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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A representative from the strategic research area (SRA) EpiHealth has talked to Martin L. Olsson, who is the faculty management representative of the EpiHealth board and Deputy Dean with special responsibility for research infrastructure and strategic issues at the Faculty of Medicine. Martin is also a Professor of Tr
An atmosphere of anticipation and excitement filled the air as the Principal Investigators (PIs) and the management of the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM) gathered for this year’s Scientific Advisory Board meeting. The discussions of the meeting focused on achievements to date, future challenges and advancements both regarding the centre itself and at a national perspective, and st
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/highlights-wcmm-scientific-advisory-board-meeting - 2026-10-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A donation of SEK 76 million from Birgit Rausing will enable Lund University’s Faculty of Medicine to establish the humanities as an integrated part of medical training and research. This is a long-term investment, focusing on interpersonal relations between care providers and care recipients within all the faculty’s
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-receives-donation-medical-humanities - 2026-10-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Two full-time technicians help biology researchers to realise new ingenious ways of gathering data on how animals move. Thanks to computer chips, wireless communication and nanotechnology, the researchers can achieve groundbreaking results. Johan Bäckman and Arne Andersson sort out the technology for CAnMove projects.
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-facilitators - 2026-10-05
As one of four young researchers at Lund University, Ingrid van Dijk, Associate senior lecturer at the Department of Economic History at LUSEM and researcher at the Centre for Economic Demography, receives an ERC Starting Grant. Her project is titled “Relative Health: Long-Run Inequalities in Health and Survival Between Families and Across Generations”. She is the first researcher ever from Lund U
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/erc-starting-grant-economic-historian-ingrid-van-dijk-project-health - 2026-10-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The impact of soil microbes on carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere; the transformation of knowledge as it moves between different contexts; zooming in on the Achilles’ tendon to a cellular and molecular level to discover how weight should be placed on a torn tendon in order for it to heal. These are the researc
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/three-new-wallenberg-academy-fellows-lund-university - 2026-10-05
Martin L. Olsson has received the International Society for Blood Transfusion (ISBT) Presidential Award, the highest international honour in transfusion medicine. The award is presented every two years to a researcher who has made outstanding contributions to transfusion medicine. Martin L. Olsson is recognised for translational research on red blood cells, following 35 years of work mapping the g
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/prestigious-international-award-martin-l-olsson - 2026-10-05
On September 17, SASNET hosted a lecture with Erik Törner (Svalorna Indien Bangladesh) at Lund City Library, exploring India’s rapid economic growth and the inequalities that remain. In his lecture, Erik Törner, who has worked in international development for more than 25 years, presented an overview of India’s economic rise alongside the social challenges that persist. He described the country’s
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/indias-economic-miracle-why-not-everyone-included - 2026-10-05
After several years of expert management at the Nordic Institute for Asian Studies, Copenhagen University, the journal has moved across the Öresund to Sweden. Asia in Focus is a peer-reviewed journal published online twice a year. The focal point of the journal is modern Asian societies viewed from the standpoints of social sciences and humanities. The geographical focus is Central Asia to Oceania
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/asia-focus-has-found-new-home-centre-east-and-south-east-asian-studies - 2026-10-05
Knowledge for Sustainable Development is an annual research conference, aimed at all researchers at Lund University who want to increase their knowledge about the challenges that lie ahead, learn how their research can contribute to change, and strengthen their contacts with researchers from other disciplines. The conference is organised by the Research Board in collaboration with the Sustainabili
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/participate-4th-knowledge-sustainable-development-research-conference - 2026-10-06
What does working life look like for Swedish teenagers? A new doctoral thesis in sociology offers a unique insight into upper secondary school students’ experiences of working in low-wage service jobs – and how these jobs shape their self-understanding. Today, Friday 19 September, Anna Kallos successfully defended her doctoral thesis in sociology at the Socialhögskolan’s Gamla köket, just a stone’
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/teenagers-work-anna-kallos-defends-doctoral-thesis-young-peoples-working-conditions - 2026-10-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The students had the opportunity to learn more about matters such as: History of the Persian language and some common phrases (Mehdi Ghavideldostkohi), Islam and the young people in the Middle East (Anders Ackfeldt) Is populism a European fruit? The experience of the Middle East (Spyros Sofos) Has peace a chance in th
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/katedralskolans-history-class-had-full-day-lectures-about-middle-east - 2026-10-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. COLLABORATION WITH UZBEKISTAN: The Sociology of Law Department at Lund University and the University of World Economy and Diplomacy in Uzbekistan are closely collaborating within the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Programme. Both partner universities exchange academic staff, PhD students, master and undergradu
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Every year, the Endangered Archives Programme at the British Library in London is accepting applications for funding to support the preservation of archival material worldwide that is in danger of destruction, neglect or physical deterioration, not the least in South Asia. The programme is being financed by Arcadia (f
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/endangered-archives-programme-funding-south-asia-projects - 2026-10-05
The Pereira lab, in close collaboration with Asgard Therapeutics, published a new study in Science magazine as a first-release paper on the 5th of September. The corresponding authors Filipe Pereira and Fábio Rosa present a novel approach to addressing one of the main challenges in cancer immunotherapy—immune evasion by tumors. In this study, first author Ervin Ascic, along with co-authors Fritiof
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-publication-science-magazine-pereira-lab - 2026-10-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Carlson Leandry Mutajwaa from Tanzania is currently studying the Master's Programme with specialisation Retail. We asked him what he thinks about his studies, student life in Helsingborg and why he choose to study Retail. What is the best thing about your programme? There is so many layers to uncover when describing t
Mattias Collin, is the new Head of Department at Clinical Sciences in Lund, IKVL, as of January, 2025. For Intramed, he reveals what attracts him to the assignment: "To be able to raise your sights a little and work for the good of an entire department, instead of a single research area or education," he says. How does it feel to be appointed Head of Department at IKVL?"It feels great that my coll
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/ikvls-head-department-be-i-find-genuine-joy-facilitating-others-do-their-best - 2026-10-05
Associate senior lecturer Hannah Herde at the Department of Physics is one of this year’s three recipients of Lund Students’ Prize for Excellent Teaching in 2026. The award is based on student nominations and presented by the Vice-Chancellor, a clear sign that Hannah’s teaching makes a difference. “I’m deeply moved and humbled that students feel so strongly supported and engaged in our course tha
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/hannah-herde-honoured-bold-and-inclusive-teaching - 2026-10-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SCHEDULE & ABSTRACTS Chairs: Staffan Lindberg and Neil Webster Four sessions:1. Tuesday 20 Sept, 14.30–16.302. Wednesday 21 Sept, 10.00–12.003. Wednesday 21 Sept, 15.30–17.304. Thursday 22 Sept, 09.00-11.00Venue: NYA FESTSALEN, Akademiska Föreningen (AF), Sandgatan 2, LundFormat: Each author is given 15 minutes for pr
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/panel-5-transformation-caste - 2026-10-05
