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A large study led by Lund University in Sweden has shown that people with Alzheimer's disease can now be identified before they experience any symptoms. It is now also possible to predict who will deteriorate within the next few years. The study is published in Nature Medicine, and is very timely in light of the recent development of new drugs for Alzheimer's disease. It has long been known that t

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/alzheimers-disease-can-be-diagnosed-symptoms-emerge - 2025-12-19

There is a lot happening at the moment within the University concerning LU’s engagement in the work environment and equal opportunities. It is time to elect health and safety representatives – a very significant role. We are also marking 150 years since women gained the right to study at university and highlighting the fantastic attendance when LU took part in Pride for the first time. Take the op

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/health-and-safety-representative-election-150-years-female-students-and-participation-pride - 2025-12-20

For the tenth consecutive year, Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University welcomed high school students from across Skåne for UniStem Day 2025, a hands-on celebration of stem cell research and regenerative medicine. Held on Friday, March 14, this year’s milestone event offered students a unique opportunity to step into the world of science, learning from leading researchers, experimenting in state-

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/unistem-day-2025-decade-inspiring-future-scientists-lund - 2025-12-19

In October, all Lund University School of Economics and Management’s (LUSEM) doctoral students were invited to an afternoon dedicated to exploring career opportunities outside academia. To explore career opportunities outside academia, the doctoral students were presented with information from potential employers, from Lund University School of Economics and Management’s (LUSEM) Professor of Pract

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/exploring-non-academic-career-paths - 2025-12-20

A research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered a certain type of cells – foam cells – in patients with the aggressive brain tumour glioblastoma. It has been shown how these cells accelerate the cancer’s growth and that this can be successfully inhibited using a drug developed for arteriosclerosis. Glioblastoma affects around 500 Swedes every year and is the most common and most aggres

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/foam-cells-brain-tumours - 2025-12-19

One is an American astronomer who has charted the innermost parts of the Milky Way using spectroscopy, the other a British professor of Geography who has made a name for herself through her interdisciplinary climate research. R. Michael Rich and Harriet Bulkeley have been appointed honorary doctors at the Faculty of Science at Lund University. R. Michael RichProfessor R. Michael Rich is based at t

https://www.science.lu.se/article/world-leading-astrophysicist-and-interdisciplinary-geographer-are-new-honorary-doctors-science - 2025-12-19

The dance that binary stars do around each other offers new clues to the chemical evolution of our Galaxy, the Milky Way – so says a current research study. For the first time, researchers have identified the link between the orbiting times of certain binary stars and the amount of iron in their interiors. Binary stars are systems containing two stars that orbit each other thanks to their mutual g

https://www.science.lu.se/article/iron-binary-stars-reflects-galaxys-chemical-evolution - 2025-12-19

Photo: Windows from Unsplash.com. Video streamlines teaching During the pandemic, we were largely forced to start using different tools in order to continue to provide our students with the teaching they needed. Video became one of the tools that facilitated this. Video streamlined teaching; we did not need to host Zoom lectures for everything. Students also gained flexibility in their learning, m

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/how-create-interactive-elements-your-teaching-videos-using-studio - 2025-12-19

Associate Professors Thomas Lindhqvist and Mikael Backman at the IIIEE have just initiated new research in the framework of the Lighting Metropolis project where they hope to confirm or dismiss some of the biggest concerns and speculations surrounding the LED-manufacturing industry. They hope their findings can make commissioners of LED-technology look at the investment from a different and more h

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/time-ripe-life-cycle-review-led - 2025-12-20

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 conductingEXODIAB (Excellence Of Diabetes Research in Sweden) is one of the governments

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/kick-large-venture-diabetes-research - 2025-12-19

En hög blå dag i Västra Hamnens gränder. Virrvarr av svartvita svansar, nosar och skall gör vaktplikt i radhusdörren. Husse, professor i immunologi Tomas Leanderson, hyssjar, förmanar, välkomnar till köksbordet, kaffe. Om bara några dagar blir denne fullmaktsprofessor, en av de sista vid Medicinska fakulteten, en fri man, efter en livslång kärleksaffär med immunologin. Två stunder på dagen är gyll

