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Associate professor Steven Schmidt is SWEAH's new study coordinator. Steven Schmidt, also CASE coordinator and research team manager in Applied Gerontology, replaced Cecilia Petterson the 1 January 2024. The assignment is 40 percent of full-time until 31 December 2026. Why did you say yes?– I think it is a great opportunity to support the development of the next generation of researchers in ageing

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/steven-schmidt-new-study-coordinator - 2026-05-15

Quantum physicist gets prize from renowned Academy for the Natural Sciences, Medicine and Technology, founded in 1772. Armin Tavakoli's research focuses on the complex phenomena that characterize the quantum world, where particles can affect each other at a distance and are governed by chance. His work explores both the fundamental aspects of quantum physics and its practical applications, such as

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/royal-physiographic-society-gives-sten-von-friesen-prize-armin-tavakoli - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ylva van Meeningen will enter the stage in a tough competition to show her skills. Forskar Grand Prix is a competition in presenting science in the most catching way, in few minutes. The audience in Lund will be hundreds of students at Polhemsskolan in Lund, on October 7th.There will also be an expert jury of three pe

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/ylva-van-meeningen-researcher-grand-prix - 2026-05-15

Have you been sick or been away for a long time? "Remember to register your absence as soon as you are back so you don't get a "salary debt". By checking your payslip regularly, you can avoid financial surprises," says HR Partner Julia Friman. A salary debt arises when the employer has paid the wrong salary. This can occur if, for example, you have registered a leave of absence retroactively, not

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/report-absence-avoid-salary-debt - 2026-05-15

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/focus-diverse-innovation-activities-and-lifelong-learning - 2026-05-15

A Business law professor at LUSEM who has been catching the eyes of the media in cases about gambling addiction, and also done some heavy lifting in teaching and research about EU law, Jörgen Hettne is leaving the university to become Judge at the EU General Court in Luxemburg. Jörgen Hettne explains that the General Court is part of the same institution as the EU Court of Justice and situated in

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lusem-professor-new-judge-eu-general-court - 2026-05-16

On Thursday, 11 September, many of the university's staff and students lost access to their Microsoft 365 accounts. Everything was restored on Friday, 12 September. What happenedOn Thursday morning 11 September, approximately 6,000 university employees lost contact with their Microsoft 365 accounts. In addition, approximately 60,000 student accounts lost contact with Microsoft 365. Email was prima

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/disruption-office-microsoft-365-current-situation - 2026-05-16

Maj-Lena Finnander Linderson, researcher at Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, did a study on the effects of the Chernobyl-disaster. It has now been 40 years since the disaster happened, and we ask Maj-Lena about what she studied, how she reacted to the terrible news, and what she thinks we should learn. Hello, Maj-Lena Finnander Linderson!It has been 40 years since Chernobyl. Do you

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/40-years-chernobyl - 2026-05-15

Anders Scherstén is the new Research Representative at the Faculty of Science. In this role, he will work with issues relating to the quality, integrity and development of research within the Faculty. Here, he talks about the assignment, what it involves in practice and how he views his new role.What does the role of Research Representative involve?At its core, the role is about helping to ensure

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/anders-schersten-takes-role-facultys-research-representative - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Our researchers, Devrim Umut Aslan and Cecilia Fredriksson, have just released their book about ongoing transformations in city retail. We asked Devrim to tell us a little about the book. This book is based on the changing relationship between retail and cities. In recent decades, retail has changed in several fundame

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/new-book-about-city-retail-transformation - 2026-05-15

Ten Ukrainian medical students, ten supervisors from the Faculty, for ten weeks. Initiator and professor, David Gisselsson Nord, is happy that the pilot project in medical research is up and going. Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine has led to serious disruptions to Ukraine's medical education system. Some universities have suffered extensive destruction and have had to evacuate their campus

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/medfaks-ukrainian-summer-school-has-started-welcome-us - 2026-05-15

