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I början av hösten äger många disputationer rum vid Medicinska fakulteten. Här är tre av dem: Fabian Larrosa Pardo om patienter som söker vård för smärta, och hur smärtan och dess konsekvenser kan utvecklas på sikt. Kenta Okuyama om vad platsen där vi bor spelar för roll för våra hälsoval. Cecilia Häggsgård om upplevelsen av att ha extra förlossningsstöd under utdrivningsskedets sista del. Fokus:

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/nya-disputationer-om-smarta-forlossningsstod-och-grannskapets-halsoeffekter - 2026-05-08

Each year, the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography (SSAG) awards a gold medal to an outstanding researcher in physical geography, human geography, or anthropology. Every third year, the prestigious Vega Medal is presented to a physical geographer, an award that has honored some of the world’s most influential scientists in the field. The Importance of the Vega MedalThe Vega Medal is one

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/call-nominations-2026-vega-medal-physical-geography - 2026-05-07

UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science I veckan kom UNESCO:s rekommendationer rörande öppen vetenskap. Man har identifierat sju "key objectives and areas of action", nämligen: Promoting a common understanding of open science, associated benefits and challenges, as well as diverse paths to open science Developing an enabling policy environment for open science Investing in open science infrastructur

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-december-januari-e-media-och-vetenskaplig-kommunikation-0 - 2026-05-07

The harp is traditionally seen as a delicate, classical instrument, but Eleonora Pennino – student at Malmö Academy of Music – has managed to transform it into a powerful jazz voice, proving it can swing, groove, and improvise with the best. Eleonora, originally from Italy, has been captivated by music since childhood. Growing up in a household filled with the sounds of her mother playing piano an

https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/eleonora-pennino-and-harp-classical-roots-jazz-innovation - 2026-05-07

The harp is traditionally seen as a delicate, classical instrument, but Eleonora Pennino – student at Malmö Academy of Music – has managed to transform it into a powerful jazz voice, proving it can swing, groove, and improvise with the best. Eleonora, originally from Italy, has been captivated by music since childhood. Growing up in a household filled with the sounds of her mother playing piano an

https://www.mhm.lu.se/artikel/eleonora-pennino-and-harp-classical-roots-jazz-innovation - 2026-05-07

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Var 30:e sekund tvingas en person någonstans i världen amputera sin fot som en komplikation av diabetes. Men enkla åtgärder som skoinlägg, fotvård och regelbundna kontroller skulle kunna halvera antalet amputationer, det visar en kommande studie vid Sahlgrenska akademin i Göteborg. Ortopedtekniska forskare har sedan

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/antalet-amputationer-bland-diabetiker-kan-halveras - 2026-05-08

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Utvecklingen av nya gentekniker som CRISPR-Cas9 har skapat en revolution inom biologisk och medicinsk forskning. De innebär möjligheter att göra riktade förändringar i arvsmassan på nästan alla slags organismer, från bakterier till människor. Tekniken innebär givetvis nya möjligheter men också risker och väcker fråg

https://www.lu.se/artikel/seminarium-mojligheter-och-risker-med-den-nya-gentekniken - 2026-05-08

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A record donation of SEK 350 million from the IKEA Foundation has secured the future of the School of Industrial Design at Lund University. It is not the first time that the school has received a major donation from IKEA. It all started at a meeting over a lot of coffee and snuff between Ingvar Kamprad and Thomas Joha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/shared-vision-about-good-design-everyone-behind-huge-donations - 2026-05-07

Vid Lise Meitner-seminariet 2025 presenterades två nya Lise Meitner-professorer, medan föreläsningen tittade bakåt på hundra år av kvinnlig excellens inom ämnet reglerteknik. Vid Lise Meitner-seminariet 2025 presenterades två nya Lise Meitner-professorer, medan föreläsningen tittade bakåt på hundra år av kvinnlig excellens inom ämnet reglerteknik.Professor Carolyn Beck Carolyn Beck är professor vi

https://www.lthin.lth.se/artikel/2025/nya-och-gamla-forebilder - 2026-05-07

Young people in India are often described as a well-educated and progressive force. How does that align with the right-wing populism sweeping through the country? Journalism student Linn Jönsson embarked on a reporting journey to Bombay, delving into religious and political conflicts of present-day India. In the Fall of 2023, Linn Jönsson received the SASNET travel grant for journalism students at

