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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Just over a year has passed since LU was awarded funds by the Swedish Institute (SI) to implement three of the five announced capacity building programmes focusing on Agenda 2030. Professional course participants from all over the world are currently pursuing their continuing professional development activities. Two o

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/professional-development-lund-inspired-agents-change - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New epicentres of the pandemic are flaring up, borders are closing, partner universities are shutting their doors and international communications are collapsing. Working as an international coordinator during the corona crisis demands a total focus on the present, writes Mikael Nyblom. And what will happen to interna

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/columnist-and-international-coordinator-mikael-nyblom-surfing-uncertain-outcome - 2026-10-07

Meet Rugare Tambo from Zimbabwe, studying Master's in Strategic Communication at Campus Helsingborg, and discover her experiences and best tips. Why did you choose Lund University and your programme?  Lund is not just a university, it is an experience, and the best decision of my life! Ranked in the top 100 world-class research universities, choosing Lund University has allowed me to be an archite

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/lund-not-just-university-it-experience-and-best-decision-my-life - 2026-10-07

For Marcus Ascard, the interest in artificial intelligence (AI) started in his early studies – he was fascinated by how a computer could play a computer game by itself. Today, the engineering student has gained working experience in artificial intelligence from two different companies, and pictures a future career within AI. Marcus is in his fifth and final year of the civil engineering program in

https://www.ai.lu.se/article/marcus-ascard - 2026-10-07

A discussion on semiconductors was on the agenda in Almedalen. The dialogue, hosted by LTH at Lund University, addressed how Sweden can contribute to the efforts being made in Europe. One of the conclusions of the discussion was “the crisper the proposal – the more policy influence”. Semiconductors are a strategically important component of today’s and tomorrow’s society. The technology is needed

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/crisp-proposal-requested-during-almedalen-talk-semiconductors - 2026-10-07

How do you go from studying finance at LUSEM to working at Goldman Sachs in New York? For Arttu Lappalainen, MSc Finance 2023, the path has taken him through Spain, London, and some of the most competitive finance roles. In this interview, he shares insights from his career journey and advice for students aiming for a future in investment banking. Hi Arttu! You graduated from the LUSEM master’s pr

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-wall-street-arttus-journey-goldman-sachs-new-york - 2026-10-08

År 2025 lämnar barn inom TEDDY-studien in de sista proverna på mottagningar i Sverige, Finland, Tyskland och USA. Den internationella studien har gett mycket ny kunskap om hur typ 1-diabetes utvecklas. Nu fortsätter analysarbetet med det långsiktiga målet att förebygga sjukdomen. Sverige och Finland är de två länder i världen som har högst andel barn som insjuknar i typ 1-diabetes, med hänsyn till

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/ny-kunskap-om-typ-1-diabetes-snart-avslutas-jattestudien-teddy - 2026-10-08

År 2025 lämnar barn inom TEDDY-studien in de sista proverna på mottagningar i Sverige, Finland, Tyskland och USA. Den internationella studien har gett mycket ny kunskap om hur typ 1-diabetes utvecklas. Nu fortsätter analysarbetet med det långsiktiga målet att förebygga sjukdomen. Sverige och Finland är de två länder i världen som har högst andel barn som insjuknar i typ 1-diabetes, med hänsyn till

https://www.lu.se/artikel/ny-kunskap-om-typ-1-diabetes-snart-avslutas-jattestudien-teddy - 2026-10-08

On Friday, February 28, Monica Porzionato defended her thesis "Feeling the changing climate: An affective approach to the strategic communication of floods in a tourist city". Strategic communication studies usually consider emotions as psychological effects of communication or as an influence on people's understanding of an issue. In the first case, emotions like joy or desire result from strateg

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/successful-defence-dr-monica-porzionato - 2026-10-07

SWEAH affiliated Arianna Poli, at Linköping University, is defending her dissertation entitled "A Divided Old Age through Research on Digital Technologies". Having access to and being able to use digital technologies is crucial for participating in today digital societies, but the access and the use of digital technologies are unequally distributed among older people.  Groups of older people in lo

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/towards-better-understanding-what-leads-digital-inequalities-old-age - 2026-10-07

Enormous amounts of data about Alzheimer’s Disease have been generated from clinical studies so far. Still, the molecular drivers of Alzheimer’s Disease are largely unknown. With the TAU-TIME project, Jacob Vogel aims to advance knowledge by developing an AI tool that brings together known biological mechanisms with data from patients with the disease. Recent funding from the European Research Cou

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/time-unite-lab-and-clinic-15-million-eu-build-ai-model-alzheimers-disease - 2026-10-07

The University’s Central Administration is currently in a period of significant organisational development. In order to strengthen support for research and education and ensure long-term sustainability – both financially and organisationally – we need to continue to develop the support we offer. Key issues that the Central Administration is working on in 2026:Support in welcoming new international

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ongoing-development-work-within-central-administration - 2026-10-08

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Suicide threat. Young woman with self-harming behaviour who has taken an overdose of pills”. This is one of the emergency calls that come in during Rasmus Eltén’s ten-hour shift at the ambulance station in Helsingborg. He is in his first week of internship on the specialist nursing programme in pre-hospital emergency

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/emergency-call - 2026-10-07

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 - 2026-10-08

As a paediatric cardiologist and WCMM Clinical Researcher, Karin Tran-Lundmark combines clinical expertise with experimental research to better understand pulmonary hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases. Her research brings together synchrotron-based 3D imaging, spatial transcriptomics and molecular biology to investigate how the pulmonary vasculature changes in disease. In this interview

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-karin-tran-lundmark - 2026-10-07

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Från nästan en dag till en annan ställde universitetet om till digital undervisning till följd av corona-epidemin. Hur har det gått? Fem lärare på LTH ger sin syn på tillvaron som distansundervisare hittills. Claus Führer undervisar i matematik. Just nu lär han ut beräkningsprogrammering för 90 förstaårsstudenter oc

https://www.lu.se/artikel/fem-larare-om-och-nackdelar-med-distansundervisningen - 2026-10-08

AI requires ever-larger data centres and ever more power. Now, researchers have developed an artificial neuron that operates using light and brings together several of the brain’s most important functions in a single component. The technology could eventually pave the way for more energy-efficient AI and intelligent sensors. Training today’s largest AI models requires enormous data centres filled

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/neuron-powered-light-gives-ai-some-brains-most-important-traits - 2026-10-07

Kristyan Nicholson When entering Kristyan Nicholson´s MFA exhibition TOMORROW HAS NEVER BEEN AS CLOSE AS IT IS RIGHT NOW, I was struck by how quiet the works were. There was an austere yet playful atmosphere, where I felt invited to investigate the potentiality myself, as Nicholson seemed to offer a series of wonderments to the viewer, through both sculpture and video using materials such as the s

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/mfa-student-interview-series-part-v-kristyan-nicholson-and-anton-kai - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “When I see the ideal father role today, I see a copy of the motherhood myth. I am concerned that men are about to end up where many women have been in relation to parenthood, never satisfied and always feeling that they should have done more”, says developmental psychologist Elia Psouni. Elia Psouni. Photo: Ulrika Or

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/gender-equal-dads-risk-falling-womens-trap - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Amyloid-beta accumulation may start inside neurons. A novel imaging approach to study structural changes before amyloid plaques are formed. Four distinct subtypes of Alzheimer's disease. A simple diagnostic tool predicting the risk of developing the disease. And a collaboration with Region Skåne, Lund Municipality, an

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/alzheimers-awareness-month-five-optimistic-research-news-multipark - 2026-10-07