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There has been great and broad interest in the University’s international assistant professor (associate senior lecturer) positions and visiting professorships. In total, the University received 1,326 applications and the first selection phase has been completed. In October the top candidates began to arrive in Lund to present their research in tough competition. The call for applications referred
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Feng Zhang, professor at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard visited Lund University at the beginning of March to deliver the annual honorary lecture organised by the Royal Physiographic and Mendelian Societies in Lund. First published: 2019-05-26Listen to the interview and hear more about why Feng Zhang wants to i
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/honorary-lecturer-feng-zhang-crispr-research-treasure-hunt-nature - 2026-05-05
För dig som är intresserad av utbildningsfrågor. Skicka din intresseanmälan senast den 4 oktober. Se de tre annonserna nedan. Intresseanmälan GUN & programnämnderLärarrepresentanter till fakultetens Grundutbildningsnämnd (GUN) och programnämnder för mandatperioden som startar januari 2025.Grundutbildningsnämnden Grundutbildningsnämnden har ett övergripande ansvar för utbildning på grund och avance
https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/sokes-ledamoter-till-gun-och-programnamnderna-programnamndsordforanden-i-pnr-pnm - 2026-05-05
The Department of Clinical Sciences, Medical Oncology, in Lund, one of six departments at the Faculty of Medicine and the largest at the Lund University, has received a significant financial boost thanks to an anonymous donor. The grant of just over five million kroner is to be used within the framework of the project The Supportive and Early Palliative Care Lab, which focuses on developing future
https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/donation-research-early-hospital-based-palliative-care - 2026-05-05
Narrative medicine provides tools for clinicians to read patients better. 2022 Sandblom Prize Lecture will be given by pioneering Professor Rita Charon of Columbia University on the discipline that uses the arts to improve understanding. Clinicians trained in narrative medicine are more able to listen for what their patients tell them, to see from others’ perspectives – including patients and fami
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/sandblom-prize-expanding-creativity-clinical-worlds-through-narrative-medicine - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “My first project was about giving poor families in Thailand the opportunity to send their children to school. A student and I helped set up chicken farms at the schools, which the children took care of. The money they earned by selling the eggs on the markets covered their school fees”. Leif Bjellin. Photo: Gunnar Me
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/helping-earthquake-victims-nepal - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Last year, the Disciplinary Board at Lund University found 64 students guilty. The most common form of cheating is plagiarism. “It is important to report it”, says Maria Bangura director of studies at the School of Social Work. “Departments have a great responsibility to ensure that students have the required skills
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/director-studies-important-report-students-who-cheat - 2026-05-05
The countdown has begun. From 2–9 May, Lund University will welcome young science talents from across Europe as they arrive to take part in the European Olympiad of Experimental Science (EOES) 2026. For Jonas Forshamn, teacher at Kitas Gymnasium in Gothenburg and Director of EOES 2026, it is all starting to feel very real.“It’s incredibly exciting now that it’s just around the corner. We are both
https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/young-science-talents-gather-lund-eoes-2026 - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ninety thousand people die in Sweden every year. Despite 80 percent of Sweden’s population stating they would like to donate their organs after death, fewer than 200 people actually become organ donors each year. Why? This is due to, among other reasons, our limited legislation and organs not being made available beca
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/overstretched-intensive-care-leads-fewer-donations - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nowadays, the ability to write computer code is almost as fundamental as writing and arithmetic. Björn Regnell is passionate about getting programming onto school timetables, preferably from the very start. Björn Regnell. Photo: Mats Nygren He works practically towards this goal with children at Vattenhallen and by tr
