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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Corn starch, with elements of heavy metals, powdered brick, amphetamines, ink, wall paint or furniture polish. This is what can be found in falsified medicines, a market currently considered more profitable than that of drug crime. Professor of Ethnology Susanne Lundin. Photo: Kennet Ruona Some defective medicines wer

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/industry-worth-billions-puts-lives-risk - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. There is a noticeably nervous atmosphere in the small examination room at the women's clinic. Medical students Caroline Hellsten, Joakim Öhman and Rasmus Hagberg are about to carry out a gynaecological examination for the first time during their studies. However, Marina Larsson Silly, who is today's 'professional pati

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/professional-patient-guides-way-medical-students - 2026-10-07

“English is like a membrane between us and reality”. The quote comes from a teacher at a Swedish higher education institution and describes their experience of teaching Swedish students in English. “Today, there are often no educational reasons why a particular course in the first-cycle is taught in English,” argues Peter Svensson, senior lecturer in Business Administration at Lund University Scho

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/poorer-learning-if-teaching-anglicised - 2026-10-07

“English is like a membrane between us and reality”. The quote comes from a teacher at a Swedish higher education institution and describes their experience of teaching Swedish students in English. “Today, there are often no educational reasons why a particular course in the first-cycle is taught in English,” says Peter Svensson, senior lecturer in Business Administration at the School of Economic

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/poorer-learning-if-teaching-anglicised - 2026-10-08

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/get-know-dr-andreas-broeckmann-visiting-professor-and-tutor-our-phd-program-fine-arts - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Meet LUCSUS new postdoctoral researcher Salvatore Paolo De Rosa. Salvatore's research focuses on connecting social and climate movements, civil society organisations and NGOs in Sweden and Europe to better understand their relation with the knowledge generated by climate science and their engagement with legal framewo

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/salvatore-paolo-de-rosa-explores-interactions-climate-movements-science-and-law - 2026-10-07

Veterinarian in charge Anders Forslid is retiring after 30 years working to improve the welfare of research animals at Lund University. He has witnessed a paradigm shift in animal health and animal experiments, and the way animal testing and humans’ obligations are viewed has changed. When Anders Forslid started out as a laboratory animal veterinarian at Lund University, he received a fairly cool

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/if-we-are-going-have-animal-testing-then-we-have-do-it-well - 2026-10-08

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. He is checking out at the same fighting weight as when he checked in, and does the same number of push-ups (40!) now as he did then. He has been through several tough rounds and had to fight to defend his convictions and his views on the University’s development. Per Eriksson summarises his time as vice-chancellor as

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eriksson-you-have-dare-take-risks-sometimes-if-you-want-make-things-happen - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Timos Karpouzoglou visited LUMES and LUCSUS on 24th November to hold a round table discussion on the ‘elephant in the room – power’. Here is his guest blog on reflecting on the round table discussion:Bringing the Elephants to the table: What is the role of power in sustainability research? We live in a warming and inc

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/elephants-room-guest-blog-timos-karpouzoglou - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Young Connectors of the Future (YCF) is an intercultural leadership programme initiated by the Swedish Institute, 2016 run for the third or fourth time. The programme is directed towards young people with leadership talents from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka who represent different sectors of

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/successful-swedish-institute-leadership-programme-young-southasians - 2026-10-07

Every person ages, yet only some develop Parkinson’s Disease, and scientists still don’t know why. A new international effort involving a research team from Lund University aims to uncover what makes certain aging brains more vulnerable than others, focusing on the epigenetic changes that accompany growing older. Their work is supported by a new 81 million SEK grant from the Aligning Science Acros

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/81-million-sek-drives-new-international-effort-study-aging-and-epigenetic-changes-parkinsons-disease - 2026-10-07

Lund Stem Cell Center welcomes the Targeted Therapies in Leukemia Research Group, led by molecular biologist Marcus Järås, as its newest member. With a strong background in translational research and a focus on developing innovative therapies, the group brings extensive expertise and a unique perspective to our stem cell science community at Lund University. Marcus Järås, a former student of the L

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/targeted-therapies-leukemia-research-group-joins-lund-stem-cell-center - 2026-10-07

Nearly four in ten female upper secondary school students suffer from iron deficiency. Among vegetarians and vegans, seven in ten have low iron levels, according to a new study led by Agenda 2030 PhD student Anna Stubbendorff. The research has received considerable attention in the press, radio and television. "We were surprised by the results," says Anna Stubbendorff. The past two weeks have been

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/nearly-four-ten-female-students-suffer-iron-deficiency - 2026-10-07

Whether you work in a company facing a complex sustainability challenge, manage environmental issues at a municipality, or represent an organisation with a promising sustainable development idea that has stalled, Tiger Teams may be of interest to you. Tiger Teams is an initiative where interdisciplinary teams of PhD students collaborate intensively with societal actors for one week to tackle real-

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/tiger-teams-tackling-sustainability-challenges-together - 2026-10-07

Whether you work in a company facing a complex sustainability challenge, manage environmental issues at a municipality, or represent an organisation with a promising sustainable development idea that has stalled, Tiger Teams may be of interest to you. Tiger Teams is an initiative where interdisciplinary teams of PhD students collaborate intensively with societal actors for one week to tackle real-

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/tiger-teams-tackling-sustainability-challenges-together - 2026-10-07

In late May and early June, the Pufendorf Themes will host their final events, presenting the interdisciplinary work carried out at the Pufendorf IAS over the past academic year. The events vary in format and audience – some are open to the public, while others are aimed at specially invited guests, depending on the content and purpose defined by each Theme. This year, we’re particularly happy to

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/season-final-events-pufendorf-institute-advanced-studies-approaches-0 - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Smith & Meissner are two researchers who have been hand-picked to find molecular clues to healing processes in the heart and blood vessels. A cardiologist and a molecular biologist who complement one another and work together to move research forward, Gustav Smith and Anja Meissner are one of the “tandem pairs” in

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tandem-researchers-smith-meissner - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Moving from South America, learning Swedish and getting your medical degree approved in Sweden represent a major challenge. Mariana Reza Felix and Marcelo Petri recently started a new training programme for doctors with a foreign license to practise medicine, and must adapt their internationally-acquired skills to the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/doctors-new-borders - 2026-10-07

Whether you work in a company facing a complex sustainability challenge, manage environmental issues at a municipality, or represent an organisation with a promising sustainable development idea that has stalled, Tiger Teams may be of interest to you. Tiger Teams is an initiative where interdisciplinary teams of PhD students collaborate intensively with societal actors for one week to tackle real-

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/tiger-teams-tackling-sustainability-challenges-together - 2026-10-07

How vulnerable is humanity in the face of climate change? And how have people around the world already been impacted? These are some of the questions to be answered on 28 February by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Two researchers from Lund University participated in the final report – Martina Angela Caretta and Emily Boyd. For three years, approximately three hundred top resea

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/un-climate-report-how-vulnerable-are-we-and-how-can-we-adapt - 2026-10-07