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Planning for this autumn’s Future Week is in full swing. This year’s theme is “Breakthroughs” in all of their conceivable forms. Which programme items would you like to propose for this year’s event, which will take place between 18 and 24 October? What breakthroughs are needed in research and across society for us to tackle the future in the most effective way? What breakthroughs are we expecting

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/future-week-lund-university-18-24-october-2021 - 2026-07-21

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Magdalena Bexell har medverkat med kapitlet "The Post-2015 Consultations: Fig Leaf Policy or Test Bed for Innovation?" i den nyutkomna boken "Global Trends. Prospects for World Society" Abstract:The United Nations (UN)-led global consultations on new development goals, which will replace the Millennium Development G

https://www.svet.lu.se/artikel/magdalena-bexell-om-diskussionerna-om-nya-millenniemal - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed an algorithm that combines data from a simple blood test and brief memory tests, to predict with great accuracy who will develop Alzheimer's disease in the future. The findings are published in Nature Medicine. Approximately 20-30% of patients with Alzheimer's di

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/simple-diagnostic-tool-predicts-individual-risk-alzheimers - 2026-07-21

This study explains how older people experienced and managed everyday life during the first 100 days of the coronavirus pandemic. The findings showed how doing was adapted and changed, how the pandemic gave opportunities for being and appreciating the moment, but that possibilities for becoming and developing were severely restricted, and the sense of belonging was disrupted, which seemed to influ

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/new-research-article-hundred-days-confinement-doing-being-becoming-and-belonging-among-older-people - 2026-07-21

New research in five EU countries reveals stakeholders’ views on what is needed to enable a shift towards 1.5° C-compatible lifestyles. Bans and taxes for unsustainable behaviour and outcomes, positive incentives for low-carbon attitudes, and better public funding for basic services, are seen as essential climate policies to overcome current barriers to action at the household level - according to

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/sticks-and-carrots-what-should-governments-do-radical-lifestyle-change - 2026-07-21

The idea that research results should be simplified and related to a media logic when being communicated to the public is challenged in a new report on research communication. “It is just as important, if not more so, to provide an understanding of what lies behind the results – of the knowledge and the methods used,” says organisational researcher Anna Jonsson. She has been involved in the recent

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/background-results-important-when-communicating-research - 2026-07-21

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/huntington-center-welcomes-hd-researchers-and-clinicians-nordic-countries-one-day-nordic-huntington - 2026-07-21

Would you like to look at the sun through stargazing binoculars or try your hand at physical experiments? During the Culture Night you are welcome to visit us and take part in our broad and exciting programme, where there is something for all ages. You can find the programme here. A warm welcome! Activities at the Department of Physics   Experiments and demonstrations, 13:00–18:00 Dive into the ex

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/science-festival-culture-night - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A method that will quickly and easily detect diabetic neuropathy, nerve damage caused by high blood sugar, is under development. The aim is to identify individuals in the risk zone so that it is possible to initiate early treatment to prevent, or even reverse, the development. Neuropathy can be difficult to diagnose.

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/screening-reveals-early-nerve-damage - 2026-07-21

Deadline is January 20, 2025. Johan Flygare, Coordinator of the Swedish National ATMP Research School, explains more about the school and why you should apply in this interview from last year, made by Intramed.   What is ATMP? ATMP (Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products ) is a term used by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for medicines that are based on genes, tissues or cells. ATMPs represent a

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/call-applications-swedish-national-atmp-research-school-202526 - 2026-07-21

From internal training courses for university lecturers in which the participants take a deep dive into case method teaching, to dedicated conferences and competitions. The alternatives to traditional classroom teaching are increasing and one of them is known as case method teaching, with stories based on real situations which students must solve in collaboration. April 2019 was high season for ca

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/how-case-method-teaching-spreads-one-lecturer-another - 2026-07-22