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/never-too-young-learn-programming - 2026-05-05
The Conversation is an online news outlet written by researchers, working together with professional journalists. All content is published as open source and the website’s articles reach a total audience of 10 million readers – every month. Associate Professor Sverre Spoelstra is one of the LUSEM researchers who has chosen to write for The Conversation. The Conversation is an online news outlet wr
https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/sverre-spoelstra-how-researchers-reach-global-audience-conversation - 2026-05-05
For the 73rd time, the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting will be arranged. It takes place 30 June–5 July 2024 in Bayern, Germany, by the beautiful Bodensee. One of the participants this year is Ruby Davtyan, a doctoral student at NanoLund and Solid State Physics. The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings are internationally renowned conferences, attended annually by about 30–40 Nobel Laureates and some of th
https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/next-stop-lindau-nobel-laureate-meeting - 2026-05-05
Siqi is a double master's graduate from LUSEM in Economic Growth, Innovation and Spatial Dynamics (2016) and Managing People, Knowledge, and Change (2018). Learn about how her academic background has shaped her professional journey as well as her favorite memories from LUSEM. Editor's note: this interview is from 2024.Hi Siqi! You have two master’s degrees from LUSEM, one in Economic Growth, Innov
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/siqi-zhao-alumna-two-lusem-masters-degrees - 2026-05-05
The University's Management Group has visited Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Utrecht University has written a text about the visit "The Swedish University appreciates Utrecht's innovative power". Here you can read Utrecht University's text. In the next LU News, the University Management will describe the visit to Utrecht with their own words. They are similar in several ways: Lund Universi
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/utrecht-university-writes-about-lus-management-groups-visit-utrecht - 2026-05-06
No 58, 26 March 2026 Welcome to a new addition of the NAISS training newsletter. Since the last edition we have added the workshop “File Transfer 201”, which is intended for users looking for a more advanced and more efficient ways to transfer data, than what we cover at introduction level. We remind on a number of events announced previously. These events cover a wide range of topics. Our n
https://www.compile.lu.se/article/naiss-training-newsletter-12 - 2026-05-05
Kan en samhällskontakt hjälpa personer och deras närstående – drabbade av allvarlig sjukdom, stress, ensamhet – som behöver mer stöd att hantera vardagen? Ja, det vill Dröfn Birgisdóttir undersöka i forskningsprojektet “Tillsammans”. Sjukvården är hårt belastad och samtidigt finns det resurser i samhället som skulle kunna stötta upp och tas till vara. Det menar forskaren Dröfn Birgisdóttir och hen
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/tillsammans-en-modell-vardgivare-att-lanka-till-patienter-som-behover-stod - 2026-05-06
Tre forskare vid Lunds universitet, alla med en lång lista av betydande forskningsmeriter, tilldelas ERC Advanced Grant på 2,5 miljoner euro vardera för att vidareutveckla och fördjupa sina forskningsprojekt. Projekten handlar om perenna grödor för en övergång till ett hållbart livsmedelssystem, hjälparproteiners funktion vid neurodegenerativa sjukdomar och blodtester för snabbscreening av läkemed
https://www.lu.se/artikel/triss-i-prestigefullt-eu-anslag - 2026-05-06
För första gången har forskare kopplat specifika defekter i spermier till graviditetskomplikationer och negativ effekt på barnets hälsa. Studien från Lunds universitet visar att DNA-skador på pappans spermier fördubblar risken för havandeskapsförgiftning för kvinnor som blivit gravida genom IVF. Dessutom ökar risken för barnet att födas för tidigt. Ofrivillig barnlöshet är ett växande problem och
https://www.lu.se/artikel/defekta-spermier-dubblar-risken-havandeskapsforgiftning - 2026-05-06
Billigast är Nauru med en prislapp på 130 000 dollar – dyrast är Jordanien. Marknaden för "guldpass" växer, och för den som har råd lockar erbjudanden om smidiga genvägar, nya friheter och en tryggare framtid för nästa generation. Det visar ny forskning. –Till skillnad från vad många tror är detta ingen ljusskygg verksamhet som stater och konsultfirmor gömmer undan. Tvärtom har medborgarskapet bli
https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/gyllene-pass-till-salu-sa-marknadsfors-medborgarskap - 2026-05-05
