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Welcome to another WCMM Fireside Chat, a series of articles dedicated to highlighting the work of researchers within and around the WCMM in Lund to promote collaboration and communication. We had a chat with the clinical WCMM researcher Gustav Smith, who to say the least, has a busy schedule. This time we present our chat with Gustav Smith, a clinician, group leader and former director at WCMTM in

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-gustav-smith - 2026-07-07

The future of working life in Europe is analysed in a new anthology which, with the help of multiple researchers, looks primarily at three major changes taking place in working life right now. These changes are due to three inevitable phenomena: the pandemic, climate change and digitalisation. Four sociologists from Lund University contribute with chapters in the book. Never in modern times has wo

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/pandemic-climate-and-digitalisation-three-major-adaptations-working-life-right-now - 2026-07-07

It is now time for Lund’s University’s traditional celebrations in Lundagård to mark 30 April and 1 May. In keeping with tradition, there will be the donning of student caps on 30 April and on 1 May you can attend the students' May Day speech to the Vice-Chancellor and hear the Lund Student Singers welcome the spring in song. The donning of student capsTime: 30 April 17:20 to 18:00Place: Tegnérspl

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/its-time-celebrate-spring-lundagard - 2026-07-06

CMES scholar Seyed Amir Naghibi has co-authored the paper "Optimal Landfill Site Selection for Solid Waste of Three Municipalities Based on Boolean and Fuzzy Methods: A Case Study in Kermanshah Province, Iran" together with Seyed Mohsen Mousavi (Shahid Beheshti University), Golnaz Darvishi (Shahid Beheshti University) and Naghmeh Mobarghaee Dinan (Shahid Beheshti University). The article has been

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/landfill-site-selection-iran - 2026-07-07

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/about-huntington-disease-swedish-radio - 2026-07-07

The course discusses programming techniques required to efficiently utilise parallel computing in a computational research project in science or engineering. ObjectiveThe course discusses programming techniques required to efficiently utilise parallel computing in a computational research project in science or engineering. The course will discuss shared memory and distributed memory parallelisatio

https://www.compute.lu.se/article/parallel-programming-hpc-systems-ntf010f-ht-2024-75-ects - 2026-07-07

A recent publication by researchers at Lund University’s Lund Stem Cell Center, gives a closer look at the making of a novel stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s Disease, STEM-PD, which has been approved for a Phase I/IIa clinical trial in Europe. Parkinson's Disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects almost 8 million people worldwide, causing movement difficulties due to the loss of dopami

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/closer-look-making-novel-stem-cell-therapy-parkinsons-disease - 2026-07-07

Spy scandals as a power struggle between three actors: whistleblowers, journalists and the intelligence service. On Friday 1 October Alexandra Franzén at the Department of Sociology defended her doctoral thesis in sociology, which investigates three cases of spy scandals in Western democracies. Alexandra Franzén's thesis defence took place on Friday 1 October at 13:15 in Eden's Auditorium in Lund

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/alexandra-franzen-has-defended-her-thesis - 2026-07-07

Getting a dementia diagnosis in the middle of working life changes life fundamentally. New research from SWEAH's partner university, Jönköping University, shows that younger people with dementia and their partners often receive insufficient support, which can lead to financial problems, poorer quality of life and increased strain in the relationship. – When a partner in a relationship is diagnosed

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/lack-support-younger-people-dementia - 2026-07-07

Earlier this month, SASNET Director Ted Svensson visited Bangladesh where he met colleagues to discuss future joint initiatives. In the meetings, Svensson also discussed the possibility of deepening and expanding on existing ties between Lund University and partner institutions in the country. One of these meetings took place at the University of Liberal Arts (ULAB) in Dhaka, where he had very pro

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/directors-visit-bangladesh - 2026-07-07

At Lund University's grand annual ceremony, the Student Award for Excellence in Teaching was presented to Oriana Quaglietta Bernal, Department of Sociology. Oriana Quaglietta Bernal completed her PhD last year and was surprised that she has already been awarded the prize. At the award ceremony, held at the University’s annual academic ceremony on 26 January, she was joined by a Nobel laureate and

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/oriana-quaglietta-bernal-awarded-honourable-teacher-prize - 2026-07-07

At Lund University's grand annual ceremony, the Student Award for Excellence in Teaching was presented to Oriana Quaglietta Bernal, Department of Sociology. Oriana Quaglietta Bernal completed her PhD last year and was surprised that she has already been awarded the prize. At the award ceremony, held at the University’s annual academic ceremony on 26 January, she was joined by a Nobel laureate and

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/oriana-quaglietta-bernal-awarded-honourable-teacher-prize - 2026-07-07

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/professor-stefan-gossling-part-environmental-advisory-board-tui-cruises - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Science should be able to be reproduced, but in reality this is a step that is often overlooked. Researcher Burak Tunca at the School of Economics and Management sees several possible measures that could make research better – and more open. “Researchers should always pre-register their studies and be open with their

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/do-it-again-and-do-it-right - 2026-07-07

These are busy times for atomic physicist Anne L’Huillier. Earlier this year, she received the prestigious Wolf Prize – perhaps not as widely known among the general public, but within the field of physics it is considered second only to the Nobel Prize. Anne L’Huillier was honoured for her contribution to ultrafast laser science and attosecond physics. “I haven’t really taken it all in yet. I hav

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/prestigious-physics-prize-goes-lund-researcher - 2026-07-05

Great reed warblers normally migrate by night during its month-long migration from northern Europe to Sub-Saharan Africa. However, researchers have now discovered that during the few occasions when it continues to fly during daytime, it flies at extremely high altitudes (up to 6300 meters). One possible explanation for this unexpected and consistent behaviour could be that the birds want to avoid

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/migratory-songbirds-climb-extreme-altitudes-during-daytime - 2026-07-07

Higher dose cohort initiated after positive early safety evaluation in Parkinson's therapy. After a positive initial safety evaluation, the pioneering STEM-PD clinical trial has advanced to higher dose testing. STEM-PD is a first-in-human clinical trial testing a new investigational therapy for Parkinson’s disease aimed at replacing the dopamine cells lost to the disease with healthy ones derived

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/update-stem-pd-clinical-trial-stem-cell-based-transplant-parkinsons-disease - 2026-07-07

Higher dose cohort initiated after positive early safety evaluation in Parkinson's therapy. After a positive initial safety evaluation, the pioneering STEM-PD clinical trial has advanced to higher dose testing. STEM-PD is a first-in-human clinical trial testing a new investigational therapy for Parkinson’s disease aimed at replacing the dopamine cells lost to the disease with healthy ones derived

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/update-on-stem-pd-clinical-trial-stem-cell-based-transplant-parkinsons-disease - 2026-07-07

Higher dose cohort initiated after positive early safety evaluation in Parkinson's therapy. After a positive initial safety evaluation, the pioneering STEM-PD clinical trial has advanced to higher dose testing. STEM-PD is a first-in-human clinical trial testing a new investigational therapy for Parkinson’s disease aimed at replacing the dopamine cells lost to the disease with healthy ones derived

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/update-stem-pd-clinical-trial-stem-cell-based-transplant-parkinsons-disease - 2026-07-07

Several of the Faculty's departments will elect a new department board this year. It is a long process that is preceded by nominations and elections to a nomination committee. In parallel, the process of appointing a new Head of Department is also ongoing. But what does the board do and why is it important to participate in the process? Here is what our Heads of department say. Why is it important

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/department-board-drives-development-and-reviews-management - 2026-07-07