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Den 18 oktober installerades 28 nya professorer vid en ceremoni i Universitetshusets aula. Under ceremonin höll en av de nya professorerna, Helena Sandberg, en kortare populärvetenskaplig föreläsning om hur viktigt medier är i barnens liv för deras lärande, gemenskap och välbefinnande.  Lunds universitets studentkårers ordförande Mia Huovilainen höll studenternas tal till de nyinstallerade profess

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/professorsinstallation-18-oktober-2024 - 2026-05-28

Humanistlabortoriets experter på Motion capture har utvecklat ett system som i realtid kan låta en avatar spegla teckenspråk från teckentolkare. Få fribiljetter till förställningen. Humanistlaboratoriet har hjälpt Riksteaterns teckenspråksensemble CREA att sätta ihop teknologier för att i realtid kunna skapa ett animerat spöke som skådespelare i en föreställning av "Spöket på Canterville". Den 7-9

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/humanistlaboratoriets-mocap-teknik-revolutionerar-spoket-pa-canterville - 2026-05-28

Rektor har utnämnt tre av universitetets större forskningsinfrastrukturer till universitetsplattformar. Utnämningen signalerar att dessa forskningsinfrastrukturer har hög strategisk betydelse för hela universitetet. Utnämningarna baseras på ett antal kriterier, till exempel ska forskningsinfrastrukturerna ha bidragit till excellent forskning, erbjudit en bred tillgänglighet för användare, kunnat v

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/tre-forskningsinfrastrukturer-blir-utnamnda-till-universitetsplattformar - 2026-05-28

The new research project, “Socioeconomic Segregation - The Impact of Neighborhoods, Schools and Policy Across the Life Course”, aims to establish a research environment involving health economists, education and labour market economists, geographers, and demographers, among others. We spoke about the new project with project leader Martin Dribe, director of the Centre for Economic Demography and p

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-project-explores-socioeconomic-segregation-then-and-now - 2026-05-28

WithSecure visited the Department of Informatics on their European Cyber Tour, allowing students on our Bachelor's programme to get hands-on experience with the handling of cyber threats in a simulated environment. On October 30th, 2023, students taking the course IS and Business Development got to experience something never seen before in the Bachelor's programme on Design of Information Systems.

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/cybertruck-cyber-security-simulation - 2026-05-28

Markus Lahtinen, researcher and lecturer at the Department of Informatics, Lund University, has been interviewed by both Dagens Nyheter (DN) and Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) for expert insights on the use of AI for crime-fighting purposes. The articles in DN and SvD report on the potential integration of AI into camera surveillance, including facial recognition and automatic reading of licence plates.

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/markus-lahtinen-speaks-ai-and-camera-surveillance - 2026-05-28

Associate professor at the Department of Informatics, Miranda Kajtazi, is currently involved in a mix of internal and external grants. At the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies, Miranda Kajtazi is leading an Advanced Study Group on "Human Rights, Digital Inequalities, and Social Consequences of AI". This project is ongoing from September 2023 to June 2024."This ASG focuses on digital innovat

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ai-human-rights-and-digital-welfare-miranda-kajtazi-takes-lead - 2026-05-28

The Department of Informatics uses Microsoft Azure as a cloud solution for students attending the Bachelor’s Programme in Design of Information Systems. It allows us to have complete BYOD-solutions in our computer rooms, which attracts students to campus while also saving energy and money. Informatic’s director of studies, Björn Svensson, was interviewed by Microsoft for an article in “Din digital

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/cloud-solution-azure-bjorn-svensson-interviewed-microsoft - 2026-05-28

Are you looking to enhance your professional network and learn from industry experts in your field and beyond? Discover how LinkedIn can bring unexpected opportunities and connect us to people around the world, from insights shared by Markus Lahtinen at his seminar “Beyond expectations: Learn more about LinkedIn!”. With over 5000 connections and a top 2% industry SSI (Social Selling Index) ranking

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/learn-more-about-linkedin-markus-lahtinen - 2026-05-28

Dr. Viswanath Venkatesh attracted a large crowd to his seminar "Let's Get Ready to Contextualize", where he spoke about the importance of contextualization in research. Dr. Venkatesh shared some of his latest research on contextualization, including discussions on: Problems tied to lack of context in research;What researchers face in new contexts; How to think about the concept of scientific contr

