Published 9 May 2019 Sara Linse has been awarded 10 MDKK from the Novo Nordisk Foundation for her project entitled "Unravelling the IAPP aggregation mechanism for the design of inhibitors that specifically suppress toxicity and cell death in type 2 diabetes" as part of the Foundation’ Research Leader Programme, which supports ambitious, original research projects and the continuing development of

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/sara-linse-awarded-10mdkk-novo-nordisk-foundation - 2025-06-27

Published 27 March 2019 The Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation have just announced their choice of Wallenberg scholars, one of them being Stephanie Reimann, professor in Mathematical Physics. A total of 22 excellent researchers, all among the foremost in their field in Sweden, receive 18 million SEK each from the Wallenberg Foundation in the form of a five-year grant for free research.Read more

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/kaw-grant-stephanie-reimann - 2025-06-27

Published 11 March 2019 We are proud to announce that two NanoLund postdocs have been selected by the The Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings to participate in this summers Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting from 30 June to 5 July. Rubén Seoane Souto and Yang Chen will be two of 580 young scientists from 88 countries will come together with 42 Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany, in a meeting

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanolund-postdocs-selected-lindau-nobel-laureate-meeting - 2025-06-27

Published 4 March 2019 Our warmest congratulations to Kristian Pietras, leader of BioCare and NanoLund board member, on winning the Göran Gustafsson prize in medicine, awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The research on the role of a cancer tumor’s micro environment was awarded a prize of  5.1 MSEK in research funding and a 250 kSEK personal prize.Read more on the homepage of the Roy

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanolund-board-member-kristian-pietras-wins-prestigious-prize-young-researchers - 2025-06-27

Published 25 February 2019 NanoLund member and board member Sara Snogerup Linse was awarded the “FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award 2019” in part for her work on the molecular mechanisms of protein self-assembly in Alzheimer’s disease and related neurodegenerative disorders. The award of 10,000 euros and a bronze statuette will be presented to Linse on 7 July 2019 at the FEBS Congress in Krakow, P

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/distinguished-prize-sara-linse - 2025-06-27

Published 25 February 2019 i-Micronews has published an interview which Yole Développement has made with Glō on their microLED displays.Read more here (in English).

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/glo-brings-microled-displays-closer-commercialization - 2025-06-27

Published 4 March 2019 There is a considerable risk that plastic waste in the environment releases nano-sized particles known as nanoplastics, according to a new study from Lund University. NanoLund researchers studied what happened when takeaway coffee cup lids, for example, were subjected to mechanical breakdown, in an effort to mimic the degradation that happens to plastic in the ocean.“We have

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/plastic-waste-disintegrates-nanoparticles - 2025-06-27

Published 18 December 2018 A product from the Lund University spin out AcouSort been selected as one of the top 10 innovations of 2018 by the life science journal The Scientist. AcouSort was founded in 2010 by, among others, NanoLund member Thomas Laurell. They use acoustofluidics to combine acoustics and microfluidics to separate and trap cells and particles in acoustic fields. It is their produc

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/acousort-product-innovation-list - 2025-06-27

Published 10 December 2018 University of Halmstad has made a feature of NanoLund scientist Håkan Pettersson and research recently funded with 4 MSEK by the Swedish Research Council. Read the feature on Halmstad University's homepage (in Swedish) or in the pick-ups by expertsvar (in Swedish), ETN (in Swedish) or in Evertiq (in Swedish).

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanowires-iot - 2025-06-27

Published 6 December 2018 Lund University spin out Cellevate secured 5 million SEK in their third fund round. The new finance will be used for scaling up marketing and sales of their nanofibre based cell culture systems which mimics connective tissue and are used for medical research.Cellevate started as a student project during the course Project Nanoengineer in the Engineering Nanoscience progra

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/5-million-sek-funding-cellevate - 2025-06-27

Published 4 December 2018 The list of Global Highly Cited Researchers 2018 recently released by Clarivate Analytics recognizes world-class researchers selected for their exceptional research performance, demonstrated by production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science. On the list are 62 researchers from Sweden of which 9 are from

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Published 11 December 2018 Lars Samuelson had been awardes with Wilhelm Westrup's Prize by the Royal Physiographic Society of Lund for his excellent research on nanotechnology based upon materials science which has resulted in practical and commercial applications.Information about the prize can be found on the homepage of the Royal Physiographic Society of Lund (in English) and an article on the

