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Twenty years ago, Anne L’Huillier was supervisor to doctoral student Per Eng-Johnsson. Today he is a professor of atomic, molecular and optical physics, director of the Lund Laser Centre and one of the Nobel Laureate’s closest collaborators. “She makes everyone feel involved. She sees and includes everyone and is completely unpretentious,” he says. When the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announ

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/colleagues-around-world-are-genuinely-happy - 2026-06-26

Two therapy dogs instead of one. There was a big turnout on May 5 when the pop-up event "Mental Health on Campus" was held in the Forum Medicum entrance. The goal was to give students a chance to share their thoughts on mental health. Either on a digital bulletin board or post-it notes on-site. Two therapy dog teams visited the event. Carina Tjörnstrand, PhD in Occupational Therapy, came with the

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/therapy-dogs-attracted-students-exchange-ideas-mental-health - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For over 20 years, a team of researchers at Lund University has worked on developing a drug against preeclampsia – a serious disorder which annually affects around 9 million pregnant women worldwide and is one of the main causes of death in both mothers and unborn babies. Now the researchers have published a study in

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/clinical-trials-beginning-possible-preeclampsia-treatment - 2026-06-25

The WCMM Fireside Chat is a series of articles dedicated to showcasing the remarkable work of researchers within and around the Lund Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM). Our goal is to encourage collaboration, communication, and inspiration among the scientific community by highlighting innovative research, breakthrough discoveries, and the people driving these advancements. This month

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-oksana-tymoshchuk-and-alejandro-garcia-garcia - 2026-06-27

The grant enables a study of how children's rights are understood and made use of in custody cases in three countries with different legal cultures. The Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (Forte) grants the Sociology of Law Department almost five million SEK (€420,000) for the project "The dynamic life of Child Rights in three legal cultures. A comparative analysis of ch

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/five-million-sek-research-childrens-rights-custody-disputes - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 20 years ago, the LUMES programme opened up its door to its first batch of students.  A booklet detailing the history of LUMES and interviews with alumni and teachers has now been launched to mark this very special anniversary. – With this booklet, we wanted to capture both the historical development of LUMES, and the

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lumes-booklet-marks-20-years-education-environment-and-sustainability - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. As of the new year, a new University management team will take over the helm. For the next term of office, 2021-2026, the University will be led by vice-chancellor Erik Renström and deputy vice-chancellor Lena Eskilsson, together with five pro vice-chancellors and the University director. “The choice of pro vice-chanc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-university-management-2021-2026 - 2026-06-25

It is time to summarise 2021, a year in which nothing was the same as before, if a year can ever be like another. For me personally, it has been transformative to take over as vice-chancellor of Lund University together with a new management team: deputy vice-chancellor Lena Eskilsson and the five pro vice-chancellors Per Mickwitz, Kristina Eneroth, Ann-Kristin Wallengren, Jimmie Kristensson and V

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/time-ring-out-old-year-and-ring-new - 2026-06-25

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) can cause more serious liver conditions, such as liver failure. A new study, led by Lund University in Sweden, presents new data that may lead to better disease management and prevention of in the future. The international research team identified an altered expression of specific genes in samples from individuals with obesity, MASLD

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-research-identifies-potential-treatment-target-fatty-liver-disease - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Long ago, Carl Borrebaeck worked side by side with one of this year’s Nobel Prize winners for chemistry, Sir Gregory Winter, on the publication of an innovative technology within what was then a hot new research field: antibody engineering. In 1989, within the same couple of weeks, both researchers published findings

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hard-heels-nobel-laureate - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During the pandemic, the free COVID Symptom Study app has helped researchers understand the complexity and spread of the corona virus better. “The study has exceeded our expectations since its launch in Sweden in April 2020. Participants from all over Sweden got involved and many of them have spent one minute every da

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/study-tracks-spread-covid-19-sweden - 2026-06-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En kvarts miljon kronor från Barndiabetesfonden till forskning för att mäta effekterna av träning hos ungdomar med typ 1-diabetes. Undersökningen av muskelvävnad hos ungdomar med typ 1-diabetes är unik och har förutsättningar att ge helt ny kunskap om blodsockerreglerande mekanismer i muskel hos ungdomar med diabete

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/forskning-om-traningseffekter-hos-unga-diabetiker - 2026-06-25

Have the flight-free movement’s calls to avoid flying because of climate change had an impact on travel behaviors? What can be attributed to economic factors, changed social norms or a combination of both is unclear - but air travel in Sweden has decreased by 20 percent compared to before the pandemic. – The movement seeks to achieve change by making visible other ways of traveling, and in a large

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-dissertation-explores-how-swedens-flight-free-movement-challenges-social-norms-around-flying - 2026-06-25

The Historical Museum at Lund University reopened during the first weekend of December after almost one year of renovation and rebuilding. “It feels great to be able to welcome new and previous visitors to the museum at last. We hope that they will make new discoveries about the past and find new approaches to our collections, while it will be easier to find your way here and around the museum”, s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/reopened-museum-looks-future - 2026-06-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Lågkolhydratkost, men inte lågfettkost, minskar inflammationen hos patienter med typ 2-diabetes. Det framgår av forskning vid Linköpings universitet. I en studie vars resultat nu publiceras i tidskriften Annals of Medicine jämfördes lågkolhydratkost med lågfettkost hos 61 patienter med typ 2-diabetes. Båda grupperna

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/snalt-med-kolhydrater-minskade-inflammation - 2026-06-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Pressmeddelande från Uppsala Universitet. Diabetes tillhör våra stora folksjukdomar och dess följder har stor inverkan på patienternas livskvalitet. Nu kraftsamlar Uppsala universitet inom diabetesforskning genom att inrätta ett mångvetenskapligt centrum med fokus på att förebygga och behandla diabetes – Uppsala dia

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/kraftsamling-inom-diabetesforskning - 2026-06-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Ett internationellt forskarlag har identifierat 18 nya genregioner med koppling till fetma. Totalt ingick närmare 250 000 personer i forskarnas kartläggning, som publiceras i senaste numret av Nature Genetics. - Resultaten visar att de flesta normalviktiga har färre än 20 identifierade riskvarianter för övervikt och

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/genkarta-pekar-ut-riskregioner-fetma - 2026-06-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. De barn som är med i undersökningar som TEDDY och DiPiS och insjuknar i diabetes får tidigare diagnos och snabbare behandling än andra barn som insjuknar. Detta gör att sjukdomen får ett mildare förlopp, åtminstone under det första året. DAISY är en amerikansk undersökning som i mycket liknar TEDDY och DiPiS. Också

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/fordelar-med-tidig-diagnos - 2026-06-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Ännu efter fyra år kvarstår effekter av behandlingen med GAD-vaccinet (Diamyd) hos barn med typ 1-diabetes. Fynden ger hopp om att kunna vidareutveckla vaccinet för att i framtiden kunna bromsa sjukdomsförloppet. Det är en forskargrupp vid Linköpings universitet som i samarbete med franska kolleger publicerar result

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/immunsystemet-minns-gad-vaddinationen - 2026-06-25

Forskare verksamma i USA dominerar även den andra omgången av ansökningar till Lund University Programme for Global Excellence. Sammanlagt har 723 forskare sökt de 14 tjänster som utlystes i april 2026. Rekryteringen sker inom ramen för Lund University Programme for Global Excellence, en universitetsövergripande satsning för att rekrytera framstående forskare från hela världen.– Jag är mycket glad

https://www.lu.se/artikel/internationella-toppforskare-fortsatter-att-soka-sig-till-lunds-universitet - 2026-06-26