Sökresultat

Half as many diagnosed with depression, a delayed manifestation of Parkinson’s, a reduced risk of developing vascular dementia - but not Alzheimer’s. These connections were discovered by researchers when they compared 200 000 people who had participated in a long-distance cross-country ski race between 1989 and 2010 with a matched cohort of the general population. The results of the population reg

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/skiers-had-lower-incidence-depression-and-vascular-dementia-not-alzheimers - 2026-07-17

More than half of teenage girls experienced heavy bleeding and 40 per cent had an iron deficiency. The research, led from Lund University in Sweden, also shows that young teenage girls who experience heavy menstrual bleeding – and are therefore at greater risk of iron deficiency – can be identified using a simple questionnaire. As many as half of the teenage girls in the study published in PLOS On

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/heavy-menstruation-common-among-teenage-girls-questionnaire-reveals-risk-iron-deficiency - 2026-07-17

Lund University sociology student Julia Grahn is among those who receive learning support. She is deaf and is provided with sign-language interpretation during her studies. Cilla Riber Alm is one of the sign-language interpreters who work with deaf students at the University. LUM has spoken to both of them. “In all educational situations, such as lectures, seminars and group work, I have access to

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/when-studies-depend-interpretation - 2026-07-18

More than half of teenage girls experienced heavy bleeding and 40 per cent had an iron deficiency. The research, led from Lund University in Sweden, also shows that young teenage girls who experience heavy menstrual bleeding – and are therefore at greater risk of iron deficiency – can be identified using a simple questionnaire. As many as half of the teenage girls in the study published in PLOS On

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/heavy-menstruation-common-among-teenage-girls-questionnaire-reveals-risk-iron-deficiency - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the heart of the beautiful wine-producing region of Stellenbosch is the STIAS research institute. It welcomes researchers from around the world to spend a number of months working with a focus on Africa. LUM visited cognitive science researcher Peter Gärdenfors and his project team at Mostertsdrift farm. “It’s a pr

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/peaceful-research-institute-boosts-creativity - 2026-07-17

Do you want to expand the scope of your research within one of the Europe's most successful university alliances? Would you like to strengthen existing collaborations with colleagues at University of Paris-Saclay, Lund University, Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich, University of Porto and University of Szeged? Are you interested in getting to know and access the vast network of Excellence Cor

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/call-application-euglohria-seeding-grant-deadline-january-15th-2023-2 - 2026-07-17

Almost 14 million viewers have watched Anils Seth’s TED Talk “Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality”. In the beginning of May, he visits Lund University and Neuroscience Day to give this year's prestigious Segerfalk lecture. We meet on zoom for a conversation about AI, the mystery of consciousness and – of course – to find out what he knew about Sweden. … how would you explain consciousne

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/hello-there-anil-seth - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How do you make the regional craft beer industry more sustainable? Through direct collaboration with the sector to create “hyperlocal” solutions say researchers from LUCSUS who are growing hops at a local brewery in Skåne, Sweden. The aim is to test ways to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to regional,

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/researchers-are-testing-new-ways-make-your-beer-more-sustainable - 2026-07-17

For the 75th time, the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting will be arranged. It takes place in Bayern, Germany, by the beautiful Bodensee. One of the participants this year is NanoLund postdoctoral fellow Mark Rambaran. The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings are internationally renowned conferences, attended annually by Nobel Laureates and some of the most promising young scientists from all over the world.

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanolundian-heading-lindau-nobel-laureate-meeting - 2026-07-17

During the mingle following the Lise Meitner seminar 2025, we spoke to some of the participants about role models. Erik Andersson – Research Coordinator at the Department of Design SciencesWhat did you think of the seminar?– The group from Automatic Control spreads such joy and positivity. You can tell that they enjoy working together. They have done a wonderful job with the exhibition and the ent

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2025/mingle-lise-meitner-seminar - 2026-07-17

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/war-ukraine-affects-and-concerns-us-all-working-free-academia-and-democracy-more-important-ever - 2026-07-17

Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson, Professor of Lung Biology at Lund University, has been awarded the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Lifetime Achievement Award in Basic and Translational Science 2025. The European Respiratory Society is a leading international organisation with more than 35,000 members from over 160 countries, working to improve lung health through research, education, and clinical

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lifetime-achievement-award-gunilla-westergren-thorsson - 2026-07-17

A newly started project is to produce a web solution to support potential students in the process of choosing courses and programmes. The decision to implement the project “A unified web experience for education” was taken at the Vice-Chancellor’s decision-making meeting on 30 November. The aim of the “a unified web experience for education” project is to create a modern service website that provi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-web-solution-will-focus-prospective-students - 2026-07-18

Our brains are "programmed" to learn more from people we like – and less from those we dislike. This has been shown by researchers in cognitive neuroscience in a series of experiments. Memory serves a vital function, enabling us to learn from new experiences and update existing knowledge. We learn both from individual experiences and from connecting them to draw new conclusions about the world. Th

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/brain-programmed-learning-people-we - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Low age, the number of hours spent on the internet/social media, feelings of loneliness and thoughts about seeking treatment for mental illness. All of these are associated with problem gaming over the internet. This is one of the findings of a study recently published by researchers at Lund University that includes a

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/study-screen-games-mental-illness-and-addiction - 2026-07-17

Each year the Faculty of Social Sciences announces a number of recurring grants that are available to apply for certain categories of faculty staff. Also, please note the deadlines concerning appointments and courses for teaching in higher education. GrantsApplication monthsThe application months are to be used to draw up research applications. PhD holders employed until further notice as senior l

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/important-application-dates-2025 - 2026-07-17

 Africa is home to some of the fastest growing economies in the world while juggling an expanding interest from especially China and India to invest in the continent. Financial investments from these actors are have already turned into new roads and train tracks along with job openings and previously unseen opportunities in Africa. The question is if the surging capital flow is benefiting Africans

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/who-are-winners-and-losers-scramble-africas-resources - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Vinnova is investing SEK 500 million in collaboration on non-communicable diseases over the next ten years. A call for proposals for collaborative projects is currently open. “Researchers who collaborate with either the business sector or the health service, or both, have a chance of obtaining a grant”, says Peter Nor

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/strategic-innovation-area-coordinated-lund - 2026-07-17

An international team of researchers has identified 13 biomarkers that significantly improve the ability to accurately predict cardiovascular disease risk in people with type 2 diabetes. The analysis was led by Lund University, Johns Hopkins University, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The study was published in Communications Medicine. Although people with type 2 diabetes are two times mo

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-study-biomarkers-improve-prediction-cardiovascular-disease-type-2-diabetes - 2026-07-17

Today two separate batches of available housing were published, one for September and one for remaining accommodations in late August. Please note that response deadlines for August rooms will be very short. Two batchesToday (19 August), the fifth batch of available housing for August 2024 was published, as well as the first batch of housing available from September. These batches have different d

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/september-and-late-august-batches-published - 2026-07-17