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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Suicide threat. Young woman with self-harming behaviour who has taken an overdose of pills”. This is one of the emergency calls that come in during Rasmus Eltén’s ten-hour shift at the ambulance station in Helsingborg. He is in his first week of internship on the specialist nursing programme in pre-hospital emergency
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/emergency-call - 2026-10-09
January 2024 is the start of a new electoral term for MultiPark’s management. While Angela Cenci Nilsson will remain the coordinator, Oskar Hansson will be replaced for the next three years. The vice coordinator's mission will be shared between a health scientist and a clinician. Maria H. Nilsson and Per Odin explain how they will contribute to leading MultiPark. According to MultiPark’s steering
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/double-multipark-gets-two-new-vice-coordinators - 2026-10-09
On Tuesday, the PhD students who joined SWEAH 2026 met, at Forum Medicum in Lund. They introduced themselves and their research projects, received information about the graduate school, networked and met alumni and PhD students who have been involved with SWEAH for some time. As usual at the graduate school's introductory meetings, a wide range of research projects were presented. This involves co
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/these-are-years-new-sweah-phd-students - 2026-10-09
In the 1960s, Europe’s largest steel plant was built in Taranto, Italy. While transforming the local economy, it generated pollution that has been linked to illness and premature death among residents. In his doctoral thesis, Carlo Nicoli Aldini shows how law has both contributed to the crisis and been used as an instrument to seek justice by the local population. Carlo Nicoli Aldini recently comp
https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/taranto-environmental-crisis-reveals-laws-ambivalent-role - 2026-10-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “When his head moves it makes me happy and I feel appreciated. I believe I like to think of him as a living thing. He is charming.” A test subject explains her feelings about the robot called Hobbit – a social robot that works as a communication tool, support and company for elderly persons. It can fetch pills, find k
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hobbit-robot-nice-companion - 2026-10-09
Work on Lund University's establishment in Science Village has continued this year, but with a new focus. At the end of 2024, the boards of LTH and the Faculty of Science decided not to proceed with scenario 5 – a co-location of the Department of Physics and the Department of Chemistry in the area – due to cost considerations and the challenges of running education across two sites.The project gro
Hunting in Sweden has a long history and could be considered a cultural heritage. Wildlife management and a sense of local community and stewardship are important keywords to describe recreational hunting. However, in recent years there has been an emerging market for commercial hunting, where hunters can buy the right to hunt on someone else’s land, where hospitality services and guiding are ofte
https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/recreational-hunting-sweden-question-moral-and-balance - 2026-10-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The goal is set high, that during the coming ten years develop new methods to prevent, cure and treat diabetes. - Ambitious, but not unrealistic, says Leif Groop, coordinator for EXODIAB, the joint research project that Lund and Uppsala now will launch with a conference in Malmö September 9-10th. Wide range and conduc
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/kick-large-venture-diabetes-research - 2026-10-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For the eight year in a row, Diabetes Research Day is arranged by the Diabetes Programme at Lund University. Apart from several scientific lectures, two awards are handed out. The award that is presented to a PhD student at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) this year goes to Cecilia Nagorny. She receives this yea
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/awarded-mapping-hormone-darkness - 2026-10-09
The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies in collaboration with Doc Lounge invites you to a presentation of the photographic exhibition “Wildfires in the Anthropocene” and screening of Alexander Abaturov's documentary film “Paradise”, followed by an open discussion. Registration is required to attend. Wildfires are now a frequent phenomenon perceived as a global threat that puts the future of l
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/photo-exhibition-and-film-screening-world-burning-20-paradise - 2026-10-09
To address the lack of evidence regarding the links between housing, relocations, and health along the process of ageing, CASE-researchers for the first time linked comprehensive person and housing data available from population registers in Sweden. Associate Professor Giedre Gefenaite, affiliated with CASE and the profile area Proactive ageing, recently published a cohort profile paper on this, t
https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/first-comprehensive-personal-and-housing-data-sweden - 2026-10-09
Promoting interdisciplinary collaboration within and between faculties is an important part of the University's research strategy. In recent years, Lund University has invested in initiatives such as Thematic Collaboration Projects, Profile Areas and research initiatives linked to Agenda 2030. The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies serves as an incubator for new research ideas and supports i
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/apply-starting-theme-or-advanced-study-group-pufendorf-institute-advanced-studies - 2026-10-08
Isabel Bramsen is the recipient of this year's Diploma Prize. The prize is worth DKK 150,000 and is awarded to young people who are expected to make a valuable contribution to Danish society. Congratulations Isabel! About the award winner and motivationIn the world we live in, the Hartmann Foundation believes that it is important to stimulate the work for peace and conflict resolution, and with th
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/isabel-bramsen-receives-hartmann-foundations-diploma-award - 2026-10-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How can we understand today’s global collective body of anxiety? The fear of the other? War and hostility? Such topics will be explored in five separate conversations with prominent and innovative scholars, formed as dialogues where the audience is invited to actively participate. The Center for Middle Eastern Studies
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/arjun-appadurai-and-maria-frederika-malmstrom-about-passion-and-politics - 2026-10-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An upcoming IIIEE ‘Massive Open Online Course’ to be launched on the Coursera platform in the 3rd quarter of 2018 The CE-MOOC – or “The Circular Economy: Managing Materials Sustainably” – will reach out with learning content, and best practice examples, to broader social and political audiences.The CE-MOOC content wil
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/circular-economy-managing-materials-sustainably - 2026-10-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During the week of Midsummer, Sweden will inaugurate its largest investment in research ever made – MAX IV Laboratory. “It has been a long process and it feels amazing that all the electrons and light are now working”, says Pro Vice-Chancellor Stacey Ristinmaa Sörensen, responsible for the University’s infrastructure
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/time-inaugurate-swedens-largest-research-investment-max-iv - 2026-10-09
A new study have identified which blood tests are best at detecting Alzheimer’s disease during the earliest stages, and also another blood test that is optimal for detecting relevant treatment effects. These findings will speed up the development of new therapies that can slow down the disease progression. The article was originally published as a press release from the Sahlgrenska Academy, Univer
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/optimal-blood-tests-development-new-therapies-alzheimers-disease - 2026-10-09
