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Anna Falk, professor at Lund University's Stem Cell Center, will be the director of the newly established Center for Advanced Therapies, LU-ATMP. "My vision is that we will accelerate the development of all the advanced therapies underway at Lund University. Together with the healthcare and life science industry, we have the potential to make a significant contribution to new breakthrough treatmen
The Administrative Prize for 2025 has been awarded to Head of Finance Charlotte Solberg, Department of Physics, and Curator Jenny Bergman, Historical Museum. The University’s Administrative Prize is an annual award for outstanding administrative efforts of an innovative nature that have contributed to the University’s development, or for exceptional service and efficiency. With this prize, the Uni
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/winners-universitys-administrative-prize-2025-announced - 2026-07-18
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Just over ten years after Goran Basic came to Sweden as a refugee from the former Yugoslavia, he travelled back to his ethnically cleansed village. As a researcher in sociology, he wanted to try and carry out a non-judgemental study and interview survivors about forgiveness, reconciliation and the role of victim. One
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/life-goes-scars-remain - 2026-07-17
Exercise is important, yet many people struggle to achieve their goals. Part of this struggle is due to a gap between intentions and goals. Commitment contracts can help people, particularly those with low self-control, close this gap. They involve making a pledge with oneself to meet a goal and imposing penalties on oneself for not reaching it. Commitment contracts have been used successfully in
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/put-bet-it-self-funded-commitment-contracts-get-people-gym - 2026-07-17
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. With a research focus on the development and application of in vitro models to study human brain evolution and disease, PhD student Daniela Grassi will be defending her thesis on Thursday 23rd of April 2020. Here, Daniela tells us about her research in the Molecular Neurogenetics group, led by Johan Jakobsson, and her
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/thesis-defence-interview-daniela-grassi - 2026-07-17
It is not easy to be an urban planner. Cities must be built more densely because surrounding agricultural land and nature must be protected – while at the same time health requirements are high. Over a period of five years researchers at Lund University in Sweden, have closely studied densification plans in three cities and found keys to solving this difficult equation. In short, the solution is t
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/health-benefits-if-cities-are-densified-right-way - 2026-07-17
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Green economy depends on high national ambitionsSustainable growth, supporting a resource efficient and low-carbon economy, is a high priority for most governments today. But which way is the most effective for the transition towards a green economy? IIIEE researchers Luis Mundaca and Lena Neij are soon wrapping up a
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-researcher-luis-mundaca - 2026-07-17
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Children rarely get seriously ill in COVID-19. However, they can suffer from troublesome secondary diseases, the most serious being MIS-C, a hyper-inflammatory condition that often requires intensive care. In Skåne, around 30 children have been affected by MIS-C. Skåne University Hospital is leading the work to care f
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-research-skane-university-hospital-shed-light-mis-c - 2026-07-17
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Future Faculty, WINGS and Careers Centre invite you to a half day seminar on how to write and publish impactful scientific papers with Elevate Scientific!Writing and publishing of research papers is an essential part in scientists’ day-to-day activities. But how do you write and publish papers that make an impact? In
https://www.wings.lu.se/article/how-write-and-publish-impactful-scientific-papers-elevate-scientific - 2026-07-17
A new project aims to understand why women remain a minority in the energy sector and create qualitative research-based tools that can lead to greater diversity and inclusion on multiple levels of decision making. Energy transitions are not only about the expansion of renewable energy sources, they also need to include diverse decision makers at all levels. While Sweden is a country that holds the
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/women-power-and-winding-road-there-examining-diversity-swedish-energy-sector - 2026-07-17
Early career researchers at Lund University are invited to apply for “Get Started Funding” to expand their networks and advance their research in collaboration with fellow researchers at Edinburgh University, Imperial College London, University College London, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford (UK-based LERU universities). “Get Started Funding” of up to SEK 25 000 per award is availabl
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/early-career-researchers-can-apply-get-started-funding - 2026-07-18
A US colleague of CASE coordinator Steven Schmidt from Clemson University, South Carolina, visited CASE researchers this fall. Director of Clemsons' ageing centre, Dr. Lesley Ross, brought her colleague Dr. Alyssa Gambaldo to learn about the research in Lund and see MoRe-Lab. – We met with several researchers affiliated with the MoRe-Lab to discuss the shared research interests and potential pathw
https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/hoping-transatlantic-cooperation - 2026-07-17
By integrating data from Inside Airbnb and other sources, students in the Master’s Programme in Information Systems create apps that support decision-making and provide actionable insights. We spoke with two student groups to learn more about the project. As part of the Master’s Programme in Information Systems, students enrolled in the mandatory course Business Intelligence are diving deep into t
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/students-create-apps-integrating-data-airbnb-and-beyond - 2026-07-18
The University’s international engagement – Global Dynamic Engagement (GDE) – consists of continuous efforts to provide insight and focus, and ensure that the University’s international work is directed towards issues and areas that are important for the University and where we can benefit from common interests between the faculties. This could apply to issues in education, research, external enga
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/international-engagement-increasingly-vital-unpredictable-world - 2026-07-18
16mm short film screening | 7 silent films Thursday 18/1 2024, 16:00 (40min)Biograf Panora | Salong 2Friisgatan 19 D, MalmöTickets are freeNostalgia“, seven short 16mm films explore the impact of time on different aspects of life. How does a place change socio-politically, personally and physically when the circumstances that used to define it become different? What value do we give objects that w
https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/nostalgia-16mm-short-film-screening - 2026-07-17
The movie "The Bee Effect" is a movie about pollinators, the changes in the agricultural landscape and human impact. Researcher Maj Rundlöf is one of the interviewed researchers in the movie, which can be seen on SVT Play. About the movie:"In recent years there has been a dramatic reduction of pollinators, mainly due to pesticides, diseases and changes in the agricultural landscape. If this trend
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/bee-effect-movie-about-pollinators-and-human-influence - 2026-07-17
The BECC Board and the BECC and MERGE steering group at the University of Gothenburg (UGOT) have decided to strengthen the interdisciplinary development of BECC research by announcing funding for up to six 2-year post doc positions. This effort aims to specifically favour BECC’s research development within the field of ecosystem-based climate adaptation in response to actual or expected climatic s
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/call-6-becc-post-docs-years-2023-2025-and-becc-call-research-funding-prolonged - 2026-07-17
Curious, calm, clear, solution-oriented, and enjoys collaboration. That is how CCM's newly appointed organisational development advisor, research group leader Sebastian Albinsson, describes himself. "An important part of the role is to be a link between researchers and CCM staff, so that expectations, needs, and working methods are clear and well established." The assignment, which is at 20 percen
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/new-organisational-development-advisor-link-between-researchers-and-ccm-staff - 2026-07-17
