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When 1,200 researchers from 60 countries arrived at the end of July, it marked a milestone: the largest academic congress ever held in the city – and the most important event in the field of economic history worldwide. For one week, the World Economic History Congress (WEHC) transformed Lund into a hub for ideas, networking, and public engagement. “I was very nervous right up until Monday morning,

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/nerves-pride-lusem-made-history-lund-universitys-largest-congress - 2026-10-12

It was not an entirely uncontroversial decision to gather cancer researchers in the abandoned AstraZeneca premises ten years ago. Carl Borrebaeck was pro vice-chancellor at the time and pushed for the move which in itself cost SEK 50 million in central university funds. “I was not very popular with the deans at that time,” he says. “But now it turns out that Medicon Village is a great success and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/medicon-village-ten-years-after-start - 2026-10-12

After graduation from the master's programme in International Strategic Management (ISM) in 2021, Marc Leon started his career in the fast paced world of consultancy at Porsche Consulting in Hamburg, Germany. Today, he thrives in the role as senior consultant where he manages workflows, junior colleagues and advice clients in the life sciences sector. Editor's note: this interview is from 2024.Hi

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/marc-leon-built-his-consulting-career-strategy-teamwork-and-going-extra-mile - 2026-10-11

Thanks to stem cell research, we now understand much more about the earliest stages of human development and what underlies many of our diseases. In recent years, the field has been revolutionised by several discoveries that have completely changed the landscape of stem cell research. Since its establishment as a strategic research centre, the Lund Stem Cell Center has become one of the strongest

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/twenty-years-revolutionary-stem-cell-research - 2026-10-12

Research is like solving a puzzle, some might say. One of the biggest of these is the body’s proteins – with over 90,000 pieces to keep track of. LUM meets three professors of protein to understand what makes the subject so fascinating and how they are working to understand when proteins go wrong in the body. If a research field were to be evaluated based on the number of Nobel Prizes it has been

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/protein-professors-puzzle - 2026-10-12

Two-year-old Arvid will soon undergo his third heart operation. This time, the procedure will be safer and quicker, due to a new simulation method that researchers have developed for children with heart disease. It is Monday afternoon in Ward 67 at Skåne University Hospital and in one of the rooms, two-year-old Arvid is having his heart checked. A cartoon is playing on the TV above the hospital be

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tragic-loss-led-research-project - 2026-10-12

The next-door neighbour whose home you’ve never been inside. That was how Jason Diakité, also known as hip hop artist Timbuktu, felt about the University while growing up in Lund. Today, he feels differently – having been awarded an honorary doctorate and now taking his seat as one of LU’s external Cultural Council members. Inside the historic Old Bishop’s House, final preparations are underway fo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/timbuktu-universitys-cultural-council-glimpse-under-bonnet - 2026-10-12

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Cyberattacks against the University have sharply increased over the past two years. They mainly take the form of email attacks, known as phishing, which aim to penetrate and take over entire IT environments. The attacks often succeed. Lund University is no different from the crowd. Cyberattacks against higher educatio

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dramatic-increase-cyber-attacks-against-universities - 2026-10-11

How long does it take to comfort someone? Does an egg need to be fried rather than boiled? LUM invited home care researchers from the School of Social Work and the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) for a conversation. They are meeting for the first time; their discussions cover stress, responsibility and participation. Their common goal is better home care, but they approach the issue from different pe

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/one-persons-workplace-anothers-home - 2026-10-12

Everyone is familiar with the frustration that comes when otherwise excellent mobile phone reception suddenly drops out. The moment when all mobile communication becomes impossible. But why does this happen and what is really behind the numbers 3G, 4G, 5G, and the 6G to come? Fredrik Tufvesson is a professor of Communications Engineering at LTH. He is in the midst of developing 6G technology for u

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/energy-efficiency-key-future-6g-technology - 2026-10-12

In just a few years, artificial intelligence has gone from horror film bogie man to a tool integrated into every phone and computer. From spell check to shopping recommendations – and now to allocating tasks at work and measuring performance. LUM met with organisational researcher Sverre Spoelstra to talk about algorithmic leadership. Your boss may not be an app, yet. But the idea is not as futuri

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/will-your-next-boss-be-artificially-intelligent - 2026-10-12

