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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It is time for a new Climathon in Lund! Climathon is a 24-hour hackathon for climate solutions that is taking place in over 100 cities all around the world on the 26-27th of October. We face a number of common serious climate challenges and we need to work together, beyond traditional boundaries, in order to find new
https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-lund-2018 - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On the first of January, Professor Angela Cenci Nilsson took on as the new coordinator for MultiPark. Now she tells us about her visions for our network and about being a senior researcher in the environment. About the role as the new coordinator I will do my best to foster collaborative projects with high scientifi
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/interview-angela-cenci-nilsson-about-being-new-coordinator-multipark - 2026-07-23
Several NanoLund networks were chosen when the Swedish Research Council decided on the applications to be awarded network grants for planning future excellence clusters for groundbreaking technologies. The network grant call was the first step in a government initiative to invest in clusters of excellence for groundbreaking technologies. The total grant amount is 48 million SEK.“It has been incred
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/network-grant-planning-future-excellence-clusters-groundbreaking-technologies - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This autumn, a unique research satellite, Gaia, will be launched. The project aims to map a billion stars and involves hundreds of European astronomers. One of the originators of the initiative is Lund University’s Professor of Astronomy Lennart Lindegren. Lennart Lindegren tests a meridian circle, which was used in t
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/idea-lund-behind-research-satellite - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Different aspects of forest governance were presented as well as landscape approaches to achieve multiple goals were discussed and exemplified. Different aspects of forest governance were presented in the morning by three invited speakers, Erik Sollander from the Swedish Forest Agency, Carina Keskitalo from Umeå Unive
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/forest-governance-meet-global-challenges - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Although patient influence in healthcare has gradually started to increase, the role of the patient's next of kin is still very limited. Despite the fact that the disease affects the whole family, public healthcare often does not utilise the patient's relatives as a resource. A lot has happened in cancer care since Ma
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/role-relatives-needs-be-highlighted-cancer-care - 2026-07-23
At the Lise Meitner seminar 2025, two new Lise Meitner professors were introduced, while the main lecture looked back on 100 years of female excellence in the field of Automatic Control. Professor Carolyn Beck Carolyn Beck is a professor at the University of Illinois and an expert in control theory and dynamic systems over networks, with applications ranging from epidemics and financial risks to e
https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2025/new-and-old-role-models - 2026-07-23
First they met online. Then a Lund (LU) delegation visited Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa. A couple of weeks ago SU came to visit LU. (And the tale goes, they rode off together into the sunset.)An eight month long Erasmus university strategic partership exchange programme between Lund and Stellenbosch, South Africa, has given the participants lots of food for thought, professional an
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/skys-not-limit-su-lu-su - 2026-07-23
När tvättmaskinen, matbutikens kassasystem och cykelbanas lyktstolpar förvandlas till digitala funktioner blir vår vardag smidigare. Men med fler digitala enheter som med jämna mellanrum behöver uppdateras uppstår nya möjligheter för hackare att nästla sig in. Forskare undersöker hur luckorna kan tätas. För många svenskar blev frågan om digital säkerhet främst kännbar sommaren 2021. Då tvingade en
https://www.ch.lu.se/artikel/ju-fler-uppkopplade-prylar-desto-storre-risk-hackerattacker - 2026-07-23
I strokemodeller på möss, har forskare lyckats återställa förlorad hjärnfunktion med hjälp av små molekyler som i framtiden kan utvecklas till strokeläkemedel. – Efter stroke förändras kommunikationen mellan nervceller i stora delar av hjärnan och vi visar att den delvis återställs med behandlingen, säger Tadeusz Wieloch, seniorprofessor i neurobiologi vid Lunds universitet. – Samtidigt återfår
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/ny-studie-forlorad-hjarnfunktion-aterstalldes-efter-stroke - 2026-07-23
I strokemodeller på möss, har forskare lyckats återställa förlorad hjärnfunktion med hjälp av små molekyler som i framtiden kan utvecklas till strokeläkemedel. – Efter stroke förändras kommunikationen mellan nervceller i stora delar av hjärnan och vi visar att den delvis återställs med behandlingen, säger Tadeusz Wieloch, seniorprofessor i neurovetenskap vid Lunds universitet. – Samtidigt återfå
https://www.lu.se/artikel/ny-studie-forlorad-hjarnfunktion-aterstalldes-efter-stroke - 2026-07-24
Lunds universitet tar ett viktigt steg för att stärka forskningen inom totalförsvar och beredskap genom etableringen av LUPREP vid Campus Helsingborg. – Det här får inte bli ett enkelspårigt centrum där alla tycker lika. Vi ska vara en plats för kritisk dialog, säger Johan Bergström, som tillträder som föreståndare den 1 augusti. LUPREP (Lunds University Centre for Preparedness and Resilience) har
https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/efterlangtat-centrum-tar-form-lupreps-forestandare-blir-johan-bergstrom - 2026-07-24
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Går det att återbilda insulinproducerande celler hos personer som haft typ 1-diabetes i mer än fem år och med låg eller obefintlig egen insulinproduktion? Det ska forskare i Uppsala studera inom ramen för en ny studie, ReGenerate-1. Rekrytering av patienter pågår till första delen av den kliniska fas I/II-studien Re
Kajsa Brolin forskar om hur våra gener och vår miljö påverkar risken att utveckla Parkinsons sjukdom. Den 27 mars lägger hon fram sin avhandling som till stor del baseras på MultiParks egen biobank som innehåller prover från över 1000 skånska parkinsonpatienter. Här berättar hon om en nyligen upptäckt genetisk riskfaktor som verkar finnas specifikt i Skåne. Och skyddar verkligen kaffe mot Parkinso
https://www.multipark.lu.se/sv/artikel/gener-och-miljo-vid-parkinsons-svar-fran-multiparks-biobank - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In our Annual Report for 2019 we share highlights in research, education and impact from the previous year. Read about some of the highlights here and download or read the full report online. Word from Director Emily Boyd 2019 was an unusually busy year for LUCSUS. In January we transitioned into the Faculty of Social
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-annual-report-highlights-2019 - 2026-07-23
Oscar Manouchehrian has explored the roles of exercise and inflammation in neurological disorders. On May 13, he defends his Ph.D. thesis. Here, he shares his insights into academic research and experiences as a Ph.D. student in the Experimental Neuroinflammation Laboratory at MultiPark. Tell us about your research! My research engagement has been broad during my research education. For example, I
https://www.neuroinflammation.lu.se/article/phd-interview-oscar-manouchehrian - 2026-07-23
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 - 2026-07-23
Bioenergy plays a vital role in the transition to a fossil-free society. However, the "unused" agricultural land, so-called marginal land, deemed suitable for bioenergy cultivation in southern Sweden is practically nonexistent, according to a new study from Lund University. Much of the land is already in use, for example, for horse grazing. "Our study shows that the potential for bioenergy product
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/land-identified-crucial-swedish-bioenergy-already-occupied-new-study-shows - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Political scientist Hanna and psychologist Emma have more in common than their surname, Bäck. They are sisters but also make up an interdisciplinary research team. By combining their subjects, they are attempting to gain a complete picture of what motivates people to take part in political protests and why some of the
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/keeping-it-family-sisters-form-interdisciplinary-research-duo - 2026-07-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The relocation of the specialised centres to the faculties which is currently underway within LU has generated concern and discussion. “But once you know where you are moving, a calmer and more constructive phase begins”, says Bo Ahrén, chair of the University’s specialised centres. But Merle Jacob, professor of resea
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/calmer-phase-after-turbulence-centres-moving-faculties - 2026-07-23
