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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Moving from South America, learning Swedish and getting your medical degree approved in Sweden represent a major challenge. Mariana Reza Felix and Marcelo Petri recently started a new training programme for doctors with a foreign license to practise medicine, and must adapt their internationally-acquired skills to the
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/doctors-new-borders - 2026-05-05
If you look carefully at Niclas Nilsson’s hands and arms, you can still see the scars from all the injections he has received through the years for his haemophilia, although they have faded considerably since January 2020. That was when he got his last injection. Indeed, since his treatment with gene therapy, Niclas has not needed a single injection. Niclas Nilsson comes from a family of haemophil
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/i-wore-hockey-helmet-until-i-was-four-years-old - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Susanna Magnusson, researcher in strategic communication at Lund University, Campus Helsingborg, investigated Räddningstjänsten Syd’s communication initiatives to increase its credibility. A few years ago, you could read in the newspaper about how youths threw stones at the emergency services when they intervened in R
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/new-study-communication-skills-more-important-cultural-skills - 2026-05-05
Business Leader Lars Ljungälv and Professors Viswanath Venkatesh and Stephen Broadberry Appointed Honorary Doctors at LUSEM Professor Viswanath Venkatesh, from the Pamplin Business School at Virginia Tech University, is the world's most influential researcher in the field of information systems. His research focuses on the diffusion and adoption of information systems at the societal, organization
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/honorary-doctors-2025 - 2026-05-06
If your research involves persons or the processing of personal data, you may need to apply for ethical authorisation. Åse Inner-Ker, the faculty's ethics advisor, can provide support in the process and advice on where to find information. Hi Åse! You are the Faculty Ethics Adviser - what does that mean?- Researchers can contact me with questions about ethical review. I prefer to have a conversati
https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/questions-about-ethical-review-contact-ase - 2026-05-05
Apply by 7 June 2024! A 4-year fully funded PhD position is open in CMES researcher Lina Eklund's group on climate risk and adaptation in the Middle East. The research is focused on GIS, remote sensing and interdisciplinary approaches. Climate adaptation is fundamental for reducing vulnerability to climate change impacts, however the most recent Climate Report (IPCC AR6) found that we are not adap
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/job-opening-doctoral-student-climate-risk-and-adaptation-middle-east - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 20 October, guest lecturer Duncan McLaren will visit the IIIEE and give a lecture on the theme: Sharing Cities for Sustainability.The lecture will cover the principles and dilemmas of sharing economy in cities and focus on what city authorities can do to promote the sharing paradigm, and manage the sharing economy
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/guest-lecture-duncan-mclaren-sharing-cities-sustainability - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Congratulations to CMES affiliated Madeleine Kassab for successfully defending her PhD thesis on "Media Coverage of the Syrian Crisis"! The Syrian crisis is characterized by the intertwining of factors and variables at the local, regional and global levels.The geopolitical importance of Syria and the positions of the
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/media-coverage-syrian-crisis-0 - 2026-05-05
All University employees can now apply for an M365 Copilot license via Lucat. Currelntly, the offer is primarily aimed at employees working in administration at the faculties and departments. Copilot is most effective at streamlining administrative tasks within the Microsoft Office suite. An AI solution for teaching staff and researchers will be procured; more information will be available soon.Us
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/get-copilot-free-charge-2026 - 2026-05-05
Economists are obsessed with growth. So says economist Timothée Parrique, who has recently attracted attention for his research into degrowth. He thinks that creativity is missing from economic theory. “Economists stubbornly attempt to solve today’s problems with yesterday’s theories,” he says. Trusting one’s gut instinct can bring rewards. In Timothée Parrique’s case that was certainly true – tod
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/degrowth-path-future - 2026-05-06
Around 20 000 Swedes are currently suffering from Parkinson’s disease, yet there are still only treatments to alleviate symptoms. Through a new biobank, researchers gain access to the genetic profiles of 1000 Parkinson’s patients together with comprehensive information about their lifestyles and medical histories. “I am convinced that many researchers will use the biobank over the next few years,
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-biobank-provides-insights-parkinsons-disease - 2026-05-05
How important is collaboration for the sustainability crises? Kajsa M Paulsson, leader of the Faculty's working group Active collaboration for solving sustainability-related societal challenges, discusses the issue. Kajsa M Paulsson and the working group she leads are currently working with the Hanseatic Science Cloud (HSC), one of the work packages in Hanseatic Life Science Research Infrastructur
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/collaboration-necessary-solving-sustainability-problems - 2026-05-05
The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies believes that the best decisions come from blending fresh perspectives with institutional memory. That’s why the institute doesn't replace its entire board at once. Board members are appointed by the Lund University Vice Chancellor for three-year terms, with the possibility of serving an additional three years. This December, the institute expressed war
https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/pufendorf-ias-board - 2026-05-05
Join us at lunch, every other Thursday! The Development Lunch Seminar programme for the Fall semester of 2024 is now live. This is a bi-weekly, online research seminar for anyone interested in development research, broadly defined. About the Developent Lunch SeminarsThe seminar series is a collaboration between the Development Research School and the Development Group at the Department of Economic
https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/fall-2024-programme-development-lunch-seminars - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Enjay is one of the companies from Lund University that has joined the Climate-KIC Start-up Accelerator. We made a visit to their office in Stävie to find out more about what they do. Enjay – Recovering heat and saving moneyEnjay addresses a need that probably few people would be pondering about - the heat in the outg
https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/enjay-filtration-climate-kic-accelerator-company-lund-university - 2026-05-05
Lina Rosengren explores factors for maintaining life satisfaction despite suffering from Parkinson’s disease. December 17, she defends her Ph.D. projects supervised by Prof. Jan Lexell. Lina explains her most important findings, future directions, and time as a Ph.D. student in the Rehabilitation Medicine group at MultiPark. Tell us about your research! I work part-time as a physician in Rehabilit
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-lina-rosengren - 2026-05-05
Now they are here, to scrutinize SWEAH’s operations inside and out. Yesterday three external evaluators landed in Lund, to review the Swedish National Graduate School on Ageing and Health. During tuesday and wednesday this week, they will meet with Lund University’s Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Lena Eskilsson, the SWEAH management, alumni and about 30 students who are s
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/evaluators-we-want-learn-about-all-your-secrets - 2026-05-05
On 23-24 April, this year's edition of the Retail and Wholesale Challenge took place, a competition where university students get to take on a sharp case from the business world. The winners were Devina Chudasama and Alexis Matta, students at the master's program in Service Management with a specialisation in supply chain management. The competition is organised by the Swedish Retail and Wholesale
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/student-challenge-goal-improving-helsingborg-city-center - 2026-05-05
In collaboration with the Pufendorf IAS, the LMK Foundation invites to an annual Idea Forum for young researchers. Last autumn, Maya Kylén and Magnus Dustler Medfak participated, and this is what it was like for them. Deadline to nominate for participation this year is April 15. Maya Kylén: "It was exciting and rewarding! The moderators (Göran Bexell, Sven Strömqvist and Susanne Åkesson) did a fan
BECC regularly welcomes guest researchers to work in areas within its scientific framework, with the aim to further strengthen the research and research groups. Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein is head of the Chair of Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology at the University of Freiburg in Germany, who recently finished her timer as a BECC guest researcher. Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein from th
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/alexandra-klein-work-inspiration-and-tips-her-time-guest-researcher-becc - 2026-05-05
