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On the first of January, Professor Angela Cenci Nilsson took on as the new coordinator for MultiPark. Now she tells us about her visions for our network and about being a senior researcher in the environment. About the role as the new coordinator   I will do my best to foster collaborative projects with high scientific and/or translational potential.   What does being appointed to the new coordina

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/interview-angela-cenci-nilsson-about-being-new-coordinator-multipark - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The more sugar we eat, the less vitamins and minerals we consume, new findings from Lund University in Sweden show. However, the researchers behind the study do not believe that their results alone are enough to make changes to current dietary recommendations. High sugar intake has been associated with numerous diseas

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/more-sugar-less-vitamins-we-eat-study-shows - 2026-04-25

Last month's Bioekonomiriksdagen conference is now available to watch again. For the next two weeks, videos from Bioekonomiriksdagen are available to watch via the Region Skåne website. Recordings of each presentation and panel discussion can be watched individually, or you can choose to watch both mornings in full. Did you miss some of the talks first time round? Perhaps you want to listen again

https://www.lubirc.lu.se/article/watch-bioekonomiriksdagen-again - 2026-04-25

In conjunction with the tragic school shooting in Örebro, a reminder about the safety measures in place at Lund University is in order. How are the University’s preventative security measures organised? The University has surveillance in place in all areas of the campus. Lund University works systematically on work environment issues, and the various organisational units are responsible for preven

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/account-shooting-orebro - 2026-04-26

A new year is approaching and when the Faculty enters 2025, it will be with nine departments instead of the current eleven. The Faculty of Social Sciences will gradually develop towards fewer units over the next six years, according to a policy decision from 2023. After initial preparatory work, it is now time for the first changes to take place at the end of the year:The Department of Communicati

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/eleven-departments-nine-turn-year - 2026-04-25

We would like to invite you to the 17th annual conference of the Nordic Association for the Study of Contemporary Japanese Society (NAJS), which will be held at, the European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics, 15-16 June 2023. For our 2023 Stockholm conference we invite paper proposals on topics related to modern and contemporary Japanese society, including economy and b

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/call-papers-17th-najs-conference-15-16-june-2023 - 2026-04-25

The conference gathers world-leading researchers and practitioners in the field of place branding who are experts in the branding of states, countries, destinations, and cities. The theme of this year's conference is "Place Branding in Crisis and Uncertainty". Welcome to join the conference and discuss this and other exciting themes related to place branding. Deadline for all submissions is May 5,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-will-host-7th-annual-conference-international-place-branding-conference-ipba-18-20 - 2026-04-26

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Coffee Break with Researchers is an online platform that strives to make scientific knowledge accessible to all through the production of videos and podcasts with researchers while having a coffee. The project cover published papers, research projects, and teaching content. To read more about the award-winning initiat

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/coffee-break-researchers-marcus-grillitsch - 2026-04-25

Lene Eriksson, finance officer, has collected many memorable nuggets during her seven years at the Faculty. "My job has both breadth and is stimulating. And I like to work in teams towards clear goals," says Lene, who also reveals her unexpected party trick. The spontaneous joy of the researchers was priceless!Hi Lene! Tell us about your professional background."I've had an exciting career journey

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/my-medfak-im-always-happy-when-we-manage-land-tricky-challenges - 2026-04-25

CMES researcher and physical geographer Lina Eklund is tracking the destruction of Gaza week by week using satellite images. Her analyses could be significant if, once the fighting between Israel and Hamas is over, questions of possible war crimes are raised at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Lina Eklund, associate senior lecturer at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosys

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/destruction-gaza-monitored-space - 2026-04-25

Early diagnosis is key to receiving proper care and advancing research on future therapies for neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and dementia with Lewy bodies. New research from Skåne University Hospital and Lund University shows that combining a simple smell test with advanced spinal fluid analysis can predict these diseases with high accuracy, while sparing nearly half of patients f

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/smell-test-cuts-need-invasive-parkinsons-screening - 2026-04-25

Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the abnormal accumulation and spread of the tau protein in the brain. An international study can now show how tau spreads according to four distinct patterns that lead to different symptoms with different prognoses of the affected individuals. The study was published in Nature Medicine. “In contrast to how we have so far interpreted the spread of tau in the

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/alzheimers-disease-composed-four-distinct-subtypes - 2026-04-25

He has designed a transport box that keeps hearts alive outside the body and developed a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) device. But during a visit to nuns in Africa, he was suspected of being a spy. Meet Stig Steen, a post-retirement professor of thoracic surgery, who is driven by an unshakeable belief that the greatest things in life are on the other side of the mountain. If Stig Steen had f

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cardiothoracic-innovator - 2026-04-26

#21 May, 2021 Message from the director   Summer greetings from the team at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies Finally, warm sunny weather has arrived and slowly but surely Sweden is opening up again since the vaccination program is now in full swing. At CMES, we are able to enjoy outdoor “Corona-safe” meetings in the beautiful garden and we feel confident of moving towards brighter ti

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-forum-newsletter - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Focusing on Circular Economy 12 November 2018 MOOCWe are proud to present a new MOOC in the Greening the Economy series:Circular Economy - Sustainable Materials Management!This free, on-line course looks at where important materials in products we use every day come from and how these materials can be used more effici

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/launch-new-mooc-and-podcast - 2026-04-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Hälften av oss har en genetisk mutation som utvecklades när människan började odla marken och tillreda mat. Mutationen gör att vi bättre klarar av den kolhydratstinna och sockerrika maten som jordbruket erbjöd. Hälften av oss har inte den mutationen, modern kost pressar upp blodsockret och med det ökar risken för ty

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/mutation-gjorde-oss-battre-att-tala-modern-sockerrik-mat - 2026-04-25

Ten postdoc positions and at least eight doctoral studentships on the 2030 Agenda and sustainable development will be announced at Lund University on 30 August. The announcement is part of the university’s research programme for excellence in sustainable development. Lund University aspires to be a part of the sustainable solution and contribute to the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development. The

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-positions-research-sustainable-development - 2026-04-25

Congratulations all admitted students and welcome to the Department of Sociology! There are four international master's programmes at the Department of Sociology: Cultural Criminology (SACCR), Human Resources, Sociology (SASCO) and Social Anthropology (SASAN). We also collaborate with other departments on several master's programmes and one bachelor's programme in English.Do not miss important inf

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/admitted-one-our-international-masters-programmes-starting-autumn - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. - The closing party with polonaise and night walks together with all promovendi who sang various songs for the statues in one of the Helsinki parks was a special experience. Our Professor emeritus Anders Lindroth, was conferred an honorary doctorate at the Univeristy of Helsinki last week. The following motivation is

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/professor-anders-lindroth-honorary-doctor-univeristy-helsinki - 2026-04-25

As a part of ACCESS effort to have a deeper approach on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with a particular focus on the goals 3, 11, 14 and 15, we are happy to announce that three courses for PhD-students on different aspects related to the mentioned SDGs will be open to PhD-students from all ACCESS-universities. The courses are open to PhD-students from all disciplines and from a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-access-courses-phd-students - 2026-04-25