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Could a simple mineral supplement improve outcomes for heart failure patients? WCMM Clinical Researcher Martin Magnusson is leading a major international study to find out, testing selenium supplementation in over 4,300 patients across Sweden and Norway. Around 250,000 people in Sweden live with heart failure, a condition in which the heart struggles to pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs.
During his research education, Jonathan Timpka wanted to elucidate what is affecting the ability to work for patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Defending his Ph.D. thesis on November 19th, Jonathan tells about his wide range of projects within the Restorative Parkinson Unit led by Per Odin. Tell us about your Ph.D. research! My research engagement has been quite diverse, ranging from reg
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-jonathan-timpka - 2026-05-05
When invited to the first ever Lund University Quality conference, Martina Oxling accepted. The conference is a good opportunity to tell people about one of the LUSEM flagships, the Change Maker Future Track. Meet Martina and learn more about the track, and her expectations and goals for the future. The Lund University Quality conference was given recently at the School of Social Work. Martina was
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/change-maker-future-track-highlighted-quality-conference - 2026-05-05
At Lund University’s Biomedical Centre, the FACS Core Facility hums with activity, hosting a range of machines ready to support scientific research. Now, the facility welcomes its latest addition: a high-tech spectral flow cytometry instrument coupled with image-based sorting capacity. Scientists from various disciplines are lining up to use this new tool, which promises to make cell research fast
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-era-flow-cytometry-arrives-facs-core-facility - 2026-05-05
Vice Dean David Gisselsson Nord, on crisis planning and more. Registration open until meeting starts. All employees are welcome to join our digital Faculty Morning Meeting. At the March meeting you will meet Vice Dean David Gisselsson Nord who will talk about how we can build a crisis resilient Faculty and also share some information about the work he does with the NATO Science and Technology Orga
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/faculty-morning-meeting-march-7-building-crisis-resilient-faculty - 2026-05-05
At the December meeting you will meet Senior Lecturer Fredrik Bengtsson, who coordinates the Faculty’s sustainability work. He will give us an update on the sustainability work that’s ongoing here and how we´ve contributed to the University’s #1 ranking in sustainability NOTE: This meeting will be held in Swedish. (A recording with English subtitles will be published on Intramed after the meeting.
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/faculty-morning-meeting-1112-our-facultys-sustainability-work - 2026-05-05
At the September meeting you will meet Vice-Dean David Gisselsson Nord and our guests Cicilia Jeppsson, international coordinator, Division of Global engagement, and Erika Söderstjerna, policy officer, Office of the Vice-Chancellor, who will walk us through how we work with improving our international ranking, specifically the QS ranking, and what we can do to contribute. NOTE: This meeting will
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/faculty-morning-meeting-259-improving-our-international-ranking - 2026-05-05
In a recent study from the Netherlands, researchers investigated whether PRP has any effect on ankle osteoarthritis. In a new study, treatment with PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) for ankle osteoarthritis has been investigated. The study lasted for one year and involved 100 participants, with half randomly assigned to receive PRP treatment and the remaining participants receiving a placebo treatment. E
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/new-study-prp-ankle-osteoarthritis - 2026-05-05
Nine projects have been granted funding through the Sustainability Fund and the call for applications concerning Sustainable Idea Exploration. The aim of the call is to take early ideas from research to innovation that can make a difference to society. The funded projects each receive a maximum of SEK 150,000 to develop the innovative potential of their ideas. Twenty applications were submitted in
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-fund-enables-nine-new-projects - 2026-05-06
Do epigenetic changes cause type 2 diabetes, or do the changes occur only after a person has become ill? A new study by researchers at Lund University provides increased support for the idea that epigenetic changes can cause type 2 diabetes. The researchers behind the new findings published in Nature Communications now aim to develop methods for disease prevention. We inherit our genes from our pa
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/epigenetic-changes-can-cause-type-2-diabetes - 2026-05-05
När ”Quick Bites for Researchers” lanserades våren 2025 var det ett försök att skapa en ny kontaktväg mellan forskarna och bibliotekets expertis. Ett år senare kan bibliotekarierna Fredrik Larsson och Anja Zimmerman summera en satsning som inte bara överlevt sitt första år utan nu växlar upp.– Vi ville hitta ett enkelt och avdramatiserat sätt att ge forskare stöd i allt det som rör deras arbete, u
https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/internt/artikel/bibliotekets-forskningsstod-quick-bites-vaxer-vidare-med-nya-teman - 2026-05-05
Major roadworks around Lund will soon affect commuting options for those who work in Lund but live outside the city. The road projects affect the E22 at the Lund Södra interchange and road 108 between Staffanstorp and Lund. At certain times there will be planned total road closures during the period 2025 to 2026. To provide commuting staff members with support and information about what is happeni
https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/it-soon-time-total-closures-e22-and-road-108 - 2026-05-05
InfraVis, a national research infrastructure for data visualization wishes to inform about their workshops that will help you make the best application possible. To better reach out with their research, researchers at all higher education institutions in Sweden are offered the opportunity to engage InfraVis for data visualization. This applies to all subject areas, from the humanities and social s
https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/infravis-call-2025-opens-october - 2026-05-05
The Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies at Lund University is pleased to announce the launch of the NEST (Nordic–Lund Emerging Scholars Teaching Program in Korean Studies), generously supported by the Yang Won Sun Foundation. The NEST program is designed to help early-career scholars gain teaching experience and networking opportunities in an international academic environment. It aims to
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/call-applications-early-career-visiting-scholar-korean-studies - 2026-05-05
Thomas Malm, Professor of Human Ecology, has published the anthology On Interdisciplinary Paths - Thoughts and Memories. This collection of essays focuses mainly on Oceania, the part of the world where Thomas has traveled and researched the most. The book takes readers on a journey through time and space and in a highly interdisciplinary trajectory. This aligns with Thomas' research career, which
https://www.keg.lu.se/en/article/thomas-malm-publishes-anthology-his-life-researcher - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The bad news about malignant melanoma is that the disease is increasing more rapidly than most other types of cancer. The good news is that it is easy to cure, as long as it is detected in time. A research group in Lund has therefore started a project that it is hoped will make it easier to correctly diagnose suspicio
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tape-could-simplify-skin-cancer-diagnosis - 2026-05-05
A new web site at Lund University has been launched aimed at you who teaches or communicates within digital learning environments. The web site is right now only available in Swedish, but it is currently being translated, and will soon be available in English as well. Please note that the links here lead to the Swedish language pages. At the web site you can: obtain information and utilise resourc
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-web-site-support-digital-teaching - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We are experiencing a minor revolution with the growth of big data, according to Professor of Mathematics Magnus Fontes at LTH. He therefore recently took the initiative to establish the Centre for Mathematical Modelling, to gather the University’s expertise in big data modelling and calculations. The idea is that les
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-are-experiencing-minor-revolution - 2026-05-05
By reprogramming tumour cells to become the body’s defenders, Filipe Pereira and his colleagues hope to improve current cancer treatments. Right now, some of the immune system’s most important players, the dendritic cells, are patrolling your body in search of foreign substances. If they find something suspicious, they break it down into smaller pieces, called antigens, which are presented to the
https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/reprogramming-cancer-cells-immune-defenders - 2026-05-05