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/en-av-de-sista-ut-av-den-gamla-stammens-professorer - 2025-12-19

This spring students in the Critical & Pedagogical Studies Programme at Malmö Art Academy will present their exam projects towards the completion of a Master of Fine Arts degree. The exam projects will lead to several weeks of diverse activities which will discuss and reflect different critical and pedagogical aspects from the perspective of the artist. Activities will be conducted as a workshop,

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/critical-and-pedagogical-studies-exam-projects-2017 - 2025-12-19

The Edstrand Foundation is one of the largest scholarship funds for the visual arts in Sweden and has previously received some of the Nordic region's most prominent artists. Now the scholarship recipients for 2024 have been announced.This year, the Edstrandska Scholarship Foundation has awarded a grant of 500,000 SEK each to the artists:    Pia Ferm   Tarik Kiswanson   Elisabeth Östin    In additi

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/edstrandska-foundation-scholarship-holders-2024 - 2025-12-19

I took part in two interesting seminars a few weeks ago. The first was entitled “The academic book stands firm: Why a leading university needs its own Press in turbulent times”. The other seminar focused on how to apply for and obtain grants from the European Research Council (ERC). The seminar on how to write and publish academic books commendably highlighted the importance of books in the conduc

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/international-interest-also-extends-swedish-phenomena - 2025-12-20

Narcissism, psychopathy and machiavellianism are personality traits that often lead to major social problems in the workplace. Magnus Lindén has researched “the dark triad” – dark personality traits that can nevertheless lead to success and management positions. Illustration: Catrin Jakobsson “People with dark traits often cause major relationship problems in the workplace. It’s arsehole-like beha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/dark-personalities-how-handle-arsehole-work - 2025-12-19

On 22 September, the Swedish Chips Competence Centre (SCCC) will open in The Loop in Lund. With Lund University as the host partner, researchers, start-ups and industry partners are coming together to strengthen Sweden's and Europe's position in semiconductor technology. A shared vision for Swedish and European semiconductor technologySemiconductor technology is crucial for everything from mobile

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sccc-takes-centre-stage-national-semiconductor-centre-opens - 2025-12-20

Digitalisation and AI affect us all – whether we work in research, teaching, administration or management. In order to face the future with the right tools and knowledge, we have formed an Ad hoc group to support our employees in developing their expertise in digitalisation and AI. We are launching an AI course for all staff as the semester gets underway. It is a basic course, aimed at those who a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-ad-hoc-ai-group-bolster-staff-expertise-digitalisation-and-ai - 2025-12-20

On 20 October, the Faculty of Science will for the very first time host an Inspiration Day for teachers. It will be a full day packed with pedagogical discussions, fresh ideas for the classroom, actor training, and opportunities to meet colleagues from across the faculty. We asked Charlotta Turner, Vice Dean for First- and Second-Cycle Education, why it is so important for our teachers to join – a

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/take-chance-spark-new-ideas-your-teaching-sign-years-inspiration-day-teachers - 2025-12-19

Nature Medicine asked leading researchers which clinical trials in the coming year that are likely to have an outsized impact on medicine. One of the 11 listed trials were the trial "Stem cells for Parkinson’s disease" done at Region Skåne in Lund. Both, WCMM Fellow Agnete Kirkeby and WCMM researcher Gesine Paul Visse, are part of the responsible team. The STEM-PD trial will transplant dopaminergi

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/nature-medicine-lists-clinical-trials-will-shape-medicine-2024 - 2025-12-19

Can games serve as a method for spreading knowledge and inspiring action? If you ask Karl Sterner Isaksson and Jagdeep Singh, the answer is an obvious yes! They are both currently working on games about biodiversity and food waste, respectively, and they see games as a way to transform complex environmental challenges into something understandable, engaging – and fun! Biodiversity CallKarl Sterner

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/play-change-more-biodiversity-and-less-food-waste-gaming-table - 2025-12-19