Diabetes researcher Joao Duarte specialices in studying what happens in the brain in diabetes. In his research, he is also investigating how diet changes can improve brain function in connection with diabetes. He will be awarded this year's Medeon stipend on the World Diabetes Day Skåne event in Malmö on November 14. "I hope that my research can contribute to an increased awareness of the importan

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/praised-research-diabetes-and-dementia - 2026-05-15

Diabetes researcher Joao Duarte specialices in studying what happens in the brain in diabetes. In his research, he is also investigating how diet changes can improve brain function in connection with diabetes. He will be awarded this year's Medeon stipend on the World Diabetes Day Skåne event in Malmö on November 14. "I hope that my research can contribute to an increased awareness of the importan

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/praised-research-diabetes-and-dementia - 2026-05-15

Idag är Alzheimers sjukdom den vanligaste dödsorsaken för personer med Downs syndrom. Forskare vid Lunds universitet har därför, i samarbete med Alzheimer’s Biomarker Consortium – Down Syndrome i USA, undersökt biomarkörer i blodplasman hos denna grupp. Dessa markörer kan hjälpa till att förutsäga framtida förändringar i hjärnan och kognitiv nedsättning vid Alzheimers sjukdom, för personer med Dow

https://www.multipark.lu.se/sv/artikel/blodprov-kan-forutse-demens-vid-downs-syndrom - 2026-05-15

Idag är Alzheimers sjukdom den vanligaste dödsorsaken för personer med Downs syndrom. Forskare vid Lunds universitet har därför, i samarbete med Alzheimer’s Biomarker Consortium – Down Syndrome i USA, undersökt biomarkörer i blodplasman hos denna grupp. Dessa markörer kan hjälpa till att förutsäga framtida förändringar i hjärnan och kognitiv nedsättning vid Alzheimers sjukdom, för personer med Dow

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/blodprov-kan-forutse-demens-vid-downs-syndrom - 2026-05-16

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. "Empowerment of vulnerable groups is unlikely to arise through interventions from climate adaptation projects only. Yet, often these projects are seen as drivers for social change", says Stephen Woroniecki, PHD-candidate at LUCSUS.  He says that, in a warming and increasingly unequal world, more and more people are on

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/nature-based-solutions-climate-change-what-scope-empowerment-vulnerable-groups - 2026-05-15

In June, pediatric cancer experts from 16 countries gathered in Brussels for the annual meeting of the NOPHO-DB-SHIP consortium—an EU-wide collaboration working to improve outcomes for children with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). In Sweden, the trial is coordinated by Lund University and Skåne University Hospital. At the center of this collaboration is the CHIP-AML22 trial—an international phase II

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/brussels-meeting-advancing-personalised-treatment-childhood-aml-across-europe - 2026-05-15

During spring – April and May – a lot of exciting things happen in the field of research communication for researchers! Keep reading! Pitch your idea to the Conversation – April session Researchers get exclusive time with an editor to discuss their article proposal. Each meeting is 20 minutes long. When: 8 April, available times are 12:10-12:30, 12:30-12:50, 12:50-13:10 Where: DigitalPitch your id

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/researcher-and-want-write-and-communicate-more-enhance-your-skills-now - 2026-05-15

The major autumn exhibition at Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art – is a selection of the hundreds of acquisitions added to the museum’s collection in recent years. The exhibition shows models and sketches of some 50 designs for schools, parks, squares, multistorey car parks, sports centres, underground stations and various service facilities. The sketches provide exciti

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lunch-showing-exhibition-come-you-are-and-other-new-acquisitions - 2026-05-16

Trade shocks can have various impacts on the economic activities of a country, yet it remains uncertain whether such shocks influence the environmental behaviors of firms. Albert Duodu shows, in a recent investigation, that trade shocks originating from countries with less stringent environmental regulations can spur significant demand for emission-intensive goods from Swedish firms, subsequently

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/carbon-offshoring-and-manufacturing-cleanup - 2026-05-15