Vartannat år delar Nordiska gerontologiska förbundet ut det mest prestigefyllda priset inom gerontologi, Sohlbergpriset på 10 000 euro. Priset tilldelas en forskare som är ledande inom området gerontologi, verksam i ett nordiskt land och som har haft stort inflytande på utvecklingen inom åldrandeforskningen. 2022 års pristagare är professor Susanne Iwarsson vid Lunds universitet. Priset delas ut u

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/susanne-iwarsson-tilldelas-sohlbergpriset-nordens-storsta-pris-inom-aldrandeforskning - 2026-07-21

Carin Alegre Castegren When entering the lower gallery (KHM1) of Malmö Art Academy to see the MFA exhibition entitled “Tremeluz” by Carin Maria Alegre Castegren, I was met by numerous paintings, which all seemed to be in a state of flux. They had a lightness to them, an openness as well as something allusive. When reading the exhibition text, it was clear that Castegren had been thinking of light

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/mfa-student-interview-series-part-iii-carin-alegre-castegren-and-my-sjoberg-0 - 2026-07-21

25 oktober 2023HAIDI medverkade under CASE-dagenCASE (Centre for Ageing and Supportive Environments) är ett forskningscentrum vid Lunds universitet som utvecklar kunskap om åldrande och hälsa. Helena Sandberg och Fredrika Thelandersson deltog i deras årliga populärvetenskapliga konferens och berättade om den pågående forskningen inom HAIDI-projektet.  Här kan du läsa mer om CASE-dagen 2023. 11 okt

https://www.iko.lu.se/artikel/forskningsaktiviteter-i-haidi-2022-2023 - 2026-07-21

Huntington's disease is known as the "dance disease" due to the patient's characteristic motor symptoms. However, Elna Dickson's Ph.D. project shows that the disease also leads to pathological changes outside the brain. February 17, she defends her thesis about metabolic alterations in Huntington's disease. Now, she shares perspectives on her research journey. Tell us about your research! "Hunting

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/huntingtons-metabolic-dysfunctions-phd-interview-elna-dickson - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Although patient influence in healthcare has gradually started to increase, the role of the patient's next of kin is still very limited. Despite the fact that the disease affects the whole family, public healthcare often does not utilise the patient's relatives as a resource. A lot has happened in cancer care since Ma

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/role-relatives-needs-be-highlighted-cancer-care - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The knife rack has replaced the bookshelf as a symbol of cultural capital. However, following decades of lifestyle eating, cooking shows and palate sensations, a new food generation is starting to establish itself. Food ethnologist Håkan Jönsson sees a comeback for ready-made meals and abstemiousness. Food is more tha

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/food-ethnologist-sees-new-trends-following-decades-lifestyle-eating - 2026-07-21

Victoria O’Bryan is in her fourth semester of the Bachelor's Programme in Design of Information Systems at the School of Economics and Management. We asked her a few questions about her experiences so far. (The interview is translated from Swedish.)What is your background? “After graduation, I chose to study a technical foundation year at Malmö University, where mathematics was my favorite subject

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/bsc-student-portrait-victoria-obryan - 2026-07-22

The winter season virus has struck – and covid-19 is still part of everyday life. But unlike during the pandemic, we now know more about how the virus is spread through the air we breathe. Research results from Malin Alsved and Jakob Löndahl show that it only takes a few minutes in the same room as an infected person to catch the virus. The aerosol researchers at LTH are behind the study, in which

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/how-fast-you-can-catch-covid-19-through-air - 2026-07-21

Meet Rugare Tambo from Zimbabwe, studying Master's in Strategic Communication at Campus Helsingborg, and discover her experiences and best tips. Why did you choose Lund University and your programme?  Lund is not just a university, it is an experience, and the best decision of my life! Ranked in the top 100 world-class research universities, choosing Lund University has allowed me to be an archite

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/lund-not-just-university-it-experience-and-best-decision-my-life - 2026-07-21