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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Mikael Dolsten was an advisor to President Obama, worked with Joe Biden on Cancer Moonshot, was involved in the R&D for some 30 drugs – and he is now leading the development of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine as head of research at Pfizer. It is an impressive career to say the least, and it started in Lund
The SDSN Northern Europe was officially launched in Gothenburg February 25-26 with the participation of the Swedish Prime Minister, top academics and the CEOs of several major Swedish companies. Thomas Sterner, BECC PI, within Environmental Economics from the University of Gothenburg was one of the speakers. Day one of the event gathered leading international researchers at the Chalmers Conference
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/launch-sdsn-northern-europe - 2026-07-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Being able to take care of one’s hygiene, cook food and cope independently in the home are examples of feeling in control of one’s life. But how easy is it for an elderly person with a spinal cord injury to feel actively in control of their life in the home? Lizette Norin, occupational therapist and researcher, has wr
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/accessibility-home-key-person-spinal-cord-injury - 2026-07-15
All employees and students at Lund University are welcome to the X Lab with their own projects, course work and ideas. For a long time, Lund University has lacked an open meeting place for staff and students to gather and work on their own projects/course work or share knowledge. In response to this, LTH has built up the X Lab, whose activities are based on collaboration and co-creation. The X Lab
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/x-lab-innovation-environment-and-co-working-space-all-students-and-staff-university - 2026-07-15
Forskning om klimatförändringar, genus och fred, hållbar migration och elsparkcyklar uppmärksammas i årets upplaga av Agenda 2030 Award. Vinnare är Christie Nicoson, doktorand vid Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, och hon kommer att firas och presentera sin forskning på Hållbarhetsveckan i Lund. Christie Nicosons forskning inrymmer klimatförändringar, genus och fred, och hur dessa är sammankopplad
https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/hallbarhetspris-till-klimatforandringar-genus-och-fred - 2026-07-16
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Animal ecologist and pike researcher Anders Nilsson was the first doctor of the Millennium at Lund University. Now, 13 years later, he has just been appointed Professor of Aquatic Ecology. We caught up with him to find out what had happened since our last meeting, and had a long discussion on careers, creativity and t
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/journey-doctor-professor - 2026-07-15
With a presentation focusing on how research using chicken embryos can help cure an unusual form of childhood cancer, researcher Sofie Mohlin took home the win in this year's final of the Forskar (Researcher) Grand Prix held in Stockholm on November 23rd, 2023. In October, she competed against seven other researchers from Lund University - to see who was the best at presenting their research in ju
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/research-chickens-and-childhood-cancer-takes-center-stage-forskar-grand-prix - 2026-07-15
To ensure that everyone has their say and that no one feels attacked when debating loaded and sensitive topics, it is important to establish the ground rules from the outset. This applies to society at large and in the lecture hall. This is the opinion of Christer Mattsson, Associate Professor of Pedagogy and Director of the Segerstedt Institute at the University of Gothenburg, who has been invite
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/risk-polarisation-lecture-hall - 2026-07-16
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “We have to become much better at actively pursuing human rights issues in the public debate”, says Morten Kjaerum who since last spring is new director at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Lund. His goal is to make the Institute more visible: within the University, locally, nationally and internationally. Morten Kjae
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/raoul-wallenberg-institute-has-become-more-visible-public-debate - 2026-07-15
29th of May, it will be 70 years since one of the world’s tallest mountains, Mount Everest, was climbed for the very first time. An important moment to bring attention to how glacial melt not only threatens the tourism industry in the region, but the livelihoods of over a billion people depending on the Himalayas for water, according to sustainability researcher Mine Islar. Mine Islar, senior lect
Ett långt musikliv och en livslång gärning belönas när Gullan Bornemark blir hedersdoktor vid den konstnärliga fakulteten. Den 26 maj får hon ta på sig sin doktorshatt i samband med den årliga ceremonin i Lunds domkyrka. Ett långt musikliv och en livslång gärning belönas när Gullan Bornemark blir hedersdoktor vid den konstnärliga fakulteten. Den 26 maj får hon ta på sig sin doktorshatt i samband m
https://www.konstnarliga.lu.se/artikel/gullan-bornemark-hedersdoktor-en-akademisk-eloge-till-barnmusiken - 2026-07-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When it comes to meeting sustainability goals, the current reform proposal of the EU Commission on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) falls well short at the mark, accordning to a group of international researchers writing in the journal Science. The proposed amendments to the CAP will not improve the environmental
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/researchers-reject-eu-reform-plans-cap-not-viable-future - 2026-07-15
After more than 20 years at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Malin Schatz has taken up her new position as Head of Education at the Faculty of Science. She brings with her extensive experience from both departmental level and the faculty office, a strong commitment to educational development and a clear ambition to work in close collaboration with the departments.Malin took up her post in mid-Janua
https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/meet-malin-schatz-faculty-sciences-new-head-education - 2026-07-15
Even though childhood cancer is rare, it affects around 350 children and adolescents under the age of 18 each year in Sweden. That is almost one child every day. Due to improved treatment, 80 per cent of these children survive their cancer. Why do children develop cancer? That mystery has yet to be solved. Children suffer from other types of cancer than adults and the determining factor is the gen
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/high-survival-rate-after-childhood-cancer-what-cost - 2026-07-15
CMES scholar Pinar Dinc has been interviewed by Dagens Nyheter about the relationship between Turkey and Sweden in relation to Sweden's NATO application and recent protests in both countries. The article "Expert: Så bör Sverige agera efter hotet om bojkott" (In English "Expert: How Sweden Should Act After the Threat of Boycott"), written by Frida Bergkvist, was published on January 26, 2023 in Dag
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/pinar-dinc-interviewed-about-sweden-turkey-relations - 2026-07-15
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 - 2026-07-15
A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that migratory birds fly at peak efficiency at a medium pace – precisely the speed they use during their long journeys across the continents. Now, at the end of the summer, when the thrush nightingales leave Europe for southern Africa, they do not fly at full speed. Instead they maintain an even pace – and according to a new study from Lund Universi
https://www.science.lu.se/article/researchers-pinpoint-exact-pace-helps-nightingales-long-journey - 2026-07-15
Armin Tavakoli, Associate Senior Lecturer at the Department of Physics at Lund University and researcher at the Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology (WACQT), has been appointed associate editor for Physical Review Letters (PRL) – one of the world’s most prestigious journals in physics. 'It’s an honour to take on this role,' says Tavakoli. “PRL holds a unique position in the physics community,
https://www.science.lu.se/article/lund-physicist-appointed-associate-editor-physical-review-letters - 2026-07-15
Armin Tavakoli, Associate Senior Lecturer at the Department of Physics at Lund University and researcher at the Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology (WACQT), has been appointed associate editor for Physical Review Letters (PRL) – one of the world’s most prestigious journals in physics. 'It’s an honour to take on this role,' says Tavakoli. “PRL holds a unique position in the physics community,
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/lund-physicist-appointed-associate-editor-physical-review-letters - 2026-07-15
