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It is half past three in the morning on one of the last nights of October. Storm Babet is raging and most people are trying to sleep through the sound of the wind, but coastal researchers at LTH are wide awake. Strong winds combined with high water levels are a warning sign for communities on the south coast of Skåne, and that’s where the researchers are heading, to the heart of the action. They a
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/chasing-storm - 2026-05-20
Oskar Hansson, professor i neurologi vid Lunds universitet, har utsetts till mottagare av Torsten Söderbergs Akademiprofessur i medicin, för sin banbrytande forskning kring biomarkörer för neurodegenerativa sjukdomar. Motivering: för banbrytande forskning kring biomarkörer för neurodegenerativa sjukdomar, med relevans för tidig diagnostik, prognosbedömning och utveckling av nya behandlingar. Oskar
https://www.multipark.lu.se/sv/artikel/lundaforskare-tilldelas-torsten-soderbergs-akademiprofessur-i-medicin - 2026-05-19
Nio projekt är beviljade medel inom Hållbarhetsfonden och utlysningen Sustainable Idea Exploration. Syftet med utlysningen är att ta tidiga idéer från forskning till innovation som kan göra skillnad i samhället. De beviljade projekten får maximalt 150 000 kr var för att utveckla den innovativa potentialen i sina idéer. Totalt kom tjugo ansökningar i årets omgång. De har bedömts av sex personer uts
https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/nio-nya-projekt-inom-hallbarhetsfonden - 2026-05-20
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Solutions to limit the climate impact of plastics” was the topic of this years Climathon in Lund. The 24 hour hackathon gathered 54 participants and was thereby one of the larger among the 113 Climathons held simultaneous all around the world. Climathon in Lund was organised by a consortia of five very different orga
https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-lund-2018-0 - 2026-05-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Last week it was announced that our longtime colleague and LUDC researcher/SUS clinician Martin Ridderstråle has been appointed Senior Vice President of Patient Care in the Novo Nordisk Foundation. This is not only a remarkable achievement by Martin but also goes to show that our environment fosters excellent scientis
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/senior-vice-president-patient-care-novo-nordisk-foundation - 2026-05-19
With only a few weeks remaining of its first semester, the maiden voyage of the Master’s programme in Cultural Criminology at Lund University is ending. How does this unique criminology master’s programme provide nuance to deviance? “I have found the course to be fantastic so far,” says Jack Lowe, one of the 14 students currently in the Master’s programme in Cultural Criminology. Having received h
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/focusing-seduction-crime-deviance-and-control - 2026-05-19
With a presentation focusing on how research using chicken embryos can help cure an unusual form of childhood cancer, researcher Sofie Mohlin took home the win in this year's final of the Forskar (Researcher) Grand Prix held in Stockholm on November 23rd, 2023. In October, she competed against seven other researchers from Lund University - to see who was the best at presenting their research in ju
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/research-chickens-and-childhood-cancer-takes-center-stage-forskar-grand-prix - 2026-05-19
With a background in agriculture, environmental and food sciences, and a PhD in Agroecology from the University of Göttingen, Professor Yann is stepping into the role of Assistant Head of Department, Focus Research, at MGeo. In his new position, he will focus on supporting researchers in securing funding, advancing environmental research and education, and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration
https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/meet-yann-clough-new-assistant-head-department-mgeo-focus-research - 2026-05-19
The security situation in the world is volatile now and sometimes changes from day to day. How should we manage our international contacts and exchanges in this context? Vice Dean David Gisselsson Nord gives us guidance on how to act. What do we mean by responsible internationalisation?"Responsible international cooperation means assessing opportunities versus risks before each cooperation. This a
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/international-collaborations-be-open-possible-careful-necessary - 2026-05-19
Attractive collaboration partners, unique instruments, and expertise available at universities, institutes, and companies in northern Europe. As a researcher at Lund University, you can gain access to this abundant smörgåsbord of resources. HALRIC calls for and funds pilot projects to utilize infrastructure and develop knowledge. Apply now!Imagine:An organisation that has an overview of all possib
