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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At a pub in Yokohama, history of religions scholar Andreas Johansson by chance came in contact with the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza. For two weeks, he was hanging out with the mafia, and will soon publish a book on the tattoos of the Yakuza and what they symbolise. It requires over 200 hours of painful pricks by hand,

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researcher-intrigued-mafia-tattoos-japanese-mafia-photographed-lund-researcher - 2026-07-15

LU Ventures portfolio company Xenergic, a spin-off from Lund University, has reached a pivotal commercial milestone. Its revolutionary low-power memory technology is now in mass production with a component manufacturer. In modern mobile phones, smartwatches, and other connected devices, the on-chip memory can be responsible for more than 50% of the total energy consumption. This massive power draw

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/breakthrough-xenergic-energy-saving-memory-enters-mass-production - 2026-07-15

The annual summer scholarship for high school students in Skåne is a programme that offers teenagers a chance to dive into what it is like to work in research. This year, students from Hässleholm, Helsingborg, and Malmö got the opportunity to have a closer look at science. After a thorough safety introduction, the schedule was packed with nanowire-based solar cells for space applications, fluoresc

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/theory-made-me-realize-how-what-we-learn-school-applied-research - 2026-07-15

On 14 October 2022, Jessica Giacomoni will defend her Ph.D. thesis. With the ultimate goal to develop a possible, future alternative to cell transplantation for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, her research efforts have focused on the direct conversion of human glial cells into therapeutic neurons directly within the brain. Here, she tells us about future possibilities with this emerg

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/turning-glia-neurons-inside-brain-phd-interview-jessica-giacomoni - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Seminarium for the ERC 10th year anniversary week there is an informal event where prospective / future ERC applicants (or anyone who would be interested) can chat and have fika with the current ERC grantees and ask questions about research/procedure/etc. The European Research Council (ERC) funds the most competitive

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/mingle-erc-winning-lund-university-research-teams - 2026-07-15

Communication is key in research. Recently, our lab had a team-building day at the beach. And a simple Lego game can tell very much about the reasons behind the reproducibility crisis in science. Getting together to communicate new ideas and build relationships is critical for maintaining a vital research group. That is why our lab arranges a team-building once a year, together with the experiment

https://www.neuroinflammation.lu.se/article/why-research-replication-fails - 2026-07-15

How do you spark curiosity about science in classrooms and workplaces? One answer is Borrow a Researcher — a national outreach initiative that makes it easy for schools, non-profit organisations, and workplaces to meet active researchers. Twice a year, participants can book a researcher for a visit, either on site or online, to learn about research topics or what it is like to work as a scientist.

https://www.lbic.lu.se/article/borrow-researcher-irma-shares-magic-lungs - 2026-07-15

”Öppna magasinet” – ett centrum för arkeologi och konst på Medicon Village beräknas stå inflyttningsklart 2026. Till dess kommer tillgängligheten till Historiska museets magasin vara begränsad, eftersom vi behöver packa och förbereda inför flytten. Historiska museets 11 miljoner arkeologiska föremål, arkiv och konserveringsavdelning ska äntligen flytta till nya klimatsäkra och tillgänglighetsanpas

https://www.historiskamuseet.lu.se/artikel/historiska-museet-och-skissernas-museum-far-gemensamt-magasin - 2026-07-15

LUSEM career services got to visit Jesper Lindqvist, a bachelor’s student in business administration who has been doing an internship at Boozt headquarters in Malmö. Jesper Lindqvist is a bachelor’s student in business administration and during the spring semester he has been doing an internship at Boozt headquarters in Malmö. Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) career servi

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/internship-experience-boozt - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. – Sanitation is a major challenge in India. It is partly to do with the high population density, there are more people sharing the same space, and a historically higher cultural and religious acceptance of poor sanitation, says Sara Gabrielsson from Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies, LUCSUS. Her resear

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/sanitation-more-toilets-informal-settlements-india-need-community-based-ownership-and-state-action - 2026-07-15

