivare till de funktionshindrades hjälp. I Sverige finns ingenting motsvarande. – Det är ett märkligt tomrum och en påfallande skillnad mellan grannländerna, menar pro

https://www.lu.se/artikel/funktionshindrades-sexbehov-far-praktisk-hjalp-i-danmark - 2026-06-18

I samband med Lunds universitets årshögtid i januari mottar Jonas Hafström, före detta ordförande i universitetsstyrelsen, och professor Anne L’Huillier Lunds universitets guldmedalj för deras synnerligen betydelsefulla insatser för universitetet. Lunds universitet kan dela ut såväl silver- som guldmedaljer till personer som har gjort viktiga insatser för antingen Lunds universitet eller samhället

https://www.lu.se/artikel/lunds-universitets-guldmedalj-till-anne-lhuillier-och-jonas-hafstrom - 2026-06-18

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Zivile Bekassy, forskare vid Lunds universitet och överläkare vid Skånes universitetssjukhus, får det första ”Bengt Rippes pris” för sin forskning om behandlingar vid njurinflammation. Bengt Rippe var professor i Lund och en internationellt välkänd och framstående njurforskare. Han deltog i grundandet av Njurfonden

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/lundalakare-far-det-forsta-bengt-rippe-priset - 2026-06-19

Nyligen var Eva Westin, administrativ chef på Institutionen för reglerteknik, och Charlotta Johnsson, professor i reglerteknik samt rektor för Campus Helsingborg, inbjudna till Control Conference Africa 2024 på Mauritius för att berätta om hur viktigt det är att underrepresenterade grupper har förebilder. Vill du berätta vad det var för konferens du var på och hur det kom sig att du åkte dit?– Cha

https://www.lthin.lth.se/artikel/2024/lthare-spred-kunskap-om-vikten-av-forebilder - 2026-06-19

Anders Kjellberg, professor i sociologi, har kommit med den nya rapporten "Den svenska modellen i en föränderlig värld" som berättar att allt fler går med i facket och framförallt lockar LO-facken fler utrikesfödda. Rapporten har fått stor uppmärksamhet i media. Arena Idé-rapport "Den svenska modellen i en föränderlig värld" (21 februari 2022) kan nås via Anders Kjellberg profil i Lunds universite

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/enligt-ny-uppmarksammad-rapport-gar-fler-med-i-facket - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Over the past year, the health service has witnessed an increasing number of patients with long-term effects of Covid-19, including chronic symptoms that suggest POTS. POTS is a condition that causes the pulse to race when you stand up. Until now, too little has been known about POTS as a complication following a Covi

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/case-study-sheds-light-pots-connection-long-covid - 2026-06-17

Master´s theses that excel in originality and academic quality, providing new knowledge with strong relevance and practical implications to society related to transformation – those are the qualities that are awarded with the SSCEN Sustainability Prize. The 2024 winners are now selected by the jury, one thesis carried out at the Faculty of Engineering and one thesis from the School of Economics an

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/winners-sscen-sustainability-prize-masters-theses-2024 - 2026-06-15

Some blood pressure medications can make the skin extra prone to sunburn. A registry study from Lund University in Sweden shows a possible increased risk of basal cell carcinoma with certain blood pressure medications. The risk increase is relatively low—at most nine percent. “Blood pressure treatment should not be discontinued. But it’s good if doctors inform patients that extra sun protection ma

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/important-use-sun-protection-during-blood-pressure-treatment - 2026-06-17

It will be a big change in many ways for David Fenyö as he now gets the possibility to return to Sweden after 34 years in the US. Thanks to a grant of SEK 50 million from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, he can now move his research in precision medicine to Lund University. And he is familiar with Sweden from childhood. “We came from Hungary to Sweden when I was five years old and spoke H

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/1st-avenue-new-york-solvegatan-lund - 2026-06-17

During his research education, Jonathan Timpka wanted to elucidate what is affecting the ability to work for patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Defending his Ph.D. thesis on November 19th, Jonathan tells about his wide range of projects within the Restorative Parkinson Unit led by Per Odin. Tell us about your Ph.D. research! My research engagement has been quite diverse, ranging from reg

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-jonathan-timpka - 2026-06-17

On April 9, Lund University's Pre-GMP Facility and Skåne University Hospital's ATMP Center - a joint research and development environment where new treatments using cell and gene therapies are developed - will be inaugurated. The aim of the collaboration is to bring research closer to healthcare and make advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) available to more patients. This is joint news fro

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/now-lunds-atmp-infrastructures-are-officially-open - 2026-06-17

While it is well known that men and women have different health needs, have you ever considered why? The Systems Immunology research group, led by Camila Consiglio, has. Together, Lund Stem Cell Center’s newest members are working to uncover whether the answer lies in the differences between the female and male immune systems. “At the heart of our research is the question: how can we understand th

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/unveiling-gender-gap-immunity-camila-consiglio-joins-lund-stem-cell-center - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Broke and depressed – that’s how doctoral students risk ending up if they don’t complete their studies in time. The Doctoral Student Ombudsman, Aleksandra Popvic, says supervisors and the University must take more responsibility for the structure of the thesis work, a view supported by a survey conducted by the Swedis

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/stressed-doctoral-students-want-better-support-their-supervisors - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The bad news about malignant melanoma is that the disease is increasing more rapidly than most other types of cancer. The good news is that it is easy to cure, as long as it is detected in time. A research group in Lund has therefore started a project that it is hoped will make it easier to correctly diagnose suspicio

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tape-could-simplify-skin-cancer-diagnosis - 2026-06-17

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 - 2026-06-17

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 - 2026-06-17

If you look carefully at Niclas Nilsson’s hands and arms, you can still see the scars from all the injections he has received through the years for his haemophilia, although they have faded considerably since January 2020. That was when he got his last injection. Indeed, since his treatment with gene therapy, Niclas has not needed a single injection. Niclas Nilsson comes from a family of haemophil

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/i-wore-hockey-helmet-until-i-was-four-years-old - 2026-06-17

Several faculties have merged different departments or are about to do so. The Faculty of Engineering (LTH) merged two departments at the turn of the year, the Facult of Social Sciences has decided on one merger and is on the way to a second, while the Faculty of Science will make a decision after the summer. In a policy decision last year, the Faculty of Social Sciences decided that within a few

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/concern-when-departments-are-merged - 2026-06-18

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When it comes to meeting sustainability goals, the current reform proposal of the EU Commission on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) falls well short at the mark, accordning to a group of international researchers writing in the journal Science. The proposed amendments to the CAP will not improve the environmental

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/researchers-reject-eu-reform-plans-cap-not-viable-future - 2026-06-19