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A new three-year term of office has begun for the University’s eight deans. Five are new in the role, while three have been around for some time. LUM has put a few questions to each of them. Annika Olsson, Faculty of Engineering (LTH), second term of office What’s the first thing you will be working on as dean? “Since I’m starting my second term as dean, LTH will continue with what we started duri
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-term-deans - 2026-07-06
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 - 2026-07-05
No 57, 13 March 2026 Welcome to a new addition of the NAISS training newsletter. Our event “Efficient use of the Grace Hopper GPU nodes on Dardel and Arrhenius” is about to close registration. Since last week we added two more events. The first one is our advanced programming course on parallel programming with MPI. The second one are our NAISS induction training days. These are a set of m
https://www.compile.lu.se/article/naiss-training-newsletter-10 - 2026-07-05
The most common analytical method within population genetics is deeply flawed, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. This may have led to incorrect results and misconceptions about ethnicity and genetic relationships. The method has been used in hundreds of thousands of studies, affecting results within medical genetics and even commercial ancestry tests. The study is published
https://www.biology.lu.se/article/study-reveals-flaws-popular-genetic-method - 2026-07-05
Last fall, the municipality of Härnösand launched an initiative to more effectively support the older adults with rehabilitation and preventive health interventions. The first phase of part of the initiative, in the form of a “task force” led by Eva Ekvall Hansson, Professor of physiotherapy at Lund University, is now being completed. An assessment and intervention team has been established in the
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/task-force-harnosand-project-we-are-already-seeing-positive-developments - 2026-07-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lingonberries almost completely prevented weight gain in mice fed a high-fat diet, a study at Lund University in Sweden has found - whereas the ‘super berry’ açai led to increased weight gain. The Scandinavian berries also produced lower blood sugar levels and cholesterol. VIDEO: Is the Scandinavian lingonberry the re
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lingonberries-halt-effects-high-fat-diet - 2026-07-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new method that slowly releases drugs locally in the brain has been developed by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The drug is encapsulated in nanoparticles and delivered to the brain tissue via flexible electrodes. The method has been tested on mice and published in the Journal of Nanobiotechnology among ot
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanoparticles-deliver-drugs-brain - 2026-07-05
Since 24 February, nothing has been the same for Ukrainian researchers. In this urgent situation, we have been able to offer one of them a Ph.D. position. We welcome our new colleague, Nadia Kravchenko, who is eager to share her thoughts about how we may all contribute to this period to be as constructive as possible, despite the threatening circumstances. It is impossible not to be touched by the
https://www.neuroinflammation.lu.se/article/welcome-our-new-phd-student-ukraine - 2026-07-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Long ago, Carl Borrebaeck worked side by side with one of this year’s Nobel Prize winners for chemistry, Sir Gregory Winter, on the publication of an innovative technology within what was then a hot new research field: antibody engineering. In 1989, within the same couple of weeks, both researchers published findings
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hard-heels-nobel-laureate - 2026-07-05
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 - 2026-07-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The eminent London universities UCL and Imperial College, as well as the University Pierre and Marie Curie in Paris and Chalmers in Sweden, have all concentrated their focus on areas of research excellence and global challenges. Lund University should draw inspiration from their example, in the view of Pro Vice-Chance
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/university-must-concentrate-focus-strong-areas-research - 2026-07-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Linde Lindkvist is on the way to becoming Sweden’s first Doctor of Philosophy in Human Rights Studies. He is the first to reach this goal within the subject, which combines law, history and philosophy. “This is an intense time, I am trying to isolate myself in order to finish.” He explains two doctoral students have b
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/set-become-swedens-first-doctor-human-rights - 2026-07-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Meet Paul Franks... ... Professor of Diabetes Research and sportsman, who raised money for diabetes research by competing in the Copenhagen Ironman* triathlon race a while ago. How have the race and the fundraising gone? “I think it’s gone well. Despite a broken toe, I finished the race in just over 10 hours. I beat m
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/running-diabetes - 2026-07-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What is the effect on doctoral students’ creativity when they are forced into the academic straightjacket of research studies? What obstacles do they have to cross in order to reach their full potential? According to creativity researcher Eva Brodin, there are many examples of research environments where doctoral stud
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-creative-are-research-studies - 2026-07-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Five seconds is enough to assess the status of a hockey player’s groin. For the first time, a simple field test, called the five-second squeeze test, has been used on icehockey players to see if it can indicate current hip/groin function and hip muscle strength. According to the new study from Lund University in Swede
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/groin-and-hips-hockey-players-examined-five-second-test - 2026-07-05
There is no doubt that retailing is undergoing a significant structural transformation. During the last decade or so, many stores have closed. Yet, at the same time, online retailers are opening physical stores and showrooms and many long-established retailers are investing in new and innovative store formats. This suggests that the physical store is not ‘dead’ but that its role and function is ch
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ease-or-excitement - 2026-07-05
