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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 - 2026-06-17

He was best friends with Mikael Dolsten in Medical School in Lund in the 80´s. Since then he has held prominent positions around the world, both within Academia and the Medical Industry. Now he hopes to contribute to medical research with his experience in both basic and applied medicine, by helping to highlight the all-important, but in Lund a bit neglected, field of Pharmacology. Meet EMV´s new

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/guest-professor-hoping-infuse-new-life-medical-cornerstone-field - 2026-06-17

A new centre to stimulate interest in science, technology and research is being built at Campus Helsingborg. In the long term, the Helsingborg Science Centre will attract 50,000 visitors a year, following the example of the Vattenhallen Science Centre in Lund. Lund University, together with the City of Helsingborg, Wihlborgs, Navet Analytics and the Helsingborg Trade Association, is laying the fou

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/science-centre-be-established-campus-helsingborg - 2026-06-15

In collaboration with the Pufendorf IAS, the LMK Foundation invites to an annual Idea Forum for young researchers. Last autumn, Maya Kylén and Magnus Dustler Medfak participated, and this is what it was like for them. Deadline to nominate for participation this year is April 15. Maya Kylén: "It was exciting and rewarding! The moderators (Göran Bexell, Sven Strömqvist and Susanne Åkesson) did a fan

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/nominate-ideforum-2024-unexpected-outside-perspectives-can-be-more-important-world-leading-experts - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Stina Oredsson and the owner of the women’s underwear store Kvinnligt under, Carolina Le Prince, have together created a calendar of partially nude women. This unusual way to raise money for cancer research resulted in SEK 235,000. Stina Oredsson (right) receives the collected money from Carolina Le Prince (

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/calendar-girls-promote-cancer-research - 2026-06-17

With the kick-off at the start of October, the 23/24 WCMM Research School has officially begun. As this year marks the fifth anniversary of the WCMM Research School, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the past and present, and to check in with some current and past attendees to hear their thoughts on the school. Since a month has already passed and activities are in full swing, we started of

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/research-school-fifth-anniversary - 2026-06-17

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 - 2026-06-18

The textile industry has a significant impact on the climate, and the reuse of clothing is seen as part of the sector’s sustainable transformation. Daniel Hellström and John Olsson from Lund University are now presenting their award-winning article on a circular business model that creates a more sustainable fashion retail sector. Beyond the business model itself, the work is also interesting beca

https://www.real.lu.se/en/article/researchers-recognised-circular-business-model-textile-sector - 2026-06-15

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Tre toppforskare vid Lunds universitet får två miljoner euro var från Europeiska forskningsrådet (ERC). Bland annat ett projekt som leds av professor Marju Orho-Melander som ska studera likheter och olikheter i olika tillstånd som ökar risken för typ 2 diabetes, hjärt-kärlsjukdom och olika cancerformer. Av 2 525 ink

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/sex-miljoner-euro-till-toppforskare-vid-lunds-universitet - 2026-06-15

Almost 14 million viewers have watched Anils Seth’s TED Talk “Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality”. In the beginning of May, he visits Lund University and Neuroscience Day to give this year's prestigious Segerfalk lecture. We meet on zoom for a conversation about AI, the mystery of consciousness and – of course – to find out what he knew about Sweden. … how would you explain consciousne

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/hello-there-anil-seth - 2026-06-17

Canadian Daniel Benoit is the Director of the new MoRe Lab. This is how it´s been coming to Medfak from the ouside, and settling in a new habitat. How did you end up at the Faculty of Medicine in Lund?– My wife was actually born right here in Lund, and her family are all Lund University alumni, so we have always had an eye on opportunities here. Then some years ago I met Professor Eva Ageberg thro

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/new-sweden-new-medfak-daniel-benoit-new-director-new-more-lab - 2026-06-15

Borders don’t just divide nations — they define our bodies too. At the skin and in the gut, our barrier organs form the frontline of defense against infection. Here, diverse communities of friendly microbes, the microbiota, help maintain health and keep these borders strong, backed up by an immune system ready to deploy antibodies against any intruder. Protecting these barrier organs is central to

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/inta-gribonika-awarded-ssmf-starting-grant-research-skin-humoral-immunity - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “How are you, what seems to be the problem?” asks Ahmed, who is playing Doctor Ali. “Well, I have had a stomach ache for a few days”, says 26 year-old Sadeq who is playing the patient, 50 year-old Bengt. “Can you describe your symptoms?” asks Ahmed/Doctor Ali, and Sadeq/Bengt explains about pain, nausea and vomiting.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/recent-arrivals-practise-their-swedish-medics-language-cafe - 2026-06-17

The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Lund University is once again hosting a cohort of students from the University of Virginia as part of the UVA in Sweden: Global Sustainability Consulting program, now in its 11th edition. The Institute is the students' base for the duration of the program, welcoming the group to Lund. Modeled after the long-running UVA i

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/uva-global-sustainability-consulting-students-return-iiiee-programs-11th-edition - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How has life and work changed during the pandemic? LUM has met coworkers with widely different situations, starting with Tove Eriksson and Anna Löthman. Anna Löthman and Tove Eriksson, Communication officers at EHLLU has become a race car!Many people are working from home due to the coronavirus, but not you. Why?"We l

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/everyday-life-wake-corona-crisis - 2026-06-17

There has been great and broad interest in the University’s international assistant professor (associate senior lecturer) positions and visiting professorships. In total, the University received 1,326 applications and the first selection phase has been completed. In October the top candidates began to arrive in Lund to present their research in tough competition. The call for applications referred

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/applicants-universitys-largest-ever-international-recruitment-drive-are-now-coming-lund - 2026-06-18

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 - 2026-06-17

Det började med en nollvisionskurs. Aliaksei Laureshyn, som till vardags är biträdande prefekt på LTH:s institution för Teknik och samhälle, är en av de stående föreläsarna på Trafiksäkerhetsverkets årliga ”Vision Zero Academy”. – Lärarna kommer från hela branschen – bilindustrin, försäkringsbranschen, där finns forskare, läkare, och Trafikverkets egna anställda.2023 hade den svenska regeringen re

https://www.lthin.lth.se/artikel/2025/pa-vag-mot-omsesidigt-utbyte-av-kunskap-och-resiliens - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It is time for a new Climathon in Lund! Climathon is a 24-hour hackathon for climate solutions that is taking place in over 100 cities all around the world on the 26-27th of October. We face a number of common serious climate challenges and we need to work together, beyond traditional boundaries, in order to find new

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-lund-2018 - 2026-06-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Being able to take care of one’s hygiene, cook food and cope independently in the home are examples of feeling in control of one’s life. But how easy is it for an elderly person with a spinal cord injury to feel actively in control of their life in the home? Lizette Norin, occupational therapist and researcher, has wr

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/accessibility-home-key-person-spinal-cord-injury - 2026-06-17