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Burak Tunca is director of AI at the Department of Business Administration. He shares some insights into large language models and his work in this fairly new role. He is responsible for overseeing developments in the AI space and evaluating how teaching and research activities at the department can benefit from integration of those developments. “At the moment, we have two main questions: First,
https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/what-about-ai-burak - 2026-06-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The dream of finding the “diabetes gene” is dead. However, partly thanks to Leif Groop – professor and multiple award recipient for his ground-breaking research – we will look at type 2 diabetes in a whole new way in the future. He is now retiring, and in an interview with diabetesportalen.se he looks back on his even
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/time-burie-lada-interview-leif-groop - 2026-06-25
Vilka framgångsfaktorer finns bakom lyckat teamwork? Vad är det som gör att en ny kreativ idé slår igenom? Och hur kan företag jobba med öppen innovation tillsammans med andra för att skapa värde? Det är några frågor som Berlinprofessorn Linus Dahlander söker svaret på. Den 11 maj besöker han Lund som 2022 års mottagare av Familjen Jan Söderbergs pris i ekonomi. Innovation, entreprenörskap och idé
https://www.lu.se/artikel/lagom-sjalvbestammande-pa-jobbet-ar-bast-visar-forskning-av-arets-mottagare-av-familjen-jan - 2026-06-26
It was not an entirely uncontroversial decision to gather cancer researchers in the abandoned AstraZeneca premises ten years ago. Carl Borrebaeck was pro vice-chancellor at the time and pushed for the move which in itself cost SEK 50 million in central university funds. “I was not very popular with the deans at that time,” he says. “But now it turns out that Medicon Village is a great success and
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/medicon-village-ten-years-after-start - 2026-06-25
Several inaccuracies in historical CPIs in popular online databases have been discovered, according to new research by Jonas Ljungberg at Lund University, published in Cliometrica. This can have major consequences for both research and the decisions politicians make regarding economic policy. Jonas Ljungberg needed access to different European countries' consumer price indices (CPIs) for the last
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/errors-detected-several-historical-consumer-price-indices - 2026-06-25
Beneath our feet, there is a bustling world of life that is crucial to both food and climate. Yet we often take this hidden ecosystem for granted. With new technology, research and culture, soil ecologist Edith Hammer and her colleagues, together with artist duo (p)Art of the Biomass, are opening a whole new window to the underground and a world few of us have seen. Edith Hammer is a soil ecologis
https://www.biology.lu.se/article/window-underground-where-soil-science-meets-culture - 2026-06-25
Beneath our feet, there is a bustling world of life that is crucial to both food and climate. Yet we often take this hidden ecosystem for granted. With new technology, research and culture, soil ecologist Edith Hammer and her colleagues, together with artist duo (p)Art of the Biomass, are opening a whole new window to the underground and a world few of us have seen. Edith Hammer is a soil ecologis
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/window-underground-where-soil-science-meets-culture - 2026-06-25
When you start teaching using the flipped classroom or make use of digital media to free up time for more active student participation methods in the classroom, you might sometimes feel that it is difficult to come up with meaningful activities for the students to spend time on now that there is a time surplus in the classroom, especially if you were previously used to lecturing for a large propor
https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/blended-learning-planning-teaching-methods-active-student-participation - 2026-06-25
Lina Rosengren explores factors for maintaining life satisfaction despite suffering from Parkinson’s disease. December 17, she defends her Ph.D. projects supervised by Prof. Jan Lexell. Lina explains her most important findings, future directions, and time as a Ph.D. student in the Rehabilitation Medicine group at MultiPark. Tell us about your research! I work part-time as a physician in Rehabilit
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-lina-rosengren - 2026-06-25
Her research focuses on how people interact with transport systems, and how safety can be improved as mobility evolves. LTH's new Lise Meitner Professor aims to strengthen the links between the transport research groups at Delft University of Technology and LTH, as well as initiating new exciting collaborations within and beyond the Department of Technology and Society, and supporting early‑career
https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/welcome-lth-lise-meitner-professor-haneen-farah - 2026-06-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How we deal with people who return from terrorist groups – not just those who have travelled to ISIS but also those who have joined right-wing groups in, for instance, Ukraine – is crucial to our own safety, says Dan-Erik Andersson, one of the people behind a new national contract education course on violent extremism
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-provides-education-against-violent-extremism - 2026-06-25
Thank you to all who submitted their entries to Lund Stem Cell Center image competition 2020. Now it’s time to choose a winner! Over the past six months, researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center have been submitting images of their research and work environment to the image competition.Now it's time to pick a winner and, due to the current coronavirus restrictions, we will be deciding on the winning
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/lund-scc-image-competition-time-cast-your-vote-0 - 2026-06-25
Another academic year at the WCMM Research School has come to an end, and students and PIs alike had the chance to celebrate the success of yet another dynamic year during a well-deserved and well-organized retreat. The WCMM Research School retreat continues to strike a fine balance between an inspiring scientific program, featuring both external speakers and WCMM researchers, and engaging social
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/building-community-through-science-reflections-2025-wcmm-research-school-retreat - 2026-06-25
Why do some people develop type 1 diabetes and others do not? Worldwide, researchers are now collaborating to find the answer to this complex question. Diabetes researchers at Lund University recently contributed data to a new study that shows that type 1 diabetes develops in three different ways in children. This improved understanding makes it possible for scientists to conduct new types of stud
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/blood-testing-children-leads-better-understanding-type-1-diabetes - 2026-06-25
Blood clots can form in both arteries and veins. However, the reasons behind them differ, as do the consequences and the chances of preventing blood clots. In Sweden, almost half of all cases of venous thrombosis have a genetic explanation. A team of researchers from Lund University in Sweden has now discovered three gene variants that increase the risk of blood clots in the leg by up to 180 perce
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-gene-variants-significantly-increase-risk-blood-clots - 2026-06-25
The Faculty of Medicine’s new knowledge centre, Forum Medicum, has been inaugurated with great pomp and ceremony. During August, staff and students moved into the building and filled the premises. Forum Medicum brings together the University’s health sciences and biomedical research and education at a single knowledge centre in the middle of the Knowledge Highway on Sölvegatan, directly adjacent t
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/forum-medicum-opens-its-doors - 2026-06-26
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) can cause more serious liver conditions, such as liver failure. A new study, led by Lund University in Sweden, presents new data that may lead to better disease management and prevention of in the future. The international research team identified an altered expression of specific genes in samples from individuals with obesity, MASLD
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-research-identifies-potential-treatment-target-fatty-liver-disease - 2026-06-25
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Saturday, a TEDx conference will be held in Malmö. One of the speakers is Hannah Stanton, a former student at the Department of Strategic Communication, who has the opportunity, in her professional life, to combine what she learned during her studies with experiences from her voluntary work. Here is a very recent i
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/hannah-stanton-never-compromise-things-you-know-you-are-good - 2026-06-25
The Faculty of Medicine welcomes three new international visiting professors — Robert Cramer, Patrick MacDonald, and Sarah Rowland‑Jones — through the Lund University Programme for Global Excellence. They bring expertise in mental health, diabetes and pancreatic biology, and immunology, and support ongoing research collaboration within prioritised areas. Meet our new three visiting professors: Pa
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/global-visiting-professors-faculty-medicine - 2026-06-25
The war in Gaza has caused conflict at universities in Sweden and abroad. Overcoming the differences between protestors and university managements and within groups of employees is likely to take time. We met with both Lund University’s Vice-Chancellor and protestors from the encampment in Lundagård. In this edition of LUM, they share their visions of how to move forward. We have also interviewed
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/after-palestinagard-way-forward - 2026-06-26
