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IIIEE student Meijing He of EMP Batch 30 has unexpectedly passed away. She will be remembered as an engaged, lively, self-confident and creative member of our IIIEE community. It is with great sadness that we share the news that Meijing He, a beloved student at the IIIEE, has passed away. Meijing will be remembered as kind and dedicated and as someone who brought warmth and curiosity into every sp
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/memory-meijing-he - 2026-05-15
This year, the Mats Paulsson Foundation is awarding grants to eight outstanding research projects, two of which are led by researchers at Lund University's Lund Stem Cell Center. The projects include an advanced cancer treatment using cellular reprogramming and a platform for the development of new cell therapies. On 24 October 2025, at an awards ceremony at Medicon Village, six researchers from t
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nicholas Loubere at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, shares some reflections on the major achievements as well as the downsides of China’s reform period ahead of the upcoming conference “Assessing 40 Years of Reform and Opening in China” What have been the major changes in China since the reform and o
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/nicholas-loubere-china-today-40-years-after-reform-and-opening - 2026-05-15
When Quick Bites for Researchers launched in spring 2025, it began as an experiment — an attempt to open up a new and informal channel between researchers and the library’s expertise. One year on, librarians Fredrik Larsson and Anja Zimmerman can look back at an initiative that not only survived its first year, but is now ramping up.“We wanted to find a simple, low-threshold way to support researc
https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/librarys-quick-bites-researchers-continues-grow-new-topics - 2026-05-15
Cake and a packed Rydberg Hall set the tone when Fysicum celebrated its 75th anniversary. The Department of Physics invited guests to a party, and the audience was treated to a dizzying journey through history, presented by Professor Erik Swietlicki. When Lund University was founded in 1666, there was no faculty of natural sciences. Instead, physics was part of the faculty of philosophy, and for a
https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2025/fysicum-75-years-lively-anniversary-long-history - 2026-05-15
Gemma Atkinson has been awarded this year’s Eric K. Fernström Prize for particularly promising and successful early-career researchers at Lund University. Her research focuses on bacterial proteins in order to understand the protective mechanisms bacteria use against infecting viruses known as bacteriophages. She received the prize for: Groundbreaking discoveries about the bacterial immune system
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/detective-mysterious-world-proteins - 2026-05-15
Cake and a packed Rydberg Hall set the tone when Fysicum celebrated its 75th anniversary. The Department of Physics invited guests to a party, and the audience was treated to a dizzying journey through history, presented by Professor Erik Swietlicki. When Lund University was founded in 1666, there was no faculty of natural sciences. Instead, physics was part of the faculty of philosophy, and for a
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/fysicum-75-years-lively-anniversary-long-history - 2026-05-15
NASA Swift satellite and AI unravel the distance of the farthest gamma-ray bursts. In this project, LUSEM Statistics Professor Malgorzata Bogdan, consulted on the choice of statistical methods and the interpretation of the results. The research article was published in Astrophysical Journal Letters on 24 May. Astronomers are now using AI, quite literally, to measure the expansion of our universe.
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/predicting-redshifts-distant-astronomical-objects-machine-learning - 2026-05-15
Dedicated to the power of role models in academia, LTH’s Lise Meitner seminar 15 October was jam-packed. With a main lecture by Automatic Control, followed by a panel discussion, the event was concluded by the Dean of LTH presenting the new Lise Meitner professors with diplomas. Role models In the lecture, LTH’s and Lund University’s first Nobel Laureate Anne L’Huillier is put forth as a prime exa
https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2025/lise-meitner-seminar-role-models - 2026-05-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. By studying identical twins, researchers from Lund University in Sweden have identified mechanisms that could be behind the development of type 2 diabetes. This may explain cases where one identical twin develops type 2 diabetes. The study involved 14 pairs of identical twins in Sweden and Denmark. One twin had type 2
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/study-identical-twins-reveal-type-2-diabetes-clues - 2026-05-15
SWEAH PhD student Pernilla Alencar Siljehag has received an invitation from Latin America's leading and largest institution in public health, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil. – The research group I am going to visit is running a gigantic population study involving six major federal universities. It is reminiscent of the SNAC study, which I am using data from here in Sweden, but in multi-form
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/traveling-and-learning-about-vulnerability-violence-and-grassroots-activism - 2026-05-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New Lund students are generally younger and have better educated parents than the average Swedish student. This emerges from the figures in a new LU report. Despite a series of initiatives to attract more students from non-academic backgrounds in recent decades, there is little progress. Now a major regional approach
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/initiatives-aimed-children-widen-participation - 2026-05-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Since January 1, NanoLund has a new director – Anders Mikkelsen, and a new deputy director – Maria Messing. “Organizing the work in NanoLund will be an interesting challenge, but we take it on with great enthusiasm and look forward to engaging with the entire staff,” says Anders Mikkelsen. “It is now time to look forw
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/new-directors-maria-messing-and-anders-mikkelsen - 2026-05-15
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Pressmeddelande 201116:Nu finns nya och betydligt mer långsiktiga data än tidigare av kontinuerlig glukosmätning för personer med typ 1-diabetes. En studie från Göteborgs universitet visar att tekniken, som hela tiden bevakar blodsockernivån, ger gynnsamma effekter på flera års sikt. Tekniken, så kallad CGM (continu
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/bra-langtidseffekter-av-kontinuerlig-glukosmatning - 2026-05-15
Perhaps we course lecturers can use digital technology to become better at giving feedback and providing a clearer structure to our courses? Maybe digitisation gives us a golden opportunity to rethink content, relevance and what we really want students to think about as they study? Read Sandra Nilsson’s think piece based on a study published at LTH’s Pedagogical Inspiration Conference on 9 Decembe
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/what-most-important-students-digital-learning-environment - 2026-05-15
The sustainability project Sustainable Future Hub at the Lund University School of Economics and Management is now starting the Change Maker Future Track. In October, the initiative kicks off with a series of live calls with well-known sustainability profiles. Students, staff and the general public are welcome to the webinars. How to do business that impact the world with Rebecka Carlsson In the f
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/inspiration-activists-and-leading-creators-lusems-new-sustainability-track - 2026-05-15
On April 29, Lund University presented the strengths with which it aims to contribute to the world’s largest investment in cultural and creative sectors. The ‘Buzz of Europe’ conference showcased opportunities that the broad University can offer. Held in a packed university auditorium, the event was aimed at anyone interested in joining the Creatives & Friends network, which has now been establish
We have been given the opportunity to continue our reportage series where we have interviewed Amanda Sjögren about her work. We have been given the opportunity to continue our reportage series where we interviewed Amanda Sjögren about her work. Earlier this year, we wrote about Ph.D. student Amanda Sjögren, who started her position at Lund University in the spring of 2022. Now, a little over a yea
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/reportage-one-year-phd-student - 2026-05-15
Antikonsumtion, Hållbar turism, Politikens polarisering och det nya ledarskapet. Programpunkterna på årets upplaga av Framtidsveckan är lika högaktuella som relevanta. Vill du vara med? Du kan delta fysiskt eller digitalt. Under Framtidsveckan lyfter Lunds universitet angelägna och avgörande frågor för framtiden. Varmt välkommen att lyssna på fördjupande samtal där våra forskare samtalar om en rad
https://www.isk.lu.se/artikel/under-framtidsveckan-finns-vara-forskare-pa-plats-anmal-dig-nu - 2026-05-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The University’s contract education needs to grow in order to match the skills needed among companies and public authorities in the region. A new report proposes to give the departments the main responsibility for the development of contract education. Employees who work as consultants on the side are to become more i
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/put-departments-charge-contract-education - 2026-05-15
