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During her thesis project, Elin Byman discovered a role of alpha-amylase in Alzheimer’s disease. January 21, she defends her Ph.D. work supervised by Malin Wennström in the Preclinical memory research group at MultiPark. Here, she tells about the journey and major breakthroughs. Tell us about your research! The enzyme alpha-amylase has long been known to be abundant in saliva and the gastrointesti

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-elin-byman - 2026-06-23

Förs­ta tidskrif­ter­na på Publi­ce­ra banar väg för fler KB:s nationella plattform för öppet vetenskapliga tidskrifter har under sommaren publicerat sina första nummer. Det handlar om tidskrifterna Current Swedish Archaeology, Tidskrift för Litteraturvetenskap och Kulturella Perspektiv. Hur den här plattformen i framtiden kommer förhålla sig till LU:s lokala OJS-installation får vi anledning att

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-september-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-2 - 2026-06-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Varannan gravid kvinna som behöver kejsarsnitt har inte möjlighet att få det. Fortfarande saknar de flesta människor i världen tillgång till säker kirurgi, med miljontals dödsfall och funktionshinder som följd varje år. Som barnkirurg ville Lars Hagander hitta sätt att hjälpa och han har också åkt världen över för a

https://www.lu.se/artikel/kirurgbrist-hotar-varldshalsan - 2026-06-25

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/improved-model-monitoring-co2-emissions - 2026-06-23

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/delhi-workshop-social-policy-developing-contexts - 2026-06-23

https://www.iac.lu.se/article/book-release-creative-data-lab - 2026-06-23

A new study by Ivan Radelyuk, Mehran Naseri Rad, Hossein Hashemi, Magnus Persson, Ronny Berndtsson, Madeniyet Yelubay and Kamshat Tussupova. A common problem when studying groundwater contamination in low-income countries is that data required for a detailed risk assessment are limited. This study presents a method for assessment of the potential impact of groundwater contamination by total petrol

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/assessing-data-scarce-contaminated-groundwater-sites-surrounding-petrochemical-industries - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sara Virkelyst, project manager at the Planning office of the Office of the Vice-Chancellor, and Johan Lind, finance officer at the Department Office of Clinical Sciences, are awarded the Lund University’s Administrative Prize 2019. Sara Virkelyst och Johan Lind will each receive SEK 15 000 for their own professional

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-universitys-administrative-prize-2019 - 2026-06-23

The book aims to raise awareness of psychological threats and empower readers with the knowledge and confidence to respond effectively and responsibly. By fostering trust, openness, and critical engagement, psychological defence helps safeguard the values of free and democratic societies. In an age defined by rapid information flows and shifting security landscapes, the resilience of societies res

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/new-textbook-theory-and-practice-psychological-defence - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On November 30th a well-attended seminar rocusing on issues needed to consider already at an early stage when developing e-Health solutions was organized by LUDC Innovation Office, the Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, and Medeon Science Park. Patrik Midlöv presented some examples of e-Health studies performed at

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/e-health-what-needed-research-reach-clinical-benefit - 2026-06-23

Celebrate Culture Night with Lund University! Browse among all our activities for young and old, which extend from morning to late evening. Culture NIght Lund is a festival for the whole Lund Municipality, and Lund University is a part of the programme.Bring your family or friends and take a part of the events and activities that Lund University have to offer. For everybody and all ages. Some of t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-culture-night-saturday-20-september - 2026-06-24

Ludwig Schmiderer has studied how to overcome delivery challenges in stem cell biology with nanotechnology. In this interview, he tells us about his research and generative art. What have you been working with during your PhD studies? At the beginning of my PhD, I was trying to reengineer the CRISPR/Cas9 system to make it work in mitochondria instead of nucleus. The project started off quite well

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-ludwig-schmiderer - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Meet Ingvar Wirfelt – the new managing director of Gerdahallen, the university sports centre, from 1 March. What do you think is lacking at Gerdahallen at the moment? “I think there are a good range of activities and that the centre is good at picking up new trends. ‘Indoor walking’ is something I’d like to see – but

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-lacking-gerdahallen - 2026-06-23

With each day that passes, I become more impressed by this organisation. In the early spring, we came out of the pandemic (well, not completely, but there was at least a loosening of restrictions that were paralysing society) to be met by a new uncertainty, which since then has unsettled us and caused anxiety – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Just as when the pandemic struck, Lund University showed

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/summer-greeting - 2026-06-23

Denna vecka är doktoranden och dramatikern Annika Nyman och forskaren Kent Sjöström i Shanghai Denna vecka är doktoranden och dramatikern Annika Nyman och forskaren Kent Sjöström i Shanghai och ger en lecture performance på Nordic Centre på Fudan University. Dessutom gästar de Shanghais teaterakademi, där den svenska doktoranden Maja Wang-Johansson är verksam. Arrangemanget är ett led i 10-årsfira

https://www.thm.lu.se/artikel/teaterhogskolan-i-malmo-forelaser-i-shanghai - 2026-06-25

That eating plenty of vegetables, wholegrains and legumes is beneficial for health is well known. More surprising, however, is that people who eat in a environmentally-friendly way also display nutritional values that are better than researchers had expected. This is shown in a new study from Lund University. The EAT–Lancet diet is a global dietary guideline developed to promote both human health

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/climate-friendly-diet-yielded-unexpectedly-strong-nutritional-outcomes - 2026-06-23

That eating plenty of vegetables, wholegrains and legumes is beneficial for health is well known. More surprising, however, is that people who eat in a environmentally-friendly way also display nutritional values that are better than researchers had expected. This is shown in a new study from Lund University. The EAT–Lancet diet is a global dietary guideline developed to promote both human health

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/climate-friendly-diet-yielded-unexpectedly-strong-nutritional-outcomes - 2026-06-23

Sara Linse och Mathieu Gisselbrecht vid Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten har beviljats mångmiljonanslag från Knut och Alice Wallenbergs stiftelse. Under fem år ska de driva tunga forskningsprojekt om hemlighetsfulla hjälparproteiner och kvantmekanisk sammanflätning. Kemiprofessor Sara Linse får 27 miljoner kronor för att gå till botten med hjälparproteinerna chaperoner som utgör 20 procent av den män

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/kemist-och-fysiker-far-53-miljoner-kronor-fran-wallenbergstiftelse - 2026-06-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. För andra året i rad samlas ledande forskare vid Lunds universitet, politiker, företag, kommuner och viktiga samhällsaktörer under Hållbarhetsveckan den 23–28 april. Miljöminister Karolina Skog och människorättsjuristen Parul Sharma är några av dem som medverkar. Syftet: att gemensamt hitta lösningar på några av vår

https://www.lu.se/artikel/hallbarhetsveckan-globala-utmaningar-pa-agendan - 2026-06-25

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/climathon-ska-minska-plastproblem - 2026-06-25