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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What if you could take a substance that allows a nasty bacterium to resist the human immune system and develop it into a drug to help people with completely different diseases? It sounds like a fairy tale for medical researchers. Yet this is precisely what is about to happen in Lund. Lars Björck hopes that the enzyme

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/enzyme-killer-bacteria-could-save-seriously-ill-kidney-patients - 2026-05-07

The first round of admissions to this spring’s courses and programmes is now complete. In total, 12,996 students have been offered a place, which equates to around a third of the total number of applicants (35,842). Of those admitted, around 1,632 have got onto programmes, while 11,552 have been offered places on freestanding courses. Approximately 218 people have been admitted to both a programme

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/almost-13000-students-admitted-spring-semester - 2026-05-08

Between Februray 28 and April 4, Malmö Academy of Music is co-hosting an international panel series about 'Freedom in Music Education'. Organised by piano student Iveri Kekenadze. What is the context of the panel series? -It is a collaborative project between myself, the international office at Tbilisi State Conservatoire (Georgia) and Malmö Academy of Music. The aim is to open up and widen the ho

https://www.mhm.lu.se/artikel/interpreting-freedom-music-education - 2026-05-07

No 45, 17 September 2025 In this newsletter we advertise a wide variety of NAISS training events, scheduled for the autumn term.  Since last time we have added an Introduction to Python on HPC systems.An overview on our events is available on the NAISS website.OverviewNAISS trainingOnline workshops: Mondays with Matlab, 23 SeptemberOnline training seminar: Introduction seminar for Alvis users, 1 O

https://www.compile.lu.se/article/naiss-training-newsletter-0 - 2026-05-07

The South Korean Truth and Reconciliation Commission has released findings on human rights violations in international adoption practices, highlighting the state's failures in child welfare. On 26 March 2025, the South Korean Truth and Reconciliation Commission released the first of its findings on human rights violations committed in international adoption practices. South Korea has operated the

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/youngeun-koo-comments-washington-post-south-koreas-truth-commission-report-international-adoption - 2026-05-07

It is halftime for Vice-chancellor Erik Renström and his team. Three years of his term of office have passed, and three remain. Here in LUM, he sums up the first-half performance, looks ahead and explains how he approaches a job in which everyone wants a bit of his time. Word is that he is always on time to meetings, but almost never arrives early. Heading up the stairs to his office on the second

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/halftime-vice-chancellor-erik-renstrom - 2026-05-08

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 - 2026-05-07

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/fek-table-tennis-tournament-2024-meet-winners - 2026-05-07

CMES researcher Svante Lundgren has written a review of a book about the armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. The reviewed book is called Varje dag dör jag långsamt. En reportagebok inifrån Nagorno-Karabach (English translation: Every day I die slowly. Reporting from Inside Nagorno-Karabakh) and was written by Rasmus Canbäck (2023, SILC Förlag). Svante's review was published in Svenska Dagbladet on

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/book-review-voices-nagorno-karabakh - 2026-05-07

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/associate-professor-luis-mundaca-high-level-meetings-during-climate-action-week-2016 - 2026-05-07

Future Faculty has awarded the 2024 Minerva Award to Laura Wisse, Associate Professor. Congrats to the Minerva Leadership Award, Laura Wisse, Associate Professor and PI!"Thank you, I feel very honored to receive the award as a relatively young PI and will try my best to live up to this prize in the future,  to honor good academic leadership."What do you think is a good leader?"In my opinion, a goo

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/2024-minerva-leadership-award-good-academic-leadership-will-increase-future-success - 2026-05-07

Future Faculty has awarded the 2024 Minerva Award to Laura Wisse, Associate Professor. Congrats to the Minerva Leadership Award, Laura Wisse, Associate Professor and PI!"Thank you, I feel very honored to receive the award as a relatively young PI and will try my best to live up to this prize in the future,  to honor good academic leadership."What do you think is a good leader?"In my opinion, a goo

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/2024-minerva-leadership-award-good-academic-leadership-will-increase-future-success - 2026-05-07

Emma Kritzberg took the train to a meeting on Mallorca. A journey that took 54 hours and cost double what it would have to fly a couple of hours to the Mediterranean island. Yet, flying was never an option. She has not flown once for work or privately in the last six years, a conscious decision she took to reduce her carbon footprint. Emma Kritzberg, professor at the Department of Biology, stepped

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/54-hours-one-way-join-job-meeting-mallorca - 2026-05-08

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-team-wins-world-championship-econometrics - 2026-05-07

A large study led by Lund University in Sweden has shown that people with Alzheimer's disease can now be identified before they experience any symptoms. It is now also possible to predict who will deteriorate within the next few years. The study is published in Nature Medicine, and is very timely in light of the recent development of new drugs for Alzheimer's disease. It has long been known that t

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/alzheimers-disease-can-be-diagnosed-symptoms-emerge - 2026-05-07

Let's talk about mental well-being when moving from your homeland to another country, with a professional psychologist who has personal experience of relocating and works with clients struggling to adapt to Swedish life. Get tips and inspiration to find your way to stay excited in your new life. It’s not easy moving to a new country for the first time and start from scratch, even if you are experi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/mental-well-being-when-moving-new-country-2811 - 2026-05-08

Can a reduced intake of gluten during childhood affect the development of coeliac disease (gluten intolerance)? Researchers at Lund University will investigate this question in the new study GRAIN (Gluten Reduction After INfancy and the risk of celiac disease). – We’ve seen in previous studies that the amount of gluten you eat plays a role in the risk of getting sick. In GRAIN, we want to see if w

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-study-can-gluten-reduced-diet-first-years-life-prevent-celiac-disease - 2026-05-07

#Odeumintervjuar presenterar människor bakom Odeums kulisser och ger röst åt våra tre studentbaserade ensembler Akademiska kapellet, Lunds akademiska kör och Palæstra vokalensemble, samt inbjudna gäster. Här intervjuas filmmusikologen Emilio Audissino, världsledande film- och medieforskare och docent vid institutionen för medier och journalistik vid Linnéuniversitet Kalmar Växjö, som specialiserat

https://www.odeum.lu.se/artikel/odeum-intervjuar-emilio-audissino - 2026-05-07

The Vice-Chancellor has decided to appoint Katia Cejie as Visiting Professor at 20% for two years, 2026–2027. The appointment is part of Lund University’s special initiative to recruit visiting professors of underrepresented gender, aimed at providing role models for staff and students by participating in the current research environment, teaching at various levels, and contributing to the faculty

https://www.law.lu.se/article/new-visiting-professor-part-universitys-special-initiative-underrepresented-gender - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Wait, wait, come here! And then you go under there, good, and now you can jump…” instructs Daniela Chiang and bursts out laughing when coursemate Malaley Rahmani stumbles and collapses in a giggling heap on the floor. It is Monday afternoon at the Centre for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and about 40 Master’s st

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/project-reports-lth-have-improved-thanks-sports-psychologist - 2026-05-07