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Peptides from the common bacteria Staphylococcus aureus speed up the pathological aggregation of α-synuclein, a protein linked to Parkinson’s disease. This was discovered by researchers at MultiPark and published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Staphylococcus aureus is carried by 30–70% of the general population as a commensal bacterium. It produces a special kind of peptides c

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/common-skin-bacteria-may-trigger-aggregation-parkinsons-disease-protein - 2026-07-17

In a study led by Lund University, researchers can show for the first time that traumatic brain injuries activate dormant endogenous retroviruses that have been inserted into human DNA over the course of millions of years. The activation of these viruses may be the driving force behind the inflammation that worsens the brain injury. The study is published in Cell Reports. In the event of head trau

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/severe-brain-trauma-activates-dormant-endogenous-retroviruses-brain - 2026-07-17

There will be another five million Swedish kronor for CASE's research. Project leader Björn Slaug and the co-applicants recently received a grant from Forte for the welfare project SUN-AGE: Supporting neighborhood and living environments for aging populations, which will begin after the turn of the year and run until 2026. What does a grant of this size mean? – Now we can finally get started and c

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/another-million-grant-research-about-active-living - 2026-07-17

Lund University was recently named number one in the world in the QS Sustainability Rankings. The Agenda 2030 Graduate School is now opening nominations for the annual Agenda 2030 Award. All university staff and students have the opportunity to highlight early-career researchers whose innovative work contributes to a more sustainable future. Sustainability has long been a clear priority for Lund U

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/ranked-best-world-sustainability-nominations-now-open-agenda-2030-award - 2026-07-17

The Pufendorf theme “DigiJustice: Rethinking Digital Inequalities and Human Rights in the Age of AI” has wrapped up with a conference and exhibition. The interdisciplinary group has shifted its focus throughout the year-long theme. What began as discussions on AI's part in amplifying digital inequality became a practical exploration into how this is happening. On 15 May 2025, the group invited fri

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/science-meets-art-digijustice-finale - 2026-07-18

Every year Agora, the Helsingborg section of the Social Science Union, organises a job fair at Campus Helsingborg, where students have the opportunity to network and make contact with future employers. This year's edition will take place on 5 February. Inspiring, interactive and worthwhile - three words that sum up the upcoming event Agora Day at Campus Helsingborg, according to this year's projec

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/inspiring-opportunities-students-and-companies-agora-day - 2026-07-17

The government has instructed public authorities, including Lund University, to save as much energy as is possible and reasonable over the short term. We have also been tasked with reducing electricity consumption at peak times. The aim is to try and limit electricity price rises ahead of the coming winter. Between October 2022 and April 2023, the University must submit a report every month on the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/save-energy - 2026-07-17

It will be a major challenge for the higher education institutions to satisfy the government’s request for new forms of lifelong learning. We must ascertain what the University can develop and which parts of lifelong learning we are going to focus on. Lifelong learning (3L) has become an increasingly prioritised issue for both companies and organisations. But why has this become such an important

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/what-role-can-higher-education-institutions-play-future-lifelong-learning - 2026-07-17

The past year has to a large extent been shaped by developments in the world around us. At this time last year, the government presented its Research and Innovation Bill, “Research and Innovation for the Future, Curiosity and Benefit”. The investments announced there triggered an intense period of work at the university, and many colleagues have had to set aside other tasks to respond to these ini

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/deans-corner-dean-persson-reflections-year - 2026-07-17

The University's Sustainability Plan has been revised. It now includes new sustainability requirements for purchasing and procurement. Logistics and communication have also been given greater emphasis. The aim of the plan is to accelerate the pace of transition to sustainable development – both within the University and in society. At the same time, it aims to make use of the knowledge and skills

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/updated-sustainability-plan - 2026-07-18

On the 9 October, Times Higher Education (THE) published its latest ranking and Lund University has retained its position at 95. “It’s very gratifying that we have retained our position, despite tougher global competition. A university is never better than its staff and students. This is therefore an acknowledgement of the skilled work everyone performs to create a top-class university and confirm

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-university-top-100-times-higher-education-ranking - 2026-07-18

On 1 January, the University will introduce a common newsletter tool: Lime Marketing (formerly BizWizard). This is the tool that all units should use for newsletters and related mailings. The purpose of a common newsletter tool is to create uniform, effective and professional communication with students, employees, alumni and other stakeholders. "This is a major improvement for the university. We

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lime-marketing-becomes-university-wide-newsletter-tool - 2026-07-18

On a morning in late October, nearly 200 of the university's managers gathered at AF-borgen for this year's final LU Managers Forum. The theme of the forum was conflict management – one of the major challenges of leadership. The forum was held in Swedish by management and leadership developer Annica Ollerstam from the HR Division. Vice-Chancellor Jimmie Kristensson began the morning by reflecting

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-managers-forum-all-managers-lu - 2026-07-18

On 11 May, Storydesk was launched – a new initiative from Lund University focusing on in-depth stories about research and innovation. The first story is about three decades of wireless communication, beginning with an adjunct professor’s persistent idea to cut the headphone cable once and for all. This focus on in-depth stories addresses a need that has become apparent in the university-wide work

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-new-light-first-story-bluetooth-and-5g - 2026-07-18

Spearheaded by Lund University’s Department of Business Law and supported by the Embassy of Sweden in China, this was the first high-level Swedish scholarly delegation, focusing on sustainable development after the Covid-19 pandemic to visit China. The visit, involving week-long events from 18th – 22nd March 2024, centered around the “Sino-Swedish Colloquium on Global Sustainability Governance”. I

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-leads-swedish-scholarly-delegation-china - 2026-07-17

When research findings are ready to make the leap from the lab to the patient, the requirements become much stricter. That is precisely where many promising projects start to falter. “We want to be the bridge between research and the patient, so that promising projects don’t get stuck in that difficult transition,” says Sara Nolbrant, director of the new pre-GMP facility. And with that, she disapp

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/training-ground-cell-and-gene-therapies-new-pre-gmp-facility-aims-smooth-path-idea-patient - 2026-07-17

A team of international researchers led by senior lecturer Åsa Mackenzie at Lund University has received a $9 million USD grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, in partnership with The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), to advance understanding of Parkinson’s disease treatment, with a particular focus on depression, anxiety, and other psychiatr

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/9-m-usd-safer-treatment-psychiatric-and-cognitive-symptoms-parkinsons-disease - 2026-07-17

When research findings are ready to make the leap from the lab to the patient, the requirements become much stricter. That is precisely where many promising projects start to falter. “We want to be the bridge between research and the patient, so that promising projects don’t get stuck in that difficult transition,” says Sara Nolbrant, director of the new pre-GMP facility. And with that, she disapp

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/training-ground-cell-and-gene-therapies-new-pre-gmp-facility-aims-smooth-path-idea-patient - 2026-07-17

When research findings are ready to make the leap from the lab to the patient, the requirements become much stricter. That is precisely where many promising projects start to falter. “We want to be the bridge between research and the patient, so that promising projects don’t get stuck in that difficult transition,” says Sara Nolbrant, director of the new pre-GMP facility. And with that, she disapp

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/training-ground-cell-and-gene-therapies-new-pre-gmp-facility-aims-smooth-path-idea-patient - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. There are delicious smells emanating from the kitchen at the Malmö apartment of nutrition physiologist, Louise Brunkwall. Today, she is making pasta and vegetable sauce for lunch. A clean up before the interview with LUM means she can no longer find anything in the kitchen cupboards: “Usually there is always some kind

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/help-your-body-outwit-reptile-brain - 2026-07-17