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. We are looking for a CEO & Co-founder for a startup that is going to revolutionize how simulations are being used in MRI. If you are highly driven, looking for the most interesting startup position in Europe and want to be part of creating a new health tech-company, this is your chance. We think that you have a MSc

https://www.innovation.lu.se/artikel/ceo-and-co-founder-deep-tech-case - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Arab spring, the abuse of women and a visit to Carthage. The CMES´master students study trip to Tunis was full of meetings and here you can read about some of them. Mrs. Ibtihel Abdellatif, Truth and Dignity Commission On Friday morning we met Mrs Abdellatif, who set up Nissaat Tunisiet, an organisation supporting wom

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/master-students-study-trip-tunis - 2026-07-15

Namn: Mohammad Attari Tid för disputation: 11 november 2024 Titel på avhandling: Application Specific Instruction-set Processors for Massive MIMO Systems It is easy to forget that digital processors form the substrate on which most of the amazing technological advances we enjoy today are built upon. The way we communicate nowadays is no exception. The cellphone you hold in your hand is a powerhous

https://www.eit.lth.se/artikel/mohammad-attari-skraddarsydda-processorer-massive-mimo - 2026-07-15

During her thesis project, Elin Byman discovered a role of alpha-amylase in Alzheimer’s disease. January 21, she defends her Ph.D. work supervised by Malin Wennström in the Preclinical memory research group at MultiPark. Here, she tells about the journey and major breakthroughs. Tell us about your research! The enzyme alpha-amylase has long been known to be abundant in saliva and the gastrointesti

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-elin-byman - 2026-07-15

Swedish universities and higher education institutions condemn the violence in Iran in which security forces have opened fire on protesting students. Collaborations and exchanges with Iranian universities, researchers and students may be in jeopardy. So argue Karin Aggestam and Ronny Berndtsson at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies, CMES. Karin Aggestam is the director of CMES and coor

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-collaboration-iran-far-certain - 2026-07-15

Swedish universities and colleges condemn the violence in Iran where security forces have fired at protesting students. Academic cooperation and exchange with Iranian universities, researchers and students can therefore be precarious according to Karin Aggestam and Ronny Berndtsson at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES). Karin Aggestam is Director of CMES and Coordinator of the S

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/research-cooperation-iran-precarious - 2026-07-15

Collaboration is the most efficient way of moving science forward. That is why our research group initiated a network inviting all researchers interested in physical activity investigations at Lund University. Since 2022, we coordinate CoPARLU, a new center of physical activity research at Lund University. Having a physically active lifestyle has been associated with a broad range of health benefi

https://www.neuroinflammation.lu.se/article/coparlu-centre-physical-activity-research-lund-university - 2026-07-15

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Drawing UtopiasIKLECTIK Art Lab1st November -11th November 2016Drawing Utopias is an exhibition that assembles works of 26 International artists, trying to respond to Thomas More book Utopia. 500 years ago, Londoner Thomas More published his famous book Utopia. Utopia described in detail an imaginary island located

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/drawing-utopias-iklectik-art-lab - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Although patient influence in healthcare has gradually started to increase, the role of the patient's next of kin is still very limited. Despite the fact that the disease affects the whole family, public healthcare often does not utilise the patient's relatives as a resource. A lot has happened in cancer care since Ma

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/role-relatives-needs-be-highlighted-cancer-care - 2026-07-15

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En ny, stor registerstudie från Lunds universitet visar att det finns ett samband mellan bruk av hormonella preventivmedel och ökad förskrivning av psykotropa läkemedel bland flickor och kvinnor i tonåren. Huruvida p-piller, hormonspiral och andra hormonella preventivmedel kan leda till att kvinnor blir nedstämda, d

https://www.lu.se/artikel/p-piller-och-andra-hormonella-preventivmedel-knyts-till-forskrivning-av-antidepressiva - 2026-07-15