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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. With enthusiasts plus technological developments, a lot of progress can be made in quite a short space of time. This is shown by developments in cancer genetics advice, which is now a natural part of the health service, but which was questioned 20 years ago. The primary enthusiasts were Professor of Oncology Håkan Ols

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/strong-progress-cancer-genetics - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University is strong in terms of publications. Stellenbosch University has very good equipment. Doctoral student Ahmed Fawzy is part of a research group in Chemical Physics that is collaborating with South Africa to find efficient catalysts in chemical processes. Ahmed Fawzy is a doctoral student in Lund, but use

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/mutual-collaboration-gives-strength-research - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Stortorget, the main square in the centre of Malmö, has looked the same for the past 35 years or so but the way in which the city’s inhabitants use the space has changed. These changes provide a picture of the development of the city and community, from an industrial society to a society based on services and consumpt

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/fewer-malmo-city-dwellers-take-break-stortorget - 2026-06-19

This year Lund Stem Cell Center and MultiPark, two strategic research areas based at Lund University, are happy to launch a new joint technical platform in an effort to ensure easy access to high quality core electrophysiology techniques and expert knowledge for investigating cells and tissues that exhibit electrical properties. In 2009, the Swedish government decided to invest in strategic resear

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/high-quality-electrophysiology-facilities-multipark-and-lund-scc-join-forces - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Yes, academic life is uncertain and competitive. However, that’s the case even for those who don’t have families. I don’t think it’s any harder to have children if you are a researcher than in any other line of work.” Olga Göransson is also a member in the network WINGS (Women in Great Sciences). So says Olga Göranss

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/its-no-harder-researchers-combine-career-and-family - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new interdisciplinary research environment for human rights will soon be launched in Lund. “Interdisciplinarity and innovative thinking are required if our work on human rights is to remain relevant to society”, writes Morten Kjaerum, director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute. Morten Kjaerum, director and adjunct p

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/chronicle-human-rights-are-become-interdisciplinary - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The new law on accessibility to digital public services (EU Web Accessibility Directive) comes into effect as of 23 September. The aim is to increase digital accessibility for all users, including those who are disabled. For Lund University,  the new law means that the content of all LU’s websites – webpages, document

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/forward-planning-important-accessibility-management - 2026-06-19

A new three-year term of office has begun for the University’s eight deans. Five are new in the role, while three have been around for some time. LUM has put a few questions to each of them. Annika Olsson, Faculty of Engineering (LTH), second term of office What’s the first thing you will be working on as dean? “Since I’m starting my second term as dean, LTH will continue with what we started duri

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-term-deans - 2026-06-20

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Could green citizen journalism on social media be a way to solve China’s huge environmental problems? “Perhaps. Citizen journalism forces change. However, the authorities still believe that experts and more control from above will solve the problem of climate change. They haven’t understood that the trend cannot be re

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/green-grassroots-journalism-important-tackle-chinas-environmental-problems - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The bad news about malignant melanoma is that the disease is increasing more rapidly than most other types of cancer. The good news is that it is easy to cure, as long as it is detected in time. A research group in Lund has therefore started a project that it is hoped will make it easier to correctly diagnose suspicio

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tape-could-simplify-skin-cancer-diagnosis - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Being director of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics is about choosing what to do, and what not to do. At the start, Lena Neij travelled a lot, but now she sees representing the institute abroad as a responsibility shared by all the staff. She still supervises doctoral students, but doe

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/there-are-lot-duties-role - 2026-06-19

Synchrotron radiation helps vision researcher Emily Baird create three-dimensional images of how insects see the world. In the future, this could lead to sighted drones that navigate through the air like insects, without being remote controlled from the ground. “I enjoy research more than anything, and the most fun part is that I am forced to be creative and make constant progress, says Emily Bair

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/studies-bees-can-enable-drones-see - 2026-06-19

Bostaden är en plats där vi spenderar mycket tid och den har visat sig ha stor betydelse för vår hälsa. Till exempel har forskning visat att boendet är viktigt för livstillfredställelse och välbefinnande för den åldrande befolkningen. Parkinsons sjukdom, som oftast diagnostiseras i 55- till 65 årsåldern, är en av de vanligaste neurodegenerativa sjukdomarna; trots det saknas det kunskap om många bo

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/aspekter-av-boende-personer-med-parkinsons-sjukdom - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In this short interview, LUCSUS researcher Diego Galafassi talks on sustainability challenges, his previous research, and his recent article about climate art. What do you do at LUCSUS?I’m a post-doctoral researcher, co-PI of the project Arts4SDGs, which explores the role that arts and arts-based approaches to knowled

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/research-interview-diego-galafassi-works-art-sdgs - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “I am a political activist and want to broaden and deepen the subject of film studies”, says Chris Holmlund, who is spending the spring as a visiting professor at Lund University. She is a prominent figure in the world’s largest organisation for film researchers and in that capacity will represent Lund University at c

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/visiting-professor-film-studies-prominent-among-film-researchers - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Exporting the Swedish welfare model is not a good idea. At least not as a recipe for achieving a more sustainable society, says Professor Max Koch, manager of a research team that links the climate crisis with welfare. Sweden’s relatively low carbon emissions, despite a high gross domestic product, are partly due to t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/measuring-success-terms-economic-growth-devastating-our-climate - 2026-06-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The key to increased well-being in Africa lies in improving small scale farming – at least if you want to see improvements within a foreseeable future, according to Göran Djurfeldt. Together with Ola Hall, he has now launched a project using drones to understand why harvests vary so much from one field to the next, de

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/drone-images-could-solve-african-farming-mystery - 2026-06-19

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/statistikprofessor-fran-lund-far-prestigefyllda-utnamningen-ims-fellow - 2026-06-19

https://www.cfe.lu.se/artikel/lunds-alumner-ger-tips-och-rad-om-vagen-till-bryssel - 2026-06-19

Den 18 november släpptes en nyhet vi aldrig hade kunnat drömma om: Lunds universitet har rankats som etta i QS Hållbarhetsrankning. Vi har alltså inte bara blivit rankade som etta i Sverige och i Europa utan som etta i hela världen! Detta är nog första gången som ett svenskt eller nordiskt universitet rankas först i världen i en av de stora rankningarna. Årets rankning baseras på cirka 2000 univer

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/vi-rankas-bast-i-varlden-i-hallbarhet-enligt-qs-jag-ar-mallos - 2026-06-20