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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. - I always had a strong interest in water and in questions of justice, says LUCSUS PhD-candidate Emma Johansson, who recently completed her final seminar for her dissertation.The disseratation consists of four scientific papers – which together focus on understanding how the supply and demand of natural resources (in
Using fishing-rods laced with dental floss and the Nobel-prize winning Crispr-Cas9 gene-editing technology, Nathalie Feiner wants to reveal some of the deepest mysteries of evolution. At the root of it all: a heartfelt love of lizards. Lying on a thin branch in the terrarium on Nathalie Feiner’s desk in the Department of Biology is a grey-speckled anolis lizard, looking out over the empty coffee c
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lizards-key-evolutionary-mysteries - 2026-07-21
Plans to move some research and education to Science Village are being formulated. But the University’s finances are proving to be a limiting factor for the establishment. The goal for the University is to have completed a premises programme by the end of the year, which is essential if research and teaching are to be conducted in Science Village by 2030. Yet, Science Village Scandinavia AB, which
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/finances-stumbling-block-move-science-village - 2026-07-22
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In our everyday lives, we surround ourselves with electronics without really thinking about it. We go to work by car or train, travel by air when we go on holiday, and are reliant on our mobile phones, iPads and laptops. We take the products’ functions for granted, until they suddenly stop working. The fact is that th
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eu-project-produce-more-reliable-electronics - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A half-day seminar about the green city (in Swedish only). Kan mer natur bidra till en ekologiskt, socialt och ekonomiskt hållbar stad? Vilka är vinnarna och vilka är de eventuella förlorarna? Välkommen till ett halvdagsseminarium om den gröna staden.Seminariet innehåller kortare presentationer om: gröna visioner, ges
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/vision-green-city-how-green-can-it-become - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have identified a new layer of gene regulation mediated by changes in ribonucleic acid metabolism downstream of major oncogenes. This study, published now in the Molecular Cell journal, explains aggressive clinical features observed in triple negative breast cancers. A collab
Monday 13 January marks Arrival Day – the day when Lund University welcomes new international students for the spring semester. A total of 767 students have been admitted to the university for studies in spring 2025. Students from around the worldThe new international students come from 64 different countries, representing a diversity of cultures and backgrounds. The largest groups are from North
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-welcomes-new-international-students-arrival-day - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Psychotherapy for panic disorder produces good results, and the effects are lasting. That is the result from a large long-term study from Lund University in Sweden. Two years after treatment were 70 per cent of the patients clearly improved and 45 per cent were remitted. Panic disorder is one of the most common causes
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/psychotherapy-panic-disorder-shows-positive-long-term-effects - 2026-07-21
This autumn, LU Estates and Akademiska Hus will measure how much certain premises rented by the University are actually used. The measurements will be conducted by sensors placed at the entrances and exits to some offices and in lecture halls. The aim is to improve efficiency and reduce the need for premises. Digitalisation and the increase in working from home have led to offices being used less
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/measurements-may-lead-fewer-premises - 2026-07-21
Martin L. Olsson har tilldelats International Society for Blood Transfusions (ISBT) Presidential Award. ”Kronan på verket”, med pristagarens egna ord, på en lång karriär i blodtransfusionens tjänst. Priset delas ut vartannat år och går till en forskare i världen som gjort framstående insatser inom transfusionsmedicin. Martin L. Olsson får utmärkelsen för sin translationella forskning om röda blodk
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/prestigefyllt-internationellt-pris-till-martin-l-olsson - 2026-07-22
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Many people feel mentally unwell during the pandemic, especially, it seems, those who are already exposed to socio-economic inequalities. But who really suffers the most when restrictions, loneliness, depression have become commonplace? Researchers from Lund University have tried to find out in a cross-sectional study
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/how-vulnerable-are-we-pandemic-and-who-actually-hardest-hit - 2026-07-21
För dig som är intresserad av utbildningsfrågor. Skicka din intresseanmälan senast den 4 oktober. Se de tre annonserna nedan. Intresseanmälan GUN & programnämnderLärarrepresentanter till fakultetens Grundutbildningsnämnd (GUN) och programnämnder för mandatperioden som startar januari 2025.Grundutbildningsnämnden Grundutbildningsnämnden har ett övergripande ansvar för utbildning på grund och avance
https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/sokes-ledamoter-till-gun-och-programnamnderna-programnamndsordforanden-i-pnr-pnm - 2026-07-21
I-PROTECT är ett nytt skadepreventionsprogram för ungdomshandboll i Sverige som utvecklats av forskare vid Lunds universitet i nära samarbete med spelare och tränare. Programmet genomförs inom den ordinarie träningen och kombinerar fysiska och mentala övningar. En studie visar nu att I-PROTECT är minst lika lätt att följa som handbollens etablerade uppvärmningsprogram. Skador inom handbollen är va
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/ungdomshandboll-nytt-skadeforebyggande-program-som-fungerar-i-praktiken - 2026-07-22
Continuity in healthcare can improve health outcomes of patients by ensuring that patient-specific information is not lost in translation between providers, and by improving the appropriate follow-up care. Yet, little is known about how patients cope with the sudden and permanent loss of a main provider in healthcare, such as a primary care practice. The findings in a new PhD thesis from Lund Univ
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/closures-primary-care-practices-lead-reduction-doctor-visits - 2026-07-21
David Wästerfors, Veronika Burcar Alm and Erik Hannerz have published an article in New Media & Society dealing with crime case discussions on the Swedish platform Flashback. The article shows how the interactions form a "bumpy" path as the Flashback-writers together try to achieve knowledge, evidence and authority regarding the various crimes being discussed. Much of today's public discussion on
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/sleuthing-online-bumpy-path-net-detective - 2026-07-21
Researchers at Lund University and DTU in Copenhagen have discovered enzymes in the colon that, when mixed with red blood cells, can cut away parts of the carbohydrates that separate our ABO blood groups from each other. The method brings us closer to the dream of a universal blood for everyone. It has long been known that blood from different individuals cannot be mixed randomly without the risk
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/enzymes-intestinal-bacteria-opens-universal-blood - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Selma Maric is a woman who is not afraid of departures and she has not followed the classic path into the research world. “I have never shied away from ending things if something else shows up. I only have one life and I have to do what is most interesting and exciting.” Her worldview may have been affected by her fli
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/refugee-experience-coloured-researchers-worldview - 2026-07-21
Kan mode någonsin bli hållbart? Hur ställer vi om till miljösmart e-handel? Och vilken roll ska universiteten ha i framtidens samhälle? Det är några av de ämnen som diskuteras under forskningsfestivalen Our Future City den 7-10 juni på Campus Helsingborg. Evenemanget görs tillsammans med Helsingborgs Dagblad och FoU Helsingborg och sker under den stora stadsmässan H22. Our Future City kan enklast
https://www.ch.lu.se/artikel/hallbara-stader-och-samhallen-i-fokus-pa-ny-forskningsfestival - 2026-07-21
Cell replacement therapy has long been a hope for patients with Parkinson’s disease and efforts are on their way to use stem cell derived-dopaminergic neurons in clinical trials. On 14 October, Jessica Giacomoni defends her thesis. Her project about the direct conversion of human glial cells into therapeutic neurons directly within the brain has the ultimate goal to become an alternative to cell t
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/turning-glia-neurons-inside-brain-phd-interview-jessica-giacomoni - 2026-07-21
There has been great and broad interest in the University’s international assistant professor (associate senior lecturer) positions and visiting professorships. In total, the University received 1,326 applications and the first selection phase has been completed. In October the top candidates began to arrive in Lund to present their research in tough competition. The call for applications referred
