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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It isn’t difficult, takes up very little space, and is healthy, fun, tasty and social! Sustainable urban farming is a project involving some 20 doctoral students on the area of grass between Gerdahallen and Sölvegatan. From ten raised beds, they have harvested lettuce, carrots, chard, spinach, pumpkins, peas, rhubarb

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/harvesting-fruits-sustainable-urban-farming-project - 2026-06-17

In a recent study, a group of scientists have evaluated the burden of osteoarthritis over the past three decades, using data from the worldwide initiative ”Global Burden of Disease study 2019.  The results show that the number of people affected by osteoarthritis has increased by about 113 percent in 30 years, from about 248 million in year 1990 to about 530 million in year 2019. The authors concl

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/increased-burden-osteoarthritis-world - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What does the origin of life on Earth have to do with malignant tumour cells? In an unusual research project, a geochemist and a tumour biologist have joined forces to explain the emergence of animals in a new way, thereby questioning one of the cornerstones of evolution. Geochemist Emma Hammarlund is excited to see w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/odd-pair-solves-evolutionary-riddle - 2026-06-17

Kimberley Nicholas is a researcher from California who came to Lund with a passionate commitment to climate issues and strong interest in food and wine. “What nature gives us is what makes life worth living”, she says. She was in Paris for the climate conference that generated hope for the future, and she is successful in sharing her thoughts and research through social media. Kimberley Nicholas l

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/working-healthy-planet - 2026-06-17

When Liesbeth van Heel joins the Theme Next Generation Healthscapes at the Pufendorf IAS, she does so with a rare combination of long-term hands‑on experience and research. Liesbeth has spent more than three decades at Erasmus University Medical Centre in Rotterdam, and her journey into research has grown directly out of practice. This interview was conducted during her stay in Lund in December 20

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/practice-research-meet-international-fellow-liesbeth-van-heel - 2026-06-17

https://www.science.lu.se/article/gold-nanosponges-could-be-useful-computers-future - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Food waste is completely bananas, according to a group of Master’s students in Food Technology at Lund University in Sweden. In fact, a significant amount of the 100 million tonnes of bananas produced annually worldwide is discarded before it even reach consumers. WATCH: Students make gluten-free banana flourThe Lund

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-students-create-gluten-free-banana-flour - 2026-06-17

Despite an increasing number of informal outdoor sport and recreational spaces in Sweden and our society, not everyone feel that they can use them. Public spaces for physical activity are dominated by boys and men, while girls and women are under-represented. The research project Equalizer examines the barriers that hinders different groups access to these spaces and methods to remove the obstacle

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/methods-disturbance-gives-more-people-access-public-places - 2026-06-15

Important pieces of the puzzle to understand what drives diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are still missing today. One crucial obstacle for researchers is that it is impossible to examine a living brain cell in someone who is affected by the disease. With the help of a new method for cell conversion, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found a way to produce diseased, aging b

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/large-scale-production-living-brain-cells-enables-entirely-new-research - 2026-06-17

The Faculty of Social Sciences will offer five Autumn Workshops in Methods and Methodologies this year. These are for teachers, researchers, and PhD candidates who desire to continue to broaden and deepen their knowledge of research methods. You may sign up for more than one workshop: their schedules do not conflict.  All workshops are offered in English. Timing September–October 2023. Dates are d

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/autumn-methods-workshops-2023 - 2026-06-17

The LU Faculty of Social Sciences will offer five Autumn Workshops in Methods and Methodologies this year. These are for teachers, researchers, and PhD candidates from all fields and faculties who desire to continue to broaden and deepen their knowledge of research methods. You may sign up for more than one workshop: their schedules do not conflict. And they are FREE for all Ph D students at Lund

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/autumn-methods-workshops-2023 - 2026-06-18

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 - 2026-06-17

We are so proud of our colleagues Håkan Håkansson and Tomasz Lesniak. Their work to make the Ravensbrück archive's testimonies from the Holocaust freely available to everyone led UNESCO to recognise the archive as a world memory last year. Now they are receiving an award from the university for their solid work. The Ravensbrück Archive is a collection of 500 in-depth interviews with survivors of N

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/university-administrative-award-recognises-work-ravensbruck-archive - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Come and watch this film with us at November 4, at 4 pm! FIKA will be served here at 3 30 pm. The Seven Doors is a local story told from a universal perspective. Instead of foregrounding “our values”, it questions the status quo, and also makes inroads for imagining less cynical alternatives—to prioritize inclusion ra

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/seven-doors-documentary-film-film-maker-and-researcher-mehmet-mim-kurt - 2026-06-17

Folkuniversitetet in southern Sweden is producing a lecture catalogue for 2027 in collaboration with Lund University. Researchers interested in sharing research-based knowledge with a wider range of audiences across the region are being sought. The lecture catalogue is aimed at libraries, museums, cultural centres, associations and other organisers in southern Sweden. Through Folkuniversitetet’s a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/would-you-give-talk-about-your-research-libraries-southern-sweden - 2026-06-18

Matilde Negrini’s thesis project has been to develop and characterize a rat model of Parkinson’s disease. November 4, she defends her thesis. Here, she talks about her project and most proud moments during her Ph.D. journey. Tell us about your research! My project has been to develop and characterize a rat model of Parkinson’s disease based on the Parkinson’s-related protein alpha-synuclein. This

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/modelling-parkinsons-disease-phd-interview-matilde-negrini - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund researchers have every reason to be proud regarding competition for EU grants. LU is the best in Sweden in terms of total funding and in the top three with the Karolinska Institute (KI) and Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) regarding the number of participations in different projects.  “We have the most ERC gra

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-top-eu-league-best-sweden-obtaining-grants - 2026-06-17

The University is part of the climate collaboration CoAction Lund and this spring all participating organisations will compete against each other in sustainable commuting. To compete, you can choose to cycle, use public transport, carpool or walk to work. The competition will run for five weeks, from 28 April to 30 May, and will end with an awards ceremony and party on 3 June.  The results of this

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/make-your-commute-winning-habit-join-competition-great-prizes - 2026-06-18

New blood tests for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease are making early diagnosis increasingly feasible. However, the fact that the markers being measured change long before any symptoms develop represents a challenge. Research led by Lund University in Sweden shows that a previously unused blood marker, when combined with those markers already in use, can significantly reduce the risk of misleading d

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-blood-marker-reduces-risk-false-diagnosis-alzheimers-disease - 2026-06-17

New blood tests for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease are making early diagnosis increasingly feasible. However, the fact that the markers being measured change long before any symptoms develop represents a challenge. Research led by Lund University in Sweden shows that a previously unused blood marker, when combined with those markers already in use, can significantly reduce the risk of misleading d

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-blood-marker-reduces-risk-false-diagnosis-alzheimers-disease - 2026-06-17