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The University management’s view of the government’s proposed model for the profile areas is that it has both advantages and disadvantages. However, it is important to be prepared and to use this opportunity to reinforce the University’s research regardless. The first information meeting about the profile areas at Lund University was held on 12 November. It was well-attended and many questions cam

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/first-meeting-about-profile-areas-raised-many-questions - 2026-07-25

For the first time in the University’s history, a Vice-Chancellor’s decision exists concerning how we are to work on educational qualifications throughout the entire University, as reported in the previous LU News. Half of the University’s faculties have offered the opportunity to apply for recognition as an excellent teaching practitioner or similar for several years. A framework is now being int

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-are-now-forefront-work-educational-qualifications-higher-education - 2026-07-26

IndiCell, short for Individualized Cell Therapy, is a national initiative in Sweden to speed up the development of advanced therapies that can help treat or cure a range of diseases and medical conditions. The project, led by researchers at the Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University, is now celebrating its second anniversary. Launched in 2021 with funding from Vinnova, the Swedish Innovation Age

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/innovation-environment-customised-stem-cell-treatments-turns-two - 2026-07-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Workhorse Philip Warkander became Sweden’s first PhD graduate in Fashion Studies. He describes research in a new subject as continuously doubting – an approach he also applies to the academic community’s focus on hard work. Moving around as a researcher, he noticed one day that he had fallen into the classic man-trap

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/doubting-fashion-pioneer - 2026-07-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. He is checking out at the same fighting weight as when he checked in, and does the same number of push-ups (40!) now as he did then. He has been through several tough rounds and had to fight to defend his convictions and his views on the University’s development. Per Eriksson summarises his time as vice-chancellor as

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eriksson-you-have-dare-take-risks-sometimes-if-you-want-make-things-happen - 2026-07-25

This CMES Regional Outlook by Pinar Dinc focuses on the recent political developments in Turkey. Recent events over the past week have dramatically shaken the political landscape in Turkey. The mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, a prominent political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was stripped of his university degree for alleged irregularities. The next morning he was detained at his ho

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-rising-tide-dissent-turkey-call-democracy-and-justice - 2026-07-25

Trump’s attack on US universities and their research is actually a broader attack on democratic values, according to historian of knowledge Johan Östling. By destroying them, the Trump administration is paving the way for a very different kind of society.  “We need to understand the breadth and depth of this offensive,” says Johan Östling.Could you put Trump’s actions against universities in the U

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researcher-johan-ostling-attack-us-universities-unprecedented - 2026-07-24

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What does the origin of life on Earth have to do with malignant tumour cells? In an unusual research project, a geochemist and a tumour biologist have joined forces to explain the emergence of animals in a new way, thereby questioning one of the cornerstones of evolution. Geochemist Emma Hammarlund is excited to see w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/odd-pair-solves-evolutionary-riddle - 2026-07-25

Covid-19 turned parts of the ordinary research process upside down. Economist Erik Wengström is among those who have studied Swedes’ behaviour during the pandemic from the centre of events. But the current funding system risks putting a spanner in the works. His wish: for the faculty to have a quick source of money for highly topical research. “The pandemic has been an interesting time for researc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/call-speedy-action-finance-highly-topical-research - 2026-07-25

Type 2 diabetes is a complex disease that can lead to serious health problems. It is important to find ways to predict the disease to take preventive measures. A large interdisciplinary study led by Lund University has identified a biomarker in the blood that predicts type 2 diabetes several years before diagnosis. Diabetes is on the rise and over time, diabetes can lead to complications such as c

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/blood-biomarker-identified-predicts-type-2-diabetes-several-years-diagnosis - 2026-07-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. "No matter what happens in real time politics, some damage is already done”. Researcher Torsten Krause comments on the newly elected Brasilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s plans for deforestation and exploitation of the Amazon.  Bolsonaro takes office on the first of January 2019 and has promised to open protected areas

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/torsten-krause-comments-exploitation-and-deforestation-brazilian-amazon - 2026-07-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Christmas and New Year holidays did not turn out the way Caroline Nilsson intended. Instead of taking time off from her job as a research nurse in the POInT study, she had to step in and help out in a COVID-19 ward at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö. For six weeks, Caroline Nilsson and two other colleagues from

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/research-nurse-caroline-her-time-covid-19-ward - 2026-07-25

A multifaceted British-Israeli researcher has been awarded the prestigious visiting professorship in Olof Palme’s memory and will spend 10 months at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University. The right to euthanasia, multiculturalism and peace in Israel and Palestine are a few of his areas of research. LUM meets Raphael Cohen-Almagor in an attic room at the Centre for Advan

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/professorship-olof-palmes-memory-british-israeli-researcher - 2026-07-25

An international team led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden has identified the molecular tools needed to reprogram ordinary cells into specialised immune cells. The discovery, published in Immunity, could pave the way for more precise and personalised cancer immunotherapies. The team has taken an important step toward harnessing the immune system to fight cancer. Their work describes how

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/scientists-uncover-cellular-toolkit-reprogram-immune-cells-cancer-therapy - 2026-07-25

A multifaceted British-Israeli researcher has been awarded the prestigious visiting professorship in Olof Palme’s memory and will spend 10 months at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University. The right to euthanasia, multiculturalism and peace in Israel and Palestine are a few of his areas of research. LUM meets Raphael Cohen-Almagor in an attic room at the Centre for Advan

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/professorship-olof-palmes-memory-british-israeli-researcher - 2026-07-26

Researchers at Lund University are developing a new type of gene therapy that reprograms cancer cells within tumors into immune cells that can help the immune system fight cancer. Their approach, now published in the journal Science, could lead to more effective treatments for hard-to-treat cancers. Cancer is known for its ability to hide from the immune system, making it tough to fight. But what

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/researchers-reprogram-tumor-cells-cancer-fighting-immune-cells-living-beings - 2026-07-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It is still unclear how much students and staff will be on campus in the autumn, but a gradual return is being planned. Discussions are also being held as to whether technical and administrative staff will be able to continue working from home after the pandemic. At the University, teaching staff and researchers have

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-are-we-work-autumn - 2026-07-25

The Pereira research group has previously shown that it is possible to reprogram human skin cells into dendritic cells that strengthen the immune system. However, the efficiency of these reprogrammed cells has been shown to be very low. New studies now indicate that there are ways to increase the efficiency of these reprogrammed cells by over 75%. These findings provide mechanistic insights into h

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-findings-indicate-ways-increase-efficiency-reprogrammed-immune-cells - 2026-07-25

The jury was out for a long time. But now, we can announce the winner in both categories: “Best visual communication of scientific content” and “Most aesthetically appealing image”. “Not far from the manners of Lennart Nilsson, Sara Davidsson Bencker has captured two pancreatic cells at the end of their cell division cycle, connected to the top of nanotubes. The image clearly visualizes both the c

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanolund-image-competition-we-have-winner - 2026-07-25

Taha Sen’s PhD thesis focus on the life span of red blood cells and elucidates the important role of mitochondria. He is defending his thesis on the 17th of November and in this interview he gives us an overview of his results as well as what it’s been like being a doctoral student during a pandemic. Can you tell us about the research during your PhD? I’ve been focusing my thesis work on the life

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-taha-sen - 2026-07-25