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/halric-supports-high-level-matchmaking-researchers-wanted - 2026-05-19
At the end of March, the first cases of acute severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children were reported in the UK. Since then, the number has increased to more than 300 in around 20 countries; there are now reports of nine suspected cases in Sweden. The acute liver infection mainly affects otherwise completely healthy children under the age of 16, which puzzles researchers who are now searching
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researchers-search-answers-increase-acute-severe-hepatitis-children - 2026-05-19
Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift recently published a special issue on the Middle East after twenty years of the war on terror with contributions from CMES researchers Lina Eklund, Isabell Schierenbeck, Karin Aggestam, Linda Eitrem Holmgren, and Lisa Strömbom. The special issue was edited by Anders Persson and includes the following articles written (in Swedish) by CMES researchers and affiliated resea
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-and-20-years-war-terror - 2026-05-19
A lab where you can “craft” new materials on the atomic level, bringing together cross-disciplinary scientists to produce nanomaterials and semiconductor components. A neighborhood with major research infrastructures, complementary to each other. And most important: an open environment where academia, industry, and society can meet and collaborate, finding solutions for a sustainable world. Intrig
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/making-it-big-nano-crafting - 2026-05-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At the graduation ceremony for all the master students at the Faculty of Social Science earlier in June, Stella Zimpfer received the Sparbankstiftelsen award for best master thesis in strategic communication, a thesis focusing on startup branding in the Öresund region. I asked Stella a few questions about her work. St
Markus Lahtinen, Lecturer and Researcher at the Department of Informatics at Lund University School of Economics and Management, assumed the position of chairman for the think tank Säkerhet för Näringsliv och Samhälle (SNOS, Security for Industry and Society). The SNOS network is a leading actor in security and safety discussions. Through opinion journalism and news dissemination via its platforms
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/markus-lahtinen-new-chairman-sakerhet-naringsliv-och-samhalle - 2026-05-19
Nyindustrialisering, kustperspektiv, cirkulärt byggande och koldioxidinfångning. Ämnena som LTH tar upp under Hållbarhetsveckan 8–13 april handlar om lösningar på klimatkrisen och hur jordens resurser ska användas mer varsamt. Programmet vänder sig till alla som vill vara med i diskussionerna om framtidens hållbara strategier. Hållbarhetsveckan är det årliga eventet då Lunds universitet och Lunds
https://www.lthin.lth.se/artikel/2024/hallbarhetsveckan-2024-lth-diskuterar-losningar-pa-klimatkrisen - 2026-05-19
Ett av våra Teman har, tillsammans med sin nuvarande International Fellow, kommit fram till att de redan ett par månader in i terminen vill prata med fler om det som de arbetar med, nämligen Neurotechnologies. Välkomna alltså till ett öppet evenemang här på Pufendorfinstitutet den 20 november! Internationella gäster och tvärvetenskap Hela idén med ett Tema här på Pufendorfinstitutet är att forskar
https://www.pi.lu.se/artikel/snabbt-ur-startgroparna - 2026-05-19
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Lunds universitets Diabetescentrum, LUDC, medverkar i ett nytt IMI-projekt - SOPHIA – som ska bidra till en mer patientcentrerad vård av patienter med fetma samt ändra synen på fetma och hur den påverkar den drabbade individen socialt och medicinskt. Projektet ska klassificera markörer för fetmarelaterade följdsjukd
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/sophia-ska-forbattra-behandlingen-och-andra-synen-pa-fetma - 2026-05-19
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Regelbundna undersökningar av kroppens förmåga att ta hand om en given mängd socker hos barn och ungdomar i riskzonen avslöjar att insjuknandet i typ 1 diabetes har ett utdraget förlopp med omväxlande perioder av normal och onormal sockeromsättning. De barn och ungdomar som är undersökta deltar i den amerikanska und
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/langt-innan-typ-1-diabetes-sviktar-sockret - 2026-05-19
KB får i uppdrag att ta fram nationella riktlinjer för öppen vetenskap Regeringen har fattat beslut om att ge KB i uppdrag att ta fram nationella riktlinjer för öppen vetenskap. I uppdraget ingår att samverka med Vetenskapsrådet, universitet och högskolor liksom andra berörda myndigheter och organisationer. Uppdraget ska redovisas till regeringen den 15 september 2023. Mer information: KB får i up
https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-juni-juli-augusti-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-1 - 2026-05-19
