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We studied the nature of the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and the risk of death among elderly men. BMD was associated with mortality risk and was independent of adjustments for other co-morbidities. A piecewise linear function described the relationship more accurately than assuming the same gradient of risk over the whole range of BMD (p = 0.020). Low BMD was associated with a
Objective: Although rare, malignant ovarian germ cell tumors (MOGCTs) account for 70 % of ovarian malignancies in women younger than 30 years. Given the rarity of MOGCTs and the limited population-based data, this study aims to examine national treatment patterns and survival in women with MOGCTs, with a focus on fertility-sparing surgery. Methods: This nationwide population-based study included a
OBJECTIVE: Previous literature has suggested that identifying putative differences in health care seeking patterns before death by suicide depending on age and gender may facilitate more targeted suicide preventive approaches. The aim of this study is to map health care utilisation among individuals in the two years prior to suicide in Sweden in 2015 and to examine possible age and gender differen
Context: Clinically assisted hydration during end-of-life care among patients with cancer is controversial; practice varies between clinical settings and countries, and there is a lack of evidence. Objectives: To examine whether breathlessness, respiratory secretion, or confusion correlates with receiving parenteral hydration during end of life, adjusted for sex, age, and place of death. Methods:
Short communications and comments Influence of brood size on moult in female Willow Warblers Staffan Bensch, Lars Gezelius, Mats Grahn,* Dennis Hasselqvist, Ake Lindstrom and Ulf Ottosson, Dept of Animal Ecology, Univ. of Lund, Ecology Building, S-223 62 Lund, Sweden Like other tropical passerine migrants adult Willow Warblers Phylloscopus trochilus undergo a fast (ca. 40 d) moult of wing and tail
https://www.luvre.lu.se/sites/luvre.lu.se/files/luvre-067benschmflrugglosan.pdf - 2026-05-20
BECC welcomes workshop initiatives within its area of interest. They can serve a number of purposes, for example to update a scientific area and to interact with stakeholders. What is a BECC workshop? Workshops serve many purposes, for example to update or summarize a scientific area of particular interest to BECC, to interact with stakeholders, to initiate research applications, or to initiate
https://www.becc.lu.se/becc-researchers/funding-possibilites/apply-workshops - 2026-05-19
The Faculty of Science offers several different kinds of support to associate senior lecturers within the faculty. The career programme provides opportunities for you to develop in your role as a researcher, teaching staff member, supervisor and academic leader. The aim of the programme is to ensure that you are qualified for a promotion to senior lecturer and well prepared for a long career in ac
https://www.science.lu.se/about-faculty/job-openings/career-programme-associate-senior-lecturers - 2026-05-19
The 7th joint Nordic Development Research Conference (NorDev) is held 21-23 August 2023. It is organized by Uppsala University and the Swedish Development Research Network (SweDev). The thematic focus for the conference is Co-creation for transition towards a sustainable society. The conference will be held on-site from the 21st of August 12.00 am until the 23rd of August 13.00 pm (CEST) in Uppsa
https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/call-papers-nordev2023-uppsala-21-23-august-2023 - 2026-05-19
Division of Building Services The Division of Building Services teaches topics in different education programmes related to technical installations in buildings, energy use and indoor environment. In our courses, the students learn how to achieve a good indoor environment that is also energy-efficient by designing technical systems in buildings. We train students in the Civil Engineering programme
https://www.buildtech.lth.se/building-services/education - 2026-05-19
CMES is organising the Third Annual Swedish Middle East and North Africa Network (SWEMENA) Conference, Lund University, 22-23 August 2024. This interdisciplinary annual conference reflects SWEMENA’s main objective to bring together different communities of researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers across Sweden with an interest in the Middle East and North Africa region SWEMENA encourages the
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/swemena-annual-conference-2024 - 2026-05-19
NanoLund researchers engage in three of the competence centres invested in by Sweden’s Innovation Agency, Vinnova. It has been a productive year for all of them – below, you can read their reports from 2024. C3NiT, managed by Vanya Darakchieva has for the second time arranged its yearly meeting in Lund with great success together with industrial and academic partners. The updates on the six projec
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/strong-year-our-vinnova-competence-centres - 2026-05-19
The Faculty of Social Sciences will during the autumn term 2023 elect a new dean, deputy dean and Faculty Board for the upcoming three-year term (1 January 2024 - 31 December 2026). The Faculty Nominating Committee now wishes to receive nominations to these positions no later than 20 April. Nomination letter The nomination letter below has been sent by e-mail to all staff at the Faculty of Social
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Universities all over the world have closed their campuses and turned to digital teaching solutions. Even though students are stuck at home, the new environment may have advantages over the conventional academic setting. Martin Joormann, Postdoc at the Sociology of Law Department, represents Lund University in Virtual
https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/will-travel-bans-lead-more-internationalized-classrooms - 2026-05-19
A part of the CGB post-graduate programme The post-graduate studies at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science (INES) and at the Department of Geology together form the post-graduate programme at the Centre for Geobiosphere Sciences (CGB). Studies follow one of four main subjects: Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Geographical Information Science, Lithosphere and Paleobi
https://www.nateko.lu.se/education/post-graduate-studies/phd-studies-ines - 2026-05-19
Gawlik KI1, Harandi VM2, Cheong RY3, Petersén Å3, Durbeej M2.1Muscle Biology Unit, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.2Muscle Biology Unit, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.3Translational Neuroendocrine Research Unit, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.Matrix Biology 70: 36-79 (20
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/laminin-a1-reduces-muscular-dystrophy-dy2j-mice - 2026-05-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Carl Antonson, a PhD and specialist in general medicine at Lund University receives 1 066 000 SEK from AFA Insurance to investigate why construction workers decline medical examinations of injuries caused from working with vibrating tools. Working with vibrating tools can cause nerve and vascular damage to the hands a
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Associate Professor Yuliya Voytenko Palgan has produced six videos to showcase the role of cities in regulating the Sharing Economy. Associate Professor Yuliya Voytenko Palgan at the IIIEE has worked to understand the role of cities in regulating the Sharing Economy. She has produced six videos to describe several rol
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/role-cities-regulating-sharing-economy - 2026-05-19
What does it feel like to help shape our understanding of the universe – and still be searching for answers 50 years later? On Friday 5 September 2025, Lund University welcomes Professor Frank Wilczek, Nobel Laureate in Physics (2004), for a public lecture open to everyone. A lifetime with quantum physicsFrank Wilczek is best known for discovering asymptotic freedom, a breakthrough that led to Qua
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/meet-nobel-laureate-frank-wilczek-gives-public-lecture-lund - 2026-05-19
Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art now welcomes all employees at Lund University to a guided lunch tour through the exhibition! Skissernas Museum’s major exhibition for the spring and summer highlights the architect Sigurd Lewerentz (1885–1975) and some of his most famous buildings. The projects presented in the exhibition – the Eastern Cemetery with chapel and flower ki
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lunch-showings-exhibition-architecture-sculpture-sigurd-lewerentz-petra-gipp - 2026-05-20