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/reporting-bombay-young-perspectives-indian-politics - 2026-05-07

Nine senior researchers from five different faculties at Lund University have been granted three million SEK for a novel transdisciplinary initiative to improve the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Four of them are research leaders from the strategic research area MultiPark at the Medical Faculty. The collaboration also involves Region Skåne, Lund Municipality, and several important partner

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/three-million-new-thematic-collaboration-initiative-about-early-diagnosis-and-prognostics-alzheimers - 2026-05-07

The number of applicants to this autumn's international courses and programmes has increased by 16% across Sweden. As usual, Lund University is at the top in terms of the number of applications and has for the first time reached over 30,000 applications in total in the international Master's programme (Master HT25) with 31,947 applications. This represents an increase of around 15% compared to app

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/record-number-applicants-our-international-courses-and-programmes - 2026-05-08

Narcissism, psychopathy and machiavellianism are personality traits that often lead to major social problems in the workplace. Magnus Lindén has researched “the dark triad” – dark personality traits that can nevertheless lead to success and management positions. Illustration: Catrin Jakobsson “People with dark traits often cause major relationship problems in the workplace. It’s arsehole-like beha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dark-personalities-how-handle-arsehole-work - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Four months ago, Professor Moheiddin Homeidi came to Lund from Syria as the first researcher the University has received through the network Scholars at Risk. Despite the start not being as he imagined he sees exciting opportunities in his new research community.  On the Ebla Private University website, there is a pho

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/syrian-linguist-given-sanctuary-lu - 2026-05-07

A meeting at the kitchen table, with lots of coffee and snus. And a donation of SEK 250 million. That’s what happened when Ingvar Kamprad met LTH’s dean in 1998 to talk about the future of industrial design education at the University. The kitchen table belonged to the then dean of LTH Thomas Johannesson, who had invited the founder of IKEA to his house to discuss a collaboration between the desig

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ingvar-kamprad-design-center-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary - 2026-05-08

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 - 2026-05-07

A lot has happened in coagulation medicine since Jan Astermark first started his research in the 1980s. The most recent progress is in gene therapy and the first patients with severe haemophilia who were treated in Malmö last year. “It is fantastically exciting to work in a research field where so much is happening. The research and the progress in treatment that have taken place in recent decades

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/promising-results-new-gene-therapy-method - 2026-05-07

Around 100 select astronomy books dating from 1545 to 1799 have been relocated from the Astronomy Library to the University Library. LUM was there as the books were packed away, and again, several months later, after they had been quarantined and it was time to catalogue, encapsulate and put them in storage. Next year, the rarest volumes will be digitalised and perhaps even be displayed. Outside A

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/star-studded-tomes-astronomy-library-move-new-home - 2026-05-08

Most women will experience menopause at some point in their working lives. How can a workplace be set up to make things easier for employees going through their menopausal transition? A pilot project at Lund University is investigating the issue. Sweating, mood swings and poor sleep. Many women are adversely affected by menopause. According to a 2021 study published by the Swedish National Board o

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-can-lund-university-become-more-menopause-friendly-workplace - 2026-05-08

A research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered a mechanism that helps acute myeloid leukemia cells to evade the body’s immune system. By developing an antibody that blocks the mechanism, the researchers could restore the immune system’s ability to kill the cancer cells in laboratory trials and in mice. The discovery is published in Nature Cancer. In brief:Facts about the study: peer-r

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-mechanism-revealed-how-leukemia-cells-trick-immune-system - 2026-05-07