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Protein researcher Mikael Akke has been showered with grants recently: a total in excess of SEK 130 million from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and the European Research Council. But who is the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) professor whose research is so hot right now? Since childhood, Mikael Akke has been driven by a desire to understand how things work in nature. Biology and chemistry w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/protein-researcher-receives-major-grants - 2026-06-18

Meet Gabriele, a graduate of the master’s degree programme in Economics who has navigated a challenging yet rewarding career path since completing his studies in 2019. From an uncertain job search to finding his footing as an Assistant Economist at the Office for National Statistics in the United Kingdom, Gabriele's journey is a clear example of determination and flexibility. He shares insights in

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/gabriele-bindi-alumnus-msc-degree-economics-2019 - 2026-06-15

Why are there hundreds of jumbled human bones in the ground at Uppåkra? That is one of the mysteries that archaeologists at Lund University hope to be able to solve in the next few years. They will be aided by the latest DNA technology. A quiet calm rests over Uppåkra, just outside Lund. The only sound under the enormous tent canvas that has been hung just next to an old pigsty – which incidentall

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-technique-reveals-uppakras-violent-past - 2026-06-18

“As though I was driving a fast car but had enough margin to turn before hitting the rock wall.” That is how Evelina Lindén describes her experience of having a cancer tumour that was aggressive but treatable. By being open about her illness and sharing images showing how she was feeling on Facebook, she was able to keep the conversation about healthy life going with her friends. “It was so nice t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/her-cancer-found-its-place-facebook - 2026-06-17

Özlem Çelik is currently visiting the Pufendorf IAS as part of a new exchange programme of NordIAS´s fellows. She is a visiting scholar at the University of Helsinki and a Senior Researcher at the Department of Social Research, University of Turku and Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS) Collegium Fellow. You were a postdoc at Lund University in 2018-2019, welcome back to Lund! You have bee

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/welcome-back-ozlem-celik - 2026-06-17

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 - 2026-06-18

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Nya e-resurserDETAIL inspirationThe new image and reference database DETAIL inspiration uses precise, relevant visual inspirations to support architects in their search for construction solutions. With around 3,000 projects from the past 30 years, DETAIL inspiration is a highly valuable source of research and inspir

https://www.lub.lu.se/internt/artikel/nyhetsbrev-oktober-emedia-och-lubsearch - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What kind of an image of yourself do you present on social media? And why? Carys Egan-Wyer, researcher in Consumer Culture, believes that in some ways leisure time has become a type of work. Showing off the perfect meals, gardens and jogging sessions also says something about us and our time. You probably know what it

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/leisure-time-ordeal-enjoy - 2026-06-17

How do you build a strong publishing profile in an increasingly competitive academic landscape? What does it take to ensure that your research actually reaches the people who need it? And how do you become visible in the research community – even if you don’t have the most outgoing personality? LTH senior lecturer Enrico Ronchi shares his best tips. Don’t be afraid to throw yourself into internati

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/how-increase-your-academic-publishing - 2026-06-15

By presenting cancer research as a battle between good and evil – and himself as a hacker attacking cells to make them kind, PhD student Luís Oliveira took home the win in the Researchers' Grand Prix. His win is the fifth in a row for Lund University and the second in a row for Lund Stem Cell Center - in the competition where researchers from all over the country challenge each other in presentati

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/win-fifth-time-row-luis-oliveira-wins-researchers-grand-prix - 2026-06-17

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is investing over SEK 3 billion in research that creates the conditions for a sustainable society. This will be done by developing new and improved materials and manufacturing processes, which, among other things, aim at better technology for the energy systems of the future and the control of pollution and toxic emissions. In addition, an increased investm

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/billions-materials-science-sustainable-world - 2026-06-17

ATLAS is approaching, and this year’s edition brings several changes. The fair is moving to the Annexet where exhibitors will be spread across two floors. At the same time, new ideas and concepts are being introduced – including seminars before and after ATLAS – with the aim of preparing students more effectively for working life. We spoke to LUNA’s Head of Corporate Relations, Paulina Szofer, abo

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/new-venue-and-shifting-labour-market-shape-years-atlas - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Diabetes is currently treated using incretin hormones to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and other medical issues that the illness can trigger. Now researchers from Lund University in Sweden have noted new links between these hormones and arteriosclerosis, and believe their discovery could be significant for

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/incretin-hormone-levels-linked-arteriosclerosis - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Bladder cancer is as common as malignant melanoma. However, in the past three decades, the death rate has remained high and the treatment has been the same since the 1970s. Yet only a very small part of research funding goes to bladder cancer. Through a unique collaboration, researchers now want to transfer new resear

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/forgotten-cancer - 2026-06-17

A sudden bang. The hand grenade has caused me severe shrapnel injuries: a punctured lung, my liver is bleeding and the wound on my leg is causing rapid blood loss. The medics decide that this requires an intervention from the trauma squad. I am loaded onto a stretcher and driven to the surgery tent. It is Monday morning, and the Aurora 23 military exercise is in full swing in southern Sweden. I am

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/medical-doctor-both-war-and-peace - 2026-06-18

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Senior lecturer, Nadja Sörgärde, has received the students' award for excellence in teaching. Her students praise her extraordinary level of engagement. She personally believes the engagement is connected to the fact she thinks it is fun to teach – especially through seeing how her students develop.  Nadja Sörgärde is

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/students-are-co-producers - 2026-06-17

Around 100 select astronomy books dating from 1545 to 1799 have been relocated from the Astronomy Library to the University Library. LUM was there as the books were packed away, and again, several months later, after they had been quarantined and it was time to catalogue, encapsulate and put them in storage. Next year, the rarest volumes will be digitalised and perhaps even be displayed. Outside A

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/star-studded-tomes-astronomy-library-move-new-home - 2026-06-18

It is halftime for Vice-chancellor Erik Renström and his team. Three years of his term of office have passed, and three remain. Here in LUM, he sums up the first-half performance, looks ahead and explains how he approaches a job in which everyone wants a bit of his time. Word is that he is always on time to meetings, but almost never arrives early. Heading up the stairs to his office on the second

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/halftime-vice-chancellor-erik-renstrom - 2026-06-18

For the last three years, middle-school classrooms in Lund and Staffanstorp have been getting a special visit during the autumn: scientists walk in with stories about their favorite research topic and what it is like to work in a lab. This is the Science to Schools program, an initiative that began as an idea from PhD student Abigail Altman and has now grown into a collaboration involving Lund Ste

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/bringing-science-classroom-taking-science-middle-schools-lund - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Meet James Pamment, a Senior Lecturer in Strategic Communication at the Department of Strategic Communication, Lund University, Sweden. His work addresses issues related to strategic communication, diplomacy, and international development. Learn about: * Why strategic communication for places is important; * The impac

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/interview-james-pamment-strategic-communication-and-public-diplomacy - 2026-06-17