Lund University’s researchers are good at applying for and obtaining external research grants. But many funding bodies require faculties and departments to co-fund research projects, something that is becoming a major financial challenge for the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) and others. “Of course there is a limit to what we can do,” says Magnus Genrup, head of the Department of Energy Sciences. Re

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/co-funding-increasingly-difficult-challenge - 2026-10-12

The date for the annual salary review is 1 October, and the new salary applies from this date. You will receive it retroactively when the University starts paying the new salaries. Discussions are ongoing between Saco-S and the University about the implementation of the new salaries. Lund University and Saco-S are in negotiations regarding the process for this year's salary review. The new salarie

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/years-salary-review-imminent-there-disagreement-between-saco-s-and-employer-about-arrangements-it - 2026-10-12

Contained within Greenland’s millennia-old ice are the traces of gigantic solar storms. Geology professor Raimund Muscheler is now undertaking a major initiative to chart the storms back through time, to improve our knowledge of potentially dangerous solar flares. Our sun is currently in an active phase which is seeing an increased number of solar storms. During such events, particles from the sun

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ice-stone-age-might-reveal-future-solar-storms - 2026-10-12

LTH:s välbesökta Lise Meitner-seminarium 15 oktober ägnades åt förebilder inom akademin. Med en föreläsning av Reglerteknik, följt av en paneldiskussion, avslutades evenemanget med att LTH:s rektor delade ut diplom till de nya Lise Meitner-professorerna. Förebilder I föreläsningen lyfts LTH:s och Lunds universitets första Nobelpristagare Anne L’Huillier fram som ett utmärkt exempel på förebild och

https://www.lthin.lth.se/artikel/2025/lise-meitner-seminarium-om-forebilder - 2026-10-11

Oavsett om du sitter på ett företag med en svårlöst hållbarhetsutmaning, om du jobbar med miljöfrågor på en kommun eller tillhör en organisation med en idé för hållbar utveckling som har kört fast, så kan Tiger Teams vara intressant för er. Tiger Teams är en grupp doktorander som under en veckas tid, tillsammans med samhällsaktörer, tar sig an utmaningar på hållbarhetsområdet. Tiger Teams är en de

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/artikel/tiger-teams-doktorander-och-samhallsaktorer-tacklar-hallbarhetsutmaningar-tillsammans - 2026-10-11

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/artikel/ny-datering-visar-att-varldens-aldsta-bevarade-spjut-anvandes-av-neandertalare - 2026-10-11

Den 5 februari 2026 organiserade CFE och SEU en heldag på temat "Du vill till Bryssel - hur svårt kan det vara?" Här följer CFE:s amanuens Thea Schedins personliga betraktelse över dagen, inklusive ambitionerna bakom arrangemanget och vilka lärdomar deltagarna tog med sig. Det finns onekligen många som vill till Bryssel. Inte minst är det lite av en europeisk dröm. Högpresterande och ambitiösa stu

https://www.cfe.lu.se/artikel/en-liten-betraktelse-over-cfes-och-seus-brysseldag - 2026-10-11

Snön ligger fortfarande som ett vitt duntäcke över Lund när jag möter Sofie Ceberg, universitetslektor och fakultetens nya koordinator för jämställdhet och lika villkor. Efter en lång ledighet är hon full av energi och ser fram emot att ta sig an uppdraget. Rollen ska stärka fakultetens långsiktiga arbete med jämställdhet och lika villkor (JoL), där rekrytering är ett prioriterat område för att vä

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/internt/artikel/mot-fakultetens-koordinator-jamstalldhet-och-lika-villkor-att-oka-var-attraktionskraft-behover-vi - 2026-10-11

SWEAH-alumnen Wossenseged Jemberie, Umeå universitet, får Fortes etableringsbidrag och alumnerna Anna Marseglia och Kuan Yu-Pan, KI, får Fortes projektbidrag. Det stod klart i utdelningsbesluten som kom igår. Docent Anna Marseglia vid Karolinska Institutet får Fortes projektbidrag - nästan 5 miljoner kronor - till ett projekt om könsskillnader inom social hälsa, motståndskraft och kognition över l

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/miljoner-till-sweah-alumners-projekt - 2026-10-11