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/wilhelm-westrups-prize-lars-samuelson - 2025-06-27

Publicerad 17 februari 2025 Podden "Experimentet: Det sista pillret" bygger bland annat på sociologen Shai Mulinaris forskning. Den om­talade poddserien ”Experimentet: Det sista pillret” är först ut i Riks­dagens Jubileumsfonds jättesatsning på forskningsförmedling. Podden bygger på bland annat Lunda­sociologen Shai Mulinaris forskning om antidepressiv medicin och läke­medelsindustrin. – Som medic

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/sociologisk-forskning-i-podd-om-antidepressiva-lakemedel - 2025-06-27

Av moa [dot] bejersten [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (Moa Bejersten) - publicerad 20 februari 2025 Fredagen den 14 februari försvarade Freja Morris framgångsrikt sin avhandling ”Tenacious Documents: Exploring the Allure of Documentation in Swedish Compulsory Schools” och är nu doktor i sociologi. I över ett decennium har svenska lärare uttryckt sin frustration över de ökande kraven på dokumentation,

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/freja-morris-avhandling-belyser-dokumentationsbordan-i-svenska-skolor - 2025-06-27

Av moa [dot] bejersten [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (Moa Bejersten) - publicerad 4 mars 2025 Aube Tollu har framgångsrikt försvarat sin avhandling ”Queer Intimacies: Rethinking Epistemology of Conducting Research with Jihadist Group Members” och är nu doktor i sociologi. Avhandlingen ger ett nytt perspektiv på studier av medlemmar i jihadistgrupper i ”kriget mot terrorismen”. Aube Tollus arbete utma

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Publicerad 20 mars 2025 Den mångsidiga forskningen återspeglas i våra utbildningar och ger våra studenter en inspirerande miljö att utvecklas inom. Sociologiska institutionen erbjuder ett stort och varierat utbud av kurser och program inom våra ämnen sociologi, socialantropologi, genusvetenskap och HR, både på campus i Lund och online.Alla våra kurser och program hittar du här på webben. Glöm inte

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/dags-att-ansoka-till-hostens-kurser-och-program - 2025-06-27

Av moa [dot] bejersten [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (Moa Bejersten) - publicerad 22 april 2025 Universitetsbiblioteket (UB), inte långt från Sociologiska institutionen. Inför höstterminen 2025 har över 72 000 personer sökt till utbildningar vid Lunds universitet. Sociologiska institutionens utbildningar finns bland universitetets mest populära kurser och program. Sociologiska institutionens kurser o

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/sociologi-och-kriminologi-bland-de-mest-sokta-utbildningarna-pa-universitetet - 2025-06-27

Av moa [dot] bejersten [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (Moa Bejersten) - publicerad 29 april 2025 Foto: Mak/Unsplash Watergate, IB-affären och Snowdenavslöjandena – några av de mest betydelsefulla spionskandalerna i modern tid tas upp i en ny bok av forskaren Alexandra Franzén. Hon varnar också för att Sveriges nya lagstiftning för spioneribrott kan bana väg för en ny IB-affär. Alexandra Franzén Pentag

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/ny-bok-har-spionskandaler-i-fokus - 2025-06-27

Publicerad 9 juni 2025 Sociologer och socialantropologer samlade utanför Gamla Biskopshuset. Avslutningsceremonin för studenterna på kandidatprogrammen i sociologi och socialantropologi hölls i Gamla Biskopshuset med tal, quiz, specialskriven sång och diplomutdelning. Den 5 juni firades de nyblivna kandidaterna på en avslutningsceremoni där de fick träffas, lyssna på tal av Sociologiska institutio

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/kandidater-firades-med-tal-sang-och-bubbel - 2025-06-27

Av moa [dot] bejersten [at] soc [dot] lu [dot] se (Moa Bejersten) - publicerad 23 juni 2025 Opponent Susanne Wallman Lundåsen, Linköpings universitet och Alexander Saaranen under disputationen. Foto: Linnéa Saaranen Vad avgör egentligen hur mycket vi litar på andra? Och hur förändras den tilliten över tid? I sin nyligen försvarade doktorsavhandling i sociologi undersöker Alexander Saaranen just de

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/alexander-saaranens-avhandling-avslojar-hur-tillit-formas - 2025-06-27