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Work on Lund University's establishment in Science Village has continued this year, but with a new focus. At the end of 2024, the boards of LTH and the Faculty of Science decided not to proceed with scenario 5 – a co-location of the Department of Physics and the Department of Chemistry in the area – due to cost considerations and the challenges of running education across two sites.The project gro
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Up to now, researchers have believed that birds stay at home and altruistically help raise younger siblings because this is the only way to pass on genes when you cannot breed yourself. But this idea is only partially true. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that birds benefit from being helpful because
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/birds-help-each-other-partly-selfish-reasons - 2026-05-03
Nine senior researchers from five different faculties at Lund University have been granted three million SEK for a novel transdisciplinary initiative to improve the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Four of them are research leaders from the strategic research area MultiPark at the Medical Faculty. The collaboration also involves Region Skåne, Lund Municipality, and several important partner
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. After a long economic crisis, Lebanon is on the brink of ruin. The currency has lost much in value and people's savings have been eaten up. The crisis in the country is also taking place at the political and social level. Despite this, the corrupt elite continues to rule the country, without being punished for their w
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/will-lebanon-survive-crisis - 2026-05-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. After a long economic crisis, Lebanon is on the brink of ruin. The currency has lost much in value and people's savings have been eaten up. The crisis in the country is also taking place at the political and social level. Despite this, the corrupt elite continues to rule the country, without being punished for their w
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/will-lebanon-survive-crisis - 2026-05-03
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Sean Perrin blev nyligen professor i klinisk psykologi. Han lämnade London och King’s College för Lund och tycker att han valde rätt. Skåne som region bjuder på ovanligt många högt utbildade och engagerade kliniker som det är lätt att samarbeta med. Trots det är den stora utmaningen att samverka runt ett större anta
https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/samverkar-battre-terapier - 2026-05-03
Idag ökar ljudnivån i vår byggnad när ett 70-tal besökande sociologer från Japan till Colombia, samt hela Europa, träffas på Sociologen för att samtala och fördjupa sig i ämnet konstsociologi. Sociologiska institutionen i Lund är värd för ESA:s forskningsnätverkskonferens "ARTS IN MOVEMENT" eller det långa namnet "2022 ESA RN02 Sociology of the Arts Mid-term Conference 14-16 september 2022". ESA,
https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/sociologikonferensen-arts-movement-rullar-igang-idag-i-vart-hus - 2026-05-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Welcome to a seminar with focus on how and where to apply for funding to go on a post-doc! Where should I go?How do I fund it?Do I need to choose between family and work?How much can I earn - financially? Strategically? In published papers?Date and venue: Tuesday 20 January 2015, Elite Hotel Ideon, Lund (room Tera)Ple
https://www.wings.lu.se/article/seminar-planning-post-doc - 2026-05-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The mummified remains of Peder Winstrup are one of the best-preserved human bodies from the 1600s. Preliminary investigations reveal a sensational find: the internal organs are still in place. WATCH: Mummified bishop undergoes medical investigations“We can now observe that Winstrup’s mummy is one of the best-preserved
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/mummified-bishop-unique-time-capsule-17th-century - 2026-05-03
Researchers at Lund University and Washington University have identified a blood marker that reflects the amount of Alzheimer’s pathology in the brain. This discovery may play a key role in determining who is most likely to benefit from the new Alzheimer’s drugs. In brief:A newly discovered blood marker, MTBR-tau243, can reveal how much Alzheimer’s disease pathology is present in the brain. The hi
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-reliable-blood-marker-reveals-extent-alzheimers-pathology-brain - 2026-05-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Animal ecologist and pike researcher Anders Nilsson was the first doctor of the Millennium at Lund University. Now, 13 years later, he has just been appointed Professor of Aquatic Ecology. We caught up with him to find out what had happened since our last meeting, and had a long discussion on careers, creativity and t
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/journey-doctor-professor - 2026-05-03
Researchers at Lund University have identified a previously unknown precursor stage of leukemia. The discovery may help explain why an especially aggressive form of blood cancer initiates already during fetal life. When we think of cancer, we usually imagine a disease that develops over many years in adults. But for one particular group of leukemia – acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) – it is quit
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/study-offers-clues-why-leukemia-develops-infants - 2026-05-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. "Now I dare to rejoice a little", says Sven Lidin, dean of the Faculty of Science. "The uphill task that establishment in Brunnshög had become at times is now much easier, as the whole Department of Chemistry has agreed to join in the move." Another person breathing a sigh of relief is Leif Bülow, who is in his fourth
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/chemists-jump-science-village-bandwagon - 2026-05-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have recorded coughs resolved at high temporal resolution - 8,000 images per second - and high detection sensitivity, using laser light scattering. This enabled them to count the number of droplets as well as measure their speed with high accuracy. The preliminary results show
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-85-cough-droplets-blocked-surgical-mask-experiment-shows - 2026-05-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It is during a difficult time that Akiça Bahri has taken over the responsibility as Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries in Tunisia. But with a doctorate in water management from Lund University and many international missions on her CV, she was ready for the assignment. Since 2011 and the start of t
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/lu-doctor-water-focus-and-cmes-connections-new-minister-tunisia - 2026-05-03
Ten Ukrainian medical students, ten supervisors from the Faculty, for ten weeks. We have checked in with two of the couples. The Summer School, a pilot project, has been a good experience for supervisors and trainees, who have now gone back to Ukraine to finish their studies. Elisabeth Englund och Khrystyna Borteichuk Khrystyna: “Everything was so great that I have lost track of time, feels like o
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/back-ukraine-backpack-full-new-swedish-research-experiences - 2026-05-04
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Following criticism from the Swedish Research Council for delays and unclear leadership at MAX IV, the organisation is now headed in the right direction. Efficiency has increased through stricter deadlines, clearer priorities among the projects and increased clarity in the decision chains. “We are on the right path an
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/max-iv-sees-light-end-tunnel - 2026-05-03
Christopher Douse, Associate Professor at Lund University’s Faculty of Medicine and group leader at the Lund Stem Cell Center, has been awarded a Consolidator Grant from the Swedish Society for Medical Research (SSMF). The five-year, SEK 11 million award will support his team’s research into how repetitive DNA sequences linked to neurological diseases are controlled in the development of the human
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/decoding-repetitive-genome-christopher-douse-awarded-consolidator-grant-ssmf - 2026-05-03
Megg Garcia-Ryde’s thesis sheds light on the early pathological processes in Alzheimer’s disease and the interplay between neurons and microglia as the disease evolves. October 10, she defends her thesis. Now, she gives her perspectives from a close collaboration between two of MultiPark’s experimental research groups and how she brings together the expertise of both groups. Tell us about your res
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/neuroimmune-crosstalk-early-alzheimers-disease-phd-interview-megg-garcia-ryde - 2026-05-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Previous EU framework programmes have focused largely on engineering, medicine and science, but over the next seven years, the EU wants to see more interdisciplinary research and collaboration, as well as more social science and humanities. But will Horizon 2020 be the breakthrough that the humanities have hoped for?
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/humanities-late-joining-horizon-2020-train - 2026-05-03