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/viswanath-venkatesh-holds-seminar-informatics - 2026-05-28

Associate Professor Vincenzo Corvello, joining us from the University of Messina, is an established business and innovation scholar as well as the Editor in Chief of the European Journal of Innovation Management. Hosted by lecturer Markus Lahtinen, Vincenzo Corvello started his visit with a Meet-and-greet, giving a brief presentation on his recent research on corporate-startup collaboration. He sp

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/informatics-welcomes-vincenzo-corvello-meet-and-greet-fika - 2026-05-28

Since its release in November 2022, ChatGPT has made international headlines. While concerns have been raised that ChatGPT and generative AI may be used as a tool for cheating, department lecturers Markus Lahtinen and Björn Svensson challenge this fear by actively incorporating the chatbot into the department’s educational programme. “Integrating ChatGPT into our education is simply a matter of su

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/informatics-starts-integrating-chatgpt-its-educational-programme - 2026-05-28

The Royal Physiographic Society of Lund, endowments for the Natural Sciences, Medicine and Technology – Chemistry, has decided to award Nicole Galenkamp a research grant of 170 kSEK for the project entitled  “Neuropore - Nanopore-based study of neurodegenerative protein interactions”.

https://www.physchem.lu.se/article/royal-physiographic-society-lund-has-decided-award-nicole-galenkamp - 2026-05-27

Davide Schirone, a researcher at the Division of Physical Chemistry, is interested in how vegan proteins work. He recently completed a study on how pea proteins are broken down in the body. Schirone and his international research team conducted the experiments at MAX IV in Lund. Why is it important to study the breakdown of vegan proteins in the stomach?“The way we produce food today in wealthy co

https://www.physchem.lu.se/article/chemist-studied-peas-x-rays-max-iv - 2026-05-27

Professor Ingemar Wadsö passed away on November 6th, 2025 at the age of 95 years. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in 1954 and his PhD in 1962, both at Lund University. Ingemar then remained scientifically active at his Alma Mater throughout his whole career, where he was appointed Professor in Thermochemistry in 1981, a position he kept until he retired in 1995.During his whole scientific career

https://www.physchem.lu.se/article/ingemar-wadso - 2026-05-27

Emma Sparr has been elected member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, class for Chemistry. Emma was elected at the General Meeting of the Academy on January 14. Läs mer om Emma Sparrs inval i Vetenskapsakademien (svenska)Read more about Emma Sparr’s election to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (English)  

https://www.physchem.lu.se/article/emma-sparr-has-been-elected-member-royal-swedish-academy-sciences-class-chemistry - 2026-05-27

He received the prize for important contribution to research in the lipid field with new ideas on lipid assemblies, their function, and applications.

https://www.physchem.lu.se/article/jon-pallbo-arvidsson-has-received-camurus-lipid-research-foundation-junior-research-prize - 2026-05-27

Minor changes in moisture level can promote lipid molecules to reorganise themselves in biomaterial or biomembranes. This can affect how the skin, lungs and tear film protect us from dehydration. This mechanism was studied in a paper by Nikol Labecka, Emma Sparr and co-workers recently published in PNAS.  Read the article about how lipid molecules reorganise drying interfacesLink to the article in

https://www.physchem.lu.se/article/physchem-scientists-demonstrate-how-lipid-molecules-reorganise-drying-interfaces - 2026-05-27

Emma Sparr, Lund University, has been awarded the Edlundska Prize 2026. Amount: 345 000 SEK.“for boundary‑crossing research that has provided a mechanistic molecular understanding of membrane permeability. The research has also contributed to insights into disease processes driven by membrane‑mediated protein aggregation.”Read more about Emma Sparr’s Edlundska Prize award (swedish)

https://www.physchem.lu.se/article/emma-sparr-has-been-awarded-edlundska-prize-2026 - 2026-05-27

Karin Schillén defended her PhD in 1994 in Uppsala under Professor Wyn Brown, who was one of the pioneers in light scattering techniques and modeling of scattering data. During her postdoctoral period with Professor Per Claesson at KTH, she broadened her research to include colloidal interactions, and during her continued postdoctoral period with Professor Mitchell Winnik at the University of Toro

https://www.physchem.lu.se/article/arrhenius-plaque-2025-goes-karin-schillen-professor-physical-chemistry-lund-university - 2026-05-27